Free Web NovelChapter 530: Chapter 396: So Awkward
Qingcao scurried all the way into Wu Yue’s room, waving a small, smoothly polished wooden board in her hand. "Yue, look what I brought you."
Hearing her voice, Wu Yue turned around in delight.
"What the hell?! What are you doing with a wooden board?"
She simply couldn’t believe her eyes.
Seeing her friend staring in horror at the board in her hand, Qingcao couldn’t help but feel a sliver of pride. ’Yue’s tribe probably doesn’t even have wooden boards this well-polished.’
She then generously held the object out to Wu Yue. "We all use this when we bleed."
Staring at the wooden board in front of her, Wu Yue wiped her face. "How... how do you use this?"
Qingcao chuckled and glanced at her legs. "When the blood runs down, you just use this board to scrape it off! You have no idea, I had to pester Amu for ages before she agreed to polish this for me."
’Scrape it off with a wooden board!’
The phrase echoed in Wu Yue’s mind like a curse.
Her face went deathly pale as she stared at the arm-length board, feeling like she had hit a new low.
"What... what if you have to go out?"
Her eyes held a glimmer of hope, wishing for a different answer from Qingcao.
But she was destined for disappointment. Qingcao gave Wu Yue a sly look and chuckled. "Yue, don’t be embarrassed! Bleeding so long after coming of age just means you can have little cubs now. A lot of males will be pursuing you.
"Besides, we don’t go out on collections when we’re bleeding. The scent of blood will attract wild beasts and bring danger to everyone.
"Usually, when we’re just around the tribe, everyone carries one of these boards. If you bleed, you just scrape it off."
Wu Yue: "..."
A horrifying image popped into her head: herself, chatting and laughing with the tribespeople while spreading her legs to scrape off blood.
Her face twitched uncontrollably.
"Yue, are you alright?"
Wu Yue heaved a deep sigh. "The bleeding is making me a little tired. I think I’ll sleep for a bit. Thanks for the board. I’ll give it back when I’m done."
Qingcao waved her hand magnanimously. "You don’t have to return it. I’ve already had Teng Kun polish a bunch more for me. This one’s a gift for you."
With that, she patted her friend on the shoulder. "Is there any fruit you’d like to eat today?
"Today is the Collection Team’s collection day. We’ll be passing by the small mountain up ahead, so I can bring some fruit back for you."
Then she said her goodbyes to Wu Yue and left.
Wu Yue wiped her face. "System, System Mall."
The familiar panel, the familiar prices... except the special discount was gone.
"System, can you make it any cheaper?"
Wu Yue, feeling completely drained, prepared to humbly beg the System to charge her fewer points.
"Host, the last special discount is over. If you don’t buy now, the price might go up next time."
It added, somewhat sheepishly, "Besides, unless there’s a special offer or discount, the price can’t be changed arbitrarily."
In the end, Wu Yue painfully bought a few pads.
Yuan Lang, who was in the middle of boiling water, heard the door to Wu Yue’s room open. He turned to see Wu Yue walking out, holding some clothes.
"Do you want to wash up?"
Wu Yue awkwardly pressed her legs together. "I’m just going to the latrine."
With that, she didn’t dare look at the Beastman’s expression and, taking small, constrained steps, disappeared around the corner of the house.
Yuan Lang pursed his lips, then brought out the large wooden tub Wu Yue used for washing and filled it to the brim with perfectly warm water.
Having put on a pad, Wu Yue felt indescribably liberated. She felt like she had a spring in her step.
"Host, stop gloating. Those bloody legs of yours really aren’t a pretty sight. You should hurry up and take a bath."
Looking at its host, who was acting like a giddy fool, the System wanted to smash its head on the ground.
Hearing this, Wu Yue looked down at the unmissable bloodstains on her long, slender legs.
’So, I was just strolling around in front of Yuan Lang with these bloody legs, a calm expression on my face?’
Her toes curled in embarrassment, and she wished she could dig a hole right then and there to hide in.
Yuan Lang heard footsteps and turned around, only to see the young female, who had been in such high spirits just a moment ago, now walking over dejectedly.
He quickly stood up. "The hot water is ready. You..."
He was about to say she should go take a bath, but saw that the young female, who had been walking with her head hung low, was now scurrying with quick, small steps toward the bathing area.
