Free Web NovelChapter 556: Chapter 404: Beauty Leads One Astray (3)
Wu Yue ran a hand through her hair. "I can’t believe it either, but it’s the truth."
She patted her friend’s shoulder. "Let me wash up, then we can head to the clearing. Yuan Lang and the others should be leaving with the Hunting Team soon."
The pat seemed to jolt Qingcao back to her senses, and she remembered why she’d come. She nodded, a bit dazed. "Go on, hurry. If the tribespeople see you now, they’ll all be shocked."
Suddenly, as if struck by a thought, she gave a sly grin. "I wonder if Yuan Lang will be able to leave for the deep forest with his mind at ease after seeing you. Heh heh."
For some reason, her words made Wu Yue feel a little expectant as well.
She couldn’t help but speed up her washing.
By the time the two of them arrived at the clearing, the tribe’s members had already gathered.
Yuan Lang, who was speaking with Grandma Hua Shu, seemed to sense something and abruptly looked toward the edge of the crowd. His deep eyes darkened the moment they fell upon the familiar figure.
Puzzled, Grandma Hua Shu followed her boy’s gaze. Her jaw dropped in shock when she saw the figure standing next to Qingcao.
"Who... Who is that?"
’Does our Snow Tiger Tribe have such a beautiful young female?’
"It’s Yue."
Yuan Lang’s husky voice sounded beside her.
With that, he set down the basket he was holding and walked straight toward the figure at the edge of the crowd.
He wasn’t a man easily swayed by beauty. In the past, the Emperor and his ministers had sent him countless beautiful women of all shapes and sizes.
But...
’...this feeling, of being utterly captivated and losing his heart at a single glance, was something only the young female before him could make him feel.’
The Beastman’s intense gaze was completely undisguised. Wu Yue had only just reached the edge of the crowd when she felt a dangerous stare lock onto her. Following it, she saw him—the Beastman who stood tall and aloof, a cut above the rest.
Her cheeks flushed slightly. ’Doesn’t he know how to be a little more subtle?’
"Why such a drastic change?"
The Beastman’s voice was low and magnetic. Wu Yue pressed her lips together. "I had a breakthrough during my training last night. It mended my body’s flaws, and I woke up like this."
The hand at Yuan Lang’s side twitched. Unable to resist, he finally raised it to touch her hair.
The silky texture made him narrow his eyes. "Beautiful."
"Heh heh, of course she’s beautiful. All the tribe members around us are staring in a daze."
Qingcao’s laughter rang out beside them. They both turned and saw that the surrounding tribespeople were indeed looking their way, their eyes wide and shining.
Only after her boy’s reminder did Grandma Hua Shu finally process it—that beautiful young female was actually Yue.
She rushed over. "You... You’re really Yue?"
The moment Grandma Hua Shu finished speaking, the surrounding tribe members gasped in unison.
Yue!
This young female was Yue!
Finding herself the focus of everyone’s stares, Wu Yue could only nod with a wry smile. "It’s me. I had a breakthrough during my training last night."
Hearing this, everyone crowded around her.
"It’s incredible! The change is so huge."
"Actually, if you look closely, Yue just filled out a bit. She was too thin before."
"You’re right. I never knew Yue was so beautiful."
What could Wu Yue, the center of attention, say? She could only keep smiling.
"What is everyone doing! Has today’s food been gathered yet?"
A somewhat aged voice echoed across the clearing. The chattering stopped, and the crowd instantly dispersed.
Wu Yue was left standing in the middle, exposed to the newcomer’s view. The Snow Tiger Witch’s heavy-lidded eyes opened a fraction. "Yue, you had a breakthrough?"
Surprised to be recognized instantly by the Snow Tiger Witch, Wu Yue smiled and nodded. "I broke through during my training last night. I didn’t expect the change to be so drastic."
The Snow Tiger Witch nodded. "Breakthroughs mend the body. This is normal."
’But inwardly, he was stunned. He had never seen a witch undergo such a dramatic change during a breakthrough.’
’He thought of Wu Yue’s Healing Attribute witch power, which possessed such potent Life Energy, and couldn’t help but sigh in envy. It must be due to the attribute of her witch power.’
Pushing aside his thoughts, the Snow Tiger Witch tapped his witch’s wand on the ground. "Today, our tribe’s Beastman Warriors will once again enter the deep forest to hunt Fierce Beasts.
The territory of the Fierce Beasts is constantly expanding. They have already been sighted in the lands of many other tribes.
This means the deep forest can no longer support all the Fierce Beasts living there. Therefore, I will be contacting several other Great Tribes to organize a larger hunt for the Fierce Beasts of the deep forest.
Therefore, our tribe’s Hunting Team and Collection Team must be extremely careful when they go out. From now on, the Collection Team will be assigned two additional Beastman Warriors as guards when they leave the tribe, and they are not to venture too far."
