Xuan Long gave him one last lazy slap with his tail that sent him rolling into a bush. Then he finally stopped, staring down coldly at the shaking bald bird.
Luo Chen still didnât understand what was happening.
He lay there on the ground, half-bald, feathers scattered all around like a small snowstorm, his head dizzy from all the slaps. His pride hurt even more than his body.
He didnât get it... why was this snake beastman so angry with him?
If he wanted to fight, they could fight like normal beastmen...claw against claw, tooth against tooth. But why was he humiliating him like this?
He looked at his own reflection in the muddy water nearby and almost cried. He really looked like a plucked bird.
Grinding his teeth, he yelled angrily, "You feral beastman! What the hell are you doing?! Why are you treating me like this?"
But Xuan Long didnât even answer. He just flicked his tail lazily, brushing off some dust from his shiny green scales, his cold emerald eyes staring down at him.
Luo Chenâs anger boiled even more. "I havenât even done anything to you!" he shouted again, his body trembling. "I already abandoned that female! If you want her, you can just take her away! Why are you beating me like this?"
Xuan Long looked at him with a hateful expression before replying in a low and cold voice, "You dared touch my female. Thatâs what you deserve."
Luo Chenâs eyes widened in disbelief. He turned his head sharply toward the filthy Bai Lianhua, who was still scrambling and crawling in the dirt like a stray dog.
"Sheâs your female?!" he shouted with disgust, his face twisting. "That ugly filthy woman is your female?"
Even Bai Lianhuaâs heart skipped a beat when she heard that. Her eyes blinked fast, and her breath quickened.
He said my female.
Her heart started beating faster. This powerful beastman actually liked her and was taking revenge for her.
So what if he was a feral beastman? He was powerful... and so handsome. Those deep emerald eyes, those sharp features, that cold expression...it made her knees go weak.
If someone like him considered her his female, she would gladly let him mark her and become her beast husband.
Her cheeks even flushed red at the thought, and she tried to fix her hair a little, looking shy and hopeful.
But the very next words from Xuan Long froze her completely.
Xuan Long turned his cold emerald eyes toward Luo Chen again and said slowly,
"My female is Su Qinglan. And you actually dared to hurt her. So this is what you deserve."
The words fell like thunder.
Both Luo Chen and Bai Lianhuaâs eyes went wide.
Luo Chen almost spat blood on the spot with anger.
"That bitch again!" he thought, trembling with anger. "That fat bitch has ruined everything!"
He clutched his chest as if the air had been punched out of him. His entire life felt like it was being cursed by her existence.
"First I got injured because of her," he whispered, his voice trembling with rage. "Then that bastard Hu Yan crippled me. Now Iâve become a bald fool, and itâs all because of that fat female! That cursed woman!"
His face twisted in fury, veins popping on his neck as he glared at the ground. "If I had never touched her, Iâd still be living a good life! Damn it!"
Meanwhile, Bai Lianhua was frozen stiff.
Her heart that had just been fluttering with excitement now dropped to her stomach.
That fat Su Qinglan? Sheâs his female?
Her hands clenched tightly, nails digging into her palms.
How dare that fat bitch get another such good and handsome beastman?
She felt like her whole body was burning with jealousy. Her face turned green and red at the same time, and she gritted her teeth so hard it hurt.
"Why... why is it always her?" she whispered under her breath, trembling. "That fat bitch gets everything. First Hu Yan, now this one too?"
She wanted to scream.
Xuan Long didnât even glance at her. His cold gaze was still locked on Luo Chen, who was shaking with a mix of pain and hatred.
Luo Chenâs face twisted with hate as the truth hit him.
It was all because of Su Qinglan.
All because of her and his own stupidity.
He had thought he could play smart, get what he wanted, and walk away. But now look at himâhe was injured, broken, bald, and humiliated.
His eyes burned red with rage as he turned toward Bai Lianhua, who was still crawling pitifully in the dirt. He pointed at her sharply.
"Then why are you facing me, huh?" he shouted, his voice hoarse and trembling with fury. "Sheâs the one who told me to kill her! Sheâs the one who wanted Hu Yan as her beast husband! I was nothing but a pawn in her game!"
Bai Lianhuaâs body froze, her eyes wide like a scared rabbit.
Luo Chen kept going, his voice growing crazier with every word.
"She told me everything...how to kidnap Su Qinglan, where to kill her, and even how to make it look like she disappeared! Sheâs the one whoâs evil! She wanted to steal other femalesâ beast husbands, not me!"
Bai Lianhuaâs face turned white as snow.
"WâWhat nonsense are you talking about?!" she screamed in panic, shaking her head desperately. "I donât even know what you are saying! Why are you blaming me?"
Her voice cracked, and she tried to sound calm, but her hands were trembling badly.
Luo Chen just let out a low, ugly laugh.
"Oh, really? You donât know me now?" he sneered. "Then fine! Letâs go back to the tribe together and ask everyone, shall we? Letâs see if you still donât know me!"
He took a step forward, glaring straight into her terrified eyes.
"Most importantly," he said slowly, his voice filled with venom, "everyone knows that you had eyes on Hu Yan. And if Su Qinglan sees you, she will definitely recognize you and believe every word I say."
His smirk turned cold and dangerous.
Bai Lianhuaâs entire body turned stiff.
Her lips parted, but no words came out. She could already imagine it...Su Qinglanâs cold face, the tribeâs hateful stares, the sneer on females and all her carefully built image of innocence collapsing in one moment.
Her heart started pounding like thunder.
No, she couldnât let that happen.
Her expression changed from fear to cold anger in just a few seconds. Her trembling hands slowly curled into fists so tight that her nails dug into her palms until blood came out.
Her eyes turned sharp and filled with killing intent as she looked at Luo Chen with the same madness.
"You disgusting bastard..." she muttered through clenched teeth, glaring at Luo Chen like she could burn him alive.
She couldnât believe he was doing this. He was already going down, but he still wanted to drag her with him. He was nothing but a hateful bastard. "Serves him right," she thought hatefully.
Fine, if thatâs how he wanted it... then one of them wouldnât leave this forest alive.