Chapter 10 Hunting
Xin Yuan's belongings had already been packed up by the time Zhu Yan arrived.
Wen Li had nothing to pack; she had come to Xin Yuan empty-handed.
"Let's go," Xin Yuan said.
Xin Yuan only brought some tools: woven rattan, a sharpened stone blade, and a basket.
The basket was something I grabbed on the spur of the moment when Wen Li told me she was looking for taro fruit.
"Is there anything I can get for you?" Wen Li asked.
She felt a little embarrassed that her hands were empty.
Xin Yuan: "No."
When the beastly husband is with his wife, there is naturally no reason for him to let his wife carry things.
If others see this, they will laugh at us.
He would not forget what was Xin Yuan's duty.
The two walked one after the other in the opposite direction of the tribe.
Because Xin Yuan lived in a relatively remote place, he didn't encounter many people along the way.
However, while crossing the stream, I still saw a female.
"Wen Li?"
A surprised female voice came from the direction of the stream.
Wen Li stopped and looked over.
The woman who called out to Wen Li was about the same age as her, with wheat-colored skin, blond hair, and a healthy and spirited appearance.
The female stopped what she was doing and quickly walked towards Wen Li, with her beast husband following closely behind.
"Wen Li, it really is you! I almost didn't recognize you!" the female exclaimed in surprise.
Following the original owner's memories, Wen Li also recognized the female in front of her.
The female's name is Meng Yu. She has a good relationship with the original owner of the body and is one of the few beastmen who doesn't mind the original owner's appearance.
"Meng Yu, what are you doing here?" Wen Li asked.
“I came to the river to find some stones.” Meng Yu held up a smooth stone in her hand. “I heard that if you massage your face with this regularly every day, it can beautify your skin.”
She generously handed the stone in her hand to Wen Li, saying, "I've found several already, this one is for you."
Without saying a word, Meng Yu shoved it into Wen Li's hand.
Wen Li had no choice but to accept: "Thank you."
Meng Yu laughed heartily, "Let's not talk about that for now. It's only been a few days since I last saw you, and you look even better. Don't you think so, Zhao Yi?"
Zhao Yi, one of Meng Yu's lovers, also noticed Wen Li's change and nodded in agreement.
Wen Li was much thinner than before, and her appearance was more refined.
"Really?" Wen Li touched her cheek and couldn't help but smile.
She was naturally happy to hear others say that she had changed.
This proves that her points weren't wasted!
Meng Yu patted Wen Li on the shoulder, then, remembering something, pulled her aside.
"How come you're with your beastly husband?" Meng Yu asked curiously.
Meng Yu was familiar with the original owner of this body and knew how much she loved these beast husbands.
She also knew that she wasn't interested in a beast husband like Xin Yuan, who had a youthful appearance. The original owner had complained to her more than once that she had no feelings for Xin Yuan.
In the past, Meng Yu had never seen Wen Li and Xin Yuan together; she preferred to spend most of her time with Zhu Yan and Bai Yanci.
Wen Li explained, "...because of some special reasons."
Meng Yu didn't delve into the matter further, but instead brought up Zhu Yan's story.
"Your beastman has been looking for you all over the tribe today. Did you two have a fight? He said he hasn't seen you at all."
Wen Li said, "Yes, we had a fight, and I don't want to see him right now. If you see what happened to me, don't tell him either."
Meng Yu paused for a moment, then agreed, "Don't worry, I'll definitely keep it a secret."
"Thank you, I'll be going now." Wen Li said goodbye to Meng Yu.
Meng Yu knew that she was going hunting with Xin Yuan, so she didn't delay any longer.
In the past, when Wen Li wanted to travel with her beastmen, she was always ruthlessly rejected.
It was rare for a beastly husband to accept her, and Meng Yu was happy for her.
"Wen Li!"
Before Wen Li could turn around, Meng Yu called her back once again.
Meng Yu warned, "There have been stray beasts roaming around the tribe lately, so please be careful."
Stray beasts are orcs who have been banished and forced to wander because they have made mistakes.
These orcs were not accepted by any tribe and could only wander, hence the name "wandering beasts." Most of them were fierce and brutal.
"Okay, I understand," Wen Li said. "Thank you for telling me all this."
"It's nothing." Meng Yu glanced at Xin Yuan lightly. "Your beast husband is so strong, I feel at ease with him by your side." After saying goodbye, Wen Li and Xin Yuan left.
Meng Yu watched the two figures gradually disappear before looking at her beast husband and shaking her head.
"Aside from not being very good-looking, Wen Li actually has a good personality, but unfortunately, none of her beast husbands are willing to accept her."
Meng Yu had no idea that Wen Li had changed her core.
After all, the original owner's personality was similar to Wen Li's; both were relatively gentle types.
“That’s normal,” Zhao Yi said.
As a fellow male, he could understand the feelings of Zhu Yan and the others.
All of them are S-level male talents, and their appearance and strength are top-notch. How could they be willing to marry such an ugly wife?
Moreover, they were not there voluntarily.
Meng Yu simply sighed and returned to the stream to pick up her stones.
Meanwhile, Wen Li and Xin Yuan were on their way to the depths of the forest.
Xin Yuan glanced at Wen Li every now and then.
Meng Yu's words just now reminded him that Wen Li had indeed become more beautiful.
She seems to have lost some weight.
Is it because you can't get enough to eat here?
Xin Yuan's heart tightened. If this matter were to reach the ears of others, he would definitely be despised.
A man who lets his wife starve is no different from a good-for-nothing.
Xin Yuan thought of how Wen Li had only eaten a little bit of food today and yesterday, and that he had eaten most of the food. He felt a pang of guilt.
This can't happen anymore.
"This way."
Wen Li's voice rang out.
Xin Yuan snapped out of his daze and saw her running towards a certain direction.
Wen Li saw a familiar plant—a tomato.
Several clusters of bright red fruit, large and plump, were growing on the lush green plants in front of them, almost the size of Wen Li's two fists.
The fruits in this world are like they've been injected with hormones; they're significantly larger than those in her original world.
Wen Li looked closely and realized it really was a tomato, a super big tomato.
They look exactly the same.
She picked a fruit, broke it open with force, and found that the internal structure was exactly the same.
Just as Wen Li was about to taste it, Xin Yuan suddenly called out to her.
"Don't eat it!" Xin Yuan shouted.
Wen Li held the tomato that had been broken in half and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"what happened?"
"This fruit is inedible."
Is it...poisonous?
Wen Li felt a wave of fear wash over her.
She almost forgot that although they were all tomatoes, it didn't mean that the tomatoes in this world weren't poisonous.
Xin Yuan was clearly stumped by her question, and after thinking for a while, he said, "...No poison."
"Then why won't you let me eat it?" Wen Li was bewildered.
“None of us eat this,” Xin Yuan said.
Tomatoes taste sour, which beastmen don't like, so they rarely eat them.
“You probably don’t like this taste,” Xin Yuan added.
Wen Li's focus wasn't on that. "So it's not poisonous, right?"
Xin Yuan: "Hmm."
Wen Li finally felt relieved and took a bite of the tomato in her hand.
The juice burst in her mouth, a familiar taste, a familiar texture.
It's the same tomato from her original world, no problem!
The only difference is that it's much larger.
Wen Li wasn't interested in eating raw tomatoes; she preferred dishes made with tomatoes.
After taking one bite, she didn't eat any more.
“This can be made into something delicious!” Wen Li waved to Xin Yuan. “Let’s take some back with us.”
Xin Yuan stared suspiciously at the tomatoes in front of him.
"Are you sure?"
(End of this chapter)
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