003 She Was Truly Bleeding

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Si Qi’s lowered eyelashes trembled violently. Beneath his silver-white long hair, his amber eyes flickered with emotion for the first time.
“If you really intended to break the bond, you would have done it long ago. Why wait until now? Another new trick, I suppose?”

Si Qi was different from the other beastmen. He hadn’t been captured by Father Ah; he had come of his own accord.
It seemed he had known the original owner since childhood. Whether he had willingly bonded was unclear from the original owner’s memories.
But from what he said now, he probably wanted to break the bond too, right?

Li Yue glanced at this future formidable villain capable of commanding the elements and said, “I told you, my goal is to have you accompany me to find Father Ah.”
She paused and glanced at Lan Xi, barely clinging to life, and said, “Si Qi, use your spiritual power to heal Lan Xi’s wounds. I will give you a blood drop right now.”

Si Qi was a priest who possessed spiritual power and could heal others. However, Li Yue had previously prevented him from healing, even his own wounds.
Now, she was actively offering to let him heal Lan Xi—and even giving him her blood to break the bond?

Although he didn’t believe a word Li Yue said, Lan Xi’s injuries were indeed severe. This was a good opportunity to see what she was really up to, so he nodded and stepped forward to heal Lan Xi’s wounds.

A faint white light shimmered at Si Qi’s fingertips—that was the spiritual power of a Yellow Rank priest.
He gently placed his hand on Lan Xi’s fish tail. The soft glow seeped into the wounds, and the bloodied flesh stopped bleeding and formed scabs at a visible pace.

Lan Xi’s crystal violet eyes revealed a hint of relief. Her tense body gradually relaxed, and a trace of color returned to her pale face.
Si Qi withdrew his hand, sweat beading at his temples beneath his silver hair. The overexertion of his spiritual power left him slightly breathless.

He looked up at Li Yue with a scrutinizing gaze, clearly not expecting her to truly fulfill her promise.
Li Yue removed the necklace from her neck—a sharp ornament about the length of an adult’s finger joint. Its material was unknown. Father Ah had found it years ago and specially polished it into a protective charm for her.

She clenched the necklace tightly, took a deep breath, and swiftly cut her fingertip.
A sharp sting shot through, and a bright drop of fresh blood instantly welled forth.

She stepped in front of Si Qi and raised her hand to drip the blood onto the scorpion beast mark on his chest.
The originally deep purple beast mark faded as if diluted the moment it touched the blood. Its edges blurred.

Though still discernible, it visibly lightened.
The cave fell utterly silent.

Si Qi’s eyes snapped wide open. Instinctively, he raised his hand to touch the beast mark. His fingertips met the slightly warm skin. The residual heat and the obvious fading confirmed this was no illusion.

You Lie fixed a cold, unwavering gaze on the beast mark on Si Qi’s collarbone. His pupils constricted sharply, and his Adam’s apple bobbed uncontrollably.

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He had never heard of a female voluntarily dribbling blood to break a bond, let alone seen a beast mark fade.
The mocking expression on Chi Yu’s face vanished completely, replaced by shock. He unconsciously touched his own beast mark.

Jin Ye’s breathing suddenly grew heavier, disbelief flooding his eyes as he looked between Si Qi and the blood on Li Yue’s fingertip, momentarily speechless.

Lan Xi, struggling to sit upright in the wooden tub, gazed at the lightened beast mark on Si Qi’s collarbone. For the first time, her violet crystal eyes reflected more than hatred—a glimmer of hope.

“Now, do you believe me?”

Li Yue pinched her bleeding fingertip and pressed it to stop the bleeding.
The five males remained silent, their eyes complex as they watched her.

Doubt lingered, but it was no longer as resolute as before.
The change in the beast mark was ironclad proof that they could not deny.

Si Qi was the first to regain composure. He stared at the blood droplets continuously oozing from Li Yue’s fingertip. His Adam’s apple moved as if to speak, but in the end, he simply pressed his lips together.

You Lie took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart. His dark red eyes deepened with gravity. “You just said you want us to take you to find Father Ah?”
He paused, then asked the key question, “But we don’t know where he went.”

Her Father Ah was a wandering beast, his movements unpredictable. He hadn’t disclosed his destination this time, so they had no way to know.

Li Yue recalled the novel’s plot and said, “Father Ah probably went to the Eagle Tribe. Before he left, he said he would bring me an Eagle Tribe beastman.”

Si Qi was taken aback, brow furrowing slightly. “The Eagle Tribe is on the edge of the Black Forest. It’s at least a seven-day journey from here.”

“Then we’ll go to the Eagle Tribe,” Li Yue said decisively.

The plan was set.

Li Yue looked at their still somewhat wary eyes and said, “I’m tired. I want to rest. You... should prepare yourselves as well. We leave early tomorrow.”

You Lie gave her a long, inscrutable look before turning to leave.
Si Qi followed closely behind. His steps hesitated slightly as he passed Li Yue, but he didn’t look back.

Chi Yu gave a meaningful glance at the blood on her fingertip, tugging at the corner of his mouth in a smile—whether mocking or something else, no one could tell—then left as well.

Jin Ye took one last glance at Lan Xi in the tub before striding out.

At last, only Li Yue and Lan Xi remained in the cave.

Lan Xi’s eyes were full of inquiry but she said nothing, quietly soaking in the water.

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Li Yue turned and sat heavily on the bed thickly layered with dry grass. She exhaled deeply.
Leaning against the cool rock wall, she finally felt her taut nerves ease a little.

At least, the beastmen had glimpsed a sliver of hope, and for now, their resolve had stabilized.

But that alone was not enough.
She knew well that the deep hatred left behind by the original owner could not be erased simply by offering to break the bond.

Their willingness to protect her now was largely driven by the prospect of severing the bond.
But if the bond were truly broken, without the restraint of the beast mark, given the hatred that had been tortured into their very bones, her fate would likely still be death.

Finding Father Ah was only the first step.

Before that, she had to find a way to change how they perceived her.
At the very least, she needed to stop them from hating her to the bone.

Once relations softened, she could peacefully dissolve the contracts, then find a few favored males to bond with.
After all, the males in this beast world were all so handsome, and she had come prepared to find several.

As she drifted into such daydreams, faint footsteps echoed from the cave entrance.

Chi Yu entered, holding a broad green leaf on which lay several pieces of glistening roasted meat.
The edges of the meat were slightly charred, releasing an enticing aroma—clearly carefully grilled, crispy on the outside and tender inside.

Chi Yu stopped a few steps from Li Yue, his tall figure casting a heavy shadow.
A seductive smile curved his lips as he extended the leaf forward, his voice low and husky: “Hungry? Want some?”

No good deed goes unpunished.
He wouldn’t be trying to poison her, would he?

Li Yue eyed the fox beastman warily, then heard him say, “If you eat the meat, can you give me a drop of your blood too?”