By all means, prevent the killing.

Now she had to find a way to appease the beast husbands. Otherwise, if they recklessly decided to kill her even at the cost of their own lives, it would be a disaster.

Yun Zhao staggered to her feet. “In my previous life… I was blind.”

She turned to the other four, her gaze sweeping over their old wounds and fresh scars. With a sharp crack, she slapped herself hard across the face. “I accept all your hatred. I apologize to you.”

This action caused the wound on her back to bleed more heavily, and the pain nearly made her faint.

She had always been a highborn princess, never subjected to such suffering before.

The sharp slap echoed in the deathly silence, leaving the beast husbands stunned.

This proud princess—she actually apologized? And slapped herself?

Yet the trembling of her still-raised hand proved it was no illusion.

Qing Xuanche was the first to react, his voice cold: “Don’t think a show of suffering can erase your sins.”

Ye Chonglou sneered disdainfully, while Wen Lang silently turned his face away.

Xiao Yan suddenly scoffed, “If only I had known this day would come, I wouldn’t have done it in the first place.”

Yun Zhao understood well that one slap could not erase the harm she had caused them. She spoke sincerely, “I truly know I was wrong. I hope you can give me another chance.”

“Then divorce!” Le Fei said bluntly.

Yun Zhao froze. In Fenghui Kingdom, females were respected above all, but their martial strength was low. To protect them, marriage was a binding contract: if the female died, her beast husbands would die as well; conversely, if a beast husband died, the female would be gravely injured.

Because of her past actions, the five beast husbands hated her deeply. The only reason they still protected her was this contract.

But once the marriage contract was dissolved, it was likely they would crush her without hesitation in the next moment.

Xiao Yan snorted disdainfully, “I knew this female could never...” divorce.

“Divorce… is possible, but please give me some time,” Yun Zhao interrupted Xiao Yan’s words. “In this wild land, I won’t survive long without your protection. I ask you to protect me for a while longer, so I can gain the ability to defend myself.”

“Of course, I won’t let you work for nothing.”

Ye Chonglou gave a cold laugh, his pale lips just about to say, “You think you—” when a stifled groan interrupted him.

Yun Zhao staggered and grasped Wen Lang’s trembling shoulder. Suddenly, her bloodstained fingertips ignited with a glowing green light.

Wen Lang’s icy blue eyes widened as the green light focused on his fishtail, where a gruesome wound was visibly healing before their eyes.

He touched his skin in disbelief; the deep gashes, once so severe they seemed to reach bone, vanished without a trace under the faint glow.

Qing Xuanche almost growled in disbelief, “You’ve awakened a healing ability?!”

Healing abilities were incredibly rare—something one might never encounter.

Wen Lang snapped back to reality and shoved Yun Zhao’s hand away with a rough, grating voice, “I don’t want your help.”

Yun Zhao bit her pale lips, the light flickering uncertainly in her palm.

She looked into five pairs of shocked yet wary eyes and suddenly recalled how, in her previous life, before that scoundrel, she always hid this innate gift.

When she later realized his true nature and tried to save herself, her body was already poisoned, and her ability couldn’t be used.

Fortunately, now her power still barely functioned, although each use felt like thousands of ants tearing at her from within—excruciatingly painful.

Qing Xuanche’s eyes were filled with suspicion, “You didn’t even know the most basic healing spells back then!”

“Because I was stupid,” Yun Zhao laughed softly, tears mingling with blood as they slid down her cheeks.

The light surged fiercely as she forced her healing power into Wen Lang’s body. His pale face slowly regained color, but Yun Zhao spat out a mouthful of blood.

Her voice was weak: “So foolish that I destroyed my own gift for the sake of a liar.”

The wind and snow suddenly ceased; the five beast husbands’ breaths stopped in unison.

Wen Lang looked at his restored fishtail, his expression complicated.

Qing Xuanche snorted coldly, “Don’t think this little trick can make us forget your crimes…” His words were cut off.

Yun Zhao rolled up her sleeve, revealing a black line darker than her already deep complexion, winding like a poisonous snake around her wrist.

“He poisoned me. When this black line reaches my elbow, the poison will erupt. If I die, you’ll die too—we’re grasshoppers tied to the same string.”

First blocking the blade with her body, then apologizing sincerely, demonstrating her ability, then showing both weakness and issuing a threat—Yun Zhao tried every means to extinguish the beast husbands’ murderous intent.

She had deep blood debts to settle; she could not die.

“You think I’ll believe you? Weren’t you madly in love with him?” Ye Chonglou sneered.

“Just think of me as blind before.”

The pressing question now was, “Can you cure this poison?” Qing Xuanche was unwilling to die with this vicious female.

If she couldn’t be cured, he would break their contract before she died—wasting their powers only to be bound by the contract, unable to strike her.

The others all looked over, clearly concerned about this matter.

Yun Zhao nodded. “You’ve seen my healing ability works. With other herbs, it won’t be a big problem.”

Xiao Yan swallowed hard. “What if it doesn’t?”

“I will break the contract and set you free before I die,” Yun Zhao promised.

The five beast husbands pondered, seemingly weighing the truth of her words.

Yet she was right—they hadn’t found a way to dissolve the contract yet, and given their situation, it seemed they had no choice but to trust her for now.

“Don’t think this little act makes us forget our hatred,” Xiao Yan threatened viciously. “Once the poison is cured, the marriage must end, or I’ll tear you apart.”

Yun Zhao gave a sincere promise: “It’s a dealI'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.