CHAPTER 233: CHAPTER 224 FRAMING_1

Si Yan returned to her cave and changed into a set of clean clothes.

Tai Seng and Yin Hong came to see her, and seeing that she was safe, they felt relieved.

Only then did Si Yan realize that these two little wolf pups had been searching for her all over the mountains for a whole day.

The rain fell heavily for three days, and Si Yan spent those three days watching it.

It was only after the rain stopped that Si Yan emerged from the tree hollow.

The little black cat followed closely behind her.

She stepped into the wet, puddle-filled mud. The entirety of White Eagle City was in the midst of rebuilding after the earthquake.

Some nests had fallen and been damaged, and everyone was helping each other build new ones.

Si Yan ran past these places, greeted everyone with a smile, and then went to her secret base, but she didn’t find She Wang.

Had the little snake left?

Si Yan felt a bit disappointed.

The little black cat let out a soft AWOO, paused for a moment, then gave two distinct MEOWS.

Si Yan crouched down. "Little Black, what are you trying to say?"

The little black cat bit her beast-skin shoes and headed toward the area most severely hit by the disaster.

"Little Black, are you asking me to help everyone with the disaster recovery?"

Si Yan was full of enthusiasm for helping others. "I’ll go and help!"

The little black cat remained silent. That didn’t seem to be what he meant.

Two Gray Hawk Beastmen were hopping mad.

"What should we do? The silk gauze demanded by Bai Feng is missing."

"Let’s search for it again, search one more time!"

"It’s really gone! I’ve searched several times already!"

After a few more searches, the two Gray Hawk Beastmen were desperate.

"This silk gauze was personally specified by the High Priest. Now that it’s lost, what are we going to do?"

"You’re asking me what to do? I don’t want to be disliked by the High Priest either."

"We’re doomed, we’re doomed."

The two Hawk Beastmen were desperate for a good while. Suddenly, Ying Chang said to Ying Shan, "How about this: let’s find someone to take the blame."

Ying Shan was shocked. "Find someone to take the blame?"

"Yes! Other than finding a scapegoat, I can’t think of any other way. This is silk gauze, the silk gauze required by Bai Feng!"

Ying Shan hurriedly agreed, "A scapegoat, right, a scapegoat! That’s the only way."

Ying Chang pointed at a purple, cold-blooded Snake Beastman weaving through White Eagle City, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Look there. A Snake Beastman—the perfect scapegoat."

This was White Eagle City, and a cold-blooded Snake Beastman had appeared here.

This was like a target presenting itself on a platter.

Ying Shan also made up his mind. "Alright, let that Snake Beastman be the scapegoat for us."

As they spoke, the two Gray Hawk Beastmen strode menacingly toward the purple Snake Beastman.

The Snake Beastman saw their hostile expressions and deliberately tried to avoid them.

Without a word, Ying Chang viciously grabbed She Wang and demanded fiercely, "Kid, where did you put our silk gauze?"

The slender, cold-blooded Snake Beastman stepped back a few paces, steadied himself, and looked up, somewhat confused. "Silk gauze?"

This area was under repair and reconstruction, and there were many Hawk Beastmen around. The commotion sparked by this Gray Hawk Beastman immediately drew other nearby Hawk Beastmen to gather.

"A Snake Beastman, huh? A Snake Beastman dares to come into Eagle City?"

"I noticed him a while ago, always lurking around here. I wondered what he was up to. Turns out he was planning to steal something!"

"A purple Snake Beastman is quite rare."

"What do you think he stole? Could he have taken something from my house?"

Faced with the accusations from the Gray Hawk Beastmen, the young Snake Beastman remained silent.

Ying Shan pointed at She Wang and declared, "The silk gauze! The pure white silk gauze! You took it, didn’t you?! That’s what the High Priest wants. Kid, I advise you to return it immediately!"

The young Snake Beastman understood what was happening.

It was very likely that these two Gray Hawk Beastmen had either taken or lost the item and were now trying to frame him.

He was a cold-blooded Snake Beastman, disliked by others. This wasn’t the first time something like this had happened to him.

This was White Eagle City. The surrounding crowd consisted entirely of Hawk Beastmen, none of whom looked at him kindly.

Even so, She Wang defended himself.

"I just walked over from that large tree. I was never near where you two were, and I hadn’t even seen either of you before this. I didn’t take it, and it couldn’t possibly have been me."

She Wang spoke very clearly, which made the onlooking Hawk Beastmen slightly doubt the truthfulness of the two Gray Hawk Beastmen’s story.

Seeing the situation turning unfavorable for them, Ying Chang spoke harshly, "You’re lying! I clearly saw you sneaking around our packages for quite some time. You definitely took it!"

She Wang raised his head. "It wasn’t me."

He had seen this kind of situation too many times. Most often, the blame still ended up on him.

But no matter what, he wouldn’t confess to something he hadn’t done.

Ying Shan, growing impatient, pointed at him and exclaimed, "How could it not be you? It clearly was!"

This accusation had to stick. Otherwise, if the High Priest grew to dislike their Gray Hawk tribe, the Gray Hawk elders wouldn’t let them off easily.

Thinking this, Ying Shan stepped forward and forcefully pushed the young Snake Beastman.

"Kid, I suggest you be sensible and hand over the silk gauze!"

The young Snake Beastman was pushed, and a murderous aura flared from him.

His cold gaze swept over these Hawk Beastmen. Attacking Hawk Beastmen in White Eagle City was clearly unwise.

But still, he wondered if he should kill them.

"What are you doing!!"

A little female, about six years old, her baby fat not yet completely gone, ran out from the crowd and unhesitatingly stood in front of She Wang.

In an instant, the murderous aura emanating from the Snake Beastman dissipated.

Si Yan spread her arms and indignantly asked the two Gray Hawk Beastmen, "What do you think you’re doing?"

The young Snake Beastman looked up. From his angle, he could only see the back of the small, defiant female as she protected him.

Ying Shan was initially startled, but he relaxed when he saw it was just a young, underage female.

He said, "Little female, this Snake Beastman is no good. He stole our precious item, and we want him to return it!"

Si Yan defended She Wang like a mother protecting her cub, retorting, "He said he didn’t do it! You claim it was him, so what evidence do you have?"

Ying Chang looked around, puzzled as to why the surrounding Hawk Beastmen had suddenly become subdued after the little female appeared.

However, this matter required the Snake Beastman to take the blame.

Ying Chang said, "Little female, you don’t know how evil and wicked cold-blooded Snake Beastmen are. He stole the silk gauze and won’t admit it. You can’t trust him! Otherwise... perhaps you’re his accomplice."

As Ying Chang spoke, he moved closer to Si Yan, his posture clearly threatening.

Si Yan said, "You insist he stole it. Where’s your evidence?"

Ying Chang faltered. "Well, do you have evidence proving he *didn’t* steal it?"

Ying Shan also chimed in, "Exactly! Do you have evidence proving he *didn’t* steal it?"

The surrounding Hawk Beastmen also chimed in, "That’s right. He’s a cold-blooded Snake Beastman, after all, and they all love to steal."

"Indeed. He even looks like a little wandering Beastman, and wandering Beastmen are even worse."

She Wang’s eyes grew colder.

Si Yan quietly took his hand. The young Snake Beastman looked at her. Her eyes, strikingly black and white, were very bright. She smiled at him and said, "Don’t worry. I know it wasn’t you."

The cold-blooded Snake Beastman’s eyes widened slightly.

Then Si Yan turned back to the two Gray Hawk Beastmen, her demeanor somewhat changed. "He didn’t steal it. How is he supposed to prove he *didn’t* do something?"

Ying Chang retorted, "How should we know? Little female, you’d better not be covering for him."

"Are you determined to be unreasonable?" Si Yan asked. "Or did you two lose the silk gauze yourselves and are now trying to slander and frame someone else?"