CHAPTER 33: 30TH CHAPTER: THE FACE OF XI QING_1

Xi Qing’s long hair had always covered this half of his face.

Until now, Si Yan had never seen this burned half of Xi Qing’s face!

Si Yan suddenly froze in shock. In that instant, she recalled how, all this time, Xi Qing had never allowed her to touch his hair.

The injured half of his face was exposed to the air. The small snake Beastman, as if his most sensitive taboo had been violated, struggled wildly as if his life depended on it. "Let go of me! Let go of me!"

He didn’t want anyone to see the burned half of his face, this ugly half of his face!

"Third Brother!" Bei Ji lashed out with punches and kicks at the bear cubs, but his strength was futile.

The bear cubs laughed mockingly.

Bear Three dragged Xi Qing’s head to the riverside and said disdainfully, "Xi Qing, look at yourself. You’re the ugliest male in the Yanxiang Tribe. No female will ever want you! No female will ever like you! Your own mother won’t like you either. No Beastman will like you!"

"Let go!" Bear Three’s words stabbed into the softest part of Xi Qing’s heart, and he yelled in humiliated anger, "I told you to let go!"

That bad female... she likes Bei Ji, not him. She’s never liked him. Never, ever liked him! Tears welled up in his eyes. He’s so ugly; no one will like him. The bad female won’t either! Quick, let go! Don’t let the bad female see this terrible half of his face. He doesn’t want her to see. If she sees it, she’ll be even less likely to like him!

"I told you to let go!"

Bear Three’s strength pinned him down. He looked at Xi Qing as if he were a piece of ugly trash. "You cubs from your family should be slaves in our house! Do you think your mother will treat you well just because she took you back? Stop dreaming! You’re just unwanted, cold-blooded snake Beastmen!"

Seeing this, Si Yan felt like she was about to explode with anger.

Rage surged within her. She instinctively grabbed a nearby stone and threw it.

BANG!

A stone suddenly struck Bear Three on the head. Si Yan roared, "Let go of my cub!"

When Bear Three saw Si Yan arrive, he immediately let go.

Xi Qing glanced at Si Yan and quickly lowered his head, swiftly and fearfully trying to arrange his hair.

She saw it. She saw it. She must have seen it!

His expression was indescribable, as if he were on the verge of collapse.

Si Yan felt a sharp pang in her heart.

Frustrated by his tangled hair, Xi Qing flung his hands away and roared, "Bad female! I hate you! I despise you!"

With that, he turned and ran off recklessly.

Si Yan’s heart skipped a beat. Just as she was about to chase after him, she saw Bei Ji still trapped by several bear cubs. She fiercely swung a wooden stick at Bear One, shouting, "You dare touch my cubs? I’ll thrash you!"

Bear One winced in pain. Knowing how formidable Si Yan was, he let go of Bei Ji.

The bear cubs piped up, "Stop! According to the tribe’s rules, adult Beastmen can’t bully cubs."

Si Yan gnashed her teeth. "The tribe’s rules? Who severely injured my cub a few days ago? A group of male Beastmen can beat my cub, but I can’t teach these cubs a lesson? Absurd!"

Bear One retorted, "That’s different! Back then, the adult males were beating slaves, not cubs. Besides, we haven’t hurt Xi Qing or Bei Ji this time."

The village wasn’t large, and upon hearing the commotion, Beastmen who enjoyed a spectacle started to gather.

Si Yan sneered, "You haven’t hurt my cubs?"

She suddenly grabbed Bear One. Before he could even process how Si Yan had caught him, he felt himself slammed hard onto the ground with a THUD!

Even though I’m a cub, I’m still a male! Si Yan is just a thin female, about our height. How can she be so strong?!

Si Yan looked at them coldly. For some reason, the few bear cubs felt a chill of fear.

Si Yan’s gaze frightened Bear One and his companions, but when they saw the adult male Beastmen from their own families arriving one after another, their courage returned.

Bear One immediately scrambled to his feet and shouted angrily, "Si Yan, you dare hit me?! Aren’t you afraid we’ll retaliate?"

Si Yan laughed coldly. "You can try!"

Bear One was incandescent with rage. The fierce young bear Beastman charged at Si Yan, radiating killing intent.

Si Yan braced herself, ready to take him down in a single move.

However, just then, a muscular arm shot out. A strong male grabbed Bear One and effortlessly yanked him to the ground.