CHAPTER 77: CHAPTER 77: THE UPRIGHT MALE LEAD

Wen Shu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, aligning her suspicions with her heart.

Sure enough, it was Craig.

This male protagonist is the heir of the Snow Wolf Clan, known to be upright in conduct.

He was childhood friends with the female protagonist and was betrothed from a young age.

Apart from being overly career-driven and constantly thinking about expanding the family, sometimes resorting to unscrupulous means to consolidate his position, he has no other faults.

Ignoring Craig’s inquisitive gaze, Wen Shu nodded at him, "Hello, Craig."

Her attitude was friendly, yet Craig remained stern, scrutinizing her for a while before slowly speaking, "If Wen Shu, the female wants to ask something, why not ask me directly?"

His voice was deep with a hint of magnetism, his tone serious and steady, bluntly piercing through her façade.

Bai Yan was momentarily stunned, not understanding Craig’s intent.

Detecting his hostility, Wen Shu naturally smiled, unabashedly asking directly, "Alright, has the Beast God Stone in Beast City failed? Why did the snow season arrive so suddenly, and why didn’t Beast City release any news?"

This was the same question puzzling all the Beastmen present.

The dense forest suddenly fell silent, and Beastmen nearby perked up their ears, eager to hear how this lord from Beast City would respond.

Craig despises hypocrisy, initially wanting to teach the female a lesson.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly frail female in front of him possessed such cunning and courage, daring to confront him face to face.

This sensitive question, if answered poorly, would surely dishearten the tribe’s Beastmen towards the nobility’s management...

A gloomy shade crossed his eyes; though usually adept at handling battlefield challenges, he now felt a tinge of anxiety.

Just then, the quiet forest suddenly echoed with the thud of a colossal object crashing down.

Wen Shu looked ahead warily; the snowfall was too abrupt, the treetop branches finally couldn’t bear the weight, and a snow block as large as a stone house fell heavily.

The Beastmen were immediately thrown into chaos but dared only to whisper calls, "Quickly leave the dense forest! Run to the mountain!"

Once the shout was made, the Beastmen, led by their leader, hurriedly charged towards the hill to the right.

Nan glanced at the falling snow block, growing more solemn, immediately picked up Wen Shu, and followed the crowd.

With the commotion of the movement, snow blocks from the treetops kept crashing down, gradually burying paths in the forest under snow, causing several Beastmen to be directly engulfed into snow piles.

Wen Shu was so shocked she couldn’t speak, only belatedly feeling a sense of powerlessness, realizing that no matter the race, they are all insignificant in the face of the forces of nature...

Retracting her gaze, she looked at the silver-white hills glimmering coldly under the night sky, a stronger sense of crisis surged within her.

The snow was falling too heavily!

In just a few hours, snowflakes had condensed into palm-sized lumps, falling ceaselessly from the gray clouds, with the fierce wind unable to scatter them!

At this rate, they might all be buried before reaching Beast City...

Lost in thought for a moment, the branches overhead had disappeared, the forthcoming cold wind interspersed with snow grains nearly slicing her cheeks.

Wen Shu’s nose felt slightly numb with cold, she tightened the beast skin around her, looking at the migrating crowd, Beastmen braving the wind and snow, struggling to advance, hair and eyebrows coated in frost.

And the snowflakes surging with the wind seemed to be increasing in size.

Though the snow was falling heavily, it would eventually cease, if only they could find a temporary sanctuary...

As she mused, a familiar figure suddenly appeared at the forefront.

Mious exchanged a few words with the leader, and the direction of the group subtly shifted.

Before the avalanche-like snowstorm could collapse, they reached the top of a mountain to find a cave.

This newly opened cave was devoid of grass piles or firelight, with damp ground and an earthy smell lingering in the air.

"Nan, put me down."

Wen Shu pressed Nan’s hand, finding it icy cold under her palm, raising her head with concern.

Nan’s face appeared somewhat pale, his eyelashes also encased in frost, revealing only hints of somber hue.

"Nan, are you alright?"

She lifted her hand to brush the frost from his eyelashes, causing a tickling sensation as her fingertips touched them.

The palm around her waist tightened slightly, she withdrew her fingers, noticing Nan’s light eyes now quietly veiled with a layer of mist.

"I’m not alright, not alright at all..."

His gentle voice was tinged with trembling, he buried his face into Wen Shu’s neck, asking thickly, "Ashu, you won’t leave me, right?"

A coarse mask touched the side of her face, soft strands brushed against her ear, leaving Wen Shu momentarily stunned, not grasping the cause of Nan’s sudden vulnerability.

At this moment, Julius, who had just entered the cave, was surrounded again by several enthusiastic females.

His sharp eyes spotted Wen Shu, and his handsome face immediately shed its coldness, a smile blossoming at the corners of his eyes and brows, "Hey, female! I’ve arrived!"

Several gazes shot towards Wen Shu, and even Nan, snuggling beside her face, trembled slightly.

Feeling a warm sensation glide across her neck, Wen Shu’s heart seemed to tighten as if scalded.

She looked up at Julius, his almost perfect face made her understand at last.

"Nan, the promise I made to you won’t change."

She leaned close to Nan’s ear, whispering, "I’m only making a deal with Julius."

She braced herself, facing those females who looked as if they wanted to pierce her with their eyes.

Though now she regretted it somewhat...

Approaching, Julius glanced at the two of them, his gaze dazed for a few seconds, then he teased, "What’s going on here?"

Being stared at directly by him, Wen Shu felt embarrassed, stiffly patting Nan’s shoulder, "Building a bond..."

At these words, Nan’s form halted, not responding for quite a while, instead hiding at her ear side to softly chuckle.

Wen Shu’s ears tingled from the vibration, she raised her hand to cover her ears, urging, "Quickly let me down."

With the arrival of the Beastmen, the cave gradually brightened.

Wen Shu sat on a piece of beast skin, nibbling on a fruit, just beginning to feel a bit of relaxation, she noticed several glances occasionally resting upon her.

Most notably Craig.

He still seemed angry, staring at her heavily, his thoughts unknown.

Bai Yan beside him kept his lips tightly pressed, also glancing at her occasionally.

This naïve male had just understood her probing, his amber eyes expressing bouts of conflict.

And... Aris, although he was now too busy to come over.

But it wasn’t just them; Wen Shu’s back felt creeping discomfort, sensing someone watching her from the shadows.

She rubbed her belly as she stood, unobtrusively observing her surroundings, suddenly two hands extended from beside her, pulling her firmly into an embrace.

"Don’t move, let me hold you." Mious’s deep voice sounded from behind.

His chin rested on her hair top, arms slightly tightening, exhaling comfortably, feeling the weariness in his heart ease significantly.

While Wen Shu’s form stiffened momentarily, after last night, she had no clue how to interact with Mious.

"Mious, there are many people here..." she struggled slightly with her arm, wanting him to release her.

Sensing her resistance, Mious chuckled lightly, obediently loosening his grip while holding her hand tightly, "Why didn’t I notice earlier that you’re so easily embarrassed?"

He pulled her back to sit on the warm beast skin, reaching to nuzzle her face, "You’ll have to get used to it, we’ll only get closer in the future."

Wen Shu felt a tickling sensation at Mious’s caress, seeing his eyes brimming with drowning affection, her pupils trembled slightly.

Closer?

The inadvertently growing ambiguous atmosphere conjured a series of peculiar images in her mind.

No!

She must make things clear with Mious.

"Mious, listen to me."

Mious’s face was weary, one hand supporting his side face, yet he continued gazing at her deeply, "Mm, I’m listening."

Wen Shu took a deep breath, scooting back slightly, opening her lips to speak, when suddenly a beast’s low growl echoed outside the cave!