Chapter 257 - 259: Each with Ulterior Motives

Chapter 257: Chapter 259: Each with Ulterior Motives

Hong Shuang’s eyes flickered at her words, a hint of urgency showing. "You know where Brother Hei Feng is buried?"

Of course she didn’t know where Hei Feng was.

When she woke up that day, she had no memory and hadn’t even noticed Hei Feng’s presence.

’Thinking back now, out in that wilderness, his body might have been pecked by birds, or perhaps torn apart and eaten by other wild beasts.’

’Or after so many days, his body might have simply decomposed.’

She had no intention of actually taking Hong Shuang to find Hei Feng. She just wanted to get Hong Shuang’s attention and trick her into setting her free.

’This foolish female is utterly devoted to Hei Feng. Tricking her will be easy.’

The people of the Wolf Clan Tribe hated her to the bone. Right now, Hong Shuang was the only one who could save her.

It wasn’t that Hong Shuang hadn’t thought about going to pay her respects to Hei Feng. To her, Hei Feng was a man she had loved. Hearing the news of his death had left her feeling completely lost and dejected.

She had considered leaving the Wolf Clan Tribe to find him before, but the thought of having nowhere to live and nothing to eat kept her there.

Although she had deceived Su Zhao first, she had to admit that he treated her very well.

Now, hearing Su Nuannuan say she would take her to find Hei Feng, she felt a flicker of emotion for a moment. But mostly, she was thinking about how to get rid of Su Nuannuan.

Having her here in the Wolf Clan Tribe was a huge threat, and she didn’t want Su Nuannuan to destroy the life she had now.

Su Zhao had already requested permission from the leader. Before long, she would be able to form a Contract Totem with Su Zhao.

Although she had promised Su Zhao she would only have him as her one Beastman in this life, nothing was better for her than what she had right now.

Su Zhao was Su Yang’s only son. He was certain to inherit the Wolf Clan Tribe in the future and become the tribal leader.

’Sticking with Su Zhao is a good deal.’

Once Su Zhao became the leader, she would be the Leader’s Wife.

’The Leader’s Wife... what a majestic title!’

Back when Su Nuannuan was with Brother Hei Feng, she had watched their status with envy.

Now that she also had the chance to become the Leader’s Wife, she wouldn’t let this opportunity go easily.

Thinking of this, she put on an "excited" expression. "R-really? Where is he?"

"Under the cliff at the Salt Well Cave. Hei Feng was pushed by Su Luoluo and the others. He fell, and they buried him right there," Su Nuannuan said, mixing truth with lies.

She had originally planned to just name a random place, but she was afraid Hong Shuang wouldn’t believe her, so she decided to stick to the truth.

’Worst case, I’ll just trick her into getting me out of here first and figure out the rest later.’

Hong Shuang’s expression turned desolate at her words, but after a moment, she asked suspiciously, "Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course. If you don’t believe me, I can take you there myself." Seeing Hong Shuang take the bait, Su Nuannuan immediately promised.

Hong Shuang didn’t speak after hearing this. She looked at Su Nuannuan with suspicion. "If Brother Hei Feng fell from a cliff, why are you completely unharmed?"

’Brother Hei Feng loved her so much, he even gave his life for her. How dare Su Nuannuan still be alive? Shouldn’t she have followed Brother Hei Feng in death?’

’Is she saying I shouldn’t have survived?’

’Throw my life away for a Beastman?’

’What a joke. Su Nuannuan sometimes found this Hong Shuang truly ridiculous.’

’She takes this love thing way too seriously.’

But in the end, she didn’t say what she was thinking. Hong Shuang had always been a suspicious person and didn’t like her, so it was normal for her to ask such a question.

Her mind raced for a moment, and then she said with a dejected tone, "After Hei Feng died, I wanted to go with him too. But then I remembered I was carrying his cub, so I thought I had to at least leave him a descendant."

Hearing this, Hong Shuang put on a "surprised" face. "You’re pregnant with Brother Hei Feng’s cub? Didn’t you say before that you couldn’t have children?"

"I don’t know how I ended up pregnant later... Hong Shuang, this is Hei Feng’s last bloodline, I..."

"I understand. I’ll get you out right now. I can’t let Brother Hei Feng lose his last cub too." After listening, Hong Shuang’s expression immediately grew solemn.

Seeing Hong Shuang agree, Su Nuannuan’s lips curled slightly. ’I didn’t think this Hong Shuang was such a hopeless romantic. I thought it would take more persuasion, but I tricked her just like that.’

’Too bad Hei Feng still didn’t like her.’

’What’s the use of her being so considerate of him?’

Out of the corner of her eye, Hong Shuang noticed Su Nuannuan’s smug expression and a sneer flashed in her eyes. ’Looks like she’s completely let her guard down around me, thinking I actually care about the cub.’

’Su Nuannuan is somewhat clever, but she’s also incredibly arrogant. She never expected to fall into my trap.’

Outside the dungeon, Su Luoluo was hidden, listening with great interest.

’So that’s it.’

’How did Hong Shuang get in touch with Su Nuannuan?’

’Turns out they’re love rivals. From the sound of it, Hong Shuang liked Hei Feng, so she was willing to come to the Wolf Clan Tribe as a spy for his sake.’

’What a hopeless romantic.’

’Tsk, tsk. Poor Su Zhao. I wonder what he would think if he knew Hong Shuang only got close to him because of Hei Feng.’

Inside, Hong Shuang looked at the wooden planks nailed tightly shut on the outside, kicked the door open with one foot, and pulled Su Nuannuan out.

The person who had come to report heard the commotion through a crack and said anxiously, "I’ll go get people right now."

Su Luoluo said leisurely, "No need to rush. Everyone, disperse. Don’t block them."

"Huh? Luoluo, you mean you’re letting them go?"

"Don’t worry. We won’t have to lift a finger. They’ll turn on each other."

Su Yang had told her that Su Zhao was very satisfied with this Hong Shuang, and had even asked him to perform a divination to choose a date for their contract ceremony.

He felt there was something wrong with Hong Shuang, so he had never agreed.

’This Hong Shuang is a smart woman. Su Nuannuan knows her secret, so she won’t let her go easily. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have snuck over here in the middle of the night.’

"Huh?" The informant was none other than Jifeng, who had been tailing Hong Shuang on Su Yang’s orders. He was stunned by her words, looking confused.

Just as Su Luoluo was about to explain, she saw Hong Shuang lead Su Nuannuan out and glance left and right. She immediately pulled the person beside her to hide behind a nearby wall.

After the two of them left, her eyes darted, and she followed them.

She hadn’t taken more than a few steps before someone grabbed her from behind. A lazy voice spoke, "Where is Luoluo off to?"

She didn’t need to turn around to know who that voice belonged to. Su Luoluo patted his hand. "Don’t pull me. I have to hurry and watch the show."

"Watch the show? Count me in." Mo Xuan’s face lit up with excitement when he heard this.

"If you’re all going, I’m going too," Fu Feng chimed in.

Suddenly, three people popped out. Su Luoluo looked surprised. "How did you guys get here?"

Mo Xuan raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Well, a certain someone was acting all sneaky and suspicious, so we followed."

Su Luoluo: "..."

’Living so close isn’t always a good thing. They know about every little thing that happens.’

Fu Feng squinted and smiled. "I saw you come out alone at night and was worried, so I followed to check on you."

’Hah, what a nice-sounding excuse.’

Listening from the side, Mo Xuan couldn’t help but scoff inwardly.

’As if we don’t know each other. What’s with the act?’

’Weren’t you just afraid Luoluo would sneak out alone to have a tryst with someone else?’

Xi Yi had always been shameless. He shrugged and said, "I also came to watch the show."