Rebirth With the Beast_22

 Chapter 109 continued...

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Clearly, Xie was overthinking. Before he came to the valley, Ian had always been well taken care of by everyone. Now that everyone was well-fed and warmly dressed, there was no way they would let Ian suffer even the slightest grievance.

A tall and sturdy orc reached out to stop Ian, shaking his head as he said, "Ian, although it's just a small beast herd, there are nearly a hundred of them. It's really not safe for you to go out."

This orc was completely well-intentioned. They were all family now and understood that Ian was very sensitive, so he carefully and tactfully expressed his opinion.

Ian's eyes blinked outside the mask, and his muffled voice came from beneath it, "It's okay. I may look weak, but I'm actually very strong." Recently, Ian had gradually become more open, and as he spoke, he made a gesture to show his strength.

The orc was suddenly amused by Ian and smiled as he watched Ian's eager expression. The orc suddenly coughed and said, "How about this: I'll go with you to keep an eye on you."

Ian hesitated for a moment but, wanting to go out, didn't refuse the orc's kindness.

When the two of them entered the tunnel, two omegas emerged from a corner nearby.

One of these omegas was Loxi, and the other was Firosha, who had always been on good terms with Loxi.

Firosha looked slightly displeased toward that direction. Although the tunnel no longer showed the figures of the two, his gaze remained fixed there.

"Loxi, I just feel that this Ian is no good. An orc who can't transform—everything he has is given by others. If it weren't for his good relationship with that Su Yi, I'd really want to throw such a person out of the tribe."

Loxi pulled Firosha's hand, signaling that this was not the place to talk.

Although Firosha was unhappy, he obediently shut his mouth. The two slowly walked to the side, and when there was no one around, Loxi spoke slowly, "You should cause less trouble for me. Even without Su Yi, there's Tang Yu. Even if both of them are gone, there are still Jero and Dirsen. They are all ominous orcs. If we specifically target someone, it will easily make it difficult for everyone to coexist peacefully."

Firosha hadn't expected Loxi to speak up for Ian and couldn't help but frown as he said, "Why must we be afraid of them? Apart from Jares, I don't understand what you're afraid of. No matter how you look at it, our people are more numerous. Now that we've learned their ways, even if we really drive them all away, no one will say anything."

Loxi looked at Firosha, a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes, but he quickly hid it.

"Fool, you don't understand the current situation. If we drive them all away, it will be difficult to explain to the Winged Leopard Tribe. Although the Winged Leopard Tribe won't go to war with us over them, if we have any trouble in the future, the Winged Leopard Tribe definitely won't come to help. Just endure it for now. Wait a few years until our tribe truly becomes strong, and then we can slowly use the legend of the Beast God to drive them away one by one."

Firosha huffed, clearly very dissatisfied with this approach.

"No, by the time a few years have passed, that Ian will have lured away the big idiot. He's the orc I have my eye on. No, no!"

The "big idiot" referred to the orc who had just taken Ian out.

Loxi turned his head away, his eyes filled with unconcealed cold laughter. Truly foolish beyond words.

"You're an omega. He's an orc. Does he really have the face to compete with you for someone?" Loxi said, suddenly pointing at the tunnel. "Well, are you going to compete for him now?"

Hearing this, Firosha immediately thought that at this moment, Ian might be riding on the big idiot, and a surge of nameless anger rose in his heart.

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Chapter 110

Firosha rushed toward the tunnel but was stopped by the orc on guard duty.

"Why can Ian go out, but I can't?" Firosha aggressively looked at the orc, who looked at him with a troubled expression.

Xie, who had been paying attention to the movements here, suddenly came down from the lookout post. He went to the orc and said, "All omegas are prohibited from going out freely. This is an emergency."

Although Xie was speaking to the orc, Firosha knew it was meant for him to hear.

Although Firosha had issues with Ian, he didn't dare to disobey Xie's orders and reluctantly turned away.

After seeing the omega leave, Xie strode into the tunnel. Su Yi and Xinor each found a hiding place and then took up their weapons, ready for action. Su Yi was very skilled in using weapons, but it was Xinor's first time using one. Su Yi, worried about Xinor, didn't go far from him. Xinor was holding a crossbow, which Su Yi had taught him to use before. When Xinor had free time, he had practiced his aim with it. As for how good his aim was, Su Yi hadn't asked, so he was very unsure now.

Xinor was much calmer than Su Yi. Although Su Yi had ordered him not to transform into his beast form, which would greatly reduce his combat ability, Xinor was still confident in facing the beasts alone. After all, from childhood to adulthood, there had been times when he was injured and couldn't transform into his beast form. At those times, Xinor didn't have Su Yi's weapons, and he had still survived well, hadn't he?

Although Xinor was very calm inside, seeing Su Yi's worried glances at him from time to time made Xinor's heart feel a little sweet.

There were very few beasts in their area, only a few scattered ones passing by them. Su Yi was about to take out his bow and shoot a Spined Dragon flying in front of him when he heard the sound of an arrow whizzing through the air, followed by the howl of a beast.

This arrow was shot by Xinor.

Su Yi was stunned for a moment before walking toward the Spined Dragon. The Spined Dragon had been shot through the head by the arrow, which had entered through its eye. Just as Su Yi was about to go check the prey, he felt another gust of wind. He swiftly drew the dagger from his waist, but before he could turn, someone grabbed him around the waist.

"Don't be afraid. I'll protect you." Xinor held Su Yi with one arm and turned to punch the beast in the head.

Xinor and Xie, who were of the same type, were orcs who looked very handsome and were stronger than ordinary orcs. Generally, good-looking orcs gave people an impression of being unreliable and incapable of supporting an omega. But Xinor and Xie were the opposite.

A punch from Xinor could shatter stone. This punch on the beast sent the large Spined Dragon flying away.

At the moment the Spined Dragon was sent flying, Xinor let go of Su Yi and swiftly shot the Spined Dragon, which was trying to get up, with the crossbow in his hand.

In this short time, Xinor had taken care of two Spined Dragons, one large and one small.

Su Yi was a bit happy and walked over to drag the smaller one. "Let's deal with these first, then go hunt some larger ones."

Xinor smiled, his light amber eyes reflecting Su Yi's smiling face.

Actually, their family already had a lot of food, but probably because they had been scared by hunger before, the two of them always wanted to catch more prey to take back.

They dragged the prey and hadn't gone far when they reached the river.

This river was the large one that ran through the valley.

The two of them reached the river, and its surface was frozen. They had to break the ice to use the water below.

While they were halfway through processing, several large Red-Eyed Beasts ran over to their area. Su Yi didn't compete to hunt but let Xinor handle it. As mentioned before, it was the orcs' nature to hunt.

Su Yi processed the prey while turning his head to watch Xinor hunting.

At that moment, Su Yi saw someone moving not far away. He was about to get up and go over to see when he spotted a familiar figure.

It was Ian. Ian had a bone spike in his mouth and Su Yi's knife in his hand. He was quickly chasing a Silver Moon Beast.

Ian leaped over a ditch, grabbed a vine, and used its momentum to jump in front of the Silver Moon Beast. His movements were wild, and with his very beautiful face, he instantly attracted a lot of attention.

Su Yi put down the prey in his hand and also curiously watched over there.

Mainly, it was his first time seeing someone hunt a Silver Moon Beast. This beast was very agile and ferocious, and it was said that even orcs found it difficult to catch. Su Yi picked up his bow and arrow, ready to help at any moment.

Not far behind Ian, a very tall orc was following with a worried expression. If Ian hadn't told him not to interfere, he would have really wanted to rush over to help.

At this time, the beast herd had been killed half by the hunters, and some of the beasts had cleverly escaped. Others, without brains, were still fighting the orcs.

Ian, who had been wrapped up tightly, had taken off his outer layers because of the heat while hunting. Now, he was only wearing a small long shirt.

He held the knife in his hand, his eyes blazing as he stared at the Silver Moon Beast, which had clearly been chased by him for a long time. The Silver Moon Beast was panting heavily, its beautiful snow-white fur pitifully attractive.

At this moment, one of the onlookers slipped and fell, startling the Silver Moon Beast.

The fur on the Silver Moon Beast suddenly stood on end, and it bared its teeth, pouncing at Ian. Ian's body was smaller than that of ordinary orcs. At the moment the Silver Moon Beast pounced, his body quickly leaned back, and just as he was about to lie flat, he suddenly pressed one hand to the ground and sprang up again, slashing upward with the knife in his other hand. The Silver Moon Beast that had leaped over him had its belly slashed open. A large amount of blood sprayed onto Ian's head and face.

But Ian didn't care at all. He shook his head to avoid the falling Silver Moon Beast.

The other orcs, seeing this scene, all looked at Ian in surprise. Clearly, they were shocked by his clean and decisive skills.

"Ian, you're amazing!" Jero was the first to speak. Jero had hurriedly come out when he heard Ian was hunting. Unexpectedly, as soon as he came out, he saw Ian hunting a Silver Moon Beast?

Ian turned to look at Jero, and his blood-stained face suddenly bloomed with a stunning smile.

This was the first time he had been so happy.

The other orcs, seeing this, immediately went over to praise Ian's abilities. The orc who had been following Ian earlier didn't go over with them. He just stood there, watching Ian, who was surrounded by people.

Xie had been circling in the air. Seeing Ian single-handedly hunting a Silver Moon Beast, he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

After all this was over, everyone returned to the valley.

The people in the valley soon heard the news that Ian had single-handedly hunted a Silver Moon Beast.

Those who had previously had disagreements with Ian also went to Ian's house to join in the excitement upon hearing the news.

Because of this beast herd, everyone in the valley was very happy.

To celebrate this great harvest, Xie had everyone hold a simple bonfire party in the small square. Everyone brought out some food and gathered to eat together.

Originally, Su Yi didn't want to go, but little Eli, who had just woken up, looked like he wanted to go out and join the fun.

Su Yi looked at little Eli's fair and tender little face and suddenly wanted to take his child out to show off.

But as soon as they left the house, little Eli was shivering from the cold. Su Yi had no choice but to wrap him in layers inside and out before taking the whole family out.

When they arrived at the square, the bonfire was already burning. The huge bonfire burned brightly, and little Eli was finally freed from the thick beast hide. Everyone saw the child in Su Yi's arms and only then realized that little Eli had transformed into human form. Many omegas and young omegas were immediately attracted by the cute little Eli, and even the usually mischievous little orcs came over to see.

Little Eli couldn't walk steadily yet, so he was always held by Su Yi. In the middle, Mino came, and little Eli was taken over by Mino.

Su Yi, afraid that Xinor would feel cold, pulled Xinor toward the bonfire. Then he saw Tang Yu, who was lowering his head and talking to a child. Su Yi looked around and didn't see Jares, so he said with some surprise, "Huh? How dare he leave you here alone?"

Tang Yu turned to look at Su Yi and then pouted, gesturing for Su Yi to look in the other direction. Su Yi followed his gaze and saw Jares at Ian's place, with Jero and Dirsen also there. Their group had always been very close, and seeing them gathered together, Su Yi didn't find it strange.

"Why don't you go over?" Tang Yu smirked.

"They seem to be plotting something. They say it's not suitable for me to listen while pregnant."

Su Yi thoughtfully looked in that direction and then suddenly pulled Xinor over as well.

Jero saw Su Yi coming and made room for him. Su Yi smiled at him and, without standing on ceremony, sat down.

"I know what you're thinking. I said I'd handle this. I just haven't had time because of Eli's transformation," Su Yi said lightly. Ian, sitting across from him, had half his face reddened by the firelight.

Ian looked at Su Yi and shook his head. "Su Yi, I know you're very capable and smart, but I don't want to rely on you for everything. This is between me and him, and I want to resolve it myself."

Recently, Ian had lost some of his previous numbness and gained a bit more assertiveness. This change made Su Yi look at him a few more times.

Su Yi opened his mouth to speak. He wanted to say that the current Ian was too sharp and could easily attract trouble. In Su Yi's opinion, the matter with Loxi should be handled naturally. Since everyone would be living together in the future, doing something too abrupt would easily cause unnecessary trouble.

However, Su Yi now understood that since they were discussing this behind his back, they had already planned to eliminate the problem completely.

The next day, the valley exploded with activity.

When Su Yi didn't know what was happening, his first reaction was to run to Ian's house. However, halfway there, he was pulled to the square by Mino.

"Su Yi, that Firosha confessed to Reg and was rejected. Now she's holding a bone knife and wants to kill herself," Mino said urgently. Upon hearing unfamiliar names, Su Yi couldn't help but feel relieved.

As long as it wasn't Ian or someone else he knew, he didn't care whether they lived or died. Su Yi wanted to leave, but Mino dragged him forward.

"Listen to me. This isn't over yet. Do you know why Reg rejected Firosha?"

"Of course, he must have someone else he likes," Su Yi replied without thinking.

Mino let go of his hand and suddenly patted Su Yi's shoulder with a look that said, "I knew you were the smartest."

"That's right. But do you know who his sweetheart is? It's, it's Ian!!"

The last two words hit Su Yi like a ton of bricks, making him feel dizzy.

"You, who are you talking about?" Su Yi thought he had misheard and asked again for confirmation.

Mino sighed. "Ian, Ian."

Su Yi fiercely scratched his head and quickly ran toward the square.

The square was already crowded with people. Su Yi and Mino had to push hard to get inside.

Firosha, with tears streaming down her face, was glaring hatefully at an orc. Su Yi recognized this orc—it was the big, tall one who had been with Ian yesterday. To be honest, this orc was really tall. Calling him a big, dumb guy didn't do him justice. Apart from being tall, Reg didn't look stupid at all. On the contrary, he looked very reliable, with a face full of righteous vigor.

In ancient TV dramas, such people usually played upright characters like martial arts alliance leaders.

Firosha resentfully said, "I am an omega. How dare you reject me for an orc, and an ominous orc at that?"

This was the main reason Firosha felt utterly humiliated. If Reg had simply said he didn't like her, Firosha would have been sad for a while. But Reg said he had someone he liked, and that someone was an orc?

Firosha felt she had suffered a great insult.

She had already told Loxi that Ian was no good, being an orc and seducing other orcs?

Among the people in the square, besides Su Yi and Mino, there was also Dirsen. The others probably didn't know what was happening yet.

When Firosha saw Su Yi, she suddenly screamed, "It's all your fault! You people, if it weren't for you, an orc wouldn't dare act so presumptuously. An orc seducing another orc..."

Su Yi's brow furrowed slightly, then he saw Loxi not far from Firosha. Loxi was expressionlessly looking at Su Yi.

Su Yi also looked at him and gave Loxi a slight smile. Loxi clearly hadn't expected Su Yi to smile at him at this moment.

"Firosha, you must have misunderstood. Ian is actually a very good person. You can't have such suspicions about Ian because of the time he hit me," Loxi cautiously walked toward Firosha, speaking emotionally while stealing a glance at Su Yi.

Loxi's words immediately reminded everyone of the previous pleasant event.

Su Yi gave a bitter smile. He had temporarily decided to let Loxi off the hook, but he hadn't expected Loxi to bring this up. Just as Su Yi was about to settle accounts with him, a voice suddenly rang out.

"I think after what happened before, many people are very dissatisfied with Ian. Although he may have his reasons, as an orc, he shouldn't have hit an omega. And now with Firosha's incident, I think this ominous orc really has some issues. How about this: in three days, we'll publicly judge his crimes here."

Xie spoke methodically as he walked toward the center of the crowd.

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Chapter 111

Su Yi looked at Xie with some surprise. What did Xie mean?

This sudden change caught everyone off guard.

Xie was on good terms with Jares, which everyone knew. So regarding Ian's matter, although they had doubts, they didn't dare to speak out.

Because everyone felt that even if they spoke out, Xie wouldn't really do anything to Ian?

Now Xie suddenly changed his attitude, and everyone looked at him with various thoughts, occasionally whispering a few words.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know. What's happening?"

"Has the chieftain discovered something?"

The surrounding whispers grew louder, and even Su Yi could hear them clearly.

Firosha, hearing Xie's words, suddenly felt much better. Her face still had tears, but she smiled and asked, "Really? Chieftain."

Xie looked at Firosha, his expression serious, lacking his usual gentleness.

Seeing Xie nod, Firosha moved the bone knife away and happily pulled Loxi. "Loxi, did you hear that? I told you, an orc like Ian would surely face retribution."

Loxi didn't smile. He couldn't smile in public. Dragged by Firosha, he could only frown at Xie. Clearly, he hadn't expected Xie to say this either.

Mino stared with wide eyes, shocked, and said to Su Yi, "Su Yi, what's wrong with the chieftain?"

Su Yi didn't speak but pulled Mino away.

After this period of understanding, Su Yi knew what kind of person Xie was. Xie seemed to have a good temper, but he was actually very opinionated inside. Given that he was friends with Jares, Su Yi didn't think he would suddenly defect. There must be something he didn't know.

Su Yi planned to go to Ian's place and ask him what was going on.

Seeing Su Yi not speaking, Mino muttered to himself, "What's going on? Isn't Xie Jares' friend? Why does he suddenly want to treat Ian like this? Poor Ian, he's even helping that Firosha."

When the two arrived at Ian's house, there were already several people there, all familiar faces.

Dirsen saw his mate and immediately walked over with a silly smile. He took Mino's hand and said, "Why are you here?"

Mino looked at Dirsen, then at the others, and suddenly felt something, but his brain wasn't quick enough to figure it out.

"What are you all doing here?" Mino asked curiously.

Dirsen looked at the others, then smiled and pulled Mino aside to explain.

Su Yi entered the room. Ian's house wasn't big, and it was crowded with people, making Su Yi feel a bit oppressed as soon as he entered.

Jero was the first to speak, scratching his head awkwardly. "Haha, Su Yi, why are you here?"

Su Yi glanced at him. "Speak. What are you planning?"

Jero coughed and was about to speak when Ian said, "Su Yi, they are also trying to help me. I know it's wrong not to tell you, but Su Yi, we can't rely on you for everything."

Su Yi nodded. "Then? You don't plan to tell us your plans?"

Ian sighed. "Jero, take him to see. He'll understand."

Jero immediately took Su Yi away. The two went to Old Taylor's house. This used to be where they all lived together, but after everyone moved out one by one, a courtyard wall was built here.

Jero didn't dare to speak along the way and took Su Yi into the courtyard, then walked to a hidden corner.

Jero lifted a tattered beast hide, and Su Yi took a step forward. When he saw what was covered underneath, his eyes widened in surprise.

Afterward, Su Yi went home.

Relieved, Su Yi felt much lighter.

When he got home, he saw Xinor supporting little Eli, teaching him to walk. When little Eli saw Su Yi, he immediately wobbled toward him.

Su Yi didn't move but waited for little Eli to come over before squatting down to hug him.

Little Eli softly said, "Mother, I really want to go out and play." As he spoke, he stretched out his lotus-root-like arms toward the window outside.

Su Yi smiled, walked to the window to close it, and then pulled the beast hide curtain beside it. The beast hide curtain was something Su Yi used to block the wind. Although the room was already warm with the window closed, Su Yi was afraid little Eli was too small to handle it, so he temporarily made a curtain.

Little Eli had been confined to the bedroom and was probably bored out of his mind.

But Su Yi didn't nod, so little Eli could only roll around on the big bed by himself, sticking his butt up. Little Eli was Xinor's child. After his transformation, many people were worried that he would have the same ominous orc symptoms as Xinor. But that day, when Su Yi took little Eli out, they found that little Eli was like an ordinary little orc, not only without the eye problems like Xinor but also healthier than other little orcs.

This discovery made many people gradually understand that ominous orcs were actually not much different from them ordinary people. Previously, ominous orcs had never been like Xinor, having both a mate and their own children. Now that Xinor had set this precedent, several families with young omegas began to interact with single ominous orcs. Of course, besides Jero, the only single ominous orcs left were Dino and Redra.

Redra's house had frequent visitors these days. A single orc, alone with a young omega, had visited Redra's house multiple times. But later, no one knew what Redra said, and that orc never went again.

Three days later.

Su Yi had Dino watch little Eli and left the house with Xinor.

Xinor was still bundled up tightly, being pulled along by Su Yi, stumbling forward. If it were before, Xinor would have already been hibernating at this time. He was afraid of the cold, and to survive the cruel winter, he had to put himself into a deep sleep.

But now, with the house so warm and wearing so many clothes, he didn't feel cold at all.

They arrived early this time. In the central square of the valley, there were only a few people chatting sporadically. When they saw Su Yi and Xinor, they greeted them.

So they waited for a while and saw Xie leading a group of people over, with Ian among them.

Su Yi didn't greet them but pulled Xinor to the side. Su Yi looked around but didn't see Loxi or Firosha. Xinor lowered his head and softly asked, "What are you looking for?"

Su Yi smiled. "Nothing."

Su Yi had told Xinor about Ian's situation the night before. So Xinor didn't show any surprised expression when he saw Ian being brought out.

As more people gathered around, Loxi and Firosha finally arrived fashionably late.

After they appeared, Su Yi's gaze fell on them. Su Yi openly looked at them, and his gaze was quickly noticed by Loxi. Loxi looked at Su Yi and then showed a shy smile. Su Yi returned a smile, but his smile was different from Loxi's. His smile carried a strong sense of mockery.

Loxi was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned a bit ugly.

Their interaction was all seen by Xinor, but he didn't say anything. He just stood quietly behind Su Yi, like Su Yi's strongest support.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Xie suddenly pulled Ian to the front. Everyone's gaze immediately focused on them. Ian was not used to such attention, and his body trembled slightly. Xie reached out and patted his back, seemingly encouraging him.

Ian lowered his eyelids and suddenly spoke, "You must still be wondering why I suddenly hit Loxi."

This opening remark stunned many people. It was different from what they had imagined. Wasn't Ian supposed to be on trial? Why did they feel something was off?

Loxi, whose face was already bad, suddenly turned pale. He angrily turned his head and stared fixedly at Su Yi.

Su Yi smiled. It seemed this Loxi was indeed clever. He had seen through the situation before it even started.

Ian seemed to be struggling with how to tell his tragic past. Just as he was gathering his courage, Firosha suddenly ran over.

Firosha moved quickly, and the people beside him were unprepared. They saw Firosha suddenly appear in front of Ian and, before anyone could react, slapped Ian across the face.

Ian was very fair-skinned, and the slap left a red mark on his face. Xie was furious.

He reached out and grabbed Firosha's wrist as he raised it again.

"What nonsense are you up to?!"

Firosha was thrown out by Xie and fell heavily to the ground.

Firosha immediately reddened his eyes and pointed at Ian, saying, "This Ian is bullying Loxi again. I just hit him back for Loxi."

Firosha spoke righteously, glaring at Ian as if he wanted to eat him alive.

Xie frowned and coldly said, "Shut up. If you keep talking nonsense, go home right now."

Xie was usually a gentle and smiling person, but he was genuinely angry now. Mainly, this Firosha was simply an idiot.

Ian hadn't reacted at first, but now he came to his senses and looked at Loxi with some annoyance.

Ian didn't care about Firosha's stupidity. What angered Ian was that the truly despicable person was Loxi, yet Loxi had an air of indifference.

For a moment, chaos ensued.

Su Yi sighed and couldn't help but step forward. Ian wasn't good with words. Letting him compete with eloquent people like Firosha and Loxi, Su Yi was sure Ian wouldn't even get a chance to speak. Although Su Yi knew Ian really wanted to take revenge himself, the situation was a bit chaotic now, and Ian probably couldn't handle it.

When everyone saw Su Yi coming over, they couldn't help but close their mouths. Su Yi smiled as he walked to Ian's side. Ian, seeing Su Yi coming, had a hint of embarrassment on his face. Because earlier, he had told Su Yi that he wanted to take revenge himself. But before he could even start, he couldn't control the situation.

Su Yi didn't mind the previous matter. He understood Ian's feelings well. So he didn't say anything but walked in front of everyone.

"Alright, I know that because of what happened before, everyone has many opinions about me and Ian. I'll take this opportunity to explain it all to you properly." Su Yi raised his voice, and everyone couldn't help but look at Su Yi, waiting for his explanation.

Firosha, seeing Su Yi, angrily stood up. "You can't trust him. Su Yi and Ian are in cahoots. Don't believe him!!"

Su Yi frowned and looked at him unfavorably. "I guess your parents didn't teach you not to interrupt when others are speaking." When Su Yi said this, he was very close to Firosha. Others didn't see Su Yi's expression, but those who were closer saw Su Yi looking at Firosha with a frosty face.

Firosha was startled and couldn't help but shrink back. Whether it was his illusion or not, he felt Su Yi's gaze was as if he wanted to kill him.

Seeing Firosha close his mouth, Su Yi pointed at Loxi and smiled. "Loxi, you come over too. Don't be afraid. Everyone is watching. I can't do anything to you in front of everyone, can I?"

Hearing Su Yi say this, others looked at Loxi again. Under such gazes, if Loxi didn't go over, it would seem like he had a guilty conscience. Helpless, he had to steel himself and walk over.

When Loxi came over, Su Yi continued, "I heard that many years ago, Loxi was kidnapped by an ominous orc?" Su Yi asked calmly, his eyes fixed on Loxi. Su Yi used a questioning manner so that those who liked to show off would voluntarily come forward to talk about it.

Sure enough, an omega suddenly chimed in, "Yes, Loxi has had bad luck since he was young. First, he was kidnapped by an ominous orc, and then he was abducted by rogue orcs." The omega spoke with a sympathetic look at Loxi.

"Mmm, right. Then can someone tell me who brought him back?" Su Yi asked curiously, as if he was just chatting with everyone.

In criminal investigations, Su Yi was a veteran. Before, to train new recruits, Su Yi often used this method. He would throw out the questions and let the new recruits think for themselves. Because if one person narrated something alone, it would sound thin and unconvincing. But if the questions were given and then everyone came together to find the answers, with Su Yi occasionally guiding from the side, the persuasiveness would be much stronger.

Hearing Su Yi's question, others immediately began to recall.

Although Loxi was a bit clever, he was still just a bit clever. Before, when he came back by himself, everyone was curious and didn't believe Loxi had returned by his own ability. Now that Su Yi brought it up again, others looked at Loxi strangely, as if waiting for him to explain.

Su Yi didn't speak either, waiting to see what Loxi would say.

Loxi's expression was still not good. He opened his mouth and said, "Back then, someone saved me."

"Who?" Before Su Yi could ask, others couldn't help but ask.

Yes, who? Loxi's answer back then had been ambiguous.

"A, a rogue orc." Loxi's voice trembled as if he was trying hard to calm himself.

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Chapter 112

Su Yi looked at Loxi indifferently. Now he didn't need to say anything; the others, full of curiosity, would ask themselves.

"A rogue orc? How could a rogue orc protect you?" A young omega suddenly shouted. Su Yi remembered this young omega; he had been getting closer to Dino recently.

Firosha immediately walked over and pointed at Ian beside him. "Clearly, we're here to judge Ian. Why do you have to keep harping on Loxi?"

"Because there's a misunderstanding between Ian and Loxi. If we don't clarify it, how will everyone understand why Ian hit him back then?" Su Yi smiled calmly. The people around had clearly been piqued by Loxi's past. Upon hearing Firosha's question, they didn't pay attention to it.

What they were curious about now was why Loxi had been kidnapped twice, and both times someone had saved him?

According to Loxi, the first time he was saved by a rogue orc, and the second time he was protected and taken away by a rogue orc.

Everyone knew what rogue orcs were like. If Loxi had been saved once, it could be passed off as encountering a kind rogue orc, but twice? How coincidental was it to have so many kind rogue orcs?

Seeing everyone whispering and discussing, Loxi opened his mouth to speak. But before he could say anything, he heard Su Yi say, "Let's not talk about what happened many years ago. Let's talk about the recent one."

Su Yi walked toward Loxi, whose face was still pale. He could see that Su Yi intended to put him in a deadly situation today.

"Not long ago, to drive away the rogue orcs, everyone in the valley and the Winged Leopard Tribe witnessed Loxi being taken out of the rogue orcs' lair by a rogue orc. At that time, I was there too, and so was Gil." Su Yi said, looking at Gil beside him, who had an unhappy expression.

Gil hadn't expected Su Yi to suddenly mention him and looked at Su Yi irritably, then reluctantly nodded.

After getting Gil's affirmation, Su Yi continued, "At that time, Loxi didn't explain the relationship with the orc beside him. Later, that orc suddenly died. Now, no one can explain what the relationship between Loxi and that orc was. A rogue orc wouldn't be good to an omega for no reason. As for their relationship, we need to ask Loxi himself."

Upon hearing this, the surroundings immediately exploded. Everyone's various speculations made Gil's expression worse. Firosha, even more, angrily glared at Su Yi. If he couldn't beat Su Yi, he was sure Firosha would pounce on him.

"You're lying! You're lying! Loxi is the kindest in our tribe. How can you slander Loxi?" Firosha, his face flushed, raised his voice to confront Su Yi.

Su Yi didn't argue with him but continued to speak to everyone, "I think this person should be able to clear up everyone's doubts."

After Su Yi finished speaking, a person who had been hiding behind Xie and the others suddenly came out. This person was covered in injuries and walked unsteadily, as if he might fall at any moment. At the moment this person came out, Loxi's legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.

When Gil saw that person, he was about to say something, but after seeing Loxi's expression, he suddenly swallowed all his words. Because Loxi's current terrified and paralyzed state was undoubtedly a confession of his own guilt.

The few who had gone out with Su Yi to drive away the rogue orcs immediately recognized this person.

"This... isn't this the rogue orc who saved Loxi?"

"Ah, yes. But didn't he die?"

The rogue orc shakily walked toward Loxi. His movements were slow, but every step he took closer made Loxi tremble all over.

Firosha quickly ran over to shield Loxi, shouting loudly, "Who is this person? He's filthy! Why don't you hurry up and drive him away?"

But no one responded to Firosha's shouts. Everyone looked at Loxi, who was collapsed on the ground, with complex expressions.

"Loxi, I'm not dead yet. Are you very surprised?" The rogue orc showed a sinister smile at Loxi, instantly scaring Firosha into retreating repeatedly.

"I betrayed everyone to save you. You said that as long as I could save you, you..."

"Shut up! Shut up!" Loxi suddenly screamed like a madman, interrupting what the rogue orc was about to say next. This crazed Loxi was something no one had ever seen. They had never thought that the kind Loxi would one day show such a face.

Loxi covered his ears, his eyes wide, suddenly staring fixedly at Su Yi.

In that gaze was a bone-chilling hatred.

It even made Su Yi's heart skip a beat.

"It's you, all because of you. If it weren't for you, if it weren't for you, no one would have known... Why did you appear? Because of you, two people who should have died are still alive? Are you a devil!" Loxi said, slowly approaching Su Yi.

Su Yi slightly furrowed his brow. The current Loxi was a bit obsessed, having shed all his disguises and revealing his true vicious nature. Ian reached out and grabbed Su Yi's hand, looking vigilantly at Loxi. When Loxi's gaze met Ian's, a mocking smile suddenly bloomed on his face.

"Ian, you are the stupidest orc I've ever seen. You can't even transform, yet you dare to hope for an omega? An ominous orc who can't transform, what makes you think I would agree to be with you? With your ruined body that's been toyed with by other orcs?"

Ian's hand trembled violently, and all the color drained from his face. He seemed to remember something, his face flashing with humiliation and pain.

Firosha and the others were completely stunned. This person, who had once been his best friend, now spoke words as venomous as poisoned blades. Was this still the Loxi he knew?

"You shut up!" Jero angrily said.

Loxi laughed loudly, then pointed at Jero and then at the others around him.

"Su Yi forced me to do it. You want to ruin me, and I want to ruin him!" Loxi's malicious gaze fell on Ian again.

"Ruin him? With what?" Xie's eyes flashed with a cold intent. He walked to Ian's side and gently patted Ian's shoulder to encourage him.

"Do you think I don't know? Because Ian is good-looking, what kind of thoughts do each of you harbor? If I speak out, none of you will be able to continue living here." Loxi continued to threaten.

Gil, who had been watching this scene, finally couldn't take it anymore and roared angrily, "Enough! Loxi, enough!"

Hearing Gil's roar, the vicious expression on Loxi's face suddenly stiffened. He looked at Gil, his tearful eyes flashing with a hint of grievance, completely different from his previous hate-filled appearance.

"Gil, I really didn't mean to. But I was kidnapped, and to get back, I had to rely on someone else's power. But I have always liked you; you should understand me."

The angry expression on Gil's face faded, and he was about to speak when he heard Loxi, as if by magic, suddenly mockingly say, "Do you want to hear my explanation? Too bad, I have never liked you. I like stronger orcs, but the orcs in our tribe are all too weak."

Loxi's change was too fast, and Gil was completely unable to keep up with his train of thought, suddenly frozen in place.

"This Loxi is actually like this. Disgusting!" an orc couldn't help but say. The others immediately agreed. In an instant, the surroundings were filled with curses.

Loxi, being cursed like this, suddenly got angry. He angrily walked over to Ian and pointed at him, saying, "Compared to him, I don't know how much better I am. You don't know he was..."

Slap!

Loxi's words were abruptly cut off by a slap.

Su Yi expressionlessly retracted his hand, then casually said while Loxi was still in shock, "Gag his mouth and tie him up."

Jero, who had been holding back his anger, immediately stepped forward to grab Loxi upon hearing this.

At this moment, Firosha finally reacted. He quickly rushed over, and everyone thought he was going to help Loxi again, but unexpectedly, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped Loxi's face.

"I didn't expect you to be this kind of person." After saying this, Firosha suddenly lowered his head and whispered something else in Loxi's ear.

Loxi's face suddenly showed a hint of despair and unwillingness. His gaze fixed fiercely on Firosha, as if trying to see through him.

"I know everyone must be curious about what happened between Ian and him years ago. But I want to tell everyone that back then, Ian was seduced and used by him and almost died in the forest. The past Ian was unfortunate, but the present Ian is happy. Because he has a family, the best companions, and the kindest tribespeople. I hope that after this, everyone will understand one thing: don't try to live by trampling on others' wounds. That is the most despicable and shameless thing."

Everyone immediately shouted loudly, "Judge Loxi! Judge Loxi!!"

Loxi, who had touched the crowd's anger, was finally expelled from the tribe. Four people were responsible for the expulsion. Many people were satisfied with this outcome. In their hearts, no matter how many mistakes an omega made, it wasn't enough to kill him. Expulsion was almost the same as taking his life.

After Loxi was expelled, Jares secretly took Ian out of the valley. Su Yi said to let Ian end his own nightmare.

As for whether Ian killed Loxi in the end, Su Yi didn't ask.

In the following days, everyone began preparing to welcome the cold season. During the cold season, there would be large herds of beasts. The beasts, starved after a snowy season, would attack nearby tribes. For safety, the valley began digging tunnels so that the old, weak, sick, and disabled could hide in them during danger.

Su Yi taught them how to make weapons and set simple traps. When the beast herds came, they could set traps around. Even without beast herds, these traps could serve as a fortress to protect the valley.

The rogue orc who testified against Loxi eventually settled outside the valley. Su Yi observed him for a while and found that although he had a bit of a temper, he wasn't a terribly evil person.

Occasionally, the valley would allow omegas and children to go outside. Within a hundred meters around the valley, there were no traps. This area was for omegas and children to pick and play. Although the valley was large, people would get restless if they stayed too long.

Once, an omega accidentally wandered out of the safe zone and almost got hurt by a nearby trap. It was that rogue orc who helped send the person back. After that, the omega's family often brought fragrant food to thank the rogue orc for his help.

During this time, Tang Yu's belly didn't continue to grow wildly, but his appetite became better and better. Su Yi often brought fresh fruits and vegetables to Tang Yu, and every time Jares saw this, he pretended not to notice.

In the last half month of the snowy season, the first wave of beast herd attacks arrived.

At that time, Tang Yu was asleep and was carried by Jares to Su Yi's house. Since there weren't many beasts, everyone didn't take refuge in the tunnels.

Su Yi had been a bit lazy recently. Hearing the beasts outside, he didn't get up to fight alongside everyone. Instead, he placed Tang Yu in little Eli's room and went into the kitchen with Xinor to make various delicious snacks.

Su Yi suddenly wanted to eat meatballs, so he picked some fresh and tender meat and had Xinor help him mince it. The two were busy in the kitchen while Tang Yu continued to sleep soundly. The two children were woken up by the noise outside and were playing with snow in the yard. Before they could finish building the snowman, they were attracted by the tempting smell of fried meatballs from the kitchen.

Little Eli looked at Su Yi with teary eyes, his light-colored eyes blinking. Su Yi pinched one and put it into his mouth. The meatballs had many kinds of fillings: pure meat, shrimp, and various meats with vegetables. Little Eli ate one and immediately cheered with delight, holding his little face.

Su Yi brought a small stool and let little Eli and Dino crouch beside it to eat.

"Be careful, it's very hot." Su Yi instructed as he scooped meatballs from the pot.

"Ah, it's spicy!" Little Eli suddenly shouted, the little guy stamping his feet from the spiciness. Su Yi couldn't help but laugh and cry.

Su Yi's meatballs also included some spicy ones, specially made for Xinor. Su Yi had specifically scooped these out and placed them separately. But little Eli didn't eat from his own bowl and was curiously eyeing this separate pile.

Su Yi looked at his son, whose eyes and mouth were red from the spiciness, and couldn't help but want to scold him while feeling heartache.

At dawn, Su Yi told Xinor to watch outside, knowing that Xinor wanted to go see the beast herd.

"Go, but be careful." Su Yi said, putting some meatballs in a small bamboo tube for Xinor to eat when he got hungry outside.

Xinor smiled, kissed Su Yi's forehead, and took the crossbow out of the house.

Tang Yu was woken up by the enticing smell of the rich soup placed in front of his nose. As soon as he opened his eyes, he picked up the bowl and started drinking. After finishing the soup, he noticed that this wasn't his home.

"Why am I at your place?" Tang Yu asked groggily, reaching out to touch his stomach.

Su Yi handed him a fruit, which Tang Yu took but didn't eat, just holding it.