Done Breeding: Now I Rule the Beastworld
Chapter 21 - 20: Addicted to Acting?"Get her cleaned up."
Yin Muli led her to a decent room. At his command, a group of people swarmed in.
They moved with such order that Chu Liangyu thought she had stepped into the residence of an ancient nobleman, which felt jarringly out of place.
However, they didn’t know anything about makeup. "Cleaning her up" really just meant tidying her up.
They brought her a fitted set of animal hides, straightened her hair a bit, and that was it.
The material of these clothes was rather special, even decorated with a few feathers. It was a vast improvement over her previous rags.
"Let’s go."
Ever since he had met this female, she had been a complete mess. Now, she was much easier on the eyes.
"You’re a strange one. I injured you, but instead of seeking revenge, you want me to be your Female Master."
Chu Liangyu had wanted to say he was insane, but she changed her words at the last second.
’Could my charm really be that powerful?’
"That’s right. I’m treating you so well, so why not just stay here obediently?"
"Hah..."
Chu Liangyu said nothing more, only thinking how hypocritical this man was.
Yin Muli suddenly grabbed her hand and led her in a certain direction.
"Ah Ru, this is your sister-in-law. Say hello."
Her expression froze for a moment. She glanced at Chu Liangyu, pursed her lips, and stammered, "Sister-in-law."
Chu Liangyu looked back and forth between the two, feeling that the atmosphere between them was a bit strange.
But she was happy to watch the show. She draped a bonelessly soft hand on Yin Muli’s shoulder and replied with a smile, "So this is my dear sister-in-law. I’ve often heard Ah Li mention you. You truly are a beauty."
"I... Is that so..."
Ah Ru’s eyes suddenly reddened, her emotions seemingly spiraling out of control. "I’m sorry, I have something to do. I’ll be going now."
’I sounded just like a villainous side character,’ Chu Liangyu complained internally.
She looked up to find Yin Muli watching her with an unreadable, half-smiling expression.
"Getting addicted to the act?"
"Isn’t this the effect you wanted? I was just doing you a favor."
Yin Muli was silent for a moment before finally saying, "You acted on your own."
"She seemed fine to me. You’re the one who poked her where it hurts."
Chu Liangyu raised an eyebrow and said as much.
"Her? Hah. She’s just a fickle slut."
The sarcasm on Yin Muli’s lips was thick, as if he truly didn’t care.
"That’s all for now. I have other business."
’This guy is so impulsive. He said he was taking me to meet someone, but then he just ditches me here.’
She wanted to run, but the surrounding Golden Eagle Clan People kept glancing her way, both intentionally and unintentionally. They were clearly monitoring her.
’No wonder Yin Muli left so confidently,’ Chu Liangyu thought. After a moment, she began to walk around the tribe by herself.
"Ten Thousand Beasts City opens in a few days. Are you all ready?"
"Of course. You can count on us to get things done."
’Ten Thousand Beasts City?’
Chu Liangyu had heard of it before. It was a place where Beastmen bartered for goods.
People from all sorts of clans would be there, and the items traded were strange and varied.
Of course, the most important thing was to trade for salt. Everything else was secondary for the tribe.
’That sounds like an interesting place.’ Chu Liangyu’s mind began to churn with ideas.
[Ding—Tradeable item detected!]
[Item: Golden Eagle Clan’s Holy Artifact, the King’s Mask]
[Value: One bottle of Top Grade Rejuvenation Pills, ten High Tier Invisibility Talismans.]
[Trading Plane: Cultivation World]
’The Holy Artifact... since the system can detect it, it must be nearby.’
Chu Liangyu looked around but didn’t see any place that could hide a treasure.
Behind a desolate stone house overgrown with weeds, Chu Liangyu bent over, panting heavily.
"This tribe is huge!"
She had been walking for a long time and had only seen half of the Golden Eagle Tribe.
’Some Holy Artifact... I haven’t seen a trace of it.’
"Can you point me in the right direction, like last time?"
[Something is blocking the scan. I can only sense the item’s presence. I can’t help with anything else.]
Chu Liangyu opened her mouth, about to complain about how useless the Trading System was, when she faintly heard the sound of people talking.
Yin Mother: "It’s a good thing that Ah Li has returned. Why do you look so unhappy?"
"His personality isn’t what it used to be. He’s become gloomy and unpredictable. I’m afraid he might do something to harm the tribe," Father Yin explained, his brows tightly furrowed.
Yin Mother: "Surely he wouldn’t."
A long silence fell. Both of them were thinking of the same incident.
"Back when Ah Li was injured, he nearly lost his ability to hunt. It was a huge blow to him."
"Ah Ru, who was supposed to become his Female Master, changed her mind at a time like that. How could he not be filled with hatred?"
"What’s more, Ah Ru chose the very brother he trusted most."
The Golden Eagle Clan practiced monogamy, so with that, Yin Muli had lost his chance completely.
Under these successive blows, Yin Muli’s condition worsened, and it looked as though he wouldn’t make it.
Then one day, Yin Muli disappeared. They searched everywhere but couldn’t find him.
They were about to give up when, a few days ago, Yin Muli suddenly returned to the tribe.
He had only lost an eye; other than that, he seemed fine.
To compensate him, Father Yin immediately appointed him as the new leader of the Golden Eagle Clan.
But later, he discovered that Yin Muli had changed too much. By the time he wanted to change his mind, it was already too late.
There was nothing he could do but secretly stay on guard against any incidents.
"Could it be for the mask?"
Yin Mother said suddenly, struck by a flash of insight.
"It’s possible!"
"Come on, let’s go see if it’s still there."
Chu Liangyu was utterly confused. What did this have to do with a mask?
’Yin Muli suddenly returns, then suddenly travels a great distance to capture me... What does any of that have to do with a mask?’
’The two things seem completely unrelated, as if he’s just acting on a whim.’
But she couldn’t dwell on that now. Following these two to find the mask was the priority.
However, the pair was very cautious, and Chu Liangyu almost got caught several times while tailing them.
The two weaved and wound their way around for a long time before finally stopping in front of a small hill about half a person’s height.
After confirming no one had followed them, Father Yin stepped on an inconspicuous stone.
With a RUMBLING sound, an opening appeared on the side of the hill.
There were stairs at the entrance, and the two descended them.
As the entrance slowly closed behind them, Chu Liangyu quickly followed.
It was pitch-black underground, so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.
Chu Liangyu could only feel her way forward by touching the wall. Whenever she heard Father Yin and Yin Mother talking, she would pause to avoid being discovered.
Because of this, her progress was extremely slow.
"See? The mask is still here."
"Maybe we were overthinking things?"
Father Yin felt a great sense of relief and began to doubt his earlier suspicions.
"The item is safe. Let’s go."
’It’s over. They’re going to find me for sure.’
Chu Liangyu’s hands were frantically feeling along the wall when they suddenly touched something soft.
It was a rising and falling chest, warm to the touch. It stiffened for a moment at her contact.
Chu Liangyu’s hand was about to explore further when, in the next instant, it was seized.
At the same time, his other hand covered her mouth, but Chu Liangyu remained unusually calm.
She didn’t make a sound or struggle, letting him do as he pleased.
Following his steps, Chu Liangyu was led into a narrow space.
The voices of Father Yin and Yin Mother were right beside them, but they didn’t seem to have been discovered.
Their footsteps faded into the distance, and the cave fell silent once more, as if no one had ever been there.
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