Xiao Jihan's cold eyebrows also passed an undercurrent of dark light.
Yesterday she wanted him, but he fought desperately against it.
Dared not to use superpowers and had to carefully avoid her, but she also drank the potion and went crazy, determined to get him at any cost.
She accidentally hit her head against the wall.
Then her reaction seemed a bit off.
By usual pattern, she would undoubtedly find ways to retaliate a hundredfold against his resistance.
"Yesterday was my fault; if I hadn't resisted, she might not have had more obsessive thoughts."
Hua Linye looked at Xiao Jihan and said, "I know, with your nature, you would rather die than let her touch you."
"I feel the same, so you need not be conflicted."
"If they were like Mei Qingchen and Shen Ci'an and disappeared completely, ignoring her, it would actually be quite relaxing."
Mei Qingchen and Shen Ci'an are Su Muyao's other two beast husbands.
These two didn't sever ties with Su Muyao, but they vanished without a trace, leaving Su Muyao powerless against them.
She could only vent her frustration on those left behind.
Xiao Jihan collected his emotions, hiding the sorrowful solitude in his eyes and calmly spoke, "They both have powerful forces and backgrounds supporting them. Their families also have special Secret Techniques to restrain the Beast Husband Contract, even if Su Muyao were dead, they would live well."
"But we can't."
Both he and Hua Linye had their own struggles.
If they failed to protect Su Muyao and allowed her to die, they would also face burial.
Hua Linye showed a puzzled expression and said, "You said that if they had such strength, they could have forcibly terminated the contract back in the Beast Emperor City, so why did they follow and get exiled here?"
Hua Linye couldn't fathom it.
Xiao Jihan's eyes were like frost, and he said softly, "Perhaps they have reasons to come here."
After discussing for a while, they decided not to eat dinner.
They didn't fear death, it's just that they were not living for themselves, so they couldn't die.
When Xiao Jihan returned, he carried a small bucket of bird eggs and a wild rabbit, placing them to one side.
He didn't even glance in the direction of the kitchen.
It seemed as though looking at Su Muyao once would dirty his eyes.
He said to Wen Nanxi, "We won't have dinner, Hua Linye and I aren't eating."
Wen Nanxi sighed inwardly, "Wife is different from before, we should eat together after all!"
The three of them were all Su Muyao's beast husbands, supposedly competing against each other.
Other she-beasts' beast husbands often fought for favor, but they never did, probably because none had feelings for Su Muyao.
Plus, they shared a sense of mutual suffering.
Moreover, on the Exile Road, many forces aimed to assassinate Su Muyao, including factions from her previous five beast husbands.
They ended up fighting together to protect her, which prevented any hostility among them.
Xiao Jihan never trusted that Su Muyao had improved, and he did not refute Wen Nanxi's words, simply shaking his head, "We're not hungry, we'll skip dinner."
Wen Nanxi went to the kitchen to convey this to Su Muyao.
Su Muyao looked at the basin full of fish paste and said, "I prepared dinner for the four of us."
Although she wanted to ignore them, she knew if she did not improve their impression, her life could be over.
If she were powerful, she surely wouldn't care about them at all.
But currently, she didn't even have First Rank strength.
Besides, those two did indeed bring back food.
Despite their dislike of her, they brought back food as required.
Wen Nanxi said, "I'll take it to their rooms tonight!"
"Alright."
The Space System said, "Host, they're afraid you might have drugged the food!"
Su Muyao's mouth twitched, "Not surprising!"
Su Muyao cooked quickly, using pig fat to extract oil and made a pan of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Then she prepared fish soup and pure fish noodle soup.
She also roasted sweet potatoes.
Su Muyao served two plates of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, some roasted sweet potatoes, two large bowls of fish noodle soup, and a large bowl of fish soup.
The fish noodle soup and fish soup Su Muyao made had no fishy smell whatsoever; instead, they were extraordinarily delicious.
To ensure it wasn't drugged, she ate some food and drank some soup in front of Wen Nanxi.
"I didn't drug it, nor did I poison it."
After a pause, she added, "I'm counting on you to protect me and find food for me, it's impossible for me to harm you."
Wen Nanxi's eyes softened gently, "Yes, I know. They'll eat."
Wen Nanxi brought the food to Xiao Jihan's room and then called Hua Linye over to eat together.
Hua Linye hadn't recovered from previous injuries, and today, in order to specifically hunt wild boars, he encountered a Mutated Beast and got more injuries.
He had been enduring the pain, not letting anyone know.
Originally, he didn't want to eat, but for some reason, the strong aroma tempted him.
Coupled with Wen Nanxi's words, Hua Linye felt something was amiss.
"Would she thoughtfully prepare food for us?"
Wen Nanxi said, "Wife tasted it right in front of me, using unused utensils. Don't worry, she didn't drug the food."
"Besides, Wife's reasoning is correct; she still depends on you to find food and protect her, she wouldn't kill you."
If Su Muyao had said it, they wouldn't believe it, but if Wen Nanxi said it, they believed.
Hua Linye and Xiao Jihan indeed had not eaten much throughout the day and were feeling hungry now.
Hua Linye hesitated for a moment, then picked up the utensils to eat.
"These dishes are peculiar. In the Beast Emperor City's tavern, there were vegetable stir-fries using eggs, but stir-fried fruit is a first."
"Is this fish soup, is it drinkable?"
Hua Linye felt some suspicion.
But the scent wasn't odd, so he scooped a spoonful of the soup.
He was stunned, "This fish soup has no fishy taste at all."
The soup's color was clear white, with a rich, savory flavor.
Wen Nanxi smiled, "That aside, these are noodles made from fish meat."
Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye heard about noodles for the first time.
Not until they tasted it did they realize how delicious it was.
Not to mention the roasted sweet potatoes and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Every dish was delicious.
Later, they no longer spoke, merely eating in silence.
They had to admit, it was really delicious.
Unexpectedly, in such a remote Exile Tribe, they could taste food surpassing that of the Beast Emperor City.
Had they not personally eaten it, they wouldn't believe it.
At the same time, their minds were filled with heavy doubt and a sense of incredibility.
Su Muyao could identify food and cook?
Seeing them truly eating, knowing what the dishes were and how they were consumed, Wen Nanxi finally returned to the kitchen.
At that moment, Su Muyao was sitting at the kitchen table, and seeing him return, she smiled with bent brows, "You're back. Let's eat together!"
Speaking, Su Muyao picked up chopsticks waiting for Wen Nanxi.
Wen Nanxi initially thought Su Muyao would've started eating by now.
Wen Nanxi felt a stir in his heart, "Wife, were you waiting for me?"
"Yes, we cooked the meal together; naturally, I have to wait for you to eat together."
The previous Su Muyao only cared about herself when eating, but in Su Muyao's view, they're now a small team.
To live well in this tribe, the small team needs to eat well.
Being full allows superpowers to improve quickly, dealing with dangers and hunting for food.
She's very lucid, although each of them is exceptionally attractive, they are also toxic.
Capable of being lethal!
She wouldn't foolishly indulge in any emotions.