A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 27 Food Temptation
"I'm with Shen Tang and Captain Jia Lan."

Song Fang's black wolf beast husband, Lang Xiao, was the first to step forward. He was originally a beastman in Jialan's team, and the two families were neighbors. Now his impression of Shen Tang had completely changed, and he believed that what she said was not nonsense.

He was naturally more cautious and unwilling to take risks.

"I'm also following Captain Xiao Jin."

"Forget it, my salary is enough to buy purification crystals. Anyway, with so many people, I won't get many."

"Then... I won't go either."

With the addition of four beastmen to Shen Tang's camp, morale was clearly shaken, and more and more beastmen stood behind Shen Tang.

Xiao Jin and his group are the backbone of the army, with many loyal followers.

Within minutes, fifty or sixty orcs stepped out of the ranks and decided to take another route.

Several other females also stepped forward. They didn't want to take high risks. Anyone with eyes could see that it was safer to follow Xiao Jin and the others!
Shi Yin cursed them as idiots in her heart, gritting her teeth, "You'll regret this!"

She walked up to Shen Tang, her face dark, and said, "Just wait and see how you embarrass yourself!"

Shen Tang raised an eyebrow and sneered. Who would be the one to lose face? Let's wait and see.

"Hmph!" Shi Yin bumped into her shoulder hard as she left, then turned to look at Xiao Jin with resentment, her fingers clenching into her palms, her jealousy towards Shen Tang growing stronger, her heart filled with malice.

Everyone knows she likes Xiao Jin, and Xiao Jin himself knows it too, but he ignores her and always defends Shen Tang.

What's so good about this ugly thing?!

She was clearly the most outstanding female in the city, and the one most worthy of him!
As long as she can find the purification crystal ore, Xiao Jin will definitely look at her with new respect!

Thinking of this, Shi Yin felt smug, as if she could already imagine the scene of Xiao Jin discovering her goodness in the future, regretting it and kneeling in front of her, begging for her forgiveness and favor.

Xiao Jin saw the female staring straight at him, her eyes filled with a disgusting desire. His brows furrowed, and a deep sense of loathing flashed across his eyes.

He doesn't like females at all, and he hates clingy, brainless idiots the most.

Compared to the city lord's domineering and annoying daughter, Xiao Jin even found Shen Tang, this fat woman, much more pleasing to the eye. At least she's not so ugly anymore, and she's not annoying either.

When Shen Tang saw this scoundrel suddenly turn his head to look at her, a hint of suspicion flashed through her mind. She wondered what he meant. Then she saw Xiao Jin's face darken, and he turned his gaze back, seemingly muttering something to himself.

At the same time, the system's voice sounded in my mind.

[Xiao Jin's favorability +5!]

"..." This bastard's favorability rating increased for no reason at all.

The city lord's expression darkened slightly. "Are you really going to leave the group and take another route?"

"Yes, meet at the next landmark."

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Most of the orcs followed the city lord to search for purification crystal mines, while Shen Tang's group, consisting of fifty or sixty orcs, went to another secluded path.

They encountered many attacks from pollutants along the way, but with Xiao Jin and the others by their side, they were able to pass through quickly and without taking any damage.

Although they did not find any crystal mines, they were fortunate enough to discover a relatively unpolluted river, which replenished their remaining bottled water.

Just as midnight fell, the fog in the polluted area thickened again, making it impossible to continue traveling.

After a ten-day journey, the beastmen were exhausted, both physically and mentally.

Xiao Jin suggested setting up camp on a flat area not far from the river to rest for the night.

"Great, I can finally catch my breath!" "I need to get some sleep to recharge; I feel like I'm turning into a zombie."

"It's better to enjoy life with Captain Xiao Jin."

Dozens of orcs quickly erected an electric fence on the flat ground, prepared for danger, set up tents, and lit clusters of campfires. Many low-level pollutants were still afraid of the flames.

As night fell, the temperature in the contaminated area dropped below zero. Shen Tang wasn't sleepy, so she sat by the campfire outside the tent to warm herself.

Shen Li walked over and handed her a bottle of nutritional fluid. "Have something to eat."

After saying that, he knelt down next to Shen Tang and started to warm himself by the fire.

The orange firelight fell on the man's handsome and gentle face, creating a clear contrast of light and shadow. His fox-like eyes were extremely beautiful, long and narrow, with long eyelashes casting faint shadows. Only upon closer inspection could one see a small, bright red mole on the tip of his nose, which added to his alluring and gentle appearance.

Shen Tang's heart raced, and she quickly looked away. These beastly husbands hated her infatuation the most.

She looked down at the nutrient solution in her hand, lost in thought, recalling that night... Was Shen Li really a spy sent by another country?

What's his purpose?
Shen Tang, who had initially relied somewhat on her childhood sweetheart and fox-like older brother, now had to be on high alert.

"Aren't you hungry?" the red-haired man beside her suddenly asked.

Shen Tang shook her head, "I don't like drinking nutrient solution." After saying that, she took out a few pieces of dried meat from her personal space. These were the dry rations she had prepared before coming, given to her by Lu Xiao.

Shen Tang ate half of it, and made the other half into jerky, which could be stored in the space for half a month.

"You're already so fat, why are you still eating!" A long, slender hand with distinct knuckles appeared in front of you and quickly snatched the jerky away.

Xiao Jin looked at the dry jerky in his hand, but it smelled quite good.

Shen Tang's lips twitched slightly. "Give me back my dried meat. It's my dinner tonight!"

"You're already so fat, eat less, I'll help you lose weight." Xiao Jin looked down at her still plump figure, his eyes flashing with undisguised disdain. Then he threw the jerky into his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and his golden eyes suddenly lit up. "It tastes good, where did you buy it?"

The hatred of having food stolen is irreconcilable!

Shen Tang's anger flared up, but when she saw the fluffy round leopard ears peeking out from the man's black hair, and the long leopard tail swaying happily behind him, her love for fluffy things suddenly gave in.

Cats are normal to be bossy and unreasonable.

Shen Tang smiled smugly, "Of course I made it myself!"

"You?" Xiao Jin sneered disdainfully, clearly not believing that this fat woman was lazy and gluttonous; how could she have done it?

"Don't believe me if you don't believe me." Shen Tang was too lazy to explain anymore. She took out a piece of dried meat from her space and chewed it with relish.

Xiao Jin frowned slightly, his gaze towards her revealing a hint of inquiry.

Then, he turned and left. A dozen minutes later, he dragged back a beast that resembled a cow, skinned and butchered it on the spot, took out a few of the tenderest pieces of meat, purified them, and handed them to Shen Tang, saying, "You cook it for me right here, I'm hungry too."

After eating the dried meat, he found the nutrient solution tasteless and difficult to swallow.

Shen Tang was speechless. How could dried meat be made and eaten fresh? She turned to look at the campfire in front of her and had a sudden inspiration, "How about we have roasted meat today? It's even tastier than dried meat."

The seasonings Shen Li gave her earlier are still stored in the computer space, but they're just sitting there unused.

"Roasted meat?" Xiao Jin frowned. The recipes in the post-apocalyptic world were so scarce that most orcs lived by drinking nutrient solutions and eating raw meat. Studying recipes would be a waste of time.

Shen Tang suddenly felt sorry for them; how boring it must be to not be able to enjoy delicious food. She looked at the beastmen and winked, "How about you do me a favor?"

(End of this chapter)