A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 41 This snake is insane!
Xue Yinzhou also saw the message sent by the city lord. A look of disbelief appeared on his cold and indifferent face, and he stood there stunned.

He clearly threw that female off the cliff with his own hands, how could she still be alive?

The man's thin lips were tightly closed, his face was gloomy, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Shen Li noticed the change in Xue Yinzhou's expression for a moment. A deep meaning flashed in his charming and amorous fox eyes. He smiled and leaned closer to him, saying, "Yinzhou, are you hiding something from us? You didn't see her that night, did you?"

Xue Yinzhou glanced at him coldly, ignored Shen Li, and turned to leave.

Xiao Jin and Jia Lan were already used to the snake beast's aloof and cold personality, so they didn't take his unusual behavior to heart.

Shen Li glanced at him a couple more times, then looked away and walked towards the temporary plaza, saying in a good mood, "Shen Tang is really lucky. Let's go, as her beast husbands, we should go and see her—"

"By the way, who killed her?"

Upon hearing the fox's last words, Xue Yinzhou suddenly stopped in his tracks, his hands clenching and unclenching at his sides.

In the end, he turned around and went to the square with the three of them.

Lu Xiao led his team back to the main force.

From afar, Shen Tang could see a dark mass below; almost all the beastmen had arrived.

The orcs were all cheering for the return of the vanguard.

Many females had different expressions when they saw Shen Tang return unharmed. Some were happy, some were jealous, and some were looking forward to a good show. In the past, these people would have despised the original owner and would not have cared whether she lived or died.

Shen Tang raised an eyebrow and chuckled inwardly. It seemed that the commotion caused by her disappearance was quite significant.

Among the crowd, Shen Li, Jia Lan, and Xiao Jin also arrived. The three were tall and handsome, each with their own unique features, easily stealing the spotlight.

But then, Shen Tang saw Xue Yinzhou following behind, and the smile on her face froze.

Xue Yinzhou also spotted Shen Tang.

The moment their eyes met, Shen Tang's heart skipped a beat. She turned her face away, pretending not to see him.

Out of sight!

Xue Yinzhou frowned slightly, his lips tightened, and a hint of unease flashed across his face.

He considered many possibilities on his way here.

This fat woman publicly revealed the truth and identified him as the murderer.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be imprisoned or even executed after returning to the city.

Or perhaps she would scream hysterically, frantically demanding to know why he did it?
But she didn't have any of those.

She ignored him coldly.

The act of being slowly sliced ​​to death is not the most terrifying thing; it is the process of waiting for it that is the most agonizing.

Xue Yinzhou was world-weary and reclusive, and had long since given up on life. Rather than becoming a chained, lowly dog, he would rather bite back and kill his master before he died.

He would rather the fat woman sentence him to death right now than keep him hanging on.

What exactly is she trying to do?
Thinking about how to get revenge on him? To torture him?

Xue Yinzhou's gaze was complex, filled with doubt and inquiry.

For the first time in his life as a beast, he couldn't see through this shallow and foolish female.

Xue Yinzhou stared intently at the obese figure, unaware that he himself had developed an unprecedented interest in Shen Tang.

When a man becomes interested in a woman, it's often the beginning of a fatal mistake. [Ding! Congratulations, host! Xue Yinzhou's favorability has increased by 20, now at 80! Please keep up the good work!]

Shen Tang was speechless when she heard the system voice suddenly coming from her mind. She couldn't help but think to herself: Is this snake really out of its mind?
She humbled herself and tried to please him, but his affection for her plummeted, and he even wanted to kill her. When she ignored him, his affection for her increased dramatically!

Seeing the snake-beast's favorability rating at the bottom, Shen Tang couldn't help but sigh with melancholy. It was like going back to square one!
"Lu Xiao, come here for a moment." The city lord called Lu Xiao over for questioning.

Lu Xiao nodded in agreement, glanced down at Shen Tang, and said calmly, "You didn't rest well last night either, go back and get some rest first."

"Ah."

Shen Tang had been living in fear for the past two days and hadn't slept well. Now that she was back in a safe environment, she felt completely exhausted.

She yawned and walked into the tent, intending to get a good night's sleep.

Lu Xiao followed the city lord to a separate tent. He told the city lord about his experiences over the past two weeks, and he did not hide the fact that Shen Tang brought supplies to help them escape the encirclement.

"Oh? You actually stumbled upon the homeless Shen Tang by chance, and she has so many supplies?" The city lord was also incredulous upon hearing this.

Where did that useless female get the supplies? Could it be from her old hoard?
Thinking about it, that's a possibility. After all, she was an exiled imperial princess, and her assets should have been confiscated long ago. But who can guarantee that she didn't have some savings hidden away?
The city lord was only puzzled for a moment before believing the explanation and did not ask any further questions.

He was concerned about something else entirely.

Shilen's voice was deep and authoritative, making him sound less urgent. "Then what about the energy core? Have you found it?"

Lu Xiao looked him straight in the eye, shook his head and said regretfully, "There is an underground honeycomb laboratory under the abandoned factory. I found out that the energy core is hidden at the bottom of the laboratory, but unfortunately there is also a test subject with a tenth-level superpower there. We are powerless to fight against it and can only escape first... I did not get the energy core."

Although the orcs obeyed the city lord's orders, their alliance was essentially based on mutual benefit, and there was no question of loyalty between them.

Lu Xiao comes from a military family, and he never engages in pretense or lies.

What he said was the truth.

The energy core was not in his possession, but was instead stored in the optical brain space by Shen Tang.

Lu Xiao also believed that the energy core was obtained by Shen Tang and did not belong to him, so the ownership of the energy core was in Shen Tang's hands, and he did not intend to tell the city lord about this.

"I see." The city lord looked disappointed, asked a few more questions casually, and then waved for Lu Xiao to go back and rest.

After Lu Xiao left, the city lord sat in his seat and pondered for a long time before waving his hand to call over another orc.

This person was his spy planted in Lu Xiao's patrol team. He was extremely loyal to him and monitored Lu Xiao and his team's every move.

The city lord was well aware that the arrogant young people in the city were not loyal to him, especially Xiao Jin and his group who came to the shelter a year ago. The five of them were powerful, especially the snake beast Xue Yinzhou, who was already at the eighth level at a young age, which made him feel extremely threatened! He had to be on guard!
He had planted spies in each of the teams led by these men.

"Tell me everything that happened after Lu Xiao took you to the abandoned factory. Don't hide any details," the city lord said in a low, sinister voice.

The tiger-clan beastman replied respectfully, "Yes."

His account of the whole story basically matched what Lu Xiao had said.

It seems that what Lu Xiao said was true.

Could it be that he's just overthinking things?

The city lord's eyes were deep and somber.

The tiger-clan beastman remembered something and respectfully said to the city lord, "Oh, right, there's one more thing. I saw Lu Xiao go back to the factory before he retreated. He came out in just over ten minutes. Then the factory exploded, and everything inside should be gone."

He said it with a hint of regret.

The city lord's gaze suddenly darkened. Lu Xiao went back to the factory before retreating and even deliberately blew up the laboratory?!
(End of this chapter)