Chapter 488 Fatal Tenderness
The young male, lost in the blissful embrace of his lover, failed to notice the fleeting look of disgust in the female's eyes as she lowered her head.

If it weren't to escape capture, why would she have come to this impoverished place, disguised herself like this, and married a weak, commoner rabbit-beastman? This is an insult to her!
No matter how much Shen Qingli disliked Zackis and Yun Han, she had tasted the good things, so how could she possibly eat the bad things?

In her heart, only such outstanding and powerful orcs were worthy of being her partner and protecting her!
But at this point, she had no choice. This young, naive commoner orc was precisely the shield she could use to protect herself.

Fortunately, although Rong Tu was a poor and weak rabbit-like beastman, she was kind and gentle and knew how to take care of people. Although she had a hard time during this period, at least she was safe and stable.

This small village in the remote mountains belongs to no country and doesn't even have an electric grid. They live a primitive life, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

As darkness fell, the temperature plummeted, making people shiver with cold. Wild animals might roam at night, so we had to hurry home.

After Rong Tu took Shen Qingli home for dinner, it was time for them to go to bed.

The place we lived in was a simple mud-brick house, and the bedroom was very small, with a bed taking up half of the space.

Shen Qingli lay on a mud bed made of stones and mud, covered with a thin, old sheet that smelled of dust. Her delicate skin ached from the dirt, and the cotton in the quilt was so old that it was almost hard. The chamber pot by the door also emitted a faint smell of urine... Everything here made her feel disgusted and want to vomit!

It was pitch black all around, without even a light, and she couldn't see anything. All she could hear was the man's increasingly heavy breathing and his rough hands moving over her body.

Shen Qingli instinctively moved away, her eyes brimming with suppressed tears, not wanting him to touch her!
"Ali?"

Rong Tu didn't notice the female's unusual emotions, assuming she was just shy. He leaned in again, his voice growing lower and hoarse, "I want to mate with you. We haven't mated in so long..."

The last time was the night they officially became a couple.

That night, Rong Tu realized how good the female's figure was, more sexy and tender than any female he had ever seen, which made him obsessed and addicted to that kind of thing.

But the females always made excuses to refuse, which annoyed him, and he couldn't help but feel frustrated.

Shen Qingli felt disgusted and humiliated, but she didn't want to upset him about this, since Rongtu was her only guarantee for survival. She could only reluctantly agree and hastily end the matter.

The young male lay on top of her, saying contentedly and happily, "Winter is coming soon. Next spring, we'll have a litter of baby rabbits... Ali, even though your face is burned, I can imagine you must be very beautiful, and our children will definitely be the cutest kids in the village..."

Rong Tu was filled with joy and tenderness as he imagined their future happiness together.

Shen Qingli simply closed her eyes, tears flowing silently in the darkness. With her beauty and abilities, why should she endure such a miserable life? Why should she feign affection for a lowly male beast?
Unfortunately, she was wanted by both the Night Glow Empire and the rebels, and many nearby countries and regions also issued arrest warrants for her. Shen Qingli only had one life left, and out of fear of death, she could only hide here and eke out a living.

It's all that Shen Tang's fault!
If it weren't for this vile woman meddling in everything, she would be the monarch in everyone's eyes, the one who should be sitting in the highest position!

Shen Qingli had nowhere to vent her anger, so she could only blame the system, "Didn't you say you could help me become the most noble person in the world? Is this what you call noble? You useless thing, you can't help me with anything!"

The system had long since given up on her, but upon hearing this, it couldn't contain its anger and retorted, "[I gave you so many good things, but you were useless, you lost miserably, and ended up like this. You brought it on yourself, who else can you blame!]"

【Useless stuff!】

"You—" Shen Qingli almost fainted from anger, but she was powerless to refute.

Life went on, one day at a time.

One day, Shen Qingli followed the females in the village to pick fruit in the nearby woods, preparing the last batch of food for the winter.

A jumble of screams came from afar.

Many orcs ran over, shouting in a panic.

"Run!"

"The rebels are attacking!"

"These wicked bastards are trying to capture young females! Quickly, take the females and run!"

The hunting party also rushed back.

A grayish-brown rabbit, about the size of a wolf, broke away from the group and ran wildly. Midway, it transformed into a young beastman, grabbed the dazed Shen Qingli, and joined the fleeing masses, running recklessly deeper into the forest. Shen Qingli lay on the man's back, staring blankly at the dark mass of rebel troops surging in from afar. They had already kidnapped more than a dozen young females, their actions extremely heinous.

Her heart tightened, but she quickly calmed down, opened the system map, and heard the conversation of those people.

Only then did they learn the reason why the rebels were capturing young females.

It turned out that the rebel leader was searching for beautiful women, and his men were capturing many young women to offer to him.

Strangely, the leader seemed to be extremely fond of female cats, and only wanted females whose beast form was a black and white cat.

Shen Qingli was overjoyed; wasn't she the perfect candidate?
She had also spent some time with the rebels and heard rumors about this legendary first commander, who was mysterious and powerful, and even Zaxis could only submit to him. Unfortunately, she could never find an opportunity to get close to him.

If she could capture this mysterious leader, wouldn't the entire rebel army be hers for the taking?
Shen Qingli slowly touched her scarred face. Despite her current state of destitution, she was extremely confident in her appearance. As long as she could successfully meet that commander, she was sure she could win him over, body and soul!

But then Shen Qingli thought of Mi Li, who had betrayed her. He was now the third commander of the rebel army. If he found out, wouldn't she be finished?

Seeing Shen Qingli hesitate, the system quickly urged her, "As long as the host can take down the leader, why should you be afraid of Mi Li? Think about it, once you take down the rebel leader, you can regain your position above everyone else, avenge Mi Li's betrayal, and completely get rid of your status as a wanted criminal. You'll never have to live such a miserable life again!"

The system gently persuaded, "If you're content to live a life of dependence on others, then you'll forever remain hidden in this stinking mountain valley, dying of depression!"

The system has been very anxious lately; if it doesn't complete the task soon, it will really lose.

It doesn't want to be destroyed.

A glint of light flashed in Shen Qingli's eyes as she made up her mind to give it one last shot!
The village's orcs fled and successfully escaped capture by the rebels.

They rested in a cleaned cave nearby that night.

Late at night, after all the other beastmen around her had fallen asleep, Shen Qingli secretly tugged at Rong Tu's arm that was resting on her waist and whispered aggrievedly, "I need to go to the toilet..."

Rong Tu woke up from his sleep, glanced at the sleeping beastmen nearby, and without thinking much, carried Shen Qingli out of the cave and quietly put her down in the nearby bushes.

Rong Tu urged, "Hurry up, let me cover it up with some more soil for you. It would be bad if it attracted wild beasts and other orcs."

Shen Qingli whispered, "Turn around, don't look at me like that."

"Alright~ Then hurry up, I'll keep watch around for you." Rong Tu smiled helplessly, thinking to himself that the little female was really shy. The two of them had already consummated their marriage, so why did she need to be so reserved?

Unexpectedly, just as he turned around, a cold, sharp blade pierced his heart.

Rong Tu didn't even have time to see who did it, or perhaps, in his last moments, he guessed it.

Unfortunately, it's no longer useful.

The male's body lay on the ground, blood spreading.

Shen Qingli's face turned pale, and she took two steps back, her hand holding the knife trembling. "I'm sorry, you're in my way, you're hindering my plans..."

"Don't blame me, blame yourself for being too weak..."

She roared in anguish, "I've had enough! I've had enough of this poverty, enough of living as a dependent! I'm leaving!"

"You love me so much, do one last thing for me."

She squatted on the ground, pried open the man's corpse, and used her fingers to pull out the bloody crystal core from his chest, quickly absorbing it.

Rong Tu's strength was too low, and he could not absorb or utilize much power, but it was still somewhat useful.

After doing all this, Shen Qingli didn't look at the corpse on the ground again, quickly turned around and left, her figure disappearing into the forest.

good night!

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