A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 73 Kissing?!
Xiao Jin felt Shen Tang's movement, his body stiffened abruptly, and he almost exploded.

He threatened menacingly, "Stop! If you dare touch me again, I'll throw you out to feed the wolves!"

These familiar words immediately brought back memories of the awkward moment when Shen Tang first transmigrated—that scoundrel really wanted to kill her back then!

She quickly withdrew her hand, pouting and complaining, "You're so stingy! Shen Li's fur is way easier for you to touch than it is, and he's not as fierce as you..."

"What?" Xiao Jin didn't hear what she was muttering, but he figured it wasn't anything good.

"Uh, I just wanted to ask, where have we ended up?"

Shen Tang surveyed her surroundings. Thanks to her body being that of a cat-human beastman, she could see very clearly even at night.

The lush primeval forest blocked out the sun, and the ground was covered with dead branches and fallen leaves, but the trees showed signs of being cut down. The dirt road under their feet also looked like it had been made by people, and there should be an area where orcs gathered nearby.

The air was fresh and smelled pleasant; there was no eerie gray fog in the air.

The airship encountered an accident midway, but fortunately, the outcome was good. They should now have left the contaminated area and successfully entered the Empire's territory.

Xiao Jin's words confirmed her guess: "It's a primeval forest on the border of the empire. This place is too remote and doesn't have a regional number yet, but it looks like there are orcs living nearby. Let's go find a place to stay."

"Hmm, are Shen Li and the others alright?"

"You're the most useless person on this entire spaceship. Instead of wasting your time, you should be watching your own life," Xiao Jin sneered.

Shen Tang was so angry she wanted to rip off a handful of leopard fur, but hearing what he said, she knew that Shen Li and the others were alright.

I just don't know where they fell to.

Xiao Jin said calmly, "I sent them my location at the same time. It shouldn't be long before the four of them arrive."

Shen Tang nodded and didn't say anything more.

Exhausted from the fright, she lay down on the leopard's back to rest.

Xiao Jin felt her lumps of fat pressing down on him, especially the two large lumps in front squeezing his back, making his body stiffen even more, and he almost walked forward with his hands and feet moving in unison.

In the past, Xiao Jin would have thrown this fat girl down long ago, but this time, he resisted the urge to slap her away and slowed his pace again.

Shen Tang was unaware of Xiao Jin's inner thoughts. She closed her eyes to rest, but the more she thought about it, the stranger the matter seemed.

Although she was an imperial princess serving time in prison, even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse; she wasn't so poor as to be equipped with that old, dilapidated spaceship that even ordinary orcs didn't receive.

Unfortunately, this outdated spaceship had not yet been upgraded with defensive and emergency rescue capabilities.

And then, they were attacked en route.

And it just so happens to be at night!
Normally at this time, she would be sleeping like a log, and wouldn't be woken up even by an earthquake. But today, she just happened to be arguing with Xiao Jin and was so angry that she couldn't sleep.

Shen Tang couldn't imagine that if it had happened a few days ago, she would probably be dead.

Shen Tang suddenly opened her eyes, her voice cold and deep, "I have a feeling that someone is targeting us from the shadows! The attack on the spaceship seems to be orchestrated by someone in secret!"

Xiao Jin let out a short, cold laugh. "Heh, you're not completely hopeless."

Shen Tang gritted her teeth in anger. This stinky leopard can't stand not provoking her, can he?
However, she quickly caught the deeper meaning in his words and frowned. "Do you know who's behind our downfall?"

"It's you, not us."

Xiao Jin's deep golden eyes flashed with a cold and fierce aura. He curled his lips into a cold smile, not surprised at all. "Not only this time, but a year ago on our way to exile, we also encountered no less than ten life-or-death ambushes. Those stray beasts and mutants were not out of thin air. Someone had planned and set up ambushes in advance. Their only goal was to take your life and make you die on the way."

Shen Tang's body suddenly stiffened. Someone... wanted to kill her?
Xiao Jin noticed the change in her body and knew that this little coward was frightened. He snorted loudly, "What? You forgot? If it weren't for us escorting you all the way, you would have been dead long ago."

Unexpectedly, the fat woman was completely ungrateful and became even more disgusting towards them. Xiao Jin had initially regretted his actions and wished he had let her die on the way back then... However, he no longer thought that way.

If this chubby girl were to die in an accident someday, he felt a tightness in his chest just thinking about it.

This strange feeling left Xiao Jin completely baffled. Tsk, it must be that this chubby girl could make mouthwatering food; if she died, he'd never be able to eat it again.

So he couldn't let her die; he had to save her life.

Thinking this way, Xiao Jin found a reasonable excuse for his actions.

Xiao Jin shook his head, putting that emotion out of his mind, and continued, "You've offended quite a few people during your years in the capital. I suspect it was those people who were behind this."

After sorting through the original owner's memories, Shen Tang's lips twitched violently. This original owner really knew how to court death!

Despite being an imperial princess, she committed numerous evil deeds and had a notorious reputation.

From royalty to commoners, everyone could be killed; the gossip and slander from the neighborhood could drown her.

What a perfect contrast to the kind and beautiful female protagonist.

With such a "gem" preceding her, the female lead Shen Qingli won the hearts of the entire empire as soon as she took office.

Shen Tang sensed something was wrong; her days back in the Empire would probably be even more miserable than those in the sanctuary!

Many enemies do not want her to come back.

Therefore, this assassination attempt can be considered to have a basis in fact.

It's just that we don't know who did it.

A cold glint flashed in Shen Tang's eyes.

She's not a pushover; she'll pay for the evil the original owner did, but she'll also not let these people who want to kill her go easily!

The two walked for an unknown amount of time until the sky began to lighten, the morning sun broke through the clouds and scattered across the earth, and a system notification sounded in their minds.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the side quest: Spend a pleasant night with each of the beastmen. Reward: Map exploration. The reward has been automatically sent to your system inventory. Please check it yourself!]

But by a twist of fate, misfortune turned into blessing.

Shen Tang was overjoyed and quickly took out the reward exploration map from the system's inventory. It looked like a plain leather scroll.

The scroll is opened.

To outsiders, it's just an ordinary map.

But before Shen Tang's eyes, a real-time updated 3D map would appear.

The golden circle in the very center represents her. The map extends outwards to a maximum of thirty kilometers, with icons marking rare materials, ores, and other resources. In the distance, some red dots are moving slowly, which are likely dangers marked on the map, possibly ferocious beasts or polluted species.

Shen Tang noticed a light gray city marker a dozen kilometers ahead.

Shen Tang excitedly patted the leopard's head, "Look at this fork in the road on the left, there seem to be footprints left by orcs, let's go this way!"

Xiao Jin's temples throbbed with veins. He looked in the direction she pointed and could indeed vaguely see the footsteps of orcs in that place.

This chubby girl has a sharp eye!
Xiao Jin then followed the direction she pointed and headed towards the fork in the road on the left.

After walking for several kilometers, the edge of the city came into view in the distance.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Xiao Jin's favorability has increased by 10!]

Before Shen Tang could even feel happy, she heard the system's voice sound again.

[Ding! A new side quest has been issued to the host: Please kiss any beastman. Quest duration: 24 hours. Reward: Basic Healing Ability!]

(End of this chapter)