Listening to Xu Wan's explanation, both Hu Jiu and Chen Shuang frowned deeply.

Seeing them like this, she laughed instead, and reached out to pinch Chen Shuang and Hu Jiu's cheeks.

"Why are you so nervous? What if I'm just overthinking it?"

"But what if it's true?"

Fox stepped forward and took her hand. "Wanwan, have you noticed...?"

"What?"

He took a deep breath and lowered his voice to make sure only the three of them could hear him.

"As long as you're here, the beast crystals we dig out will all be of a higher level than the original beasts."

Xu Wan's heart skipped a beat. "I...I..."

"Wanwan." Fox ruffled her hair. "Don't be afraid. We are your beast husbands, and we will always stand with you."

Fox Jiu's words calmed her down a bit. She shook her head. "I don't know either..."

She just shared the same suspicion as him.

But what if it's just a coincidence?

What if she just happened to encounter mutated ferocious beasts by sheer chance?

How could someone who isn't even cannon fodder be more powerful than the female lead?

But a voice inside her told her that her guess was right.

She recalled the prophecy about Chen Shuang that Hu Jiu had mentioned.

Could it be that there was a bug when she transmigrated into the book? Could she really be the savior from the prophecy?

[The system...]

Her first instinct was to ask the system for an accurate answer, but she realized as soon as she called out that the system was not there.

Her mind was filled with all sorts of chaotic speculations, and she became increasingly agitated.

She instinctively wanted to bite her lip, but Hu Jiu's hand pressed against her lips first.

"Wanwan, whether it's true or not, we will protect you."

Chen Shuang nodded in agreement, "Wanwan, I will protect you too, don't be afraid."

Xu Wan nodded. "I don't know why this is happening either."

She paused, then said, "But if I can really attract the ferocious beast, I won't join the gathering team anymore."

The danger she brings must not implicate others.

"I'll stop thinking about it now."

Fox Jiu took her hand. "It's getting late, it's time to sleep."

It wasn't convenient in the wild, so Chen Shuang transformed back into her beast form and let her rest her head on his body, her fluffy wolf tail draped over her waist.

Xu Wan closed her eyes, and soon her breathing became even and long.

White Wolf turned his head to look at her sleeping face, then glanced at Fox Spirit lying beside her.

With a slight thought, his voice appeared in Fox Jiu's mind.

"Hey, do you and Zhuyou both know about Wanwan's situation?"

The fox tail swept twice behind it as a response.

The voice in my mind suddenly carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

"You two knew, but you kept it from me?"

Foxy lazily lifted his eyelids. "The first person to know was Zhu You, but he didn't tell me anything."

"...Bad snake."

It's warm season now, and the night breeze carries a hint of warmth.

His fox ears twitched slightly, and he opened his eyes, his gaze falling on a distant direction tinged with malice.

"They've arrived as expected."

He turned around and saw that Chen Shuang had already stood up, holding the sleeping little female.

"Take her away, I can handle it."

Xu Wan stirred in his arms, and Chen Shuang lowered his head to kiss her forehead.

A flash of icy blue light passed by, and she, who was about to wake up, fell back into a deep sleep.

Fox Jiu slightly curved the corners of her lips. "This time, I won't call you stupid."

Chen Shuang glanced at him, then turned and left with the person in her arms. "Tch, you're the stupid one."

He took a couple of steps, then paused slightly. "...Be careful, don't get hurt."

"Don't worry." Fox Jiu looked at the approaching ferocious beast and said calmly.

"These guys can't hurt me."

*

When Xu Wan woke up, she was nestled in the white wolf's arms, while the fiery red fox lay not far away, fast asleep.

She rubbed her eyes and sat up. Was she really that tired yesterday? She actually slept until now.

Looking around, I confirmed that it was still the place where I had rested last night, and there were no signs of a fight. I immediately felt much more relaxed.

She thought to herself, how could a nobody like her, who wasn't even a supporting character, possibly have the ability to attract ferocious beasts?

She sighed inwardly. Ten consecutive pulls and no gold coins, plus encountering a ferocious beast outside—it seemed she was just too unlucky.

Her doubts were disproven, and she was overjoyed.

If Chen Shuang and Hu Jiu weren't still asleep, she really wanted to jump up and down on the spot.

The wolf's tail was still draped over her waist, and she couldn't resist rubbing it a few times. It felt nice, so she continued to stroke it again and again.

Until the soft fur behind her disappeared, she was pulled into someone's arms from behind.

The boy closed his eyes, nuzzled his chin against her neck, and spoke in a slightly sleepy, sticky voice.

"Wanwan, why are you awake so early?"

Xu Wan smiled and raised her hand to scratch his chin with her fingertips. "It's getting late, the sun is already high in the sky."

She tilted her head to look at Chen Shuang, "Didn't you sleep with Hu Jiu last night?"

"……Um."

Chen Shuang buried her face in the crook of her shoulder.

Not only did he not sleep, but last night, hordes of ferocious beasts came, and Fox Jiu almost went berserk in the end.

Fortunately, he used his mental power to put her into a deep sleep, preventing the noise from waking her up.

He told Zhu You to take Wanwan back first before rushing back to help Hu Jiu.

After dealing with the last ferocious beast, he and Fox Jiu were so exhausted that they sat down on the ground.

"What should I do?" He looked up at the dark canopy of trees, his strength waning.

"Even if Wanwan isn't awake now, she'll still find out tomorrow."

He used his mental power to prevent her from confirming that he would indeed attract ferocious beasts.

But who knew so many would come?

Their level isn't high, but there are so many of them that you can't kill them all.

Fox Jiu didn't speak, but reached out and grabbed the nearest ferocious beast, cut open its skull and dug out the beast crystal.

"...Second-tier beast crystal."

He glanced at it, "A second-tier ferocious beast is naturally a second-tier beast crystal..."

He suddenly stopped, remembering what Hu Jiu had said.

"You mean... if Wanwan were here, this would be a third-tier weapon?"

"Um."

Fox Jiu nodded and dug up several more, but without exception, the level of the beast crystals remained unchanged.

Seeing that he had stopped moving, Chen Shuang casually grabbed a ferocious beast and threw it at him.

"I don't care what you want to do, just give it up."

Don't think he can't see it. That stinky fox, Hu Jiu, is definitely thinking: should I bring Wanwan back now to verify his guess?

"Wanwan is asleep, not unconscious. Hujiu, if you wake her up, all our efforts will be in vain."

Surprisingly, Hu Jiu didn't retort with sarcasm; he simply nodded.

"I know, I won't do anything."

He took a deep breath. "Get up, let's get to work."

Chen Shuang looked at the corpses scattered on the ground, her vision went black, and she lay down.

"Don't tell me you're going to restore this place to its original state."

Fox kicked him twice. "Hurry up, or it'll be dawn."

So a wolf and a fox were assigned to each task: one burned the corpses, and the other flushed them with water.

After restoring the scene, the two went to the river to wash themselves clean, transformed into their animal forms, and fell asleep on the ground.

"Why don't you take a nap first, and I'll go find Zhuyou and the others?"

He shook his head and forced himself to turn the computer on.

"Let's not sleep anymore, let's go home."

The young female is only safe when she returns to the tribe.

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