My husband is too wild, I need to go home and find my mom.

Chapter 30 Night, This is Yao

Just as the brown bear, its left arm severed, was about to pounce on Lin Ni with its bloodshot eyes and gaping maw, a fiery red streak of light shot out from Lin Ni's left arm. This streak of light burst open between Lin Ni and the brown bear, like a blooming flame, before forming a fiery red, transparent light shield that blocked the charging bear. Behind the shield stood a blond man with deep, obsidian-like eyes that seemed to shimmer with a faint golden light, like stars twinkling in the night sky. He was shirtless, wearing a short, golden-red feathered skirt, and his long, golden hair, reaching his waist, cascaded down like a waterfall, swaying and dancing without wind, radiating a captivating glow.

The man held his arms outstretched, releasing powerful energy from his palms to form a sturdy, fiery red shield of light. Linni could only see his profile; his broad back stood firmly in front of her, offering a sense of reassurance. She gasped in surprise, covering her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief, and whispered, "Yao..."

Yao nodded to her and called out to Ye, "Hurry up, I can't hold on much longer!"

Ye Hissed as it snapped back to reality, then suddenly bit down on the back of a mutated tiger and injected it with venom. With a powerful flick, it sent the tiger flying. The snake then bit another mutated tiger that was still holding it, and then, ignoring its life or death, wrapped its tail around it and sprang to bite the brown bear.

Yao put away the light shield, turned around, squatted down and helped Lin Ni up, asking with concern in Mandarin, which she hadn't heard in a long time, "Lin Ni, are you alright?"

Hearing the familiar accent suddenly, Lin Ni couldn't help but burst into tears: "Yao, where have you been? Why did it take you so long to come?" She threw herself into his arms, terrified. People who have survived such a close call are truly vulnerable. The two most frightening experiences of her life were once from being scared by the night, and this was the second.

Yao hugged her and gently stroked her back: "Haven't I always been by your side? I said I would always be with you."

"You, you..." He's been by my side all this time? Suddenly, she thought of all the times she and Ye had done that, and he was always there for her... Although Lin Ni knew this wasn't the time to think about these things, she still blushed unconsciously.

Yao kissed her hair: "I was asleep before, and it was your energy that awakened me."

"?" What energy of mine? Lin Ni said she really didn't understand.

Yao smiled encouragingly at her and said, "So, little girl, you need to work hard at your cultivation. I need you to provide energy so I can come out and be with you!"

Linni still had many questions for him, but suddenly a loud eagle's cry came from the sky. Linni looked up and saw three dark figures circling in the sky, then they landed and transformed into human form.

Three tall, thin men with black hair and black eyes, wearing black feathered miniskirts, walked towards them. Yao helped Lin Ni to her feet, and Ye, having already dealt with the two mutated tigers, quickly came over to protect Lin Ni. Ye looked her up and down worriedly: "Lin, are you hurt?"

"I'm fine." Lin Ni shook her head, then looked at the three eagle-beastmen who were walking over.

An eagle-beastman from the left quickly approached. He had delicate, three-dimensional features and was none other than Yan, the eagle-beastman who had gone to the pool to drink water that night during the dry season. He smiled at Lin Ni and said, "Blessed by the Beast God! Beautiful and lovely little female, we meet again."

Lin Ni didn't actually see his face clearly that night; it was too far away and too dark. However, she remembered the sound of an eagle's cry and his voice. She politely replied, "Hello, Yan."

Yan looked at the dead brown bear and two tigers and said, "I didn't expect there to be three level-six ferocious beasts here. You killed them all. You're really amazing!"

"Ferocious beasts?" Ye looked at the strange wild animals and asked, "What's going on? Are they beasts that have broken through to level three?"

Yan shook his head: "Let's leave here first. The safflowers here suck blood, it's very unsafe."

Linni looked up and saw that the red flowers had already wrapped around the three dead so-called ferocious beasts. She then looked at Ye and noticed that he had injuries on his chest and legs. She asked anxiously, "Ye, are you injured?"

Hearing her worried tone, Ye's expression softened considerably. He kicked away the red flower that was trying to climb onto his lap and said, "I'm fine. Since it's not safe here, let's leave first."

Another eagle-orc said, "To prevent the appearance of ferocious beasts again, let's set this place on fire."

Yan thought for a moment and said, "There is a clearing between these red flowers and ordinary plants, so they shouldn't cause a forest fire. Let's burn them then."

Although the vampire safflower is clearly distinct from ordinary plants, just to be on the safe side, the three eagle-beastmen still flew up to check. If they saw any places that might cause a forest fire, they would deal with them first, because wildfires are merciless and no joke.

Seeing the eagle-beastman fly away, Linni suddenly felt embarrassed. She had thought she would never see Yao again, so she accepted Ye without any guilt. But now, two men were standing next to her... Linni awkwardly said to Ye, "Ye, this is Yao."

Night nodded: "He is your first partner, I can feel his presence."

Lin Ni nodded, feeling incredibly awkward.

Yao smiled gently at Ye and said, "Ye, thank you for taking care of Lin during this time. And we will need your continued help to protect the two of us."

Two? A big question mark rose in Lin Ni's mind at the same time. Lin Ni looked at Yao with a puzzled look in her eyes.

Yao continued, "I can't cultivate on my own yet, I have to rely on Lin to help me accumulate energy. I've already used up all my energy, so I can only rely on you from now on."

“…Okay.” Ye didn’t understand what was going on, but nodded nonetheless. He couldn’t help but feel more curious about Yao. He figured this mysterious Yao must be from the same tribe as Linni, and to become Linni’s first partner, Yao must possess extraordinary abilities. But since Linni hadn’t answered his questions about her origins and her first partner, Ye hadn’t brought it up again. If Linni didn’t want to talk about it, so be it. She was his partner anyway, and as long as she was happy, he would do everything in his power to protect her, no matter what.

When the three of them found Bai Zhu, it was tearing at the red flowers that were wrapped around its forelegs. Lin Ni went over to help it untangle them, but the branches and leaves were wrapped too tightly, like a knotted thread that could not be untied.

Yao suggested, "Lin, why don't you try burning it?"

Linni found her backpack, which she had dropped, and took out a lighter to burn the connection between the branches and the ground. The branches wrapped around the forelegs of the white atractylodes plant immediately withered. Then they found the white atractylodes plant, which was still unconscious. The white atractylodes plant grabbed the scruff of its neck and dragged it out of the strange place.