After I Dumped 7 Beast Husbands and Ran

"You can’t bear to leave them?" Xuan Jin asked.

After a moment of thought, Nan Zishi said, "Not really, I don’t think."

It was hard to describe how she felt at that moment. She was moved, and she was shaken.

But that Red Fox Village was Qi Yingmei’s Red Fox Village, not hers.

Her home... one was on faraway Earth, and the other was still by the sea.

Red Fox Village was friendly to her, and she would treat them with kindness in return.

But the ones she couldn’t bear to leave weren’t them, but her family.

They hadn’t walked far when Xishi and the others finally arrived, late as usual.

"My lord, Lord Xuan Jin, we finally found you!"

They looked a little worse for wear, and the moment they saw Xuan Jin, they started complaining.

"Lord Xuan Jin, that bastard Scorpion showed up! That bastard just injured many of our poor Wandering Beasts."

Nan Zishi asked curiously, "Who is Scorpion?"

Xishi shot her a glare. "Among the Cold-blooded Scorpion Beastman clan, there’s only one who gave up his name and took on the name of his race—Scorpion."

Another Wandering Beastman added, "He’s very strong. He’s a Seven-striped Scorpion King!"

Nan Zishi was speechless. "...Didn’t you say Seven-striped Beast Kings are incredibly rare?"

Back when she was wandering the Beast World, she had only ever heard of Beast Warriors and Beast Generals. She had almost never heard of a Beast King.

’Now, not only is my Beast Husband, Hu Bai, a Beast King, but this stinking snake in front of me is a Beast King, too.’

’And now even the Scorpion they’re talking about is a Beast King?!’

Xishi shot her another glare. "Beast Kings *are* very rare, but take a look at who our Lord Xuan Jin is! He’s the big boss of the Wandering Beastmen!!"

Even while glaring at her, he didn’t forget to praise his Lord Xuan Jin. Nan Zishi had to hand it to this toxic stan lizard, this Little Lao Liu.

Just as Xishi and the others were complaining, a sudden rustling came from the woods.

Nan Zishi followed the sound with her eyes and saw a young male, probably in his early twenties, with short brown hair, no eyebrows, and delicate features.

"Xuan Jin!" The young male was ecstatic!

Xuan Jin seemed annoyed. He ignored him and turned away impatiently.

In the next instant, Scorpion charged. Xuan Jin flicked his large tail, and then, as if to avoid involving Nan Zishi, he pulled Scorpion aside, and the two became locked in combat!

Immediately after, a dozen or so Scorpion Beastmen appeared behind Scorpion and charged toward the Wandering Beastmen.

The Wandering Beastmen and Scorpion Beastmen erupted into a chaotic brawl.

Nan Zishi grabbed the toxic stan Xishi and asked, "Why are they fighting the moment they see each other? What’s their beef?"

Although Xishi disliked this female who had stolen Lord Xuan Jin’s attention, he still answered her. "What’s our beef? We fight over business, over territory, over females! We Wandering Beastmen at least have some semblance of Beastman ethics when we do business. Those Scorpion Beastmen are vicious in everything they do!"

’Whoa! So it’s dog-eat-dog!’

As the two Beast Kings fought in the forest, countless wild animals were startled and fled in an instant.

As Nan Zishi watched, she suddenly had a thought—

’Another golden opportunity to escape!’

’If I don’t run now, when will I ever get the chance?!’

Just as Nan Zishi was about to sneak away, Xishi, who was closest to her, noticed something was off.

"Female, where do you think you’re going?!" Xishi growled.

Just as Xishi was about to tattle to Xuan Jin, Nan Zishi shushed him and whispered, "SHHH, SHHH, SHHH, Lord Xishi. Don’t you hate that your Lord Xuan Jin has a female master? I’ll leave right now. I promise I’ll never bother your Lord Xuan Jin again!"

Xishi’s expression was a whirlwind of emotions—truly a whirlwind. Being a lizard, his skin shifted through various colors before returning to normal.

He turned around, pretending not to have noticed Nan Zishi at all.

"CHAAARGE!!!" He charged toward the Cold-blooded Scorpion Beastmen!

Nan Zishi backed away silently, and once she reached a certain distance, she turned and ran!

She had lost count of how many times she had tried to escape.

Now an experienced escape artist, Nan Zishi jumped next to a swamp, smeared her entire body with mud, leaving only her eyes uncovered!

Then she ran forward with all her might.

She was fast, sometimes swinging on vines, sometimes leaping from one branch to another.

This time, she didn’t take any detours, her mind set on one goal: reaching the sea!

’Hu Bai, wait for me! Lanxing, wait for me!’

’Aqi, Little Fu, Yang’er, Little Lao Liu, wait for me!!’

...

The Snake Scales on Xuan Jin’s enormous tail bristled like blades as its sharp tip stabbed at Scorpion!

Scorpion retreated rapidly, his own massive, poison-tipped tail lashing out at Xuan Jin.

Xuan Jin’s Snake Scales instantly flattened against his skin, forming a solid suit of armor!

Scorpion leaped from the air, aiming to attack Xuan Jin’s upper body.

In an instant, Xuan Jin covered his entire body in Snake Scales, and then in a flash, transformed into his full snake form!

His massive tail coiled around Scorpion as his poison-coated fangs struck out. In that same instant, Scorpion also transformed into his full beast form!

His hard carapace blocked the fangs. He viciously counter-attacked Xuan Jin, and seizing an opportunity, broke free from his hold.

The two Beast Kings faced each other from a distance in the jungle. Scorpion suddenly spoke. "Xuan Jin, it looks like your captive has escaped."

The Cold-blooded Scorpion Beastman had never even considered that his arch-nemesis, Xuan Jin, might have taken a mate.

He assumed that the rather pretty female from before was Xuan Jin’s captive.

Xuan Jin: "Captive?"

His dark, leisurely eyes glanced back. Then, a chillingly demonic smile spread across his cold face.

"She’s run away again."

’I’ve already done everything I can think of to make her like me.’

’So why does she still want to leave me?’

Scorpion’s purple tongue licked his massive pincer. "You Wandering Beastmen are already wanderers, yet you treat your captives so well? Clean, with her wounds bandaged? If you ask me, a captive should be tied up, bound, and locked away! Xuan Jin, want me to help you catch her? I promise I’ll ’take good care’ of her."

Xuan Jin’s gaze turned glacial in an instant, his murderous eyes sweeping over him.

"Oh? Getting mad because I’m trying to steal your business?" Scorpion clearly enjoyed stirring up trouble.

Xuan Jin instantly flashed in front of Scorpion, his hand clamping around his neck and pinning him against a large tree.

"Scorpion, you are not worthy of touching her."

The Cold-blooded Scorpion Beastman’s brown eyes looked down at the rival he had fought for so many years.

"This reaction isn’t like you. What, have you taken a fancy to her?"

The Cold-blooded Scorpion Beastman’s poisonous tail struck at Xuan Jin, who retreated rapidly.

Scorpion broke free, and the two evenly matched Beast Kings stood face to face.

"Alright, that’s enough fighting for now. It’s about time I headed to the East Sea."

Scorpion turned, and his subordinates also fell back to join him.

"Let’s go!"

With that, the group of Scorpion Beastmen departed.

Xuan Jin’s cold eyes swept toward Xishi, who immediately lowered his head.

"Lord Xuan Jin, without you, we couldn’t beat them... They stole several of our businesses on the East Sea Coast."

"The East Sea?" Xuan Jin asked.

Xishi nodded hurriedly. "Yes, on the East Sea Coast."

"Um..." Xishi asked guiltily, "Lord Xuan Jin, should we still go after that female?"

’If he really wanted to catch her, he could just continue this game and drag her back.’

’But...’

He looked at the hand she had held all day. The soft touch of the little female’s small hand still lingered in his palm.

’And what happens after I catch her? The little female will just run away again.’

’I’m getting greedy. I’m getting more and more greedy.’

’Now, I actually hope the little female doesn’t hate me. At the very least, I hope she doesn’t run away...’

Xuan Jin closed his eyes and tilted his head back.

’If the mountain will not come to me... then I must go to the mountain.’

Xuan Jin flicked his large, dark tail and turned to leave.

Xishi watched his master’s retreating back with a guilty conscience.

Xuan Jin’s cool voice drifted back. "We’re going to the East Sea Coast."