Chapter 180: Displeasing to Me


    Chirp chirp…


    In the early morning, the little birds chirped melodiously. Weya slowly opened her eyes and saw Mina packing up the sleeping bags.


    “Good morning!” Mina greeted, efficiently stuffing the sleeping bags into the backpack.


    “You’re up so early, Mina,” Weya said as she quickly crawled out of her sleeping bag, carefully unzipping it while swaying unsteadily.


    “Hehehe… Let me do it, you don’t want to fall down,” Mina said, supporting Weya as she swiftly packed the sleeping bag into Weya’s backpack.


    “Thank you!” Weya took the backpack. Her bnce was poor, and she was slightly afraid of heights.


    “Wait here, I’ll tell you when it’s safe toe down,” Mina instructed.


    “Okay!”


    Mina went to the ce where the de ropes were tied and saw bloodstains on them. She had heard the cries of animalsst night and thought that some animals had been caught in the traps. It seemed like that was indeed the case.The ropes were quickly untied and packed into a sack, which was then stowed away. Mina then did a quick scan around the base of the tree and, aside from a few bloodstains, didn’t see anything else. It appeared that the beasts fromst night were not veryrge.


    “You cane down now!” Mina waved to Weya in the tree.


    “Okay!” Weya hugged the rope and slowly slid down, swaying her hips as she descended.


    Mina climbed the tree to retrieve the rope, and the two set off. On the way, they ate somepressed biscuits to stave off the hunger, with no time for anything else, as they needed to focus on traveling.


    This was also why Liu Feng had prepared thepressed biscuits for them- both beastgirls had big appetites. Filling them up with buns and simr items would require severalrge bags.


    Too much stuff would slow them down. For instance, the buns Weya had brought only a few of had already been eaten on the first day. The morning passed uneventfully, but as they neared Weya’s tribe, their expressions became grave.


    Especially Weya, whose face turned pale and brows furrowed deeply. She had been within the tribe’s vicinity for some time, so she was perplexed as to why she hadn’t seen a single guard. “Where are the guards? Howe there isn’t a single one?” Weya trembled, having a bad feeling. Previously, when she had been captured by ve traders, it was the guards who had discovered it and reported it to her parents. It was odd that there were no guards now.


    “Don’t panic. Maybe the guards are switching shifts,” Mina reassured. As the second-inmand of a team, she understood how things could be.


    “Mhmm!” Weya took a deep breath, and her light red eyes narrowed. She led the way toward the tribe, anxious to check things out.


    Mina followed behind, taking out apound bow and nocking an arrow, sensing that something was amiss. <em>Hopefully, it’s not what I think, otherwise…</em> Mina thought to herself, her blue eyes fixed on Weya’s tall figure.


    The next moment, Mina’s expression changed. She quickened her pace, covering Weya’s mouth and pulling her behind a nearbyrge tree.


    Immediately, they heard voices nearby, from two people.


    “Hehehe… Didn’t expect such a big haul this time.”


    “True, there are so many little beastkins. Those perverted merchants and nobles will surely love them.”


    Two ve traders were chatting under a tree not far from them,pletely unaware of Weya and Mina.


    “Stay silent!”


    Mina covered Weya’s mouth and watched her tearful eyes closely. She whispered, “Don’t rush. The ve traders are still here, which means the tribe’s beastkins are still around.”


    “…” Weya fought back tears and nodded heavily, and only then did Mina then this she dare to release her hand.


    “Mina, what do we do now?” Weya asked quietly, growing anxious. This tribe was Weya’s only source of strength. If even the beastkin of the tribe had been captured, her life would truly fall into darkness.


    “You hide here. I’ll check the situation,” Mina instructed seriously. “Be sure to stay hidden and don’t get found.”


    “Mhmm!” Weya nodded repeatedly.


    “Take this for self-defense. Point the arrowhead at the enemy, pull this trigger, and the arrow will fire, understand?” Mina handed Weya a small crossbow from her backpack and briefly exined.


    “Mm-hmm!” Weya carefully epted the crossbow.


    Mina then nodded and moved silently through the tree’s blind spots, quickly approaching the two ve traders.


    “Do these beastkin’s heads have lumps on their heads? Aren’t they just wasting food for taking care of so many little beaskins?”


    “Who knows? It’s a good thing they raised these little beastkins. I heard some big city ve auctions are desperate for them. The quality of these little beastkins are excellent.”


    “Hahaha… They’ll definitely fetch a good price. I’ve heard some beautiful women have arrived at the ck Alley. I’m going to book two of them!”


    “Hehehe… You sure you can handle it? Don’t end up dead on the women’s bellies…”


    “How could that be? I’m very strong. You know that. Didn’t we have some fun togetherst time?”


    As the ve trader spoke, he didn’t get a response from hispanion and turned to look, only to find a pair of blue eyes staring back at him. Before he could react, a knife was pressed against his throat, silencing him in fear. His peripheral vision saw his boastingpanion lying on the ground with a slit throat.


    “You have three chances to answer. If I’m not displeased or if you make too much noise, this will be your fate,” Mina said, pressing the knife slightly forward, making a cut on his neck


    “I’ll speak, I’ll speak!” The ve trader nodded rapidly, terrified to the point of nearly wetting himself. The pain on his neck made his eyes narrow.


    “How many of you are there?” Mina stared intently at the ve trader’s eyes. Any sign of wavering would indicate he was thinking of lying.


    “32 people!” The ve trader quickly answered.


    “When did you arrive?” Mina frowned slightly. Though she didn’t detect any lies, the number still concerned her.


    “In the morning!” The ve trader, frightened by Mina’s frown, thought that his answer might have displeased her.


    “Did you take any beastkin with you?” Mina’s eyes shed.


    “No, absolutely none!” The ve trader insisted desperately, treating Mina as one of the tribe’s beastkin.


    “Is that so? Unfortunately, your bad breath is quite displeasing to me…”


    With a horrified look from the ve trader, Mina cut through his throat. He felt a chilling breeze as darkness swallowed his sight.