Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 160: Chapter 158: Who Allowed You to Come Near Me...

After stepping outside the tent, the warriors of the Ancient Bear Family followed Shen Yue’s instructions and gently placed the unconscious man from their backs onto a straw mat.

They waited quietly for Shen Yue to emerge from the tent.

It was the first time any of them had seen such a small dwelling. It looked like it was made of a single layer of cloth, yet they couldn’t see inside. They marveled that a person could even fit in something so small.

Moreover, an ox was tied up next to the tent.

The ox looked different from the ones they were used to seeing.

It even had a golden bell hanging around its neck.

Even when they stood right in front of it, the ox didn’t open its eyes. It was sleeping so soundly, completely without a hint of vigilance!

Wasn’t it afraid of being dragged off, butchered, and eaten by a starving Beastman?

How very strange.

But the men had no mind to investigate, because the person on the straw mat was finally showing a reaction.

He began to mutter to himself.

The men hurriedly knelt down.

”Young Master, what are you saying?”

Huang Ziyue and the others drew closer.

They were just in time to hear the man on the straw mat, who was covered in a pained sweat, murmur with his eyes closed:

”A Yue...”

”A Yue, where are you...?”

Gu Fangqi and Lan Cangyue frowned.

’A Yue?’

’That’s a woman’s name.’

’Is this man calling for his Female Master?’

’But he doesn’t have a mark on him. He shouldn’t have a Female Master yet, right?’

Just as they were thinking this, they looked up and noticed that the expressions on Mu Silin, Ye Lüqi, and Huang Ziyue’s faces were a little off.

A bad feeling instantly rose in their hearts.

The warriors asked anxiously:

”Young Master, what are you saying? A Yue?”

”Who is A Yue?”

’Could she be the person the Young Master is looking for?’

’Named A Yue?’

At that moment, the man on the straw mat seemed to be completely consumed by the heat poison, and his limbs began to tremble uncontrollably.

The men hurriedly held him down.

”Young Master, just hold on a little longer! The poison will be neutralized soon!”

”Once the poison is gone, we’ll help you find the person you’re looking for!”

Listening to this, the expressions on Mu Silin and the others’ faces grew even darker.

They all stared nervously at the tent.

They didn’t dare to imagine what Shen Yue’s reaction would be when she came out and saw the man on the ground.

Inside the tent, after preparing her things, Shen Yue glanced at the still-sleeping little cubs.

Then she walked out.

She could already hear Si Muye calling her name.

The moment the warriors from the Ancient Bear Family saw her, they immediately made way.

They said urgently:

”Miss, please, you must save our master!”

”We’re begging you!”

Holding the silver needle in her hand, Shen Yue looked down at the man on the ground.

Her pupils contracted.

’I wasn’t mistaken after all.’ It was still the same handsome, familiar face.

It was him.

It was Si Muye.

’He actually came back.’

’Where on earth has he been all this time?’

’These people with him are all quite powerful, and they call him Young Master. They must be his subordinates.’

’Does this mean he went back to the Royal City during the time he was gone?’

’But why did he leave without a word?’

’He was gone for over a month.’

’And what exactly happened to him in the forest back then?’

During the month he was missing, she had often wondered if something terrible had really happened to him.

But now it seemed he had survived that day.

After not seeing him for more than a month, the man seemed to have acquired an air of nobility, losing some of the wildness he’d had as a wanderer.

Seeing the pained frown on his face, she pushed these questions aside for the time being.

She spoke:

”Don’t worry. I won’t let him die.”

At these words, the warriors let out a collective sigh of relief.

But Mu Silin, Huang Ziyue, and the others felt their hearts skip a beat.

How could they not hear the deep concern in Shen Yue’s tone?

Moreover, even though she wore a veil that covered her face, leaving only her eyes visible...

...they still caught the different look in her eyes as she gazed at the bear on the ground.

It was filled with emotion.

Shen Yue knelt beside Si Muye and prepared to apply the needles.

But just as she raised her hand, the man on the mat, consumed by the heat poison, began to tremble violently.

The next second, he snapped his eyes open.

Danger flared in those dark brown eyes.

A searing heat erupted from his body as he seized Shen Yue’s wrist.

The warriors cried out in alarm:

”Young Master!”

Huang Ziyue and the others’ pupils contracted, and they were about to intervene.

However, Si Muye, who still clung to a sliver of consciousness, didn’t move after grabbing her hand.

When he realized the veiled person before him was a woman, his voice came out low and hoarse.

”Who are you?”

The scorching heat of his breath washed over Shen Yue’s face.

He stared her down, his eyes fighting to suppress a raging lust, and the words were forced through gritted teeth:

”Who gave you permission to come near me...”

Huang Ziyue narrowed his eyes.

”Let her go.”

The warriors blocked Huang Ziyue and the others.

”Young Master, let go! This young lady is here to neutralize your poison!”

Si Muye’s head was spinning. Hearing the words ”neutralize your poison,” he assumed his men had simply found him a female.

That they wanted him to mate with another female to cure the poison.

Rage erupted within him.

Clinging to his last shred of sanity, his voice was raspy to the extreme.

”I don’t need it...”

”Get out... take her away!”

He roared, about to push Shen Yue away.

The corner of Shen Yue’s mouth curved up as she looked at this big bear, who, despite being so consumed by the heat poison, still retained a sliver of reason.

”Are you sure you don’t need it?”

That voice, as crisp and clear as a bell, slipped into his ears.

It made the muddle-headed Si Muye freeze.

It was like a cool spring splashing into his ears, dousing the feverish heat and anger in his heart.

He slowly raised his head and looked intently at the veiled person before him.

His dark brown eyes began to focus, zeroing in on her astonishingly bright eyes, which shimmered like water.

’Those eyes...’

’So bright.’

’They were the eyes etched into his heart, the ones that haunted his dreams every night, impossible to forget...’

At the same time, he caught her scent... so familiar it made his heart tremble...

In that instant, Si Muye let down all his defenses and his violent aura dissipated...

His gaze softened into a look of pure tenderness...

His voice was hoarse as he called out in disbelief:

”A... A Yue...?”

Hearing him call out that name while staring at the person before him, the warriors of the Ancient Bear Family fell silent in astonishment.

They all stared at the two of them.

And then, right in front of Si Muye, Shen Yue slowly removed her veil.

In an instant, her magnificent, beautiful face was revealed.

The men all gasped.

Reflected in their eyes were her vibrant, star-like pupils and her delicate, porcelain-like features.

Her fair skin looked so delicate it might break at a touch, and beneath her fine, elegant nose was a pair of full, cherry-red lips.

Especially the red tear-mole at the corner of her starry eye, which seemed to evoke emotion without a word.

With every blink, her gaze was utterly radiant.

A single glance was enough to steal one’s soul.

It made one’s heart unwittingly skip a beat.

As Si Muye stared at the face just inches from his own, his eyes reddened, bit by bit...

It was her.

It was really her.

He couldn’t believe it was real, that he wasn’t dreaming.

Shen Yue looked at his tearful expression.

”What? Are you not happy to see me?”

’Still such a silly fool.’

Almost as a reflex, Si Muye pulled her into a tight embrace.

”A Yue... it really is you. I’m happy. I’m so incredibly happy.”

”I thought I’d never see you again.”

”I thought I’d never be able to find you.”

”It’s you. It’s really you.”

Although they had only been apart for a little over a month, he felt as if he had been away from her for a very, very long time.

So long that every moment had felt like a year.

Especially after returning to Wilderness Mountain and finding her gone. God only knew how terrified he had been.

Si Muye’s voice was choked with sobs and trembled.

He was so overwhelmed with emotion that he forgot he was still seriously poisoned.

Held in his embrace, Shen Yue was forced to tilt her head back.

She could hear the emotions bursting from his chest and the powerful, deafening beat of his heart.

Meanwhile, the blood in Ye Lüqi’s, Mu Silin’s, and the others’ veins seemed to freeze as they stared intently at the pair.

The hands hanging at their sides were clenched into tight fists.