Chapter 9…

Terminating the Contract

As the beastmen looked at the scene before them, whispers spread through the crowd. Soon, all fingers pointed toward Qiu Ying, and a cacophony of accusations rose one after another.

“It’s all Qiu Ying’s fault! We’re all members of the same tribe, yet she’s been so overbearing and tyrannical! Truly vicious!”

“That’s right! But we’re innocent! Why should we be implicated because of her?”

“Su Ye, if there’s a grudge, settle it with her! It’s all Qiu Ying’s fault—it has nothing to do with us!”

Su Ye watched the sudden shift in attitude with cold eyes, a mocking smile curling at her lips.

The discussions grew harsher and harsher. Qiu Ying trembled with rage, her eyes bloodshot as she shrieked:

“Shut up! All of you shut up! You spineless fence-sitters! Since you’re trying to drive me to my death, then none of you will have it easy either!”

With that, she suddenly turned toward her beast husbands and barked:

“I order all of you to kill these fence-sitters!”

Su Ye sneered as she looked at Qiu Ying.

Wow. The lunatic’s having an episode.

She turned toward Han Zheng, her eyes gleaming with excitement as she watched the drama unfold. Han Zheng immediately understood and quietly withdrew a portion of his oppressive aura.

Meanwhile, Cang Yan was desperately racking his brain for a way to calm the situation and protect his cub.

Hearing Qiu Ying’s hysterical screams, his vision darkened, and despair filled his heart.

He even found himself thinking that perhaps in the future, he should just have another cub with Yue Yue.

It’s over. Everything is over.

The cub he had personally raised—how had she become so vicious?

Qiu Ying’s beast husbands wore expressions of agony. On one side were the tribe members they had lived alongside day and night; on the other was the female master bound to them by contract.

For a moment, no one moved.

They stood frozen in place.

Watching Qiu Ying’s nearly deranged behavior, Su Ye hadn’t expected her to launch indiscriminate attacks.

Still, it had nothing to do with her.

If Qiu Ying wanted to kill people, then let her kill.

When the fighting started, Su Ye just planned to stand farther away so she wouldn’t get blood splattered on her.

The surrounding beastmen were terrified into silence.

Although Qiu Ying’s beast husbands were no match for Han Zheng, they were already among the strongest warriors in the tribe.

If a fight really broke out, someone was bound to be injured—or even killed.

Qiu Ying had completely fallen into madness. Throwing back her head, she burst into shrill laughter, her voice hoarse and insane.

“Hahaha! A bunch of cowards! If you won’t kill them, then I’ll kill myself! You carry my contract upon you. As long as I wish it, I can drag all of you into death with me! None of you can escape!”

The moment those words were spoken, her beast husbands’ expressions changed dramatically.

They had never expected their mating contract with Qiu Ying to become shackles used to control them.

Their hearts ached beyond measure.

The leading beast husband closed his eyes in pain.

When he opened them again, only determination remained.

He bowed deeply toward Qiu Ying, his voice hoarse yet unwavering.

“Female Master, we entered a contract with you because we wished to accompany you and protect your safety. But you never once held us in your heart. Today, I am willing to bear the consequences and terminate my contract with you.”

Qiu Ying’s eyes widened in shock.

“You dare?! Do you know the consequences of forcibly breaking a contract?!”

After exchanging glances, the beast husbands stepped forward together.

Without the slightest hesitation, they raised their hands to their chests and desperately mobilized the beastman origin power within their bodies, forcibly tearing apart the contractual restraints linking them to Qiu Ying.

In an instant, lights of various colors appeared simultaneously on both them and Qiu Ying.

Each color corresponded to the attribute of their abilities.

For a moment, it looked exactly like some cheap special effects from a low-budget production.

Su Ye silently watched from the side while eating her metaphorical melon.

Immediately afterward, Qiu Ying’s beast husbands turned deathly pale.

Their legs trembled uncontrollably.

Fresh blood continuously spilled from the corners of their mouths.

Their once powerful and upright bodies bent deeply under the agony.

The beast marks on their bodies slowly faded away.

Feeling the contract energy rapidly draining from her body, Qiu Ying’s face twisted in disbelief.

She exploded in fury and screamed:

“You dare?! You dare betray me?! I will never let you go!”

A dull cracking sound echoed through the air.

The contract shattered completely.

Several male beastmen staggered backward before collapsing heavily to their knees.

Though gravely injured and stripped of their ability power, their eyes were filled with relief.

At last, they no longer had to be controlled by that vicious female master.

At last, they no longer had to assist evil.

Watching his completely out-of-control daughter and the fallen beast husbands, Cang Yan hurried forward and embraced Qiu Ying.

His voice was filled with pleading.

“Qiu Ying, don’t continue making one mistake after another!”

Qiu Ying shoved him away viciously.

“Get lost! You useless old thing! You can’t help me at all, yet you still dare try to control me!”

Cang Yan was already advanced in age.

After suffering one blow after another today, he felt utterly broken.

Yet despite his heartbreak, Qiu Ying was still his only bloodline.

He forced his shaking body to remain standing.

At that moment, a tall and slender beastman stepped forward and angrily shouted at Cang Yan:

“If it weren’t for your constant indulgence and protection, would she have ended up like this? Which beastman in this tribe hasn’t suffered under her bullying?”

His words instantly ignited the crowd.

Accusations erupted one after another.

“Every time good prey was distributed after a hunt, if Qiu Ying was in a bad mood, she’d barge into other people’s caves and steal our food!”

“The last time my mate merely tried to stop her from taking food, she severely injured him! He was bedridden for ten whole days before recovering!”

“We reported her to you countless times, yet you always handled it lightly and never punished her seriously!”

“They repeatedly threatened us! If we dared tell anyone, they’d expel us from the tribe!”

Watching the farce unfold, Su Ye finally understood.

These people had known everything all along.

When an avalanche occurs, not a single snowflake is truly innocent.

Su Ye seemed to understand why the original owner would rather let her beast source dissipate than return to this world.

Sensing the low mood of his female master, Han Zheng instantly released his overwhelming pressure.

His cold voice echoed throughout the entire area like glacial ice.

“Everyone, shut up.”

In an instant, every beastman was suppressed by the crushing force.

They dropped to their knees, trembling uncontrollably.

Cang Yan was already physically and mentally exhausted.

Unable to withstand the pressure any longer, he dropped to one knee with a thud.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Silence fell over the area.

Even breathing became faint.

Su Ye calmly met the intense hatred burning in Qiu Ying’s eyes.

“Su Ye, if you don’t kill me today, then one day I will tear you into ten thousand pieces and make your life worse than death!”

Su Ye suddenly chuckled softly.

“Oh? There’s such a good thing?”

She turned toward Han Zheng.

Her voice was indifferent and devoid of emotion.

“Han Zheng, Qiu Ying wants to die. You know me—I’m the kindest person.”

Han Zheng responded with a doting smile.

An ice spike emitting bone-chilling cold rapidly condensed in his palm.

The freezing aura pointed directly at Qiu Ying as he prepared to end her life.

At the critical moment, Cang Yan gathered every ounce of strength in his body and forcibly broke free from Han Zheng’s pressure.

Blood spread from the corner of his mouth as he desperately threw himself in front of Qiu Ying.

The ice spike pierced his body.

Cang Yan cried out in pain, his voice hoarse.

“Su Ye! Everything is my fault! I failed to teach her properly! Please, for the sake of our relationship ten years ago, spare Qiu Ying!”

Su Ye’s gaze remained icy, devoid of any warmth.

“When did I ever say you were innocent? Don’t worry. One thing at a time.”

The Su Ye who had been rescued ten years ago was already dead.

Completely erased within this beast world.

Leaning lightly against Han Zheng’s chest, she said coldly:

“Han Zheng, deal with all of them.”

Cang Yan’s face turned as white as paper.

Immediately mobilizing every last trace of ability energy left in his body, he prepared to fight to the death.

At the same time, he turned toward Qiu Ying and roared:

“Qiu Ying, run!!”

Qiu Ying’s face became deathly pale.

Staggering to her feet, she nearly fell in her panic.

At that very moment, a steady yet sharp aura suddenly descended.

A figure appeared precisely in front of Qiu Ying, instantly restraining her.

Mo Lin’s energy was exceptionally stable, carrying the depth of someone who had experienced countless trials.

With a casual wave of his hand, a gentle yet irresistible force spread outward.

Han Zheng’s energy was dispersed.

Even the trembling beastmen kneeling on the ground felt the oppressive pressure disappear.

Cang Yan looked up and saw who had arrived.

His entire body shook violently.

His pupils contracted sharply.

Joy appeared on his face.

It was Mo Lin.

Bai Yue’s first beast husband.

A Ninth-Rank Beastman.

When Su Ye saw Mo Lin, a trace of struggle flashed through her eyes.

Her heart suddenly ached.

These were the lingering emotions of the original owner.

Ten years ago, when she had been on the verge of death, it was Bai Yue—that gentle and kind female beastman—and her beast husbands who had saved her.

And Mo Lin had been Bai Yue’s first beast husband.

Complicated emotions tore violently through her heart.

Su Ye was surprised.

She hadn’t expected this body to still retain such deep feelings.

The man slowly raised his eyes.

Ignoring the crying and struggling Qiu Ying, he calmly swept his gaze across the crowd.

His deep, magnetic voice carried unquestionable authority.

“I am Bai Yue’s beast husband. Bai Yue will arrive shortly. Many matters will receive an explanation today.”

Cang Yan’s body trembled violently.

His eyes filled with both shock and joy.

I knew Yue Yue wouldn’t ignore me.

The expressions of the surrounding beastmen varied greatly.

The arrogance on Qiu Ying’s face vanished completely.

A complicated look appeared in her eyes.

She had never expected Bai Yue to truly return.

Su Ye’s heart was equally conflicted.

The life-saving grace from ten years ago.

The ten years of inhuman treatment.

As Bai Yue’s arrival drew near, the two became completely entangled together.

Han Zheng stared at Mo Lin vigilantly.

A Ninth-Rank Beastman.