Bai Qingqing gazed at the waterfall quietly for a moment. Seeing that Curtis didn't return, she briskly strode up to the side.
If she was not going to run away now, then when?
Using her hand, Bai Qingqing tested the strength of the waterfall. The instant she extended her hand, she nearly collapsed from the weight.
Retreating several steps, she gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, and dashed out.
Splash!
Ripples exploded across the lake. Then, after a while, her head burst out from the surface.
Bai Qingqing spat out a mouthful of clear water and gasped in big breaths.
When she entered, she hadn't realized that the stone cave was a lot taller than the water surface. It was only when she jumped out that she did. Leaping into the water from a tall height made her sink to the depths of the water, with the waterfall's water continuously raining down upon her, making it extremely difficult for her to float to the surface. Thankfully, she was a pretty good swimmer, else she would have drowned.
Bai Qingqing didn't dare stop. Huffing and puffing, she swam to the shore, and the minute she hit the shore she got up and started running.
She could no longer care about the wild beasts and poisonous bugs in the forests—what could be more tragic than landing in the hands of a feral beast? She'd count herself lucky if she managed to escape back to the village. And even if she died trying, she'd have no regrets.
It was morning when she left the village, and the sun was on the east side. They had walked against the sunlight. It was evening now and the sun was on the west side. Hence, she should be back-facing the sunlight.
After roughly gauging the direction this way, Bai Qingqing ran as fast as she could.
When Curtis returned with an adult antelope to the lake, before he even entered the cave he sensed that Bai Qingqing wasn't around anymore.
Tightening his tail, the thoroughly dead antelope spewed out the filthy blood from its internal organs, then, with a bang, its body exploded, causing bloodied water to splatter all around.
Ssss~ Curtis flicked out his tongue to capture the scent of a female.
His large snake body pressed upon the grass patch that had the lingering scent of a female before he speedily gave chase.
Barefooted, Bai Qingqing stepped on the forest ground that had withered tree branches and rotten tree leaves scattered all over. The sharp objects on the ground pierced her feet and, with each step she took, she left a bloody footprint.
She was feeling frustrated over not wearing shoes in order to fit in in the tribe. If only she still had her shoes on.
Hearing a slithering sound from behind, the alarmed Bai Qingqing instantly turned her head around, only to see the head of a snake moving in the grass.
Her pupils dilated. Time seemed set to slow motion as she watched while the black and red snake got nearer and nearer to her, yet her body was so stiff that she couldn't move an inch.
The speed of time wouldn't slow down because of one person's perception. The very next moment, Bai Qingqing was curled up by the tail of the snake and whisked off the ground.
Curtis transformed his upper body into human form as he curled Bai Qingqing to face him. With red lips that looked like it had lipstick on, he said in a chilly voice, "You won't be able to escape."
The blood drained from Bai Qingqing's face, her clear large eyes filled with despair as she gazed at Curtis.
Perhaps she would only be free of all this if she died.
The air was filled with the sweet scent of blood. Curtis flicked out his tongue, suddenly looking panicked. He instantly hugged Bai Qingqing to his chest.
"You're injured?" Curtis sounded very anxious, as though the cold-blooded person earlier was another person.
Bai Qingqing was baffled by Curtis's sudden change. It was only when he raised her foot to check her wound did she snap out of her daze and hurriedly held her skirt down.
Ssss~ Holding Bai Qingqing's foot, Curtis licked away a trace of blood with his tongue, the heartache in his eyes growing more evident now.
Her injury was so severe. He ought to bring her along to hunt. This way, Snow wouldn't have tried to escape and got injured.
Bai Qingqing was speechless.
Bai Qingqing shrunk her foot back. What's going on here? Didn't he look furious just a moment ago? And isn't this just a minor injury?
It seemed like males were protective of females everywhere in this world, and even the feral beasts weren't an exception.
Holding up Bai Qingqing's legs, Curtis flicked out his slim, long, and icy-cold tongue to lick away the blood.
"Don't do this, my feet's dirty." Bai Qingqing shrunk her feet back as she couldn't bear to see him lick her feet.
With her feet lifted off the ground, she had no choice but to prop her hands against the ground to maintain her balance. And she also had to use one hand to hold her skirt down, lest she expose herself.
"Not dirty." Curtis gently caressed the slim, long, and warm legs in his hands. Although this pair of feet had run all over the place, because the ground was covered with tree leaves and dew, not only did it not get mud on, the bottom of her feet was also fair and clean. With the trace of blood, there was a fragile aesthetic beauty about it.
The speechless Bai Qingqing tensed her calves and protested in silence.
Curtis looked up at Bai Qingqing and suddenly said, "Hm? Why are there fewer black dots on your face now?"
"Mm?" Bai Qingqing hurriedly sat upright, retracting her hands to touch her face.
She couldn't feel if it was indeed the case, but the slightly protruding eyeliner dots had protruded, and it felt like it would melt off any instant.
She didn't dare touch it any longer, so she twisted her head away from Curtis.
Curtis set down Bai Qingqing's legs and pinched Bai Qingqing's chin with one hand, forcing her to face him.
"Let go of me!" Bai Qingqing glared at him. She tried, but she wasn't able to shake off the ice-cold hand on her chin. Instead, the terrifying Curtis now held her chin with a more forceful grip, causing her much pain.
Curtis caressed Bai Qingqing's face with his hands and, with a gentle smudge, saw that the patch of skin now looked fair and flawless. There was amazement in his red eyes. Curtis cupped Bai Qingqing's face with his large hands and easily wiped away all the black dots on her face.
When he got a proper look at Bai Qingqing's real appearance, Curtis went into a trance, murmuring, "You're really good looking…"
So a female was actually this tender. He had merely pinched her chin gently, and it already turned red.
Curtis suddenly felt like his past thirty-five years as a beastman had been lived in vain. He ought to have, like the other feral beasts, snatched a female early on. Of course, his target would still be Snow. At most he would just slowly raise the young Snow until she grew up.
"Hmph!" Bai Qingqing yanked her head away furiously, finally managing to break free of his hold. Yet, she couldn't relax.
Damn. Since in this world even Sister Feng can join the coterie of beautiful dames, Curtis must be even more fond of me now.
Snapped out of his trance by Bai Qingqing's scoff, Curtis resumed a cold expression. "Let's go home."
"That's not my home!" Heart in throat, Bai Qingqing put up a strong resistance.
Curtis ignored her, however, and simply carried her and swam back to the waterfall. On the way back, they ran into a gigantic white rabbit, so Curtis conveniently curled it up with his tail and took it with him.
When they reached the waterfall, the antelope had vanished completely, and all that was left were traces of blood.
Curtis set Bai Qingqing down on a patch of grass, then brought the live prey in his tail to her.
"Eat."
Bai Qingqing and the white rabbit stared at each other. The rabbit's size was like that of a wolfhound, and it had long ears and red eyes, its white fur reminding one of a mop.
Is this thing really a rabbit?
"I'm not eating this." Bai Qingqing's stomach growled uncooperatively at this moment, giving the huge rabbit before her such a fright that its ears stood up on end.
Curtis knew that Bai Qingqing was putting up a brave front, so with one hand holding the huge rabbit's neck, he slit it with his sharp nails with the other hand. With a loud shriek, the fur on the huge rabbit's neck became drenched red by its own blood very quickly.
Curtis brought the rabbit to Bai Qingqing once again. "Eat it."
Bai Qingqing was speechless.
Was this fellow asking her to eat this thing raw?
Wait a minute. There's no firewood and no flint in Curtis's nest. Has he been eating animals raw like that?
Bai Qingqing was shocked by this speculation. All of a sudden, she felt that Curtis was even more terrifying now.
She hadn't wanted to eat it initially, but just to take a secret jibe at him, Bai Qingqing said resolutely, "I don't eat raw things."
Curtis's red brows furrowed. He thought for a minute, then said to her, "Wait here."
Just as he was about to leave, something suddenly struck him, so he looked towards Bai Qingqing. "Stop trying to escape. You won't be able to get out of my territory. Be good and stay here. I'll be right back."
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