Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 26 - 15: Hold Me Tight, I’ll Take You Away

A clear, pleasant voice sounded at the cave entrance. Sang Luo was so moved she was on the verge of tears.

’Even if Anu had his own intentions, at least he was a gentleman. She really should have let him stay the night!’

In an instant, Anu was by her side. He gathered an invisible force in his hand, shattering the Earth Vine. He pulled her behind him to confront the grim-faced Tu Zhu.

"You never left?"

"I was in a cave nearby. I was sleeping soundly, but I heard a commotion and got worried, so I came to check."

"Booker, I’d advise you to stay out of this. You can’t beat me!"

He’d finally gotten rid of Lan Cang, only for this nuisance Booker to show up. Rage surged within Tu Zhu.

’Both of them were Fifth Rank, but he was at the Peak of Fifth Rank. Booker only reached the Initial Stage of Fifth Rank a little over two months ago. He was no match for him at all!’

"That’s not so certain."

Anu let out a casual chuckle, but Sang Luo felt he was just pretending to be calm.

"Heh, you really think you can protect this little female? Even Lan Cang was no match for me. If you oppose me, you’ll die just as miserably as he did!"

Sang Luo’s eyes widened as she stared at Tu Zhu. ’He was the one who harmed Lan Cang!’

Tu Zhu noticed her furious gaze, and his smile turned even colder, seeking to shatter her composure. "That guy certainly is hard to kill. The first time he was grievously injured by the Star Beast King, I was planning to finish him off in secret. I never expected his rank would only drop and he’d manage to cling to life!"

"And that piece of trash still ended up with a beautiful little female like you. He doesn’t deserve you at all! You should be mine! So, the second time, when I saw traces of a Star Beast in the West Forest, I deliberately lured him over. I thought Lan Cang, who had become a cripple, would surely be defeated. But I never imagined he’d survive again, and even recover his strength..."

As Tu Zhu spoke, he gritted his teeth in jealousy, but then he suddenly broke into a grin. "So what if he cheated death twice? In the end, that trash wasn’t favored by the Beast God. This time, he finally died in the jaws of a Star Beast. You should just come with me obediently. You’ll suffer less that way."

"Tu Zhu! You were the one behind all this!"

The Clan Leader, several other Elders, and many Beastmen were standing at the cave entrance, having appeared at some unknown point.

Tu Zhu’s body stiffened. He glared furiously at Anu. "You called them!"

"If Booker hadn’t told us you had wicked intentions toward a female, we would have never known all the filthy things you’ve done behind our backs! You nearly killed Lan Cang back then!" Atai shouted.

"...So what if I did? Given the Kordo Tribe’s current situation, don’t tell me you plan to exile me, old Clan Leader?" After a brief moment of panic, Tu Zhu laughed again, his arrogance swelling.

"Lan Cang is dead. He’s not coming back. If you want to exile me from the tribe, I can leave right now. But before I go, I’m taking this little female with me."

Tu Zhu pointed a hand at Sang Luo. As he spoke, he shot a subtle glance at the Second Elder.

Taking the cue, the Second Elder immediately walked up to the old Clan Leader and said in a low voice, "Tu Zhu has a point. The tribe is in dire need of strong members right now. With Lan Cang dead, Tu Zhu is the only one left who can be our backbone. If we exile him now, I’m afraid the tribe will..."

The Clan Leader was old and decrepit, and he hadn’t managed the tribe’s affairs much for a long time. Most matters were handled by the Elders. Tu Zhu was a descendant of the Great Elder, and both the Great Elder and the Second Elder had long been secretly grooming him to be the new Clan Leader. Naturally, they were on his side.

This was precisely why Tu Zhu was so brazen.

The Kordo Tribe was now teetering on the brink of collapse, existing in name only.

He could leave the Kordo Tribe.

But the Kordo Tribe could not afford to lose him now.

The Clan Leader was clearly hesitating.

"Luoluo, you don’t have anyone to take care of you now. Why don’t you just accept Tu Zhu? Even if... you don’t like him, having a partner at the Peak of Fifth Rank won’t do you any harm. He’s your best option right now," Duoji said reluctantly, taking a step forward.

She was someone who placed great importance on the collective interests of the tribe. At this moment, she, too, chose to side with the tribe.

Sang Luo couldn’t help but feel a surge of bitter irony. ’If Lan Cang knew that the Kordo Tribe he protected wanted her to submit to another male, would he still have been willing to sacrifice everything for them, even his own life?’

Seeing this, Tu Zhu’s grin widened smugly, and he reached out to grab her.

"If you decide to leave the Kordo Tribe, hold on to me tight." Anu suddenly wrapped an arm around Sang Luo’s waist. His low, hoarse, and bewitching voice whispered in her ear, sounding like a completely different man.

Without hesitation, Sang Luo threw her arms around him. A white light flashed before her eyes, and in the next moment, they had arrived in an unfamiliar mountainous area.