activa-t Chapter 89 A Cold Night
Chapter 89 A Cold Night
Ruan Mianmian accepted the wolf clan's offer of goodwill.
For her, their Eastern tribe was still too weak. Before their own orcs had grown up, they desperately needed some powerful allies to protect them.
Therefore, she viewed the wolf king as a potential ally.
Before long, an enticing aroma began to fill the entire cave.
Following the aroma, the group discovered that it was Yu from the Eastern Tribe preparing food for the goddess.
Yu noticed that many orcs had gathered around, and explained somewhat embarrassedly, "Our chief doesn't like eating raw meat, so I roasted it again. As for this unique aroma, it's a seasoning that the tribe's high shaman prepared specifically for the goddess, and I can't use it casually."
Upon hearing this, the wolf-men immediately understood the reason. After all, since it involved the goddess and the great shaman, they naturally dared not ask any further questions.
Just then, the roast meat was cooked to perfection. Yu carefully wrapped the sizzling, fragrant roast meat in a large leaf and then walked to Ruan Mianmian's side.
Ruan Mianmian was actually starving and couldn't stand it anymore. She felt like her stomach was a bottomless pit that could never be filled.
The enticing aroma of roasted meat filled the air, making her mouth water uncontrollably.
"Chief, hurry up and eat, the roast meat is ready."
Yu handed a fragrant piece of roasted meat to Ruan Mianmian, her eyes filled with tenderness and doting affection.
Ruan Mianmian eagerly took the roasted meat and, ignoring the fact that it was too hot to eat, began to devour it.
As she ate, she mumbled indistinctly, "Delicious, so delicious!"
Yu was also very happy to see Ruan Mianmian eating so happily.
He stood quietly to the side, watching Ruan Mianmian wolf down her food, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.
That smile was as warm as the spring sun, making people feel incredibly comfortable.
After devouring the barbecue in a whirlwind, Ruan Mianmian finally let out a satisfied burp.
Sen watched the little female eat until she was stuffed, finding it somewhat amusing. Anyone who didn't know better would think she had been starving for a long time.
He joked with a laugh, "Is that enough? If not, we'll roast another sheep to eat!"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Mianmian subconsciously touched her stomach, realizing that she had indeed eaten too much.
But she still retorted, unconvinced, "That's enough. I don't actually eat that much. I'm just... just too hungry."
After saying that, she shrank her stomach to indicate that she hadn't eaten much.
Yu and Sen couldn't help but laugh when they saw Ruan Mianmian's adorable appearance.
"Sen, why don't you and Yu go get something to eat? You've had a busy day."
Ruan Mianmian wiped the food residue from the corner of her mouth, feeling a little embarrassed, and said.
Upon hearing this, Sen and Yu exchanged a glance and smiled. Then they turned and walked towards the campfire, ready to enjoy their meal.
Time flies, and night gradually falls.
As mentioned before, the wind outside was getting stronger and the temperature was getting unusually low.
Ruan Mianmian was worried that there might be a feverish beastman in the wolf clan who needed care, so she decided to stay where she was and not return to her valley.
However, she also faced a serious problem: there were no walls around the cave, and cold winds blew in from all directions, making Ruan Mianmian feel an unprecedented chill.
The wolf-like beastmen huddled together in the cave, with the females kept outside by the males, forming an invisible barrier that provided some warmth.
Miyue and the others warmly invited Ruan Mianmian to sleep among them, but Ruan Mianmian, looking at the crowded cave, politely declined.
After all, she wasn't used to sleeping with others, and the space in this cave was really limited.
After a long and stressful day, Ruan Mianmian felt extremely tired and needed a relatively private and quiet place to rest.
“Goddess, it’s very cold in the cave. It will be warmer if you come to us,” Miyue advised again.
"No, thank you! You should get some rest!"
Although she knew that Miyue and the others meant well, she simply couldn't accept this arrangement.
So she politely declined their invitation again.
As time passed and night fell, the female wolves gradually closed their tired eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Ruan Mianmian hid alone in a corner of the cave, her heart filled with helplessness and anxiety.
She had a terrible headache and didn't know how to deal with her current predicament.
Just then, Sen suddenly changed form, transforming back into a giant anaconda.
His massive body appeared before Ruan Mianmian, like a high wall, completely blocking out the cold wind and the sight of the beastmen.
Seeing the scene before her, Ruan Mianmian smiled with delight.
She looked at Sen with gratitude, her heart filled with emotion.
Then, Yu stood beside Sen, expressing his willingness to protect her from the outside so that she could sleep peacefully.
The wolf king noticed the commotion and walked over curiously.
His attitude towards Ruan Mianmian changed, and he began to pay attention to her.
Because wolves are born with thick fur, they have never had to worry about keeping warm.
The females in the tribe usually transform into beast form during the cold winter to keep warm, but he hadn't noticed this before.
Seeing this, he realized that the goddess seemed to be more sensitive to the cold.
Seeing that Ruan Mianmian had not changed her form, the wolf king guessed that her original form might be a furless beastman, and felt a little embarrassed. He quickly found some large animal hides and spread them on the ground for her.
Sen and Yu did not deliberately explain Ruan Mianmian's uniqueness, but instead accepted the animal skins in accordance with the situation.
"Goddess, please forgive our oversight. Because wolves are relatively more resistant to cold, the tribe did not prepare enough animal hides."
Ruan Mianmian replied with a smile, "Wolf King, you're too kind. Actually, I wouldn't feel cold even without the animal skin. It's just that Sen and Yu are worried about my health."
Upon hearing this, the wolf king understood.
The females in each tribe are protected. Even though the goddess is powerful, the orcs around her still protect her as if she were a female.
“Alright, since the goddess doesn’t need anything here, I’ll go and guard the cave entrance. If you need anything, you can send someone to find me.”
The wolf king guards the entrance to the den to prevent any accidents; this is something that every tribal chief would do.
Upon hearing this, Ruan Mianmian nodded quickly, indicating that the Wolf King should go about his business and that she didn't need to worry about him.
After the wolf king left, Ruan Mianmian spread the animal hide on the ground and then gestured to Sen to surround her according to the area covered by the hide.
To be honest, while she wasn't exactly scared in this cave, she certainly didn't feel as comfortable sleeping there as she did in the caves of her own tribe.
Now that Sen has surrounded her, she feels very safe.
Sen was the orc she trusted most.
Yu was somewhat saddened by Ruan Mianmian's words, but he also stood on the perimeter to protect her safety.
After the forest was enclosed, Ruan Mianmian had a natural enclosure. She happily took out her sleeping bag, then shiveringly took off her down jacket and crawled into the sleeping bag.
After all, the cave was still quite cold, so she secretly put several heat packs on herself, and the sleeping bag instantly warmed up.
After saying goodnight to Sen and Yu, she slowly fell asleep.
Meanwhile, a cold wind was howling outside, and Sen's enormous snake eyes were watching everything around him.
Yu also transformed into her original form, looking around from time to time.