Married by Paper, Loved by Fate 32

32: Coincidentally Meeting a White Snake

On the other side, Shen Tang had just forced herself to sleep when she was jolted awake by the system’s alarm.

【Host, wake up quickly, someone is trying to harm you!】

“Who is trying to harm me?” Shen Tang’s sleepiness vanished instantly, her eyes wide open as she looked outside in fear.

【It’s An Ya. Bai Xi gave her a tube of specially formulated berserk potion. When sprinkled on beastmen, this potion can attract mutated creatures within a ten-kilometer radius, making them go mad. They plan to use this to get rid of you tonight… Five minutes ago, An Ya sent her Beast Husband, Zhao Yin, to kidnap you. Host, please be vigilant!】

Shen Tang frowned, “An Ya? Bai Xi? How did these two get together? I thought Bai Xi was Shi Yin’s Beast Husband?”

【The two have been secretly seeing each other for a long time. Bai Xi is An Ya’s clandestine lover.】

Shen Tang’s lips twitched. Shi Yin must be green with envy. If she found out about this, their plastic sisterhood would break in an instant. With her temper, she’d tear An Ya apart!

Neither of these females is good. Shen Tang was happy to spectate, but they kept causing trouble for her. Did they really think she was easy to bully! Shen Tang’s eyes flashed with a cold glint.

Suddenly, her ears twitched as she heard faint footsteps outside the tent. She quickly lay back down on the bed, closed her eyes, and continued to pretend to be asleep.

It was already three or four in the morning. The energetic males and females had mostly finished their exertions. The camp was silent, with only the sound of the wind whistling.

Zhao Yin crept into the tent. Seeing Shen Tang lying on the ground, fast asleep, a dark glint flashed in his narrow, triangular eyes.

He didn’t want to harm a female, but alas, Shen Tang, it’s your bad luck! Zhao Yin took out the berserk potion. Just as he was about to sprinkle it on her, Shen Tang suddenly opened her eyes, kicked his lower leg, and simultaneously brought her large palm down heavily on the potion in his hand, scattering it outside the tent.

“Damn it, you fat cow was faking sleep!”

Zhao Yin stumbled back two steps, a look of astonishment flashing in his eyes. Immediately, his face turned venomous and fierce. This matter absolutely cannot be exposed, or his life would be over! Tonight, this fat female must die!

Seeing the killing intent in the man’s eyes, Shen Tang’s face turned pale with fright. She turned and tried to run out of the tent.

But in the next second, Zhao Yin suddenly lunged forward, his large hand choking her neck. With his other hand, he instantly covered Shen Tang’s mouth and nose with a wet cloth.

The cloth had been soaked in anesthetic beforehand.

Zhao Yin intended to drag Shen Tang outside the camp and then kill and bury her!

“Help… help…”

Shen Tang struggled desperately for help, but the difference in strength between a male and a female was too great. Her voice grew weaker and weaker.

Meanwhile, Shen Li, who was on duty outside, looked at the sky. It was about time, so he leaped down from the tree. After briefing the beastmen who were taking over, he went back to rest half an hour early.

As he was walking back to his tent, Shen Li’s ears twitched as he heard a faint cry for help.

“Is that the fat woman?!” He ran back to the tent quickly, just in time to see Zhao Yin attempting to drag her away.

“You have some nerve, daring to harm a female right under my nose. Do you think I’m dead!”

Shen Li’s face was cold. Glancing at Shen Tang, who was being held hostage by the beastman, a hint of nervousness was subtly mixed in.

Zhao Yin almost had his guts scared out of him. “Uh, Captain Shen Li, you misunderstand. I was just…”

“Stop the nonsense, let her go!” Shen Li’s voice was as cold as frost. He drew his pistol and slowly advanced.

Zhao Yin had no way to quibble, his face turned deathly pale, knowing that he was completely finished.

Might as well fight for it! Thinking this, his face suddenly turned sinister. He drew a dagger and held it to Shen Tang’s neck. The flashing blade emitted a chilling radiance under the moonlight! He grit his teeth and fiercely threatened, “You! Don’t come any closer! If you come any closer, I’ll— Ah!!!”

Shen Li fired without hesitation, hitting Zhao Yin’s arm with one shot. The man cried out in pain and fell to the ground. The bullet was only half a centimeter away from Shen Tang’s head. Blood splattered onto her face, her pupils dilating in shock.

In this moment of narrowly escaping death, Shen Tang’s breath also hitched.

Under the moonlight, Shen Li’s crimson hair was ruffled by the night wind. His face was devoid of emotion, his scarlet blood-red eyes cold, a complete contrast to his usual gentle demeanor. There was no mercy or softheartedness, nor did he care about what might happen if his hand had trembled for a second.

Shen Tang didn’t know whether to feel fortunate or sorrowful at this moment.

The heavily wounded Zhao Yin, lying on the ground, scrambled up, wanting to make one last desperate attempt. Shen Li’s fingertips produced a wisp of fox fire, which transformed into chains, binding him to the ground.

Shen Li coldly glanced at Shen Tang, “Aren’t you going to run? What are you standing there for!”

Shen Tang suddenly came to her senses and bolted. On the way, she saw the blue potion lying on the ground and coincidentally picked it up and put it in her pocket.

Shen Tang ran out of the tent and kept her distance. Just when she thought the crisis had been successfully resolved, the system’s alarm sounded again! Before she could even hear what the system was saying, the ground beneath her feet cracked open, and a rough, thick hand suddenly grabbed her ankle, dragging her into a hole.

Shen Tang didn’t even have time to cry for help before she instantly disappeared from where she stood.

…

When Shen Tang woke up again, she found herself being carried on the shoulder of a short, fat male beastman. The uneven dirt road made her feel like she was going to vomit the meat she had eaten tonight.

“Who… who are you… what do you want to do…”

Shen Tang’s face was ashen. She tried to move her body but discovered she was bound by chains and couldn’t move.

At the same time, she quickly asked the system in her mind, only to find that this place was more than ten li away from the camp.

This mole beastman brought her so far?!

“It’s your fault for offending someone you shouldn’t have. Miss Shi Yin specifically sent me to deal with you. I’m just doing my job for money, so accept your fate.” The mole beastman replied with a cold laugh.

Shen Tang’s expression turned grim. She didn’t expect to escape one danger only to fall into another. These two women were truly more vicious than the other!

The mole beastman took her to a secluded mountain hollow. Looking down from a height, it was a dense black expanse, making it impossible to see what was hidden in the distance.

Shen Tang faintly heard the roars of some creatures, and goosebumps erupted all over her body. The mole beastman clearly looked forward with apprehension and didn’t proceed further. He casually tossed Shen Tang onto the ground, as if she were trash.

“You just stay here. Soon, those things will come looking for you.”

The beastman’s lewd and lingering gaze swept over Shen Tang’s plump body. Even if she was fat and ugly, she was still a female. It was a shame he didn’t dare to get her scent, otherwise, he could have had some fun tonight.

The beastman’s short, thick little finger hooked a tiny silver key.

It was the key to the chains.

The next second, he swallowed the key into his mouth, looked at Shen Tang’s pale face, and gave a cold smile before disappearing into the ground.

The beastman’s blood splattered on him, leaving a lingering scent that couldn’t be washed off even with water. The mole beastman was doing his job for money, but he didn’t want any complications, so he simply tied her up and dumped her in an area where mutated creatures gathered.

After all, females were weak and couldn’t break free. Before dawn, she would be devoured by those hungry mutated creatures, leaving not even bones. He left with great confidence.

However, the beastman did not expect Shen Tang to have the system, making it incredibly simple to unlock the chains.

After Shen Tang broke free from the chains, she wanted to return the way she came and expose the crimes of these scoundrels. Suddenly, the system’s voice sounded in her mind again.

【Ding! Detected the whereabouts of the male lead, Xue Yinzhou, near Crescent Lake, 1.7 kilometers ahead. Host, please proceed with the攻略 as soon as possible!】

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