WHEN BEAUTY MEETS BEASTS

703 Harming Others

The next morning, Huanhuan went to the school accompanied by Sang Ye.

The school had expanded from the small class Huanhuan had set up in the past. There were a total of 10 classes now, and more than 300 children were learning here. Dong Xue was the principal, and her brother, Dong Ya, was a doctor in the hospital. The siblings were both very capable.

Most importantly, the two of them were Huanhuan’s fans.

After knowing that Huanhuan was going to revise the books and build a library, Dong Xue agreed without thinking and actively organized the teachers to cooperate.

Most of the teachers in the school were females. They were the first batch of students Huanhuan had recruited. Now that they had grown up, they stayed in the school and became teachers here.

Huanhuan was discussing the book revision with them in the office.

The space was filled with females. As a male beast, it was not convenient for Sang Ye to enter. He stood alone outside the door, as quiet as a stone statue.

Jiu Yuan hurried over. “Is Lady Huanhuan here?”

Sang Ye said, “She’s talking to someone inside. What’s the matter?”

“Something happened to the Divine Wood clan.”

…

Knock, knock.

There were two knocks on the door. The females in the office stopped discussing and looked in the direction of the sound.

Huanhuan looked at Sang Ye outside the door. “What’s wrong?”

“I have something to tell you. Come out for a moment.”

Huanhuan told Dong Xue beside her, “Continue discussing. I’ll be back soon.”

“Mhm.”

Huanhuan walked quickly out of the office.

She saw that not only was Sang Ye outside the door but Jiu Yuan too.

Jiu Yuan said, “The Divine Wood clan was imprisoned in their residence. This morning, I went to patrol as usual and realized that they were all dead.”

“Dead?!” Huanhuan was very surprised. “How?”

“I can’t explain. You should take a look for yourself.”

Huanhuan had already returned to her human form, but compared to Jiu Yuan, who was nearly two meters tall, Huanhuan’s legs were still too short. She could not keep up with Jiu Yuan’s pace at all. In the end, she could only look at Sang Ye and extend her arms. “Hug.”

Sang Ye found her extremely cute.

He bent down, picked her up, and placed her on his shoulder.

Huanhuan let out a low cry of fear and quickly hugged his neck.

Jiu Yuan led the way while Sang Ye carried Huanhuan and followed closely behind. They quickly arrived at the residence of the Divine Wood clan.

The Divine Wood clan lived near the fruit forest. Their houses were all built on tree trunks. The tree houses were connected by vines, making the place look like miniature Divine Wood City.

A dozen beast soldiers stood guard nearby to prevent unrelated people from approaching.

When they saw Jiu Yuan, they lowered their heads and bowed.

Jiu Yuan casually pushed open the door of one of the houses and turned around to let Huanhuan walk in.

On the bed in the house was a dead beast. His expression was very ferocious. His skin was dark, and he was covered in strange grayish-white patterns.

A mark protruded from his back. Huanhuan took a closer look and realized that the mark was very much like an eye.

Huanhuan tried to reach out and gently touch the mark.

She realized that something was squirming below and immediately turned to Sang Ye. “Cut this spot open.”

Sang Ye slit a line on the spot she pointed with his fingertip.

The eye-shaped mark was cut in half, and a black worm crawled out.

Sang Ye reached out and pinched the worm.

Huanhuan was very worried. “Is it poisonous?”

“It doesn’t matter. Poison doesn’t work on me.”

As if to verify his words, his fingertips gradually turned black when they touched the worm, but they quickly returned to normal.

Huanhuan frowned and stared at the worm. Then, she compared its appearance and characteristics and found information about it in Ancient Flora and Flora Illustrations.

It was called a stone worm. It was a highly toxic parasite. It could be used as medicine or refined into poison.

Yesterday, Bai Di said that the Divine Wood clan had used a secret technique to avoid the backlash of violating the contract. The secret technique mentioned poisonous worms.

It seemed that the poisonous worms were stone worms.

Huanhuan took out a clay jar and asked Sang Ye to throw the stone worm into it.

Next, they saw raised marks in the shape of eyes on the backs of every dead beast. There was a stone worm hidden under each mark.

Huanhuan gathered all the stone worms and placed them in clay pots.

Stone worms were a rare herb. It was a pity to throw them away. She decided to dry them and grind them into powder for future use.

After an inspection, Huanhuan confirmed that the Divine Wood clan had died from the curse brought about by the secret technique.

However, she was a little curious. The Divine Wood clan knew that using a secret technique would cause them to die, so why did they use such a method?

Or did they not know that the secret technique would have such serious consequences?

Huanhuan felt that this was interesting.

She looked at Jiu Yuan. “Is Xue Hui dead too?”

“She’s not dead yet, but she’s probably dying.”

“Let’s go. Take me to see her.”

Jiu Yuan hesitated. “But Bai Di instructed me not to let you come into contact with the Divine Wood clan again.”

Huanhuan pointed at the dead people in the house. “You’ve already brought me here. I even checked so many corpses just now. They’re all from the Divine Wood clan. In any case, I’ve already come into contact with so many of them. It doesn’t matter if there’s one more. Besides, you and Sang Ye are with me. I’ll be fine.”

Jiu Yuan looked at Sang Ye. Seeing that Sang Ye did not object, he nodded and agreed. “Alright.”

…

In the cell, Xue Hui lay on the ground like a rag. Her hair was disheveled, and she was covered in injuries. Many of the wounds were infected. They were swollen and disgusting.

She struggled to her feet, but she couldn’t move.

She clearly felt her vitality draining away.

She was about to die.

But she didn’t want to die yet!

Xue Hui clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms, but she still couldn’t get up.

The cell door was opened, and Huanhuan walked into the cell accompanied by Sang Ye and Jiu Yuan.

Xue Hui looked up with difficulty and saw Huanhuan close at hand. Her face was filled with resentment and despair. “Did you come to see me at this time to watch me die?”

Huanhuan ignored her and bent down to lift her clothes. She saw that there was also an eye-shaped mark on her back.

Because the mark was on her back, Xue Hui couldn’t see it herself.

She was surprised by Huanhuan’s actions.

“What are you doing?”

Huanhuan still ignored her and turned to Sang Ye. “Make a slit here.”

Sang Ye followed her instructions and left a slit on Xue Hui’s mark. The black stone worm was about to crawl out when he grabbed it firmly.

Xue Hui felt a pain in her back. She shouted, “What the hell are you doing?!”

Huanhuan said slowly, “Show her the worm.”

Sang Ye pinched the worm and put it in front of Xue Hui, showing the worm’s body from all angles.

Xue Hui’s expression turned extremely ugly. She asked with a trembling voice, “What is this?”

“It’s called a stone worm. It was just taken from your back. It’s been in your body since you used the secret technique to transfer the backlash of the contract. It’s also the reason you’re about to die.”