Chapter 2: She Possesses a Miraculous Healing Ability

Su Muyao never expected it to be her snake beast-husband, Wen Nanxi.

She could feel that the aura emanating from Wen Nanxi was extremely weak; it was clear he was on the verge of death.

At this moment, Su Muyao could not afford to worry about anything else. She rushed forward and placed her hand on Wen Nanxi's head.

Hua Linye's expression changed drastically. "What are you doing? He is dying—are you still not going to let him go?"

In his extreme anxiety, Hua Linye could not maintain his outward composure and even stopped addressing her as "Consort."

In the Beast World Continent, no matter how powerful one's family background or abilities were, once they had a Consort, everything had to be centered around her.

Xiao Jihan's cold expression flickered with a dark luster, his body tensing up.

Was she really unable to wait even a moment? Was she trying to kill Wen Nanxi?

Su Muyao had no time to deal with them; she was currently using her faint Wood-elemental ability to treat Wen Nanxi's injuries.

Lin Qin, who had been standing nearby feeling regretful and sorry, suddenly realized that Wen Nanxi's wounds were healing.

She looked at Su Muyao in shock, then saw the green light emanating from her hand.

"Sister, you... you actually have an ability? You can heal wounds?"

"Heavens, you... you are incredible!"

Lin Qin stared at Su Muyao, her eyes nearly popping out of her head.

As Su Muyao used her Wood-elemental ability to heal Wen Nanxi, her consciousness seemed to suddenly enter his mental sea.

She saw a massive green bamboo snake within a bamboo forest.

He was coiled around a thick, long bamboo stalk. Though his scales were that of an exquisitely beautiful green bamboo snake, his eyes were dim, and he was bleeding.

His wounds were mottled.

He looked at Su Muyao calmly and weakly flicked his snake tongue. "Consort?"

Even at a time like this, his voice remained gentle.

It was unlike the tense, hostile atmosphere between Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye.

He truly exuded a gentle aura from his very bones, like spring rain falling on apricot blossoms.

Su Muyao walked over and reached out to touch his body.

His body trembled slightly, but he neither rejected nor resisted her.

For some reason, Su Muyao's heart softened. She placed her hand on him and said, "Don't worry, your injuries will recover. You will be fine."

As she spoke, she released her Wood-elemental ability.

A green light enveloped Wen Nanxi's entire body.

The wounds on Wen Nanxi's snake body began to slowly heal.

His aching body felt as if it were bathed in warm sunlight—it was very comforting.

Wen Nanxi also showed a look of surprise.

Su Muyao actually possessed an ability, and it was the legendary Healing-type ability.

Wen Nanxi spoke softly, "Thank you for the trouble of healing Nanxi, Consort."

Su Muyao replied, "There is no need for thanks. This is something I should do."

According to the predecessor's memories, she knew that in the Beast World Continent, when a female married beast-husbands, the husbands had an obligation to care for and protect their Consort.

Of course, the Consort also had an obligation to heal the beast-husbands, soothe their mental seas, and stabilize their elemental powers.

However, the predecessor had never done any of this.

Mainly because her beast-husbands had never been willing to let her touch them.

Wen Nanxi sensed a different aura coming from Su Muyao.

After an unknown amount of time, Wen Nanxi's injuries had mostly recovered, and only then did Su Muyao stop.

Having consumed too much Wood-elemental energy, she fainted instantly.

The moment she lost consciousness, Wen Nanxi had already woken up. He transformed from a snake into human form and immediately pulled her into his arms.

"Consort!"

Seeing her unconscious, he gently picked her up in a bridal carry and brought her into the house.

Both Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye wore expressions of disbelief.

"She actually awakened an ability, and a healing one at that."

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it."

"Back in the Beast Emperor City, everyone called her a waste. They probably never imagined she had an ability."

"I've never heard of a female beast being able to awaken an ability."

"She is somewhat different from before."

"Regardless, her willingness to use her ability to heal Wen Nanxi is a positive change."

Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye's expressions remained somewhat solemn.

Xiao Jihan said, "Wen Nanxi returned injured, and there is no food left in the house. I will go hunting first thing tomorrow morning."

"I'll go too. Let Wen Nanxi rest well at home, and I'll protect her while I'm at it."

Their five beast-husbands relied on Su Muyao for their lives; they could not let anything happen to her.

If Su Muyao died in the exile tribe, they would have to die with her.

However, currently, only the three of them were still looking after Su Muyao. The other two often did not return, appearing as if they had vanished.

...

When Su Muyao woke up again, it was the next morning.

There was no one in the room.

She got up to wash, and through the water basin, she saw her own reflection clearly.

She remembered—one side of her face was fine, but the other side was blackened and disfigured, looking quite terrifying.

The predecessor had been very insecure because of her appearance, and combined with the control of the poison, she had been irritable and prone to rage.

But she knew that as long as the poison was neutralized, her appearance would recover.

Stepping out of the room, she saw a breathtakingly beautiful man in the courtyard using his ability to chop wood.

He wore a suit of bamboo-green beast skin. His figure was long and slender like jade, and his features were as elegant and perfect as a painting, as if his beauty were carved from divine jade and bone.

His temperament was like snow on a mountain or the moon among the clouds.

The morning sunlight spilled over him, giving him an ethereal, transcendent aura, as if he were about to ascend to divinity.

As if hearing a sound, Wen Nanxi turned to look at Su Muyao and spoke softly, "Consort is awake!"

Su Muyao nodded. "Mhm!"

She was actually not quite used to interacting with the beast-husbands.

But in the Beast World Continent, she temporarily needed their protection.

The natural aura here was thick, surrounded by lush green vegetation—a natural source of nourishment for Wood-elemental abilities.

Even just by sleeping, her abilities could easily recover, though she had not yet reached the strength of the first rank.

Wen Nanxi put down the firewood and went to the kitchen to fetch two red fruits and two bird eggs, handing them to Su Muyao.

"Currently, this is all the food we have in the house. I apologize for the hardship, Consort. Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye went hunting early this morning; they should bring back food."

"Yesterday was my fault!"

Yesterday, he should have been the one to hunt for food, but because he was injured, he failed to hunt any beasts, leaving them with no food for today.

They could only rely on Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye.

Su Muyao knew that the environment in the Beiluo Tribe was quite harsh, and obtaining food was not easy.

Even though three of the five beast-husbands possessed third-rank strength and hunting capabilities, the surrounding forests were filled with all kinds of dangers.

People often went hungry, and the exile tribe frequently saw deaths—either killed by wild beasts and magical beasts, or dying from hunger and disease.

Su Muyao said, "It's fine. I'll start the fire and cook."

In the Beast World Continent, many remote and backward villages ate wild beast meat raw.

But the predecessor had grown up in the Beast Emperor City, which had a certain level of civilization where people were accustomed to eating cooked food.

Therefore, the beast-husbands at home would often chop firewood to use for cooking.

Wen Nanxi proactively went to help, and Su Muyao did not refuse.

Wen Nanxi gave Su Muyao a searching look.

She had never taken the initiative to cook before.

While Wen Nanxi tended the fire, Su Muyao used the bird eggs and tomatoes to make a tomato and egg soup.

Fortunately, they had salt that had been exchanged for.

Once finished, she served a bowl to Wen Nanxi and kept one for herself.

Wen Nanxi had never seen such food, let alone such a method of preparation.

"These two red fruits—where did you find them before?"

They were called red fruits, but now that she had tomatoes, she could make many types of food.

She could even use the tomatoes to make tomato sauce to sell in the cities.

Given their current conditions, she had to improve their quality of life.

They couldn't rely solely on hunting; hunting was fraught with danger.

However, she also needed to prepare enough medicinal herbs to detoxify this body.

(End of Chapter)