Fearing the two might start fighting, Su Xiyue quickly spoke up, "Um, Mo Lin, could you please let go of Ye Ling? You're clinging to him like this, he can't walk properly."
At her words, Mo Lin's cold snake eyes finally turned to Ye Ling.
Sure enough, he saw the wolf's face darken, silver eyes gloomy, with a faint sign of losing control.
His gaze flickered slightly, and he released Ye Ling, shrinking back to his original size before slithering beside Su Xiyue.
Bai Qi also revealed his true form — a pure white fox with nine elegant tails, looking extremely beautiful.
He had been at the back of the group but quickened his pace to approach Su Xiyue. Positioned on her left while Mo Lin was on her right, the two beasts curiously scrutinized her.
They just couldn't understand how this lazy, greedy, and hideously ugly female had changed so much—so much that the leader even agreed to bring her out hunting.
And on top of that, she had awakened a special power?
It was truly strange.
Bai Qi's true form was not as intimidating as Mo Lin's. Instead, he was quite handsome and pleasing to the eye—just a fluffy ball of fur.
Su Xiyue, who had a thing for soft, furry creatures, couldn't help but reach out to touch him.
His fur looked so soft and pettable.
But before her hand could make contact, Bai Qi jumped away warily, putting some distance between them, his gaze icy.
It seemed if she dared to reach out again, he wouldn't be so polite.
Embarrassed, Su Xiyue quickly withdrew her hand and awkwardly rubbed her nose.
She'd forgotten Bai Qi also strongly disliked her and hated being touched.
Seeing she had retreated, Bai Qi averted his gaze, but he still kept his distance.
Qing Zhu also revealed his true form — a massive wolf covered in lush, verdant fur, about twice the size of an ordinary wolf, roughly the same size as Ye Ling.
He had been ahead but slowed his pace to join Su Xiyue, Mo Lin, and Bai Qi, casting subtle, scrutinizing glances her way.
Su Xiyue's drastic change today made him too curious to ignore.
However, when he saw her sitting on Ye Ling's back and occasionally reaching out to touch Bai Qi, disdain flashed quickly in his wolf eyes.
How shameless.
He immediately looked away and focused solely on the path ahead.
Xuan Ming was the same—he transformed into a huge, pitch-black wolf with piercing cold eyes and an aura that screamed "No outsiders allowed," bringing up the rear.
At first, he thought Su Xiyue had improved, but seeing her riding Ye Ling's back and trying to touch Bai Qi, he realized he had been mistaken.
If Su Xiyue knew that just wanting to touch Bai Qi had earned their dislike, she would never have reached out—no matter what.
The group moved swiftly. Within minutes, they had traveled far from the tribe.
After another hour, they entered the Tagel Forest.
The towering trees of Tagel Forest formed a dense canopy that blocked out much of the sun, allowing only dappled light to filter through.
The forest was eerily silent, broken only by the occasional chirping of insects or birds, giving it a somewhat unsettling atmosphere.
But to the beastmen, this was paradise.
Seated on Ye Ling's back, Su Xiyue looked around curiously, her eyes full of wonder.
It was her first time in Tagel Forest, even though the original owner had never ventured far from the tribe.
Yesterday, she had thrown Chu Youyou into the Silver Pine Forest southwest of the tribe—this was not that place, so she probably wouldn't run into her.
Still, she remained alert and asked the system in her mind, "Tongtong, can I call you that?"
"Yes," the system responded promptly inside her head. "Host, what's the matter?"
"When Chu Youyou crossed over yesterday and I secretly threw her into the forest, how's her situation?" she asked internally.
Although the female protagonist was from the modern world and lacked much self-defense ability, her heroine aura meant she was unlikely to be in danger.
Sure enough, the system replied, "Host, after you threw Chu Youyou into the Silver Pine Forest, she did encounter some dangers, but fortunately was saved at a critical moment by Mu Han, a fifth-rank beastman of the Winged Tiger tribe. She has since been brought back to the tribe and now stays in Mu Han's cave."
Just as she thought.
Su Xiyue pursed her lips. She remembered Mu Han was the sixth male lead, his true form a winged tiger, who later became one of Chu Youyou's beast husbands.
Thanks to her intervention, the two had met earlier than in the original story.
Knowing Chu Youyou was safe at the Winged Tiger tribe, Su Xiyue didn't worry further.
In any case, they wouldn't cross paths anytime soon or cause trouble.
"Tongtong, can you detect if there are any other travelers or reborn ones besides me and Chu Youyou?"
She asked again, suspicious.
If she and Chu Youyou could cross over into this world, then naturally, others could too.
The system admired her vigilance—no wonder she was the chosen host.
After scanning this world, it finally answered, "Besides you and Chu Youyou, no other travelers have been detected... Wait, there seems to be a reborn one in the Winged Tiger tribe."
"What? There really is? Who is it?"
Su Xiyue asked casually, intrigued about who in the Winged Tiger tribe had been reborn.
The system paused briefly, seemingly confirming, then gave her the answer: "It is Yun Zhu, a female of the Winged Tiger tribe."
"Yun Zhu?"
The name rang a bell for Su Xiyue. After thinking for a while, she recalled Yun Zhu was another malicious female antagonist in the story.
Yun Zhu was the most beautiful female in the Winged Tiger tribe, and since childhood had liked Mu Han, always wanting to become his mate.
Mu Han, as the sixth male lead, was exceptionally handsome and powerful—almost on par with Ye Ling and Mo Lin, the strongest young warriors in the tribe.
Naturally, many females liked him.
It was only normal that Yun Zhu liked Mu Han.
Unfortunately, Mu Han did not return her feelings. Instead, after meeting the traveling Chu Youyou, he fell in love with her at first sight.
To become Chu Youyou's beast husband, he had once fought fiercely against Ye Ling, Mo Lin, Bai Qi, Qing Zhu, and Xuan Ming.
In the end, Chu Youyou stopped the fighting, tearfully pleading, "Please don't fight over me anymore. I'm not worth it. I love every one of you."
Eventually, they all accepted it—and apparently took in several more afterward.
By the story's end, they almost formed a harem of male lovers, living happily ever after.
Back to the main point, as another villainous female antagonist, Yun Zhu met a particularly tragic end in the original story—something like a bitter rivalry with the original female lead.
Now that Yun Zhu has been reborn, it was likely she wouldn't still like Mu Han.
Of course, after such a miserable previous life, if Yun Zhu still liked Mu Han after being reborn, then she'd have to be out of her mind.
No matter what, she would definitely seek revenge on Chu Youyou.
"Tongtong, does Yun Zhu have memories of her past life?"
Su Xiyue asked again in her mind, suddenly curious.
The system was speechless. "Since she's been reborn, of course she has her memories."
She felt a bit embarrassed, realizing she had just asked a silly question.
With Yun Zhu's rebirth and past life memories—and now Chu Youyou having come to the Winged Tiger tribe—life was probably going to be very difficult for her.
But that was none of her concern. Knowing was enough, so she didn't ask any more.