Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!

Chapter 506: Chapter 489: Fatal Gentleness

The young male indulged in the blissful tenderness, unaware of the fleeting disgust in the female’s eyes as she lowered her head.

If not to avoid capture, how could she possibly have come to this miserable place, dressed like this, and married a weak common rabbit beastman? It’s an insult to her!

No matter how much Shen Qingli resented Zaxxis and Yun Han, having tasted the fine things, how could she accept the inferior?

In her heart, only such top-tier excellent and powerful beastmen were fit to be her companions, guarding her side!

But at this moment, she had no choice. Such a young, naive, common beastman was precisely her best shield to protect herself.

Fortunately, though Rong Tu was a poor and weak rabbit clan beastman, he was simple, gentle, and took care of her. She lived with some hardship these past days, but at least it was safe and stable.

This small village in the remote mountains didn’t belong to any country; even the power grid was unconnected, living an archaic life of sunrise cultivating and sunset resting.

The sky gradually darkened, and the temperature sharply dropped, making people shiver. At night, wild beasts would roam, so it was best to hurry home.

After Rong Tu and Shen Qingli returned home for dinner, it was time for bed.

They lived in a simple mud-brick house; the bedroom was small, with the bed occupying half the space.

Shen Qingli lay on the mud bed built from stones and clay blocks, covered with a thin, dusty sheet. Her tender skin hurt from the roughness, and the cotton in the quilt was so old it turned into hard lumps. The faint stench from the chamber pot by the door disgusted her to the point of nausea!

The surroundings were pitch black; there wasn’t even a lamp, and nothing could be seen, only the increasingly heavy breathing of the man and his coarse hands wandering over her.

Shen Qingli instinctively moved her body away, tears of resilience glistening in her eyes, unwilling to let him touch her!

”Ah Li?”

Rong Tu didn’t notice the female’s odd mood, thinking she was just shy, and pressed down again, his voice growing increasingly deep and hoarse, ”I want to mate with you; we haven’t mated in so long...”

The last time was the night they confirmed their relationship.

Only then did Rong Tu realize the female’s figure was so good, sexier and more tender than any female he had ever seen, driving him madly desirous, yearning more than ever for such intimacy.

But the female always found excuses to refuse, leaving him slightly unhappy and unable to hold back any longer.

Filled with disgust and humiliation, Shen Qingli didn’t wish to upset him over this matter, for Rong Tu was her only assurance of life, so she reluctantly played along, ending the affair quickly.

Twenty minutes later, the young male collapsed onto her, speaking with satisfaction and bliss, ”Winter is soon upon us; come spring, we’ll raise a brood of little bunnies... Ah Li, though your face was burned, I can imagine you’re surely beautiful, and our children will be the cutest in the village...”

Rong Tu infinitely fantasized about their future happy life, his words full of tenderness and joy.

Yet Shen Qingli only closed her eyes, tears flowing silently in the darkness. With her beauty and ability, why endure such hardship? Why appease a lowly male beast?

Unfortunately, wanted by both the Night Glow Empire and the rebel army, many nearby countries and regions also issued warrants for her. Shen Qingli was left with life hanging by a thread, fearing death, confined to hide here clinging to life.

It was all Shen Tang’s fault, that bitch!

If it weren’t for that bitch meddling, she would be the acclaimed Monarch, seated in the supreme position!

Angry with nowhere to vent, Shen Qingli blamed the system, ”Didn’t you say you could help me become the most noble person in this world? Is this your definition of nobility? You useless thing, you can’t help me at all!”

The system long ceased to care for her, retorting upon hearing this,[I gave you so many great things; it was your incompetence that led to defeat and ruin, leaving you self-inflicted in this state, who can you blame?]

[Useless thing!]

”You—” Shen Qingli was almost choked with anger, yet helpless in her rebuttal.

The days carried on.

Until one day, Shen Qingli followed the village females to pick fruits in the nearby forest, preparing the last batch of food for winter.

In the distance, chaotic screams were heard.

Many beastmen ran over, frantically shouting,

”Run quickly!”

”The rebel army has attacked!”

”These vile creatures intend to capture young females; escape with the females quickly!”

The hunting team hurriedly returned.

A grey-brown rabbit, the size of a wolf, broke away from the team and sprinted madly, transforming mid-run into a young beastman, grabbing the bewildered Shen Qingli, and joining the main force in a desperate dash deeper into the forest.

Shen Qingli lay on the man’s back, staring blankly at the distant incoming rebel army, who had already bound over a dozen young females, their actions extremely vile.

Her heart tightened but quickly calmed down. She opened the system map, listening to the people’s conversation.

Only then did she learn the rebel army’s reason for capturing young females.

It turned out the rebel army leader was searching for beautiful females, leading his subordinates to capture many young females for offering to the leader.

But strangely, the leader seemed particularly passionate about females from the Cat Clan, specifically those with a black-and-white cat beast form.

Shen Qingli’s heart leapt with joy; didn’t she match this requirement perfectly?

Having stayed with the rebel army before, she heard tales of this legendary first Commander, mysterious and powerful, even Zaxxis could only bow to him. Yet, she hadn’t found a chance to approach him.

If she could conquer this enigmatic leader, wouldn’t the entire rebel army be in her grasp?

Shen Qingli slowly touched her scarred face, having fallen so low, but confident in her appearance. If she could meet the Commander, she was certain to win over him, body and soul!

But then, Shen Qingli recalled the betrayal from Mi Li, now the third Commander of the rebel army. If he discovered her, wouldn’t she be finished?

The system noticed Shen Qingli’s hesitation, quickly urging,[If the host can conquer the leader, why fear Mi Li? Consider, once you win over the rebel army leader, the host can command thousands again, avenging Mi Li’s betrayal, shed the fugitive identity permanently, and leave this impoverished life behind!]

The system coaxed,[If you’re willing to be dependent for life, then stay forever in this filthy mountain ditch, wasting away with depression!]

Feeling urgency over these days, the system feared losing if it failed to complete the mission.

It didn’t want to be destroyed.

A resolute shine flickered in Shen Qingli’s eyes, determined to gamble one last time!

The village beastmen fled quickly, successfully eluding the rebel army’s capture.

At night, they rested in the nearby cleaned mountain cave.

Late at night, after the other beastmen fell asleep, Shen Qingli secretly pulled at Rong Tu’s arm around her waist, softly complaining, ”I want to go to the toilet...”

Rong Tu woke from his sleep, glanced at the snoozing beastmen nearby, and without much thought, carried Shen Qingli out of the cave quietly, setting her down in the nearby bushes.

Rong Tu urged, ”Hurry up, I’ll cover it with dirt, or we’ll attract beasts and other beastmen later, that wouldn’t be good.”

Shen Qingli murmured, ”Turn around, don’t look at me like this.”

”Alright, alright~ then hurry up, I’ll keep watch nearby.” Rong Tu chuckled helplessly, thinking the shy little female was overly modest, given their marital relations, no need for such scruples?

Yet no sooner had he turned, a cold sharp blade pierced his heart.

Rong Tu hardly had time to see his assailant; perhaps in his final moments, he guessed.

But of what use was it?

The male’s body fell to the ground, blood spreading.

Shen Qingli paled, stepping back, her hand gripping the knife trembling, ”I’m sorry, you’re too much in the way—you’d interfere with my plan...”

”Don’t blame me; blame your weakness...”

She roared in agony, ”I’ve had enough! Enough of this impoverished living, enough of reliant days, I want to leave this place!”

She crouched, clawing at the man’s body, directly extracting the bloody crystal core from his chest, absorbing it swiftly.

Rong Tu’s power was too low; there was little strength to absorb and use, but even a little helped.

After finishing, Shen Qingli didn’t spare a glance at the corpse, quickly turned away, vanishing into the forest.