Wen Nuan’s stomach didn’t feel good. She only ate two mouthfuls of the sweet potato that Ming Shu gave her. She passed the rest to the shapeshifters.

  Wen Nuan calmed down and started thinking.

  “You said that you’re here to help me. Why?”


  “You can cook.”

  Wen Nuan felt that the girl seemed extremely happy to see her. Her eyes were shining brightly and her tone was light.

  This feeling……

  How should she put it?

  She felt that she was useful to someone.

  This was the first time she felt needed in this unfamiliar and dangerous world.

  Wen Nuan was a simple-minded and slightly foolish female protagonist. She would feel grateful to anyone who helped her. If Ming Shu wanted to fool her…… no, coaxe her, it would be very easy.

  The sky turned dark. The rest of the shapeshifters left.

  Only Ming Shu and Wen Nuan remained behind. The shapeshifters from the black dog tribe played dead.

  If they didn’t, they would be beaten up again.

  Ming Shu hung the people from the black dog tribe on the trees.

  They looked like salted fish.

  Kill them?

  Why should she kill them? If she killed them, who will spread the news for her? If no one spread the news, who would come and look for her for revenge? If no one came to her for revenge, where would she get her Hatred Points from?

  Wen Nuan swallowed and chased after Ming Shu. “Where are we going?”


  “Back home so that you can cook. Where else do you want to go?”


  “.……”


  “Hu Jiu……”


  “Don’t worry. Focus on cooking and I will help you keep her in check.”


  “.……”
……

  Most of the shapeshifters were curious when Ming Shu brought a stranger back.

  “What tribe are you from?”


  “Strange, why are you so pale? Are you sick?”


  “Did you come from far away?”


  Wen Nuan was able to handle all the questions that were thrown at her. The shapeshifter of the peacock tribe were gentle people. In another tribe, she would be hung up and questioned.

  She felt that it was a miracle that she managed to survive till now.

  “Get her a place to live in,” Ming Shu ordered Ming Zhe.

  “Yes, Leader.”


  Ming Zhe held back his curiosity and brought Wen Nuan to her room.

  The environment here was good. It was not as dry as outside. There were even small springs in the mountains.

  Wen Nuan felt at ease for the first time since she came to this world……

  In the boar tribe……

  The boar princess took Er You to her place. Er You resumed his human form but he was still unable to move.

  He looked at the princess angrily. He felt so disgusted he wanted to vomit. “Don’t come closer.”


  The boar princess wiped the saliva off her face and smiled. “Er You, I liked you for a long time. You will be my partner from now on. Don’t worry, I will be good to you.”


  The boar princess pounced on Er You.

  “Get off!”


  The boar princess was very heavy. Er You couldn’t move under her weight.

  He smelled something weird. His face turned red as he held his breath.

  “Let me go. I am the leader of the peacock tribe……”


  “Er You, the leader of the peacock tribe exchanged you for food.” The boar princess smiled, revealing her yellow teeth. “You will be my partner.”


  Fear appeared in Er You’s eyes.

  He liked shapeshifters like Hu Jiu……

  “No……”


  The shapeshifter patrolling outside looked in the direction where the sound was coming from. That sound seemed……

  Wen Nuan stayed with the peacock tribe. Her mission everyday was to cook for Ming Shu.

  Ming Shu took back many foods from the boar tribe. She didn’t ask for any meat. It was all shapeshifter meat. She couldn’t eat it.

  Wen Nuan had never seen all these ingredients before so she needed to experiment with them first.

  There were many plants growing on the mountain. Wen Nuan walked around the mountain and plucked some plants which could be used as condiments.

  “Wen Nuan, what are you holding?”


  Ming Zhe looked at the red thing in Wen Nuan’s hand. It was the size of a fist and looked like a small lantern.

  “Chilli,” Wen Nuan replied. “It can be eaten.”


  After spending some time in this world, she realized that although the appearances of plants were different in this world, their taste was almost the same.

  “This…… can be eaten?” Ming Zhe frowned. He never knew that it could be eaten.

  Wen Nuan smiled. “Yes. You will know after I finish cooking.”


  Ming Zhe didn’t have much hope.

  He shook his head and went to look for Ming Shu. He needed to report the happenings within the tribe to her.

  Er Ya managed to convince many of her clansmen to leave. Hence, there were not many clansmen left.

  Ming Zhe was able to handle some matters of the tribe now. Ming Shu had passed most of the tasks to him.

  “Leader, I am worried that once the leopard tribe learns about our situation, they will attack us.”


  Ming Shu chewed on a piece of grass. She lay on the grass and replied, “Oh.”


  “.……”


  The leopard tribe was their natural enemy.

  They had always wanted to snatch this mountain from them.

  Or rather, many other tribes wanted to steal their territory.

  There was very little rain in this world. It was dry most of the time. However, this mountain always had a water supply.

  In the past, Er You asked for help from other tribes.

  Ming Zhe asked Ming Shu carefully, “Leader, if the leopard tribe really attacks us, what shall we do?”


  There was no tribe that they could rely on now.

  Ming Shu fell into deep thought.

  Ming Zhe waited for his leader to give him a solution.

  After a while, Ming Shu asked, “Are leopards delicious?”


  “.……”

  They would never be able to eat the leopards. Most of the time, leopards ate them.

  “They are not tasty?”


  Ming Zhe contained his anger and replied, “.…… I have never eaten them before.”


  “If they come, welcome them with open arms,” Ming Shu suddenly said. “You all can have a taste of leopard.”


  Ming Zhe: “.……”


  Ming Shu waved her hand. “Don’t disturb me if there is nothing important.”


  Ming Zhe opened his mouth. He remembered how Ming Shu subdued the boar tribe and felt more relaxed.

  After he left, Wen Nuan came in holding a leaf. Something fragrant was on the leaf.

  “You…… can have a taste first.” Wen Nuan felt nervous. This was not the modern world. She tasted it and it seemed fine to her. However, she didn’t know if Ming Shu would like it.

  Wen Nuan barbecued it directly. She used the ingredient that looked like sweet potatoes to make this dish. Her control of the fire was impressive. The sweet potato was golden and there was some chilli powder sprinkled on it. The room was filled with the fragrance of the food.

  Wen Nuan scratched her head. “I…… couldn’t find anything to replace salt so this might taste a little bland.”


  Shapeshifters ate everything raw. There was no need for salt in their world.