Last night, when she went to sleep, she took off her boots and saw clearly that there was a dark brown bird imprinted on the sole of her right foot!

At the time, she thought it was the original owner's birthmark. She thought the birthmark was so lifelike, from the beak to the eyes, to the outstretched wings, and even the slightly forked mouth on the tail, it was all so vivid and lively!

Looking back now, it wasn't a birthmark at all; it was clearly a male's mark of virility!

"I'm sorry to have met you this way!" Xixi murmured to herself, feeling sorry for the male with whom she had only a one-night stand, but also a little pleased that she had done a good deed.

After all, his beast mark was left here, which means that before her, he was still a novice!

Since it is a bud, it means that besides the child in her womb, she has no other children.

She really is a kind person who enjoys helping others!

However, before she can prove that she is pregnant, she may still be sent to a public brothel, so there will be no males courting her, or even if there are males like Pupu who insist on courting her regardless of everything, they will be pushed back by other males.

Alone, she watched for a while, then, finding it uninteresting, turned and went back to her cave.

The cave is still the same cave as last night. As a female who failed to find a male on the spot, she is not qualified to be assigned to a large family-style mansion.

"Living alone is fine, living in a small cave is fine too, it's even more comfortable!"

After searching carefully, she found that apart from a bed, a water bag, and a few animal skins, there was really nothing in the house, not even a single pebble!

Not to mention stone tables, stone benches, stone knives, etc. In other words, if Yuanmeng hadn't given her a dagger, she probably would have been stuck eating smoked meat!

Speaking of food, she barely ate any breakfast, and after a whole morning of fussing around, she was really hungry.

Although she incurred the shaman's dislike because of this smoked meat, and the person who gave it to her abandoned her, people are people, things are things, and food is simply food.

Especially during this time of scarcity, she shouldn't hold a grudge and refuse to eat because of something that has no basis in reality!

She ate a lot at this meal, even more than she had the night before.

After she finished eating, she drank the little water left in her water bag, and only then did she feel satisfied.

"Smoked meat is edible, but you can't eat too much of it. It's just too, too salty! It's unbearably salty!"

He shook the empty water pouch. "Self-reliance leads to abundance!"

With that, he twisted the water bag and pushed open the door to go out.

When she returned, there was no one outside the door, but in that short time, two guards stood at the door. She recognized one of them as Hengyan, the third-class warrior whom Nana had taken as her beast husband that morning.

It is said that this person is second only to Zhan Lu in the guard team, and is excellent in both combat power and experience.

Upon seeing her emerge, the man brandished his spear and barked rudely, "Trying to run? Go back!"

Well, they're treating her like a prisoner and keeping her under guard!

It's just unknown whether this was the chieftain's idea, the shaman's idea, or his own idea!

Her expression remained unchanged as she retorted sarcastically, "Run? As a pregnant, soon-to-be saintess, would I run? Ha! What a joke!"

Seeing the other guard's shifty eyes, she understood. It seemed that neither the chief nor the shaman had issued any official order for imprisonment!

If that's the case, things will be much easier!

She held the empty water pouch high, puffed out her small chest, raised her chin slightly, and said aggressively, "You were ordered to protect me, and this is how you protect me? Not a single drop of water left in the pouch, are you trying to kill me with thirst? If this harms the baby in my womb, not only will you lose your beast heads, but the entire tribe... can you afford to bear the consequences?"

The two then noticed that the little female was holding a water pouch, which was already empty.

It turns out they weren't trying to escape, but rather to get water!

Knowing he had misunderstood the other person, Hengyan blushed, but stubbornly refused to lower his head, turning away and saying nothing more.

Another guard quickly smoothed things over, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding! The chieftain and the shaman ordered us to protect you, we absolutely did not intend to imprison you. It's just that monsters have been running rampant around the tribe lately, and we were afraid of disturbing the quasi-holy maiden. Hengyan is so clumsy...hehe...please don't be offended!"

Well, they've said all the good and bad things, what else can I say?

Xixi didn't want to press the matter any further, so she simply went along with it, saying, "Since it's a misunderstanding, please make way for me, I need to go fetch water!"

Unexpectedly, the water pouch was snatched from his hand by Hengyan the next second, and he said coldly, "I'll take this job!"

The male standing nearby chimed in, "I heard that the prospective Holy Female had an accident and fell into the water on her way here, and Hengyan is worried that something might happen again!"

"Besides, females are delicate and only need to be cared for and nurtured. These rough and tiring jobs should be done by males!"

"I see!" Xixi blinked, nodded in understanding, and her mind started working. "Then... from now on, you two will be responsible for my water usage?"

The girl's charming appearance made the male blush instantly, and he patted his chest and assured him, "Of course, we've got your back!"

"What... is your name?" They were both working people with their own difficulties, so she didn't press the issue further. After all, the right path was to unite all available forces to improve their own lives.

"Second brother." The male's face turned even redder, and his voice softened.

He had been a member of the guard team for many years and had participated in countless protection missions, but this was the first time a female had asked him his name to his face!

He felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest; he was nervous, excited, and also had an impulse he couldn't understand—an impulse to protect her at all costs.

At this moment, he suddenly understood why Captain Zhanlu insisted on choosing her, and why he fled the scene quickly after being forced to choose a tribe, repeatedly refusing Nana's invitations, and even swearing in front of the chief and the chief shaman that he would never marry a wife again!

Xixi is different from all the other females!

If the image of the Holy Female were to be personified, it would probably look like Xixi!

Just as Erna was wallowing in self-pity, she heard heavenly music again, but with doubt and confusion.

"Er'na? Can you hear me? Er'na? Er'na?"

"Ah! You...you please speak! I...I'm sorry...I..." Er Na wanted to explain, but didn't know how, and her face turned bright red.

Hengyan, standing nearby, relayed the story with disdain, "She said that we not only have to be responsible for her drinking water, but also for her food, and she wants cooked food! Doesn't she think she can just fly to the moon? Doesn't she realize that fire isn't something you can just use whenever you want? Even Nana has only been able to eat cooked food when she's sick all these years, let alone anyone else!"

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