Chapter 27: Chapter 27: At Worst, I’ll Force Myself on Him

"I..."

Yu An had only said one word, but Mo Yan had no intention of listening and turned to leave.

It wasn’t that he was impatient; he was just afraid of hearing an answer he didn’t want to hear.

In the pitch-black night, the scales that had uncontrollably emerged on his arm snapped off one by one.

Yu An thought for a moment but ultimately decided not to chase after him to offer some so-called explanation.

Besides, she had already obtained the Origin Core Fragment, and Mo Yan had no intention of staying. The two of them would most likely never see each other again.

The fluffy, large Snow Wolf was in her arms. She snuggled against Han Li’s soft fur and asked, "Lu Lu, do Han Li and Feng Xuan have Origin Core Fragments in their bodies too?"

"Yes, yes!" Lu Lu’s excited voice rang out. "An’an, just keep holding him like that, and I’ll suck the fragment out!"

"But what about the one inside that tiger? He doesn’t look like a good guy. He won’t let you touch him so easily."

Lu Lu was still holding a grudge against Feng Xuan for unhesitatingly tossing it on the roadside, forcing it to run for a long time just to get back to Yu An.

Yu An’s lips curled into a smirk. "Don’t worry, I have a plan. Worst case, I’ll just force myself on him. It’s not like I haven’t done it before."

Lu Lu silently gave her a thumbs-up and began to coax out the fragment inside Han Li’s body.

Yu An closed her eyes, appearing to be asleep, but she was actually cultivating her superpower.

As she absorbed them, the silver coins in her space lost their luster but showed no other changes.

According to the Superpower Level system from Yu An’s previous world, which was divided into Levels 1-12, all her prior cultivation had been nullified after she transmigrated here. Tonight was the official start of leveling up her superpower.

Over the course of one night, she finally reached Level 1.

The next morning, Yu An felt refreshed and energized. She tidied up and prepared to set up her stall.

The Qingyan Tribe was not far from their cave. Since space in the food cart was limited, Yu An had Mo Yan and Feng Xuan walk.

"Yu An, Han Li’s wounds haven’t healed yet. Why don’t you let him rest up in the cave and look after San Dan at the same time?"

Mo Yan added impassively, "I have something I’d like to discuss with you alone. Is that alright?"

Han Li’s face immediately fell. "My wounds are fine! I’m going too."

’This damned snake has been wanting to leave all this time, hasn’t he? The little female has my protection now, so why isn’t he leaving!’

Yu An glanced at Mo Yan, then said to Han Li, "Mo Yan has a point. Your wounds haven’t healed yet, so you should get some proper rest."

"An’an..."

Han Li looked reluctant.

Ever since he started calling her that and she hadn’t objected, he had been doing it constantly.

"Actually, I have an important job for you," Yu An interrupted him. "Every time I come back from the stall, I’m too tired to cook. So, I want you to practice your cooking skills at home so I can come home to a hot meal. How about it?"

"You’re so smart, I’m sure you’ll get the hang of it in no time. Plus, with you here, I won’t have to worry about San Dan being stolen like last time."

She piled on the praise, one compliment after another, until Han Li was grinning fit to burst.

If he were in his beast form right now, his big tail would probably be wagging hard enough to become a propeller.

Han Li happily carried San Dan back to the cave, leaving Feng Xuan looking bewildered. "What about me? I don’t know the way."

"We’ll show you the way," Da Hu volunteered. "Xiao Yu and I will go with you."

Yu An patted each of them on the head. "Good boys. Female Mother is leaving now, you guys follow along."

Feng Xuan: "..."

’Fine. It’s not like I’m desperate to be with Yu An anyway,’ he thought. ’This is a good chance to bond with Da Hu.’

After the food cart had traveled some distance, Mo Yan brought up what he wanted to talk about. "I encountered more beasts affected by Beast-Attracting Powder. There were a lot of them. They seemed to be trying to stop me from going to the Snow Mountain..."

Yu An had thought he was going to talk about his spiritual power, but it turned out to be this instead.

Since her own safety was at stake, she asked, "Did you find anything out? Like who drugged them?"

Mo Yan shook his head. "No. I was in a hurry to find you... and Da Hu, so I didn’t get a close look. I went out again last night, but all the beast carcasses there had been cleaned up."

Yu An frowned. She really couldn’t imagine who would harbor such immense malice toward her.

’Could it be the same person who poisoned the original owner and disfigured her?’

She lowered her head in thought, failing to notice Mo Yan’s gaze fixed upon her.

Unable to come up with any leads, Yu An decided to stop wracking her brain over it. She would cross that bridge when she came to it.

"You’ve gone to a lot of trouble these past few days," Yu An said gently. "After we’re done for the day, I’ll examine you back home and see if I can treat it."

"If I can, I’ll release you from the contract once you’re cured. You’ll be free."

Mo Yan froze, wanting to say something, but Yu An’s attention was already focused ahead.

A massive crowd of Beastmen was gathered there. She gaped in astonishment. "How many people are here? Did both tribes show up?"

Before Mo Yan could say what he wanted to say, they were swarmed by the approaching crowd.

"Boss Yu, you’re finally open for business! Do you have any idea what I’ve been through these past few days?"

"Boss Yu, are you and your Zaizai okay? We were worried sick!"

"Boss Yu, how much fried chicken did you prepare today? Is there still a purchase limit? My whole family is here!"

"Boss Yu, does this mean you’ll be setting up your stall at our tribe’s entrance from now on? This is great!"

Yu An patiently answered their questions, then, under the crowd’s expectant gazes, she brought out the pre-prepared, half-finished fried chicken.

The Beastmen automatically formed a line, waiting for the delicious food to come out of the fryer.

Even though Boss Yu had mentioned a purchase limit, they had plenty of people. Worst case, they’d just have more people stand in line.

Even though Boss Yu said she would move her location from time to time, they had legs. They could just follow her.

As long as they could eat her delicious fried chicken, they would cross mountains and valleys for it!

Just as the first batch of fried chicken came out of the fryer, Feng Xuan arrived with the two Zaizai. The overpowering aroma of the chicken immediately froze him in place for three full seconds.

"Why’d you stop walking? I want to go find Female Mother."

Seeing him standing there motionless, Da Hu struggled to be put down.

"Ahem," Feng Xuan cleared his throat, placing him on the ground. He feigned nonchalance and said, "What kind of food is your Female Mother making? It smells... average, I guess."

Da Hu, whose mind was solely focused on Yu An, replied casually, "It’s fried chicken. It’s super, super yummy. If you don’t like it, I won’t share any with you."

"Xiao Yu, go play with your little friends first. Big brother is going to get some yummy food."

Yu An always prepared some snacks for Da Hu and Xiao Yu to share with their friends when they played.

Xiao Yu nodded obediently. "Uncle Feng, could you please carry me over there?"

His little friends from the Giant Stone Tribe were there, along with some others he didn’t recognize who were waving at him.

Feng Xuan looked like he was about to say something but stopped himself. In the end, he said nothing, just put Xiao Yu down, made sure the area was safe, and then went to find Yu An.

"Um, is there anything I can do to help?"

Without looking up, Yu An said, "Collect the money. Put the copper coins and silver coins in separate piles." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

She had prepared two boxes for the money. One of them contained a single, solitary silver coin, which made Feng Xuan frown when he saw it.

"Didn’t I give you fifty thousand Gold Coins? Why are you working so hard to earn this little bit of money? If you need more, you can just tell me."

Yu An retorted irritably, "Oh yeah? Can you get me all the gold coins on the entire continent?"

In the apocalyptic environment of her past life, a time when gold and silver were considered useless, she had only barely managed to raise her superpower to the Seventh Level.

She didn’t even dare to imagine how much gold and silver would be needed to reach the highest level.

Fortunately, the gold and silver she absorbed were not affected in a way that prevented their normal use in transactions. Otherwise, the Beastman Continent would have to switch to a new currency.

Feng Xuan was left speechless. "What do you need so many Gold Coins for? Are you planning a rebellion?"

’Even a rebellion wouldn’t require this much, would it?’

Yu An casually brushed him off. "Yep, a rebellion."

Feng Xuan froze, his mind racing with who-knows-what scenarios. The way he looked at Yu An suddenly turned strange.