Transmigrating to the Beastman Continent to Live a Happy Life - Chapter 131

Since Lian moved into Wu Xiaoyin and Lei Lu’s home, Wu Xiaoyin had been secretly on guard, fearing any possibility, especially not wanting Lian to have a chance to be alone with Lei Lu.

Lian, who had been relatively well-behaved, wanted to seize the opportunity to get closer to Lei Lu. However, after arriving at Lei Lu’s home, Lian found that Wu Xiaoyin and Lei Lu were always sticking together, leaving no openings for him to do his intentions. Especially during the cold season, when it was impossible for a female to leave the house, Lian focused his attention on the one possible time: the nap time.

In the fourth month of the cold season, it had been snowing intermittently for half a month. Lei Lu took advantage of Xiao Xiao’s nap to clear the snow blocking the door of the house. Otherwise, the accumulating snow could completely seal the door. Lei Lu pulled the door open with force, and the snow that nearly buried him began to spill inside. Lei Lu grabbed a broom from behind the door and started to sweep the snow.

Just as Lei Lu cleaned the snow inside and was about to continue clearing a path outside, Lian, who was hiding in the house, began to take action.

Lian slowly stepped onto the snow. He was wrapped in a not very thick animal skin and was shivering from the cold. When he was just a few steps away from Lei Lu, he pretended to trip over a stone hidden under the snow. He fell heavily, clutching his foot as if he couldn’t move.

Lei Lu looked at Lian and clearly noticed that he was trying to get his attention. Feeling a bit disgusted, he said, “Why aren’t you staying inside?”

Lian looked up at Lei Lu with a pitiful expression and said, “I saw you sweeping snow every day, so I thought I could help. I didn’t mean to fall, and my foot seems to be hurt.”

Lei Lu glanced at the broom not far from Lian and then at Lian’s foot, saying, “If you’re hurt, just go back inside.”

Lian pretended to muster the strength to stand but fell again, trying to appear helpless. If a male who didn’t know him saw this, it would surely trigger their protective instincts. But in front of Lei Lu, apart from Xiao Xiao, no female could catch his attention. Lei Lu was knowledgeable about bones. He could immediately tell that Lian’s foot wasn’t seriously injured. After all, he had killed too many prey to count.

Lei Lu ignored Lian who was still lying on the ground and continued to sweep the snow while adding one sentence, “Hurry and go inside.”

Seeing that Lei Lu was unmoved, Lian thought that since Lei Lu was so protective of such a small female, he likely hadn’t experienced the pleasures of intimacy. So, Lian removed the animal skin he was wrapped in, wearing only a thin layer of gauze, and stepped closer to Lei Lu.

But unexpectedly, before he could reach Lei Lu, a broom swept across and hit Lian’s foot, making a sharp cracking sound. This time, he truly injured himself.

Lei Lu calmly picked up Lian’s animal skin coat lying on the ground and draped it over him. He lifted Lian off the ground as if he were a chick and carried him back inside. He then tossed Lian onto the guest room bed and went out to find the priest.

When Wu Xiaoyin woke up from his nap, the priest Uncle Luo had already been sent back by Lei Lu. Lei Lu also caught a few fresh fish by the river, planning to make fish soup for Xiao Xiao to nourish his body. Fresh meat was more nutritious after all.

So when Wu Xiaoyin woke up, he had no idea what had happened because Lei Lu had resolved it all swiftly with a broom.

That evening, while drinking hot fish soup, Wu Xiaoyin noticed that Lian didn’t come out for dinner and asked, “Where’s Lian?”

Lei Lu served Xiao Xiao dinner and replied, “He injured his leg today. I called the priest to check on him. He said it was a bone injury and he needs to wait until the growth season next year for it to heal properly. Now he can only stay in the house and cannot move, otherwise the bones will not heal well easily, and he might end up limping later.”

Wu Xiaoyin was surprised and asked, “How did he get hurt so badly? And how could he injure himself just staying inside?”

Lei Lu replied as if completely unaware, “I don’t know what happened. I just heard a noise, and Lian was already hurt.”

Wu Xiaoyin pondered and mumbled, “Huh? Really? I didn’t hear anything.”

Lei Lu continued without a change in expression, “That’s because you were napping, so you didn’t hear it. You know your health isn’t great and you tend to sleep deeply. It’s normal not to hear anything.”

Wu Xiaoyin thought about it and said, “Oh, I see!”

Lian, who was standing by the door, felt the sweet atmosphere in the living room. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth but had no way to intervene. Upon hearing that his leg might result in a limp if not properly cared for, panic flashed across Lian’s face. He hurriedly stumbled back into his room, rubbing his empty stomach and wondering what he should do in the future.

The cold season passed peacefully amidst Lian’s injury.