Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef

Meanwhile, Bai Xue was trembling with rage. She turned and went straight home to call for reinforcements.

’I absolutely cannot let that bitch Bai Su steal Lu Tingyan from me!’

The Bai family residence in the Federation Capital.

Bai Xue burst into the living room, crying, "Mom! You have to help me! That bitch Bai Su bullied me!"

Mrs. Bai was sipping her tea and nearly choked when she heard this. "Who did you say?"

Bai Xue threw herself into her mother’s arms, her voice full of grievance. "It was that Bai Su!"

Mrs. Bai set down her teacup, frowning slightly. "Hasn’t she been exiled? Did you go looking for her?"

Bai Xue pouted. "I went there following Lu Tingyan!"

Mrs. Bai looked at her disapprovingly. "Honestly, look at you. You ignore all the outstanding males in the Federation. Just the other day, young master Lu Yanhua of the Lu Family came looking for you again. Why didn’t you pay him any mind? His father is the current Federation Leader..."

Bai Xue rolled her eyes in disdain. "I have no intention of dating him!"

Mrs. Bai’s brow furrowed. "Ever since you got sick last time, you’ve been a completely different person since you woke up. I’m starting to suspect the fever damaged your brain."

Bai Xue quickly snuggled into her mother’s embrace, acting cute. "Oh, of course not!"

It was just that after that fever, she had advanced to become a Level 5 Beastman and was also lucky enough to awaken the Skill of foreknowledge.

However, her foreknowledge ability was quite limited; she couldn’t control what or when she foresaw.

When she woke up that time, her vision had only shown her Lu Tingyan recovering his spiritual power, reclaiming his position as Federation Leader, and even awakening a new Combat Superpower. He was invincible, his glory unmatched!

Recalling the vision of Lu Tingyan’s cold, handsome face as he looked down upon the world from his high station, Bai Xue couldn’t help but feel a stir of desire.

That was why she was trying to curry favor with Lu Tingyan now, while he was a tiger brought low.

Besides, she hadn’t told anyone that she had awakened a foreknowledge ability. Otherwise...

’If I suddenly get close to Lu Tingyan now, he’ll definitely become suspicious. He’ll think I foresaw something and am approaching him with an ulterior motive.’

In a recent prophetic dream, she’d discovered that Lu Tingyan and Bai Su had somehow gotten mixed up together. How could she possibly tolerate that?!

’A mere exiled bitch!’

Bai Xue clung to Mrs. Bai’s arm coquettishly. "Oh, Mom, please help me! Lu Tingyan and Bai Su are mixed up together now. What if she really manages to latch onto someone powerful and what we did to her back then gets exposed?"

"Maybe she’s deliberately trying to climb the social ladder so she can come back and get revenge on us!"

Hearing about what happened back then, a murderous glint flashed in Mrs. Bai’s eyes. "She still dares to cause trouble!"

Bai Xue quickly added, "This time, we found irrefutable proof that Bai Su is trafficking Beastman cubs! But Lu Tingyan is acting like she’s bewitched him—he’s actually protecting her!"

"Mom, help me! We can use this chance to completely eliminate this threat and stop Lu Tingyan from thinking about her all the time."

Mrs. Bai nodded slightly. "Fine. I’ll make a call and have the Federation Commissioner go with you. This time, we’ll make sure she can never recover!"

Bai Xue cheered and hugged her. "Mom, I knew you were the best to me!"

"Oh, right, call in some media, too. I can’t let the Federation Commissioner take my credit. I’m the one who led people to discover this menace trafficking Beastman cubs!"

Mrs. Bai shook her head, amused. "Alright, alright. Our righteous little angel found her."

She patted Bai Xue’s head, then glanced at her stomach. "As a Level 5 Female, you have Level 5 fertility. You should find some males and start expanding the family line soon."

A Level 5 Female could have a minimum of five children per litter, and since her beast form was a rabbit, having six or seven was also possible.

In the Interstellar Federation, the more children a female Beastman gave birth to, the higher her status.

Moreover, rabbits have short gestation periods. With every litter of Rabbit Beastman cubs she birthed, her physical constitution would be strengthened.

This was extremely important for a female.

Rabbit Beastmen also had frequent heat cycles. They could be suppressed with medication once or twice, but doing so long-term would damage the womb and affect fertility. The loss would far outweigh the gain!

Bai Xue whined shyly, "Oh, I know! But I just want Lu Tingyan to be my first husband!"

Mrs. Bai could only shake her head helplessly. "Then after we take care of Bai Su, I’ll give you three months. You must win over Lu Tingyan!"

Bai Xue grinned, winking playfully. "Don’t worry! By then, I’ll be the righteous female who captured the villain trafficking cubs. My reputation is bound to soar, and I refuse to believe Lu Tingyan won’t be moved!"

*

「As night fell.」

Yodel and his assistant had already led the Beastmen from the army to the ambush point ahead of time.

The scars on Bai Xiaolang’s eyes were almost invisible now. Under the cover of darkness, they were mostly hidden.

He was also in disguise, wearing the ears and tail of a Cat Beastman, with the tracker hidden in his stomach.

This was a new type of tracker developed by the Federation. It could be swallowed and would pass through the intestinal tract without causing any harm.

Lu Tingyan and Bai Su were crouched in the bushes nearby, watching.

Soon, the contact appeared, and Bai Xiaolang was led into a cave.

The tracker connected to Bai Xiaolang’s five senses. In a police vehicle hundreds of meters away, surveillance personnel saw the scene inside the cave through Bai Xiaolang’s eyes.

Bai Su swallowed nervously, terrified that something might happen to Bai Xiaolang. After all, he was only a four-year-old child. Even though that was equivalent to a ten-year-old human, he was still just a kid. How could he have ever experienced a scene like this?!

The contact led him deeper and deeper into the cave.

The other end of the cave connected to a tunnel. After many twists and turns, they finally reached their destination.

It was a dungeon, and quite a few children were locked inside.

Bai Xiaolang even saw the little beggars who had suddenly disappeared from the foot of the mountain earlier.

He took a few extra glances, transmitting the information to the outside.

After a moment, the person they were waiting for finally appeared.

It was the local border patrol bureau.

No wonder these local thugs could be so brazen.

Bai Su clicked her tongue. "Your Federation’s on-the-books personnel are so inspiring. Clocking out just to risk their lives moonlighting as human traffickers."

The corner of Lu Tingyan’s mouth twitched, his only response to her dark joke.

A voice came through the earpiece from the surveillance team. "They’re moving through the tunnels. They’re making the trade at an abandoned fur processing plant, two thousand meters due west."

Lu Tingyan nodded calmly and issued orders on his comms device: "Team 1, infiltrate underground and confirm the location of the 15 hostages."

"Once Team 1 confirms their position, Teams 2 through 4 will storm the location and secure the targets."

Feedback came through the comms device.

Team 1 began to move.

Lu Tingyan moved with Bai Su to the perimeter of the fur processing plant. The moment the fighting started inside, he would be the first to charge in.

Bai Su was a little nervous. "Are you sure there won’t be any problems?"

Lu Tingyan pursed his lips. "Barring any accidents, it shouldn’t be a major issue."

Suddenly, the sound of a helicopter filled the sky.

A loudspeaker blared from above: "Bai Su, stop hiding! Our instruments have already locked onto you."

It was Bai Xue’s voice!

Not only had she brought a helicopter, but it was flying at a low altitude, with a steady stream of Beastmen descending from it. They were obviously here to capture her.

A frosty look flashed in Lu Tingyan’s eyes. He quickly issued a new command: "They’ve spooked our targets! All teams, break in and rescue the hostages!"