Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Personal Bodyguard

She brushed her teeth with the mouthwash rewarded by the system and washed her face with handmade soap.

She hung all the bacon marinated last night on the tree trunks outside to dry.

Once it’s dried for a while, it can be stored for the winter.

In the morning, Luna Sutton ate something at random and left the cave to find Lyle Sutton at the stone house.

The basic orcs in the tribe mostly went to The Salt Lake, leaving behind the weak orcs and females, making the entire tribe seem empty.

Apart from the females who got up early to cook and clean the beast skins, there were hardly any people around.

She pondered as she walked, thinking about how to start the conversation with Lyle Sutton.

She couldn’t just say directly: Father, Kaelen Vance and Mia are plotting against me, can you help ambush them?

That sounded absurd.

Moreover, Kaelen Vance was already at The Salt Lake, not even in the tribe, and hadn’t made any move yet.

If she carelessly mentioned it, it would make her look paranoid.

They might think she’s out of her mind, paranoid.

As she rounded the tribe’s altar, she spotted Mia leaning against a large tree.

Wearing an exquisite beast skin skirt with a silver belt around her waist, highlighting her graceful figure.

The freshly applied herbs on the left side of her face had a weird greenish purple hue in the morning light, giving her a sinister expression that clashed with her outfit.

“Your face—”

Luna Sutton paused slightly in her steps, deliberately drawing out her tone, “I heard aurora moss leaves scars when applied to wounds?”

Mia spun around abruptly, her beast skin skirt scattering dead leaves all over the ground, the fresh herbs on her face falling off to reveal the scar across her left cheek, like a red centipede crawling: “It’s better than someone being all fat and flabby.”

“Is that so?”

She smirked, her fingertips lightly caressing her own fair cheek, “Last night, Corbin Crowley praised my slender waist and said my skin is really nice, smooth like silk, very pleasant to touch…”

Suddenly she leaned closer to Mia, her smile deepening, “He said the scar on your face looks like a centipede, it makes him sick.”

Of course, Corbin Crowley never said those words; she made them up just to provoke Mia.

“You—”

Mia raised her hand to hit her, but remembering that this ugly freak had powers, she froze her hand in mid-air, not daring to strike down.

Seeing this, Luna Sutton chuckled lightly, with a hint of derision in her eyes, “What’s the matter, afraid to make a move? Scared?”

Mia’s face turned livid, withdrawing her hand, clenching her fingers tightly into a fist, her nails nearly digging into her palm.

Suppressing the fury burning inside her, she sneered, “Luna Sutton, don’t get too cocky, one day I’ll make you wish you were dead!”

She shrugged indifferently, replying: “I’ll be waiting for that day. But in the meantime, you should worry about your face. Aurora moss might heal wounds, but it easily scars, and if your face scars, you’ll really be an ugly freak.”

Mia’s face turned pale, panic flashing in her beautiful eyes, but she quickly masked it.

Resisting the urge to strangle Luna Sutton, she gritted her teeth and said coldly, “Save your concern, the witch doctor said my face will be fine soon, but you…”

It seemed she wanted to say something else, but stopped abruptly, her expression turning enigmatic, leaving her sentence unfinished.

This ugly freak will be gone in a few days, why argue now.

Thinking this, Mia’s expression improved significantly, she gave a light shake of her beast skin skirt and turned to leave.

Luna Sutton watched her silhouette, the smile fading from her lips, her gaze growing cold.

“Where is Kaelen Vance now?”

She asked in her mind.

The system immediately came online, responding: “On the way to The Salt Lake with the main group, once the first batch of salt is collected, he’ll follow the transport team back, it should take about four to five days.”

She squinted slightly, four or five days was enough.

Rather than staying where she was, she continued on to Lyle Sutton’s stone house.

Before long.

She appeared at the entrance of Lyle Sutton’s stone house, thinking she might use the Beast God visiting her dreams as an excuse.

Claiming the Beast God warned her of a looming disaster in a dream.

Father would surely believe it and would definitely assign Wolf One and Wolf Two to protect her in secret.

Luna Sutton lifted the beast skin curtain and walked into the stone house.

Lyle Sutton was honing a newly hunted Bone Knife, sparks flying onto the stone table.

“Father, the Beast God says I’m in for bad luck.”

She grabbed a stone bowl on the table and gulped down two mouthfuls of water: “If you don’t believe it, pretend I never said it.”

Lyle Sutton put down the Bone Knife, he’s always had unwavering faith in the Beast God visiting dreams, and everyone’s noticed Moon’s recent changes.

If it weren’t for the Beast God’s dreams, how could there be such a transformation?

Though, consulting the Priest for a more accurate reading was necessary.

“Come with Father,”

He stood up saying this, lifting the beast curtain to leave the stone house.

Luna Sutton knew he was going next door to consult the Priest, her eyes shimmered, putting down the stone bowl and obediently followed.

In the stone house next door.

The Priest sat cross-legged on a stone platform, with a pile of turtle shells and bone pieces in front of him.

Lyle Sutton briefly explained the purpose of their visit.

The Priest nodded, his cloudy old eyes glanced at Luna Sutton who closely followed in without saying a word.

His fingers swiftly moved over the turtle shells, muttering under his breath.

Then he suddenly grabbed them and tossed them into the flames before him.

The turtle shells fell into the fire, cracking into three fierce lines.

“It’s a bad omen.”

The Priest squinted at the turtle shells cracking in the flames, his expression grave.

Lyle Sutton’s face changed dramatically, he hurriedly asked, “Is there a way to break the omen?”

The Priest contemplated for a moment, his gaze flicked to Luna Sutton, speaking with meaningful intent, “A true significance must lie in the Beast God’s dreams. Moon, have you felt anything unusual lately?”

Luna Sutton feigned deep thought, then nodded: “Indeed, after the Beast God’s dream, I had another dream where I was chased by a black wolf, nearly losing my life. I remember a beautiful she-wolf lurking in the shadows, her face malicious, and then I woke up scared.”

The Priest frowned slightly, tapping gently on the turtle shell, seemingly contemplating something.

A moment later, he slowly spoke: “A black wolf chasing, a she-wolf lurking, these are ominous signs. The black wolf signifies danger, and the she-wolf…”

He paused, casting a meaningful look at Lyle Sutton, “It’s likely someone is secretly up to no good.”

Lyle Sutton’s face darkened, he kicked the stone stool at his feet into pieces, “Who is it?”

The Priest shook his head, speaking gravely, “Heaven’s secrets are not to be divulged, but Moon should be especially cautious, guarding against those around her.”

Luna Sutton glanced at the Priest, thinking the old man was becoming more and more like a superstitious old coot.

Outwardly, she seemed to reach an epiphany, exclaiming in shock: “Could it be… Mia? She’s been giving me strange looks and always blaming me for ruining her face. I just ran into her on my way to see Father, her gaze was so sinister, and she even said she’d make me wish I was dead.”

Upon hearing this, Lyle Sutton’s face turned even grimmer, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, he instructed towards the outside: “Wolf One, from now on, you keep an eye on Mia, report back at the slightest sign of trouble. Wolf Two, you are now responsible for Moon’s safety, until Corbin Crowley and the others return.”

As his words finished, two shadows quickly slipped inside from outside the stone house.

They were Wolf One and Wolf Two.

Wolf One took his order and left.

Wolf Two stood respectfully behind Luna Sutton, clearly already executing his orders.

Luna Sutton breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed her plan had been half-successful.

With Wolf Two’s protection, her safety was assured.

In the coming days, she just needed to act as planned, quietly awaiting Kaelen Vance’s return, then she could catch them all in one go.

After exchanging a few more words with Lyle Sutton and the Priest, she left with Wolf Two.

On the way back.

Luna Sutton noticed Wolf Two following behind, like a trailing shadow, making her feel uncomfortable.

She halted, turning her eyes slightly towards Wolf Two: “Can you make yourself invisible? Or hide in the shadows, and I’ll call you if I need you.”

Wolf Two’s eyes moved slightly, nodding, his voice low: “I can.”

With that, his form gradually blurred, seemingly blending into the surrounding air, leaving only a faint presence to indicate his continued nearby presence.

Luna Sutton sighed with relief, it finally didn’t feel so awkward.

She continued forward, devising her next course of action in her mind.

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