“Say it again. Are you uncomfortable?”
“I’m really fine.” Su Wan met his deep eyes. She moved her wrist, indicating that she was fine, “See, there isn’t a single scratch. And…”
She paused, feeling the warm power within her that had not yet completely subsided, “I feel…better than ever before.”
“Good my ass!” Xiao Han lunged forward, scrutinizing Su Wan from head to toe, his gaze like he was looking at some rare monster.
“Su Wan! Confess honestly! Did you secretly awaken some Strength-Type Ability? No, you’re even more exaggerated than a Strength-Type Ability user! You slapped such a huge pig flying? Do you think we’re blind?”
His spittle flew as he excitedly pointed at the wild boar corpse that Su Wan had killed with a single strike, “This thing, and this thing! One strike? Guns can’t even break its hide! Tell me honestly, did you secretly practice some peerless martial arts behind our backs?”
Li Kui and Li Xinhu also came closer, their faces showing identical shock and awe.
Their gazes towards Su Wan had completely changed.
“I don’t know.” Su Wan frowned, looking at her palm, her expression a little bewildered, “I really don’t know what happened. It’s just that when that pig was about to hit me, something seemed to explode in my body, and then…it was like this.”
It was an instinct.
The most primitive and powerful instinct that absolutely would not allow herself and the child in her womb to suffer any harm.
Lu Shiyan’s face was so dark it could drip water. He ignored the boisterous Xiao Han, instead pulling Su Wan behind him, shielding her from the probing gazes of others.
“From now on, you are not allowed to do this again.” His tone left no room for discussion, cold and firm, “Stay behind me, not a single step away.”
Su Wan opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but was blocked by the domineering look in his eyes.
“Lu Ge, these pigs…” Li Xinhu looked at the charred corpses on the ground and asked with difficulty.
Lu Shiyan’s gaze remained fixed on Su Wan. Without turning his head, he ordered coldly: “Clean them up. A Mo, be on alert. Xiao Han, you and the two of them handle the corpses.”
“Huh? Me?” Xiao Han pointed at his nose, “No way, Lu Da Shao, I’m a wounded person who just went through a fierce battle. You’re making me do this kind of rough work?”
Lu Shiyan finally glanced at him, “Or, you can go clean up all potential threats in the surroundings right now.”
Xiao Han shrank his neck and immediately put on a fawning smile: “No, no, no, I think processing pork is a job that suits me very well! It can both exercise my body and contribute to the team!”
“Sister Su Wan, do you want it roasted or stewed? Your brother here is a master chef!”
The atmosphere eased slightly under Xiao Han’s deliberate antics.
A Mo said nothing, already having taken out several sharp skinning knives from the off-road vehicle and systematically beginning to process the charred corpses.
His movements were extremely skilled, clearly indicating he was an expert at this.
Although most of them were charred by Lu Shiyan’s lightning, their huge size meant that even after removing the inedible parts, the remaining meat would be enough for them to eat for quite some time.
Xiao Han also rolled up his sleeves and went over to help with a chuckle: “A Mo, save the fattest hind leg for your brother. We’ll have a whole roasted pig leg tonight!”
Meanwhile, Lu Shiyan led Su Wan to a relatively clean spot under the eaves and pressed her down onto a relatively flat stone to sit.
“Give me your hand.”
Su Wan obediently extended her hand.
Lu Shiyan held her wrist, and a faint but pure Wood-Type Ability slowly flowed from his fingertips into Su Wan’s body.
His abilities were diverse; in addition to his primary lightning and fire elements, he also possessed a not-so-strong Wood-Type Ability.
Wood-Type Ability primarily governs vitality and healing, and it was perfect for examining Su Wan’s physical condition at this moment.
The ability flowed like a warm stream through Su Wan’s meridians. She could feel a warm sensation, which was very comfortable.
However, when that Wood-Type Ability tried to approach her lower abdomen, it seemed to encounter an invisible barrier, gently pushed away by a gentle but irresistible force.
Lu Shiyan’s brow twitched violently.
His power…was rejected.
Rejected by his own child.
It was like a young beast with extremely strong territorial instincts, vigilantly guarding its mother, not allowing any external force to pry.
Lu Shiyan withdrew his hand, his expression growing even uglier. This feeling of being out of control displeased him greatly.
Su Wan looked at him nervously: “How is it? Is there…any problem?”
“A big problem.” Lu Shiyan said petulantly.
He suddenly leaned down, placing his hands on the stone surface on either side of Su Wan, completely trapping her between himself and the wall. His tall figure loomed over her, bringing an intense sense of oppression, his deep eyes locked onto her.
“Su Wan, listen to me carefully.” He enunciated each word, his voice extremely low, with a dangerous rasp, “From today onwards, without my permission, you are not allowed to use this power again.”
Su Wan was stunned: “Why? This power can protect me, isn’t that a good thing?”
“Su Wan, I told you, your life is mine.”
“My people, I protect them. It’s not your turn, and certainly not the turn of an unformed little thing, to rush ahead of me and risk your life.”
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but thousands of words ultimately condensed into a soft, heavily nasal “Mm.”
Lu Shiyan was strange; what was he worried about? When she had asked him to teach her self-defense, he had agreed. At the Central Base, no matter how busy he was, he would make time to teach her combat and firearms.
But…now that she had become stronger, he was instead not allowing her to use her own power.
This power was her own; she could feel it clearly. When she killed that mutated spider, she hadn’t even absorbed an energy stone yet, but this power already existed.
This was an instinct belonging to her and the child.
Not far away, Xiao Han was carrying a cleaned pig hind leg, trotting over, shouting, “Lu Da Shao, Sister Su Wan, don’t just focus on romancing, come and lend a hand! This thing is dead heavy, we absolutely must make a big dish tonight to celebrate Sister Su Wan’s mastering of her divine power!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he met Lu Shiyan’s icy, piercing eyes.
Xiao Han’s smile froze on his face, and he instinctively shivered.
“Did I…say something wrong?” He looked at Su Wan with an innocent expression.
Lu Shiyan gave him a cold glance, squeezing out a few words through gritted teeth: “You, go stand guard. Tonight, if even a single fly gets in, I’ll hang you on the flagpole and fly you like a kite.”
“Huh?” Xiao Han’s face instantly fell. He pointed at the bandage on his body, “No way, A Shi! I’m injured, you’re making an injured person stand guard?!”
Lu Shiyan ignored him completely, turned and walked towards the campfire, beginning to inspect the beast meat that A Mo and the others had butchered.
Xiao Han looked at Su Wan with a bitter face, seeking help.
Su Wan suppressed a smile, giving him an expression that said she couldn’t help. Lu Shiyan was taking out his anger on him.