Hated Villainess? Five Beast-Husbands Compete for My Love - Chapter 2

Seeing that Tang Hongluan wasn’t screaming shamelessly as she usually did, he snorted coldly, transformed into a giant eagle, and vanished into the night sky with a piercing cry.

Tang Hongluan let out a sigh, feeling like life was unbearable. With two beastly husbands, each threatening to kill her, how was she supposed to survive?

She had to find a way to cut ties with them as soon as possible.

Once again assaulted by the stench of her own waste, she quickly left the area and headed back to her dwelling.

But halfway there, she remembered she didn’t actually have a proper dwelling.

Although the tribal chief had arranged for her to marry several beast husbands, each of them had their own homes. The original owner of this body, however, was different. Due to her disabled right hand and lack of labor ability, none of the beast husbands allowed her to live with them, nor did any of them bother to build her a separate dwelling. So, the original owner had…

Dug a hole in a dirt mound…

She frowned. What kind of life was this?

Making do, she returned to her earthen hovel. She wasn’t in a hurry to crawl inside, though, because the original owner had been too lazy, the hole was only big enough to crawl into and lie down, with just enough extra space for a few animal hides.

In her past life, she had been a high-level healing ability user, someone who stood by the royal family’s side. Her food, clothing, shelter, and transportation had all been top-tier, she had never endured such filthy conditions before.

Disgust filled her heart.

She had to start over from scratch.

The only question was whether her abilities had carried over.

Sitting on the ground under the bright moonlight, she tried to connect with the surrounding plants. In her past life, she had been a wood-element healing ability user of the 10th tier.

But after a long while, her abilities failed to manifest. A chill settled in her heart.

Then, a voice echoed in her mind.

[Wild Taming System requesting to initiate binding procedure!]

“What?” Tang Hongluan was startled. What system?

[Welcome, host, to the Beast World! I am your system assistant, applying to bind the Wild Taming System to you!]

Tang Hongluan’s lips twitched. She hadn’t misheard… Wild Taming System!

What kind of ridiculous system was this?

She had read novels before and heard of systems, but what was this “Wild Taming” nonsense? Weren’t systems usually things like beauty enhancement systems?

Why was hers different?

She needed to become beautiful too! Just look at this face, flaking and disgusting, who wouldn’t want to kill her at first sight?

[Host, I am a very friendly system. Please don’t be prejudiced.]

Her inner thoughts were laid bare before the system.

“Oh…” Tang Hongluan rolled her eyes. “What benefits do I get from binding with you?”

[I can help you survive in the Beast World and even help you regain the abilities from your past life!]

Regain her past-life abilities?

Tang Hongluan considered it. The Beast World was dangerous, and with a few insane beast husbands, she definitely needed some kind of cheat, otherwise, she probably wouldn’t last three days.

Not to mention the living conditions. She glanced back at the earthen hovel, it was truly uninhabitable…

“What do I have to do?” Tang Hongluan knew there was no such thing as a free lunch.

[The host needs to tame five beast husbands, namely Xiao Shuo, Bi Ze, Qing Yuan, Yun Li, and Yan Chen. Through various interactions, reduce the wildness value of the five beast husbands to below 30. This will help the host survive better in the beast world. Moreover, every time the wildness value of a beast husband decreases by a level, the host will receive a system reward. The prizes are rich and varied, guaranteed to satisfy the host.]

Tame five beast husbands?

She had just seen two of them in person, both with an attitude of “don’t touch me,” and now she was supposed to tame them?

She’d be lucky just to avoid them…

[The host currently has no special abilities. Even if you don’t accept the system’s task, you’ll have to rely on the charity of these five beast husbands to survive…]

Was this hitting her where it hurt? Tang Hongluan pursed her lips. Since when did systems learn to subtly threaten people?

Relying on the charity of these five beast husbands? She’d rather be strangled to death right now…

Sigh!

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

“When will my abilities be restored?”

[Once the host agrees to the binding, they will be restored immediately!]

Talk about being backed into a corner! Tang Hongluan rolled her eyes and thought about the beast husbands again. If she had her abilities back, why would she fear these five fifth-tier beast husbands? She was a tenth-tier ability user!

“By the way, are there any penalties if I fail the task?” Tang Hongluan needed to ensure she had room to maneuver.

[There are no penalties, but the host won’t receive any system rewards!]

Fair enough! Tang Hongluan nodded. Work hard, get rewards; slack off, get nothing.

“So, what are their current wildness values?”

[Xiao Shuo:   Wildness Value 100]
[Yan Chen:     Wildness Value 100]
[Qing Yuan:   Wildness Value 100]
[Bi Ze:             Wildness Value 100]
[Yun Li:           Wildness Value 90.]

“Just reduce it to 30?” Tang Hongluan felt a bit dazed. “What if I can’t get it that low? Still no penalties?”

[No penalties, but the corresponding rewards won’t be given either.]

Quite principled! Tang Hongluan, eager to regain her abilities, was about to agree when she casually asked, “Does it end once the wildness value drops to 30?”

Silence.

Tang Hongluan froze. Was the system hiding something? Not disclosing the full task? How sneaky!

[Once the wildness value drops to 30, the system will unlock the second phase, which is currently in an unknown state. But don’t worry, the system will definitely assist the host.]

Even systems were pulling tricks now, Tang Hongluan grumbled internally.

[The beast world is fraught with dangers, and there may even be other transmigrators arriving. Without the system’s help and with a few deranged beast husbands causing trouble, survival will be truly difficult. The system only has the host’s best interests at heart.]

Tang Hongluan’s lips twitched. Now the system was marketing itself…

[Moreover, once the host binds with the system and regains abilities, you can heal the injuries on your body.]

That struck a chord with Tang Hongluan.

This body seemed to have no memories from earlier years, and the disability in her right hand was of unknown origin. Her back often itched, as if from burns, and her face constantly shed flakes.

Because of her lowly status, the tribe’s priest refused to treat her, claiming these injuries didn’t affect her reproductive value as a female. Treating them would be pointless, just a waste of resources.

The thought made Tang Hongluan furious. What kind of priest was that? Just a snob!

Thinking about how her abilities could heal her injuries, she gritted her teeth. “Agree to bind!”

[Woohoo! From now on, I’m the host’s loyal little assistant!]

Tang Hongluan couldn’t help but laugh, it even came with sound effects…

Now that she was bound to the system, her supernatural abilities should have been restored, right?

No longer bothering to chat with the system, she sat still and tried to focus. Gradually, a faint, warm glow emanated from her palm, soothing to the heart.

She frowned. In her past life, her ability had been a wood-type healing power…

So why was it now… a light-type ability?

And why was it so weak? It seemed to be only at the first-tier level.

“Hey, hey, hey… System, what’s going on with my ability?” Tang Hongluan bristled. Wasn’t it supposed to be restored after binding with the system?

Fine, so her wood-type ability had turned into a light-type one, but why was it only at the first-tier level?

“Playing dead?” Tang Hongluan gritted her teeth in frustration. Unable to hit or scold it, she ended up laughing at herself. So even the system was pulling tricks now, huh?