After Giving Birth, All My Beast Ex-Husbands Suddenly Want Me Back-Chapter 33: Relief

"But back then, those two beast husbands of yours didn’t seem to take part in the fighting, did they?" Nina said calmly.

She remembered clearly that Dora had been standing far from the demon beasts at the time and hadn’t sent her beast husbands into battle at all.

Some of the beastfolk who had fought stepped forward as well.

"They didn’t fight alongside us."

Dora bit her lip, unable to come up with another excuse.

At that point, everything became clear—Dora had deliberately framed Nina.

The crowd looked at Dora with blame and disdain, while guilt crept into their gazes when they turned back to Nina.

Dora lowered her eyes to Ilai, who was still unconscious, then thought of her own injuries from the explosion. Resentment boiled in her heart. She didn’t want to lose like this. She refused to let Nina off so easily.

Glaring fiercely at Nina, Dora snapped, "Even if today’s demon beasts weren’t drawn here by you, the Beast God was still angered because of you, you ugly freak!"

She pressed aggressively, "Nina, do you dare take off your mask in front of everyone and let us see what you look like after being punished by the Beast God?"

Nina didn’t bother responding.

Chief Tali had already figured out what was really going on. He shot Dora a look filled with faint disgust and barked, "Dora, that’s enough. This matter ends here."

"Why shouldn’t I speak?" Dora retorted angrily. "Chief, are you siding with her? She’s just an outsider—a walking disaster!"

Chief Tali nearly rolled his eyes. I’m trying to protect you, you fool.

She was still the most popular female in the tribe, after all, and he wanted to shield her if he could.

Nina understood it clearly now. The Pine Stone Tribe wasn’t a place she could stay long. She would have to make plans.

But first, this label of "inauspicious" had to be removed—otherwise, there would only be more trouble later.

She was also convinced the broken statue wasn’t an accident. Turning to the shaman, she said, "Shaman, may I take a look at the fallen arm of the statue?"

The shaman nodded and led her onto the altar.

Nina examined the broken piece carefully and soon spotted the problem.

She addressed the crowd below.

"The break on this arm is clean and precise. It didn’t fall off naturally—it was deliberately cut ahead of time. There’s also sticky plant sap on it, which was used to keep it attached for a while before it finally fell."

The beastfolk below gasped in shock. None of them had imagined that someone would dare damage the Beast God’s statue—such a crime would surely invite divine punishment.

The shaman took the arm and examined it closely. Just as Nina said, the cut was clean, and traces of plant sap still remained.

Without Nina pointing it out, they might never have thought someone would dare do such a thing.

Fury flared in the shaman’s eyes as he shouted, "Who dared to defile the Beast God’s statue?!"

The beastfolk recoiled in fear, shaking their heads frantically.

"Not us!"

"It wasn’t us!"

...

Dora’s heart lurched. She clutched tightly at the arm of the beast husband beside her.

Even if Nina knew the statue was sabotaged, she couldn’t possibly know who ordered it.

Unfortunately for her, Nina didn’t need to think long to guess.

She turned to Chief Tali. "May I ask that all of Dora’s beast husbands come up onto the altar?"

For something this serious, Dora would have used only those she trusted most.

Chief Tali frowned deeply. This involved the Beast God—no matter how much he wanted to protect Dora, he couldn’t object.

"You, all of you, come up," he ordered Dora’s beast husbands.

"No! I won’t allow it!" Dora cried out. "Chief, why are you listening to an outsider female?!"

"All of you, up!" Chief Tali repeated firmly, ignoring her.

Unable to defy the order, Dora’s beast husbands stepped onto the altar.

Nina looked at them calmly.

"Do you dare swear before the Beast God that you did not damage this statue?"

In the beast world, a vow made before the Beast God was the most sacred oath of all.

Nina knew this well. For these beastfolk, secretly damaging the statue was already pushing their mental limits. Swearing before the statue would be unbearable.

And even if they dared swear falsely, she had other ways to expose them.

This was simply the fastest.

As expected, two of Dora’s beast husbands—Jao and Shin—turned deathly pale, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

The others made their vows. Only those two remained silent.

Facing the statue, they couldn’t utter a single word.

The crowd erupted in anger.

The shaman thundered, "It was you two who damaged the statue, wasn’t it?!"

Exposed at last, the two males collapsed in despair.

"Yes... it was us. Please punish us."

The guilt had already been crushing them. Before the statue, they couldn’t lie anymore.

"Why would you do such a thing?!" the shaman roared. "Do you know this invites divine punishment—and could bring calamity upon all our tribes?!"

"We... we..." Jao bowed his head in shame. "We’re sorry, Shaman. We did it to frame Nina."

"Dora ordered you to do it?" the shaman asked coldly, his gaze cutting toward Dora.

Jao and Shin clenched their fists but remained silent.

The shaman let out a cold laugh and didn’t press further. Kneeling before the statue, he took out several cracked shell-like pieces, chanting softly before casting them onto the ground.

He studied the patterns carefully, then clasped his hands and closed his eyes, as if receiving a revelation.

After a while, he opened them and stood.

"Within one month, divine punishment will fall upon you two."

Then he turned sharply to Dora.

"And you as well."

Dora’s legs buckled, and she nearly collapsed.

The shaman’s voice was icy.

"Bind Jao and Shin beneath the statue. Remove their crystal cores. They are to receive the Thorn Whip daily until divine punishment arrives."

The beastfolk grew anxious.

"Shaman, what about us? Will the Beast God punish us too?"

"Do not panic," the shaman replied calmly. "The Beast God says He will not blame the innocent."

Relief washed over the crowd.

They carried out the shaman’s orders, binding Jao and Shin beneath the statue.

The shaman then walked over to Nina, his tone gentle.

"Female Nina, if you ever need anything in the future, you may come to the Elder’s Tribe to find me."

Nina was taken aback. "All right. Thank you, Shaman."

She hadn’t expected such courtesy from someone of his standing.

The shaman smiled at her, then addressed the crowd again.

"The Beast God has told me that the recent demon-beast tides were also deliberately caused by Dora’s beast husbands. They have nothing to do with Nina."

The beastfolk glared furiously at Dora. What a vicious female.

Even Dora’s former admirers lost all interest—no one dared want such a woman now.

The thin, frail male clenched his fists, hatred burning in his eyes.

"Chief Tali," Nina said coolly, "since all of this was Dora’s doing, shouldn’t she be punished as well?"

Chief Tali hesitated.

"Well... she is a pregnant female, and it was her beast husbands who committed the acts. They will be punished—and the shaman has already said the Beast God will deal with them."

He identified the beast husbands who had lured the demon beasts earlier, destroyed their crystal cores on the spot, and had them whipped as punishment.

Dora herself, however, was left untouched.

Nina laughed softly, coldly. So Chief Tali really intended to protect Dora.

Fine. Then she would handle it herself.

She walked past Dora and, as if by accident, scattered something onto her.

Let Dora savor the effects of Seven-Bug Flower pollen.

Nina had discovered it by chance before—now it finally had its use.

The beastfolk began moving toward Nina.

Dora shot a look at Melan. Melan hesitated, then, like the others, started walking toward Nina as well.