The summer sun burned, its glare particularly piercing. It fell upon the clear surface of a lake, painting it with a shimmering light, as though a layer of glitter had been scattered across it.

"I found them. Can I come over now?" Yin Ji’s voice called from a distance.

Jiang Zheyu hesitated for a moment, crossing her arms over her chest. Then, she slowly sank deeper into the water until it came up to her neck, leaving only her head exposed.

"Mmm, you can come over," Jiang Zheyu answered softly.

Soon, a large white tiger approached, two pieces of animal hide held in his mouth. He placed them on the ground by the lake and glanced at Jiang Zheyu. "Female Master, these are my clothes. I’m not sure if they’ll fit, but you can try them on."

’The water is so bright and reflective,’ Jiang Zheyu figured. ’He probably can’t see me that clearly.’

Still, she spoke up, "Alright, alright. Turn around. I’m going to change clothes."

The large white tiger quickly spun around, leaving only his fluffy white tail and his big tiger backside facing her.

’They looked very solid, though.’

Jiang Zheyu slowly glided to the edge of the lake. Her arm emerged from the water, reaching for the hide skirt, but she stopped halfway and asked, "These are your clothes. If I wear them, what will you do?"

’If she wore his clothes, wouldn’t that mean he had nothing to wear?’

After hearing Jiang Zheyu’s question, Yin Ji gave a faint chuckle and replied, "I’m in my tiger beast-form, so I don’t need clothes. It makes no difference whether I wear them or not. I’ll find some other clothes when we get back for when I change into my human form."

Hearing Yin Ji’s explanation, Jiang Zheyu relaxed. She slowly climbed out of the water and used her own half-dry clothes to wipe the water from her body.

Only then did she pick up the two pieces of animal hide and put them on.

In a moment, Jiang Zheyu discovered something rather awkward.

The hide skirt seemed to be too big.

The two hide skirts were the same width and size. It seemed they were both meant for Yin Ji to wrap around his lower half. Yes, it looked like Male Beastmen didn’t wear anything on their upper bodies.

So, Jiang Zheyu used one of the hide skirts to wrap around her lower body, and the other to wrap around her upper body.

But whether she wrapped them around her top or her bottom, both pieces of hide were far too large.

The top piece was so wide it wrapped around her with much to spare. She had to fold it over to make it fit, but once she did, it felt a little tight.

Similarly, the bottom piece also had a lot of extra material. She folded that one over as well. A single layer was too long and wide, but a double layer also felt a bit tight.

Jiang Zheyu: ...

The effect was like wearing a tight-fitting crop top and a tight miniskirt.

Moreover, the tight crop top was just a single wrap of hide, making the beautiful, elegant curves of her figure stand out clearly.

The same was true for her lower half, making her beautifully curvaceous figure look exceptionally stunning.

In other words, it was extremely sexy.

Jiang Zheyu thought her figure was amazing. ’Looking at myself,’ she mused, ’I can’t help but fall in love with my own body.’

’This hip-hugging skirt is actually pretty cute, but without any safety shorts underneath, a wardrobe malfunction seems a little too likely.’

The risk of accidental exposure was the only issue; Jiang Zheyu could accept everything else.

’This is an inspiration,’ Jiang Zheyu thought. ’In the future, I must wear all kinds of crop tops. My waistline is this gorgeous—I should definitely show it off!’ 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

She silently crouched down, gathered her half-dry clothes, and held them in her arms.

"Yin Ji, I’m ready," Jiang Zheyu said softly. "When we get back and my clothes are dry, I’ll change back into them and return these hides to you."

The great tiger turned his head. He looked at Jiang Zheyu in her outfit of hides, at the fair, delicate skin now exposed. Under the sun, it seemed to glow, so pure and white it made one want to leave a mark upon it.

Her two long, fair, slender legs... and on top of that, she was wearing the hide skirt that carried his scent.

Yin Ji felt a rush of heat to his head, and his heart began to race.

"What’s wrong?" Seeing the great tiger just standing there in a daze, not reacting or answering her, Jiang Zheyu asked again softly.

Then, Jiang Zheyu saw that the great tiger was bleeding. It seemed to be coming from his nose. Because his fur was pure white, the red blood was exceptionally stark, and Jiang Zheyu spotted it at once.

"You... what’s wrong with you? Why are you bleeding? Are you okay?" Jiang Zheyu’s hazel eyes widened in surprise.

Yin Ji’s silver eyes flickered. It took him a beat to process Jiang Zheyu’s words. He raised a tiger paw to touch his nose, and when he lowered it, sure enough, he saw a streak of fresh blood on his fur.

’How pathetic. I actually got a nosebleed just from looking at a female.’

"I-I’m fine," Yin Ji said, shaking his head. "The sun is just too hot. I’m a little overheated, that’s all."

Jiang Zheyu’s eyes flickered. Although the sun was indeed scorching, her intuition told her that wasn’t the reason for his nosebleed.

’It’s probably because what I’m wearing is so hot.’

Jiang Zheyu also thought she looked extremely sexy and hot.

"Female Master, you’re so beautiful." The compliment was sincere, his voice tinged with a slight huskiness.

Jiang Zheyu had actually told him to stop calling her Female Master, but he had never listened, continuing to stubbornly call her that.

’I’ll try to sort it out with him once we get back.’

"Thank you. I think I’m beautiful, too." Jiang Zheyu smiled sincerely. After all, who doesn’t like being complimented?

In any case, she was always happy to receive a compliment.

Yin Ji’s massive tiger body crouched down before Jiang Zheyu. He spoke slowly, "Female Master, get on. I’ll take you back to the tribe. It’s dangerous to stay out here for too long."

"Okay," Jiang Zheyu agreed.

Just then, the white tail wrapped around her slender waist again. This time, there was no fabric to block it. The somewhat scorching-hot white tail coiled right around her bare waist, then lifted her onto the great white tiger’s back.

After Jiang Zheyu was settled on the great white tiger’s back, the white tail lingered, reluctant to leave.

Jiang Zheyu felt the white tail coiling and rubbing gently against her waist.

With no fabric in the way, it was direct contact with her skin.

"Yin Ji, I’m settled," Jiang Zheyu said. What she really meant was that he should retract his tail.