"Step aside, female," Sha Chen ordered, his voice calm as he spun his spear. "I will clear a path. Hei Yan, guard her back. Snake, try not to get in my way."
"I will bite your tongue out before I let you give me orders, Wolf," Qing Lin hissed, his fangs dripping venom onto the dry earth.
"Enough!" Xin Yi shouted, throwing her arms out wide to block her three Alphas. "Nobody is clearing a path! Nobody is biting anyone! Put your weapons down!"
She took a deep, steadying breath, summoning every single ounce of retail customer service energy she had ever possessed in her past life. She plastered a completely fake, incredibly strained smile on her face and turned to the giant, scarred Lion Chief.
"Greetings, Chief Jin Hai!" Xin Yi called out, bowing slightly. "We are travelers from the Neutral Zone! We come in peace!"
Jin Hai squinted at her, scratching his thick, unruly beard. "Neutral Zone? What is that? A new hunting ground?"
