The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 11 Shyness and Covering Up
As dawn broke, Ling Chengen woke up from his sleep.

However, she looked terrible; she had a nightmare last night.

She dreamt that the other three beast husbands Ling Xiao had prepared for her were all, like Chong Zhen, there to be a hindrance. She not only had to hunt, but also had to support four useless beasts...

The thought of this made her feel terrible.

No, I have to go check on the remaining three today. If they all really require her to support them like Chongzhen, I'll have to return them no matter what.

She stood up from the haystack, stretched her aching shoulders and neck, looked at the dry grass at her feet, and closed her eyes in pain.

She really missed her old, soft bed. No, the more she thought about it, the darker her life felt, and the bleak future seemed!
"Are you going out?" Chongzhen's hoarse voice rang out from the corner.

Ling Chengen then noticed the red fox leaning against the stone wall.

"How did you turn into an animal?"

Ling Chengen looked at his long and beautiful tail and felt a little itchy to touch it.

Chongzhen glanced at the half-closed straw curtain, his breathing still very weak, and said, "It was a bit cold last night. In beast form, the fur will keep me warmer."

He woke up in the middle of the night last night because he was cold. When he got up, he saw that Ling Chengen was covered with an animal skin blanket. Ling Xiaoxi had not put his animal skin blanket into her bundle, so he had no blanket to cover himself with last night.

Ling Chengen glanced at the animal skin blanket she had kicked into the corner, feeling inexplicably embarrassed. He scratched the back of his head and asked, "Then I'll go get the blanket back for you today."

Chongzhen suddenly reverted to human form. Ling Chengen didn't have time to look away before seeing his body again. He was somewhat numb as he said, "Although we are now partners, you should at least be a little more considerate. You should still cover up the parts that need to be covered, right?"

Chongzhen had already covered herself with the animal skin skirt and looked up at her quietly: "You've seen everything you were supposed to see yesterday, and I haven't seen you shy at all."

Ling Chengen grinned and said, "Whether I'm ashamed or not, and whether you're covering up or not, are two different things, okay!"

Chongzhen, on the contrary, remained extremely calm and said, "I don't have any animal skin blankets, so I can only use my animal form to keep my body warm. Now that I've changed back, there's nothing I can do about this situation. Why are you so angry?"

Ling Chengen turned his head and said, "I'm not angry."

After saying that, she stormed out of the cave.

Chongzhen leaned against the straw mat, propping his head up with one hand as he watched her departing figure, then suddenly lowered his eyes and smiled.

I thought she was some fierce and lustful vile woman, but this is what she is?
They had a fight early in the morning. When Ling Chengen was squatting in front of the stone stove brewing medicine, I wished I could add more raw Coptis chinensis to his bowl.

However, she was soon too busy to care about the unpleasantness of the morning.

Lingxiao was going to lead the tribe's warriors to continue hunting. It was springtime, the breeding season for animals, so they usually released any female animals they caught back into the wild to ensure the reproduction of prey on the animal plains.

However, this would greatly reduce their hunting efficiency each day, and recently they have often had to go out early and return late.

When Ling Xiao got up, Ling Chengen had already prepared the game that had been distributed yesterday. Half of the sheep was Ling Xiao's breakfast. In addition, he also made Ling Xiao a bowl of mashed potatoes, with salt and pepper added and mixed evenly.

Ling Xiao was about to wash up in the stream when Ling Chengen asked him to use a soft branch dipped in a small amount of salt to brush his teeth.

He was completely baffled, but he couldn't resist his eldest daughter's domineering attitude, so he had no choice but to compromise and comply.

After Ling Xiao finished, he felt much better and sat down by the stone stove to help Ling Chengen tend the fire. He asked curiously, "How did you make this powder?"

"The salt at home is extracted from the rock salt. Last night, we used this salt in the roast meat and mashed potatoes."

Ling Xiao rested one hand on his knee, looking enlightened: "No wonder the meat tasted so good last night."

Ling Chengen pointed to the salt rocks beside him and frowned, saying, "It's not good to eat salt extracted from these salt rocks for a long time. Father, do you know where there are salt lakes or the sea nearby?"

Ling Xiao pinched the fist-sized piece of salt and easily crushed it into powder, looking at Ling Chengen with a puzzled expression. "Salt is something you can just have any old thing at all. Licking it every day gives you strength. There's no need to make it so elaborate, is there?"

Looking at Ling Xiao, who was clearly being lazy, Ling Chengen patiently explained to him, "Some salt stones are harmless, but some contain many unseen toxic components."

"If we can find a salt lake, the extraction process is actually very simple. It only takes a little effort to get safe and clean salt, so why not do it?"

"Furthermore, salt can extend the shelf life of food."

"The cured meat can even be stored for several months."

Ling Xiao exclaimed in shock, "Can this salt really preserve food for such a long time?"

Ling Chengen cut the roasted mutton into small pieces with a bone knife and replied without looking up, "Okay, if the usage and dosage are correct, it should be fine for one or two months."

“Okay, we’ll look for it when we go hunting.”

Ling Xiao picked up the roasted lamb leg in front of him, ready to wolf it down, when he suddenly noticed her movements: "What are you doing cutting that roasted meat?"

"These are some dry rations prepared for you. You can take them out and eat them if you get hungry at noon."

Ling Xiao felt a warm glow in his heart from those words and quickly replied, "I don't need it, I'll eat it when I get back tonight."

Ling Chengen had already wrapped the portioned roasted meat in banana leaves that had been drained of water and put it into the animal skin bag that Ling Xiao usually carried. He even filled a bamboo tube with stream water that he had made in the morning and put it inside.

She used her mental power to create threads on the rim and lid of the bamboo cup to prevent water from spilling.

But bamboo cups are still a bit lacking; if left tilted for a long time, some water will inevitably leak out.

Ling Chengen only told Ling Xiao to pay attention to the location of the water cup and to make do with it.

Ling Xiao felt a little dizzy when he received the bamboo cup. He touched it for a long time, reluctant to put it down, but finally decided not to put it in his bag. He wanted the other beastmen in the tribe to know how smart their little treasure was and how much they loved their old father.

Ling Xiao quickly ate half a sheep, ran to a corner to grab some vines and hay, and soon wove a suitable cup sleeve, then slung the cup diagonally across his waist.

Ling Chengen had just come out of the cave with an empty medicine bowl when he saw Ling Xiao standing on the rocky beach, pondering where to hang his water cup to make it most conspicuous.

Ling Chengen let his show-off father do whatever he wanted.

It's just a water cup, and he's so happy.

I reckon I'll be waking up from my dreams with a smile every day from now on.

"Yes, Chongzhen has been brought back. Are you going to the other tribes to pick up the remaining three today?"

Ling Xiao finally found a conspicuous spot and turned to look at his precious eldest daughter, who was sitting on a rock eating mashed potatoes.

Ling Chengen slowly raised his eyes and said, "I was planning to go take a look, but the Snow Wolf Tribe is too far away. If I go there and back, I won't have time to hunt today. I also need to come back at noon to take care of the one who is seriously injured in the cave."

“Then I’ll go pick them up. We’re going hunting to the north today, so I can bring them back. You just need to go to the Snake Mountain Tribe and the Black Poplar Tribe to get them back.”

"If these two get injured again, you can't just obediently bring them back. Either they need to be healed and sent over, or you have to give them more prey as compensation!"

Ling Chengen took a bite of the roasted meat, nodded, and gave a vague reply.

But Ling Xiao didn't leave after receiving a response. He turned around and looked at the tall, slender young woman sitting there, his emotions quite complicated.

This silly child, sometimes she's just too soft-hearted.

(End of this chapter)