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

Chapter 17 Hunting at the Illusion Lake
Seeing the comical scene before him, Wu Zhuo burst into laughter, pointing at Yu Shaochen, who was slumped on the ground, his face flushed, and said, "Hahahaha, he's really so weak..."

Ling Chengen turned around and glared at him, then went back, picked up Yu Shaochen's package with one hand, and handed it out with his left hand.

Yu Shaochen was initially embarrassed and blushed, but when Ling Chengen's slender fingers were extended in front of him, the urge to hide away from his embarrassment quietly subsided.

"Thank you, thank you."

Yu Shaochen gently placed his hand on her palm, intending to use it to get up, but Ling Chengen grabbed him and pulled him up from the ground.

As soon as he stood up, Ling Chengen immediately let go of his hand and walked ahead without looking back: "Follow me."

Yu Shaochen immediately followed behind her, looked at the clansmen standing not far away, and bowed slightly, saying, "Brother Ding, I'm going with them. Please tell Father for me."

Only after the three of them left the Wuyang tribe did Ling Chengen turn back to look at the slow-moving Yu Shaochen: "Don't you need to say goodbye to your family in person? The Shilin tribe is quite far from here."

Yu Shaochen is a small-sized orc, so it will definitely be very difficult for him to come back alone in the future.

Yu Shaochen shook his head and said with a somewhat indifferent expression, "Before I came to Wuyang, I was a stray cub. My biological parents died at the hands of inferior beasts, and I was eventually rescued by my adoptive father, who was also a stray beastman."

“However, after we arrived in Wuyang, he quickly found a mate and had his own cubs. My adoptive father’s female mate didn’t like me, so I moved to the arrow bamboo forest behind the tribe to live alone very early on.”

The Wuyang tribe got involved in the plan to besiege the Shilin tribe, but ended up suffering a crushing defeat and had to hand over a large amount of prey to the victorious Shilin tribe.

However, the Wuyang tribe consists mostly of small-sized orcs, whose hunting abilities are not comparable to those of the Snake Mountain and Snow Wolf tribes. Therefore, they clearly cannot deliver the required amount of prey that the Stone Forest demands within the stipulated time.

Finally, the chieftain learned that the other three defeated tribes would offer handsome males as beast husbands for the young chieftain of the Stone Forest, and that's when he set his sights on him.

After discussing it privately with his adoptive father, the clan chief persuaded him to compensate for part of the prey by becoming a beast-tamer for the young clan chief of Shilin.

Yu Shaochen was initially unwilling because he was timid and mostly afraid of large beastmen, and Ling Chengen happened to be a very fierce female Boshan tiger who could smash him into a meat patty with one slap, so he did not agree at first.

But ever since he refused his adoptive father's request, his life in the tribe has become increasingly difficult.

His adoptive father's family repeatedly called him an ingrate, and the tribe's hunting team also harbored deep resentment towards him...

Realizing he was being ostracized by the orcs in the tribe, he knew he couldn't stay there any longer, so he went to the chieftain and agreed to the deal.

Yu Shaochen naturally didn't mention his initial reluctance, but Ling Chengen clearly didn't care about his little thoughts. He simply grabbed the huge package with one hand and his arm with the other, and quickly jumped onto a thick tree branch.

When Wu Zhuo suddenly emerged from the woods, she grabbed the completely unprepared Yu Shaochen and jumped onto Wu Zhuo's back.

The giant eagle carried the two people through the trees and quickly soared into the sky.

Yu Shaochen moved closer to Ling Chengen with some fear, peering down at the open field below, only then realizing that they were already hundreds of meters in the air.

“So high—”

After sighing, Yu Shaochen quietly lowered his center of gravity to prevent himself from falling off Wu Zhuo's back.

"Your people say you have wood-type abilities. How high is your level?" Ling Chengen asked casually as he sat on Wu Zhuo's back, noticing how reserved he was.

“Not high, only… level four.” Yu Shaochen reached into his bag and quickly pulled out a small bamboo box, handing it to Ling Chengen. “These are berries I grew myself, they’re very delicious.”

Ling Chengen took the fruit, opened it, and looked inside. It seemed to be freshly picked berries, still glistening with dew.

She picked up two and popped them into her mouth, raising an eyebrow slightly as she said, "The taste is alright."

It's okay as fruit after a meal, but she's a carnivore and needs to eat meat to feel full.

Having received Ling Chengen's affirmation, Yu Shaochen breathed a sigh of relief without his noticing. He was genuinely worried that this young chieftain of the Stone Forest clan was a difficult female to get along with, or that she would find him useless and unable to hunt for her.

"Is your ability only used for planting these plants?" Ling Chengen was more concerned about his ability; wood-type abilities were indeed rare and indispensable.

Yu Shaochen hesitated for a moment, then sat down beside her with his knees drawn up to his chest, and said with his eyes lowered, "I also know some healing techniques, but because my abilities are too weak, the healing effects are very limited."

Receiving a definite answer, Ling Chengen breathed a slight sigh of relief.

She thought for a moment, gave him a general overview of the current situation at home, and finally shared her thoughts.

“You can continue growing your berry plants; I don’t need you to hunt to feed me. But I will definitely need your help in some way, especially with your special abilities, which are still very important for now.”

"I can provide you with some meat every day, so you won't have to worry about food. But from now on, you'll have to do as I say. Is that alright?"

Yu Shaochen thought about it carefully. He had a low demand for meat and preferred fruits and plants, but he didn't completely abstain from meat, otherwise his ability recovery would be particularly slow.

Ling Chengen's request wasn't unreasonable, so he nodded and agreed to her suggestion.

Having opened up, Yu Shaochen felt that the female in front of him wasn't as terrifying as the rumors suggested. So, he stopped being so cautious at the beginning, took out a box of berries from his bag, and obediently sat down to eat his sweet fruit.

Wu Zhu flapped its wings, its eagle eyes sweeping across the grassland below, and suddenly said, "Sister En, let's go hunting! You said you'd take me hunting if I came out with you."

Ling Chengen glanced at the sun, which was almost high in the sky and felt quite hot from its direct rays, and nodded, saying, "Alright, what do you want to hunt?"

Wu Zhuo immediately changed direction and said with a smile, "I've been really thinking about going to Lake Kule to catch water beasts lately. The water beasts there are plump and strong, and their meat must be especially delicious."

"Then let's go to Lake Kule."

Ling Chengen searched his memory of the lake, but it was still vague, and he couldn't glimpse the original owner's memories from her previous life.

Kule Lake is not far from the Wuyang tribe; it takes less than twenty minutes to fly there.

The view of this freshwater lake from above is quite unique. The colors of the lake are dreamlike; the water in the south is reddish, while the water in the north is bluish. The two colors cover roughly three to seven areas of the lake.

Wu Zhuo dropped the two of them off near Beihu Lake. Yu Shaochen, clutching his large bag, stood blankly in the waist-high grass, peering out at the shimmering blue lake in the distance.

"Stay here and keep watch on your surroundings. If there is any danger, remember to shout."

Before coming down, Ling Chengen had observed the surroundings. There were no large wild animals or beastmen, only some small animals that came to the lake to drink water.

Yu Shaochen nodded, watching the two walk towards the lake. He gently covered his pounding heart with his right hand, ignoring his sunburned face, and became somewhat anxious.

He disliked places with such open views because he couldn't hide himself or resist the dangers coming from all directions and high above.

However, he was still a little afraid of Ling Chengen. This female was obviously a person of her word and did not give him a chance to refuse. So he could only squat next to the big bag and hide his body under the lush grass.

Ling Chengen had long, strong limbs, and with a few leaps and bounds, he quickly stood on a huge blue stone by the lake.

Wu Zhuo then swooped down into the water in his beast form, but the water beast in the lake swung its tail and escaped from his claws.

Wu Zhuo flew out of the water and landed on a rock next to Ling Chengen, his sharp eagle eyes flashing with anger.

Just as he was pondering how to capture the water beast, a shadowy figure had already crept up to Ling Chengen's vicinity.

Just as Wu Zhuo was about to try again, the elephant-trunk-like thing suddenly shot out from underwater, wrapped around Ling Chengen's waist, and forcefully pulled him underwater.

(End of this chapter)