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

Chapter 21 Beloved Pet Husband
The two blue cranes, which were about to leave, folded their wings and looked back at Ling Chengen, who jumped down from mid-air.

"Is there anything else, Young Clan Chief Ling?"

Ling Chengen put the package in his hand on the ground and glanced at the Lake-Singing Beast on the ground: "As a thank you, you can take half of the Lake-Singing Beast meat."

"No need," the two blue cranes quickly shook their heads. "We've already hunted enough prey today. The meat of the Lake-singing Beast is perfect for the cubs, so you can keep it for yourselves."

Wu Zhuo descended from mid-air, landing atop the Lake-Singing Beast's head, and said proudly, "They only helped bring the prey back, why should they take half?"

Ling Chengen raised his hand and slapped his head away, calmly saying, "If they hadn't helped bring it back, we would have only brought back half at most, and the rest would have had to stay where we were."

Wu Zhuo was not convinced, but he knew very well that she was right. In the end, he snorted and jumped off the Lake Song Beast, shaking the little panda that was clinging to his back feathers to the ground.

The two blue cranes looked at the lake-singing beast on the ground, then glanced at Ling Xiaoxi, who was running over with a huge bone knife in her mouth, and hesitated.

"Our tribe doesn't have many cubs, but your Hanshan tribe seems to have quite a few, doesn't it?"

Ling Chengen took the knife handed to him by Ling Xiaoxi and easily cut the Lake-Singing Beast in two. He tied the half of the Lake-Singing Beast on the ground with a rope and dragged it to the two blue cranes.

"This can be considered a small token of gratitude to the Hanshan tribe for specially arranging people to take care of our tribe's old and young beastmen when other tribes were besieging the Stone Forest."

Ling Chengen finished speaking.

The two blue cranes exclaimed in surprise, "You actually knew that?"

Although Wu Zhuo couldn't catch up with these blue cranes, she wasn't too far behind. After spreading her mental energy, she was able to hear all the gossip among the blue cranes clearly.

"Hmm, I know a little bit. So you should take this half of the Lake Song Beast back with you, or... I can deliver it myself."

Ling Chengen flicked the blood off the blade, casually twirled the knife, and tilted his head, leisurely watching the two blue cranes.

Upon seeing this, the other party immediately grabbed the vines on the ground, expressed their gratitude, and flew into the sky carrying half of the Lake Song Beast.

Just kidding, if they lure Ling Chengen back to the tribe, the young chieftain will punish them both again.

Once their figures had disappeared into the distance, Wu Zhuo had already put on her animal skin skirt and squatted down beside the remaining half of the Lake Song Beast, looking up at Ling Chengen: "Sister En, did they really send people over when the tribe was in danger?"

"Yes, so it's only right to give them half of a Lake-Singing Beast."

"Alright, if that's how it is, then I have nothing more to say." Wu Zhuo sighed softly, glanced back at Chong Zhen at the cave entrance, raised her hand in greeting, and whispered, "Is that Chong Zhen from Yao Luo?"

Chongzhen, leaning on a stick, slowly walked to the edge of the rocky beach, sat down on a rock next to Ling Chengen, looked up at the chubby little panda in front of her, and asked, "Did you only bring back one?"

"The young chieftain of the Snake Mountain tribe was taken away by people from Beast King City. They said that his mother's crimes had been cleared and they could return to live in the southern region. They ran away a couple of days ago."

Wu Zhuo sat down on the ground, casually took the berries from Yu Shaochen's arms, tilted his head back and threw them into his mouth, baring his teeth as he accused Sheshan of dishonest behavior.

Chongzhen frowned and asked, "Chang Yinbo is gone?"

Yu Shaochen's eyes widened in surprise. He turned to look at Ling Chengen, who had a calm expression, and asked in a low voice, "So... are the two tribes going to start a war again?"

Ling Chengen shook his head: "Who has the time to fight them? The prey offered by the tribes is already more than they can eat. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and there's no way to store it. So they've had to get even more food from Snake Mountain, but in the end, it'll just rot..."

Chongzhen put the stick in his hand aside, looked up and said, "If it's a problem of the prey rotting, you could consider further cooperation with the Hanshan tribe."

He knew that the number of prey in the Stone Forest tribe must have been excessive during this period. However, he had previously thought that the relationship between the two tribes was very bad because of the rumors that Ling Chengen had failed to win Bai Qingyu's heart. But the actual situation was far beyond his expectations.

Ling Chengen skillfully peeled the meat and removed the bones, tilting her head slightly and saying, "Continue." Seeing that she was willing to listen, Chongzhen continued, "The Hanshan tribe is mainly composed of the Yueling Qinghe clan. They live halfway up Hanshan Mountain, above which is the summit of Hanshan Mountain, which is covered with ice and snow all year round. Food can be preserved for a longer time in the ice and snow environment."

Ling Chengen neatly placed the bones he had removed aside, straightened his body, and said, "You mean, we can accept any more prey that the Snake Mountain Tribe is willing to hand over. We'll store it on the summit of Cold Mountain and retrieve it when needed."

"Before that, I need to speak with the Hanshan tribe. It would be best to offer them some benefits so they can help us guard the storage vault."

"You have a good idea, but given that the tribes in the Northern Wilderness often face a shortage of prey, this idea is too naive."

Chongzhen pointed to the potatoes on the ground and said with a smile, "If it were before, I definitely wouldn't have made such a naive suggestion."

“But what you currently know, especially what you will need to cultivate this plant later, will definitely require the help of the young chief of the Hanshan tribe. He is a level nine water-type ability beastman.”

"If the potatoes are really as high-yielding as you say, the Hanshan tribe will be tempted to guard the storage gate for you. It's actually worth negotiating."

Ling Chengen understood what he meant and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and say, "What other brilliant ideas do you have? Share them all at once."

Chongzhen leaned against the rock, let out a soft sigh to ease the pain in his body, and slowly said, "After June, the Northern Wilderness will soon enter the rainy season, and then there will be floods. What will you do with all these potatoes you prepared for the cold season?"

"The rainy season will probably end at the end of July or the beginning of August, after which there will likely be a dry season lasting two or three months without water... If this plant is planted on a large scale, it will dry out and die, right?"

Because Ling Chengen lacked complete memories, she didn't have a particularly good understanding of the climate changes in the Northern Wilderness Beast Plains. It wasn't until Chongzhen analyzed it for her in a clear and logical way that she realized... growing food wasn't so easy.

Without common sense, blindly rushing into action will most likely result in nothing being accomplished.

Why are you suddenly willing to tell me so much?

Ling Chengen knew that this fox was cunning and not as docile and harmless as he appeared.

Chongzhen smiled slightly: "Didn't you say you wouldn't keep useless people around you? If I want the Yaoluo tribe to merge into the Stone Forest, I have to show enough sincerity. Otherwise, you wouldn't agree, would you?"

Ling Chengen squatted down to continue cutting up the Lake-Singing Beast meat, lowering his head and curving his lips into a smile, saying, "Dealing with a smart person like you is really convenient."

"Thanks for the compliment."

Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief, slowly straightened her injured leg, wiped the fine sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, and a bead of sweat hung on her long eyelashes.

Suddenly, a furry paw touched his knee. A reddish-brown, round-faced panda looked up at him and slowly enveloped his most serious wound with a layer of pale green light.

"You're also the wife's beast husband, right?" Yu Shaochen carefully covered his slightly bleeding wound with all his supernatural abilities. "I am Yu Shaochen, from the Wuyang tribe."

Chongzhen looked down at its chubby, furry paws, and remained silent for a long time with her head down.

Just as Yu Shaochen withdrew his right claw and prepared to run to Ling Chengen's side, Chongzhen raised her eyes and gazed into his clear eyes.

"Thank you."

"But if I may ask a question..."

Are you fifteen years old?

Chongzhen looked at the somewhat naive and innocent little panda, and then looked up at Ling Chengen with a gaze full of doubt.

Was she really going to pick up a beast mate, or to choose a pet?
There will only be one update today; I need to keep the word count low and wait for the test results.

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