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

Chapter 265 Bai Er's Thoughts
"Would you really bite my throat to pieces?"

Yuheng's fragile Adam's apple was pressed down, and his voice unconsciously became slightly distorted, but his eyes regained their clarity.

Ling Chengen lowered his eyes and smiled, "No."

Yu Heng slightly raised his neck, his long hair falling back onto the pillow. He raised his hand and gently pinched the back of her neck, smiling as he said, "So what do I have to be afraid of?"

Ling Chengen looked at him with a meaningful gaze and said teasingly, "But you were just scared. Stop lying."

Yuheng's head fell back onto the pillow, his smile widening until he finally laughed out loud, his chest and abdomen trembling.

Ling Chengen said speechlessly, "What are you laughing at?"

"Can't I laugh?"

"This method won't kill me."

Ling Chengen grabbed a pillow from the side and angrily covered his face with it, trying to suffocate him.

Yuheng tossed the pillow aside, pulled her into his arms, buried his face in the crook of her neck, and gently and slowly placed his warm lips on her skin. His voice gradually returned to normal, and he couldn't help but chuckle as he said, "The pillow won't suffocate me."

"That damned bastard."

Ling Chengen knew, of course, that this wouldn't get rid of him, so he cursed without any restraint.

Yuheng rolled over and pinned half of her body down, his breathing calming down, but a pretty blush still lingered on his face and ears. He gently brushed his nose against her jawline and asked, "When exactly did you come of age?"

"How would I know? Shouldn't one only be considered an adult when they reach the breeding season?" Ling Chengen's common sense in this area was even worse than his. He turned his head slightly away, took a breath, and said, "What kind of bad idea are you thinking about by asking this?"

Yuheng leaned on her shoulder: "How can things between partners be called bad things?"

"Are you going to sleep or not? I'm really sleepy."

Ling Chengen didn't want to talk about this topic. Anyway, she would definitely be safe from this year to next year. Such a difficult question was better left for later, or... let nature take its course.

Yuheng lay on his side next to her, his long, strong arm pressing on her waist and abdomen, his eyes open as he watched her close her eyes.

Perhaps because she was familiar with his scent, she fell asleep very quickly.

Within a few minutes, his breathing became even and long.

Yuheng reached out and took one of her hands in his palm, his fingertips gently tracing the lines on her palm, feeling several hard calluses.

Perhaps due to prolonged travel, the skin on her hands became very dry, so they didn't feel as comfortable to touch as they did in the summer.

If you look closely, her face and lips are the same.

Yuheng couldn't help but recall the females she had seen in Nanyuan, all of whom were meticulously served by their partners. It seemed that no one was as busy as she was every day.

Those females lived very refined lives, using ointments to maintain their skin and hair all year round, and their jewelry might not be the same for ten days or half a month.

Compared to them, Ling Chengen's life was too simple.

But despite this, she possesses an extremely strong and vigorous vitality, like the rising sun.

He was more attracted to them than those people.

Although the northern plains are more free than the southern plains, they are indeed very lacking in resources.

Even if he wanted to buy something suitable for her, he couldn't find it.

So, I had no choice but to try it myself.

When Yu Heng woke up the next morning, Ling Chengen was no longer in bed. Looking at the sunlight streaming in through the cracks in the window, Yu Heng raised his arm to press against his eyelids, exhaled a deep breath, and felt his throat was a little dry.

Sleeping with Ling Chengen was indeed warm; at least I didn't wake up again all night.

When he sleeps alone, his sleep quality is definitely not this high.

So he's already thinking that, while Ling Chengen's other partners are all away, he can move in and stay with them for a while.

As for taking Ling Chengen for himself, he hadn't even considered it.

That heartless woman would certainly not allow him to do that.

I pushed the blanket down a bit, and just as I was about to sit up in bed, a blast of cold air rushed into the blankets.

Yuheng's body stiffened. He immediately put the pillow next to him behind his back and pulled the quilt up a bit. When he looked down, he noticed a large number of ambiguous marks and teeth marks on his body.

He reached out and touched his Adam's apple, which had been the most severely injured. The teeth marks were still there, and quite deep. If he didn't use his powers to heal, they would probably stay on his skin for two or three days.

His shoulders, collarbone, and even his chest were covered with mottled red marks and purplish bruises.

His hand accidentally brushed against his chest, causing him to wince slightly in pain and curse under his breath.

They really are like dogs.

They gnawed on it like a dog bone.

However, for some reason, he did not use his supernatural ability to heal these wounds. Instead, he kept them all, intending to use them to gain her sympathy and guilt that night, so that he could stay in her bed for another night.

Practice makes perfect.

It would be perfectly logical not to share a bed with her to ward off the night chill!
What a genius he is.

……

Ling Chengen left the tribe very early in the morning and went to Hanshan to find Bai Xi, hoping to borrow one or two people from him.

Because she was going to the Hailing tribe, which was located on the eastern coast, it was quite a distance from here. If she walked there on her own, it would take at least several days. But with the Crane Clan members taking her, she could save a lot of time.

She has too many things to do lately and doesn't want to spend too much time on the road.

Therefore, this is the only option.

Although Bai Xi couldn't get the purpose of her trip out of her, she wasn't stingy and generously took a stroll around the tribe to find her a female crane who was willing to go out with her.

She was a very young girl, around eighteen or nineteen years old, with slender limbs, a delicate neck, a small nose, and a few freckles on her face, but they didn't detract from her appearance; instead, they added to her charming and adorable look.

This girl from the crane tribe is named Shudan. She has a lively and cheerful personality and is easy to get along with.

Ling Chengen chatted with her for a while, and the two hit it off immediately. After thanking Bai Xi for acting as a go-between, the two left Hanshan and flew straight towards the eastern sky.

Bai Xi stood on the open ground at the entrance of Hanshan Village, gazing at the ever-shrinking shadow in the distance, and sighed softly.

Hui Dongling, the gray crane beastman who grew up with him, tossed the small braid on his shoulder behind his head and asked in confusion, "I thought you would go with her? Why would you introduce her to the females in the tribe?"

Bai Xi tilted her head to look at him, her smile somewhat meaningful: "Do you think I like her?"

Hui Dongling immediately shut his mouth, but the expression on his eyes and face was so vivid that it was clear that he had been guessed out of his mind.

Bai Xi didn't mind his imagination and simply said, "I do like her."

“If A-Yu weren’t his partner, and instead kept rejecting her like before, I would definitely be willing to be her beast husband.” Bai Xi said calmly, with her hands behind her back, “It’s a pity that A-Yu changed her mind too quickly.”

“Even if A-Yu is her beast husband, you can still try to win him over. It’s not like she’ll only have A-Yu. Rather than letting someone else take her place, you might as well join in. That way, you and A-Yu might have a better chance of winning each other’s favor.”

“Besides, I won’t have to be separated from Ayu; we’ll always be family.” Bai Xi shook her head and said, “That’s not how it works.”

“Ayu is my family. In my heart, he is much more important than Ling Chengen.”

"I won't compete with him for the person he likes."

Bai Xi smiled and said, "He has been arrogant since he was a child. He thinks he is smarter than me and my older brother. Later, his father placed high hopes on him, so he showed a mature demeanor from a very young age. Sometimes I would deliberately tease him and try to take his toys and food. He would just glare at me for a while, then sigh like an elder and give the things to me."

“Ah Yu actually loves his family very much. If I compete with him, he will be so sad.”

Bai Xi knew her younger brother's temperament all too well. If it were any other male beastman as his rival in love, he would naturally not back down in the slightest. But if she were to become his rival in love, he would definitely feel hurt, and even so, he would pretend to be calm and tolerate it.

Bai Xi wouldn't do something that would cause him pain.

It's really hard to find a partner as interesting and equally matched as Ling Chengen.

But if he's looking for a partner, he won't look for the best; he'll only look for the one who's most suitable for him.

Ling Chengen is clearly not a good match for him.

“The young clan leader of Shilin is very ambitious.” Bai Xi pulled his animal skin coat tighter around himself, his voice unusually deep. “I went to check on the situation in the Mulan Plain a while ago, and I estimate that Shilin will move away soon.”

Hui Dongling frowned and said, "Weren't they living happily next to us? Why are they suddenly moving? Once they move away, Ayu might rarely come back."

As the person who succeeded Bai Qingyu in his duties, Bai Xi actually saw further and more clearly.

He understood why the Stone Forest had to be moved.

First, the current territory is too small for the ever-expanding Stone Forest.

With Yao Luo's addition, along with the numerous rat tribes on the Mulan Plain, they were all incorporated into their ranks.

It's definitely impossible to relocate the entire rat race here.

If they abandon the rats, all their previous efforts will have been in vain.

Furthermore, the Mulan Plain is actually quite similar to the Stone Forest region in terms of terrain advantages and disadvantages.

The Stone Forest is now protected by the Luolu Mountains, which stretch for thousands of miles to the north, to prevent attacks from a large number of ferocious beasts.

Overall, the Stone Forest territory is too flat now. After the inferior beasts cross the desolate Luolu Mountains, they will head straight for the Stone Forest tribe.

During each major beast tide, Shilin suffers huge losses and heavy casualties due to its disadvantageous geographical location.

In contrast, the Mulan Plain is larger and has more abundant prey resources.

Given similar geographical conditions, why not choose the larger Mulan Plain?
Moreover, the city was almost finished being built, and they had created a barrier against the beasts through their own efforts.

Although I don't know if it will work, we'll definitely see results this year.

Because the beast tide could come at any time, and its arrival would test whether their project was worthwhile.

Bai Xi knew that Ling Chengen was a person who thought three steps ahead before taking any action. She didn't think Ling Chengen would be blindly confident that a few stone walls could withstand a medium to large beast tide. So she must have been prepared in advance, and perhaps she had other backup plans.

He was absolutely convinced of this.

He was now pondering that the soon-to-be-completed first beast city in the Northern Plains would certainly be of extraordinary significance.

Although the future is uncertain, risks and opportunities coexist.

As allies of the Stone Forest who have supported each other for many years, the Hanshan tribe might be left far behind if they miss this opportunity.

Even if I were to rely on Ah Yu's connections and our past friendship to ride the wave of Shilin's rise... I probably wouldn't be the most irreplaceable one anymore.

Should Han Shan, the leader of the Northern Plains' First Beast City, get involved just before things are about to come to a head?
Ayu had mentioned these things to him many times before, but since the planning of Beast City was mainly handled by Chongzhen, with Ling Chengen also guiding it, Ayu didn't participate much. The specific direction in which Beast City would develop in the future, whether it would go to war with other coveting tribes in the short term... these were all things that needed to be taken into consideration.

Bai Xi turned and walked into the tribe. Hui Dongling had wanted to hear his analysis, but he didn't expect that Bai Xi would stand there staring into the distance for a long time without saying a word. Then he suddenly shook his head, turned around and left.

gone?

Hui Dongling stared in disbelief at Bai Xi's departing figure, feeling that Bai Er had changed.

He is no longer the carefree, idle Bai Er he used to be.

He's starting to resemble the young clan leader of Qingyu more and more.

However, it's clear that Young Chief Qingyu will not return to lead the tribe; Bai Er will definitely be the next chief.

As for why it wasn't Bai Xu...

I do know something about Huidong Mausoleum.

Bai Xu actually has a female he likes, but not many people know this.

The female he liked had married another orc from a different tribe a long time ago. She was much older than him and didn't reciprocate his feelings.

The chieftain didn't want Bai Xu to abandon everything for a female who didn't like him at all, and to become a doormat in that kind of family environment, hunting and serving that whole family all by himself.

Bai Xuyuan was not as assertive as Bai Qingyu and Bai Xi. He was more calm and honest, less aggressive, and while his abilities were not outstanding, he was by no means weak.

But the patriarch's concerns were valid. With his personality, he would definitely suffer at the bottom of the food chain and be mistreated in such a complicated family.

Bai Xu was well aware that his family's objections were genuinely for his own good.

So he did not insist on leaving for love, but stayed in the tribe.

But he was unwilling to settle, and did not want to just find any female to mate with, just to get through the breeding season.

So, this matter has been dragging on for a long time.

Otherwise, given Bai Xu's age, he should have had a partner long ago.

As for Bai Xi... that ancestor was a wild one.

Most females wouldn't dare to mess with him.

He looked down on all the females who wanted to conquer him.

The only female he had any feelings for became the companion of the young chieftain of the Qingyu clan.

Therefore, it's destined that he will also have a major problem when it comes to finding a partner.

They, the crane clan, are truly devoted in love.

Most adults only love one person in their lifetime.

Letting go of a relationship and starting over... is incredibly difficult.

So when Bai Er didn't owe anything, Hui Dongling would still feel sorry for him.

Because Bai Er is really stubborn, once he makes up his mind, he will not listen to anyone's advice.

Bai Er is a very good older brother, but he has already dropped out of the finals.