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

Chapter 40 Crane's Clear Cry
As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Qingyu's gaze towards her quickly became subtle, and he said in a low voice, "So you said you didn't covet me."

Ling Chengen clenched his fists: "So what do you want?"

Bai Qingyu looked away and said with a smile, "It's impossible for me to give you a kiss. Make another request."

Ling Chengen laughed in exasperation: "You really think you're some kind of hot commodity? Who would want to kiss you! Between the two of us, you're single, but I have a beastly husband."

Although her husbands at home are just for show, and her goal is to train them into powerful subordinates, they are indeed currently acting as her partners, so there's nothing wrong with that.

Bai Qingyu sighed softly, "There is really no possibility between us. You probably don't understand us Crane Clan beastmen. We Crane Clan uphold the system of lifelong partnership, and we only have one mate in our lifetime."

"As everyone knows, the ratio of females to males on the Beast Plains is unequal. Does that mean many male beastmen in your Crane Clan will have to remain single?"

Ling Chengen knew that cranes were indeed quite demanding when it came to mates, but he never expected that in the Beast World, the Crane Clan of beastmen would still adhere to this concept of mates.

"The number of male orcs without mates among the Crane Clan is not as high as you might imagine. We also accept orcs of other races, but the requirements for partners from other races are very high. The most basic requirement is that they cannot have other mates."

Ling Chengen recalled the situation he had investigated with his spiritual power at the Hanshan tribe that day.

The Hanshan tribe is indeed mainly composed of crane-type beastmen. Other bird-type beastmen are not as powerful as the giant crane-type beastmen, whether in terms of size or combat strength.

Therefore, these giant crane-like orcs really have the confidence to make such seemingly unreasonable demands.

Bai Qingyu spoke softly, but her attitude was firm: "You are indeed a very capable female, and also exceptionally persistent."

"But your beast form is the Thin Mountain Giant Tiger."

“I think you should be very clear about the reputation of your Boshan Giant Tiger Clan beastmen in the Northern Wilderness.”

The Giant Tiger Clan of Boshan are the native kings of the Northern Wilderness.

They are also the most powerful land-dwelling orcs in the northern part of this wasteland.

Equal to their formidable abilities is the innate coldness and domineering nature of the female beastmen of the Boshan Giant Tiger Clan.

Females are very rare in this group.

Approximately one in ten newborn cubs is female.

Ling Xiao's greatest pride is that he has two daughters who are giant tigers of the Boshan Mountains.

In the Boshan Giant Tiger tribe, the females are stronger than the males.

So even though Ling Chengen was so young, Ling Xiao wasn't too worried about her getting into trouble, as she was out and about all the time.

Females of the Boshan Giant Tiger are few in number, but rumors about mates have never been lacking.

Basically, every female Boshan Giant Tiger has a large number of male mates and likes to have affairs outside the family, leaving behind a lot of romantic entanglements.

Moreover, female Boshan tigers usually wean their cubs very quickly after giving birth and leave them to be raised by the cubs' father, rarely fulfilling their maternal responsibilities.

This cold-hearted personality is extremely rare in the entire Beast Plains.

Because most orcs are very protective of their young and will carefully nurture them as they grow up.

Influenced by her crane clan instincts, Bai Qingyu absolutely could not accept such an amorous partner.

Ling Chengen rested his chin on his hand, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "This is the first time I've heard someone say these things to my face."

Bai Qingyu was speechless: "I think you should at least have some self-awareness."

Previously, he thought that her determination to find him as a partner was just a case of being tempted by someone, but he was unwilling to respond to her. Later, when he was forced to reject her again and again, it completely aroused her rebellious psychology, and she insisted on getting to the bottom of things with him.

Ling Chengen gleaned the general meaning from his vague statement.

This person probably never considered the possibility that the original owner genuinely wanted to be in a serious relationship with him.

Even if he proposed a 1v1, the original owner might agree.

However, Bai Qingyu harbored a deep prejudice against the Boshan Giant Tiger clan. This prejudice was like a mountain, ultimately causing this pure affection to end in regret.

Ling Chengen felt sorry for the original owner for a few seconds, but he didn't really want to do what Bai Qingyu wanted. He just sneered and said, "You're quite reserved. If you had made things clear earlier, none of this would have happened."

Bai Qingyu said helplessly, "I've told you this so many times, but when have you ever listened to me?"

Sometimes he felt that Ling Chengen was a blockhead, a dull person who only listened to what he wanted to hear and ignored anything he didn't like, which really fit his stereotype of the Boshan Giant Tiger Beastman.

Ling Chengen touched the tip of her nose. Because she didn't have many memories of the original owner, she could only shift the blame in a way that was neither entirely justifiable nor entirely innocent.

Bai Qingyu was completely helpless against her unreasonable behavior, and at the same time, he secretly sighed at his own progress, as he still hadn't managed to throw the person off his back even in this situation.

If I were sixteen or seventeen, I might have argued with her directly, or even gotten into a fight.

Over the years, she has really worn me down to the point of having no temper left.

“As long as we don’t talk about being partners, we can work together very well,” he said sincerely.

Ling Chengen scoffed lightly: "Whatever."

Anyway, it's the original owner who can't forget Bai Qingyu, not her.

"It's getting foggy." Bai Qingyu said in a cold tone as he looked at the white fog spreading outwards. "Hold on tight to my back feathers. There might be inferior beasts or wild animals attacking from the fog."

Ling Chengen changed from a sitting position to a kneeling position with one knee on the ground, grabbing his back feathers with one hand and drawing the short gun from behind him with the other.

"From now on, follow my instructions."

Ling Chengen unleashed his full mental power, his tone utterly unyielding and leaving no room for argument.

Bai Qingyu hesitated and asked, "Can your special ability really help you determine direction and danger in thick fog?"

"If you don't trust me, why did you come along? Are you going to commit suicide with me?"

Bai Qingyu remained silent after being rebuked, but after she gave the command, she immediately adjusted her direction and flew sideways over the forest ahead where the branches were almost indistinguishable.

He actually wanted to fly higher, but this was the Misty Swamp, where the Black-Scaled Serpent Lizard lived in a forest where the trees had long since died.

Most snake lizards hide in the swamp, while some perch on trees, disguising themselves as branches, and take advantage of the dense fog to ambush other creatures living in the area.

The instant Bai Qingyu flew past, he felt as if something brushed against his abdomen. Ling Chengen quickly put away his gun, grabbed his wing, and flipped back onto his back.

"What was that just now?"

Bai Qingyu noticed the blood dripping from the tip of her gun.

In the blink of an eye, she had already grabbed his wing with one hand and swung down, also taking care of an attacker lurking in the tree branches.

Ling Chengen's eyes were cold and weary. He twirled the short gun in her hand, and all the blood droplets were shaken off into the air: "Don't ask any more questions, just focus on flying."

"Raise, turn left."

Ling Chengen calmly gave instructions and even had the energy to say to him, "You've never been to the Misty Swamp before, have you? With your blindness, once your superpowers are exhausted, you'll most likely become food for the wild beasts here."

Bai Qingyu: "You haven't been here either, have you?"

As they ascended into the sky, Ling Chengen had him hover over the area and analyzed with him, "There are nine Xuanlin snake lizards below, besieging an iron crocodile."

Bai Qingyu heard the sound and could discern the general location, but could not see anything.

He glanced down and asked, "So, you plan to take advantage of the Blackscale Serpent Lizards attacking the Iron Crocodiles and ambush one of them?"

Ling Chengen didn't refute, and Bai Qingyu understood.

She had already decided to do it. "The larger the Blackscale Serpent Lizard is, the better its bile has a detoxifying effect, so we need to kill the strongest one."

Ling Chengen explained the battle situation to him.

Because of the fog, there was nothing in the swamp to use as a reference point, so even if Ling Chengen told Bai Qingyu which direction to go, Bai Qingyu couldn't tell at all.

He had already realized that he had no advantage in this swamp except for his ability to fly, and interrupted Ling Chengen.

"Just tell me what to do. I can't tell which way to go, and once I land, I'll lose my only advantage; I can only support you from mid-air."

Hearing him say that, Ling Chengen instantly felt relieved: "I'll go down, you can provide backup."

"that's it?"

"Otherwise what?" Ling Chengen stared intently down at the ground, his eyes blazing. "You just need to make sure you don't get dragged into the swamp by the snake lizard and that iron crocodile, that's all you need to do."

"I'll call you when I need your help."

"You can always locate people by sound and breath, right?"

Bai Qingyu was a little frustrated: "No problem."

Ling Chengen nodded, and before he could react, he jumped off his back.

Bai Qingyu stared blankly for a few seconds as she suddenly disappeared before her eyes before finally reacting.

"Ling Chengen, are you out of your mind? What kind of hunting plan is this?"

The roars of several snake lizards and iron crocodiles could be heard from below. Ling Chengen's somewhat indifferent voice sounded particularly weak amidst these roars.

"Mind yourself."

As soon as Ling Chengen uttered those words, he stepped onto the back of the largest Xuanlin Snake Lizard.

This snake-lizard has thick limbs, and most of it is submerged in the half-wet, half-dry mud.

Several black-scaled snake lizards and iron crocodiles not far away were doing the same.

These creatures are accustomed to living in swamps, so they have long adapted to this environment. Their large, flat bodies increase the surface area on which they can withstand force, so they are not easily swallowed by the swamp.

Moreover, the black-scaled serpent lizard at her feet had awakened earth-type abilities.

After sensing the fluctuations in its supernatural power, Ling Chengen sighed inwardly at his bad luck.

This snake lizard is indeed the strongest, but in this environment, it also possesses earth-type abilities close to level eight, making it the most troublesome of all the beasts present.

However, she was not intimidated at all, still hoping to finish the battle quickly, and trying her best to ensure that she would not fall into the quagmire below.

She didn't have a flat chassis to increase the impact area, so she could only rely on these snake lizards and iron crocodiles, as well as the few footholds around her, to avoid attacks as much as possible and take down the black-scaled snake lizard as soon as possible.

Her mental strength, perhaps due to the soul transmigration, is no longer at its peak in the late apocalypse, and has now been maintained at the early stage of level nine.

After several days of rest, her mental strength level still hadn't increased, so she was basically certain that she would have to start expanding her mental domain from level nine again.

Among all superpowers, mental power does not have an advantage in the early stages. In the later stages, it depends on how the user uses it to gain the upper hand in battle.

Ling Chengen is a typical example of a useless superpowered character in the early stages, who can only rely on physical strength and skills to break through the encirclement.

Compared to her rookie state when she first entered the apocalypse, she now possesses the strongest physique and her superpowers are no longer at level 0, so what is there to complain about?!

With her level nine mental strength and combat power, she could easily handle a level eight earth-type snake lizard, along with eight snake lizard minions and a foolish iron crocodile that couldn't distinguish friend from foe!

It's just 1vn, something she's very good at.

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The black-scaled lizard has a long, forked tongue that can be flicked out of its mouth. Its tongue is covered with fine barbs and mucus, which can tightly wrap around any prey that touches its tongue.

The black-scaled lizard has two rows of sharp teeth inside its mouth, one on the top and one on the bottom, but these teeth do not secrete venom.

However, on the lower jaw at the back of the mouth, there are several folds on the inside of the teeth, and these folds are filled with venom.

Once prey is caught by the forked tongue of the black-scaled lizard, it will be quickly pulled into its mouth. The front teeth will firmly lock onto the prey to prevent it from escaping, while the rear teeth will inject venom as they bite the prey.

The prey will be paralyzed for a few seconds, but will not completely lose consciousness. In the end, it will be devoured and digested without any resistance.

The system provided a comprehensive individual analysis report on the Xuanlin Snake Lizard, and Ling Chengen memorized all of it.

So she dodged mainly to avoid being caught in the lizard's tongue.

As she leaped and stomped on the backs of several snake lizards, the snake lizards without special abilities were badly injured by the angry earth-type snake lizard.

The earth-type snake lizard once again wrapped its tongue around the tail that Ling Chengen had lifted, viciously biting off the tail of its little snake lizard brother. Ignoring the unfortunate little brother's painful cries, it raised its thick limbs and slid rapidly towards Ling Chengen's direction.

It didn't even bother with the scorched iron crocodile blocking the road. It charged wildly, knocking the head off the mad iron crocodile and slamming its thick tail hard into the iron crocodile's large face, slamming the three-ton iron crocodile into the swamp.

The iron crocodile, half-submerged, struggled desperately, but the wet mud around it quickly dried, trapping it tightly in the thick mud ball, from which it could not break free no matter what it did.

He suffocated and died about ten minutes later.

Ling Chengen looked down at the parched land, kicked over a black-scaled lizard, and the instant he jumped onto its belly, the bone blade in his hand had already pierced its heart. As he sheathed the blade, he also picked out the lizard's gall bladder.

Blood mixed with muddy water, creating a stench of blood that filled the swamp.

All the creatures within a radius of several hundred meters scattered and fled in all directions.

Actually, it was about time to stop; she had already killed four Xuanlin snake lizards.

The earth-type snake lizard was also thoroughly enraged by her, and the iron crocodile was buried alive by the snake lizard leader.

If the fight continues... this earth-type snake lizard will probably really fight her to the death.

Although Ling Chengen had spared some strength, after several rounds of fighting with this Xuanlin Snake Lizard, the creature became smarter and would intentionally reduce her footholds, even killing its own kind for this purpose.

The dead lizard was quickly thrown into the swamp, giving Ling Chengen no chance to step on it again. This reduced the area Ling Chengen could move in, increasing the probability of him being attacked.

Just as she was about to ask Bai Qingyu to lead her to retreat.

She suddenly noticed that the fog in front of her had thinned.

Then came the clear cry of a crane in mid-air.

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