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

Chapter 44 Intelligence Genius
Compared to Bai Qingyu, who was teased by her family, Ling Chengen received much better treatment when she returned home.

Although the baby winged dragon has not yet reached adulthood, its overwhelming presence as a top predator should not be underestimated.

So the moment the little winged dragon slowly landed on the rocky beach, Ling Xiao and Chong Zhen, who were already able to walk freely, rushed out of the cave with their weapons and protected the tiger cubs playing on the rocky beach behind them.

Little Winged Dragon glared at them with its round eyes and roared fiercely. As expected, it got punched by Ling Chengen again.

"Gah-"

The little winged dragon felt extremely wronged. It turned its head to look at Ling Chengen, who had a fierce expression on his face. It didn't understand why it had been beaten up again. It was clearly the other party who provoked it first!
"Those are my family members. If you dare lay a hand on them, I won't just beat you up, I'll kill you!"

Ling Chengen didn't care whether it understood or not; after speaking, he reinforced the suggestion with his mental power, and the little winged dragon quickly quieted down, folded its wings, and stood at a distance, not daring to approach the cave.

Standing on the dragon's back, she leaned out and smiled at the three stunned people below: "Father, I'm back."

"Don't be afraid, this is the mount I brought back."

As if knowing that the "mount" was referring to it, the little winged dragon immediately spread its right wing and raised its head slightly towards the group, looking quite smug.

Seeing her jump down from the dragon's back, Ling Xiao looked her up and down to make sure she was unharmed. Only then did he feel relieved, his heart pounding for days. With a loving smile, he said, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!"

"Was the trip successful?"

Ling Chengen nodded: "It's alright. Bai Qingyu came with me. His combat strength and speed are quite good, so he saved me a lot of trouble."

If Bai Qingyu hadn't gone, she could have managed on her own, but it wouldn't have been easy, especially if she had run into the Frost Shadow Golden Pythons. Escaping would have come at a considerable cost.

"Has Bai Qingyu already gone back?"

Ling Xiao was a little surprised that he hadn't come to the Stone Forest with him.

Based on his understanding of Bai Qingyu, the boy had always been very polite. As long as Enen didn't upset him, he would definitely make sure to bring her back safely before leaving, given the time available.

"You didn't try to grope someone on the street again and scare them away, did you?"

Ling Xiao knew his eldest daughter's temperament well and looked at her with some difficulty.

"Yeah, yeah, we need to tone it down a bit."

“You already have three beast husbands, although none of them are very…” Ling Xiao turned his head to look at Chong Zhen beside him, who was silently serving as a background figure, and immediately swallowed the rest of his words, only saying, “Never mind, let’s not talk about this.”

"That kid Qingyu will most likely choose a crane clan mate. Don't scare him so much that he won't dare to come to our tribe again. Our two tribes should still help each other in the future."

He had never really wanted to interfere with the romantic feelings and bold pursuits between young boys and girls. So, even though Enen was always around Bai Qingyu these past two years, he never discouraged her.

Because he did have some selfish motives.

Bai Qingyu was the most outstanding among the dozens of tribes, large and small, in the surrounding area.

He just turned 18 this year, but his water-based superpowers have already reached level nine. In addition, he is extremely handsome, very polite, and always knows how to conduct himself properly. He has always been his ideal son-in-law.

However, the situation of the Moonfeathered Crane clan is also extremely special. They are not compatible with the Giant Tiger of Thin Mountain in terms of their views on relationships, so the tiger clan and the crane clan of beastmen have never successfully united.

He just wanted Enen to try her best and see if there was any chance of success.

But seeing that the young crane still preferred the standards of their crane clan beastmen in choosing a partner, he didn't want Enen to get more and more involved in this option that was destined to have no result.

Ling Xiao's thoughts were in turmoil, but he didn't show them on his face. He just wanted to persuade his lovely eldest daughter again.

Ling Chengen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Father, I didn't bully him. He was injured by the little winged dragon on his way back, and I just took him back to Hanshan to recuperate."

Ling Xiao's eyes widened immediately: "You're injured? Are you alright?"

Given Bai Yun's protective nature as the chief of the Hanshan tribe, if the injury is serious, he'll probably be cursing and swearing at him for a long time when they meet again.

Ling Chengen waved his hand: "He only broke a few ribs, but his physical condition is still very good."

"Except for the slight displacement of organs when I was first injured, which made it difficult to move around, it was basically back in place after one night of rest. All that's left is to rest for five or six days, and the ribs should be fully healed."

"What's more, their tribe also has a shaman. If you're willing to use a powerful healing spell on him, you might see him leading a hunting party tomorrow."

After Bai Qingyu was injured, she only let him run for about ten minutes. When she saw that he was about to give up, she immediately transformed into her beast form and carried him away.

I didn't dare let him do anything else that night.

As for simple tasks like cleaning and tidying, she did them without hesitation.

On the way back, she felt she had done everything she could.

After listening to her, Ling Xiao nodded in agreement and said, "That's true. It's not your fault that he got injured. It's just that his reaction was too slow. He needs to practice more in the future."

Ling Chengen was delighted when he heard him say that.

She turned to look at Chongzhen, who was holding a wooden gun in one hand, and her gaze shifted to his waist, abdomen and legs. She raised an eyebrow and said, "Your injuries healed so quickly?"

"Why don't you calculate how many days you've been gone? Every day after Yu Shaochen finishes building the treehouse, he uses all the remaining superpowers on me. If things don't go well, he'll start to doubt his existence as a cat."

Yu Shaochen had already climbed down from his treehouse and walked up behind him, saying with a resentful look, "I'm not a cat, I'm a forest panda!"

After finishing his accusations, he turned to look at Ling Chengen, the gloom on his face vanished, and his clear, bright eyes were filled with joy: "My lady, welcome back."

"Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

After greeting them, Ling Chengen turned around and let the little winged dragon behind her go hunting on its own. Worried that it might be attacked by other hunting teams along the way, she put a fur hat on the little winged dragon's head and secured it with a rope before letting it go off to play.

Chongzhen, clapping his weapon, said with amusement, "What's the use of putting an animal skin hat on its head?"

"That means it has an owner," Ling Chengen said matter-of-factly. "Do ordinary small winged dragon beasts have hats? Can they even put them on themselves? When other hunting teams see the hat on its head, they'll at least have to wonder where it got it, right?"

Chongzhen stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "You're right, but I'm afraid of running into a hunting team that doesn't have any brains."

"Shut your mouth, you jinx!" Ling Chengen glared at him, picked up the animal skin bag on his back, and strode towards the cave, not forgetting to ask Chongzhen, "How is Su Weihua?"

Chongzhen's face twisted for a moment, and he turned his head away, saying, "He's half-dead, isn't he? After realizing he couldn't control his excretions, he had a few more episodes. Luckily, he didn't kill himself."

This was within Ling Chengen's expectations, but since Chongzhen didn't say the person was dead, then it wasn't a big problem.

"Did you get the gallbladder and blood of the Xuanlin Snake Lizard?" Chongzhen asked.

"Well, it went fairly smoothly. We encountered seven or eight Xuanlin snake lizards not long after entering the swamp."

"Seven or eight?" Chongzhen looked at her in shock. "You're really something."

Ling Chengen thought for a moment, then took out a yellowish-brown heart stone from the animal skin bag and handed it to Chongzhen, who was following behind her.

Chongzhen paused for two seconds, looking down at her outstretched hand and the strangely pretty stone: "What? You remembered to bring me a gift after hunting snake lizards? You like me that much?"

“If you don’t want it, you can donate it to someone else.” Ling Chengen looked up and stared at him intently. “Do you want it or not? If not, I’ll keep it for myself.” Chongzhen immediately reached out and took it, examining it curiously in his hand. “You asked in confusion, where did you find this kind of crystal? It would be very pretty to use for decoration.”

Ling Chengen suddenly stopped, turned around and took the Heart Stone from his hand: "This is not an ornament, this is the heart of an eighth-level earth-type Xuanlin Snake Lizard, I call this thing the Heart Stone."

"The Heart Stone is the core of power for animals with supernatural abilities and inferior beasts, containing powerful elemental energy."

"I'm giving it to you because you happen to be an earth-type mutant beastman."

Chongzhen stared blankly at Ling Chengen.

"So, I can use this earth-elemental heartstone?"

"Why would I give it to you if you can't use it?"

Ling Chengen used his supernatural power to touch the earth-elemental heart stone in his palm. The originally unremarkable earth-yellow crystal suddenly burst out with an extremely dazzling light.

Chongzhen raised his left hand to shield his eyes, and after the light dimmed, he slowly lowered his hand and carefully took the Heart Stone with his fingers.

"You can feel the power of the Heart Stone?"

Ling Chengen couldn't help but find his serious expression somewhat amusing.

This person looks quite mature, but deep down he still has the habit of small orcs getting flustered when startled, he just hides it very well.

"Really for me?"

Chongzhen felt the weight of the heart stone in his palm. He raised his beautiful eyes, a hint of uncertainty still hidden in them, probably because he couldn't believe that Ling Chengen had just given him an eighth-level earth-type heart stone.

"Can you use this earth-elemental heartstone too?"

Ling Chengen nodded: "Of course, I'm not picky about the attributes of the Heart Stone. But the absorption effect will definitely not be as good as someone with your elemental compatibility."

"Then you should keep it for yourself. I know how difficult it is to hunt level eight mutant beasts. Since some mutant beasts have energy stones inside them, I can hunt them myself in the future. I don't need to take advantage of you."

Ling Chengen had already turned and walked into the cave, his tone somewhat indifferent: "Take it if I give it to you. I have level nine superpowers."

The level 8 earth-element heart stone will definitely have an effect on her, but the effect will be very limited.

Chongzhen stared blankly at her departing figure for a long time, then turned to look at Yu Shaochen, who had walked over at some point. She rubbed her ears and said, "I think I misheard. What did she just say about level nine?"

"My wife said her superpower is level nine." Yu Shaochen didn't know much about Ling Chengen's past, so he not only looked at the silhouette of the person in the cave with admiration, but also whispered in praise, "My wife is really amazing!"

Chongzhen nearly crushed the heart stone in her hand, staring wide-eyed at the nonchalant Ling Chengen, unable to find her voice for a long time.

No, is this reasonable?
Is it reasonable?
Ling Xiao clearly said that she had only awakened this special ability not long ago, yet she reached level nine after just one trip out?
What's going on?

Doesn't this make his hard-earned earth-type ability, which only reached level six after years of training, seem like a waste?

Seeing Zhong Zhen walking towards them, Ling Chengen casually lifted his eyelids and said, "Don't compare yourself to me. I've had superpowers from the beginning, but I just can't usually sense them. It's not like I just awakened them recently."

Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief, but was still a little jealous: "Sixteen years old, and already at level nine."

"Ling Chengen, are you the Beast God's biological daughter?"

At this moment, he was almost convinced that the Beast God really existed, and he chased after her to feed her!

Seeing his ignorant look, Ling Chengen sighed deeply: "What's so surprising? Bai Qingyu is still a level nine water-based ability user, so why can't I be level nine?"

“Bai Qingyu is different. His father and mother are both high-level superpowered warriors, especially his mother, who was once the top water-type expert in the entire Northern Wilderness. So he awakened water-type superpowers at a young age, unlike us orcs who generally awaken them after the age of ten.”

This was the first time Ling Chengen had heard about Bai Qingyu's parents; she didn't even know the level of the peak experts on the Beast Plains.

However, based on her experience, when a superpower is first generated, it is like a current of air, freely flowing through the body.

The condensed energy of a level one superpower might only be as thick as a few strands of hair, while levels two and three are slightly stronger, resembling a solid line that grows from a strand of hair to the thickness of a pencil.

Starting from level two, the supernatural power will flow steadily through the heart, repeatedly strengthening it, and the heart stone will begin to take shape.

Once you reach level four, your superpowers will flow like a liquid, following the direction of blood flow, strengthening your internal organs and physical body.

Around level seven, the heart was completely permeated by the supernatural power, turning into a translucent heart stone that could beat and autonomously supply energy to the whole body.

When the Heart Stone is inside a living body, it remains soft, but its surface is covered with a protective film formed by supernatural power.

When a superhuman or beastman dies, its blood stops flowing, its superpowers cease to flow, and its heart becomes inactive and extremely hard.

That's how she finally got her hands on the precious stone.

Despite being stabbed so hard by the little winged dragon's mouth, Bai Qingyu's internal organs only shifted slightly and did not rupture or bleed, which is also related to his ability level.

If his ability level were even two levels lower, Ling Chengen wouldn't dare to mess with him. He would have to rush back with him overnight to find the best witch doctor for him.

They might not even return before dying due to severe organ rupture.

Therefore, thanks to his level nine superpower which can protect his heart and slowly form a protective film on the surface of vital organs, Bai Qingyu only broke a few ribs.

However, other organs cannot replace the function of the heart, so the superpower can only play a protective role and will not make the organs indestructible.

Once the impact reaches its limit, the internal organs will rupture if they are meant to.

Of all the beastmen she has encountered so far, Bai Qingyu has the highest level of superpower.

Another one is Ling Xiao's fire-type ability, but he has never truly shown his full strength. She is not willing to easily test his strength, since she has many weaknesses. She does not want to take risks when she does not have enough bargaining chips.

Therefore, she really had no idea about the upper limit of the superpower level on this beast plain.

Ling Chengen's mind raced with a barrage of information, but he remained calm and dismissive of Chongzhen: "I get the feeling you know a lot of things. Do you secretly eavesdrop on other people's gossips when you have nothing to do?"

Chongzhen's face turned pale: "You're the one who likes to lie under people's beds and eavesdrop on gossip!"

"I just enjoy chatting with people, and I can gather a lot of information along the way."

Ling Chengen placed the bamboo tube at his waist and the animal skin bag containing the snake lizard's gallbladder in the corner, narrowed his eyes slightly, and scrutinized Chongzhen.

"What are you looking at?"

"I suddenly realized that you are very suitable for intelligence gathering work."

This time, Ling Chengen was genuinely praising him.

Intelligence personnel are so rare; training one is already difficult enough, but a talented individual like Shigeaki is even more exceptional.

Overall, aside from being slightly lacking in combat ability and having a sharp tongue, this guy is shrewd and knows how to behave appropriately. He is also very quick-witted and has a flexible personality, making him a talented individual with potential for multifaceted development.

(End of this chapter)