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

Chapter 46 Beast Plains Trade Market
Before leaving, Ling Chengen untied the animal skin bag at his waist, took out several level three or four wood-type heart stones, and handed them to Yu Shaochen, who was squatting on the ground.

"I just explained the usage to Chongzhen, and you should have heard it. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask him."

Yu Shaochen took the heavy heart stone, his eyes widening in surprise: "I have one too?"

"Yes, but I didn't encounter any high-level wood-type beasts. I just grabbed some low-level ones. However, your ability level is only level four right now, so these level three or four wood-type heart stones are just right for you. I'll get you some high-level wood-type heart stones when I have the chance in the future."

Yu Shaochen held the Heart Stone and quickly shook his head: "These are enough. High-grade Heart Stones only exist in the bodies of more powerful alien beasts. There is no need for my wife to risk her life for such a thing."

Ling Chengen pulled the drawstring of the animal skin bag at his waist, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "I know what I'm doing. You go ahead and do your work. You'll have to keep an eye on Su Weihua. I'm leaving now."

Ling Chengen didn't use the vine ladder; instead, he climbed out of the window next to him and used the two tree branches below to slightly cushion his fall, landing steadily on the ground.

Yu Shaochen and Chongzhen were worried about her. They leaned out of the window and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that she was not injured.

"Don't rush to absorb the Heart Stone. I'll try it out first, and then I'll tell you the specifics."

Chongzhen patted the small animal skin bag hanging at his waist: "It's not that I don't believe what she said, it's just that this is our first time dealing with this thing, so it's better to think about it more. If something happens to both of us at the same time, plus the one lying in the cave, the Ling family will really be in chaos."

Yu Shaochen thought what he said made sense, but he was still a little envious of the high-level earth-elemental heart stone hanging on his waist. He asked doubtfully, "Are you going to try it today?"

Chongzhen shook his head: "Didn't I promise before that I would exchange animal hides for your treatment and ask you to help build a treehouse? I plan to go back to Yaoluo in a while and move my belongings over as payment for your help."

Yu Shaochen pointed to the open space outside: "The treehouse needs a main tree. The giant native trees around here are all too far from the cave. If you want to live closer, you will need to plant a new one like I did."

"You choose a location, and I'll go plant the trees in a bit."

Chongzhen stepped out of the treehouse and pointed to a spot a little to the north: "Let's go there."

The stone mountain where the Ling family built the stone cave runs roughly east-west.

The three stone caves belonging to the Ling family, from east to west, belong to Ling Chengen, Ling Xiaoxi, and Ling Xiao, respectively.

Yu Shaochen's treehouse was built about 20 meters southeast of Ling Chengen's cave.

This Jacaranda 'Embracing Moon' is very tall, with a large, bushy canopy that extends almost to the side of the rock face.

Chongzhen felt that his treehouse didn't need to be that high. He wasn't good at climbing trees, so the height of the treehouse could be controlled at a height of about ten meters above the ground.

Finally, it would be even better if the trees could produce red flowers or have red leaves.

Based on his requirements, Yu Shaochen quickly found the tree species in his seed bank that best matched his description.

Phoenix wood.

This tree is very beautiful when it blooms. The red flowers piled up on the green leaves look like burning flames, and it also resembles the legendary phoenix from the mythical beast Yuan, hence its name.

The Phoenix Tree is not afraid of floods or droughts because its crown is like an umbrella and is exceptionally large. When it grows to more than ten meters, it will produce aerial roots similar to those of a banyan tree to support the ever-growing crown.

The fruit of the Danfeng tree is also edible; it is a pod that curves like a snake.

During the dry season each year, the orange-red pods are picked, dried directly in the sun, and the harder parts of the pods are softened by squeezing. They are then dried for another ten days or so and stored in a dry place for a long time.

When you want to eat them, simply peel off the outer brown skin and eat the beans inside.

Sun-dried peas are very sweet, so he stores a lot of them every year to get through the winter.

Yu Shaochen sat in his small storeroom, casually sorting the seeds in the bamboo basket. Finally, he slapped his forehead and said, "I almost forgot. Right now, we really should plant some fruit-bearing plants, otherwise we'll have a hard time getting through the winter."

Although there are many trees in the Stone Forest, they are mostly pretty but useless trees, and most of their fruits are inedible... so he was quite disgusted by them.

After placing a bag of Phoenix Tree seeds into a small animal skin pouch at his waist, Yu Shaochen prepared to go down and asked Ling Xiaoxi, who was still curiously wandering around the treehouse, "Xiaoxi, I have to go down and do some work. Do you want to come down with me?"

Ling Xiaoxi poked her fluffy head out of the doorway of the small living room and shook her head, saying, "I want to play up here for a while. It's so high up here, and you can see so far outside. I like it here."

"Then you can continue playing, but be careful when you go down. Go down from the vine ladder, don't jump down like your older sister."

Yu Shaochen gave a few more words of advice out of concern before slowly descending from the treehouse.

……

In the evening, Ling Chengen returned home with more than a dozen plump gray rabbits and a basket of medicinal herbs.

When they landed, Ling Xiao was already making dinner.

He didn't know how to use that iron pot yet, but because he had a very good grasp of the heat, he was mainly in charge of grilling the meat.

Ling Chengen put the basket aside, tied the dozen or so gray rabbits he had bound to a tree root, walked over to Ling Xiao, and watched him carefully touch the salt: "Is there not much salt left?"

"It's almost used up."

Ling Xiao was also worried. Although he already knew from Xiao Xi how Enen extracted salt powder from rock salt, he had no way to conjure up more rock salt for the time being.

The Shilin area does not produce rock salt; the entire tribe obtains its salt from the monthly trade fairs.

Ling Chengen frowned as he listened to Ling Xiao talk about the issue of salt.

She had always thought that Lingxiao had picked up this rock salt from somewhere else, but she never expected that he had traded it for prey.

"Speaking of which, the border market for this month is in five days. Enen, would you like to take Chongzhen and Xiaoyu with you to take a look?"

Ling Chengen nodded, but did not directly ask about the location of Lingxiao Trade Market.

It wasn't until after dinner, when she was squatting quietly by several pots of sclerotiums extracting medicinal juice, that Chongzhen casually brought up the topic of the border trade with her.

The border trade market is mainly open for three days in the middle of each month.

The calculation of the beast calendar in the beast world is similar to that in the apocalypse.

It is said that the calendar was created by the high priest of the Southern Beast Plains. The Northern Beast Plains do not know the specific calculation method; they only learned it from the orcs exiled from the south.

If it doesn't rain, it usually happens on the 14th, 15th, and 16th of each month.

If it rains, it will usually be delayed.

If the rain does not stop by the 20th, the trade fair for that month will be cancelled.

This is considered a conventional rule.

The Northern Beast originally had five trade zones, which were basically divided according to geographical location.

It is mainly divided into the eastern border trade, the western border trade, the northern border trade, and the southern border trade, as well as the central border trade.

Shilin is located in the heart of the Northern Beast Plains, so it usually participates in the Central Trade Market.

The location for the Central Trade Market was chosen to be Ximatian Valley.

Without the small winged dragons for transportation, it would take them about four hours to get there on their own. A round trip would take a full eight hours.

The small winged dragon is very fast and can shorten this distance to more than an hour.

The day before the monthly market opens, each tribe prepares its supplies and heads to the market location a day in advance. They usually rest briefly in a cave near Ximatian Valley in the evening.

Since Ling Xiao took over the entire Shilin tribe, he has maintained good relations with the neighboring Hanshan tribe.

The speed of the Moon Feathered Azure Crane is extremely fast.

Therefore, the monthly trade fair is attended by orcs from both tribes together.

The Hanshan tribe is willing to give them a ride.

In return, the warriors of the Stone Forest tribe would help them keep watch when they camped out for the night.

Because they were carrying a large amount of supplies to participate in the trade market, they were bound to encounter some fools who wanted to take advantage of their misfortune.

This kind of thing happens all the time.

It can only be said that the stronger the military force and the more manpower, the less likely accidents will occur during the rest period before the trade market.

Ling Chengen ground the herbs in the stone mortar, and as he looked up, bathed in the warm light emanating from the plants, he quietly gazed at Chongzhen, who had been rambling on and on: "So, what are you trying to say by telling me all this?"

As Chongzhen helped her prepare the herbs, she said apologetically, "I went back today. Because I left the Yaoluo tribe, my father had to personally lead the team to the trade market, but you know how strong our Yaoluo tribe is..."

"So, you want Yao Luo to participate in the trade market with us too?"

Ling Chengen finally understood what he was trying to say after going around in circles.

Chongzhen looked at her nervously, hoping to glean the result from her expression.

Ling Chengen sat cross-legged on the ground, slowly pounding the sticky green herbs with a small wooden stick in his hand. After pondering for a long time, he said, "I can't give you a definite answer for now."

"Because of the Hanshan tribe?"

Chongzhen was very perceptive; as soon as Ling Chengen spoke, she immediately grasped the root of her hesitation.

Ling Chengen nodded slightly and said, "As you know, it was Yue Ling Qinghe who led our Stone Forest beastmen to fly, and we can help them keep watch at night. But if we bring the Yaoluo tribe along, their burden will definitely increase. More importantly, what benefits can your Yaoluo tribe bring to the Hanshan tribe?"

Chongzhen had actually considered this issue a long time ago; it was definitely impossible for him to take advantage of the Hanshan tribe.

He was seeking a long-term partnership for Yao Luo. If he only wanted to take advantage of his marriage into Shi Lin to benefit Yao Luo, that would be too short-sighted.

It might work in the short term, but in the long run, Hanshan and Shilin would naturally not be willing.

Chongzhen frankly told Ling Chengen, "To tell you the truth, from September last year until March this year, the Yaoluo tribe was robbed every time they participated in the trade market. I feel that the Yaoluo tribe is being targeted."

"Our tribe's warriors are always injured while protecting the goods in the trade market. At the worst time, three orcs even died."

"We didn't participate in the trade fair in March because we were at war with your Shilin... There were no casualties, but this month..."

"My idea is to have Father give up leading the team to the trade market this time. Although his strength is okay, the strength of the other warriors in the tribe is still far inferior to that of the warriors in Shilin."

"My idea is to use some of the supplies to exchange for joining the team and to get the protection of Shilin and Hanshan during the trade market."

"Or, we can simply entrust Yao Luo's supplies to Shi Lin. We will no longer send anyone to participate in the trade market. You can get 20% of the profits from this batch of supplies in the trade market, or you can choose the things you need from our trade market supplies first."

Ling Chengen raised his index finger and gently scratched the corner of his eye, saying thoughtfully, "The two solutions you mentioned aren't necessarily unacceptable."

Chongzhen looked at her expectantly: "I am not familiar with the Hanshan tribe, so this matter will definitely need to be discussed by you or Chief Ling."

"If you have any other requests, you can tell me. I'll go back and discuss it with my father. As long as it's not too unreasonable, my father should seriously consider it."

Ling Chengen glanced at him and suddenly laughed, "You really value the responsibility of the young clan leader more than anything else!"

Chongzhen swept her long hair behind her back, then crossed her long legs in front of her, just like her. She rested her right hand on one cheek, her affectionate yet calm eyes staring straight at her, her tone slightly teasing: "Aren't you the same?"

Ling Chengen slowly poured the medicinal liquid into a clean bamboo tube, and then slowly poured in the snake lizard gallbladder and blood that had been refined by the shaman.

She didn't respond to Chongzhen's words, but looked at the bamboo tube in her hand with a serious expression.

The green medicinal liquid, along with the dark green bile of the snake lizard and the red blood, slowly turned into a silvery-white gelatinous substance as it was injected.

After waiting for about ten minutes, she slowly stirred it with a bamboo stick and found that the flowing gelatinous substance was incredibly beautiful under the blue moonlight.

"The antidote is ready?"

Chongzhen looked at the silvery-white sticky threads hanging from the top of the bamboo strip, slowly moved her hand away from her chin, and leaned closer to examine it.

"Can this strange-looking thing really cure the poison on Su Weihua's face?"

"I'm not sure either, but I made it according to the standard procedure, so it should be... okay, right?" Ling Chengen was also unsure.

She made quite a few antidotes, but this was the first time she'd ever seen one with such a bizarre color.

However, the Beast Plains continent has many strange plants and animals with characteristics that are not found in the post-apocalyptic world, so generalizations cannot be made.

"Give it a try, the worst that can happen is that it will just keep getting worse."

Ling Chengen leaped up from the ground, holding the bamboo tube in his left hand, and strode towards the stone cave.

Chongzhen quickly caught up with her, still carrying a pot of succulents, and said from behind, "Slow down, there are so many stones here. If you trip and fall, it will spill on the ground... all your hard work these past few days will have been for nothing."

"You're so long-winded."

Ling Chengen had already entered the cave and had just stopped by the stone bed when he saw Su Weihua, who had one eye open and was completely unable to move.

The wounds on his face were festering and rotting, with red and yellow blood and pus flowing down to his ears and hair.

Ling Chengen turned to Chongzhen and shouted, "Go and call Yu Shaochen over, and clean the wounds on his face again. Applying medicine directly like this will definitely not be effective."

Chongzhen had just put down the bonsai of the light grass and hadn't even looked up when she heard her order. She could only resign herself to her fate and go to the treehouse to call Yu Shaochen down.

Su Weihua's lips twitched slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but her muscles were too weak, making even speaking extremely difficult.

Ling Chengen lowered his eyes and looked at him quietly, saying, "I know what you want to say. I'll go and check on the Snow Wolf Tribe in the next couple of days. If your sister is still alive and willing to come to Stone Forest, I'll bring her over."

“If her situation is complicated, I will come back and discuss it with you before making a decision.”

"Thanks--"

(End of this chapter)