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

Chapter 48 So sour it breaks your defenses
Ling Chengen temporarily put the selected weapons back into the stone cave and began preparing breakfast for the whole family, as well as dry food to take on their trip.

Yu Shaochen and Chongzhen got up at almost the same time. When they came out, they saw the Ling family father and daughter squatting on the open stone beach, and their sleepy eyes immediately opened.

Chongzhen walked to Ling Chengen's side, covered her mouth and yawned again: "Good morning, why do you get up so early every day? Didn't you just come back from the Misty Swamp and sleep a little longer?"

Chongzhen is already trying to adapt to the Ling family's schedule, but Ling Xiao and his daughter are really disciplined.

I wake up before dawn one morning, and I will definitely wake up again when it's just getting light.

He usually gets up around the same time as Ling Xiao, but he went to bed late last night, so he was a little late this morning.

"I wake up on time; if I can't fall back asleep, I just get up."

Ling Chengen handed him the broken tree branch and his special bamboo cup, telling him to go wash up first.

Yu Shaochen had finished washing up by the stream. With droopy eyelids, he squatted by the stone stove, helping to tend the fire.

Ling Chengen glanced at him, withdrew his hand from the iron pot to test the temperature, scooped a lump of lard into the iron pot with a spatula, and after the lard had melted completely, pushed the half-basin of sliced ​​meat into the large iron pot, and then started to stir-fry it with the spatula.

The oil sizzled and splattered, startling Yu Shaochen, whose mind was still not fully clear. He was jolted and fell to the ground, wincing and groaning in pain.

Ling Chengen: "Stay away, or the oil will splatter and burn you."

Yu Shaochen quickly got up, keeping a certain distance from the iron pot. He watched as the slices of meat in the pot slowly changed color and emitted a unique aroma of cooked food, and he gradually regained his energy.

"Are we having stir-fried pork this morning?" Yu Shaochen hadn't had stir-fried dishes for several days.

After the iron pot was finished, Ling Chengen went out.

None of the family members know how to cook. Chongzhen did try once, but he didn't control the heat well, and the meat burned in the pan, turning black. He was so scared that he thought the pan was going to break.

It took a lot of effort to finally clean the iron pot.

After that, Chongzhen dared not use the iron pot to stir-fry anymore. She usually used it to stew soup or boil potatoes, and that was it.

Compared to Ling Chengen's perfect score, Chong Zhen's skill only deserves a score of 20, which is already quite high.

When it comes to cooking, Chongzhen's cooking is so bad that it's barely passable.

Ling Chengen pointed to the stone on his left: "Bring the vegetable basket over here."

Yu Shaochen quickly handed over the drained bamboo basket, glanced at the green round pieces in the basket, and only realized after several seconds that they were slices of lettuce.

Once the lettuce is put into the pot, smoke begins to rise.

The kitchen gradually became lively. Water droplets collided with oil vapors, and with the addition of salt, the pale green lettuce slices were gradually soaked in oil and water, and the aroma of lettuce and meat was fully brought out...

"It smells so good——"

Chongzhen wiped the water droplets from her face, leaned closer to the pot and sniffed: "Why is what I made black and bitter?"

"Want to learn?" Ling Chengen saw that he couldn't open his eyes because of the smoke and heat, so he reached out and pushed his face away. "You pay tuition, and I'll teach you until you learn it."

Chongzhen rested his hands on his knees and bent down to get closer to her: "Really?"

"Tuition fees, what do you want? I'll prepare them."

Seeing his serious expression, Ling Chengen asked doubtfully, "You really want to learn?"

"If you have another person who can cook, your life will be much easier."

Chongzhen thought her reaction was making a fuss over nothing: "I know my own limitations. My hunting skills are definitely not as good as yours."

"If you don't think that me taking charge of cooking and not going hunting with the hunting team every day is being lazy, then I can take over the cooking duties after I learn how to do it."

"Of course, I will also make time to participate in hunting missions."

Ling Chengen stirred the vegetables in the pot a few times, preparing to take them out of the pot, and said to him while multitasking, "I'll take care of the hunting mission."

Chongzhen shook his head, refusing her arrangement: "If you're going to do the hunting, then what's the point of your father bringing us here?"

Chongzhen knew perfectly well: "With Su Weihua like that, there's no need to even consider him. Look at Yu Shaochen, that little coward. Sending him hunting is like giving him a rope and letting him put it around his own neck."

Yu Shaochen glared angrily at Chongzhen, who was speaking without restraint.

“I was also injured a few days ago, so I let your father go out with the hunting team alone. In addition, you also went hunting in your spare time, and there were some game handed over by several tribes. Maintaining our daily life was not a problem.”

“But now that the injury has healed, we can’t just not go. Otherwise, people outside will gossip and say that we, who have hands and feet, are left to hunt and support our father alone.”

“Firstly, I’ll be with Shilin’s hunting team, so I won’t be fighting alone and I can keep an eye on your father, which will put your mind at ease. Secondly, I can also hunt and provide game for the family, so you won’t have to take time out to hunt while you’re busy with your own things.”

Ling Chengen handed a wooden basin of stir-fried lettuce and meat to Chongzhen: "Are you sure you can keep up with the hunting team in Shilin? I'm afraid you'll hurt your pride if you go."

Chongzhen's expression froze instantly: "..."

After a long pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's not that bad. I'm not that useless. When I fought against your Shilin, I knew my own level."

“I certainly can’t compare to your father, but not all of your Stone Forest Hunting Team members are giant beastmen. I can still make a living in your Stone Forest Hunting Team. Besides, I’m smart, and my brain can make up for my lack of combat power.”

Ling Chengen chuckled: "Suit yourself. Since you're determined to try, I won't stop you. You'll find out after a couple of days with the hunting team. The hunting teams in Shilin... aren't so easy to follow."

Chongzhen felt that she had underestimated him.

Therefore, I decided to establish myself in the Stone Forest Hunting Team to prove my strength.

"As for cooking, you can learn if you want. Watch me cook, remember everything, and then try to do it yourself. I'll guide you from the side, and you'll gradually learn a lot."

Yu Shaochen held a bowl of boiled potatoes and placed it on the stone where they usually ate: "Then I'll help take care of Su Weihua during this time, and also continue building the treehouse?"

"Yes, just do it at your own pace, there's no need to force yourself."

Ling Chengen didn't make any arrangements for Shao Chen. He was also quite clear about his own position. He couldn't get involved in large-scale hunting and trapping activities, so he could only do what he was good at.

After they finished their discussion, Ling Xiao carried the whole roasted lamb to the stone table and said, "For the next four or five days, the tribe will not organize any hunting trips for the orcs."

Chongzhen turned her head and asked, "Why?"

"One reason is rest and adjustment. After every fifteen days of hunting in the Stone Forest, we rest for about three days. The second reason is the spring breeding season. Animals and wild beasts need to breed in the spring, and the adult beastmen in the tribe also need to spend the breeding season with their partners."

"In addition, we have a lot of prey that we hunted recently, as well as supplies handed over by other tribes. This is enough for the orcs in the tribe to get through the breeding season in peace, without having to go out hunting while feeling uncomfortable."

Ling Chengen suddenly thought of a crucial question: "Then... what about you, Father?"

Ling Xiao raised his hand and tapped her on the head: "You don't need to worry about my affairs. I've been living alone for so many years, and I have a lot of experience in how to safely and smoothly get through the breeding season. Let's eat, let's not talk about this anymore."

Ling Chengen touched the forehead where he had been knocked and silently looked away.

Although she didn't know how Ling Xiao got through his breeding season, he didn't seem to have any plans to go out alone, so she wasn't too worried.

"I've eaten, and I'm going to the Snow Wolf Tribe."

"What are you going over there for?" Ling Xiao's face darkened instantly at the mention of the Snow Wolf Tribe. "To see Su Weihua's sister."

Ling Chengen told him about Su Weihua's situation.

Ling Xiao frowned: "When we took Su Weihua away that day, we didn't see his sister. And I haven't heard much about this matter..."

"Su Weihua's father... This person is very dangerous. Not only is he ruthless, but he is also very cold-blooded towards his own children. It is said that the Snow Wolf Beastmen and the Crane Beastmen are similar, very loyal to their partners and very protective of their offspring, but these characteristics are not seen at all in the Snow Wolf Clan Chief."

"Our relationship with the Snow Wolf Tribe is particularly bad. We've had many conflicts with their hunting teams in the past because of hunting range issues. Later, there was a large-scale fight because of the ownership of a group of wandering females."

"So ever since then, our Stone Forest and Snow Wolf tribes have been irreconcilable enemies, always trying to trip each other up whenever they get the chance."

“If Su Weihua really had a sickly younger sister, then before, as the young clan leader, he could have openly protected her, and the Snow Wolf Clan Chief wouldn't have done anything to that child. But now…”

"His fate is uncertain."

Ling Xiao sighed softly, his brows still furrowed: "I still lean more towards the idea that Su Weihua harbors resentment towards our Stone Forest and wants to lure you there."

"It's too dangerous for you to go to the Snow Wolf Tribe alone."

"Although I initially decided to have him as your beast mate, one reason was that I felt that if Su Weihua became the chieftain of the Snow Wolf tribe in the future, he would definitely pose a great threat to our Stone Forest."

"He's only seventeen years old, yet he's already a level seven metal-type ability warrior. His growth potential is second only to Bai Qingyu. Rather than letting him grow into a future enemy, it's better to keep him firmly in our hands."

“If he doesn’t obey, I can get rid of him before he becomes a major threat.”

"Secondly, I also intended to humiliate the Snow Wolf tribe..."

Ling Chengen stared blankly at Ling Xiao: "..."

It has to be said that she really underestimated Ling Xiao's vision, courage, and strong desire for revenge as the leader of the Stone Forest Clan.

She had initially thought he was a kind-hearted, good father with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

The result... this was a perfectly legitimate and open conspiracy!

And he made no attempt to hide his desire to humiliate the enemy...

Ling Chengen lowered his eyes and thought for a while before finally saying, "I will be careful."

"I think I have no choice but to make this trip."

Ling Chengen was also very decisive: "If it's a trap..."

"When I return, I will personally kill him."

"If not... then it means we have grasped his weakness, so why worry that he won't submit and become a blade in our hands."

Seeing that his eldest daughter showed no sign of backing down, Ling Xiao suddenly laughed and said, "As expected, it has to be our Enen!"

"If it were someone else, after hearing what I said, they would probably hesitate or even change their initial decision."

"You've got guts. No wonder you're my daughter, Ling Xiao!" Ling Xiao picked up his bowl, looking pleased. "Go if you want. It's just the lair of a defeated opponent; go ahead and try."

"If the Snow Wolf Tribe really hurts you, your father will bring the tribe's warriors to teach them a lesson and get revenge for you."

Watching the father and daughter chatting happily, Chongzhen and Yu Shaochen looked at each other, holding their rice bowls.

No, they agreed to something so dangerous in just a few words?
Also, why does Ling Xiao look so honest, but his wickedness is no less than that of those cunning old foxes?
It's no wonder that the four tribes, even when united, still lost; it couldn't simply be because they were too weak!
……

Before setting off, Ling Chengen searched around but couldn't find the little winged dragon.

She stood on a branch, leaning against the tree trunk, and sighed deeply.

Sure enough, that greedy thing ran away after finishing its meal.

As she jumped down from the tree, shouldered her weapon, and prepared to leave, a dark shadow suddenly swept past overhead.

The little winged dragon let out a hoarse, unpleasant cry and slowly landed on the rock in front of her.

Looking at the blood that hadn't been wiped clean from the corner of its mouth, Ling Chengen guessed that it was probably hungry and had gone out to hunt for food.

"Let's go to the Snow Wolf Tribe."

Although the little winged dragon didn't know where the Snow Wolf Tribe was, it simply flew away.

If we don't fly, we'll most likely get beaten up again.

Sure enough, after taking off, Ling Chengen held its head and turned it around, manually adjusting the course of the flight.

One is born, the second is cooked.

This time, it didn't need to take a few more punches; it immediately understood where to fly.

The Snow Wolf Tribe is located northwest of the Stone Forest Tribe, an area characterized by numerous mountains, dense forests, and unique red rock ravine landforms.

The Snow Wolf Tribe is located at the junction of the Lolu Mountains and the Red Rock Gully.

The man and the dragon swept across the vast primeval forest and traversed several low hills before finally seeing the long, reddish-brown line on the horizon.

Ling Chengen learned the exact location of the Snow Wolf Tribe from Ling Xiao, so he clearly directed the Little Winged Dragon to fly in that direction, but it did not land directly in the Snow Wolf Beastmen's encampment.

The closer he got, the more shocked Ling Chengen became.

Unlike the Stone Forest Tribe, where people could simply dig a hole and live there, the Snow Wolf Tribe built a community.

To be precise, it has already begun to take on the concept of a community.

Their orcs carved caves into the red rock cliffs, which were tens of meters high.

The cave entrances to the outside are all the same size, just like those of residential buildings.

Each small room is aligned vertically and horizontally.

They even built a staircase, the kind that's carved directly into the rock face.

Sitting on the back of the little winged dragon, she could even see the shadowy figures of people moving around in some of the window openings.

Just outrageous!
Suddenly it felt like we weren't living in the same world anymore.

She thought the treehouse was the best house on the Beast Plains, but then... there was also a residential building carved out of the mountain.

Just as she was feeling a pang of jealousy and her defenses were crumbling, a cyan shadow struck the little winged dragon's back like a bolt of lightning.

A chilling, jade-white bone blade was pressed against her neck, and at the same time, a flippant voice sounded behind Ling Chengen.

"Long time no see, little tiger?"

(End of this chapter)