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

Chapter 59 Scorpion's Den
When Ling Chengen was released, the sun had already set.

Yu Shaochen helped untie the heavy vines binding her hands and feet, while Chongzhen lowered the other three idiots who were hanging there.

The three landed with a thud like dumplings being dropped into a pot. Chongzhen took a bone knife about the length of a palm, cut the vines on their wrists, and then clapped his hands, saying, "Untie the vines on your feet yourselves. I won't help with such a small thing."

After landing, Bai Xi immediately took out the dagger tucked behind her waist, cut the vines on her feet, and turned to look at the taciturn Bai Qingyu, as well as Bai Xu, who had already turned up and transformed into a blue crane, and flew away.

"Want me to help you?"

Bai Qingyu shook her head, the vines on her feet completely withered and fell off: "No need."

When he stood up while holding onto the tree trunk, his body swayed slightly, but he quickly regained his balance.

Ling Chengen reached out and supported his arm, pressing the back of his hand against his forehead, and frowned as he said, "You have a fever."

Bai Qingyu gave a faint "hmm": "I know."

His previous injuries hadn't healed, and today he fought Chang Tianchen, and was even hung upside down for several hours this afternoon, so it's normal for him to have a fever.

Bai Xi looked at his dry, pale lips and put his arm around her shoulder: "You're sick, can't you just say so? You're so stubborn!"

Although she complained about Bai Qingyu's awkward personality, Bai Xi still put him on her back on the spot, transformed into her beast form and carried him. Her straight and slender legs trod on the thick fallen leaves. She looked down at Ling Chengen, who was moving his wrists, and said, "I'll take Ayu back to find the witch doctor first, and I'll come back to find you tonight."

Ling Chengen said blankly, "Why are you looking for me? Don't you have anything better to do?"

Bai Xi tilted her head and said in a clear voice, "I'll help you. Aren't you going to the Snow Wolf Tribe? I'm much more useful than that stupid dragon, and I won't even charge you."

"Besides, you want to take the Saide family away from the Snow Wolf Tribe. A small winged dragon can't carry that many people."

"Do you expect them to follow you around like puppets?"

Ling Chengen stared at him for a few seconds, then did not refuse his suggestion again, but simply raised his head slightly to remind him, "We will set off no later than two beast hours later."

"You need to manage your time well. If you're late, I won't wait for you."

A slight smile appeared in Bai Xi's clear eyes as she looked at the arrogant Ling Chengen, nodded slightly, and then turned and flew away.

After taking off into the air, Bai Qingyu placed one hand on his lower back and asked with a cold expression, "What is the identity of the person she went to the Snow Wolf Tribe to pick up tonight?"

Bai Xi chuckled and said, "What she does tonight is none of your business. Why are you being so nosy?"

Bai Qingyu pursed her lips slightly, but did not reply.

Bai Xi scoffed, "You still won't admit it? You like him!"

"Otherwise, why do you keep asking about her all the time?"

"I just don't understand you. You had such a good opportunity before, and if you had dated someone properly, you might have become the only Crane Clan beastman in the wasteland to stay with a female Giant Tiger of Thin Mountain for life."

"Now that other beastly husbands have married one, two, or three women, why are you rushing to show off? What's your motive?"

"Should I become her concubine?"

Bai Xi's words were too sharp; a few words from her stung Bai Qingyu so much that he felt like he had a heart attack, but he had no words to refute her.

Once they were far from the Stone Forest's territory, Bai Xi noticed his sullen mood and told him what Ling Chengen was going to do that night.

Bai Xi asked, "What's your opinion on this?"

"What I think is not important." Bai Qingyu lowered her eyes, placed her jade-like fingers on her knees, and said in a light tone, "Based on my understanding of Ling Chengen, keeping her promise to pick up the person is secondary. I'm afraid she's after the Snow Wolf Tribe."

"She won't take action against the Snow Wolf tribe right now. Once she verifies that the potato yield can help the orcs survive the winter and make Stone Forest prosperous and strong, the first tribe she will target will be the Snow Wolf tribe when she inherits the position of chieftain."

"Is Su Weihua from the Snow Wolf Tribe?"

Bai Qingyu looked down at Bai Xi: "If you were Su Weihua, put yourself in her shoes and think about what you would do?"

Bai Xi was silent for a few seconds: "Help Ling Chengen wipe out the Snow Wolf tribe and avenge them."

Bai Qingyu rolled her eyes helplessly: "Su Weihua is not as extreme as you. Even if he hates the Snow Wolf Tribe to the extreme, he would never betray them and take the initiative to help Ling Chengen destroy the Snow Wolf Tribe."

“He is likely to stand by and do nothing, and even if he does try to stop him, Ling Chengen will absolutely not stop his efforts to deal with the Snow Wolf Tribe for his sake.”

Bai Qingyu gently tapped her knee with her fingertip: "The problem remains: the amount of food that can be stored."

"Now that you mention it, I have a feeling... that Ling Chengen won't even spare our Hanshan tribe in the end?" Bai Xi keenly sensed a hint of danger.

Bai Qingyu raised his eyes and said, "Second brother, when you use your brain occasionally, you can still analyze a lot of useful things."

Bai Xi: "You..."

Bai Qingyu said unhurriedly, "It was only a matter of time before Shi Lin targeted our Han Shan. There's nothing surprising about it. But right now, the two tribes are not far apart in strength, and they live next to each other. For the time being, she and Ling Xiao will not show any ambition to invade and annex us."

"Aren't you overthinking this?" Bai Xi asked worriedly. "Ling Xiao shouldn't be that ambitious, right? If he wanted to expand his tribe, he could have easily annexed those tribes after winning the war against the four tribes..."

Bai Qingyu lowered his eyes and said, "Do you think he doesn't want to? He can't do it."

"The population of Shilin is less than a thousand, the population of Yaoluo is about six or seven hundred, and the population of Wuyang is at least five hundred."

"Snake Mountain has the largest population, twice that of Stone Forest, but it doesn't have many giant snake beastmen, which is why Ling Xiao was able to beat them up."

"The exact number of people in the Snow Wolf Tribe is currently unknown, but at its peak, the Snow Wolf Tribe had a population of over 1,500."

"In recent years, the Snow Wolf Tribe has lost a number of orcs due to racial and bloodline issues, but the number is still around a thousand."

"If all four tribes were to be incorporated into the Stone Forest, the management alone would be enough to give Ling Xiao a major headache. Moreover, the Snow Wolves and the Stone Forest have a long-standing feud. If Ling Xiao wants to take over the Snow Wolf tribe, he will inevitably have to kill or expel all the leaders of the wolf-beastmen..."

"If those giant, winding snakes of Snake Mountain get involved, the Stone Forest tribe established by Ling Xiao will likely end up as a large-scale breeding ground for Gu poison, rife with internal strife..."

Bai Xi shook her head and sighed, "You people who are quick-witted and cunning are truly terrifying."

Bai Qingyu's lips curved slightly: "If you're willing to use your brain, you're no worse than me."

Bai Xi chuckled and said, "I'll pass. My persona is that I'm innocent, straightforward, and the cutest person in the world."

After a few seconds of silence, Bai Qingyu said helplessly, "...A person should have some shame while they're alive, Second Brother!"

"Face is the most useless thing."

"If Ling Chengen really tries to harm Hanshan in the future, I'll become her lover and bed warmer," Bai Xi said shamelessly. "I'll use my good looks to make her let Hanshan go."

Or maybe we could send Ayu to be Ling Chengen's lover, hmph~
……

Ling Chengen calmly finished his dinner under the scrutinizing gazes of his family.

Seeing that she had called Xiao Yi Yalong and was about to run away, Ling Xiao called out to her, "I'll go with you tonight."

Ling Chengen felt awkward looking at Ling Xiao. She turned her head slightly and said with a hint of annoyance, "I'll go by myself."

Ling Xiao chuckled and said, "Are you still angry about what happened this afternoon?"

Ling Chengen didn't speak, but stood still.

Ling Xiao patiently explained to her, "The orcs living in this wasteland mostly have a very difficult life. Just fighting against natural disasters requires paying a huge price."

"If you think this topic is too broad and you don't understand it."

"Let me put it another way. Do you have some kind of life-or-death feud with Chang Tianchen? Did you team up with those three kids from Hanshan to kill him over the ownership of a potato field?"

"Is Chang Tianchen's life so cheap in your eyes?" "That potato field in Poison Valley is indeed valuable, but can't we find this crop elsewhere? Besides, are you sure there isn't a better way to take that potato field from Chang Tianchen's temporary residence?"

Ling Chengen's eyelashes fluttered slightly: "If I back down, will you go and reason with him later?"

Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "What? You're not even an adult yet, and you already think you can't rely on your father?"

"I just felt that I could suppress him, while he was very arrogant and thought that I couldn't beat him, so he wouldn't choose to run away."

"But when the three members of the Bai family joined forces, he sensed something was wrong and immediately ran away."

"I didn't expect this."

Ling Chengen explained slowly.

Ling Xiao pointed out incisively, "You say Chang Tianchen is arrogant, but aren't you arrogant too? You just think your ability is very unique, and that Chang Tianchen has no way to deal with it, so you dare to fight him directly."

Ling Chengen's brow twitched. Although she felt a little uncomfortable, Ling Xiao's words were exactly what she had been thinking at the time.

"And what's the difference between your mindset when you go to the Snow Wolf Tribe alone now and when you provoked Chang Tianchen this afternoon?"

Ling Chengen had nothing to say and simply sat down on a nearby rock.

Seeing that she remained silent but was still obedient, Ling Xiao shook his head helplessly.

He was aware that his eldest daughter's superpower was problematic, but he had simply been too lazy to help her.

However, the problem this afternoon was quite serious.

If Chang Tianchen really bit her, he might not be able to save her.

So he couldn't let her continue to act so recklessly, which led to the punishment of hanging her from the tree that afternoon.

Hope it helps.

……

After finishing dinner, Ling Xiao instructed Chong Zhen and Yu Shaochen not to go out at night, and especially not to try to join in the fun.

After he finished speaking, he sat on the back of the bag, watching curiously as it obediently nuzzled his eldest daughter's hand with its head before turning around and taking off.

Bai Xi followed closely behind Bao Bao.

Tonight is the waxing gibbous moon, but the sky is mostly cloudy, and the moon will be obscured by clouds from time to time, so visibility will be very poor for nighttime flights.

Bai Xi veered off course several times, forcing Ling Chengen to jump from the bag onto Bai Xi's back. After sitting cross-legged, he couldn't help but complain, "You don't have night vision, yet you still followed us out?"

Bai Xi looked up at the crescent moon hanging in the sky and sighed, "I originally thought the moonlight would be very nice tonight."

"Hey—" Ling Chengen pointed to a spot slightly to the left ahead, "over there, don't fly off course."

It took some time to approach the Snow Wolf Tribe's territory. When we arrived at the forest, the clouds before the blue moon dispersed, and moonlight shone on the entire dense forest and grassland.

They remained suspended in mid-air, making them easy targets for the snow wolf warriors.

Bai Xi led Ling Chengen directly into the forest, with Bao Bao and Ling Xiao following closely behind.

As the blue moon appeared, the howls of the wolf clan suddenly rang out, followed by calls that came from near and far.

Ling Chengen stood on a tree branch, one hand on the trunk, and asked, "Father, can you understand what message they are conveying?"

Ling Xiao, with a stern face, said helplessly, "Do I look like a wolf to you?"

He's a tiger; how could he understand what these howling ghosts and wolves were trying to convey!

Bai Xi stood on another branch, and Bao Bao carefully squatted beside him, using its wings to push Bai Xi towards the trunk, causing the branch to creak under the weight.

Bai Xi whispered, "Bao Bao, stop moving! If you move again, we'll both fall."

Bao Bao mimicked his dog's furtive manner, letting out a low howl and folding his wings in dissatisfaction.

Ugh, those two-legged creatures are practically breaking the tree branch!

Bao Bao stared at his head with her small eyes, and seemed to want to kick him off the tree.

Ling Chengen's superpowers were fully unleashed, essentially covering half of the Snow Wolf Tribe's territory.

She closed her eyes and whispered, "Their defenses are very tight tonight."

"There are eighteen orcs, divided into three squads, patrolling in this direction of the dense forest."

"In addition, there are orcs hiding in several trees in the forest."

“There are also people in the bushes and tree hollows.”

Ling Xiao said, "Sure enough, you alerted them during the day, and they also tampered with Su Weihua when they handed her over, so they were worried that we would take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and retaliate."

Ling Chengen: "The Snow Wolf Clan is truly despicable."

Ling Xiao corrected, "It's Su Kang, with the heart of a petty person."

"It would be almost impossible for Said to quietly lead his family through the patrol line and avoid the orcs lurking in the woods."

Ling Xiao: "I'm heading towards Hongyan Gully. You stay here and wait for Saide."

Ling Chengen turned to look into Ling Xiao's sharp tiger eyes: "Father, what are you planning to do?"

"I want to go back and rest as soon as possible. There's no need to waste time waiting." Ling Xiao said casually, pointing at Bai Xi, who was pressed against the tree trunk by her bag. "Bai Er, come with me to Red Rock Ravine."

Bai Xi was puzzled, but she still transformed into her beast form and took Ling Xiao away.

Ling Chengen watched their departing figures with a bewildered expression, stroking his chin, his curiosity piqued.

About half an hour later, a commotion suddenly broke out in the Snow Wolf territory.

Immediately following were the frantic howls of wolves, the clamor of human voices, and the sound of hurried footsteps…

They all poured into her "ears".

……

And directly north of the Snow Wolf tribe.

Bai Xi stood atop the red, bare rock, staring in astonishment at Ling Xiao, who stood relaxed and at ease before her.

He could hardly believe what he had just seen.

But at this moment, the Snow Wolf tribe was completely thrown into chaos because of his actions.

because!!!

Tens of thousands of red rock scorpions with bright red shells scurried into the Snow Wolf Tribe's orc cave at incredible speed!
"Clan Chief Ling, what exactly did you just do?"

"How can they control these poisonous creatures hidden deep in the crevices of the rocks?"

"And they controlled such a large number of scorpions at once?!"

(End of this chapter)