Chapter 316

Tongzi naturally knew how much Ye Duo and the host were at odds, and immediately furrowed his small brow: "Otherwise, host, you go ask each household first, and then we'll think of a solution."

Wu Yue nodded: "Now we can only do this."

Perhaps because the Beastman Warriors all knew Wu Yue the Shaman's identity, they were all very respectful and polite toward her; hearing she needed slaves' help before the rainy season, they all readily agreed.

Moreover, Wu Yue said that during the time the slaves followed her to work, their food would be her responsibility.

Originally there wasn't much food for the rainy season, and now we don't even have to provide for these slaves, so the Beastman Warriors are naturally delighted.

But Wu Yue's earlier guess turned out to be true.

It turned out there were actually two slaves from Ye Duo's household; compared to the other frail slaves, these two from Ye Duo's household could almost match the desiccated corpse body she had when she crossed over.

At first sight, she was startled.

In the evening, Qingcao and Aya came over again to mooch a meal, and Wu Yue then brought up the matter of the slaves.

Unexpectedly, Aya unhappily hummed: "What right does Ye Duo's family have to own slaves? It's not like when she became a Shaman Disciple, the Shaman gave them to her."

Now she is no longer a Shaman Disciple; perhaps the Shaman didn't think of the slaves, so he didn't take them back.

She sidled up to Wu Yue with a lecherous grin: "Yue, if you really want those two slaves, the quickest way is to go find the Shaman."

To complete her mission, it was just a matter of seeing the Shaman, so Wu Yue naturally went.

Sure enough, upon hearing Wu Yue mention those two slaves, Xuehu Wu nodded: "I really did forget about this."

Having said that, he directly summoned a Half-Beast warrior: "Go tell Ye Duo and the tribespeople that the two slaves previously allotted to Ye Duo are now being taken back for Wu Yue."

Wuyue:...

I have to say, your method of making me draw hatred is truly top-notch.

With the manpower issue resolved, Wu Yue, in high spirits, asked her two little companions to roast some meat at home.

With her own homemade sauce added, the roasted meat smelled so good it could make one want to swallow their tongue.

"Yue, what tasty thing should we eat?"

As the three were happily eating, a knocking suddenly came from outside the door, followed by Yuan Lang's voice.

Wu Yue glanced at the meat in the stone pot: "This person must be born in the Year of the Dog, right? How does he show up every time I cook something good?"

Helplessly she got up to open the door, and what made her mouth twitch was that outside weren't just Yuan Lang alone—Teng Qian, Teng Kun, and several unfamiliar Beastman Warriors were also sitting exhausted on the ground.

"Did you go steal chickens? You look so miserable."

Teng Qian set down the big bundle on his back before sitting heavily far from the two little females: "Never mind, we went to catch a fire..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yuan Lang slapped a palm onto his face: "Shut up."

Those Beastman Warriors' appetites are no joke.

They actually ate three and a half prey before patting their bellies and lying down in the grass nest to play dead.

Meanwhile, Yuan Lang picked up the beast-skin bundle from the ground and handed it to Wu Yue: "This is for you."

Wu Yue looked at the bundle: "What is this?"

The Beastfolk's deep eyes looked at her: "Open it yourself and see."

Glancing at him, it was rare to see a hint of nervousness in the Beastfolk's eyes, and Wu Yue couldn't help but feel a bit of anticipation.

Opening the outer beast skin revealed piece after piece of already tidied fiery-red fur.

She, lacking experience, naturally didn't know how precious this beast skin was, but there happened to be someone knowledgeable nearby.

Aya let out a yell and lunged forward, but Yuan Lang, quick-eyed and quick-footed, blocked her with a big foot, keeping her a leg's length away.

Even so, it couldn't extinguish Aya's extreme enthusiasm for the beast skin in Wu Yue's hands.

"Damn! Fox fire pelts, so many fire fox pelts!"

Seeing her excited to the point of a flushed face, Wu Yue picked up a piece of beast skin to examine closely, only to find the touch was actually a soft, warm sensation.

She stared blankly at the fiery-red fur in her hand, wondering if this beast skin could actually generate heat.

"You two haven't been in the tribe these past two days; did you go hunting?" Wu Yue gazed at Yuan Lang with an inexplicably deep look.

Seeing such a look from a young female for the first time, Yuan Lang was a bit taken aback, but after collecting himself he nodded: "I'm taking everyone to practice hunting skills; this time's target is the fire fox."

"As a general, am I the type who deliberately flatters women?" Come on!

"Of course, the most important thing is that I wanted to hunt fire fox pelts for you; the rainy season is coming, it'll be damp and cold, so making a great cloak for warmth."

"So… General, your not trying to please females is just this kind of thing?"

Meanwhile, Teng Qian picked up a piece of roasted meat and turned away without looking.

Wu Yue gave Yuan Lang a smiling glance, then gathered up those beast skins: "All right, I'll accept them."

After seeing off a bunch of gluttons, Wu Yue looked at the big stack of red pelts in the beast-skin bundle and inwardly sighed at Yuan Lang's thick-skinnedness.

With this many fire fox pelts, it's obvious they're not just for her to make one great cloak.

"Host, that dog-man's intentions toward you are blatantly obvious; these pelts are enough for the two of you to each make a great cloak."

Tongzi promptly jumped out to disparage Yuan Lang.

Wu Yue nodded: "That guy probably just wants me to make him one too."

Tongzi pressed his little meat pad onto the stack of beast skins: "Host, you're not going to make that great cloak yourself, are you?"

Wu Yue nodded: "Of course, don't underestimate me; when I lived in rented housing, I used to mend my own socks."

Tongzi nearly blew a fuse: "Host, fire foxes are extremely fast beasts; their speed is among the top of all wild beasts."

Wu Yue narrowed her eyes at Lan Pangzi, squatting like a cat: "So, what do you mean by saying that?"

Tongzi shrank his neck: "Host, honest advice is hard to hear; although you may not like to hear it, loyal Tongzi still must say it."

You'd better not waste this precious hide."

Wu Yue rolled her eyes: "I knew your Dog System's mouth couldn't spit out anything good."

Then she put the hide back in her pack, weakly saying: "For something like a cloak, just sew a strap around the collar and you can tie it, right?"

Tongzi stumbled with his forepaw: "Host, if you sew that strap well it's a cloak; if you sew it poorly it's suicide."

Wu Yue choked: "Then what do you suggest we do? No female in this tribe knows how to do this."

Her words had just fallen when the previously weak Lan Pangzi sprang up: "System-brand sewing machine, you deserve to own it; as long as you provide the materials and pay a certain processing fee, we will tailor-make perfect clothing for you."