Chapter 403: This Stink Beast Has Evolved

The closer one gets to the rear mountain's water pool, the stronger that foul smell becomes.

The Snow Tiger Clan chief looked at the pallid faces of the surrounding clansmen, his expression growing grave; he did not know why this stink beast kept coming to their tribe again and again.

With such tremendous lethal power, if they really encountered it, many clansmen would likely be completely smoked out and lose their fighting ability.

"Chief, it's just ahead."

The half-beast warrior's voice rang out from ahead: "The foul smell is emanating from the pool ahead; the females used to bathe there, but now the water in that pool has turned black and become very viscous."

The black pool water had no shine under the moonlight, dark and deep, as if it would swallow anyone.

The half-beasts and beastman warriors stared at the muddy pool, their faces grave: "That stink beast must have crawled out of this pool."

After the chief spoke, his face grew grave; merely crawling through had already become this serious, and he did not know how formidable this stink beast could become.

After the beastfolk carefully searched the surroundings, they found no beast footprints or lingering odor, and their apprehension of this stink beast grew deeper.

"Alright, let's return to the tribe for now; from now on, we'll leave the rear mountain area to the beastman warriors to patrol."

The beastman warriors all nodded in unison.

The half-beast warrior has a keen sense of smell, but his body is not as strong as that of a beastman warrior.

Faced with such a stench, the half-beast warrior would pass out just from asking about it, whereas the beastman warrior could endure a bit longer.

While the males were searching for the legendary powerful stink beast, Wu Yue and Tongzi had already sneaked back into their own house.

"Tongzi, this time we'll definitely make that nonexistent stink beast take the blame again."

Sitting on the soft fur blanket, she could figure it out with her toes.

Tongzi picked at his own foot toes on the side: "Or why don't you turn yourself in?"

Wu Yue's pink cheeks twitched: "Oh, I suddenly feel sleepy; I'll go to sleep first... snore~"

Tongzi: "..."

Could this be the legendary instant sleep (feigned sleep)?

"Lord Tongzi, let me feed you some grapes~

Come, open your mouth, ah~"

Looking at the alluring swimsuit beauty beside him, Tongzi let out a lecherous laugh, his expression dreamy as he opened his mouth: "Ah~ mmm mmm mmm!!!"

Why are the grapes the beauty feeds me so hard I can't even bite them!

"What are you doing, Dog System!"

Beautiful dreams are always fleeting; Wu Yue's shout woke Tongzi, who was in the middle of kissing the swimsuit beauty.

Poor little Tongzi moved his mouth, and the grape's texture felt strange.

In a daze, he lowered his gaze... I've hit it!

This isn't the dog host's heel, is it?

He swore he would never like swimsuit beauties again, yet they fed him the dog host's heel...

"Ugh~"

His four chubby legs struggled to crawl to the edge of the kang, resulting in a bout of dry heaving.

What to do? He's dirty...

Wu Yue lifted her own toes; the puddle of saliva glistening with crystalline luster in the morning sunlight was utterly obvious...

Is the Dog System craving meat? It actually gnawed on its own toes!

Not only did it gnaw, but now it's lying at the edge of the kang howling and vomiting, and I don't even despise it.

Looking at those high, perky buttocks, Wu Yue's watery eyes narrowed; the toe coated in Dog System's saliva fell onto the soft fur with lightning speed, spreading the shiny saliva over it.

Tongzi, feeling weak from vomiting, turned his head and saw the dog host retracting its toe: "Dog host, you don't wash your feet at night, and you're wiping them on me?"

If you keep doing this, can the system still happily lick fur today?

Wu Yue looked at her own pink toes: "I just washed them with your saliva."

Looking at the dog host's arrogant appearance, Tongzi choked: "..."

That remark actually left it speechless.

He turned over, lay on the kang, and twisted his body to rub the saliva on his plump buttocks onto the fur blanket.

"Host, your appearance has changed quite a bit; if you go out, many tribespeople will surely not recognize you."

Wu Yue, about to sleep, blinked: "Change?"

Having said that, she took out a small mirror from her system: "I... I've hit it!!!"

The beauty in the mirror wore a shocked expression, her watery eyes wide open; perhaps because she had just woken, there was still a hint of haze.

Her originally frizzy blackish-brown hair had turned completely black, glossy and smooth.

She couldn't help reaching out to touch it; this feel...

Ah~ it's truly wonderful; I feel I could do a shampoo commercial.

Her previously sunken cheeks had plumped up, and her dull complexion had become a healthy pink.

She gently poked herself, incredulous, looking at the still-wriggling Lan Pangzi: "Dog System, is this really me?"

Seeing the dog host clearly happy enough to almost split his lips to the base of his ears, yet still needing to confirm here, Tongzi reluctantly nodded: "It's you; you're also a beauty now."

"Hehehehe..."

As his words fell, a chilling laugh came from beside him.

Tongzi's fur exploded as he jumped up, looking at the lecherous host; his little paws pulled a nearby blanket over himself, wrapping his frail form, leaving only a small furry head exposed.

"Gulug!"

He seemed to hear the sound of his own saliva swallowing.

"Host... host, calm down; beautiful skins are a dime a dozen, interesting souls are one in a million, inner beauty matters—don't let this flesh delude you."

"Hehehehe..."

His reply was still a string of foolish laughs.

Tongzi instantly felt he was truly not okay, the host had gone mad—was his tenure as host ending?

"Yue, are you awake? Come out quickly, Teng Kun and the others will leave soon."

Tongzi swore he had never felt Qingcao's voice so pleasant and moving; it was practically an angel's summon.

Because the slightly mad dog host immediately returned to normal upon hearing Qingcao's shout.

So that guy just didn't want to deal with me, right?

Although it's true, why does realizing it feel so heart-wrenching all of a sudden?

In the end, it was all misplaced affection...

"Tongzi, hurry up and get up—I actually forgot such an important matter; beauty truly leads people astray."

Saying that, she grabbed the clothes beside the kang and quickly put them on.

Tongzi looked at his dog host speechlessly: "..."

How could you say such shameless words with such a calm face?

"Yue, let me tell you—I only found out this morning that the skunk beast that came to our tribe last time returned last night, and according to the beastman warriors, that beast has evolved... evolved... I'm blown!"

Who are you! How could you be in Yue's room?

Qingcao looked at the beautiful female sitting on the kang putting on her shoes, and instantly was dazzled by her beauty.

But soon, her concern for her friend won out; she turned, picked up the door-blocking wooden stick, and gripped it tightly as she faced the female opposite.

After a quick glance around the room, there was no sign of Yue, and Qingcao's heart gradually sank.

"Beastie, are you also bound by this female?"

Tongzi was wrapped in a hide blanket, only a small furry head showing, looking pitiful.

Tongzi: "Ow-ow~"

No... listen to me... this is something I did myself...

But the greatest distance in the world is that I stand before you and speak, yet you cannot understand what I'm saying...

After being bewildered by Qingcao's series of actions, Wu Yue finally got a chance to speak: "Have I changed that much?"

Is Qingcao's reaction perhaps a bit over-the-top?

Although she really became much prettier, you can still faintly see traces of her former features on her face.

A familiar voice sounded inside the house, and Qingcao's face changed dramatically: "You... you... did you swallow Yue into your belly?"

This female is really too terrifying—could she be a powerful beastwoman?

Qingcao felt her legs trembling a bit.

Father, A Mu, older sister—I don't know if she'll be able to see the outside sun today.

"I am Yue—is it really that hard to recognize me?"

I just leveled up while practicing cultivation yesterday."

Wu Yue looked at her companion's deathly pale face with a blank expression, feeling that if she didn't speak, the companion would be scared to death by her.

"Ga?"

Qingcao blinked, unable to believe her eyes at the sight of this female who, though not burly, was beautiful from every angle.

"Are you really Yue?"

I just can't believe it.

Wu Yue nodded: "Absolutely certain."

Speaking while inhaling and exhaling shamanic power: "Do you see anyone else possessing this kind of shamanic power?"

And although I've changed quite a bit, you can still tell if you look closely."

Saying that, she moved closer to Qingcao: "Take a close look."

As that pale white face drew near, Qingcao finally found a hint of familiarity.

"Wow! Yue, cultivating shamanic power is actually this miraculous?"

Truly envious, she also wanted to become beautiful.

Wu Yue brushed back her hair: "I can't believe it either, but that's just the fact."

She patted her companion's shoulder: "Let me wash up, then we'll head to the clearing; Yuan Lang and the others should be setting out with the hunting party soon."

Being patted by Yue, Qingcao finally remembered why she'd come, nodding somewhat dazedly: "Hurry up—if the tribespeople see you like this, they'll surely be shocked."

Suddenly, she seemed to think of something, her smile a bit lewd as she said: "I wonder if Yuan Lang will still feel safe going into the deep forest after seeing this, hehe."

Upon hearing her say that, for some reason Wu Yue also began to feel a bit anticipatory.

Her washing-up motions also sped up quite a bit.

By the time the two reached the clearing, the tribe's people had already gathered here.

Yuan Lang, who was talking with Flower Tree Granny, seemed to sense something; his deep eyes suddenly looked outward, and upon seeing that familiar person, his gaze darkened abruptly.

Flower Tree Granny followed her grandson's gaze doubtfully, and upon seeing the silhouette beside Qingcao, she gasped, her mouth hanging open.

"Who... who is that?"

Does their Snow Tiger Tribe have such a beautiful little female?

"It's Yue."

Yuan Lang's hoarse voice sounded from beside him.

After speaking, he simply put down the basket in his hand and walked straight toward the figure outside the crowd.

He is not someone who lusts after beauty; before, emperors and ministers had sent him many beautiful women, each plump or slender in their own way.

But...

Only the little female before him could give him the feeling of being captivated and losing his heart at a glance.

The Beastfolk's scorching gaze made no attempt to hide; Wu Yue had just stepped outside the crowd when she felt a dangerous gaze lock onto her. Following it, she saw a Beastman standing among the Beastfolk, unusually tall and stern.

Her cheeks flushed involuntarily; couldn't this person restrain themselves a bit?

"How could the change be so great?"

The Beastman's voice was low and magnetic; Wu Yue pressed her lips: "Last night, during cultivation, I broke through, making up for my body's shortcomings, and woke up like this."

Yuan Lang's hand at his side twitched, and he ultimately couldn't help but raise it to stroke her hair.

The smooth feel made him narrow his eyes slightly: "Looks good."

"Hehe, naturally it looks good; the surrounding folk all stared dumbfounded."

Qingcao's laughter rang out beside them, and only then did the two turn to look; around, the folk were indeed looking at them with eyes shining.

Huashu Ama only then reacted after being reminded by her own child; that beautiful little female was actually Yue.

She came running over: "You... you really are Yue?"

As Huashu Ama's words fell, the surrounding folk all gasped.

Yue!

This little female is Yue!

Amid the folk's gazes, Wu Yue laughed and cried, nodding: "It's me; I broke through during last night's cultivation."

Upon hearing this, everyone crowded up.

"It's truly miraculous; the change is actually this big."

"Actually, upon closer look, Yue just gained some flesh; she was too thin before."

"That's right; it turns out Yue has grown this good-looking."

What could Wu Yue, surrounded by onlookers, say? She could only keep smiling.

"What are you all doing! Has today's food been gathered?"

A somewhat aged voice rang out in the clearing; the noisy clamor paused, and everyone dispersed.

Wu Yue in the middle was exposed to the newcomer's eyes; Xuehu Wu, with drooping eyelids, slightly opened his eyes: "Yue broke through?"

I didn't expect to be recognized by Xuehu Wu in an instant; Wu Yue smiled and nodded: "I broke through last night during cultivation; I didn't expect the change to be so great."

Xuehu Wu nodded: "When breaking through, the body is repaired; this is normal."

But deep down he was greatly shocked; he had never seen a shaman's breakthrough cause such a great change.

Thinking of Wu Yue's shamanic power with strong life-energy healing attribute, he couldn't help but sigh in envy; perhaps it's due to the attribute of his shamanic power.

Suppressing the feeling in his heart, Xuehu Wu tapped his shamanic staff: "Today, our tribe's Beastman Warriors will once again enter the deep forest to hunt fierce beasts."

The territory of the fierce beasts is constantly expanding; many tribes' lands already show their traces.

This shows that the deep forest's territory can no longer sustain all the fierce beasts; therefore, I will later contact several other large tribes to jointly increase hunting of fierce beasts in the deep forest.

Therefore, the tribe's extra hunting and gathering teams must be careful when they go out; when the gathering team leaves the tribe, add two guarding Beastman Warriors; do not go to distant places.