Chapter 104: Negotiation (1)

"What about me? A Li, don't you like me anymore?"

Leng Xiu also drew close, but Yun Li was tightly held by Mu Qing, so he couldn't kiss her; he could only pull her arm and act spoiled, "How could that be? How about I call you into the house the day after tomorrow, okay?"

As the words fell, Mu Qing lowered his head and lightly bit Yun Li's earlobe. "A Li, do you want us to be together?"

Hearing this, Yun Li's face flushed red, and she immediately pushed him away, saying, "No, I still want to break through to Orange Rank as soon as possible."

If they were together, she would end up sleeping until noon again.

Seeing her unwillingness, a flicker of disappointment passed through Mu Qing's eyes.

But just as he let go, Leng Xiu hooked Yun Li's neck, lowered his head, and pressed a heavy kiss onto the female's lips, not letting her go until her breathing grew rapid.

"Say, do you all just not consider me an outsider?"

Having woken up to see the female he had his eye on being intimate with other males, Chang Yue's mood, already gloomy from being tricked, grew even worse.

His gaze discreetly took in the surrounding environment. Seeing that Yun Li and the others hadn't immediately taken him back to the Silver Eagle Tribe, he quickly began to scheme a way to escape.

Yun Li had caught him simply to rescue those few females they had taken.

But they hadn't used the Silver Eagle Tribe's name to trade him, which showed that Yun Li's family didn't trust the beastmen of the Silver Eagle Tribe. Since it was a private exchange, they would have to pass the message to a beastman who cared about his life, or rather, one who couldn't do without him as a right-hand man in daily affairs.

They wanted the Witch Doctor to bring people to exchange for him!

Having guessed this, Chang Yue's face immediately turned ugly.

"How did you wake up so fast?"

Seeing his ugly expression, Yun Li didn't think much of it, only assuming he was provoked by their recent behavior.

A normal beastman, upon being captured and waking up to see his captors smiling all over, wouldn't feel good about it either.

But he had been fiercely whipped by Mu Qing's snake tail, yet he could wake up so quickly—that was indeed somewhat unexpected to her.

"What, did you expect me to wait until the Witch Doctor brought people over before waking up?

A Li, I shouldn't be that detestable, should I? Did you really have to lure me here just to catch me, all to save those few females?"

The look in Chang Yue's eyes as he gazed at Yun Li had clearly lost its previous tenderness. Anyone who had offered their sincere heart only to be schemed against would be furious.

Not to mention that he had personally witnessed her treating him and her own beast husbands in two completely different ways—this made Chang Yue's heart grow even darker.

"No choice, I really had no other option. After all, if your Youbuluo hadn't insisted on doing that forced trade, I had originally planned to use the sugar-making and clothing-making techniques to negotiate terms with your Youbuluo.

But who knew this accident would happen? I was also afraid that if I and my beast husbands entered your tribe, we might never come out again."

Seeing his surprised and confused expression, Yun Li continued, "Although I don't dislike Snake Beastmen, that doesn't mean I'm willing to be forced to stay in a place I never intended to be.

So, what happened today, you can only blame on your bad luck."

As for saying sorry—since it was already done, what use would a hypocritical apology be? Just to make the other party feel better?

"So who did you pass the news of my capture to?"

Chang Yue also felt he was unlucky. He had come to the appointment happily, thinking he and Yun Li had a future, but instead, he was tricked by her.

Yun Li glanced at Leng Xiu, who had already walked far away. "I don't know yet, but don't worry, no matter what, I won't hand you over to the Silver Eagle Tribe."

If the exchange using Chang Yue as a hostage failed today, then in the future, they would still need him to take their family to see the Youbuluo Chief.

Their family's plan to rescue people couldn't rely entirely on Ji Xuan's help.

Yun Li still hadn't realized that Ji Xuan had developed feelings for her; she thought Ji Xuan had reached some kind of cooperation with Mu Qing and the others. After all, Mu Qing was now a Blue Rank Beastman, and Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao were also Qing Rank Beastmen. In outsiders' eyes, their family was still worth winning over.

Hearing this, Chang Yue didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or sneer. Yun Li had a conscience, but not much of one.

He tried to move a bit to make himself more comfortable, but Mu Qing was a Snake Beastman and knew that if he wasn't tied up properly, Chang Yue could transform into his beast form and run away when they weren't paying attention.

So, after struggling for a while, he still couldn't find a more comfortable lying position.

He then looked at Yun Li. "A Li, can you ask your beast husband to loosen me up a bit? After that whip he gave me, I almost coughed up blood. And he's tied me so tight—aren't you afraid my injuries will get worse?

Since you want to exchange for those few females, you should at least make sure I'm safe and sound first."

Yun Li frowned slightly. She wasn't a Witch Doctor, so naturally, she couldn't tell if Chang Yue's discomfort was an act. But Mu Qing was the one who whipped him, and she felt he should have a sense of measure.

Seeing Yun Li turn a questioning look toward him, Mu Qing shook his head and said, "Can't loosen it. He's a Snake Beastman. But I don't know what his specific beast form is; if it's too loose, he'll run away."

Compared to Chang Yue's words, Yun Li clearly trusted her own male more. Hearing this, she turned her head and said, "Bear with it. We'll wait here until the afternoon. If you really pass out from worsening injuries, we'll take you to the Silver Eagle Tribe to find a Witch Doctor."

If he went into the Silver Eagle Tribe looking like this and came back safely, that would be a miracle.

"You're quite heartless."

Chang Yue felt even more that he wasn't worth it, and his gaze toward Yun Li unconsciously carried a hint of gloom.

Sensing the hostility in his eyes, Mu Qing instinctively shielded his female.

Seeing this, Chang Yue let out a cold laugh and closed his eyes.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ke Si suddenly received news that Chang Yue had been captured and that they wanted to exchange females for him. His brow furrowed deeply.

He called Teng Fei over. "Did Chang Yue go out today?"

Teng Fei nodded. "Yes, Lord Chang Yue went out early this morning. He had dressed up nicely, so it must have been something he was very happy about."

Hearing this, Ke Si roughly understood what had happened.

Chang Yue had actually been tricked by a female and had now become a bargaining chip in someone else's hands.

What a disgrace to him!

Ke Si let out a cold laugh. "Go find out where Chang Yue went today. Also, weren't two of the captured females trying to commit suicide? Once you find out where Chang Yue is, bring those two females over."

Teng Fei found Ke Si's arrangement somewhat puzzling. He probed, "Has something happened to Lord Chang Yue?"

Why would the Witch Doctor suddenly want to know where Lord Chang Yue had gone? Couldn't he just have a patrolling beastman tell Lord Chang Yue to come over?

Ke Si gave him a cold glare. "Do you have too many questions?"

Seeing the Witch Doctor was angry, Teng Fei immediately shut his mouth, then turned and went to carry out Ke Si's orders.