Chapter 109: Chang Yue

Hoo hoo~

A cool evening wind blew in, tilting the bright flames askew.

Yun Li's indifferent voice rang out at that moment, "No rescue."

Since Rui and Meng could watch the Original Owner being bullied in the tribe with their eyes wide open and do nothing, it's quite normal for her now to ignore their suffering.

"We'll follow your lead; don't be sad for unworthy Beastmen."

Mu Qing stepped forward, wrapped an arm around Yun Li, and his gaze held a hint of worry.

But Yun Li only smiled, "I'm not sad; it's all in the past now."

Because that past is something the Original Owner could not speak of with other Beastmen, even she was merely a bystander.

She felt regret, lamenting a female who could have thrived but was ruined by the previous generation's grudges.

On the other side, You Ruo watched the bamboo‑blue that Ke Si had sent spin around in the hands of the old Beastmen before returning to her, and she said:

"Speak up, what are your thoughts on these things?"

What thoughts? The Beastmen present can only stare at those few items and think of nothing.

Then one of the old Beastmen asked, "Who sent these?"

You Ruo glanced at Ke Si and the Chang Yue standing beside him, "Chang Yue, you speak."

It was the little female he knew who sent the items; no one present knew better than he why that little female sent them.

Chang Yue pondered for a moment, then began with the few females the Youbuluo had captured a few days earlier, "…Because Yun Li was once in the same tribe as those females, she wants to use these items to trade them back."

"Using just these few pieces of honey to trade the females back? That little female must be dreaming."

A middle‑aged male Beastman, after hearing that, couldn't help but sneer.

You Ruo didn't even glance at that male Beastman, but turned to their tribe's Priest, "Priest, what do you think?"

In fact, the Priest of the Youbuluo and the Priest of the Silver Eagle Tribe both studied under the great outside tribe.

But the outside great tribe's Priests generally wield authority above the chieftain, whereas the Youbuluo does not permit it; the Silver Eagle Tribe merely treats its Priest as another chieftain.

Of course, on the surface the Silver Eagle Tribe's chieftain holds higher authority than the Priest, but only Beastmen privy to the inner affairs know that the Silver Eagle Tribe's Priest has already attained an irreplaceable status, and the tribe is gradually taking the shape of a great tribe.

The You Priest's voice was clear, "I thought we could sit down face‑to‑face with that little female and talk."

Hearing that, You Ruo propped her chin up, smiled and asked, "What have you discerned?"

"The bamboo‑blue masquerading as stone honey need not be mentioned; such delicate items would probably please females and cubs."

"But the beastskin wrapping the stone honey—oh, it shouldn't be called beastskin; it should be called gauze, or silk cloth."

Speaking so, the Priest set the few pieces of candy aside, picked up the cut piece of cloth, and examined it carefully, furrowing his brow, "Compared to the shark silk of the outside tribes, this lacks some smooth softness, and it isn't as bright as silk cloth."

"So, this cloth is the most valuable thing?"

You Ruo raised an eyebrow at the Priest.

"It's not the cloth that's valuable, but the craft of making it."

Just a few pieces are of little use; it merely means a Beastman can swap beastskin garments for cloth garments.

Only the technique matters; that is the most crucial thing.

"And the technique for making stone honey is also rare."

After speaking, the Priest popped one piece of candy into his mouth, "This isn't stone honey made from honey. It seems they also know how to craft other kinds of stone honey."

A few females exchanging two such useful techniques is indeed a good deal.

"Priest, could you explain more clearly?"

A female Beastman whose face bore some wrinkles yet still showed the beauty of her youth frowned, "What use do this stone honey and the cloth have for our tribe?"

Only a few Beastmen from the Youbuluo who had left Heiyan Shanmai and returned remain; their main source of outside news comes from one or two nomadic tribes that visit every few years, trading outside herbs and weapons for local beast bones and beastskin.

So when the Priest praised those items they didn't value, the female Beastman felt completely bewildered.

The Priest glanced at the female Beastman, smiled and said:

"All you need to know is that these are good items that the Beastmen who call themselves the Hu Fox Tribe also want, and the rest, even if I explained, you wouldn't understand."

Beastmen who have never seen the prosperity of the Great Tribe couldn't know that just these two items could be exchanged with the Great Tribe for a massive whole ferocious‑beast skeleton and enough ferocious‑beast blood to activate the bloodlines of a medium‑sized tribe.

In the eyes of outside‑tribe Beastmen, possessing a whole ferocious‑beast skeleton signifies great tribal strength, and ample ferocious‑beast blood ensures the next generation can activate their bloodlines, cultivate, and secure enough power to stand on the continent.

However, for the Youbuluo and the Silver Eagle Tribe, where ferocious‑beast bones and blood are already abundant—almost every household has them—they desire something else.

Such as writing, or the secrets of how Great‑Tribe Beastmen attain Purple‑rank…

The discussion continued until midnight; after the other Beastmen left, You Ruo called out to Ke Si and Chang Yue:

"When you go invite someone over, remember not to scare them. Especially you, Chang Yue—your previous thoughts must not return, okay? ~"

"Otherwise, be careful that the little female will eventually grow tired of you."

Earlier, Chang Yue wanted to ask You Ruo to use that literate old Beastman to trade Yun Li over, but You Ruo only said she'd consider it while actually having no intention of returning that literate old Beastman.

Thus, when he heard You Ruo's words, he merely lowered his head slightly and said, "Chief, rest assured, I won't have that kind of thought again in the future."

That female never appreciated his efforts; even though he used his father's favor to rescue the Witch Doctor, earning the Chieftain's favor to trade Yun Li from the Silver Eagle Tribe, what of it?

Does he intend to keep flattering her as before, or squander his father's favor just to bring people over to torment her?

Chang Yue isn't that bored.

He never liked her that much; he only saw how she cared about his Beast Husband and wanted her to care about him too. He merely proved that he and his father aren't as disgusting as his mother claimed.

Until Chang Yue left with Ke Si, the Priest who hadn't left yet then embraced You Ruo from behind, "Mistress, everyone's gone, why are you still watching?"

You Ruo reached out and lightly patted her Beast Husband, smiling, "I'm just curious about that female Chang Yue likes."

Someone told me today that two of the females captured from the Silver Eagle Tribe are missing, supposedly taken by Ke Si.

And Chang Yue was nowhere to be seen all morning, but returned in the afternoon with Ke Si, after which the Snake Beastman from the Silver Eagle Tribe sent this item over.

You think these coincidences are a bit too convenient?