Chapter 132: The Thought of Leaving

"Is that wandering Beastman who's connected to Jichenamu hard to investigate?"

Leng Xiu sent Leng Xiao out to clarify this matter, and also to give him a plan on how to investigate the issue between Ji Chen and Miduo.

The night Ji Chen and his group had just returned, didn't Mu Qing and Leng Xiao see that, although Ji Chen was clearly Miduo's Beast Husband, he neither carefully tended to his female nor deliberately tormented his female side in the dead of night?

This clearly shows a problem; Leng Xiu wants Leng Xiao to look into their conflict, perhaps it can be used.

"It's not that it's hard to investigate; we simply don't know how. The claim that Jichenamu is linked to a wandering Beastman is just a speculation.

We don't even know whether such a Beastman exists, let alone any clues left behind—how am I supposed to investigate that?"

Leng Xiao felt his brother was putting him in a bind.

"Then who told you that Jichenamu might have been with a wandering Beastman?"

Leng Xiu hadn't expected that Leng Xiao learned of such a Beastman purely by guess, but even if it's a guess, since he could bring it up before them, it must be a conjecture with some basis; otherwise he couldn't use it to deceive the whole family.

"It's not a secret either; weren't many Beastmen saying that Jichenamu schemed the tribal chief into sleeping with him?"

The tribal chief was so angry that he drove the person out of Red Grass Valley, and later Jichenamu suddenly appeared in the Tribe.

She, a female whose power had long been stripped, how could a Beastman travel that far—from Red Grass Valley to the Tribe?

And at that time a wandering Beastman showed up near the Tribe, with no other strangers around, so besides that wandering Beastman delivering her, who else could it be?"

Although Leng Xiao said it wasn't a secret, in fact these events happened over twenty years ago, and learning about them still owed to his wolf-like social tactics.

After listening, Leng Xiu fell silent for a while, then asked, "Did no one ever see what that wandering Beastman looked like?"

"You think even if someone saw him, after all these years they'd still remember?"

Saying that, Leng Xiao gave his brother a speechless look.

He forgot that point; Leng Xiu rubbed his forehead and said, "Then forget about the wandering Beastman. As for Miduo and Ji Chen's Mate Bond, put more effort into finding out what's going on with them."

Wait!

Leng Xiao suddenly sat up straight; he recalled something important.

Ji Chen and Miduo didn't form a Mate Bond in the Tribe, and if Miduo didn't voluntarily bond with Ji Chen, given her strength, who forced Ji Chen to bond with Miduo?

Leng Xiao: "Could it be that a few males around Miduo betrayed her, drugged her, so that the female was forced into a Mate Bond by Ji Chen?"

"Then why is Ji Chen the First Beast Husband? With his current strength, he can't even beat that A Chang near Miduo, can he?"

Leng Xiu reasoned analytically, "So Ji Chen must have an accomplice. Check who else disappeared with Ji Chen from the Tribe at that time. If none, then the helper must be the wandering Beastman who liked his Am."

Leng Xiao thought it over, nodded, "Alright, I'll find time tomorrow to ask around."

The Beastman hiding in the shadows could barely stand it upon hearing this—how could Ji Chen collude with an outside wandering Beastman and force Miduo into a Mate Bond?

But if not, how could it make sense that Miduo, who once looked down on Ji Chen, would let him bond with her, not only forming a Mate Bond but also making him the First Beast Husband?

Because he was distracted, the Beastman felt his body staying still, subconsciously shifted a bit, and the movement made a small sound.

The faint scrape of beast‑skin boots on the ground was small, but Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao weren't the careless type; they turned toward the odd sound at once.

After all, there were younglings at home, and they worried some might slip out to urinate when they weren't looking.

So Leng Xiu walked over, but as soon as he got close he saw something off—a straight stone wall's shadow jutted out abruptly.

"Who!"

Here, Leng Xiao heard his brother's sudden roar, followed by the faint clatter of something falling.

His expression hardened, and in an instant he reverted to his Beast form and bolted toward the door.

Two Qing Rank Beastmen, one inside and one outside, tried to block but still failed to stop him; however, Leng Xiao, outside the courtyard, saw clearly what kind of Beastman it was, and with Leng Xiu rushing over, he also got a glimpse of its shape.

Back in the courtyard, the two coordinated and quickly narrowed down the Beastman's search area.

"Put other matters aside for now; investigate whose Beast form is a Spear Hawk and is linked to the few males close to Jichenamu."

Having a stranger Beastman eavesdrop on their conversation made Leng Xiu's blood boil.

Fortunately they hadn't gone to sleep yet; otherwise they wouldn't know what might happen at night.

Leng Xiao nodded, "I'll look into this. Once I find out who that person is, should I…"

He didn't finish the last two words, but Leng Xiu understood without it being said, "Find a chance to teach him a lesson, but don't kill him."

If the Tribe experiences assassinations repeatedly, the entire Tribe's Patrol Team will mobilize, and the Beastmen like Ge will harbor resentment toward his family.

After all, Ge and his comrades joined the Patrol Team to protect the Tribe's Beastmen, not to become accomplices in wanton killings.

They were willing to help with Ji Chen's case because that day Ji Xuan personally saw what Leng Xiu became while protecting several younglings; they trust Ji Xuan, and since Ji Chen has been secretly opposing Ji Xuan, helping Yun Li's group is tantamount to helping Ji Xuan.

As for the Spear Hawk Beastman, he broke into Leng Xiu's family's courtyard, but since nothing happened, Ge and his peers can't possibly understand why Leng Xiu would want to kill over such a matter; a reprimand will suffice.

Even the plan to kill Ji Chen, they'll probably have to wait until he goes out hunting and see if an opportunity arises.

……

The next morning, Yun Li learned from Leng Xiu about the Beastman's visit last night; she furrowed her brows and looked at her Beast Husband:

"Did Ji Chen send someone over?"

"Not yet known. A Xiao went to ask Ge for help to investigate today. It's a Spear Hawk Beastman; such Beast forms are rare in the Tribe, and the only Beastmen we've offended are Ji Chen.

Just see if it's someone sent by his Am."

After speaking, Leng Xiu called the four younglings over to eat meat.

The wolf pups, a little over three months old, could already eat meat and their appetites kept growing. Fortunately, before Mu Qing left, he and Leng Xiao hunted a lot and stored the game in the Tribe's ice cave; otherwise Leng Xiao and Leng Xiu would have to take turns hunting every day.

Yun Li can now go out hunting, but with Ji Chen watching from behind, she can only join the Tribe's Hunting Squad each time, and the haul is merely average.

"How annoying, when will he finally die?"

Yun Li hates being watched like this, and it was only because Mu Qing and Leng Xiao acted together that they merely stabbed Ji Chen once, not killing him outright.

Now, with little self‑defense ability, she and the younglings are restricted in movement; Yun Li, irritated, even entertained the thought of leaving this place.

Sensing her low mood, after feeding Lao San the meat, Leng Xiu went to Yun Li's side, embraced her, and said, "Sorry, we didn't protect you well."

This isn't the first time.

Thinking of this, Leng Xiu felt a surge of resentment in his heart.

"If we really can't resolve Ji Chen in a short time, A Li, would you rather go to Youbuluo or go elsewhere?"

Leng Xiu also does not want his females and cubs to live forever under others' eyes; they can fight the opponent to the bitter end, but they cannot let a Ji Chen ruin their previously quiet, stable life.