Chapter 134: The Show Begins

"Ge, did you get it wrong? Axi was clearly with us last night."

At the crucial moment, Axi's First Beast Husband Xi stepped forward to shield his own female, covering for Axi with a lie.

They're all family; how could he not know what Axi actually did last night?

But since they weren't caught on the spot, confronting them seemed as if they were guilty.

Ge glanced at Axi, his eyes tinged with doubt, "Really, Axi didn't leave you at all last night?"

What was she just now? Upon hearing that Yun Li's family had broken into a female's place last night, why did she suddenly change expression?

"Right, Ge, whatever happened last night, it has nothing to do with our Axi."

After Xi finished, he also appropriately asked Ge whether the Beastmen from his family had any trouble.

Ge naturally shook his head, saying the people were fine; only their female was frightened, so the male went to find her and check who the Beastman that visited her last night was.

Hearing this, Xi also breathed a sigh of relief; indeed they hadn't seen Axi, so it must have been either that male's nonsense or Ge deliberately bringing her over to trick Axi.

Fortunately he stayed by Axi's side; otherwise, with Axi's naive nature, a few words would have been enough for someone to extract information.

In the end Ge couldn't take the person away; when Xi saw Ge leave, he immediately grabbed his own female and said, "We'll discuss it when we get back."

Speaking here makes it easy for others to eavesdrop.

Hearing that, Axi could only temporarily keep those secrets, and followed her Beast Husband to catch up with the Hunting Squad.

……

On the other side, Yun Li and the others couldn't wait for Ge to bring Axi over; instead, Xin and A Yu arrived.

"Miduo is pregnant, A Li, did you know?"

The two came up with a big piece of news for Yun Li.

Yun Li wore a puzzled expression, "She's pregnant? Is it real?"

If Miduo is pregnant, could Ji Chen's thoughts all be on Miduo, since the cub of Yun Li in Miduo's belly might also be his?

"It's true! Isn't Xin's younger brother always fond of Miduo? Miduo was sent by her Beast Husband to Silver Granny, and he got the news immediately, so we learned that Miduo is indeed pregnant."

A Yu let out a sigh, "I didn't expect Miduo to become a Jichenamu now."

Xin laughed, "You can't imagine how such a selfish female could possibly become a good Jichenamu, right?"

"Maybe after she becomes a Jichenamu she won't be so bad‑tempered; does that still make you oppose your brother pursuing Miduo?"

A Yu's words instantly silenced Xin for a while; after a moment she said, "Even if I stop him, what can I do? He just likes Miduo."

And now the only thing that can reassure Xin is that Miduo will bond with a male of her own, so her brother won't be left chasing her without a name or rank.

A Yu patted Xin's shoulder, comforting her, "Your brother is already an adult; he knows what he's doing."

"That's true, Xin, you shouldn't worry so much. You've advised, you've spoken. If your brother can't catch Miduo later, you can just introduce him to another female."

Yun Li also tried to ease her mind, but Xin, after hearing them, sighed worriedly; she and A Yu exchanged a glance and simultaneously began steering the conversation elsewhere.

"I wonder how many salt stones the Tribe can bring back from Five Salt Mountain this time; if there's plenty of salt, we can hunt more during the rainy season and preserve the game with salt stones."

"There shouldn't be a problem; didn't our Tribe go to five Blue Rank Beastmen this time? With your Beast Husband A Li's help, our Tribe will definitely bring back more salt stones."

The three talked all morning about the Tribe's salt‑gathering mission, and only when lunch came did Xin and the other leave Yun Li's house.

In the afternoon, Ge, who had said he'd bring Axi over to confront Yun Li, came alone, but this time he brought them good news.

That news was that the good show arranged by Leng Xiu and his group had already begun.

……

"Stop it all right now!"

Silver Eagle Clan Chief looked at Rain Lao, who usually works diligently for the Tribe, and Gao Lao, who always cares about face, both now with swollen faces and noses, and felt a headache.

"What's going on with you two? Suddenly fighting—you're both grown, don't you have any sense?"

When Yun Li and Leng Xiu arrived with the cubs that needed regular outings, the Silver Eagle Clan Chief had evidently heard the news earlier and was already here.

But whether Rain Lao or Gao Lao, they both fell silent in response to the Chief's questions.

However, a few young Beastmen who had watched the whole thing exchanged glances, and one stepped forward saying:

"Chief, it has nothing to do with us. We've said that after all these years, Rain Lao being a Beastman wouldn't feel lonely, right?"

Then Rain Lao heard us, chatted a few words, and before we knew it Gao Lao rushed up and started fighting Rain Lao."

The Silver Eagle Clan Chief's sharp gaze swept to Gao Lao, who wiped blood from his mouth corner and snorted, "

I just got a sudden itch to spar with Rain Lao. It's just a fight; Chief, why are you meddling?"

The Chief had always known Gao Lao harbored hostility toward him, yet in front of so many Beastmen, this was the first time he didn't give him a chance.

His complexion darkened further, and he launched a tirade at Gao Lao.

"I meddle in petty matters; two nearly old males fighting here—if I don't step in, who dares to stop you both?"

Look at yourselves now, what are you like, fighting in front of so many young Beastmen—aren't you ashamed?"

Especially you, Gao Wang, got nothing to do? You loved fighting when young, and now even older, Rain Lao provoked you, yet you still itch to beat him like this."

Gao Lao mostly struck Rain Lao's face, and although Rain Lao's strength wasn't great, he wasn't a pushover; he almost kicked out Gao Lao's vital organ.

So on the surface, it seemed Rain Lao was being bullied a lot.

Gao Lao also seemed angered by the Chief's partiality, and with fiery tone said, "Jicheng, my affairs aren't for you to manage.

Don't think that because you're Chief you can control all Beastmen. I'm telling you, my matters don't need your oversight."

Rain Lao then spoke to the Chief, echoing Gao Lao, "Chief, we'll resolve this ourselves, no need to trouble you."

If the Silver Eagle Clan Chief learns that their quarrel stems from who Ji Chen resembles, Rain Lao is sure the Chief will always suspect that they have something hidden regarding Ji Chen.

Then Ningya (Jichenamu) and their affairs would likely be unprotected.

The Chief's complexion darkened further; he stared at Rain Lao and Gao Lao for a while, even uttered three "Alright's", then turned to leave, but the words the young Beastmen said instantly caught his attention.

"After the Chief arrived, Ji Chen seemed even less like a Chief."

"Ji Chen and Rain Lao are indeed similar; they're good‑natured to everyone. Gao Lao, where do you resemble Ji Chen?"