Chapter 143: Chapter 143: News of the Alliance

"I said, you…"

"A Xiao!"

Seeing that Leng Xiao seemed to be confronting Chang Yue, Yun Li and Leng Xiu called out at the same time.

But Leng Xiao, unmoved, continued, "Are you a male, trying to chase another's female, and using this method?"

Even if you truly form a Mate Bond with A Li in the end, do you think we'll let you go?"

Chang Yue's expression darkened, and he said nothing, because he knew Leng Xiao's words were true.

Even if Yun Li today, forced by the Witch Doctor's words, formed a Mate Bond with him, his standing in this household wouldn't be high.

Just look at the foreign male snakes of the Youbuluo Tribe's female households; if the females dislike them, no matter how strong they are, they're barely decorations at home.

And Chang Yue's father is a living example; even though his mother once liked him because Chang Yue's father was handsome, when age caught up, his mother unhesitatingly watched other Beast Husbands crowd him out at home.

His father and mother have that much feeling, and yet this is how it is; if his start with Yun Li is even less than his father's, then the outcome is obvious, isn't it?

Seeing that Chang Yue seemed convinced, Ji Xuan urged further, "Ke Si, you heard as well; this kind of thing can't be forced."

Even if A Li agrees, and Chang Yue agrees, after they form a Mate Bond, could you still manage other households' affairs?"

His meaning was already clear; he could control Chang Yue for a time, but could he control him for a lifetime?

Ke Si's expression darkened as he looked at Chang Yue, "I gave you a chance, didn't expect you to be so useless."

Chang Yue lowered his gaze, thinking with a hint of sarcasm, when has the Witch Doctor ever cared for others? He's just using this pretext to see if he can form a Mate Bond with A Li, then give the clan chief an explanation.

The ridiculous thing is he still felt a stir; after all, the Witch Doctor doesn't want any female Mate Bond, and if he can form a Mate Bond with A Li, that would fulfill the clan chief's intermarriage.

"Besides this, Lord Ke Si, what do you want us to do to tell A Li about the poison on her?"

Chang Yue's retreat eased Leng Xiu and the others; honestly, Chang Yue's looks and strength aren't lacking, and if A Li were willing to accept him, Leng Xiu wouldn't refuse to treat him as one of their own.

But voluntary acceptance and forced acceptance are different; if Chang Yue were delighted to see Yun Li accept him because of Ke Si's words, Leng Xiu would only think A Li was wronged, and their attitude toward Chang Yue wouldn't be good.

Ke Si snorted, his gaze landing on Mu Qing, a Blue Rank Beastman; there are still many ways to use him.

"Tomorrow, you come out with me for a while. Whatever I say, you do."

Hearing that, Mu Qing nodded slightly, "Alright, no problem."

"What about the poison?"

Leng Xiu seized the moment and asked quickly.

Ke Si glanced at the upright Yun Li and said coldly, "The poison on her should come from a kind of venomous insect; its venom is usually not lethal, but makes Beastmen feel uncomfortable, as if they're ill."

However, that insect typically lives in dark, damp places and doesn't emerge during the day.

Therefore, few Beastmen get bitten by it, let alone feel nothing after being bitten.

Thus his calling her foolish isn't baseless; even if the bite leaves no obvious mark, there should be some sensation.

As for why other Witch Doctors didn't notice Yun Li's poisoning, it can only be said their toxin research isn't deep enough; not all poisons cause chaotic, irregular pulse, some chronic toxins present pulses that simply look like illness.

That requires the Witch Doctor to discern carefully.

"Is it possible that this venomous insect lives on wild beasts?"

Yun Li recalled that day carefully; she truly didn't feel she had ever been bitten by an insect, and perhaps the bite was light, so she didn't notice.

Or perhaps when the insect bit, she was overwhelmed by pain from her wound, causing her to overlook the insect's presence.

Ke Si calmly retorted, "What do you think?"

Yun Li: "I think it's very possible."

She fell into a pack of wolves then; if the venomous insect were on the wolves, she wouldn't notice a bite from the insect while being bitten by the wolves.

Ke Si saw her speculation; though he thought her idea ridiculous, if she wanted to think that way, let her, as he really didn't want to argue further with this female.

"As you wish."

He tossed those two words at her, then lifted his foot and walked toward the door, "Chang Yue, I'm leaving."

Chang Yue replied, glanced at Yun Li, and said, "I'll come by again tomorrow to see you."

Yun Li smiled at the words, said nothing.

She doesn't dislike Chang Yue; if it weren't for having once kidnapped him, she would feel a bit sorry for him and avoid facing this male. Over time, she might be willing to accept him as her Beast Husband.

Ke Si and Chang Yue left, and after a short while Ji Xuan and Ge lingered, then soon departed from Yun Li's home.

It was just that Ji Xuan had come in the morning and returned again in the afternoon.

And it was then that Yun Li learned why Ke Si and his group would appear at the Silver Eagle Tribe.

"The Silver Eagle Tribe seeks an alliance with the Youbuluo Tribe."

Mu Qing answered his own female's question, "Because this time when we went to Five Salt Mountain, we encountered Beastmen not from the Heiyan Shanmai; those Beastmen didn't seem to belong to a single tribe."

The Youbuluo Tribe's Priest also went to Five Salt Mountain; having left the Heiyan Shanmai before, he guessed those Beastmen were there due to difficulty exchanging salt, so they turned their attention to Five Salt Mountain.

"Although many Beastmen came, their strength wasn't great. This time they didn't take many salt stones from Five Salt Mountain."

Ji Xuan said, as if recalling something, "The Ping Shan Tribe also sent two Qing Rank Beastmen, and they fought those Beastmen over the salt stones."

Mu Qing helped them, managing to seize a portion of the salt stones. Not much, and the Ping Shan Tribe's Beastmen looked very dissatisfied.

Even if dissatisfied, wary of the Silver Eagle Tribe behind Mu Qing, they only dared privately, considering Mu Qing as a former member of their tribe, to find ways to get more salt stones for them.

Yun Li frowned, "A Qing helped them; that's already good enough."

Mu Qing hesitated, then said, "They said they'd return to their original place and rebuild the tribe again."

But the tribe's Beastmen lost many in that beast surge; now only about a hundred remain, making life hard. So…

He still helped them snatch some salt stones from the foreign Beastmen, hoping the surviving Beastmen could continue living in the Heiyan Shanmai.