Chapter 144: Continuing to Stir Up Trouble

Mu Qing has never been able to forget the scene where, after wandering for many years, he was finally taken in by the Ping Shan Tribe.

Even though he knew the Ping Shan Tribe valued his potential at the time, for a cub who had been wandering for years, all he longed for then was a place to settle and live.

The Ping Shan Tribe gave him that, so he later grew strong and was willing to serve the tribe.

If the Beast Tide hadn't occurred, Mu Qing had left the Ping Shan Tribe for his own female, and he probably would have endured the tribe's Beastmen's prejudice against Snake Beastmen his whole life and stayed to protect the tribe.

"Only a little over a hundred Beastmen survived?"

Yun Li was shocked by that number; Mu Qing and Leng Xiu had only taken away about a hundred Beastmen, so the Ping Shan Tribe, which originally had over four hundred Beastmen, was left with only half.

The casualties were so great that Yun Li even briefly wondered whether, had they not left the tribe alone but stayed to help the Ping Shan Tribe through the crisis, more Beastmen might have survived.

But that thought lingered only a moment, because if the Ping Shan Tribe's Beastmen could have simply stayed in the cave and been safe, Leng Xiu and Mu Qing wouldn't later have led over a hundred Beastmen to relocate to the Silver Eagle Tribe.

"Well, at that time they encountered fire ants; although the tribal chief organized the Beastmen to leave quickly, they still scattered."

Later, when the Beast Tide ended and everyone gradually returned to the tribe, only a little over a hundred Beastmen remained."

Mu Qing was begged by the Ping Shan Tribe's Beastmen for help, and naturally they used this to garner sympathy.

They are truly miserable now; the tribe has five Qing Rank Beastmen, and the two Qing Rank Beastmen left in the tribe are completely different, not to mention that after the tribe's numbers dwindled, its strength plummeted, making it heavily reliant on the two Qing Rank Beastmen, which has elevated their status above even the tribal chief.

Moreover, since one of the two Qing Rank Beastmen is old and the other is in his prime, the tribe has long become unrecognizable to Mu Qing.

For some reason, Mu Qing's face showed a hint of melancholy.

Yun Li read his expression, knowing he still harbored feelings for the Ping Shan Tribe, and she pressed with two more questions.

"How is the Ping Shan Tribe doing now? Did the salt stones you seized for them suffice to get them through this year?"

Mu Qing nodded, "It's enough; there are extra salt stones that let them store more food, so even if wandering Beastmen roam nearby, the tribe won't lack food to eat."

He also feared that the Ping Shan Tribe's Beastmen might have their salt stones seized by other tribes en route, so he secretly escorted them all the way; at least this year they won't have to worry about the salt stones.

"That's good."

Yun Li's impression of the Ping Shan Tribe remained that way; after all, they could never compare to the Silver Eagle Tribe.

"What about the alliance?"

She then got back to the main issue.

Ji Xuan: "It's still under discussion, but Ke Si and his group will be staying in the tribe for the next few days."

The two tribes, which have many grudges, would never have sat down together to talk properly if not for the threat of outsider Beastmen.

Yet even with such an opportunity, the actual situation must be assessed to determine whether the two tribes will form an alliance.

……

On the other side, upon learning that Yun Li had improved, Ji Chen immediately crushed the stone cup in his hand.

"She was in a coma for so long; I thought she was dead. I didn't expect her to still be alive."

Unfortunately, after Miduo became pregnant, he gave her an antidote so as not to pressure her Beast Husband.

Now that female no longer listens to him much; otherwise, during Yun Li's coma, sending her to Yun Li's house to kill Leng Xiu and the others would have been a good idea.

"Pat pat"

After more than half a month, the eagle chicks could finally go out to feel the wind; when Ji Chen emerged, he coldly stared at the four wobbly cubs not far away, which were clearly well cared for by their father.

However, whenever a cub showed any sign of approaching Ji Chen, their father would block it.

Watching them so wary and defensive of him, Ji Chen felt his mood grow even darker.

"A Chang, where is Miduo?"

Ji Chen suddenly asked about Miduo's whereabouts; A Chang's heart lurched, but he replied calmly, "She is out hunting. If you, Lord Ji Chen, have any business, perhaps you can order me."

Ji Chen glanced at him, "I order you to kill Yun Li; can you do it?"

A Chang's face changed instantly, "Ji Chen, are you mad? You actually want A Duo to strike another female; do you know what would happen if A Duo were discovered?"

Ji Chen obviously knew, so he just smiled, "Isn't it that she wouldn't die?"

Yes, she wouldn't die, but life would be worse than death.

If Miduo actually killed Yun Li, she would be forcibly imprisoned by the tribe, and no one except her Beast Husband and the cubs could see her.

"Madman!"

Hearing Ji Chen's words, A Chang felt he was already insane.

"Hmm, probably he's gone mad."

In response, Ji Chen still kept a faint smile, asking gently, "Since you don't want her to get into trouble, then go ahead and do it. After all, this isn't your first time doing it."

Just as the wandering Beastmen appeared on the Silver Eagle Tribe's territory before, it was because of A Chang's help; but the Beastmen of the Hunting Squad where Yun Li belongs are fairly strong, and if that accident hadn't happened, Yun Li wouldn't have set foot even half in the Yama Hall.

A Chang fell silent; none of the tribe's Beastmen knew about this.

But, should they continue to follow Ji Chen's orders and bring wandering Beastmen back onto the tribe's land? Ji Chen wouldn't worry about the tribe discovering his collusion with wandering Beastmen; then he would become a wandering Beastman himself.

Seeing him hesitate, Ji Chen knew he was wavering and couldn't help but sneer, "What, only now thinking of regret— is it already too late?"

"Don't forget I'm the First Beast Husband of this household."

He said mockingly, "Whether or not you've previously colluded with wandering Beastmen, as long as I'm still in this house, you, Miduo, and the others will inevitably be guilty of colluding with wandering Beastmen."

A Chang felt his heart suddenly clogged by those words, but as Ji Chen had said, what's the use of regret after having done it.

So he whispered, "What do you want to do? I can't kill Yun Li; now Mu Qing is back, and the Young Master often visits her house, so I can't find a chance to kill her."

Those wolf cubs also go out accompanied by Beastmen; A Chang knew he had no chance to seize those wolf cubs and, deep down, didn't want to harm them.

"If you can't kill her, you can at least kill someone else, right?"

Saying that, Ji Chen's mouth twitched into a slight smile, then continued, "Come over, and I'll tell you what to do."

Yun Li, Leng Xiu, you should really thank me for making this decision for you.

After hearing this, A Chang's eyes shifted slightly, but seeing Ji Chen's smiling eyes, he silently nodded.