Chapter 177: Miduo and Her Beast Husband

"He's a Snake Beastman!"

A young Beastman suddenly shouted, "Why would a Snake Beastman be at our Tribe's Pairing Ceremony?"

"Chief!"

Seeing the crowd get agitated and about to cause a disturbance, Yun Li frowned, about to step forward.

Ji Xuan reached out and held her, "I'll go."

Yun Li watched Ji Xuan walk to the front of the crowd, her expression somewhat solemn; she worried that today's incident would make the Tribe more resentful toward Snake Beastmen.

After all, even when some tribe members resented the Youbuluo Snake Beastmen staying in the Tribe, the chief and the Priests, citing the alliance between the two Tribes, strictly suppressed them, so any lingering discontent among those who bore grudges against Snake Beastmen was kept in check.

But on a day when the tribe members are celebrating, a female wants to Mate Bond with the Snake Beastmen they despise; the Beastmen's emotions flare, and they might not be able to hold back.

Not far away, Jicheng wore a slightly grim expression; today is the day his male offspring is to Mate Bond, and if the tribe members cause a ruckus over a Snake Beastman, his honor as chief would be tarnished.

Not to mention Ke Si, whose Snake Beastmen were still watching; many matters of the two Tribes' alliance had already been settled, and now a Snake Beastman pairing with a Tribe female would offend the chief, making the Youbuluo doubt whether the Silver Eagle Tribe would refrain from backstabbing them in future cooperation.

Of course, the female who insists on pairing with a Youbuluo Snake Beastman today gives Jicheng the impression of lacking a sense of the bigger picture.

"Quiet! The Priest is conducting the Pairing Ceremony for the two newcomers; even if you reject Snake Beastmen, you should not disturb the ceremony now."

Ji Xuan's voice was not loud, yet carried an inexplicable authority, "As for why a Snake Beastman is present at the Silver Eagle Tribe's Pairing Ceremony, my female's First Beast Husband is also a Snake Beastman. If you have objections to this female's Snake Beastman, does that mean you also object to me and my female?"

He is not the Tribe's first female to pair with a Snake Beastman; even if they wish to complain, they should not blame her.

"..."

Hearing the Young Master say that, the several Beastmen who had been agitated instantly fell silent.

But soon, another voice piped up, "But Young Master, the Snake Beastman beside your female is not a Youbuluo Snake Beastman."

Ji Xuan's eyes cooled slightly, but his tone remained gentle, "So? You mean you want all Snake Beastmen in the Tribe expelled? No Snake Beastman would be allowed in the Tribe thereafter."

The young Beastman speaking from behind stiffened, "Of course not."

The Tribe has several returning females each accompanied by Snake Beastmen; expelling them all, aside from the females' reactions, would be untenable if the Young Master's female caused a commotion, as he could not bear the consequences.

"But Young Master, today is a good day for our Tribe's Beastmen to Mate Bond; how can you favor a Snake Beastman appearing on such a day?"

When he finished speaking, Ke Si and the others who had been watching finally stopped pretending to be mute.

"Since the Silver Eagle Tribe looks down on us Snake Beastmen, it seems there's no need for the alliance between our two Tribes."

When Ke Si spoke, the old Beastmen who had intended to remain on the sidelines suddenly could not stay seated.

"Axi, what are you babbling about? Shut your mouth."

After rebuking that Beastman, the old Beastmen said to the still uncertain tribe members, "What does it matter that they're Snake Beastmen? Since the female likes them, they naturally must conduct the Pairing Ceremony before the Priest."

"Well said."

A female suddenly shouted, "So what if they're Snake Beastmen? My Beast Husband is a Snake Beastman; you don't consider me one of your Tribe? Don't forget I was captured by the Youbuluo Snake Beastmen while trying to rescue a talent."

What, in the end, I can't even return to my own Tribe? My Beast Husband and my offspring are also being expelled from our own Tribe?"

The speaking female was evidently special in the Tribe, because as soon as she spoke, not only did the Tribe's Beastmen fall completely silent, but even Ke Si and his group kept mute.

Jicheng stared at the speaking female, his brows knit tightly, and his voice dropped sharply, "Enough, is that all? Today is a good day for the Tribe; what grievances do you have that you must raise today?"

"Living with Snake Beastmen isn't your business; why are you arguing today? All of you, get out of the way!"

Ji Xuan was silent now, and after returning to Yun Li's side, heard his female ask, "Who was that female who just spoke?"

Ji Xuan glanced over; the female standing there was already surrounded by her Beast Husband. Although her words made the Tribe's Beastmen instinctively fall silent, it wasn't because they thought she was right, but out of pity, sympathy, and guilt for a female who had been stuck in the Youbuluo for so long without rescuing anyone.

Moreover, with the Youbuluo Snake Beastmen still present, they didn't want those Snake Beastmen to look down on them, so they collectively fell silent.

Only that the tribe's prejudice against Snake Beastmen had long persisted; even though they knew the female and the Snake Beastmen were forced by circumstances, they could not genuinely accept the female and her offspring in such a short time.

"Her name is Nami; she used to be a popular female in the Tribe, but shortly after joining the Hunting Squad, she encountered the Youbuluo Snake Beastmen during a hunt."

"Then she was captured by the Youbuluo Snake Beastmen?"

When Yun Li asked, He and Ba De's Pairing Ceremony had already concluded.

However, they didn't return to their corner immediately; instead they went to Ke Si, saying something unknown.

Ke Si glanced toward Nami, then gave He and the others a slight nod.

What were they saying?

Yun Li distractedly thought for a moment.

But soon she had no time to think that much, because Miduo and her Witch Doctor Beast Husband had arrived before the Priest.

The Silver Eagle Priest, as usual, asked the two about their Mate Bond preferences. Miduo no longer displayed the haughty attitude toward males she once had, but today her expression was still not particularly good; when the Priest asked, she was silent for a moment, then gave a faint "Hmm."

Then the Silver Eagle Priest turned his gentle, composed gaze toward the Witch Doctor, his eyes clearly filled with affection for Miduo.

He said to the Priest, "I've always wanted to Mate Bond with A Duo, but unfortunately she doesn't like me now. So, Priest, could you please tattoo A Duo's Beast form onto my Beastman today?"

When A Duo someday is willing, I'll bring her back to the Priest for us to have a witness ceremony.

"What are you babbling?"

Miduo's complexion changed instantly; she looked at the male beside her and said, "Who said I'm not willing?"

The Witch Doctor male's mouth curled with bitterness, "If it weren't for A Chang, you wouldn't have been willing to stand here with me at all."

He didn't know why Miduo lately seemed like a Beastman willing to Mate Bond with the male beside her, but he knew he didn't want to bind her with a Mate Bond.

Because he feared she would never be able to be truly happy again.