Chapter 180: Ke Si's Anomaly

The Market has now been established, and the next step is how to run it, to keep the market firmly in one's own hands.

The Silver Eagle Priest is clever and has seen the outside world, but she would say that in terms of cognition and thought level, they still cannot match her, who has received systematic education.

Of course, Yun Li does not dare to despise the beastmen's survival wisdom just because she has received higher education; after all, the fact that beastmen can survive in such a world full of dangers is surely also their outstanding trait.

In the afternoon, Yun Li said hello to her family, then, holding the family's fourth child and accompanied by Leng Xiu, went to the Stone Courtyard where Ke Si and the others were.

Today the Stone Courtyard had only Ke Si, a beastman; when Yun Li and the others arrived, the courtyard gate happened to be open, allowing them to see Ke Si, so they entered directly.

"What are you doing here?"

Seeing them, Ke Si slightly frowned, but did not say a word to drive them away.

"I have a matter I'd like the Witch Doctor to handle; this is the reward."

Before the words finished, the fourth child, who had been set down after entering the courtyard, instinctively ran to Ke Si's side and raised its claw.

Seeing this, Ke Si's eyes first flashed with doubt, then he frowned at Yun Li, "Is this the cub you mentioned? Your family can't even raise a cub?"

Yun Li: ……

"He just wants to let you pet his claw; he's used to extending his claw to others when he visits their homes."

Of course, touching the head is not allowed.

Among the four cubs at home, only the eldest is relatively outgoing; the other three, unless an adult of the family says so, generally are not allowed to have their heads touched by others.

Before Ke Si could start mocking, Yun Li pointed to the wooden box in Leng Xiu's hand, "What's inside this is the reward."

Seeing the wooden box in Leng Xiu's hand, Ke Si's face finally showed an interested expression.

"Poisonous herb? Or poison…"

Before the words were finished, Leng Xiu had already opened the box; seeing that inside was not what he expected, Ke Si's face instantly displayed a flash of astonishment.

"That's it?"

Ke Si's expression was very easy to read; Yun Li walked over, reached out to pat the fourth child that Ke Si had set aside and turned toward her, then lifted the Snake Bone Whip from the box, handed it to Ke Si, and, smiling, said:

"The Witch Doctor hasn't even tried it; how can you be sure this Snake Bone Whip wouldn't be something you're interested in?"

If even the few Beast Husbands she knew gave low marks to the new weapon, Yun Li wouldn't be so confident, but the Snake Bone Whip had already been tested by Mu Qing and Ji Xuan, both Qing Rank beastmen, before it was delivered, and Yun Li is confident in its quality that it won't disappoint Ke Si.

The only concerning thing is whether Ke Si prefers whips when it comes to weapons.

Ke Si looked at the hand offered to him and at the female's radiant smile, and couldn't help feeling a strange sensation in his heart.

Why would a female smile like that at him, a single male, for no reason?

Suppressing that uncontrollable discomfort, Ke Si focused on the Snake Bone Whip and asked, "What is this? A new weapon?"

The dark Snake Bone Whip seemed to emit a chilling aura in the sunlight; in terms of appearance, Ke Si indeed found the weapon somewhat pleasing.

"It's called the Snake Bone Whip because its main material is snake bone; indeed it's a new weapon. Witch Doctor, why not try it yourself?"

Saying that, Yun Li lifted the whip slightly.

Ke Si's gaze fell on her hand again; his brow involuntarily furrowed, and his tone suddenly grew cold: "Since you're so confident about the thing you sent, why don't you dare try it yourself?"

Hearing that, Yun Li withdrew her hand, "I have tried it, but I could only look at it, that's all."

Even though the beastman present, Leng Xiu, had seen her wield the whip, he couldn't wield it himself; having him fight Ke Si with the whip would be possible, though.

However, Yun Li has a request today and can't just let Leng Xiu use the whip to strike Ke Si merely to demonstrate the new weapon.

So when Yun Li received the signal that Leng Xiu was about to step forward to try it for her, she stopped him with a glance.

Thanks to the training from hunting these past days, Yun Li's skill is now far better than when she first arrived, and with some scattered memories of how to use a whip still in her mind, she can at least perform a simple whip dance.

"Snap"

As the whip whirled in the female's hand, snapping bursts of air, Ke Si unknowingly sat up straight.

Even though it was only a simple whip dance of less than two minutes, the male inexplicably felt his heartbeat rise and tighten in sync with the whip's impacts on the ground or the sounds it made in the air.

When the female paused, slightly out of breath, and Leng Xiu was about to step forward to check whether A Li had injured himself, Ke Si had already strode forward.

"The weapon is decent, but you're too weak; with your speed and strength, not to mention hitting people or injuring those fierce beasts, over time you'll likely end up knocking yourself out."

Yun Li, of course, knew this, so after the Snake Bone Whip was crafted she had no plan to keep it for herself; instead she took it to Ke Si, hoping to exchange it for a chance for Ke Si to make a move.

But Ke Si, when he stepped forward to take the whip, just took the whip—why would he hold her hand and swing the whip?

"You…"

Just as Yun Li began to say "you," she heard Ke Si scold at her ear, "Watch."

While saying those two words, the whip in Yun Li's hand already snapped toward Leng Xiu, who had stepped forward two steps and then stopped.

Yun Li was momentarily stunned, but the very next second her voice sharpened: "You're insane!"

He took her whip and struck the male—Ke Si is insane!

However, Yun Li's strength and reaction were inferior to Ke Si's; after that whip strike she quickly struggled to rise, but Ke Si clearly had no intention of stopping, the beastman pressed against the female's body, grabbing her hand and forcibly swinging the whip.

Leng Xiu's expression turned grim as he was forced back step by step by Ke Si and the whip in Yun Li's hand; noticing Ke Si's gaze suddenly sweep toward the cub hidden under the stone table, his voice instantly lowered.

"Ke Si, you dare!"

Ke Si gave Leng Xiu a slight smirk, his eyes carrying a hint of provocation even he himself hadn't realized, "Try again? Your male isn't that weak."

Of course, compared to him, it's still terribly weak.

That thought flashed through Ke Si's mind and vanished, but at that moment he didn't realize anything was wrong with it.

"Ke Si, get out!"

Try your mother, damn it!

Seeing that she hadn't finished speaking, she was forced to confront Leng Xiu again, and Yun Li almost, without turning, snapped Ke Si's neck.

For a moment, the courtyard rang with bursts of air, brief curses, and a gasp‑inducing thud.

When Ke Si finally went mad enough, Yun Li's first act of freedom was to turn into a beast form and pounce on Ke Si.