Chapter 217: Ke Si

The alliance between the two tribes still stands, and the cubs' relationship also comes into play, so the Priest thinks there's no need to truly anger Yun Li.

So he didn't stay silent long this time, but instead, as if compromising, said to Yun Li, "How about you bring the cubs to Youbuluo each year? The cubs can't possibly not recognize their biological father, can they?"

"The cubs have us; having or not having a biological father is not important to them."

Therefore there's no need for A Li to bring the cubs to Youbuluo each year to cultivate a bond with Ke Si; since the other party is already out, they shouldn't keep entangling their females.

Ji Xuan's remark aligns perfectly with Mu Qing's view, and he calmly said, "If the Priest only wants to see A Li for this, then I think there's no need for us to continue the talk."

The reason they had to come face to face was simply to state their family's attitude to the Priest in person.

Now that their stance has been made clear, if the Priest still doesn't get to the main business, they can go attend to their own affairs.

Yun Li said nothing, but smiled warmly at the Priest, as if saying, "I'll go along with them on this; you, too, stop being so secretive."

The Priest still intended to tug at them over this matter, since Ke Si's cubs are by Yun Li's side, Yun Li's ties to Youbuluo cannot be broken.

However, outside the gate a dispute between two Beastmen suddenly erupted, and one of the voices was naturally Leng Xiao, whom Yun Li knows all too well.

He said with a hint of irritation, "Ke Si, do you have any shame? These are A Li's cubs; even if you are their biological father, you have no right to take them out of the tribe."

Ke Si's voice was cold, "They are also my cubs; whether or not I have a Mate Bond with her, I am the biological father of all three. So, if I want to see them later, I still need to ask your opinions."

"Otherwise, we are their uncles."

Leng Xiao was on the verge of laughing in anger, "I've been raising them since they were born, and you being their biological father—so what? After they hatched, did you ever tend to them for a day?"

Ke Si sneered, "As if you ever let me in back then?"

"Even if you can't come through the courtyard gate, a Blue Rank Beastman like you can always climb over a wall, right? But did you actually get over it?"

Leng Xiao admitted that he had blocked Ke Si from coming that time, but isn't that normal? A single male who hasn't received the Beast Husband's approval from the female's family having cubs with their female—anyone would want to trouble him in such a situation.

Yet Ke Si couldn't even tolerate that bit of anger; then why did he have to sleep with A Li before? Could it be that A Li forced him? What a joke.

A Blue Rank Beastman must be incompetent to be overpowered by a female who was then a Yellow Rank Beastman; even as a Witch Doctor, even if A Li gave him medicine, would he have no other solution?

Hmph!

Frankly, he wants to be both dominant and upright, but the key is who will heed him.

Ke Si's brows flashed with a hint of malice, "Fine, that's what you said."

He turned, climbed over the wall and snatched the cubs; his cubs—why do they need another male to raise them?

"Looks like the cubs' biological father also doesn't want to do nothing."

When the Priest said that, Yun Li's complexion instantly turned iron‑blue.

Her family's condition isn't that they can't raise three cubs; what does she need this biological father for, to further complicate her life?

The Priest's face showed a gloating expression, "What Ke Si decided isn't something others can dismiss with a few words."

Yun Li snorted coldly at that, lifted a foot, and walked toward the two still arguing at the courtyard gate.

Mu Qing and Ji Xuan, seeing this, also followed.

When the three of them reached the two, they saw Ke Si with a snake hatchling coiled around his shoulder and another clenched in his hand; both appeared half‑dead.

Seeing Yun Li approach, Ke Si narrowed his eyes slightly; when the female reached to take the snake hatchling from his shoulder, he simply stepped aside.

"Yun Li, don't forget they're also my cubs."

Even if he doesn't like them at all, their biological father is undeniably himself.

And this is the result of several of them failing to protect their own females, serving as ironclad proof of Yun Li's coldness toward him.

Having said that, the male then walked into the courtyard.

Yun Li's fist hardened at the doorway.

Originally on the way here, the snake hatchlings were very obedient, staying on us without revealing themselves, but when we arrived, they probably noticed you.

They ran out, and Ke Si grabbed two of them.

Strength, again strength!

If he weren't also a Blue Rank Beastman, even if Ke Si snatched the two snake hatchlings, he could have taken them back.

"Hmm"

Yun Li lightly "Hmm," "What about A Xiu? Why didn't he come over?"

"Some foreign Beastmen showed up at the Market again, looking well‑dressed; my brother went over to check."

After all, the Market is now under his brother's jurisdiction; with more unfamiliar foreign Beastmen arriving, his brother needs to promptly determine their origins and background to ensure the tribe's safety.

Hearing that, Yun Li nodded, then reached out and took the two snake hatchlings from Leng Xiao.

Unlike the other three snake hatchlings, which after hatching only grew a little no matter how much meat they ate, Old Five's body grew noticeably bulkier at a visible rate,

Consequently, Old Five's current food intake is more than double that of the other three hatchlings.

Yun Li patted Old Five, which was coiled around her wrist, then tugged at Old Seven's chin, teased the two cubs for a while, and then returned to the courtyard with Mu Qing and the others.

"Tell me, what exactly do you want to do?"

If she didn't have to consider that the two snake hatchlings are now in Ke Si's hands, Yun Li would have wanted to slap Ke Si's face the moment she saw it.

He snatched the cubs from her—where's his face?

The cubs were born from her desperate struggle, hatched by her and her Beast Husband, and after hatching she raised them to be so healthy.

Where does he get the nerve to contest her custody of the cubs?

Ke Si saw her cold stare and felt a surge of anger inside.

But that anger was quickly suppressed, replaced by a frustration and resentment at being swayed by others.

"I'm not doing anything; as I said before, they're also my cubs."

Ke Si said, lightly running his finger over Old Six's scales, and also lifted the cub's tail.

Yun Li watched his unkind gesture, her eyelids flickering twice, "That's no way for a father to act; don't you know they're still young? You can't be so rough."

The snake hatchlings were so uncomfortable they wanted to bite him; his rough, thick skin meant that even a little bite from the young ones caused nothing, yet she feared the poisonous fangs of the hatchlings wouldn't pierce his hide and she would end up hurting herself instead.