Chapter 257: Give an Explanation

Five days later, Leng Xiao and his party finished the investigation and returned to the Silver Eagle Tribe.

When they returned, Yun Li happened to be discussing matters with other beastmen.

"It looks like something happened over there?"

The female beside her suddenly noticed something and looked elsewhere.

Following her gaze, Yun Li saw Leng Xiao wearing a cold, murderous expression as he stared at a short‑haired female who was being shielded behind other beastmen; Yun Li's brows twitched slightly.

"That's your Beast Husband, right? Hitting a female in front of so many beastmen of the tribe will probably cause trouble later."

It's fine to be scolded a few words, but I'm afraid that female's Beast Husband isn't a good guy, and if it escalates it'll be entertaining.

Listening to this, Yun Li asked the female beside her, "Do you recognize that female?"

She said she hurried over there, and the female she left behind, seeing this, quickly caught up; she glanced at the protected female's face and then told Yun Li:

"That's Chun, a Qing Rank beastman. She's strong and has a good temperament. I don't know what conflict you males have with her, but you look ready to fight."

Yun Li's brows furrowed even tighter, "It can't be my Beast Husband's fault."

A Xiu is good at scheming against others to achieve his goals, but A Xiao's fights with males never involve many other females; the females he gets along with are either not as straightforward as Gong Mei, who instantly puts people at ease, or they are beastmen who handle male‑female boundaries very well.

So it must be that female who did something that made his male intolerable, causing him to lose his temper.

The female walking behind Yun Li heard her words and couldn't help laughing, "You really are protecting your own Beast Husband."

Yun Li didn't reply, but thought to herself that her Beast Husband doesn't protect her—could she expect another female to protect him?

When the two approached, Chun, sounding a bit frantic, said, "I've already told you I didn't mean to break the thing you gave your female, and I'm willing to compensate you; is it really necessary for you to be so hostile toward me?"

He even wants to hit her, despite her feeling guilty about breaking his bone hairpin and even trying to tell him what gift could please his female, yet he treats her like this!

Chun felt aggrieved and sad, but mostly angry—both she and Leng Xiao are Qing Rank beastmen, yet she always feels she can't beat him.

Otherwise why would she need to hide behind others? If he wants to fight, she'll see it through to the end!

"Get lost!"

Leng Xiao was held back, otherwise he couldn't restrain himself from punching that female's face.

He really had eight lifetimes of bad luck on this outing; how did he run into a female who doesn't understand human speech, tell her to get lost, and she still comes in front of him to disgust him.

Is she some great female? She's a female but not his, so if he hits her, he hits her—what can anyone else do about it?

"You!"

Chun's eyes reddened from Leng Xiao's "Get lost", and at that moment Yun Li squeezed in.

"A Xiao!"

Seeing his female approach, Leng Xiao's anger froze, and a smile appeared on his face, "Why did you come? Did you know I'd returned and deliberately wait for me here?"

The tense atmosphere vanished instantly with Leng Xiao's change of expression; the other beastmen all sighed and then looked at the two embracing each other.

Yun Li's brows curved as she lightly brushed Leng Xiao's palm twice, "No, I just happened to have something to go out for, and I didn't expect to run into your tribe. You've been out so long—did you get hurt out there?"

Leng Xiao hugged his female, and seeing her obediently tilt her face up to look at him, he forgot everything else and lowered his head to plant a heavy kiss on Yun Li's cheek.

"I'm not hurt; I was just thinking of you intensely while out there."

Had he not feared making his female shy, he'd have wanted to kiss her a couple more times.

Yun Li, being watched by so many beastmen, especially noticing someone's teasing gaze on her, felt her face involuntarily flush.

Instead of avoiding Leng Xiao's words, she tiptoed and kissed the male's face back, "I miss you too; the cubs at home miss you a lot."

"Then let's go home now; whatever matters we have can wait a few days."

Yun Li listened to him and glanced at the female not far away.

"Wanwan, this time I won't go with you; that matter will still require you to pay extra attention."

"No need to be polite! Whatever Yun Li Adult ordered, I'll make sure to bring you good news back."

The female called Wanwan didn't mind Yun Li's mid‑way withdrawal; she didn't need to go in the first place, and they could bring back what she wanted themselves.

Yun Li felt helpless being cheerfully called 'Yun Li Adult'; Wanwan was good at everything except occasionally saying things Yun Li couldn't respond to, leaving her unsure how to deal with her.

"Then let's go back; I also want to hear what you all saw over there this time."

Also, whether you found any clues about foreign beastmen.

After Yun Li finished speaking, Leng Xiao let out a laughing "Hmm", and the two clasped hands, waved at the nearby beastmen saying "We're leaving first", and prepared to depart.

Unexpectedly, the two males suddenly blocked their path, shouting "Wait!"

"Yun Li Adult, he assaulted our female, and that's it?"

Yun Li's brows twitched as she glanced at Chun standing aside, about to say how many Crystal Cores they should compensate, but Leng Xiao cut in coldly, "Or what? If you want to fight, fine, but we have no time to deal with you now."

That remark was rather infuriating.

Chun's suppressed anger flared again, "Leng Xiao! Can't you speak properly? Didn't I tell you I'd compensate for breaking your bone hairpin?"

"What's there to say to someone like you? Seeing you is irritating!"

Leng Xiao was sick of the female's tangled entanglement, especially since he repeatedly asked her to stay away, yet she pretended not to understand and kept approaching, speaking as if she, a female, were magnanimously tolerant.

Honestly, it's disgustingly unbearable!

"You!"

Chun's eyes reddened with anger, and she looked at Yun Li, "Your Beast Husband acts like that and you just don't intervene?"

"My Beast Husband only expressed what he wanted to say; if you feel uncomfortable you can stay silent."

Disregarding the pressure from the two males, Yun Li remained composed, "Besides, your attitude isn't great either, and I have no intention of dealing with you for now."

Both males scoffed, their faces growing sourer, "Even if you're Yun Li Adult, and even though the clan chief and Priest value you, you still can't treat us like this, can you?"

"So, what? Do you want to fight?"

Yun Li's tone was light and airy, yet it made the three people in front of her suddenly turn pale.