Chapter 276: Ke Si's Ascension Journey (Part 4)

"Yun Li, are you at home?"

Ke Si's voice suddenly rang in my ear; Yun Li lifted her eyelids slightly and lazily answered, "Here."

"Anything?"

The males at home all tacitly assume that he occasionally handles household matters; she is not unaware of them and can even guess why he is allowed to appear here. The tribal clan's invasion of Heiyan Shanmai has not yet ended, and to resist future incursions the alliance between the two tribes must not be as loose as before.

Thus Ke Si and Yun Li's marriage was brought up, after all they are now the most suitable pair for intermarriage between the two tribes—because each can satisfy the two conditions of having sufficient influence in their own tribe and being recognized by the other tribe for their status.

Of course, the most important thing is that they both have younglings.

From the Youbuluo's perspective, Yun Li and Ke Si already have younglings yet are not together, so the other females of the Silver Eagle Tribe might also abandon their offspring to the father.

Therefore, to dispel this doubt, Yun Li and Ke Si must try to get together again.

"I'll take them out for a walk; since they can transform now, they should learn what he knows."

After speaking, Ke Si's gaze fell on Yun Li's face and asked, "Are you going?"

Yun Li narrowed her eyes slightly, "Where to? If it's too far, I can't."

It's the rainy season now; even though the valley below hasn't turned into a sea, the water is already up to the knees, and she really doesn't want to go out and get herself all dirty.

"We can only go nearby with them, just circle around here."

That's also why they only go out when the weather is good; otherwise, in continuous drizzle, rain can easily drown the younglings' aura, and even Ke Si might not be able to keep track of them at all times.

He says he doesn't care much about those three younglings, but he never imagined watching them die right before him.

Hearing that, Yun Li patted the snakelings that were afraid of turning back into beast form around her, "Did you hear? Your Ah Fu wants you to go out for a walk, get up."

"Sss~"

As Mu Ci and the others descended to the ground and turned into human forms, each looked at Ke Si with some excitement and anticipation, while Yun Mei still lazily clung to Yun Li.

"Ah Mei, come down, can't you at least walk a few steps yourself?"

"Sss~"

No.

Ah Mei refuses to walk on the ground; ever since she could become human, she found the old way better—when going out, everyone avoids them, but being human is so annoying that other younglings always stare at her.

Seeing the younglings tap her with their tails, she had no intention of getting down at all.

Yun Li couldn't help but be speechless. To be honest, at home she only sees Ah Mei in human form when she braids the younglings' hair; otherwise she hasn't really seen Ah Mei turn human. She knows Ah Mei dislikes that the younglings all look at her and cling to her, which is why she refuses to become human, but at home can't she, as Ah Mu, be a bit more fond of her human form?

"Ah Mu"

Yun Zheng suddenly looked up and called, "Ah Mu."

Yun Li lowered her head and saw Yun Zheng staring at Yun Mei's tail without letting go.

Yun Xiu, understandingly, raised a hand, "My brother and I will help Ah Mu get the younger sister down."

They were happy to help; even though Ah Mei is the younger sister, they often fight together and never think that being a sister means they have to enlighten her.

Moreover, Ah Mei is very proud and doesn't need them to yield; when adults try to persuade the two male younglings to give way to her, she even bites the adult who says that, being extremely self‑willed.

At first Yun Li thought Ah Mei's temperament followed Ke Si, but after Ji Xuan mentioned the Youbuluo chieftain You Ruo, she realized You Ruo is far more domineering than Ke Si.

Nevertheless, that older sister clearly knows how to behave; Ke Si is a man who walks a dark path, ignoring what others say, doing whatever he wants, and only after meeting Yun Li did he experience what failure feels like.

"Fine."

Yun Li patted Yun Xiu's head, while Yun Zheng stared at Ah Mu, his eyes never blinking as he watched Ah Mu's hand.

Just then an ill‑timed voice rang out, "Going or not, why are you meddling so much with them?"

Ke Si, as a male, truly has a way of making people feel uneasy about him at any time; Yun Zheng had hoped Ah Mu would also pat his head, but once Ke Si spoke, Ah Mu's attention shifted entirely to him.

Why is he still here?

Yun Zheng looked at Ke Si with an unfriendly gaze.

Ke Si didn't even glance at him; Yun Li rolled her eyes at him, and his complexion seemed somewhat off.

However, today is different from the past; Ji Xuan has already broken through the Purple-rank. To ensure the alliance between the two tribes proceeds smoothly, he must learn patience before Yun Li and repair their relationship.

Although for Ke Si there has never been any pleasant memory between him and Yun Li, the presence of the younglings gives them some entanglement.

"Let's go!"

He tossed out the line, frowned, and turned to leave first.

Yun Li hummed unhappily from behind, reached out to pat Yun Zheng's head again, then called to the three of them, "Come on, Ah Ci, over here."

The female held one youngling in one hand; Yun Zheng, who was originally being pushed forward by Ah Mu, was suddenly squeezed by Yun Xiu into the space between him and Ah Mu; in the end Yun Li held Mu Ci with one hand and Yun Xiu with the other.

Yun Zheng instantly felt like the oldest brother, but Yun Xiu seemed completely oblivious to his anger, even turning back and calling, "Brother, let's go!"

It should be noted that Yun Xiu never calls him brother; he would only mock his weakness, wondering how he could be the brother of Xiao Jiu.

Yun Zheng's gaze at Yun Xiu was about to lunge to bite him, but Yun Li probably guessed his wounded feelings, immediately letting go of the other two younglings, walking over and scooping him up.

"If we don't leave soon, your Ah Fu will get angry."

Among the four snakelings, none have a good temperament, not even Mu Ci, who seems the most talkative.

Thinking of this, Yun Li let out a sigh.

Fortunately, they are still young, and there is hope to observe and correct their unconscious bad habits.

At this moment Yun Li still didn't know that she would never have the chance to watch her own younglings grow up.

On the other side, the Priest heard a beastman tell Yun Li that she should take the other younglings out for a walk, and specifically sent someone on an errand to ask Xuan Li whether he wanted to go out together.

"Ah Li, your Ah Mu wants to take you out of the tribe for a walk, do you want to go?"

Hearing this, Xuan Li, who was practicing calligraphy nearby, lifted his head; his delicate, handsome features, fair skin, and short bob hair over his ears—if not for his clothing and obviously youthful boy's voice, other beastmen might have first thought he was a female youngling.

"Yes, where are Ah Mu and the others now?"

The Priest gestured for him to look toward the doorway, "People haven't left yet; you can go with them, have fun."

The Priest naturally hoped that by watching the younglings grow, he would obtain everything he deserved, including Ah Mu's companionship, so at this time he never stopped him.

Thus Xuan Li quickly followed the errand‑running beastman and left.