Chapter 57

"There's actually such a saying?"

Gong Mei couldn't help frowning. She told Yun Li to wait for her, "The Young Master is in the courtyard. Wait a moment, I'll go ask the Young Master whether there is such a saying."

"Hey, wait..."

Yun Li wanted to say they should go together, but Gong Mei had already walked out. She looked helplessly at the four wolf cubs in the wooden basin—the cubs, having eaten their fill, were sprawled out in all directions sleeping in the basin.

It was now the second day since the cubs were born. They couldn't even open their eyes yet, let alone keep her company and relieve her boredom.

Yun Li waited in the room for Gong Mei for quite a while, but in the end couldn't endure the loneliness of being the only beastman indoors, and got out of bed enduring the pain.

Now was the time to be thankful that beastman cubs were born in beast form. Yun Li had suffered greatly during childbirth, but afterward, given a beastman's constitution, she could fully recover in about a week.

It was just that Yun Li was afraid of pain, so she hadn't dared to move around recklessly.

"Why did you come out?"

Gong Mei also knew Yun Li was afraid of pain. Seeing her unexpectedly come out carrying the wooden basin, she immediately went over, taking the wooden basin with one hand and supporting Yun Li with the other to sit down on the stone block in the courtyard.

"It was boring staying in the room, so I came out for a walk."

Saying this, Yun Li saw the handsome male sitting opposite her and politely greeted him, "Young Master Xuan."

Doubt rose in Ji Xuan's eyes. He remembered that he had never met this female at all. "You know me?"

Yun Li shook her head. "A Mei said the Young Master was in the courtyard, and the moment I came out I only saw you as the only male. So I shouldn't have recognized the wrong person, right?"

She looked at Gong Mei as she said this. Gong Mei nodded. "You didn't recognize the wrong person."

However, Ji Xuan's gaze fell on the several male beastmen in the courtyard who had become noticeably spirited the moment Yun Li came out. His tone was indifferent as he said, "Then you might need to go find Grandmother Yin to look at your eyes. I'm not the only male in the courtyard."

A strange expression appeared on Gong Mei's face. What was the Young Master talking about?

Yun Li looked in the direction of Ji Xuan's gaze and said in surprise, "So there were other beastmen in the courtyard."

Ji Xuan raised an eyebrow at her. The meaning revealed in his eyes was obvious—could she not see that there were other males in the courtyard?

Yun Li really had only noticed the best-looking one in the courtyard at first glance and completely failed to notice that there were other beastmen present.

She put on an innocent expression. "Maybe my eyes have a mind of their own."

Hearing the female's words, Ji Xuan lowered his eyes. His voice remained indifferent but gained a few shades of distance. "Is that so?"

Yun Li listened to this "Is that so?" and didn't know how to respond. Was she supposed to tell the truth—that because he was good-looking, she, a closet admirer of beauty, had automatically locked onto him?

How would those words sound any different from a confession to a beastman's ears?

Being looked at by Yun Li, Gong Mei also couldn't figure out what the Young Master's attitude was.

Wasn't the Young Master trying to get in touch with Yun Li for the sake of the cubs? Yet instead he was standing up for the other males who had been ignored?

"Young Master, you just said there's no difference between a blood bath using pure fierce beast blood and one using fierce beast blood diluted with herbs and water. But A Li's Beast Husband feels that using pure beast blood for a blood bath will result in better cultivation talent."

Seeing the atmosphere about to fall silent, Gong Mei hurriedly spoke up to change the subject.

Ji Xuan looked at Yun Li again. "What evidence does your Beast Husband have to prove that what he said is correct?"

Yun Li shook her head. "I only heard him say so. If I had to point to any proof, A Qing broke through Qing Rank before he even came of age. Would that count as proof?"

The doubt in Ji Xuan's eyes grew. "Your Beast Husband doesn't look like someone who broke through Qing Rank very long ago."

Though they hadn't crossed hands yet, the aura on that male called 'Leng Xiao' told him that the other party was no match for him.

Yun Li was taken aback for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Are you talking about Leng Xiao? He only broke through Qing Rank last year."

Seeing a thoughtful expression appear on Ji Xuan's face, she added, "So I was talking about my First Beast Husband. He broke through Qing Rank at about age seventeen."

A trace of surprise indeed appeared on Ji Xuan's face, but soon a faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his lips. "I was fifteen."

Yun Li blinked. Broke through Qing Rank at fifteen?

She looked at Gong Mei for confirmation, only to see Gong Mei silently nod at her and say, "The Young Master broke through Qing Rank at fifteen, broke through Blue Rank at eighteen, and has now been a Blue Rank Beastman for six years."

Yun Li silently closed her mouth.

This one was genuinely impressive!

But having broken through Blue Rank six years ago, he still hadn't touched the edge of a Purple Rank Beast Person?

"The Young Master took only three years to break through from Qing Rank to Blue Rank, but has been a Blue Rank Beastman for six years now. Is Purple-rank very difficult to break through?"

Yun Li thought to herself that if using pure fierce beast blood for a blood bath could give a beastman a higher probability of entering Purple-rank, that would be quite interesting.

"Of course. Purple-rank is not easy to break through. The Tribe hasn't had a single Purple Rank Beast Person in hundreds of years. But our Priest said that the Young Master definitely has a chance to become the first Purple Rank Beast Person of the Silver Eagle Tribe in these few hundred years."

Seeing the Young Master's face looking slightly off after hearing Yun Li's words, Gong Mei hurriedly smoothed things over, saying, "A Li, you might yet get to see the Tribe's first Purple Rank Beast Person demonstrate what kind of strength they have."

Hearing this, Yun Li glanced from the corner of her eye at Ji Xuan, whose mood had suddenly soured, and tactfully played along, "Is that so? Then I'll be waiting to see."

Ji Xuan, however, didn't take Gong Mei's words seriously. "It's meaningless to talk about this now. Say less of such things in front of other beastmen in the future."

The smile on Gong Mei's face faded somewhat. She softly replied, "Understood! Young Master, I won't speak carelessly outside."

Yet in her heart she thought in great disappointment—if even a beastman as impressive as the Young Master wasn't confident about breaking through Purple-rank, then who else in the Tribe could break through the Blue Rank barrier and become the Tribe's first Purple Rank Beast Person?

Seeing this, Yun Li also smiled and promised, "I won't go around talking nonsense either."

Ji Xuan glanced at her and said frankly, "Even if you did, no beastman would believe you."

Because Yun Li had a face that was very good at coaxing people, always smiling at everyone she met, anyone who looked at her would think she was a good-natured female.

Being told this by Ji Xuan, a trace of confusion flashed across Yun Li's face. Did she really look like someone who was good at deceiving people?

Gong Mei also stared seriously at Yun Li for a good while, then nodded. "It seems the Young Master isn't wrong either."

Yun Li's face crumpled in embarrassment. The vivid expression on the female's face made Ji Xuan's gaze flicker slightly.

"You said earlier that you have other Beast Husbands?"

Ji Xuan suddenly asked, "Then why haven't I seen them?"

"Because of my pregnancy, he went to the original Tribe to rescue the Witch Doctor."

Yun Li repeated to Ji Xuan what she had previously told Gong Mei.

"At least somewhat responsible."

Ji Xuan evaluated objectively, "But he couldn't even make it back when you gave birth. It seems his strength truly isn't very strong."

Are Qing Rank Beastmen still considered weak?

Yun Li's mouth twitched, but then she remembered that Ji Xuan was a Blue Rank Beastman.

He did indeed have the qualifications to say such a thing.

"Maybe something is holding them up."

Especially Mu Qing — Yun Li was very worried that something might have happened to him.

And Leng Xiu had only gone to rescue the Witch Doctor, yet had been gone this long without returning — who knew what had delayed him.

Worry!

A thoughtful expression appeared on Ji Xuan's face. "But they certainly won't find their way here that quickly, so are you considering finding other males?"

Hearing this, Gong Mei instantly perked up, her gaze burning brightly upon the Young Master's face.

He was going to ask directly — she hadn't expected the Young Master to...

Yun Li stayed silent, not knowing how to answer.

Considering that the four cubs at home needed care, having only Leng Xiao as the sole beastman going out to hunt would be very hard, and she herself also wanted more time to cultivate.

So to say she didn't want to find more would undoubtedly be a lie.

But she hadn't discussed this idea with Leng Xiao first, so naturally it wasn't appropriate to bring it up in front of Ji Xuan, Gong Mei, and the others.

Seeing her remain silent for a long time, Ji Xuan assumed she had some concerns, and so simply said:

"The Silver Eagle Tribe has many single males. You can think it over carefully and take your time choosing."