Chapter 58: Observing the Males

Upon hearing this, Gong Mei fell silent.

Just like that, just like that!

She had actually thought... that she had been waiting in vain.

The few males who had been eavesdropping on this conversation let out a relieved sigh, lucky lucky, the Young Master had no intention of pursuing Yun Li, otherwise there would be no place for them.

Yun Li, who had been advised to "think it over, choose slowly," could neither nod nor shake her head, so she asked:

"Does the Young Master still handle the matter of solving the lifelong affairs of the tribe's single males?"

Gong Mei said from the side, "The Young Master is also single."

Ji Xuan:... I always feel that Gong Jun's female (Gong Mei) implies something?

Until Yun Li's surprised gaze fell on him, he involuntarily furrowed his brows and defended himself, saying, "I currently have no intention of forming a mate bond with a female."

A strange flicker crossed Yun Li's face, "Oh~"

She didn't say anything either.

It's just that a strong, good-looking male like that wasn't snapped up early by the females of the Silver Eagle Tribe.

Just like Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao before.

Gong Mei heard Ji Xuan's words and was greatly disappointed, "Did the Young Master come today just to advise A Li to look at more males in the tribe?"

Ji Xuan gave an "hmm," but as if recalling something, he said, "I have a younger brother..."

Gong Mei quickly interjected, "Young Master, don't joke—your younger brother is not someone A Li could like."

That male knows how to coax females; if A Li were sweet-talked by him, learning his true nature would break her heart.

Ji Xuan fell silent for a while, then nodded, "Indeed."

After that, he said nothing more.

Yun Li was curious about what they meant by "beastmen," but she didn't feel comfortable asking in front of Ji Xuan.

So she could only focus her gaze on those few males in the courtyard; two of them had taken off their beast-skin robes for convenience or other purposes, leaving only beast-skin skirts, revealing their strong, tight upper-body muscles.

"Are all these foods sent by them?"

Leng Xiao definitely wouldn't have had time to go hunting yesterday.

Seeing Yun Li paying attention to those males, Gong Mei glanced at the Young Master, who still lacked charm before such a beautiful female, and shook her head in disapproval.

The Young Master truly has a fate of being destined to be alone.

Thinking back to when she was young and had a crush on the Young Master, the result was that during a hunting tournament he directly snatched away much of her game, leaving her angry and in tears.

Gong Mei couldn't help but hope that the Young Master would someday suffer a setback at the hands of his future female.

Best if he takes a liking to A Li, but A Li already has several beast husbands around her... humph!

"Half are sent by the tribe, half are brought by them. But just pretend you don't know—it's natural for males to give gifts when pursuing females."

As for whether A Li will ultimately accept it, they've already sent over the food—could they possibly take it back?

Gong Mei finished speaking, then pulled Yun Li to introduce those males: "The tallest one is Ge, also a Qing Rank Beastman; he even organized his own hunting squad, and because of his formidable strength, the tribe's chief holds him in high regard.

He just has a scar at the corner of his eye—I don't know if you'll mind it.

Just as some females in the tribe dislike Ge's scarred appearance, even if I don't like it, I wouldn't allow other females to like him.

Females like that, in Gong Mei's eyes, are just too idle, which is why they do all sorts of nonsense.

As Gong Mei says, a beating would make them honest.

Yun Li's gaze lingered on Ge for a while; his healthy wheat-colored skin, his muscles weren't bulging like Leng Xiao's, but you could tell he was strong.

"It's fine; although he has a scar, it doesn't really affect his overall appearance."

But the scar still adds a few points of fierceness to his otherwise unremarkable face.

Ge was holding a stone knife, chopping wood; hearing Yun Li's words, the direction of his chop suddenly skewed.

The log that should have been split into two roughly equal halves instead became one big and one small; Ge, expressionless, cut the large piece into two halves.

Ji Xuan noticed this, a flash of realization crossing his eyes.

On the other side, Gong Mei continued introducing Yun Li: "The honest-looking one is Shi Bing; he has no other talents, just making weapons, processing beast skins, and carving patterns on stone—basically, his hands can do anything.

So you see the calluses on his hands—he's not much of a talker, but what males do speaks louder than words.

A Li, you'd say that's right, wouldn't you?

Seeing Gong Mei teasing her, Yun Li couldn't help but laugh, "Yeah, my first beast husband is pretty much like this in the eyes of other beastmen. But... after we formed a mate bond, he's become more talkative."

Because he's always worried about her, his nagging is especially frequent.

Gong Mei mentally put a cross on Shi Bing; since A Li already has this type of male around her, it's unlikely she'll look for another of that sort.

So she immediately went on to introduce the third and fourth—well, let's not say it, but these two males' strength is only slightly lower.

One has an older sister who found a Blue Rank Beastman as her first beast husband; the other is skilled at spreading news—whatever happens in the tribe, he's the first to know.

After hearing Gong Mei's description of those two males, Yun Li lingered a bit longer in her peripheral vision on them.

The two males both have a youthful air on their faces, looking like they've just come of age; the other is always making small movements, occasionally glancing over here furtively.

Without a doubt, these two don't meet Yun Li's criteria for a beast husband.

She might be influenced by her past-life mother's views on people, feeling that a partner should be mature and steady, not a male beastman who can't even give her a sense of security.

Yun Li and Gong Mei, in front of Ji Xuan and those four males, chatted about choosing a beast husband, and they talked for a long time.

Until the cubs woke up with "humph humph chirp chirp," perhaps the sun had grown high; even though the cubs hadn't opened their eyes, they felt the discomfort of sunlight on their bodies.

Gong Mei went in to get a small piece of beast skin to cover the cubs, but Yun Li stopped her, "No need, we can talk just as well inside."

There are still some things that are hard to say outside.

Gong Mei glanced at Ji Xuan; seeing that he had shown no unusual reaction since falling silent, she sighed regretfully.

No hope!

"Alright, let's go inside to talk."

She tells her again about the other unmarried males of the tribe; although most males seem fine, there are some annoying little flaws, Gong Mei still feels she should tell Yun Li early.

Otherwise, after Yun Li forms the Mate Bond, she'll only then discover she can't tolerate those flaws of the other party—by then it'll be too late, right?

However, who would have thought that as soon as Yun Li entered, she curiously asked about the Young Master's younger brother.

Upon hearing her question, Gong Mei's face also showed a rather complex expression.

"The Young Master's younger brother is called Ji Chen, and they do not share the same father."

It turns out they share the same father but have different mothers, not the same mother but different fathers.

Upon hearing this, Yun Li knew the story behind it was not simple.