Chapter 82: Are the Great Tribe's Wolf Beastmen Looking for Them?

Seeing that Leng Xiu also didn't know who the ear pillow was, Yun Li had to ask about some other matters.

"You previously said that at this time in Red Grass Valley, many beastmen from small tribes that aren't far away would also come here; what about the beastmen of the Ping Shan Tribe?"

Although Mu Qing and Leng Xiu took away some of the beastmen, even if the others were damaged in the beast tide, some beastmen would always survive.

Beastmen of the Ping Shan Tribe?

Life in the Silver Eagle Tribe had been very fulfilling, and Leng Xiu hadn't thought of the Yuanbuluo beastmen for a long time.

He paused for a moment, "They will come. When you see familiar beastmen, don't approach them alone."

He considered that they had already done everything they could at the time, but he feared that the not‑so‑bright beastmen of the Ping Shan Tribe might still be alive and would blame them for everything that happened after the beast tide.

Yun Li listened as Mu Qing recounted their experiences during that period, and she had some idea in her mind; she nodded and said:

"I understand. Even if I leave here and wander to other places, I will tell you in advance."

Moreover, Gong Mei and Xin and their group have also come to Red Grass Valley; she had already arranged with them that they would look for her when she was wandering the valley.

So she would never end up in a situation where a beastman roams everywhere.

"That's good."

Leng Xiu's brows and eyes relaxed a bit, and then he changed the subject, saying, "A Li, this is your first time here, so you must be unfamiliar with the situation here."

Tomorrow, Leng Xiao and I will take the younglings and accompany you to explore everywhere; there are still many things here you have never seen before.

"For example?"

Yun Li had asked them many questions about Red Grass Valley along the way, yet she still enjoyed it; after all, each time she could uncover something new, and for her it was like treasure hunting.

Leng Xiu thought carefully; everything they should or shouldn't have said on the road had already been covered by Yun Li's persistent questioning, so when Yun Li asked again, he had to recall precisely what he had not yet told A Li.

"For instance, we previously told you that when Leng Xiao and I first came to Red Grass Valley, wasn't it because a fight among some females led males from other tribes to target us?"

At that time, when Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao first came to Red Grass Valley, they were brought by an elder beastman of the Ping Shan Tribe to see the world.

When they first arrived, because they looked good and seemed strong, they were invited by females from other tribes to roll the grass piles, but the accompanying females rejected them on their behalf.

A few females almost came to blows, and because of that, Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao were targeted by males from both the outside tribes and their own tribe.

However, when Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao described their first entry into the valley to Yun Li, they did not explain the true cause of the females' fight, only depicting the chaotic scene at the time.

"…That wolf beastman, at first glance, was well‑dressed and very strong, probably a Blue Rank Beastman.

I don't know why he was here inquiring about grandfather; although the name he gave didn't match our grandfather's, the description of that beastman's condition was almost identical to my grandfather's.

Wasn't it being rumored in the tribe at the time that our grandfather was chased by beastmen from the great outside tribe to Heiyan Shanmai?

Although I didn't believe those rumors about my grandfather, that wolf beastman's strength was truly overwhelming at the time.

So Leng Xiao and I deliberately led them to a corner and, half‑truthfully, told that beastman some information.

Then the wolf beastman didn't fully believe it; he thought Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao might know where the beastman he was looking for was, so he stalked the two of them.

… (Leng Xiu's recollection)

"Brother, who is that beastman? He doesn't seem like a beastman from Heiyan Shanmai?"

His strength was frighteningly great; Leng Xiao frowned, unable to understand how their grandfather had provoked such a beastman.

"I don't know. I just heard him looking for that Mo Ning, and since we had a bit of information, we told him."

"That beastman isn't easy to deal with; he looks like a wandering beastman, yet his habits are more like those of a tribe beastman."

"I guess he is probably a beastman who came from outside Heiyan Shanmai."

Leng Xiao's brows twitched twice; he recalled that his brother had, no matter what, never reveal that Mo Ning was their grandfather.

He lowered his voice and said, "A beastman from the great outside tribe?"

Leng Xiu gave a slight nod and said, "Other than that, I can't think of anything else."

Leng Xiao twisted his brow, wanting to ask his brother whether the rumors about their grandfather might be true.

But Leng Xiu signaled with his eyes, indicating nothing should be said.

The two brothers later toured Red Grass Valley completely, then left together with the beastmen of the Ping Shan Tribe.

However, on the way out, whether by coincidence or otherwise, Leng Xiu encountered that wolf beastman again.

"Your weapon is insufficient."

He said, "You should have guessed where I came from, yet you still lied to me. Aren't you afraid I might kill you?"

It was Leng Xiu's first time confronting a powerful beastman who bore murderous intent toward him; though he wasn't truly unflustered, he still spoke calmly:

"Not afraid; you just saved me."

Actually that wasn't a rescue; it could even be called intentional retaliation.

After all, anyone who 'rescues' someone would beat them nearly to the point of breaking bones.

But Leng Xiu could only say that, trying to read something from the wolf beastman's face.

However, to his disappointment, the wolf beastman remained expressionless throughout; his icy gaze fell on the slightly youthful male with brows and eyes, and for some reason his tone suddenly softened, and he said:

"I didn't intend to save you just now, but you deceived me, so you ought to receive a lesson."

"Next time, if this situation arises again, don't lie."

"You can simply pretend you don't know."

A hint of surprise flashed across Leng Xiu's face; he was still young then, his emotional control was lacking, and his conduct still showed a touch of rawness.

Thus he furrowed his brow and asked two more questions, "Why are you inquiring about that beastman? Do you hold a grudge against him?"

The wolf beastman looked up at the sky and said, "There was a grudge before, but not now. Because he is already dead."

…

Leng Xiu actually no longer remembered what expression the wolf beastman's gaze held then, but occasionally, in a midnight dream, he recalled the wolf beastman's blessing for himself and his brother.

"Your strength is impressive; in the future you'll surely have a chance to leave Heiyan Shanmai."

"Later, when the Ping Shan Tribe seized the salt ore that year, it went surprisingly smoothly."

Leng Xiu said, laughing at Yun Li, "The elder beastman leading the group said he didn't know where that wolf beastman came from; at that time he killed two Deer Tribe beastmen who had constantly opposed the Ping Shan Tribe."

"Wow~"

Yun Li, just from what Leng Xiu said, could already sense that the wolf beastman was very friendly toward Leng Xiu and the others.

"That wolf beastman is the one who saved your wolf beastman, right? Isn't your grandpa really a beastman who came from the Great Tribe?"

Or, more boldly, Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao's parents are beastmen of the Great Tribe, and the reason that wolf beastman wants to find their grandpa is to find them.