Chapter 83: Hard‑Working Male Providers

Perhaps.

Actually, Leng Xiu really hadn't considered this question; after all, their elder in the Flat Mountain Tribe enjoys high prestige, and even if he were gone, with those old beastmen protecting them, their lives would still be fine.

When they encountered that wolf beastman, he and Leng Xiao were already Green-rank beastmen, having a certain self‑preservation ability.

"A Li, do you want to go to the Great Tribe?"

Hearing him ask that, Yun Li subconsciously nodded, then shook her head, "I do want to go and see more, but for now this is fine. Still, if an opportunity arises later, our family can go out for a walk."

She thought that it would be best if the cubs could understand their words, and she herself would also have self‑preservation ability then; that way, after they left the Heiyan Shanmai, their safety would be higher.

Leng Xiu pondered for a moment, "Then, after Leng Xiao and I both break through to Blue Rank Beastmen, our family will leave the Silver Eagle Tribe and go see what the Great Tribe outside looks like."

Yun Li's eyes lit up instantly, "Then A Xiu, how many years will you and A Xiao need to break through to Blue Rank?"

Seeing her partner, who just said there was no hurry, now impatiently ask him and Leng Xiao when they could become Blue Rank Beastmen, Leng Xiu couldn't help but smile inwardly.

He thought seriously, "Leng Xiao and I only just broke through last year; to break through to Blue Rank again, it should take at least four or five years."

Four or five more years? That's so long!

Yun Li's anticipation dropped in an instant.

But looking at the four wolf cubs playing not far away, and recalling that her current strength is only Red Stage, if something happened outside she could only wait for her Beast Husband to rescue.

She comforted herself, saying that this isn't a modern time with laws protecting personal safety; wherever you want to go depends on strength, that's the reality, so there's no reason to feel upset.

"Four or five years isn't that long; by then the cubs will have grown a bit, and I still don't know when I can break through to Green Rank."

Yun Li quickly composed herself, a relaxed expression returning to her face, and she turned to ask about her own cultivation.

It was nowhere for Leng Xiu to see her disappointment; it's just that they hadn't reached the threshold for breaking through to Blue Rank, and they couldn't be certain they'd do so quickly.

So seeing Yun Li come to terms so quickly and even proactively change the subject, a complex feeling rose in his heart, though it didn't show on his face.

He replied, "The lower the strength, the easier the breakthrough; A Li, if you use more Crystal Core for cultivation, you should break through to Orange Rank before this winter's cold season. As for breaking through to Green Rank, that will likely take seven or eight years."

Yun Li's expression soured again; why does cultivation feel like her studies, taking so long before any glimpse of dawn?

"Do I really have to take this long to break through to Green Rank? Gong Mei is not even thirty yet and is already a Qing Rank Beastman."

And that mysterious Young Master need not be mentioned; he broke through to Blue Rank at eighteen; comparing people really makes one furious.

The female's troubled look filled Leng Xiu with helplessness, and he offered a method that might not be a shortcut, "If you're not afraid of injury, fighting exotic beasts all day might shorten the time."

Yun Li:... Does she seem like the adventurous type?

"Forget it, I'll honestly keep using Crystal Core for cultivation, and wait until the cubs are a bit bigger before they go out with you to hunt exotic beasts."

"No need to wait for them to get any bigger."

Leng Xiu didn't think the female had to stay home raising cubs, especially since he saw females of the Silver Eagle Tribe occasionally go out hunting with the males; he was even more reluctant for Yun Li to remain at home.

"They can already walk now, they know how to find food; even if they transform next year, Leng Xiao and I will watch over them, you don't have to stay home constantly worrying about the cubs."

"When you want to go out, just tell us, and Mu Qing can take you, or Leng Xiao and I can take you to hunt."

Yun Li listened to this, and was stunned for a while.

She considered herself not the type who loves the cubs as a doting mother; as long as Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao, the two biological fathers, are home, caring for the cubs is basically their duty.

But that doesn't mean that because the cubs are still young, she can carelessly hand them over to Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao and then have nothing to worry about herself.

She felt she could stay with the cubs to play, and watch them when Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao are busy.

Yun Li thought that as a mother she had already relaxed, yet still, Leng Xiao felt she was too controlling of the cubs.

Hmm... feelings are complicated, seems I don't know what to say.

"I understand."

Since Leng Xiu said so, Yun Li thought that loosening her grip a bit more should be fine.

The four wolf cubs were still playing there, completely unaware that their father had already coaxed their mother into putting away her already scant motherly compassion.

And in the days ahead, it would probably be summed up in one sentence: "The cubs the father leads, as long as they can live and breathe, that's enough."

…

Mu Qing and Leng Xiao left, and were gone for over half an hour; when they returned, several beastmen who had helped with the prey followed behind them.

"How did we get so many things?"

Yun Li looked at the beastskin blankets, wind‑shielding bark, and a pile of stone tools—five stone pots of varying sizes, four stone basins, a stone jar, more than ten stone bowls, and several prey that seemed to have been slaughtered only recently.

She didn't know where Mu Qing and Leng Xiao obtained them, but it was certain that tonight they finally wouldn't have to make do.

"We asked the tribe's craftsmen,"

Leng Xiao smiled, leaned close to Yun Li, and while Mu Qing and his brother were distracted, quickly planted a kiss on the female's face, prompting Yun Li to give him a light glare.

However, the male, having gotten a perk, didn't mind being glared at by his own female; instead, as if presenting a gift, he explained to Yun Li, "Those craftsmen began making these items as soon as they arrived, and we happened to have some when we passed by, so Mu Qing and I traded some Crystal Core for them."

And the prey were also obtained from the Patrol Team's beastmen; they still had these few untouched, and knowing we just arrived at Red Grass Valley, they probably didn't have time to hunt, so they gave these to us.

Of course it wasn't a free gift; since Mu Qing and Leng Xiao are strong, the Patrol Team sending a few prey was also a sign of goodwill, so that in the future they could ask for help.

Mu Qing and Leng Xiao both understood this, and since the Patrol Team's captain was a familiar of Leng Xiao, and Leng Xiao knew the captain's conduct was decent, the two accepted it outright.

Otherwise, the females and cubs at home wouldn't know when they'd get a hot bite.

"Thank you for your hard work; for me and the cubs, you came to Red Grass Valley and still have to keep busy."

Yun Li, seeing Mu Qing and Leng Xiu not looking this way, also planted a heavy kiss on Leng Xiao's face, treating it as a reward for the men who work hard to support the family.