Chapter 87: See How Ji Xuan Handles It

Seeing Leng Xiu and the others had carefully put away the clothes, a few old beastmen were involuntarily fuming to the point of being half dead.

"What does this mean? You bring the thing here but don't let us see it—are you playing tricks on us old folks?"

"Axuan, you are the Young Master of our Tribe, and now you are even helping outsiders."

Leng Xiu heard this and immediately narrowed his eyes slightly: outsiders?

"Hong San!"

As Ji Xuan's expression darkened and he looked at the old male who called Leng Xiu and the others outsiders, a dissatisfied female voice suddenly rang out.

"But from now on, say fewer things with that brain. They're outsiders; why are you now putting on an elder's demeanor in front of them."

More importantly, does he intend to cause a rift between Leng Xiu's family and the Tribe, hiding that clothing‑making technique and thereby letting the Tribe miss a great opportunity to develop?

The speaker was a slightly hunchbacked old female, whose face was scarred and ugly, but once she spoke, the old males who had just been shouting fell silent at once.

At this moment, the middle‑aged female sitting beside the old female also smiled and said, "Hong San, Yan Yi is right; you, from now on, should think before you speak."

Hong San, called brainless by the two female beastmen in front of several juniors, turned a furious shade of red, but he merely let out a cold snort and then sat back in his seat.

The Tribe chief, seeing them finally calm down, finally spoke, "Since you brought this garment for us to see, it shows you have something you want. State it, and if the Tribe can fulfill it, we will certainly not shortchange you."

Seeing the matter always get to the main point, Ji Xuan's eyes darkened slightly, and he silently moved to a corner.

Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao exchanged a glance and straightforwardly stated what they wanted: "We hope the Silver Eagle Tribe will refuse the Youbuluo's taking of females for trade; this is the sole condition under which our females are willing to offer the clothing‑making skill without reservation."

As soon as those words fell, the room instantly fell into a hush.

Yan Yi's eyes flickered with something, and she looked toward Ji Xuan standing in the corner.

The middle‑aged female's expression froze for a moment, then she broke into a delighted smile: how nice, another far‑sighted beastman among the young females.

The Tribe chief remained silent for a long while, neither agreeing nor refusing, and simply asked:

"Is that really the only request? Haven't you discussed it further with your females? The Tribe could offer Crystal Core, weapons, even the techniques you desire, or perhaps other valuable things the Tribe has in exchange."

Leng Xiao said with unwavering certainty, "No, that's the only request. Our females are now living well in the Tribe; they lack nothing."

Naturally, there is no need to trade the clothing‑making skill for any of the Tribe's goodies.

The Tribe chief furrowed his brows, but he couldn't, before so many beastmen, spill all the Tribe's valuable assets, since after all some things truly aren't suitable for any third beastman besides him and the Priest to know.

So he pondered for a moment, then fixed his gaze on his own male cub and said:

"Then, what do you think, Ji Xuan? Your females will eventually need to find a male Mate Bond in the Tribe; conveniently, Axuan has no female, his strength is decent, so how about he joins your family and becomes one of you?"

Ji Xuan's eyes flickered slightly; he looked at his own father, but the Tribe chief didn't glance at him, instead smiling at Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao, "If you become one family, everything you wish to do in the Tribe will be convenient, and your females will never suffer any grievance in the Tribe."

Seeing Leng Xiu frown, he still did not refuse outright at first.

Meanwhile, Leng Xiao's face was full of startled doubt, his gaze lingering on Ji Xuan, evidently weighing pros and cons in his heart.

The Tribe chief gave a faint smile inwardly, as if not surprised by their hesitation.

After all, Ji Xuan will eventually inherit this chief's position; if they become one family with Ji Xuan, it means they will have a chance to gain a voice in the Tribe's major decisions.

Any clever beastman can understand the meaning behind his words.

"You can return and think it over slowly; no need to rush. Axuan, you should also pay more attention to your own Mate Bond matters."

Those words were almost a thinly veiled suggestion for him to lure Leng Xiu's females for the Tribe.

Ji Xuan's brows furrowed slightly, but he did not rebut his father at that moment.

Not until after leaving did he tell Leng Xiu and Leng Xiao, "The deal with the Youbuluo was approved jointly by the Tribe chief, the Priest, and the other old beastmen; even if the chief agrees, the other old beastmen might still backtrack at the last minute."

Hearing this, Leng Xiao let out a light snort, "Is that so? It won't be exactly as A Li said, that you want to use this chance to trap the Youbuluo, will it?"

Ji Xuan glanced at him, "What did your females say?"

Leng Xiao relayed what Yun Li had said that day to Ji Xuan; Ji Xuan fell silent for a moment, then directly admitted the matter in front of Leng Xiu and the others.

"If you don't block it, the Tribe could indeed do so."

Because the Silver Eagle Tribe's beastmen do not wish to bear a reputation of incompetence, regardless of how the chief weighed pros and cons before agreeing to this deal, the fact remains that only the males of this Tribe are cowardly and incompetent enough to send their own females away.

The young beastmen who know the inside story aren't as ruthless as the old beastmen, and they feel this sense of inadequacy to varying degrees.

And if outsiders learn of this, it would be a huge blow to the Silver Eagle Tribe; even if no beastmen speak it openly, behind the scenes they would despise the Tribe's males for their incompetence.

Moreover, future beastman families led by females who consider joining the Silver Eagle Tribe would be wary of this incident and hesitate.

Leng Xiao:!!!

He glared at Ji Xuan with a sour expression, "You guys really make me…" disgusting!

"The soft‑shell shrimp who dares to act but can't take responsibility!"

Leng Xiu placed his hand on his shoulder, his voice soothing, "The leaders have run far away; go catch them and bring them back."

Leng Xiao brushed his hand away, irritated, "Why don't you go catch them."

He wanted to mock Ji Xuan a few more times, saying that their Eagle beastmen now find the Youbuluo's snake beastmen still frightening.

But Leng Xiu simply said two words, "Obey."

Leng Xiao let out a cold snort and walked away, leaving only Leng Xiu and Ji Xuan to talk.

……

Over here, Yun Li and Gong Mei had just entered the Youbuluo's territory when a faint scent of blood reached their nostrils.

Sensing Yun Li's confusion, Gong Mei whispered an explanation to her.

"In the Youbuluo there's a rule: stalls must be set up where they designate; if someone is dissatisfied and wants to change stalls, that beastman can challenge the stall owner he has his eye on to a fight."

"Regardless of life or death, whoever wins gets the stall."

So there must be beastmen fighting not far away right now.

A Yu, hearing Gong Mei's words, couldn't help but mutter, "I don't get why the Youbuluo's snake beastmen have this rule; shouldn't everyone just set up stalls wherever they want?"

"They have to make it so bloody; it made me, after I came last time, have a night of nightmares when I got home."

Yun Li looked at A Yu in surprise; after all, A Yu is a Yellow‑scale beastman, so he shouldn't be scared enough by a fight to have nightmares all night.

Sensing her surprise, A Yu defended himself, "Don't believe what I say; the snake beastmen deliberately place stalls of stronger tribes in the corners, then stand aside and watch them cause trouble for other stall owners."

Also, I've heard that Snake Beastmen deliberately make things difficult for the small Tribe Beastmen who brought females over, forcing those males…

Cough cough.

Gong Mei suddenly coughed twice sharply, and the two people who were speaking instantly lifted their heads.

A few Snake Beastmen who seemed to be patrolling here happened to pass by, and A Yu was so frightened that his face turned white in an instant, and he ducked toward his Beast Husband.

The Snake Beastmen of Youbuluo are seen by many females as extremely ferocious, especially the females of the Silver Eagle Tribe; having followed their own Tribe males and even personally dealing with the Youbuluo Snake Beastmen, they know even better their desire for females.

A Yu truly fears being targeted by them; if one day while out hunting she were knocked unconscious and taken to the Youbuluo, A Yu thinks she would rather die than live.

Gong Mei and Xin's expressions were still fairly normal; one is strong herself, so she isn't afraid of encountering these Snake Beastmen, the other has some influence in the Silver Eagle Tribe, and his Beast Husband is also capable, so even if the Youbuluo Snake Beastmen have designs on females, they wouldn't dare target her.

As for Yun Li, she has never seen the world; her impression of Snake Beastmen remains that "Snake Beastmen are unwelcome, but her Beast Husband Mu Qing proves that a Snake Beastman can also be a good Beast Husband."

Therefore, when she saw Chang Yue standing not far away with a smiling face, she felt no fear at all.