Chapter 136

That day, the weather was clear and the air fresh. Zhang Fan and Ba Ke Er woke up early and had breakfast together. After breakfast, Ba Ke Er, as usual, gave Zhang Fan a quick kiss before shifting into beast form and flying off.

Zhang Fan watched Ba Ke Er's figure shrink in the yard until it vanished, then reluctantly withdrew his gaze. He straightened his clothes, but for some reason he felt uneasy inside.

His subconscious kept feeling that something would happen today, but whenever he thought of the words 'something happening,' Zhang Fan suddenly felt his heart about to jump out.

Feeling uneasy, he didn't even notice that the fire in the branch shed was about to go out. Just as Zhang Fan was immersed in his inner world, unable to extricate himself, the courtyard gate was suddenly knocked from outside.

Zhang Fan's thoughts instantly recoiled from fright back into his mind. He slowly came to his senses, only then realizing that the fire in the shed had almost died out.

Seeing this, Zhang Fan quickly added several branches, finally getting the fire in the shed going again.

Fei Er, Di Er, and Wei Er outside had been calling for Zhang Fan to open the door for three days, and now they started shouting. When Zhang Fan heard Fei Er calling his name nonstop outside, he could barely stand it.

After all, if Fei Er could just call his name normally, that would be fine, but alas! Fei Er is Fei Er—he always comes up with fancy ways to say a name; who knows what he's thinking, actually adding some unknown little tune when he calls Zhang Fan's name.

If he could sing well, it would be okay, but the key is that Fei Er's singing is always off-key; listening to him sing feels like a summoning of doom! Zhang Fan, hearing Fei Er's ghostly howls outside, even felt the urge to sing along and get more excited.

Zhang Fan forcedly relaxed his furrowed brow, let out a long breath, then walked toward the gate while saying, 'Here! Here! Fei Er, stop singing! It's too awful!'

Even after hearing Zhang Fan say that, Fei Er outside pretended not to have stopped, kept on singing nonstop, his voice growing louder and louder until he unknowingly strained his voice.

By then, Zhang Fan had reached the gate and opened it.

Seeing Zhang Fan come over and open the gate himself, Fei Er, Di Er, and Wei Er each carried in the things they had brought and entered Zhang Fan's courtyard together.

Zhang Fan waited until they were all inside before closing the gate again.

By then, Fei Er and his companions had already brought over small stools and sat beside the branch shed.

Seeing this, Zhang Fan said nothing, went inside, and poured everyone a cup of hot tea, also bringing out the small snacks he had prepared the day before to entertain them.

Di Er and Wei Er are elders; in front of Zhang Fan they still manage to restrain themselves, but Fei Er cannot. Since he and Zhang Fan are peers and close friends, he naturally grabbed the snacks from Zhang Fan's hand without ceremony and started eating.

Fortunately, Zhang Fan had long grown accustomed to Fei Er's behavior and didn't complain; instead, he worried that Fei Er might eat too fast and choke. Meanwhile, Wei Er and Di Er said nothing more, just smiling as they watched Zhang Fan and Fei Er interact.

When Zhang Fan noticed Wei Er and Di Er's gazes, he felt no embarrassment—after all, they're family! There's no need for all this beating around the bush, and he could easily sense their affection for him.

After Fei Er finished his share, Zhang Fan placed the snacks and tea together on the high stool beside Wei Er and Di Er, who of course helped themselves.

For Zhang Fan's thoughtfulness, Wei Er and Di Er couldn't stop nodding and smiling at him. Seeing this, Zhang Fan gave them a big, bright smile in return. Watching this, the constantly gobbling Fei Er grew unhappy.

He tossed the snack, pouted his little mouth, and—ding-dong-dong—ran over from the other side of the branch shed, squatting before his own Am, looking aggrieved as he said, 'Am! This isn't fair! You never smile at me! I'm your own child, not something you picked up!'

Wei Er saw Fei Er acting like a childish clown in front of him and found it amusing, somehow feeling the urge to tease him.

When nobody was looking, Wei Er's eyes made a circle. By the time he spoke, when everyone was looking at him, the motion had stopped, as if nothing had happened at all.

All that was heard was Wei Er lightly coughing a few times, then speaking in a clear, bright voice: 'Fei Er, I think I've mistaken the child—maybe you're not really my son, but something I picked up!'

Upon hearing that, Fei Er instantly felt as if he'd eaten honey, and began sweet-talking to cheer Wei Er up, all the while insisting: 'Am, you must have remembered wrong! How could I possibly be something you picked up!'

Saying that, Fei Er gently pushed Wei Er's thigh, starting to act coy.

Zhang Fan had been watching Fei Er's every move; seeing him like this, he couldn't help chuckling inside. Still, he felt it was a bit of a pity.

There was no way to record Fei Er's every move on a phone—not for any other reason, but because Zhang Fan dared not take out his phone, for fear that Fei Er would see it.

After all, besides eating and sleeping, Fei Er's most outrageous trait is his destructive power! Whenever Zhang Fan thinks of Fei Er's destructiveness, he can't help feeling sorry for the door panels and various small items that Fei Er has kicked apart at home.

So, he dared not take out his phone, because he feared that the moment he did, Fei Er would break it! This isn't Earth—if a phone broke there, at worst you could find a repair shop, or with some money consider buying a new one.

However, this is not Earth! I am now on the Beastmen Planet, and this could be the very first mobile phone to appear on the Beastmen Planet. Of course, if no Earthlings ever come to the Beastmen Planet again, this might also be the last mobile phone on the Beastmen Planet.

Therefore, for my phone that I have kept intact until now, it is highly likely that in a few hundred or thousand years it will become an artifact on the Beastmen Planet.

Just thinking that the things I brought from Earth could become one of the civilizational representatives on the Beastmen Planet makes Zhang Fan unable to stop feeling happy.

At noon, Ba Ke Er for some unknown reason actually brought home his prey early. Zhang Fan watched as Ba Ke Er, Mo De, and Lei Ya suddenly descended into the courtyard, feeling puzzled—of course, he wasn't the only one puzzled.

At this moment, Wei Er, Di Er, and Fei Er also felt astonished! If it were normal time, the three male beastmen standing in the yard should have been out hunting and gathering intelligence beyond the tribe!

How could they have suddenly come back like this! And each of them wore a grim face—just looking at them was kinda scary!

Lei Ya saw Mo De and Ba Ke Er, the two juniors, say nothing, let out a soft sigh, first sent them to find the chief to explain the situation, while he stayed behind and told Zhang Fan and the four of them about the outside situation.

All that was seen was Lei Ya's face growing heavy, he lowered his gaze, then when he lifted his head again, his expression had turned solemn.

Lei Ya's face-changing skill left Zhang Fan and Fei Er gaping! Zhang Fan couldn't help thinking: the face-changing art of the southwestern homeland of the mother planet actually ended up being strangely 'passed down' on this primitive beastmen planet!

However, Lei Ya's facial expression isn't the point; the point is what Lei Ya said!

"The situation is like this: today our hunting team, as usual, was split into groups of three or four to hunt, and of course, during the hunt we also had to gather information about the beast herds."

"Having said that, Lei Ya thought for a moment, then went to the stone table, found a stone stool to sit on, and after drinking the water Di Er had handed him, continued:"

"Originally it was me, Ba Ke Er, and Mo De; our three-person hunting mission for today was already finished, and we were about to go gather intelligence. But before we could even take off, we heard the call of an Exquisite Dragon Beast coming from a nearby hill!"

"Saying that, the solemn expression on Lei Ya's face gradually turned heavy without him noticing."

"I originally thought there wouldn't be any big trouble, so I hadn't planned to go check it out; I was about to get Ba Ke Er and the others to patrol elsewhere. But Ba Ke Er, having suffered at the hands of Exquisite Dragon Beasts before and thus knowing some of their weak points, heard that call and insisted on having a look. I couldn't argue with him, so I agreed."

"Upon hearing that, for some reason Zhang Fan actually felt that something big was about to happen! And sure enough, the moment he had that thought, Lei Ya over there began to elaborate."

"But it's also fortunate that Ba Ke Er is here! If it weren't for his insistence, I wouldn't have agreed to go look at that hill, and then I wouldn't have known which species is leading this year's Beast Tide Month!"

"Upon hearing Lei Ya say that, Zhang Fan's feeling that something was up grew stronger; the atmosphere became very solemn, and even Fei Er, who usually loves to horse around, quieted down, sat properly beside Zhang Fan, and listened attentively."

"Of course, it would be nice if Fei Er could put away that story-listening expression!"

"You'd never guess! The leader of this year's Beast Tide Month, aka the instigator, is actually a young Exquisite Dragon Beast that just reached adulthood! When we discovered this, I immediately brought Ba Ke Er and Mo De back here—so the tribe could make full preparations right away! This year's Beast Tide Month still has a tough battle to fight!"

"Upon hearing that, Zhang Fan was obviously already mentally prepared, so when he heard the Exquisite Dragon Beast mentioned, he didn't show shock; instead he was unusually calm."

"Compared to the reaction of Wei Er, Di Er, and Fei Er, who had no mental preparation at all, this is already beyond description in just a word or two."

"When Ba Ke Er and Mo De returned, along with them came the chief and some elders from the tribe. Lei Ya, seeing this, hurried forward to greet them; after everyone entered Zhang Fan's courtyard gate, the group marched straight to the stone table where Lei Ya had previously sat."

Seeing this, Zhang Fan hurriedly called Fei Er and two others to lift the game into the kitchen and began busying themselves preparing lunch. By the time Zhang Fan and the others had finished cooking lunch, the group of males holding a meeting in the courtyard had not yet ended their meeting.

So, Zhang Fan and the others had no choice but to divide the dishes and rice into two portions; the larger portion was taken to the stone table in the courtyard, allowing them to eat while holding the meeting, and the smaller portion was also the rations for Zhang Fan and the others.