Chapter 147: Being a Spectator

Chapter 147: Chapter 147: Being a Spectator

Two days passed peacefully. The Eagle Beasts didn’t attack again, and Beastmen gradually started coming out to check on things and resume their activities.

"Wanwan, what are you doing carrying water? Let me."

Yan Lie took the stone basin filled with water from her.

Bai Wanwan was already used to it, so she just pointed to the patch of land outside. "Pour this water on the ground, but not too much..."

’Potatoes have a short growth cycle. Maybe I can get a harvest before we leave.’

’Potatoes are filling, can be used to make all sorts of delicious food, and most importantly, they don’t cost any Points!’

She stood outside watching Yan Lie water the plot, but her gaze drifted past the open space and into the distance.

A large procession of Beastmen was walking past. Among them was a beautiful female—it was Zhuo Ling.

The males carried beast-hide bags of various sizes in their hands, but they hadn’t gone far before they were stopped by the Clan Leader of the Black Dog Tribe, who had rushed over after hearing the news.

He and the males of the Black Dog Tribe blocked their path of departure.

"Warriors of the Golden Lion Tribe, this is a female of my Black Dog Tribe. You cannot take her away."

The leading male from the Golden Lion Tribe called out, "This was the female Zhuo Ling’s choice. The Black Dog Tribe is no longer a suitable place to live. It’s very dangerous for a female to stay here."

The Clan Leader immediately denied it. "That’s not true. Those Eagle Beasts have been killed. It would be difficult for them to launch another large-scale attack."

The Clan Leader was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead. The Eagle Beast attack had cost the tribe dozens of males, leaving it severely weakened.

If Zhuo Ling left with her several extremely talented Beast Husbands, the Black Dog Tribe would devolve into the lowest-ranking of tribes.

At that point, any random group of Wandering Beasts could come and slaughter them all.

Therefore, he absolutely could not let the males of the Golden Lion Tribe take Zhuo Ling.

"We don’t want to fight the males of the Black Dog Tribe, but we will be taking the female Zhuo Ling with us."

The Clan Leader’s face darkened, and he didn’t yield an inch. "Even though you are Beastmen from a large tribe, you can’t just forcefully steal another tribe’s female. How does that make you any different from Wandering Beasts?"

Hearing themselves compared to Wandering Beasts, the faces of the Golden Lion Tribe’s males turned a faint shade of green with anger.

They knew in their hearts that this wasn’t right, but the female Zhuo Ling had requested it herself, which was different from forcefully kidnapping her.

Zhuo Ling worried that the males of the Golden Lion Tribe would get provoked and abandon her, so she quickly stepped out from among them.

"Clan Leader, if Mu Shan hadn’t stirred up trouble and attracted the Eagle Beasts, I wouldn’t be leaving either. These are the supplies I’m leaving for the Black Dog Tribe. They are all gifts from the Golden Lion Young Clan Leader. I’ll leave them for you. Clan Leader, please, let me go..."

"No! You are a female of the Black Dog Tribe, you cannot leave!"

The most precious asset to any tribe is a female with excellent fertility.

Other females could leave, but Zhuo Ling could not!

Zhuo Ling sighed. "Clan Leader, I have always regarded you as my Father Beast. I don’t want to raise a hand against you, but I... I must leave today!"

Her tone in that last sentence was firm, with an undercurrent of threat.

Her meaning was perfectly clear: if the Clan Leader tried to stop her by force, she would fight back, even if she didn’t want to.

The Clan Leader immediately glanced at the more than twenty males by her side, his lips pressed tightly together as he suppressed his anger.

Zhuo Ling nodded to her Beast Husbands, and two of them walked up to the Clan Leader, carrying two large beast-hide bundles.

"Clan Leader, this is what I’m leaving for the Black Dog Tribe. It’s all I can do."

The Clan Leader didn’t have anyone accept them, so Zhuo Ling’s two Beast Husbands placed the hide bags on the ground.

"Let’s go!"

After speaking, Zhuo Ling led her Beast Husbands and the males of the Golden Lion Tribe past the males of the Black Dog Tribe and continued on her way.

"Zhuo Ling, you get back here!"

The Clan Leader was so furious he was about to burst a vein, and he immediately ordered the tribe’s males to give chase.

But none of the males moved.

The injuries on their faces and bodies had yet to heal.

"Clan Leader, those are males from the Golden Lion Tribe. We can’t beat them. If Zhuo Ling wants to leave, we can’t stop her!"

"So you’ll just stand by and watch her leave? Watch our Black Dog Tribe be destroyed?"

No male dared to respond, but no one dared to try and stop them either.

The Clan Leader, filled with a rage he couldn’t vent, suddenly spotted Bai Wanwan and Shi Hua watching the commotion from a distance.

He froze for a moment. The fury on his face slowly subsided, and he strode toward Bai Wanwan’s home.

’Bai Wanwan hadn’t expected that just watching the drama would attract the Black Dog Tribe’s Clan Leader...’

Even though he had clearly seen her, she wasn’t fazed by the potential awkwardness. She simply turned and went inside, pretending to be busy.

But even that didn’t stop the Clan Leader’s advance.

Before he could get close, Yan Lie blocked his path.

Yan Lie glanced at the dark mass of males behind him. "Is there something you need, Clan Leader?"

The Clan Leader looked at the unfamiliar male before him. "Are you also one of Bai Wanwan’s Beast Husbands?"

Yan Lie really wanted to nod and say yes.

"No," his voice was sullen.

The Clan Leader’s gaze swept over him, and it was clear that this was also a male of extremely high Talent.

Bai Wanwan had given birth to five cubs in one litter. Just now, he had seen her swollen belly—she was obviously pregnant again.

’It was obvious. Bai Wanwan’s fertility was definitely even greater than Zhuo Ling’s.’

’The Talent of her several Beast Husbands must also be extremely high.’

’If he could convince Bai Wanwan and her Beast Husbands to stay, the Black Dog Tribe might still have a chance. It wouldn’t be swallowed by other tribes or destroyed by Wandering Beasts.’

"Bai Wanwan, I have something I’d like to discuss with you."

Bai Wanwan grabbed a strip of dried sweet potato to snack on and asked lazily from inside, "What is it, Clan Leader?"

The Clan Leader of the Black Dog Tribe softened his tone, making his expression as amiable as possible.

"It’s like this. Didn’t you say before that you were staying in the Black Dog Tribe temporarily? From now on, you won’t have to provide any prey. You can freely choose anywhere in the tribe you’d like to live. What do you think?"

"We made it clear to the Clan Leader from the very beginning. We’re only staying temporarily; we won’t be here forever."

The Clan Leader patiently continued, "The location of our Black Dog Tribe is very good. There are no large tribes or Wandering Beasts nearby. It’s an excellent place to live."

Bai Wanwan nodded. "It probably was suitable before, but now that the Eagle Beasts have their eyes on it, that’s debatable."

"The Eagle Beasts suffered heavy casualties. They can’t launch another attack. You can rest assured on that point."

Bai Wanwan glanced at him and said without the slightest hesitation, "Clan Leader, if I didn’t have cubs, I might agree to your request. But I can’t gamble with my children. We are definitely going to leave. You don’t need to waste your time on us, Clan Leader."

After hearing this, the Clan Leader was silent for a long time before letting out a long sigh.

’Perhaps this was what he deserved. He had indulged Mu Shan’s family earlier, allowing them to act lawlessly—even to the point where their cub stole an Eagle Beast’s egg, bringing such a great disaster upon the tribe...’

"Alright. If you must go, then go. I just hope that if the tribe runs into danger while you’re still here, you’ll be willing to lend a hand. Can you do that?"

Bai Wanwan thought for a moment, then nodded. "If we have the strength to spare, we can help with that."