Leisurely Life in the Beast World - Chapter 115

“Owooo?” Xiu Yan, noticing the little female cub tiptoeing curiously toward the commotion, raised a chubby paw and gently poked her soft, white leg.

Should we go over and take a look?

Ji Nuan’s eyes brightened. Squatting down, she scooped him up in her arms and briskly headed toward the riverbank.

Meanwhile, Fu Yi, the tiny white cub crouching obediently by the corner of the tent, hopped out, transformed into his beastman form, and folded his tall body awkwardly beside the clay pot. His gaze was fixed longingly on the purple fruit porridge simmering inside.

Treasure food; it’s every beast’s duty!

After much effort squeezing through the densely packed crowd, the scene inside finally came into view.

Sure enough, it was Lu Te, the old beastman.

At the moment, he was leering at a frail young female with drool dripping from the corner of his mouth. The poor little thing, subjected to his predatory gaze, cowered behind her mother, trembling and sobbing miserably.

In contrast, the young female’s mother looked delighted, occasionally turning around to reassure her daughter, “Yaoyao, be good. See, such a strong beastman will exchange for you on the first day. From now on, you won’t have to worry about wild beasts invading the tribe to eat you, and you’ll never go hungry.”

As she spoke, the young female’s mother also began tearing up.

Ji Nuan frowned deeply. This wouldn’t do! Lu Te was so much older, and his lecherous expression fixed on the obviously newly adult young female screamed trouble. Following him back would be no way to live!

Besides, such a sweet and adorable young female could be a mate for the beastmen in her tribe—far better than ending up with a greasy middle-aged beast.

Her mind raced, and she subtly moved next to a middle-aged rabbit beastman, holding Xiu Yan’s chubby paw to poke at him.

Tu Ben watched with satisfaction as Rabbit Tribe’s Yaoyao seemed poised to find a good home. Feeling the poke at his back, he frowned slightly and turned around, only to see a tender little female cub. His expression immediately softened, and he gave her a kindly smile. “What’s the matter, little one? Which tribe are you from?”

Ji Nuan felt her lips twitch. This “underaged beast” identity was really…

“Uncle, you shouldn’t let that elder exchange for the young lady. Every time he takes a female back to the Tumang Tribe, they’re all kept in a cave to give birth to the males in their tribe.

“And the males? They have to do a lot of exhausting work. Our shaman said this year’s cold season will be harsh. What if they’re trading for your tribe’s beasts to keep as… reserve food?”

Ji Nuan said this blatant lie with wide, innocent eyes. Her pure expression instantly convinced Tu Ben about 70-80%.

He turned to her gratefully and then hurried forward. “Sorry, Chief Lu Te. This young female has already been promised to someone and can’t be exchanged to you.”

Hearing this, Yaoyao, still hiding behind her mother, sighed in relief. Her little mouth pouted in defiance. She didn’t like that greasy old uncle with the creepy green glow in his eyes anyway.

(Child, your instincts are spot on—those are eyes gleaming green!)

Lu Te’s expression darkened instantly, his aura of ferocious beast energy spilling outward as he glared menacingly at Tu Ben, who was visibly trembling. “Oh? Which tribe dares compete with our Tumang Tribe for a beast?”

Sweat dripped like rain from Tu Ben’s forehead as he stammered incoherently. “It’s… it’s…”