Chapter 359: Only the Male Peacock is Beautiful (Twenty-One)

The night was getting colder, the moon was covered by thick dark clouds, the shadows of the trees were hidden in the endless darkness, and only the sound of wind and rain could be heard.

Many people slept uneasily that night, but until dawn, the streets were still as quiet as before.

As usual, the breakfast stalls opened their rattling roller shutters, and as people hurried to and fro, they set up steaming steamers and the fireworks continued.

But inside the Pingyang Valley, separated by a mountain range, was a mess. The strong smell of blood was dispersed by the rain and fog. The soldiers sat on the ground exhausted to rest, looking at the corpses of the fallen beasts beside them, with fear still lingering in their eyes.

Baojie was injured with a fractured wrist bone, and the accompanying military doctor was giving him a simple bandage.

"Lieutenant Bao Jie, the conditions are limited right now. I can only do a simple fixation for you. I'll need to put a splint on you when we get back. Try not to move this hand, and be careful not to touch it with water..."

Baojie endured the discomfort and nodded quickly.

The military doctor then gave up and turned to treat the wounds of the remaining soldiers. When the rescue plane arrived, everyone took great pains to hand the captured wolf beast to the rescue personnel, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.

Because this fallen beast was so cunning and hateful, he arranged the fallen beasts under his control into three echelons.

The first echelon consisted of larger antelope-horned beasts, which forced the army to the front of the mountain stream and restricted their range of movement.

Then the second echelon was sent to join the battle. When the army's beast souls were restrained, the ape-like fallen beasts jumped out from the hidden bushes and used their flexible bodies to snatch the soldiers' equipment. If they couldn't snatch it away, they used their hard and powerful fingers to destroy the troops' weapons.

Finally, the more ferocious wolves, lions, and tigers quickly pounced on the army and strangled it while it was in a panic.

The wolf beast that caused all this had brown-red fur. It stood at the back and let out a hair-raising roar, looking like it was sitting on the Diaoyutai.

The strangest thing is that its fur color and body shape are not the breeds found in the territory controlled by their army...

After Bao Jie treated his wound, he went directly to Yu's house to report the results of the mission.

When I walked in, I happened to see the elegant eldest son of the Yu family, who was rolling up his sleeves and competing with his immediate boss in eating watermelon.

The father and son's faces were covered with pink soup after eating, which was so childish.

Bao Jie stood inside the door and suddenly felt a sense of crisis that he was about to lose his job.

Yu Hexuan blinked his eyes, feeling a little embarrassed. He casually pulled out the handkerchief his son had hidden in his shirt pocket and wiped his mouth with it.

As a result, Young Master Yu, who had the nerve to greet him just now, suddenly changed his expression. He snatched back the handkerchief stained with watermelon juice, with a look of doomsday on his face.

"What are you doing!"

Yu Hexuan was so frightened by him that he didn't have time to pay attention to Bao Jie: "You kid, you are so jumpy!"

Yu Huo's face was filled with grief and indignation: "Yes, my love is dead!"

Yu Hexuan said, "Huh?" "It's just a handkerchief, what's the big deal?"

Yu Huo pursed his lips, feeling the greatest sorrow: "You don't understand, this is my token of love."

After saying that, he raised the handkerchief in his hand and waved to the servant who was wiping the coffee table beside him: "Auntie, please take the time to help me clean it."

Yu Hexuan couldn't stand his hypocritical look and said with a sigh, "How could you let someone else give you such a precious token of love?"

Yu Huo shrugged: "Isn't it all your fault?"

Yu Hexuan glanced at the watermelon rinds in the trash can. Although he didn't understand, he decided to respect it: "I'll compensate you with a hundred identical ones tomorrow."

Yu Huo curled his lips and said, "You don't understand. It's one-of-a-kind. If you really want to compensate me, why not give me a discount and make up a million."

Yu Hexuan: "Are you looking for a beating? How about I give you a million slaps?"

Yu Huo didn't dare mention the money anymore. He turned to look at Bao Jie and changed the subject: "Hey, Uncle Bao is here. Look at you, why didn't you say anything? Come in, come in. I'll get you a glass of water."

How could Bao Jie dare to accept this? He hurriedly said, "I dare not trouble you, young master. By the way, why are you at home today?"

Yu Huo just said that and immediately sat back down: "Oh, I'm asking for leave."

Bao Jie nodded, automatically ignoring the childish behavior of the father and son. He walked over to Yu Hexuan and said, "General, the beast tide in Pingyang Valley has been resolved. We have captured the fallen wolf and found out that it came from the extremely cold land."

Yu Hexuan's expression instantly turned serious. "Extremely cold land? Brown wolves? Could it be related to those extreme beast power people who were driven away?"

Yu Huo looked up in surprise and interrupted, "What extreme beast power?"

Bao Jie glanced at Yu Hexuan, and after receiving his nod, he continued, "Twenty years ago, some orcs were dissatisfied with the distribution of resources in society. They gathered together and clamored for equal rights, abolished all the benefits of the humanoids, and wanted to be like the humanoids, marrying wives and concubines, and having three husbands and four maids.

They caused great unrest in society, so the military sent troops to drive them to the extremely cold land outside Jiangteng Mountain."

"It's really unfair, no wonder they're making a fuss." Yu Huo echoed.

Yu Hexuanzhang sighed, "How naive! Even if you want fairness, it depends on whether the actual situation allows it.

The orc tribe has a huge base. If outstanding orcs are allowed to have three wives and four concubines, or three husbands and four maids, as things go on, there will be more and more orcs who cannot be appeased, and the number of fallen orcs will also increase. In the long run, not only will our living space be squeezed, but the instability factors in society will also gradually increase.

There's also the issue of military advancement. If there are no restrictions on orcs, once they become officers, if they accidentally become fallen beasts, they'll face dire consequences. You can probably imagine that."

Yu Huo thought about it carefully and found that it was true.

No wonder only those orcs who have retired from the army can become officers. If the bloodline problem of the orcs cannot be effectively solved, the current situation is the optimal solution for this society.

Seeing that he no longer objected, Yu Hexuan softened his tone, "What do you think those benefits for the humanoids are? They're compensation, compensation for appeasing the orcs' rebellion. Otherwise, who would be willing to work for nothing?"

Yu Huo blinked thoughtfully, then set his gaze on Yu Hexuan: "Father, it turns out that I have misunderstood you all along. I want to apologize to you."

Yu Hexuan asked in confusion: "What did you misunderstand about me?"

Yu Huo shook his head: "After giving birth to Yu Duoyi and me, my mother's body became ill and she could no longer bear children. But after so many years, we are still the only two children in our Yu family. I always thought it was because of you..."

Men, no matter how old you are, this "no" is a taboo.

Yu Hexuan immediately picked up the file rack on the table and threw it at Yu Huo.

Unfortunately, Yu Huo was too agile and dodged the attack of the folder by turning his head.

Yu Hexuan, who hadn't hit the target, was furious and stood up to rush over: "Nonsense! I have to teach you a lesson today!"