Chapter 87 Humming Beast Flower Bean? Soybean?

Yu Yan smelled a familiar scent.

Upon hearing Xinchen's words, he immediately asked, "What beans?"

"Oh, it's a kind of kidney bean from our area. It tastes alright, and people in our tribe really like it."

"Can I take a look? I want both raw and cooked."

“Wait a minute,” Xin Chen pulled out a small basket, opened the lid, and grabbed a handful of beans from inside. “These are raw.”

He looked at the Yan Sha and Leng Fei brothers: "Do you still have any cooked beans?"

They stopped fighting and both transformed into human form.

Ensha ran over eagerly, "Yes, yes, yes!"

"Brother Yu Yan, look, these are roasted kidney beans!" He placed the last few beans in Yu Yan's hand.

Yu Yan had never seen beans like this before. Each bean was about the size of a marble, round in shape, with a yellowish-brown surface, covered with brown spots and tiny cracks.

He lowered his head and smelled it; it smelled very good.

Xin Chen also brought the raw beans over to show him.

Raw soybeans have a light yellow skin with brown spots, and are not as shiny as roasted soybeans.

Yu Yan had a guess in her heart, and was just waiting to verify it.

"Let me try it," he said to the others.

Xin Chen reminded him, "We started cooking these beans when they were still green. Once they were cooked, we stir-fried them with sand. They tasted good, but after eating them..." He looked a little embarrassed, "...it's easy to fart, haha."

Yu Yan smiled and said, "It's nothing."

He tasted the cooked one first; it was crunchy and became more fragrant the more he chewed it.

I tasted the raw one again, and sure enough, it had a strong astringent bean flavor.

"How is it?" Lanxiu asked, looking into his bright eyes.

Yu Yan said happily, "It tastes exactly the same as the soybeans I'm looking for!"

Lan Xiu: "Soybeans don't have spots, right?"

"Yes, I guess it's because the appearance doesn't match that no one is sending seeds to our tribe. It seems that in the future, when we ask someone to find seeds, we can't be so sure about the appearance."

"Soybeans should have more uses than the kidney beans you found before?"

"Yes! Not only can it be eaten directly or made into tofu, but it can also be used to make sauces. It's very useful!!"

Yu Yan always felt that her dishes were missing something when she didn't add soy sauce.

He had been searching for soybeans for half a year, thinking that they were no longer available in the Beast World. He never expected that this little thing would have a different "skin"!

Coming to Chongchong Tribe was definitely the right decision!

Upon hearing their words, Xin Chen asked in surprise, "So the kidney bean is the seed you've been looking for?"

Yu Yan: "Um, how many do you have left in your tribe? Could you exchange some with me?"

Xin Chen nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the kidney beans grow every year, and we've collected quite a lot! In our tribe, kidney beans aren't considered a very good thing, and I was too embarrassed to take them out this afternoon."

Yu Yan smiled and said, "For me, kidney beans are a very good thing. Thank you for exchanging them with us."

Xin Chen: "You're too kind."

Yu Yan smiled and looked at Yan Sha and Leng Fei, "Thank you too. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have discovered Hua Dou."

The two children were overjoyed by the praise and said in unison, "You're welcome."

Yan Sha said smugly, "Thanks to my fart."

This time, Leng Fei didn't repeat herself and said, "I'll let it go too."

Yan Sha: "I set it off louder than you!"

Leng Fei: "I stink more than you!"

Ensha: "I'm amazing!"

Leng Fei: "I'm even better!"

The two cubs glared at each other, neither willing to yield, then transformed back into their beast forms, squealing and squealing, and began pinching each other with their claws.

Xin Chen took a few deep breaths, but still couldn't hold back: "What's there to argue about when it's just a fart!"

The two little groundhogs grabbed each other by the neck and retorted, "We farted well! Brother Yu Yan praised us!"

"That's right, that's right."

Xin Chen, who is usually so good-tempered, is now about to have his head explode.

"You like fighting, huh? Wait until your father gets back, then we'll let him fight you!"

The two little ones pretended not to hear, chattering and squawking as they slipped away into the distance.

Xin Chen sighed heavily as the meat patties he was making were almost burnt, and returned to the hearth.

He said to Yu Yan, somewhat embarrassed, "I'm sorry you had to see this."

Yu Yan shook her head. "No, I really think they're adorable. They must make your lives much more fun."

"Haha, yes. Before, it was just me and their father at home, and we barely spoke a few words all day. They made the house lively."

Xin Chen said softly, "Hong Yong and I are not young anymore. After we return to the embrace of the Beast God, the two brothers can keep each other company, which is good."

"Oh, right," Xin Chen suddenly remembered something and called out to the two brothers in the distance, "Go and call your father back quickly, let's talk about Hua Dou!"

"Yes, Father!"

A short while later, Hongyong arrived in a hurry with his men.

They were happy to trade beans with Yu Yan, who then taught them how to make paper and tofu.

The people of Chongchong tribe were even happier than during a festival, and they organized a dinner party that evening.

Everyone sang and danced, and didn't go to rest until very late.

Yu Yan and Lan Xiu also lived in a cave dug underground.

The cave was small, but it was very clean, with dry grass and animal hides laid on the ground to keep out the dampness of the soil.

Living in a cave gives you a sense of security from being isolated from the world.

The next morning, Yu Yan got up early and led everyone to make tofu.

The beans soaked overnight and are now fully hydrated.

The Chongchong tribe is quite far from the salt lake, and there wasn't enough time to collect the brine, so Yu Yan taught them to use wood ash water instead of brine to make tofu.

The gauze used for filtering was also prepared by Yu Yan.

The soy milk made from kidney beans was fragrant and thick, without any beany taste. Yu Yan added honey to the soy milk, and she and Lan Xiu drank four large bowls together.

The tofu that was finally made was perfect. It not only formed good clumps, but also had a perfect texture that was both soft and firm. When dipped in chili sauce, it was so delicious that the people of Chongchong Tribe were completely mesmerized.

They exclaimed in disbelief, "Beast God! This was actually made from the kidney beans we've been eating for so many years!"

"Kidney beans can be made into such delicious tofu! No wonder Yu Yan said it's a really good product!"

"Who would have thought that wood ash could be used to make tofu?!"

They already loved the taste of broad beans, and after Yu Yan made several dishes with tofu, they went even crazier.

"It smells so good... Tofu is the best food I've ever eaten in my life!"

"Yu Yan, you can make such delicious tofu, are you really not an envoy sent by the Beast God?"

Yu Yan smiled and said no, but they firmly believed that Yu Yan was sent by the Beast God to help them, and they admired and respected him greatly.

After breakfast, everyone will go out into the wild to hunt the Hum Hum Beast.

Yu Yan prepared the "anesthetic" to be given to the Hengheng Beast, put the medicine into the animal skin bag, and said goodbye to the people who stayed behind in the Chongchong tribe.

People couldn't bear to part with Yu Yan, so they brought their best things from home and stuffed them into her arms.

Yu Yan declined, saying, "Thank you everyone, but it's really not necessary."

"It'll be a few days before you get back, so take this with you for the journey!"

"I can't carry all this stuff..."

"Isn't there Lan Xiu? His beast form is so big, he can carry as much as he wants! Take it, take it!"

Hongyong also chimed in, "Yu Yan, a group of young orcs from our tribe are going to the peninsula tribe with you. Let them carry your things."

Before Yu Yan could speak, the others helped him carry his things.

Yu Yan said emotionally, "Thank you everyone."

Hongyong smiled contentedly, "Let's go hunt the Humming Beast!"

A group of orcs selected by the Chongchong tribe, along with Lanxiu and Yuyan, headed out into the wilderness.

The beast forms they transformed into were only half the height of Lan Xiu.

Yu Yan sprouted wings and flew in the sky.

Soon, they arrived near an oasis.

Yu Yan looked down: "I see them."

In the lush, layered meadow, a group of black wild boars were rooting in the ground with their snouts, making grunting noises.

Just as Ruihua described, the largest of them were almost two meters long, with bodies as thick as iron towers.

The wild boar has sharp, thick tusks on both sides of its mouth, and its back is covered with bristles that gleam coldly.

A rough count revealed that there were over a hundred wild boars here, no wonder the Chongchong tribe couldn't handle them.

The orc leading the group this time is named Gomon, and the sub-orc who came for a "pregnancy check-up" yesterday is his partner.

Hongyong also brought Xinchen, but because they were both old, they only watched the battle and did not participate in the hunt.

Gomon is robust, with glossy fur, sharp eyes, and an imposing presence.

He made a gesture, and everyone stopped, transformed into human form, and lay in ambush in the meadow.

Gomon pointed out several Humming Beasts and whispered, "In a moment, follow my command to drive one of these out, surround it, and capture it alive."

His companions nodded solemnly: "Okay."

Gomon then asked Lanxiu, "Your beast form is a tiger, can I let you charge in?"

Lan Xiu: "Sure. Besides driving away the Humming Beast, is there anything else you need me to do?"

Gomon raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "The Humming Beast is so fierce, what else do you want to do?"

He earnestly warned, "The Hum Beasts are extremely irritable. Their fangs and bristles make them very difficult to kill. There are hundreds of Hum Beasts here. When they attack you together, you must protect yourself and your companions. Retreat when necessary, and don't feel ashamed."

Lan Xiu: "Can we kill him?"

Gomon: "Of course, provided that you protect yourself and your companions."

"good."

After giving his instructions, Gomon made a few more hand gestures, and the beastmen dispersed. Hongyong, Xinchen, and Yuyan all retreated to a safe distance.

A gentle autumn breeze rustled the grass.

The humming beast, which was burrowing in the ground, seemed to sense something, raised its head, and looked around.

suddenly!

Several groundhog orcs leaped out of the grass! They brandished stone hammers and charged towards them!

The Humming Beasts panicked and scattered in all directions, screaming.

Several particularly robust Humming Beasts were the first to adjust their posture, aiming their fangs at the hunters. They stomped their four hooves on the ground, and when they rammed forward, the earth trembled violently.

Gomon's pupils constricted: "Be careful! Don't engage them head-on!"

Seeing the groundhog beastmen retreat, the humming beasts became even more smug and charged even more fiercely.

By the time they realized that a white figure had flashed towards them like lightning, it was too late.

Lan Xiu was much larger than the groundhog beastmen, yet he moved with surprising agility. His limbs displayed strong, beautiful muscles.

His icy blue eyes were fixed on his prey, devoid of any gentleness, only filled with intense killing intent.

"roar--!"

Lan Xiu roared and leaped high into the air, his claws like a mountain, pressing down on the Humming Beast below.

The Humming Beasts, shrouded in shadow, were so frightened they turned tail and ran!

But how could they possibly match Lanxiu's speed?

In the blink of an eye, two strong Humming Beasts were pinned under Lan Xiu's claws.

He opened his mouth, his sharp teeth digging deep into his prey's body, and with a cold, sharp flick of his head, he tore the prey in two!

With another bite and a tear, the other end also split in two!

The whole process was very fast; before Gomon and his team could even react, it was over.

Without any hesitation, Lan Xiu ran off into the distance, catching up with a Humming Beast and either biting it to death or smashing its head open with a single claw.

Yu Yan, suspended in the sky, watched with her blood boiling.

Within minutes, more than a dozen wild boar carcasses lay on the ground.

Hongyong, his eyes gleaming, shouted at Gemeng and the others from a distance, "What are you all standing there for! Help!"

Gomon and the others finally realized what was happening, took a breath, and trembled all over.

Lan Xiu's combat power is truly incredible!

He could probably wipe out this whole group of Humming Beasts all by himself!

With him around, what are they hiding from or avoiding? Just kill them!

"Go!"

"Charge! Charge! Charge!"

The groundhog beastmen, wielding their stone hammers once more, rejoined the battle.

The one-sided battle soon came to an end.

Most of the Hum Hum Beasts ran away, but more than thirty of them were still killed by the group.

Lanxiu left two survivors, a male and a female, and held them under his claws.

Gomon and the others ran over and asked, "Lanxiu, what's next? Tie him up?"

Lan Xiu: "Don't tie them up yet. Help me hold down their heads and hooves."

"good!"

After pressing it, Lanxiu said to Yuyan, "Come on."

Yu Yan responded and flapped her wings to land.

He took the animal skin pouch from his waist and, after Gomon and the others pried open the mouth of the Humming Beast, poured the medicine into it.

At this distance, he was very close to the Hum Hum Beast and Lan Xiu.

After the hunt, Lan Xiu was sweating profusely and panting wildly.

Yu Yan controlled her wildly beating heart and, with steady hands, finished administering the medicine.

Before long, the two Humming Beasts stopped struggling, closed their eyes, and fell fast asleep.

Gomon and the others looked at each other, not daring to let go.

Yu Yan said, "Okay, let go now, thank you everyone."

Gomon and the others then stepped back, and Lanxiu also took a step back, transforming into human form.

He took out a thick hemp rope and tied up the two humming beasts.

Hongyong walked over and asked curiously, "Did you give them sleeping pills?"

Yu Yan nodded, "More or less."

Hongyong clicked his tongue in amazement: "No wonder you said you had a way."

Yu Yan: "Clan Chief Hongyong, then we'll be going."

"Yes, be careful on the road."

Before leaving, Gomon asked Xinchen, "Please take good care of my partner these next few days."

Xin Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry."

After saying goodbye, the beastmen transformed into their beast forms, carrying Humming Beast and Flower Bean on their backs.

Hongyong would have someone transport the dead Humming Beasts back to the tribe. Thinking it would be enough to feed them for a long time, Hongyong smiled broadly.

Yu Yan climbed onto Lan Xiu's back and waved to Hong Yong and his wife.

"goodbye!"

Goodbye, have a safe journey!

The warm autumn sun shone brightly, and a sea of ​​white clouds drifted by. The beastmen ran westward against the wind.

On the way back, everyone was on their own without any delay.

During the journey, the two Humming Beasts woke up once, and Yu Yan fed them new medicine.

We arrived at the peninsula tribe in the evening.

The patrolling orcs spotted them first and flew over excitedly, asking, "Yu Yan, Lan Xiu! Did you catch a live Humming Beast?"

Yu Yan: "That's right, we also brought back a lot of salted meat. Why don't you ask the people from our tribe to come to my house and share the meat?"

"Alright!! Are these people from the Chongchong tribe next to you?"

"Yes, they came to visit our tribe and helped us carry our things."

"Okay, I'll go call the clan leader and the others now!"

Gomon and his companions were overwhelmed by the sights. The fields, the new houses, and all sorts of tools were so novel to them.

Eager to return home, Yu Yan conjured wings and flew swiftly towards her house.

Seeing the familiar house and Feng Gui and Rui Hua standing outside the courtyard to greet them, Yu Yan happily shouted, "Father, Uncle! We're back!"

Feng Gui greeted him with a smile, "You must have had a long journey. How was it? Was it all right?"

"Yes! It went very smoothly! Father, is there any water to drink? I'm so thirsty."

"Yes, yes, I burned a lot this morning." Feng Gui turned and walked into the yard.

"If you have ice, add some ice for me!"

"Okay~" Feng Guichao waved his hand behind his back.

Ruihua and Yuyan said, "The Hum Hum Beasts have bad tempers. They probably can't be tied up like the Sheep Sheep Beasts. Even if we build a cement wall, we're afraid they'll knock it down. Let's put them in the ravine on the other side of the forest."

Yu Yan nodded, "That's what I was thinking too. We'll lock them up over there and block the exit of the ravine with stones so they can't get out."

Ruihua: "There are quite a few stones in the house. I'll take some people to block them. You guys go inside and rest."

Yu Yan smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Father!"

Ruihua smiled and walked towards the mountain valley. He nodded to Ge Meng and the others as he passed them.

Gomon and the others murmured, "He's still as cold as ever, haha."

"You look much more energetic than before."

"What's that hanging around his waist? It's flashing, and there are metal needles moving inside."

Lan Xiu smiled and said, "That's a compass that Yu Yan made for him to indicate directions. He treasures it."

Gomon and his friends were incredibly envious.

Before long, Cangfeng arrived with his men.

Yu Yan noticed the white ash on his head and face and asked, "Are you working?"

Cangfeng sat down and said, "Yes, the cement road is usable now. We've also transported some materials to the new house area to build a batch of toilets."

The toilet repairs are simple; Yu Yan doesn't need to keep an eye on it.

Yu Yan thought of something else: "Chief, we found a very good type of bean in the Chongchong tribe this time."

He took out the kidney beans and showed them to everyone.

"These beans are only different in appearance from the soybeans I'm looking for. We'll have one more crop to plant next year."

Xin Yu picked up a kidney bean and examined it: "What a beautiful bean." He looked at Yu Yan, "Our tribe has plenty of fields; you can choose whichever you like."

Yu Yan: "Let's plant it on the land we reclaimed by the river. But crops need nutrients to grow, and I'm worried the soil isn't fertile enough."

Cang Feng frowned: "Then what should we do?"

Yu Yan: "Let's bring a water channel here, and build a septic tank so we can flush the sewage into it and use it as fertilizer next year. At the same time, it will be more convenient to use water."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that many people had strange expressions on their faces.

Yu Yan: "What's wrong?"