Sheng Xia naturally lowered her arm, turned around and raised the corners of her lips to look at the chief. He stood up straight and walked with a steady and powerful gait.

A pair of bright, piercing eyes shone with a kind smile.

The beast felt a surge of warmth in her heart as she looked at her, and she said with a light laugh.

"Chief, what brings you here?"

In the Beast World, people rarely visit the temple unless there's a reason, and chieftains are no exception.

Sure enough, as soon as Shengxia asked the question, the chief burst into laughter with joy.

He was beaming with pride, and casually sat down on the spot, cross-legged, with his elbows resting on his knees.

"Sit down, everyone sit down and talk."

Aoki transformed into a golden lion, preemptively sitting down next to Teibai, stretching out his thick thighs and raising his head.

"Xia, come, sit on my lap."

Iron-white eyes curved slightly, and the corners of her lips lifted. She bent down and placed Shengxia on the lion's legs. She readily sat down and reached out to stroke the fluffy fur.

Wolf King sat elegantly on the rock, while Iron White sat casually beside him.

Fox Snow looked at the excited chief with great interest and sat down next to Sheng Xia's back.

Yang Yun looked around warily; in the distance, three little ones were fighting amongst themselves…

Seeing that everyone was seated, the chief sat up straight, his face serious, and his voice strong and clear.

"The later fleeing tribe was the Black Bear tribe. The chief's gang came to me and said they had decided to merge into Yafatu."

"It is said that seven or eight tribes fled and joined the Black Bear tribe, where they witnessed the power of Xiaxia and her partner."

"..."

"It has now been decided to merge with Yafatu."

After listening to the chief's words, everyone fell into deep thought.

In the height of summer, she played with the golden fur, her eyes slightly lowered as she gazed thoughtfully ahead.

Before the earthquake, the Nightwalkers and Iron-Eating Beasts joined the fray, and almost no beasts died during the escape, not to mention the orcs they encountered on the subsequent escape route.

A rough estimate for midsummer is that the total number of beasts is expected to be around 10,000.

There were so many beasts, which was unexpected.

Wolf King glanced at Sheng Xia, his gaze both gentle and firm, then turned to the chieftain, his voice calm and even.

"Next, we will continue our journey northward... We will need your continued support in overseeing the overall situation."

Without hesitation, Wolf King explained Zhang Mo's guidance point by point and shared his own thoughts.

He exuded a restrained strength with composure, which made Sheng Xia blush slightly, and she couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her burning cheeks.

The brief meeting didn't last long; the pot next to us was bubbling away, steam rising and a rich aroma enveloping everyone.

The sounds of swallowing saliva rose and fell.

The chief swallowed hard, gazed fixedly into the distance, and politely took his leave.

"Alright, that's the gist of it. Let's take a break and move on!"

He can't freeload anymore since all the food at home is gone; Xiaxia has it tough too.

Shengxia looked at the pot with bright eyes. It smelled delicious. It must be cooked after so long!

She looked at the chief who had stood up, took Iron White's hand and stood up, offering a polite farewell with a smile in her eyes.

"Okay, thank you for coming all this way to tell us."

After she finished speaking, she winked at Yang Yun, signaling him to serve the chief a bowl of rice to take away.

Thinking of the chief's restrained gaze earlier, Shengxia couldn't help but glance towards the pot and smile knowingly.

Yang Yun nodded, watched the chieftain's disappearing figure, took a wooden bowl, quickly scooped up a bowlful, and chased after him.

The ice-blue wings shone even brighter in the sunlight, and Shengxia tilted her head back, admiring them for a while with a smile on her face.

Fox Snow arranged the table and other items, Green Wood made a beautiful canopy out of vines, and Wolf King leisurely served rice and placed it on the table.

"Aren't you hungry? Come and eat."

Tie Bai's clear and crisp voice came from behind, and at the same time, a pair of hands were placed on her waist. Sheng Xia felt the warmth of the body behind her and smiled slightly.

Seeing the little lamb fly back, Shengxia turned and hugged Tiebai's arm, saying cheerfully.

"Mmm, I'm very hungry, let's eat quickly."

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The next morning.

The chirping of birds woke Shengxia. Before she even opened her eyes, she twisted and turned on the bed for a moment, then stretched.

He let out a comfortable hum and opened his eyes.

What catches the eye is a vast expanse of fresh, delicate pink flowers, so beautiful they look like artificial flowers.

Sheng Xia's heart softened, and she curled her lips into a sweet smile. She reached out and touched the little flower on the bedside table, her eyes flashing with pleasure.

"Xia, are you awake? Are you hungry?"

Hearing the noise in the room, Yang Yun, holding a tooth-cleaning branch, lifted the vine curtain and came in.

Seeing that she liked the flowers in the room, Yang Yun handed her a branch of the teeth cleaner and suggested, "Let me bring the food in, why don't you eat here?"

"No, let's eat out."

Even if it's a temporary room, she doesn't want to make her sleeping place smell like food everywhere.

"Mommy, do you want to eat fish? It's a huge fish!" Shi Qing shouted excitedly, wagging his tail at Sheng Xia.

As soon as I stepped outside in the sweltering summer heat, I saw the three little ones dancing excitedly.

He gestured to indicate the size of the large fish.

She watched as Lang Ge exaggeratedly gestured his arms behind his back, chuckled, and said gently.

"If you want to eat it, why don't you take your mother over to see it?"

She was genuinely curious about the size of the fish, wondering what had excited the little ones so much.

Upon seeing this, she was also excited.

"What a huge fish!"

It must weigh seventy or eighty pounds, it's as big as a pig!

Aoki smiled brightly, patted the fish's belly, and grinned, giving off the vibe of a sunny, cheerful young man.

In the height of summer, her heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly looked down.

His deep, pleasant voice came through.

"Xia, come quick! Look at the fish I caught!"

This is so big, it's enough for Xiaxia and Meimei to eat for many meals!

Sheng Xia secretly blushed, but she pretended to be nonchalant as she looked up, the corners of her lips revealing her good mood.

Seeing Aoki's pleading look, Sheng Xia's almond-shaped eyes curved into a smile, and she clenched her right fist with her thumb pointing upwards.

"Wow! My lion is amazing, this fish must weigh at least 100 pounds."

He said he caught it by fishing, but he didn't know how.

His fox-like eyes narrowed slightly, a sly glint in them. He walked over with light steps, humming a tune he often hummed in the summer.

"Sister Xiaxia, you don't know, he almost fell into a cesspool because of this fish."

Sheng Xia was amazed by the heavenly youthful voice of Hu Xue when he hummed the song, but when he suddenly heard these words, he choked on his saliva and coughed incessantly.

Tie Bai's heart tightened, and he quickly walked over to Yang Yun, immediately pulling her into his arms and gently stroking her back with his large hand.

Shengxia became withdrawn; she knew about that cesspool!

It was a large pit dug by the male of the tribe, where all the animals used to relieve themselves, and then covered it with soil afterward.

Everyone had been holding back for a long time. The pit was filled in very quickly after it was dug, and then another one was dug next to it...

It's dirty, messy, and terrible!

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a biological weapon; Aoki almost fell off.