In the height of summer, sitting in the fox's arms, her bright almond-shaped eyes swept over the scattered wooden houses around her. After walking for about half an hour, she saw a huge stone wall in the distance.

It looks like a tribal gate.

She glanced at the wooden house behind her, then turned to look ahead, blinking in confusion and surprise.

How did this tribe build walls inside?

Crab's eyes reddened as he pointed to the front gate and spoke to Sheng Xia with a proud yet respectful tone.

"Xia Wuyi, this is the place. Please rest and have a meal first. The scenery around here is beautiful, and the weather is neither too hot nor too cold during the typhoon season, making it a very comfortable place to visit."

He had everything arranged. The house where the witch doctor had stayed was cleaned up, and food was being prepared so that the witch doctor could go in and rest and eat.

Sheng Xia smiled and nodded: "Okay, thank you."

She was very tactful and didn't ask any further questions.

"Why does your tribe build a gate inside?" Aoki noticed Shengxia's confusion and asked with a hearty laugh.

Sheng Xia's eyes widened, and she turned to look at him. When she met Qingmu's smug expression, her lips twitched.

How dare he?

There's clearly something going on here; they ask this right away...

Aren't you afraid of getting beaten up?

Crab Red was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Sheng Xia, his face showing some embarrassment. He lowered his eyes to hide the surging emotions within them.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he said in a sorrowful tone.

"The tribe's residence is behind the door. It is said that the Crab Roe Tribe was abandoned by the Beast God, and many beastmen moved out."

According to reports from their tribesmen, over the years, more and more orcs have moved out, even though it's not safe outside because there's no food.

They didn't go too far, nor did they go back in.

Many orcs couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere of the Crab Roe Tribe and went to the neighboring Blue Fish Tribe. Unable to adapt to the Blue Fish Tribe's brutality, they quickly died.

After a moment of awkwardness, Shengxia sensed the sadness in Xie Hong's words and felt a pang of helplessness. The cruelty of the beast world was far greater than what she had witnessed.

She can probably only help a very small part of it...

Her bright almond-shaped eyes turned to Crab Red, and Sheng Xia comforted her earnestly, "Everything will be alright. Let's go to the altar first thing tomorrow morning."

She wanted to first give the orcs of the Crab Roe Tribe a blessing from a witch doctor, and then deal with their infertility.

Ideally, we should find the root cause and solve the problem at its source.

After speaking, she turned her gaze to the gate in front of her, staring in awe at its rugged and primitive beast-world style.

A defensive line made of stones, seven or eight meters high and fifty meters long, completely concealed the tribe.

A wooden door, about three meters long, was opened in the very center.

Above the wooden door are two enormous beast skulls. It's unclear what kind of beast they are, but the two horns on their heads look to be over ten meters tall.

The door looked quite old, but it still exuded a sense of oppression.

The door was open, and sunlight streamed through, creating a strong visual impact. In the height of summer, it always gave me the illusion of having stumbled into the world of Warcraft.

"Medical Doctor Xia, watch your step, come this way."

Crab Red felt inexplicably emboldened by Sheng Xia's words, and he happily led the way.

A group of curious orcs stood in neat rows on both sides of the gate, watching Sheng Xia quietly, without making a sound to disturb her.

Upon hearing Xie Hong's words, Sheng Xia smiled and nodded, "Okay." After saying that, she turned to look at Hu Xue, who was carrying her away.

Meeting his alluring yet languid fox-like eyes, she smiled sweetly and whispered a teasing remark in his ear.

Watch your step!

"Okay, Xiaxia-jie~" Hu Xue winked mischievously, then suddenly leaned in and kissed Sheng Xia on the lips.

In a good mood, I hugged her and continued walking.

Aoki was itching to hug her, so he said to Fox Snow in a conciliatory tone, "Fox, are you tired? Let me hug Xia."

He longed to hold the soft and fragrant Xiaxia in his arms; he had experienced how blissful that feeling was!

Without a second thought, Hu Xue refused outright. He gave a charming smile, a sly glint in his eyes, and nodded in refusal.

"No, I'm not tired, I'll hold you."

I could hug Xiaxia forever and never get tired!

Aoki saw him nod, grinned, and was about to reach out to take it when Hu Xue took two quick steps, and he missed.

Only then did he realize what he meant. He couldn't just snatch it by force, so he could only watch enviously from the sidelines.

"You little fox..."

Sheng Xia found it amusing and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, which made Jiao Su's lips curl up slightly.

There were no trees around the gate to block the sunlight, and the bright sunlight poured down, feeling soft and comfortable on my skin.

As soon as she stepped through the gate, Sheng Xia felt as if a heavy stone was pressing down on her, making it hard for her to breathe.

There were no large trees around, but the vegetation was lush and full of life, yet in the height of summer, a sense of desolation and decay permeated the air.

It's the same as the area around the wooden houses on the outskirts of the tribe.

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The next morning.

In the sweltering summer heat, she vaguely smelled the aroma of food, let out a soft moan, and blinked to wake up.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a handsome face with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and deep-set features.

So handsome! His narrow, almond-shaped eyes are slightly squinted, his high, straight nose is very striking, and his sharply defined jawline exudes masculinity.

Sheng Xia smiled sweetly, raised her arms to wrap around his neck, and said softly and affectionately, "Big Lion, hug me~"

Sensing her affection, Aoki smiled brightly, a surge of emotion welling up within him. He reached out and pulled her into his embrace.

The little chick pecked at the top of her head, kissing it like a chick pecking at rice, and mumbled a reply between kisses: "Hug!"

Xiaxia is so cute, I want to hold her like this forever and never let go...

"Sister Xiaxia is awake? Time to eat! Susu made potato and bird meatballs, and fish ball soup, it's so delicious~"

Hearing the noise in the room, Hu Xue picked up the tooth-cleaning twig that she had already washed and dried, and ran over with light steps.

Upon hearing about fish ball soup, Shengxia's eyes lit up. She nudged Qingmu, got off the bed, and looked toward the door.

She looked incredibly sweet when she first woke up, with flawless skin, slightly flushed cheeks, and big, bright, watery eyes.

Fox Snow's eyes darkened as he watched, and like a dog following a scent, he pounced on Sheng Xia.

He slowed his pace as he approached her, gently picked her up, placed her in the crook of his arm, and handed her the tooth-cleaning twig.

"Sister, please get your teeth cleaned."

The air was filled with the fragrance of jasmine. In a good mood, Sheng Xia took the branch, popped it into her mouth and chewed it, then turned her head and sniffed it on Hu Xue's cheek.

The closer you get, the clearer the fragrance of the flowers becomes.

"The fox smells so good!"

Fox Snow felt a jolt in his heart. He glanced down at the bulging animal skin skirt, took a deep breath, and lowered his eyes with an unreadable expression.

He loves his sister so much, she knows that, right?

At this very moment, at the central altar of the Crab Roe Tribe.

Crab Red was full of energy and arranged tasks in an orderly manner.

"You guys keep an eye on the cubs. Crabfire and Agen, take a few males and clear the weeds around the altar. You guys over there, go grill the fish."

"good!"

"good!"

The male that was pointed at instantly became excited, rushed back to prepare, picked up his tools, and started working.

Their thinking was very simple: they did whatever the Red Elders said without thinking about the reasons, as long as they put in the effort.