Feeding bear cubs is a wonderful thing.
This was the first time Ye Nianzhen had experienced such joy. In her eyes, Luo Shui was now a cute and adorable little black bear, which had nothing to do with his original refined young appearance, except for his temperament.
On the other hand, Luo Shui was quite happy to be fed. It would be stupid not to eat when there is food available, especially since he was still growing and it was always good to eat more.
Qin Qiu had no objection; he was satisfied with ordinary roasted meat, as the game he had hunted was more than enough for him.
Ye Nianzhen had no objection; she couldn't eat much herself, and she wasn't a beastman with a big appetite.
And so... only Mingyuan's world was completed. He watched resentfully as the other three people happily and harmoniously ate their barbecue, while he was completely reduced to a heartless cooking machine!
For a moment, his focus of frustration shifted, not because Ye Nianzhen didn't choose him, but because Ye Nianzhen made him work for free!
The lunch was filled with undercurrents.
In the afternoon, Ye Nianzhen, who had just woken up from her nap, was disturbed by the commotion outside. She threw off the covers and went out to see what was going on.
It turned out that the second hunting team had encountered a dispute and was arguing with people from another tribe not far away about the ownership of a prey.
At the time, the tribe on this side had more people and was in the right. The fatal wound on the prey was clearly made by a beastman of the eagle prototype in the team with his claws.
But the other side insisted that the prey had escaped to their hunting grounds and was therefore their prey, and that the seemingly insignificant small wound was the fatal one.
No one would accept such sophistry, so the team from Luoshui directly kicked them out. Because they outnumbered the other side, they didn't insist and told them to wait, saying they would find someone powerful to deal with them.
Such situations are not uncommon, because hunting areas are limited, and friction is always unavoidable if two tribes are adjacent.
However, the neighboring tribe was originally very low-key and strictly adhered to the territorial boundary established between the two tribes.
Now, they've suddenly gotten the audacity to come here and cause trouble, even demanding that Luoshui and the others give them the territory that originally belonged to them.
Luo Shui has a bit of a temper, after all, his prototype is a bear, but since the others didn't want to fight, he let them go back.
Now they've come looking for us, and they've brought with them the strongest members of their tribe.
Ye Nianzhen went out to take a look, and the person leading the group looked very familiar... it was Hong Xiao.
What a small world! How come I still run into him even though my worldview has changed so drastically?
However, after the previous entanglement and battle, Ye Nianzhen no longer harbored the same deep hatred for this person.
To Ye Nianzhen now, this person is nothing more than someone whose values clash with hers, someone she has absolutely no need to get along with, and someone she might need to be wary of.
Her enemy has been upgraded; they are the behind-the-scenes manipulators outside the fabricated illusion, in which everyone is merely a pawn with no control over their own destiny.
So she didn't make a fuss, and didn't even give Hongxiao a second glance. She just stood silently next to Mingyuan and asked him in a low voice, "What's going on now?"
Mingyuan also lowered his voice and said to Ye Nianzhen, "They were trying to cause trouble over there, relying on the strength of this leopard. There was no one else around at the time, and Luo Shui, with her fiery temper, beat them up."
Yeh Nien-jen: "Who?"
Mingyuan: "Luoshui beat up the troublemaker."
Yeh Nian-zhen: "...That does fit his personality."
"Then the leopard came. That guy was his brother, and he threatened to wipe out our tribe."
Mingyuan further explained the situation.
Yeh Nien-jen then asked, "What stage has it reached now?"
Mingyuan glanced at Hongxiao and said, "It's probably progressed to the stage of persuading us to surrender, right? He seems to think he's the strongest and wants the weaker ones on our side to surrender quickly, or he'll wipe us out."
"This guy is interesting."
Ye Nianzhen laughed. Let alone the others, it was hard to say whether Hong Xiao could even defeat Luo Shui this time, not to mention Ming Yuan and Qin Qiu.
But to her surprise, the first one to rush forward was the beastman that resembled an eagle.
It was only then that she realized she was seeing this person for the first time. It seemed like he had always been on patrol duty before. His appearance was also very familiar, although she could only see his profile and couldn't recognize him clearly.
The man transformed into a giant eagle and flew out, heading straight for Hongxiao's face.
Hongxiao instantly transformed into a leopard, its fur reddish with spots, and its body agile.
The giant eagle has brown feathers that make a loud whistling sound as it flies through the air. Its talons are so sharp that they seem capable of cleaving a giant tree trunk when it swoops down from the sky.
The two large animals got into a fight. The eagle seemed to have a certain advantage because it could fly, but every time it tried to attack, it gave the leopard a chance to counterattack.
After a few rounds of this, Luo Shui got a little restless: "Does it have to be one-on-one? Why can't we do some righteous sneak attacks... I mean, reinforcements?"
"Let's wait a little longer, I think the outcome will be decided soon."
Ye Nianzhen, on the other hand, remained very calm.
She just remembered that the profile of that eagle-beast was clearly Captain Chu, whom she had seen at the northern base.
I heard that Chu Feng is quite strong, probably on par with Hong Xiao. Now that he has transformed into an eagle and can fly, he has an advantage. Why can't he beat Hong Xiao?
Sure enough, not long after, Chu Feng deliberately gave Hong Xiao an opening, then changed his attack stance and directly slashed a very deep gash on the leopard.
At this moment, the winner and loser would be clear. The leopard transformed back into human form, and Hongxiao knelt on the ground, clutching his shoulder. His younger brother, who had been beaten up by Luoshui and had a bruised and swollen face, helped him up.
Chu Feng also transformed back into human form, looking down at Hong Xiao and saying, "Get lost, you're not welcome here."
"There's another thing you might need to know: there are three more strong individuals like me in our tribe. If you don't want to die, don't come and provoke us again."
Luo Shui chimed in, "And another thing! Those of you near our hunting grounds had better be sensible and step back a few dozen meters, otherwise, if something happens, you might not be able to save your life!"
Hongxiao had never suffered such humiliation before. He glared fiercely at Luoshui and Chufeng, looking as if he was ready to fight to the death.
Just then, Ye Nianzhen, who had been standing a little further away from Mingyuan, was suddenly pushed to the front because of the crowd behind her.
Such a sudden movement was very noticeable, and Hongxiao and the others immediately noticed her and their eyes were fixed on her.
Humans, especially women, are a rare species.
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