Chapter 85 A Show of Overt Strategy
After Yu Sheng led them into the outer perimeter of the wolf clan's territory, he returned to his post. Then, Mu Xia's attendants led them into the inner circle of the wolf clan's territory.
The attendants led them directly to the foot of the altar, where a bonfire party had been prepared for them as a welcome feast.
Various kinds of meat and fruit were laid out around the campfire.
After seeing Shu Ning and the others, Mu Xia gave Shu Ning a few simple scoldings and then ran off to play.
However, upon seeing Yi Yuan and the snake-beastmen they brought, and learning that he was the leader of the Youhuangze Serpent Tribe, she said nothing more to her.
I never expected that the snake her daughter picked up so casually would have such an extraordinary identity, and I couldn't help but feel happy for her.
"Mother, this is Yan, who rules over Crimson Flame Mountain and is the leader of the Crimson Flame Tiger Clan. Those behind him are his subordinates," Shu Ning introduced to Mu Xia.
"When we returned to the wolf clan, we were ambushed by the jackal orcs, and they saved us."
"Nightmare, thank you so much for saving us. Ningning is safe and sound now. You are truly Ningning's savior," Muxia said to Nightmare.
“Holy Lady, don’t say that. Those jackal beastmen already have a grudge against us. Saving Shu Ning was just a matter of course,” Yan said.
"No matter what, you saved them. To express our gratitude, we have prepared a bonfire dinner for you. This way, please." Mu Xia looked at the Nightmare, who was extraordinary in strength, appearance, and demeanor, and expressed her satisfaction.
She was certain he wasn't female.
This way, her Ningning will have another beast husband to protect her.
Afterwards, Mu Xia ordered his men to take the captured jackal beastmen to the cave prison.
"Wow…"
Upon reaching the foot of the altar, the Crimson Tiger Orc exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the fire.
Orcs were sitting around the fire, their novel way of eating meat catching their attention.
Nightmare had already seen Shu Ning demonstrate fire in front of him, but he was still shocked when he saw so many campfires.
The snake-beastmen were also surprised. Although Yi Yuan had already taught them, they were still astonished to see such a raging fire.
"Ningning, take good care of the guests," Mu Xia instructed Shu Ning.
"Don't worry, Mother."
The largest campfire was still filled with orcs in roughly the same order as last time.
Nightmare and Yi Yuan were seated around the largest campfire, while the other orc guests were seated around other campfires.
Although the other wolf-like beastmen already knew that the Crimson Tiger Clan had saved Shu Ning, they were still quite shocked to see so many Crimson Tiger Beastmen.
As expected of the Crimson Flame Tiger, even though they are both in beastman form, their physiques are generally larger than theirs.
While feeling envious and respectful of them, I also admired the powerful orc guests that Shu Ning brought.
At this point, some werewolf orcs took the initiative to teach them how to skewer and grill meat, including some female orcs.
They blushed with embarrassment at the sight of their handsome, masculine features.
The moment he saw Shu Ning, Jin Tong stood up and pulled her to his side.
After Shu Ning sat down, she looked at her several beast husbands, whose seats were arranged as follows:
Xuanmo, Xuanlin, Jintong, Shuning, Yan, Yiyuan, Moli.
Xiao Chong was the only one missing; no one knew where he had gone.
She's already back from the Desolate Marsh, but he hasn't returned yet.
She had to take care of the guests, so she let Yan sit next to her.
As soon as Shu Ning sat down, Jin Tong hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to meld her into his body.
"Where have you been these past few days? Do you know how worried I've been?" He gently rested his chin on the top of her head and said in a deep, magnetic voice.
He knew it when he saw Yiyuan.
She went to find him.
"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine," Shu Ning said, gently comforting him as she hugged his back.
As Yan watched her beast husband clinging to her so tightly, she frowned slightly, a complex emotion welling up inside her.
"Your beastly husband actually cares about you quite a bit, but I don't know how he could let you go out alone."
Shu Ning closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and got up to release Jin Tong's embrace.
She turned around, picked up the meat, and handed it to him with a smile, saying, "Are you hungry? Eat more."
"Thank you." Yan knew she was being sarcastic, but she wasn't angry. She simply took the meat from her hand.
At least he was the first among her many beastly husbands to eat the meat she offered.
He observed several males around him.
From the black serpent on the far left to the ice-blue dragon on the far right, each of them possesses hidden strength and is no ordinary person.
I just don't know who would win if they fought.
Yi Yuan couldn't bear to watch him like that anymore, so he got up and sat down between Shu Ning and Yan.
Yan was squeezed so much that he could only sit in the empty seat next to him, but before he could even move, the empty seat next to him was taken by Mo Li.
Now that he was sitting right next to two males, he was so angry that he could only sit down in the spot where Mo Li had been sitting.
The current order is: Xuanmo, Xuanlin, Jintong, Shuning, Yiyuan, Moli, Yan.
"I'm telling you guys... when she went out on her adventure alone, none of you went out to look for her, but now that she's back, you're all scrambling to get close to her," he said indignantly.
"They only know how to reap the benefits without sowing; I don't think any of them truly care about her."
The males who were being addressed looked downcast and fell silent.
"Nightmare, you've misunderstood. I didn't tell them when I went out," Shu Ning said.
Although she wasn't sure if anyone cared about her safety while she was away.
But judging from the favorability rating, at least Jin Tong cares about her.
She used up his favorability points, and he quietly increased them again, but his feelings for her remained unchanged.
Although it didn't rise again after the next two attempts, it's possible that her sudden departure disappointed him.
Mo Li handed the roasted meat to Shu Ning through Yi Yuan, saying, "Eat up, I've sprinkled it with salt and your favorite Sichuan peppercorns."
Shu Ning looked up at him and took the grilled meat. "Thank you."
"Even if they didn't tell you, after so many days, they should have noticed that you were missing. If they noticed and didn't go out to look for you, then they still didn't care. If they didn't notice, then it means they care even less about you."
Shu Ning suddenly realized that what he said made a lot of sense.
However, she wasn't sure if they had gone out to look for them.
However, it seems she still needs to work harder to win over these beastly husbands.
She glanced at the expressions of the several beast tamers, some skewering meat, others grilling it, their faces revealing almost no emotion.
Does he really not care about her at all?
Never mind, she has other things to do.
She recalled the jackal orc attack that night, and the last jackal orc who whistled—she remembered seeing him in the wolf clan.
They seem to be subordinates of Mu Yu's jackal beastman.
Although she has evidence, if she directly accuses them of trying to ambush her, they will deny it to the death, or make excuses such as it was dropped during a fight with the Crimson Tiger. Although there is a testimony from the snake beastman at the scene, the snake beastman is on the side of her beast husband Yi Yuan, which is hard to believe.
The Crimson Tiger arrived later and was very likely to miss hearing the words that wanted to kill her. Moreover, the Crimson Tiger beastman is currently on her side.
However, this leverage is not entirely useless.
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