The snow, white as snow, had been falling for days, covering an area of hundreds of miles with a thick layer of snow. Bai Yuhu, an elder of the fox clan, looked up at the sky and howled. His hoarse voice finally caused the delicate branches of the pine tree to give way, and a large pile of snow fell down, burying all the people who were abnormally white, just like the snow.
Several heads peeked out from the bushes not far away, staring blankly at the human-shaped pile of snow. They were torn between going over to pull the person out or pretending they hadn't seen anything.
"Do you think our elder is in heat? Every day around this time she comes and yells, buries herself, and then her mate comes looking for her."
"We all know they have a good relationship, there's no need to let the whole clan know, is there? How are we single foxes supposed to live?"
"What do you know? This is called romance, don't you understand? No wonder you can't find a partner, you deserve it!"
"Hey Bai Xiangwan, are you looking for a fight? With your looks, what female fox would want you?"
"Exactly, what a waste of that face. It would be so great if he were my spouse, I'd be laughing in my sleep, hahaha!"
"You little brat, you can get hard looking at a face like that?"
“I meant metaphor, okay? Who’s like you, who would be interested in any female, even one as strong as an ape?”
"That's still better than you. Last time you were chased by a male fox."
"Hahahaha..."
A burst of cheerful laughter echoed through the woods. A moment later, as if by prior arrangement, several nearby trees began to shed heavy snow, burying the group beneath. From a nearby pile of snow, an angry roar could be heard: "You lot, are you itching for a beating? Wait till we get back, I'll teach you a lesson!"
The group quickly emerged from the snow and scattered in all directions. Each of them was thinking: "The elder didn't even see who it was, so let's hurry and deny everything if we're not caught."
Bai Xiangwan was one of them.
When she first arrived here, she found it extremely difficult to adapt. Having a tail and ears was one thing, but she even had something extra between her legs. If it were her original self, it wouldn't be noticeable. But once she reached adulthood, she would transform into an upright-walking animal. Xiang Wan had transmigrated during this transformation.
The moment she opened her eyes, she was met with pairs of surprised and blatantly undisguised gazes fixed on her and between her legs, making Xiang Wan want to just smash her head against a wall and die.
Fortunately, someone had a change of heart and promptly handed her a piece of leather to wrap herself in.
The original owner of this body was named Bai Xiangwan, a male fox in the white fox clan. The Bai family was large, with both males and females, and he was the youngest. Because he was rather small and thin at birth, and his parents were busy hunting to support the family, the task of looking after him fell to his brothers and sisters.
They were all young foxes, playful and mischievous. It was already a stroke of luck that they didn't lose him and remembered to keep him from starving.
As Bai Xiangwan grew up, he also made friends. The group of male foxes who had been playing with him in the snow just now were his childhood playmates.
That year, the snow fell heavily and for a long time. The fox clan's food supplies ran out, and the clan leader, Bai Yuhu, summoned the strongest foxes in the clan to go out and find food. Bai Xiangwan, believing herself to be an adult, did not want to hold the fox clan back, so she secretly followed along, but got lost in the mountains and forests and almost died in the snow.
Once he recovered, he learned that he had been rescued by a young man from the Lion Clan named Shi Cong.
Surrounded by Lion Clan members, Bai Xiangwan was afraid of being captured, so she stayed at Shi Cong's house to do his laundry, cook for him, and tidy up the house.
Later, Shi Cong brought back a woman from outside, a woman who had no beastman characteristics whatsoever.
In this era, anyone who, after transforming, lacks animalistic characteristics is considered an anomaly among the beastmen. Males are weak and sickly, while females are infertile and extremely fragile; therefore, any tribe that produces such individuals will inevitably be driven out.
At first, the woman was timid and dared not speak loudly, for fear of angering Shi Cong and being abandoned again. But later, at some point, the woman became less timid and even helped Shi Cong improve his meals.
The woman had no name because she was disliked and had no right to have one. Later, as she helped Shi Cong gradually rise to prominence within the Lion Clan, people began to call her Wu Zetian.
Wu Zetian was indeed capable. She not only solved the problem of the Lion Tribe getting sick from eating raw meat, but also helped raise livestock so that the Lion Tribe didn't have to hunt in winter. Later, she became the leader of the Lion Tribe, leading them to conquer all the surrounding tribes and establish a beastman empire with herself as its head.
Wu Zetian initially tried to please Shi Cong, but later selected countless handsome young beastmen from the tribes she had subjugated to serve her. Most of them were handsome young men from the lion and leopard tribes, but there were also many strong and handsome older men among them.
Bai Xiangwan also became Wu Zetian's target, but he refused to comply, so his entire clan was exterminated, and he died a humiliating death in prison.
He couldn't understand why, despite having treated Wu Zetian so well at Shi Cong's house, she was repaid with ingratitude and her entire tribe was implicated. And Shi Cong—he had wanted to repay her kindness, but he hadn't seen him since Wu Zetian conquered the other tribes. Later, he heard from others that Shi Cong had long been killed by Wu Zetian.
Bai Xiangwan didn't have any grand ambitions; she only wished that her benefactor, Shi Cong, would live well and that the fox clan would not be wiped out.
This was a simple, handsome male fox. Even Xiang Wan couldn't help but marvel at the Creator's favoritism towards him when he gazed at the lake. Yet, in the fox clan, those with his appearance were actually unpopular.
Why?
Would a female fox, whose nature is to love beauty, be attracted to a male fox that is more beautiful than herself?
Would a male fox who considers physical strength as his duty be attracted to Bai Xiangwan, who is unable to reproduce?
Only his few childhood friends, who had grown up together and whose physiques were not particularly outstanding compared to other foxes, liked to take Bai Xiangwan out to play, claiming it was to leave a good impression on the female foxes.
Don't think Xiang Wan doesn't know; they're just using her as a foil so that their preferred female foxes won't be so picky about them after seeing Xiang Wan.
Xiang Wan didn't help them for free; she would ask for extra payment whenever the job was done, and they usually wouldn't refuse before it was completed. Therefore, Xiang Wan's health was much better now than when she first transmigrated; at least she wouldn't be blown away by a gust of wind.
Bai Yuhu is recognized as the most fertile female fox in the tribe, which is why she can become an elder. Don't ask why; in the beastman world, besides strength, there is reproduction. Whoever can give birth can command the masses, regardless of where they are placed.
So, Xiang Wan still felt quite fortunate when she thought about the bonfire parties (pairing events) held every now and then. Just last time, as soon as a newly adult female fox appeared, a whole bunch of male foxes vied to fawn over her. The female fox could choose any male fox she wanted, and what was especially unbearable was that the male foxes could also launch a pursuit offensive on the female foxes they liked, and everyone enjoyed watching it.
The thought of countless male foxes in heat pretending to bump into each other on the roadside every time she goes out sends chills down Xiang Wan's spine. Actually, being a male fox isn't so bad.
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