"I'm not kidding. I already said I don't like them touching my fur. Oh, not touching, but pulling. Would you be happy if they pulled all the fur off your body?" the snow wolf asked sharply.
Nine-Headed Serpent felt a sharp pain all over its body, and felt uncomfortable all over. It chuckled awkwardly and said, "Well, plucking hair is definitely wrong..."
The snow wolf jumped up in a fit of rage, "Don't talk to me about plucking fur. You're the one who plucks fur, your whole family plucks fur."
The wolf brother turned and left, quite angry.
Jiuying quickly chased after him, stopped him, and began to reason with him patiently.
The gist is that Snow Wolf isn't usually this petty; the cubs only tease him because they like him. They did go a bit overboard, but it's unacceptable for him to get so angry.
The snow wolf muttered, "They don't usually pull my fur, it hurts so much."
"The kids have gone a bit too far, but they're still little ones, so please be understanding."
After being persuaded by Jiuying, the snow wolf's anger subsided.
On the other side, Shen Miao also criticized a few of the cubs and pulled them over to apologize to the snow wolf. The snow wolf waved his hand generously, "It's alright, I forgive you. After all, I'm older than you."
Actually, if you really calculate it, the cubs are older than the snow wolves, but the way the snow wolves' age is calculated is different from the cubs'.
For example, the snow wolves now are in adult form, while the cubs are still cubs.
It's not wrong to say he's older than the kids.
Shen Miao also apologized to Xue Lang, saying that she shouldn't have laughed at the time. However, she wasn't laughing at Xue Lang; she was thinking about something else. Xue Lang felt respected, and his anger completely dissipated.
While Shen Miao was cooking with the cubs, the snow wolf even sidled in and helped with the work.
Unfortunately, it doesn't understand anything and is just making things worse.
The pots and pans in the kitchen were constantly clanging and clattering from the group, which made Shen Miao so angry that she grabbed a spatula and hit them on the head.
"Keep the fire burning properly. The weather has been too dry lately, which can easily cause a fire. Don't leave the kitchen unattended," Shen Miao instructed. She was exasperated to see the children playing with the firewood while they were tending the fire.
"No, Mother," Da Bao said confidently.
The others also thought that Shen Miao was worrying unnecessarily; it wasn't that easy for a fire to start. After all, they used to leave the fire burning all night long, and nothing ever happened.
However, not long after Shen Miao said those words, they came true.
That day, while they were at home, they heard faint shouts from the tribe, "Fire! Fire!"
Because they were too far away to hear clearly, Sanbao flew into the air and looked toward the source of the sound. After a moment, he landed and reported, "A house in the middle of the tribe is on fire, and many people have gone to put it out with supplies."
Except for a few families, such as Shen Miao's family, the houses in the tribe are all next to each other.
Moreover, most of them are wooden structures, and even if there are stone houses, they are few and far between. Once one of them catches fire, the surrounding houses will also suffer.
It was especially windy today.
"Let's go, let's go put out the fire too."
Shen Miao led her family in a grand procession toward the house on fire. When they arrived, they discovered that it was Shuanghua's house that was on fire. Shuanghua was frantic, her face smeared with soot, and she was begging others to help put out the fire.
The tools people used to carry water were not large, and they could only bring a little water at a time. So, after trying to put out the fire for a long time, Shuanghua was about to despair.
If the fire isn't put out soon, everything inside will be burned to ashes.
After analyzing the situation, Shen Miao said to Er Bao, "Er Bao, you can control water, you do it."
Erbao was a little reluctant. He hated Shuanghua and didn't want to help her at all. However, he listened to Shenmiao. Shenmiao told him to use water to extinguish the fire, so he drew water from the river and poured it onto the wooden house.
After this was done several times, the fire was extinguished, leaving only some wood still smoldering.
Actually, it's because Erbao's spiritual power is insufficient. If he cultivates to a certain level, he wouldn't need to draw water several times for such a fire; one time would be enough.
Even so, everyone recognized Erbao's abilities and praised him for being amazing.
With a serious expression on his handsome face, Erbao said modestly that he would continue to work hard, but in reality he was overjoyed.
Seeing that the fire was out, the tribal orcs began to head back. Shen Miao was about to take her cubs back when Shuanghua suddenly shouted, "Stop!"
Shen Miao was puzzled. She stopped and frowned, asking, "Is there anything else?"
Shuanghua grabbed her and said rudely, "You can't leave. You have to compensate me. My things are all burned. You think you can just walk away? No way."
"What did you say?" Shen Miao thought she had misheard, or that Shuanghua had gone mad, otherwise how could she say such a thing?
Shuanghua repeated confidently and without a trace of shame, "You set my house on fire, you have to pay me back, or you're not leaving."
The children were furious when they heard this.
Erbao rushed over and said fiercely, "You're talking nonsense! My mother came to put out the fire. If it weren't for my mother, your house would have been burned to ashes long ago!"
"You little brat, why are you yelling at me like that?" Shuanghua reached out to grab Erbao, but was stopped by Chenmiao.
Her eyes flickered, she withdrew her hand, and resumed her domineering tone, "You started the fire, so of course you're responsible for putting it out."
"Are you sure?" Shen Miao squinted.
Shuanghua was somewhat afraid of Shen Miao, and if she couldn't hold Shen Miao hostage, she didn't want to provoke her.
However, she was heartbroken that the house was burned so badly, and she was really reluctant to spend a lot of beast crystals to hire someone to repair it. This expense had to be paid by Shen Miao, the sucker.
"I'm sure." Frost Flower raised her chin high, full of confidence.
Shen Miao nodded and held out her hand. "Okay, where's the evidence? You said I started the fire, so there should be some evidence. Otherwise, who would believe you just because you said it?"
Frost Flower panicked for a moment, but forced herself to remain calm and said, "Well, all the evidence has been burned. Where am I supposed to find it for you?"
"Without evidence, what are you talking about?" Shen Miao retorted without giving her any face.
Frostflower said angrily, "But you came to put out the fire. You didn't start it. Why would you be so kind as to put it out? So you must have started it."
He remained silent, deeply moved.
She pointed to the beastmen around her who hadn't gone far and said, "What about them? They also helped you put out the fire, so shouldn't you make them compensate you?"
The beastmen glared angrily upon hearing this.
Firefighting was already exhausting enough, and hearing Shuanghua's words was like being doused with ice water. Some with short tempers had already clenched their fists, ready to punch Shuanghua in the face the moment she nodded.
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