The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 163 Snake Mountain Clan Chief
The dry season in the Northern Wilderness was unbearably hot. Even though it was not yet seven o'clock in the morning, Ling Chengen was already sweating profusely and felt sticky and heavy all over just by walking from the cave to the stream. In addition, he had seen the unlucky ghost so early in the morning, making it difficult for him to feel good.

Chang Tianchen followed her at a distance, neither too close nor too far, like a silent ghost haunting her.

Ling Chengen squatted on the smooth stream stones, scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on her face. Only after the coolness covered her entire skin and soaked most of the thin, breathable cloud-patterned clothing did she feel the heat in her body relieved, and she felt as if she had come back to life.

Chang Tianchen stood not far away, watching her back as she squatted by the stream for a long time, before turning his head to look downstream.

This stream must have branched off from a tributary of the Xuemu River. It runs from west to east across the southern edge of the Mulan Plain. During the high-water season, the stream is quite deep; however, during the dry season, the water level drops drastically, and the deepest part is estimated to be no more than two meters.

Ling Chengen was very particular about the location he chose for camping in the wild. The two of them stayed upstream of this stream, in the area where the Mulan Plain meets the mountains. There were no rats in this area, so they could rest peacefully at night, and their drinking water would be safer.

If you're in the rat tribe's territory, you'll be fast asleep at night and could be ambushed at any time.

After washing up, Ling Chengen stood in the stream and began to silently activate his supernatural abilities, training as usual.

The only way to truly master a superpower is to use it more and become more proficient, and even develop new uses for it. This also helps to improve one's superpower level.

But she's been stuck at level nine for several months now. In the past, she definitely wouldn't have been in a hurry, but now that's not the case.

Although a level nine expert can be considered strong, they have no say in this beast plain.

Even a level 13 powerhouse like Ling Xiao is still just the leader of a medium-sized tribe. In a large tribe, if he doesn't form alliances, he will be bullied if he is isolated.

Chang Tianchen stood by and watched for as long as Ling Chengen stayed in the stream.

The two Snake Mountain youths, who were hiding far away in the woods, were so worried about this scene that they almost pulled their eyebrows off.

Their clan leader is truly a complete idiot!
Hopeless.

"No, why is the clan chief just standing there, motionless like a wooden stake?"

"How am I supposed to pursue a female like this?"

The young man with a human body and a snake tail, sporting a head of dark green, tousled hair, scratched the back of his head with a bitter expression. His thick, long snake tail coiled around the tree trunk again and again. He leaned on a thick branch and sighed deeply.

Sitting next to him was a young man with strikingly bright orange hair, only the ends of which were slightly reddish. After hearing his companion's complaint, he slowly swung his legs and chuckled, "I knew it would be like this."

“When the chief first said he wanted to find a partner, I felt something was wrong.”

"Everyone knows what kind of person our clan leader is, right?"

"He's arrogant and domineering, and he always looks down on weak females. It would be a miracle if he could win a female's favor!"

The young man with short, dark green hair was named Lin Jing.

Hearing his elder brother speak ill of the clan leader he admired most, he couldn't help but warn him, "Don't you dare speak ill of the clan leader behind his back! Snake Mountain is now back under the clan leader's leadership. If you continue to be so disrespectful, the clan leader might take action against you, and I won't help you."

The orange-haired youth, Lin Quan, couldn't help but roll his eyes, raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head, coldly snorting, "You traitorous dog!"

"What's wrong with you, you dog? What did the dog do to you?" Lin Jing wasn't afraid of him and immediately retorted.

The two are among the best of the new generation on Snake Mountain, but they are no match for Chang Tianchen.

Lin Quan's true form is the Knife-Bone Orange Serpent, a relatively rare branch of the Devouring Giant Serpent, and Lin Jing's elder brother.

Although he and Lin Jing were born in the same litter, they are actually different species of snakes if you look closely.

Lin Jing's true form is the Dark Green Frost Serpent, which is much smaller than the Knife Bone Orange Serpent.

Because of its dark color, Lin Jing is very good at hiding its tracks and gathering information, but its combat power is relatively weak. It is currently a level nine earth-type.

Lin Quan is stronger, a level 12 gold-type orange-sword snake. Although its body is not as robust as the Heavenly Python, it is powerful in combat. In particular, its head and back are covered with sharp blade bones, and it has more than ten kinds of venom, making it an extremely dangerous snake.

The Blade Bone Orange Serpent can also be considered a type of Blade Beast.

The bone blade that Bai Qingyu gave to Ling Chengen was made from the bones of an ancient sword beast.

In other words, the bones from Linquan can also be considered the best material.

Wild Blade-Bone Orange Serpents went extinct four or five hundred years ago, and now only Blade-Bone Orange Serpent Orcs remain, but their numbers are extremely small.

Even if one parent is a Blade-Bone Orange Serpent, the offspring may not include any Orange Serpent Beastmen.

As the Blade Bone Orange Serpent grows, it becomes an easy target for orcs who covet its blades, making it a rare and precious animal, even in Snake Mountain, which is teeming with snake spirits.

Lin Quan and Chang Tianchen are considered rivals.

Before the Chang family was exiled to the Northern Wilderness, the Lin family was the most powerful in the Snake Mountain tribe.

However, the Chang family's bloodline was more domineering, carrying a bit of the oppressive power of the King Serpent, along with loyal high-ranking guards, and a gifted heir like Chang Tianchen. The Chang family only took some time to completely replace the Lin family's position.

But Lin Quan knew very well that the Chang family had never taken the Snake Mountain tribe seriously from the beginning. They only controlled Snake Mountain because they needed a place to settle down.

Especially that old hag from the Chang family, whose strength is clearly not that great, she only managed to secure her position as the chief of the Snake Mountain clan by relying entirely on the male beastmen and guards around her.

But this woman was extremely vicious and had a terrible attitude towards her people.

So when she was instigated by the Snow Wolf Clan Chief to attack the Stone Forest, Lin Quan knew... this woman's position was about to be unstable.

As expected, after Chang Tianchen was expelled, she had already cut off one of her own arms. After the defeat in the Battle of Shilin, she was forced to agree to Shilin's conditions and hand over her only remaining young son, Chang Yinbo...

As a result, she completely lost her foothold in the clan, and the clansmen below gradually began to resent her. There were all sorts of voices within Snake Mountain, and many elders were eager to take her place.

pity……

The Beast King City dispatched a team of highly skilled guards to escort the mother and child away overnight.

Otherwise, that woman might have already become a victim of the power struggle in Snake Mountain.

Before Chang Tianchen's bloodline awakened, Lin Quan's chances of winning against him were fifty-fifty.

However, after Chang Tianchen's bloodline awakened and he suffered a severe backlash, he was no longer a match for Chang Tianchen.

Although Chang Tianchen disagreed with handing over the position of clan leader to this mentally unstable madman when he returned to Snake Mountain, the clan had been embroiled in serious internal strife recently, making it difficult to find a leader who could completely suppress the voices of those below.

He was born in Snake Mountain and had parents, brothers, and relatives, so he couldn't bring himself to kill his competitors. If his rivals retaliated, it would affect his clansmen. Therefore, he had too many concerns.

But Chang Tianchen didn't; he was a bachelor.

Whoever offended him, he was killed.

If you die, then you've died in vain.

After all, no one in the clan could take his life.

So, in just half a month after returning to Snake Mountain, this person had completely taken control of the mountain, making those previously flea-like tribesmen completely obedient.

Lin Quan gazed at the wooden-like man in the distance and sighed softly. This is for the best.

At least for now, everyone on Snake Mountain, whether actively or passively, is united as one.

Just ...

Lin Quan looked at the female standing in the stream, his brows furrowed deeply, the wrinkles between his eyebrows almost enough to trap a mosquito.

Is there something wrong with Chang Tianchen's brain?
Why did you fall for that tigress in Shilin?
Although the tigress was not yet an adult, she already had a fearsome reputation.

With Chang Tianchen's stubborn nature, let alone winning over that wicked woman, it would be a disservice to their bad tempers if the two of them didn't fight when they met.

Lin Jing clearly understood his worries, and rested his chin on his hand, saying, "How much longer do you think they'll be standing there?"

"In this situation, how can I make the female happy?"

"Why don't you go and give the clan chief some advice?"

Lin Quan kicked his tail, glared at him fiercely, and said, "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

"I don't have a partner, and I've never pursued a female, so what can I do?"

Lin Jing looked up and down at his elder brother, then shook his head and sighed with a melancholy expression.

"Look at you, you're an adult just like the clan leader, how come you can't find a female willing to live with you? You've wasted the good face your mother gave you."

Lin Quan: "..." My fists are hardening; I want to beat my younger brother every day.

Lin Quan was strikingly handsome, no less so than the clan leader Chang Tianchen.

Chang Tianchen has a more gloomy temperament and looks more dignified and imposing. In fact, it is the kind of male who looks difficult to deal with who is not easy to find a partner.

Lin Quan has a more dignified and solemn appearance, and seems more approachable. At first glance, he seems to have no temper, but in fact he is very cold, especially towards people outside his family. He has at most three points of patience, and if he has any more, Lin Jing will lose.

However, if Lin Quan were willing to put on an act, finding a partner would be quite easy.

After all, a level twelve warrior is powerful, good-looking, and knows how to put on a show...

They are actually quite popular in the dating market.

Unfortunately, his brother was a cold-hearted, heartless, and ruthless bastard.

……

When Ling Chengen finished his cultivation and slowly walked from the stream to the bank, he saw Chang Tianchen still standing there and frowned impatiently.

But he was noticeably more restrained than before.

At least in the past, whenever this person wanted to get close to her, he would never greet her politely; he would just stalk her when she wasn't looking.

This time, she was sleeping in the cave, and he didn't even step inside.

Admittedly, the presence of a section of the alien plant left behind by Yu Heng was a factor, but Chang Tianchen was no pushover either. He could easily deal with a small branch of the alien plant.

But he simply stayed outside the cave and did not cross the line.

Ling Chengen keenly sensed the change in his attitude, but she did not intend to forgive him so easily.

Men are always prone to taking advantage of others.

Ling Chengen wiped his face and neck with a dry towel, ignoring Chang Tianchen blocking his way, and prepared to go back to the cave to pack up and see if he could contact Yu Heng.

I don't know what I went out to do so late at night.

When the two returned to the cave one after the other, Yuheng had already returned.

He was slumped on a rock inside the cave, while Jiaojiao was diligently fanning him with the huge leaves growing from the vines, giving him the air of a wild emperor.

Looking at his flushed face and eyes that were almost blurry from the heat, Ling Chengen asked in surprise, "The sun has only just risen, and you're already this hot? Are all the beastmen in the south like this..."

Yu Heng lazily lifted his eyelids, knowing she wasn't going to say anything nice, and snorted coldly, "What's wrong with us southern orcs?"

"Nanju Plains has no dry season, and Kamishomori Valley is like spring all year round... It's just that the rain is a bit lingering during the rainy season each year, but otherwise it's very nice."

"The weather in the Northern Wilderness is just too extreme. I've lived here for so many years, but I still can't get used to this awful weather."

Ling Chengen took out a pot and stove from his spatial storage to boil some water, which he would then store for later use.

She dared not drink the raw water from the river, fearing that something else might go wrong.

Yuheng wanted to drink the stream water directly, but she insisted that he change his previous habit and would give him some cooled boiled water every day.

As for whether he would secretly soak in the water to absorb moisture, she had no idea.

Since she didn't see it, it's as if she didn't drink it.

"Where were you last night?"

Yu Heng leaned back against the rock behind him, absorbing the coolness of the blue stone, and sighed comfortably. He then turned his head and glanced at Chang Tianchen, who stood at the cave entrance like a statue gazing at his wife. He clicked his tongue in frustration before answering Ling Chengen's question.

"Where else can we go?"

"I went for a stroll on the Mulan Plain to scout out the situation for you."

"The nights on the Mulan Plain are truly lively."

Ling Chengen narrowed his eyes: "You've got some nerve."

Yuheng sat up straight and looked at her quietly for a while: "Do you remember what we discussed last night before you went to sleep?"

Ling Chengen was stunned for a few seconds before she finally recalled everything that had happened between her half-dream and half-awake state. She decisively ignored the ambiguous and romantic moments between the two of them last night and quickly retrieved Yu Heng's suggestion from her mind.

"You want me to go back and deal with the rat tribe on the Mulan Plains myself?"

Yuheng nodded, rested his right hand on the stone behind him, sat sideways with his chin propped up, and said gently, "I have my own methods. You running around like this is no better than me doing it all by myself. You can go back and draw your city-building plans with peace of mind. I guarantee I'll give you a satisfactory answer before the dry season ends."

Ling Chengen: "So what do you plan to do?"

"I know what I'm doing, so I'll keep it a secret for now." Yuheng blinked and smiled at her.

Ling Chengen hesitated for a moment, clearly still somewhat unsure and unable to make a decision.
Yu Heng suddenly raised his hand and said with a smile, "If you're not comfortable with that, why don't you have him cooperate with me?"

Ling Chengen looked in the direction his left hand was pointing and saw Chang Tianchen suddenly raise his head and his eyes brighten noticeably.

This is a freebie that's been handed to me, why not take advantage of it!