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

Chapter 215 Secret Showing Off
Ling Chengen listened attentively, beginning to wonder if the various divine bloodlines passed down from the Northern and Southern Beast Plains were truly real.

The so-called Beast God might... have been a powerful orc from the very beginning.

It is only because of the long passage of time that their descendants, who admired them, gradually embellished their ancestors and endowed the progenitor beastmen with extraordinary abilities through their imagination. This eventually led to the different versions of the creation legend of the beast god in the northern and southern beast plains.

However, she had never experienced the phenomenon of bloodline atavism, so she couldn't personally understand its mysteries and wonders. Therefore, she couldn't comprehend the bizarre idea of ​​receiving ancestral memories or abilities simply by relying on bloodline atavism.

The two walked forward side by side. Bai Qingyu's voice was very soft, but Ling Chengen's ears still twitched, and he turned his head to look at the lush grass on his right.

Suddenly, a large, bony hand reached out from the middle, parting the yellowish-green weeds that were over two meters tall, and a somewhat gloomy face emerged from behind the grass.

Chang Tianchen's eyes were dark and unfathomable as he stared at Bai Qingyu with a sinister look, and said, "Is this how your father taught you to gossip behind people's backs?"

Bai Qingyu remained silent for a moment, then exchanged glances with Ling Chengen.

Ling Chengen spread his hands and shrugged, indicating that he hadn't noticed the guy eavesdropping nearby.

She knew there were people around.

Bai Qingyu also knew that the main reason was that they had now reached the vicinity of the lake. There were quite a few warriors here, most of whom were concentrated on the lakeside, but there were also a few like that tree viper who were not very sociable and were climbing quite high nearby, watching from a distance.

Before today, she was very familiar with Chang Tianchen's aura. She could usually detect his presence within a radius of a thousand meters by observing his unique way of pulsating fire element.

But not today.

His fire-based abilities seemed less uncontrollable than before, maintaining a stable level, and the fire element around him had also thinned out considerably.

Therefore, it's understandable that she couldn't confirm Bai Qingyu's identity or warn him in time, given that she hadn't used her mental energy to probe her surroundings.

Bai Qingyu was not afraid of Chang Tianchen. Although he had suffered losses at Chang's hands, he did not feel inferior because of it. On the contrary, he felt a strong fighting spirit every time he faced Chang.

Although the person in question overheard his private conversation with Ling Chengen, he remained calm and composed, saying, "You're hiding on the sidelines eavesdropping on our conversation, and you're quite self-righteous about it?"

Chang Tianchen snorted coldly and said bluntly, "There is nothing wrong with my ancestral bloodline, and there is no defect in my Heavenly Python bloodline."

"If you're curious, just come and ask me."

"Stop making those ridiculous assumptions about my health."

Bai Qingyu gave him a deep look: "You'll talk about the Heavenly Python bloodline?"

Chang Tianchen rolled his eyes and said with an air of aloofness, "Anyway, I definitely won't tell you if you ask me."

His eyes shifted, landing on Ling Chengen beside him. The displeasure on his face softened slightly, and his previous sharpness vanished. He said meaningfully, "However, if she asks, I will naturally not refuse."

Chang Tianchen didn't really want to talk to Bai Qingyu, this winged birdman, but he wanted to take the initiative to get closer to Ling Chengen, so he wanted to use this topic to try and get a chance to be alone with Ling Chengen.

It seems that Ling Chengen always has someone by his side.

He found it difficult to find opportunities to be alone with her, unlike before.

In addition, having already offended her, he dared not cross her bottom line again, so... every time he met her, there were always some people in his way.

Ling Chengen could tell he was implying something, so he reached out and grabbed Bai Qingyu's wrist, shaking his head and saying, "I'm not interested in your bloodline, and I have nothing to ask."

"Let's go, there's quite a commotion over there, let's go see what's going on."

Ling Chengen abruptly changed the subject and, without a word, grabbed Bai Qingyu's wrist and walked towards the noisiest place.

After Bai Qingyu was pulled out, she suddenly turned around and looked at Chang Tianchen, who was standing in the same spot.

He noticed that the other person was also staring at him with an unfriendly expression.

Bai Qingyu was not surprised by this.

He raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of smugness, or even a touch of provocation, on his face.

This scene made Chang Tianchen, who had been watching the two of them, extremely angry.

However, he quickly looked away, leaned closer to Ling Chengen's ear, and chuckled, "He's so angry his face is almost contorted."

"I advise you to be careful. He has a terrible temper. If you're alone and he catches you and beats you up, don't blame me for not warning you."

Ling Chengen was fully aware of his little schemes, but since they were all minor issues, she let him show off in a small, discreet way.

Bai Qingyu looked down at their clasped fingers and smiled, "I like it this way."

"What kind?"

Bai Qingyu shook their joined hands: "Hold hands."

"It's not just to spite him, it's more that I like being close to you."

"So if he feels frustrated, then he shouldn't watch it."

"Besides, given his petty and narrow-minded nature, he'd probably be even more overwhelmed if he caught me kissing you later. This is nothing compared to what's to come!"

Ling Chengen released his grip on his fingers and said speechlessly, "Aren't you childish?"

Bai Qingyu watched her quicken her pace, then smiled and followed behind her, saying, "This isn't childish. This is a male beastman's competitive spirit."

Ling Chengen had already reached the lakeside. Using the stones on the ground, he stepped on them with his toes and, like a nimble cat, darted up into a tree in the blink of an eye.

She leaned against the tree trunk with one hand, standing on a branch, looking down at Su Weihua who was rubbing mud off lotus roots. The beastmen around her were all covered in mud and sat in rows by the water.

The other team was led by Lin Jing.

Dozens of water snake beastmen plunged directly into the churned lake water, bringing up a batch of lotus roots approximately every ten minutes.

These lotus roots have grown very large. Because no one has ever taken care of them, they have spread wildly across the bottom of the lake. So often, digging up one lotus root will bring up a large area of ​​lotus roots.

However, lotus roots are very brittle, and these water snake beastmen had no experience in digging them up, so they ruined a lot of good stuff.

Kharen, with his white hair and dark skin, stared in disbelief at the lotus roots that had piled up into a small mountain on the shore in less than half an hour, and exclaimed, "Are all of these edible?"

Lin Jing brought a clean lotus root to his mouth, took a bite, and nodded, saying, "Pretty much. You definitely can't eat the mud; it has to be washed clean first."

"We've dug so much out of this small lake in such a short time. Imagine if it were a much larger lake with a wider body of water..."

Looking at the lake that seemed to almost meet the sky in the distance, Kharen couldn't help but gasp, almost choking on his own saliva.

After he snapped out of his daze amidst the crunching sounds of Lin Jing munching on lotus root, Keharen immediately perked up and asked, "Did you tell the people in Shilin about asking other water beast tribes for help, as I mentioned before?"

Lin Jing: "I did say so, they agreed."

"But where do you plan to find the Water Beast Clan's hunting party?" Kharen glanced at him: "Aren't you in charge of gathering information? Don't you know that some members of the hunting party stationed on our east side are Water Beast Clan?"

"I know, but the tribes in our central region don't have much interaction with the tribes in the east."

"Especially the team stationed not far to our east, which is composed of hunting teams from small tribes. They are very united and xenophobic, afraid that we might harm them behind their backs."

“I arranged for two people to make contact, but they were very cold and unwilling to talk to us at all. They wouldn’t even say a word.”

This whole operation left Lin Jing extremely frustrated, and he could only have his men keep a close watch on their movements from a distance.

These small tribal hunting teams in the eastern region are very afraid of getting into trouble in the unfamiliar far north, so they are sometimes overly cautious and generally unwilling to associate with unfamiliar hunting teams unless necessary.

However, this also has an advantage: they won't actively seek trouble with anyone.

Looking at the nonchalant Lin Jing, Keharen sighed, "Our Snake Mountain and the small tribes in the eastern region have had interactions before."

"Never mind, I'll go talk to them."

“When I ran into the Eastern Hunting Team that day, I saw a few familiar faces. Come with me to recognize them in a bit.”

After throwing away the lotus root in his hand, Lin Jing clapped his hands and said, "I didn't know you had such connections."

Kharen turned and walked out, beckoning to the leisurely Lin Jing: "Come on."

……

The Water Beast Clan that Kehalen and Lin Jing went to find were mainly Water Dragon Beast Clan members who lived in the lower reaches of the Yehelan River.

Among the eight members of the Rattlesnake Squad, one of the warriors has the beast form of a Waterdramon.

This person's name is Gek, and he is a sixth-tier ice-type.

Ling Chengen had seen his beast form, and to be honest...

It has almost nothing to do with dragons, but it still looks pretty cool.

Although it's not the imposing and powerful type, it gives you a great sense of security.

Like an amphibious heavy tank.

The water dragon is a large amphibious mammal.

The Water Dragon Beast is an excellent swimmer and can stay underwater for three to five hours without surfacing.

But this thing is a cave-dwelling animal; when it needs to sleep, it will climb ashore and go home on its own.

Once they woke up, they went back into the water to hunt.

Gek is a typical water dragon beastman. He is good at swimming and has awakened a mutated water-based ability. In human form, he looks tall and sturdy, like a humanoid tower.

Together with Lin Yingfang, these two could definitely serve as a pair of guardian deities to protect the house.

Ling Chengen had overheard Lin Jing and Keharun's conversation long ago. After jumping down from the tree, she went straight to Geke to inquire about the Water Dragon Beast Clan tribe in the eastern region.

Gek didn't hide anything and said frankly, "The Water Dragon Beastman race is quite large, but they mainly live near the rivers and lakes in the southeast. I don't have much contact with those Water Dragon Beastmen in the east, and I don't know much about their tribes there, because I started wandering when I was very young."

"However, the situation of the Water Dragon Beast tribe is probably not very good."

“When I was very young, it was common for cubs to go missing in the tribe. It wasn’t until I was captured and sold to a large tribe that I finally understood that the cubs in the tribe didn’t go missing on their own, but that someone was specifically capturing water dragon beastmen and raising them as slaves.”

"Water dragon orcs aren't particularly strong offensively, but they have extremely high defensive capabilities. In other words, they are very hardworking and resilient. Unless they are pushed to the limit, most water dragon orcs will choose to submit to their fate. Therefore, water dragon orcs are highly sought-after on the black market."

"Moreover, adult orcs are difficult to train, so most of them capture cubs."

"Doesn't the chieftain of the Water Dragon Beastman tribe care?"

Gek shook his head and said, "We can't control it. Even some chieftains of the Water Dragon Beast tribes are involved."

"In fact, most of the people in the local tribes are well aware of this kind of thing."

"Later, to avoid their cubs being harmed, some orcs left the tribe and sought new places to live."

"In my memory, in the tribe where I lived when I was a child, many water dragon beastmen would choose to leave after they grew up. In order to survive, these water dragon beastmen were willing to do any dirty or hard work, just to save up enough resources to leave the tribe."

"Kharen going to the water dragon beast warriors in the east to discuss cooperation is actually a good choice. As long as the payment is paid, those water dragon beastmen will definitely be willing to work. This is much better than them chasing their prey all day and not even getting a hair on its butt."

After all, speed and agility are indeed the two major weaknesses of the Water Dragon Beastmen.

Ling Chengen blinked and asked, "Can't we just run?"

"Why leave the tribe and have to hand over supplies?"

Gek chuckled and said, "That's how it is. Apart from the orcs who are expelled from the tribe, most orcs who want to leave the tribe on their own have to hand over some supplies. It's just a matter of how much."

After parting ways with Geke, Ling Chengen said to Bai Qingyu, "As far as I remember, we in Shilin don't seem to have a rule about handing over supplies before leaving. What about you in Hanshan?"

Bai Qingyu nodded and said, "Hanshan does exist."

"Do you know what the most obvious difference is between a wandering orc and an orc under the protection of a tribe?"

Ling Chengen stroked his chin and said, "One has a fixed territory, while the other has no territory?"

Bai Qingyu raised his hand and pinched her soft, small earlobe, smiling as he said, "Wandering beastmen do have territories, but they are relatively small. For example, the wandering beastman groups in the Lolu Mountains have very clearly defined territories."

"Wandering orcs are responsible for their own lives; no one can guarantee their survival."

"In your words, the ability to withstand risks is too poor."

"But for orcs under the protection of a tribe, the situation is completely different."

“Living in the northern plains means facing countless dangers every day.”

"One wrong move and you could lose your life."

"If you're unlucky and don't lose your life, but are crippled, then the tribe will have to take on the responsibility of supporting you."

"Furthermore, when the orcs grow old, due to various reasons, they may have no offspring to support them..."

"The tribe will continue to support these people."

"No one can say for sure what they will become in the future."

"Moreover, every tribe has many orphaned children who are raised on the resources provided by the tribe. If they want to leave after they grow up, they should receive some return for all the investment over the years. Otherwise, wouldn't it be like all the work has been done for someone else's benefit?"