Chapter 11
Touching Xiao Ziyeâs Butt
Ling Xiaotuan was still pestering him relentlessly.
âIs it true? Is it really true?â
âItâs trueâŠâ His face was expressionless, and his voice was as faint as a mosquitoâs buzz.
Ling Xiaotuan tilted her head, not satisfied.
âHuh? Brother, you spoke too softly, I didnât hear you.â
âItâs true, itâs true!â he raised his voice, and now everyone present could hear him clearly.
âYou all heard that, right? My brother said itâs true!â Ling Xiaotuan stood with her hands on her hips, looking smug.
Xiao Ziye burst into unrestrained laughter, imitating him with a mocking tone:
ââItâs true, itâs true~ââ
Even Bai Yuan, watching from a distance, laughed.
Both Bai Yuan and Ling Mo were silver tigers, their hearing exceptionally sharp.
Ling Mo had already noticed Bai Yuan watching the show from afar but hadnât called him out.
Now that Bai Yuan was laughing at him openly, Ling Mo saw no need to be polite.
âBai Yuan, that habit of yours isnât good. Eavesdropping can get you beaten up.â
Bai Yuan walked closer and simply replied with a light âOh,â his tone so indifferent it was infuriating.
In an instant, the air grew tense and strangeâlike the five men were about to start a fight at any moment.
Li Qingqing adjusted the beast pelt around her and hurried between them to smooth things over.
âAlright, alright, no need to fight over me. From now on, Iâll make sure my affection is equally shared among all of you!â
She said it with a face full of aggrieved righteousness, as if she were the one making a great sacrifice.
âWho wants your âequal affectionâ?â
All five beast husbands suddenly, inexplicably, found themselves agreeing on something.
âWell, whoever wants extra affection can just tell me,â Li Qingqing said cheerfully. âIâll grant all requests, absolutely all!â
Her life motto was simple: âIf you have no shame, youâre invincible.â
Even the usually quiet Bai Yuan couldnât hold back.
âDid that lightning strike make you stupid?â
Ling Xiaotuan had long spread the story of Li Qingqing getting struck by lightning for doing bad deeds throughout the entire tribe.
Li Qingqing frowned, recalling the day she first transmigrated into this world.
âLightning?â
She rememberedâmetal-type powers could summon lightning!
Her eyes darted toward Ling Mo warily, as if saying, âYouâre plotting against me, arenât you?â
Ling Mo frowned, confused by the suspicion.
âDonât look at me like that. Dirty work like that fits the other four better than me.â
âCousin,â he added lazily, âyouâd better be careful, or Ling Mo might just strike you with lightning again and kill you for good.â
He yawned, glancing up to see the moon had climbed high into the middle of the sky.
âIâm going back to my fox den. You all can continue your dogfight.â
The breeze swept through his hair as he turned.
Wind Howlâwho hated being compared to a dogâsnapped instantly. Even his good friend Chi Lin avoided that word.
He chased after Ling Mo, shouting, âYou dead fox! Say âdogâ again and see what happensââ
Chi Lin was already far ahead, replying halfheartedly, âYeah yeah yeahâŠâ
Li Qingqingâs instincts told her Ling Mo wasnât truly malicious, but his earlier comment had still made her angry.
âLittle Tuan, Little Yu,â she said seriously, âdonât come play with me anymore. Otherwise, your brother will think Iâm trying to harm you and want to kill me.â
The two little beast cubs, already attached to her, each grabbed one of her legs and hugged tight.
âNo! Brother, donât kill Li Qingqing!â
Ling Mo thought Li Qingqing still didnât trust him. His face darkened as he grabbed one cub in each handâLing Xiaotuan on the left, Ling Xiaoyu on the rightâand lifted them up like kittens.
âSuit yourself.â
Then he left without looking back. Even from far away, Li Qingqing could still hear Ling Xiaotuanâs indignant protests:
âNo! Put me down!â
And just like that, only three people were left.
Bai Yuan, seeing that the show was over, said nothing and left as well.
Li Qingqing stared after him, dazed.
Since arriving here, Bai Yuan had said no more than five sentences to her.
How was she supposed to âconquerâ him at this rate?
At least the others talked to her sometimes.
âHey! Li Qingqing!â Xiao Ziyeâs cold voice broke her thoughts.
âDonât follow me to the river again. If you do, I wonât be polite next time.â
Li Qingqing pouted. His words werenât kind, but at least he was speaking to her.
Under the moonlight, Xiao Ziyeâs black eyes gleamed brightly, reminding her of the stone knife.
The two little cubs had forgotten their backpack by the riverbank, and the knife was inside.
She picked it up and handed it to him, her eyes sparkling like starlight.
âHere. For you.â
Xiao Ziye glanced at it indifferently, seeing only an ordinary stone knife.
âYou think I care about your broken knife?â he scoffed.
Li Qingqing stuffed it into his arms without giving him a chance to refuse.
âJust take it as an apology gift.â
Then she turned and ran off.
Only then did Xiao Ziye really look at the knife.
He held it up high; moonlight cut through its dark sheen.
He had never seen a blade made from such a translucent stone before.
The surface patternsâ
âthey looked like gleaming black serpent scales.
Back in her cave, Li Qingqing looked at the mud she had patched earlier, now dried and cracked.
âSigh⊠Iâll have to redo it tomorrow.â
[System]: Host, beg me. Iâll just create a pot for you right now.
âIâm begging you.â She sighed. âWhy didnât you say so earlier? Iâve been running around for nothing.â
[System]: Just kidding. I canât actually make oneâI just wanted to hear you beg.
Li Qingqing: ââŠâ Stupid system.
[System]: Seriously though, if itâs something you can make yourself, I really canât do it for you.
Li Qingqing stretched and went inside, picking up the wild boar meat the two cubs had brought her the day before yesterday.
She sniffed itâthankfully, it hadnât spoiled yet. The weather hadnât turned too hot. Otherwise, sheâd have to salt and smoke it for storage.
She decided to just roast the rest tonight.
âIf I die tomorrow, at least Iâll die full,â she muttered, stuffing meat into her mouth.
âBeast husbands are supposed to bring meat to their wife, arenât they? Why does no one ever bring me any? Greedy pigsâall of them! Not one cares whether I live or die.â
She devoured the roast meat, oil glistening on her lips.
[System]: Theyâd love for you to die. Why would they care about your survival?
Li Qingqing froze mid-bite.
Did he have to stab her with the truth like that?
[System]: Hurry up and seduce them. That way, you wonât just be eating meat with your mouthâŠ
The rest of the sentence was cut off, but Li Qingqing choked, coughing violently.
Images of her beast husbandsâ handsome faces and strong, muscular bodies flashed in her mindâ
though she couldnât help wondering what that part looked like.
[System]: Useless! Iâve been going easy on you so you wouldnât feel pressured, but clearly thatâs not working.
[System]: Time to increase the difficulty.
It began reporting affection levels:
- Ling Mo: 20
- Wind Howl: 20
- Xiao Ziye: -10
- Chi Lin: 0
- Bai Yuan: -20
Xiao Ziyeâs affection had actually risen from -60 to -10!
[System]: Iâve analyzed it for you. Start with Xiao Ziye.
Side Mission: Touch Xiao Ziyeâs butt. Reward â one bottle of shampoo.
It was the reward she wanted, but the task itselfâŠ
âTouch his butt? Are you sure Xiao Ziye wonât kill me for that?â
Given how sharp-tongued he was, if he didnât hit her, heâd probably scold her to death.