Brother Chicken, who was enjoying a melon with great relish, found the flavor suddenly diminished upon hearing Lu Fei's question.
His chicken eyes blinked. His first thought was, there are so many of them! I can't win a fight, and I can't escape. What if I'm exposed?
Seeing Brother Chicken's delayed response, Lu Fei went straight for the jugular, saying sarcastically, "Brother Chicken, if this continues, Hesitant Snake will become the boss! The new underlings in the future..."
Before he could finish, Brother Chicken steeled itself and declared resolutely,
"This is a piece of cake! Watch me get him!"
Brother Chicken indeed cared about his position as the boss. Lu Fei's lips curved upwards in a satisfied smile.
To ensure the mission's smooth completion, he gave a few more instructions.
Brother Chicken's expression grew more and more grim as it listened, eventually becoming numb. But at this point, it could only brace itself and go.
To conceal its fear, it still strode into the forest with an imposing gait.
This was specifically instructed by Lu Fei, to prevent anyone else from witnessing Brother Chicken's transformation.
Once out of everyone's sight, Brother Chicken's expression changed, becoming dejected...
As Brother Chicken left, the team began to stir.
"Lu Fei, you're not actually planning to send this chicken, are you?" Sisi asked, puzzled. She paused before adding, "I'm not questioning its strength, it's just that the otter beasts and platypus beasts won't accept persuasion from creatures of other species."
Lu Fei smiled calmly.
"Don't worry, if anything goes wrong, it will run immediately." He surveyed the surroundings, his gaze finally settling on a natural stone cave in the distance. He said to everyone, "Let's go wait in the cave for Brother Chicken's good news."
Although the team was filled with doubts and unease, Lu Fei had clearly become the backbone of the group. They eventually followed Lu Fei away from the riverbank.
Meanwhile, Brother Chicken had completed its transformation. It had become an otter beast and planned to use its otter beast identity to investigate what was happening in the otter beast tribe.
After transforming into an otter beast, Brother Chicken still sported a stylish middle-parted fringe, making it appear more fashionable than other otter beasts. This fringe was somewhat similar to the tuft of hair on the platypus beasts' foreheads.
Brother Chicken seized the opportunity while the otter beast tribe and platypus beast tribe were locked in a fierce battle and stealthily slipped in.
From afar, it could hear earth-shattering shouts.
Passionate and vigorous!
To ensure it wouldn't be attacked, it positioned itself at the very end of the group.
It slowly shuffled towards an otter beast, who was vigorously throwing mud at the time.
Brother Chicken walked up to it, scooped up a clump of mud from the ground, and tossed it towards the opposite side with mock seriousness.
As it threw, it asked, "Brother, how long are we going to fight?"
The otter beast clearly froze for a moment.
It asked suspiciously, "Who are you? I've never seen you."
Brother Chicken quickly explained, "I was taken by the neighboring village right after I hatched. I've only returned here today."
Faced with Brother Chicken's nonsensical story, the unintelligent contracted beasts had no suspicion whatsoever.
It sighed, pressing its sore arm, and said, "I don't know. The boss hasn't left, so we can't leave either."
Saying this, it continued to furiously hurl mud and spit water.
"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!"
They roared.
Brother Chicken looked towards the front. One otter beast was throwing mud with particular fervor, and its physique was also much larger than the other otter beasts.
"May I ask why both sides are fighting?"
The otter beast said angrily, "The platypus beasts are unreasonable and have encroached on our territory. Now, our territory is less than half of what it was!"
"Why is that? Everyone was fine, wasn't everything good?"
"You probably don't know, but a Tyrannosaurus Platypus Queen has appeared in the platypus beast tribe! We can't satisfy her demands, and we can't defeat her, so we can only watch our territory being invaded!"
Tyrannosaurus Platypus? Brother Chicken didn't know what kind of contracted beast that was, but it sounded very powerful.
This Tyrannosaurus Platypus was actually an evolved form of the platypus beast. Although it was only one evolution, its combat power had surged significantly!
Brother Chicken was a pacifist. If something could be resolved through diplomacy, it would absolutely avoid resorting to force!
It then asked, "What demands did she make?"
The otter beast said resentfully,
"She wants a young, handsome mate who is worthy of her status and looks!"
Huh?... Brother Chicken was dumbfounded. What kind of demand was this?
The otter beast continued, "You may not know, but the otter beasts and platypus beasts in our region have always had marital ties."
Marital ties?
Brother Chicken's eyes narrowed. Hybridization?
"When the breeding season arrives, we go to the other's shore to find a desirable partner for mating. It has always been this way, so we've been very harmonious."
"But, ever since a Tyrannosaurus Platypus appeared in the platypus beast tribe, everything changed!"
"Many strong young men from our tribe went, but they all returned drained. Yet, she was still not satisfied. Furthermore, she found our past strong men to be not good-looking enough to match her status!"
"So, she occupied our territory, saying she wouldn't return it until she found a man she fancied!"
Brother Chicken touched its middle-parted fringe. There was too much information to digest all at once.
"You mean, the platypus beast queen's insatiable desires are the reason she invaded your territory?"
After a long silence,
The otter beast revealed a joyful expression and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, that's exactly what I mean."
Brother Chicken suddenly understood.
So this was a story about a rich woman looking for male models, but the male models couldn't satisfy her...
Brother Chicken glanced around at the other otter beasts, watching them swing their bodies and furiously throw mud.
It thought to itself: Their upper bodies are so agile, why are their lower bodies so uninspired...
Taking advantage of the otter beasts' diverted attention, Brother Chicken quietly slipped away.
A moment later, it returned to the stone cave.
Brother Chicken vividly recounted the cause and effect.
As it spoke, its emotions grew increasingly agitated.
"What kind of situation is this? If you're a man, conquer the rich woman! I say, these otter beasts deserve it!"
Lu Fei's mouth twitched. Brother Chicken's wild words sounded so awkward to his innocent ears.
After all, although Comrade Lu Fei had achieved unparalleled achievements in his professional field in his twenty-odd years, his romantic life was a complete mess.
In high school, he had developed an inexplicable affection for a girl.
One Valentine's Day, the girl actively asked him out, and they had a soul-stirring conversation.
Girl: "A Fei, it's Valentine's Day today. Will you give me a gift?"
Lu Fei: "Isn't Valentine's Day only for lovers to give gifts?"
Girl (shyly): "Then... will you give me a gift?"
Lu Fei (blushing furiously, his attitude firm): "Of course not!"
To this day, when he recalled this incident, he would sincerely say,
"Heh... women!"
Lu Fei shook his head, snapping back from distant memories.
He didn't want to discuss the topic further with Brother Chicken: "Brother Chicken, what are your plans?"
Brother Chicken pondered for a moment.
"I'll go to the platypus beast tribe again to see if what the otter beasts said is true."
"And if it is true? What will you do?"
Brother Chicken let out a proud snort.
"With my silver tongue, I'll persuade the Tyrannosaurus Platypus Queen to take care of her health!"