Da Sen gently comforted Miao Xiaocui, who then slowly recovered from her fear. After eating with greasy hands, she tightly hugged the beastman, tears of fear still lingering on her pale face.
She didn't want to leave, but she wanted to leave even more. Every time she passed that cave, she remembered the terror of that day. It tormented her too much; she had to escape this place!
"Brother Da Sen, I'm scared," her voice was hoarse, devoid of its usual affected tone.
Da Sen felt immense heartache and kept comforting her. He couldn't understand why Cui was so terrified. So many days had passed; even a cub should have recovered by now.
He didn't know that a woman from a feudal dynasty had never witnessed such a stimulating scene!
Her life for the first eighteen years was filled with schemes and internal strife. The greatest setback she had encountered was being stripped and thrown into a pond. But at most, she suffered from others' sidelong glances and disdain, and her death would have been slow and gradual. How could she have ever seen such brutality?
No wonder she was scared out of her wits and might need several years to recover.
The beastmen of the Tieda tribe showed her favor, but she paid them no mind, her heart set on leaving this place.
Her unusual behavior went unnoticed. The tribesmen were all silent. Most of the young females who had lost their mates did not want to leave, fearing they would die on the road without a mate to care for them.
Only females whose male mates were still alive were willing to go together. As for unattached females, there was no need to mention them; only Guoguo and Yaya insisted on leaving.
This beast tide had caused them devastating psychological damage because their parents had died. The day Miao Xiaocui fainted was when the females suffered. Their mothers had been bitten to death by wild beasts while protecting them. They were lucky to have survived.
Guoguo had long lost her usual liveliness. In previous years, no matter how dangerous the beast tide was, she hadn't felt much because her parents had protected her well. But now, they were both dead!
Leaning against Yaya, their two frail bodies huddled together. The weather wasn't cold yet, but they felt very cold.
As the grilled meat was nearing its end, Guoguo finally asked, "Yaya, why aren't you staying?"
Yaya gazed at the empty space and retorted, "Aren't you leaving too?"
Guoguo was choked by the question and said dejectedly, "This isn't my home; I don't want to stay here."
"But the Warrior Tribe isn't your home either."
After a long silence without a response, Yaya tilted her head and saw that Guoguo was crying.
Her dry eyes filled with anxiety. "Why are you crying? Guoguo, I didn't mean anything else; I'm sorry!"
Guoguo shook her head and sobbed softly, "Yaya, I'm not crying because of you. I don't have a father or mother anymore. I want to find a strong beastman to be my mate. The Warrior Tribe is a large tribe, and Yueyue is also there, so I want to go."
Yaya hugged her sympathetically. "Guoguo, your thinking is not wrong. I will always be with you. Let's both go to the Warrior Tribe to find mates, okay?"
Guoguo nodded tearfully. They would definitely survive and reach the Warrior Tribe!
The two pampered young females, facing the cruelty of survival for the first time, chose to press forward!
The grilled meat feast lasted for a long time that night. Although there was no more meat, the tribesmen were reluctant to leave. Only when Ba He forcibly ordered everyone to return and rest did they disperse.
Xiong Qi did not return to the cave to squeeze with others. Instead, he found a secluded spot by a tree root and leaned against it, his eyes fixed on the south.
He didn't wait long before a shadow fell. "Aren't you sleeping?"
Cang Lang naturally sat beside him, looking at his profile.
Xiong Qi had grown thin. Before the beast tide, he was dark and strong. Now, he was thin and dark, the憨态 (simple and honest look) on his face replaced by a bewilderment about the future.
Cang Lang stared at Xiong Qi's profile, not realizing he was mesmerized.
Xiong Qi was all too familiar with the presence beside him. The new scar on Cang Lang's back was from saving him when he was captured. They were already friends.
Just as he was about to turn around and say something, his lips suddenly touched something…
His breathing seemed to stop. It felt like a long time, or perhaps just three seconds, before Cang Lang was forcefully pushed to the ground.
"Why are you so close to me!" Xiong Qi panted, his heart pounding like a drum.
Cang Lang, who had been pushed down, was stunned. The face beneath the long scar turned dark red. Could he say that he didn't know why!
"I, I thought there was something on your face…" Cang Lang, lying for the first time, felt a little flustered, his fingers unconsciously digging into the ground.
"Is there?" Xiong Qi vigorously wiped his face, as if his face were very dirty. After wiping for a long time, his movements paused, and he switched to wiping his mouth, his actions somewhat excessive.
Between males, lips touching a part of the face was not a big deal, as long as it wasn't the mouth. Xiong Qi's behavior was very abnormal.
However, the person involved did not notice.
After wiping, Xiong Qi felt extremely awkward. "Cang Lang, my face is clean now. I didn't mean to push you. It's very late; I'm going back to sleep." With that, he ran back to the cave.
He ran very fast, as if something were chasing him.
Cang Lang remained in the position he was pushed to for a long time without moving. Watching Xiong Qi's retreating back, his expression changed repeatedly.
A slight anomaly rising within his body made him suddenly slap himself in the face!
His mind must be sick to think that Xiong Qi, with his bear-like appearance, was good-looking?
He touched the face that had been touched and thought, so male lips are also soft~
He slapped himself again before returning to the cave with a sullen face.
…
The next morning, Ba He led the tribesmen to depart. They had said their farewells last night, so today they left cleanly and efficiently.
Winged beasts and wingless beasts each made up half the group. To save time, Ba He transformed into his beast form, and all the females sat on his back. The other beastmen paired up, with winged beasts and wingless beasts forming pairs.
If they relied on their limbs to run, it would consume more time. Flying could at least save twice the time.
The beastmen lined up and flew south; the migration had begun.
…
Two days later, Shu Xin showed the sketched house plans to the others.
The overall structure was similar to a self-built house in the countryside, with two bedrooms, one living room, and one kitchen. The toilet was built in the yard.
Upon entering, there was the living room, located in the north. The kitchen was to the west of the living room. Behind the living room was a suite, divided into two bedrooms. Behind the bedrooms, a small storage room could be added to store private items.
Considering the size of the beastmen, the house would occupy an area of approximately two hundred square meters, with the yard calculated separately.
Rate and Vent looked at the sketches with shining eyes. Although they hadn't moved in yet, they felt this place was good.
Rate said, "Let's build the house between our two caves. There's open space here."
Shu Xin nodded, "Okay."
"Go tell the chief that we can start laying the foundation today. If the chief is interested in the houses, we can discuss the future plans for the tribe together."