She prayed she had not formed a bond, yet the Beast God did not hear her prayers.
"Yes, we have formed a bond. Father performed the bonding ceremony for us," Wente's words struck a painful blow to her heart.
"Hmm? Your father? You found your father?" an elder beastman asked.
"I met him. My father is now the chieftain of the Uda tribe. He said he would return to the Warrior Tribe after the rainy season."
"It's good that he's returning. Bah is making us forget him!" the elder beastman's face showed a sigh of relief.
Wente smiled and shook his head, not saying anything more about Bah, as he had other things to attend to...
Jiaojiao's eyes were red and filled with resentment as she looked at him. "Wente, you've gone too far!" After saying this, she ran off crying.
Wente looked bewildered and turned to look at Leite, as if asking: What did I do to upset her?
Leite looked helpless. Jiaojiao had always wanted to be Wente's mate, but this blockhead seemed oblivious?
He glanced at the muddy female. As expected, the tribe became lively as soon as Wente returned...
Shu Yue watched the familiar scene unfold, her heart unsettled. She would question him thoroughly in private!
"Wente, should we put our luggage back in the cave before we talk?" She saw a few young beastlings climbing onto their animal skin bundles, and one was rummaging through their basket.
Wente instinctively replied, "Okay."
"Brother, come help us clean the cave." She ordered him without any politeness.
Leite: "..." He'd do it since he had just returned!
"Tribe members, we can talk later. Let's go back and tidy up first." Wente handed the large animal skin bundles to Leite to carry back.
He himself carried the bamboo basket and the female.
Leite's mouth twitched as he hoisted the animal skin bundles onto his shoulder. They weren't particularly heavy, but they were so large that his over two-meter-tall frame was completely obscured.
From a distance, one might have thought the animal skin bundles had grown legs and were running on their own!
*Bang!* The bundle was thrown onto the ground.
"What have you packed in here? Did you bring the entire cave?" Leite was unhappy that the bundle had ruined his hairstyle.
That was cut by the little female herself!
Wente chuckled, "There are good things inside, otherwise I wouldn't have carried them back from so far."
Hearing this, Leite became curious and wanted to open it to see what was inside.
Wente stopped him, "I'll show you later. For now, help us clean the cave."
"...Alright!"
The cave wasn't very dirty. Leite occasionally cleaned it, but even so, it wasn't fit for habitation.
Wente didn't start cleaning the cave immediately. Instead, he moved a stone, wiped it clean, and placed it outside. "Yueyue, sit here and wait for us. We'll clean it up quickly."
Shu Yue: "..." Uh, with an outsider helping, how could she sit and wait!
"No, I'll just stand."
Wente thought she didn't want to sit. He looked at the stone and realized its surface wasn't flat, so it would be uncomfortable to sit on. He said, "Okay, I'll make you a new set of tables and chairs tomorrow."
"Mhm, no rush." Such a good beastman. She would ask about Jiaojiao gently tonight.
Leite, on the other hand, leaned against the cave entrance, watching their interaction. He felt that Wente was too... he couldn't find a word to describe it. If he were in modern times, he'd find a suitable word—a simp!
After arranging for the female, Wente turned to see him idle. "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and clean before it gets dark!"
Leite: "..." The curve of his lips straightened. It seemed he had to find an opportunity to beat this kid up!
Taking the makeshift broom, the two big men began to clean the cave. This cave was slightly larger than the one in Uda. As Wente cleaned, he divided the cave into several sections.
Sleeping area, guest area, storage room. It would be the same as before.
Beastmen worked efficiently, and the cave was cleaned in minutes. Wente fetched water and used two animal skins to wipe down the cave again.
Leite wiped the cave walls, muttering speechlessly. He didn't even clean his own cave with such diligence!
Shu Yue looked around the cave entrance and found there was nothing for her to do, so she quietly walked outside the cave.
She knew many people were peeking at her, or rather, looking at her openly. She felt uncomfortable but knew they meant no harm.
It was just that she couldn't adapt. Being stared at made her shy, so she stared at her feet, pretending not to know she was being watched.
Looking down at her feet, Shu Yue's face instantly turned a dark shade of red!
Damn it, she forgot to bathe before returning to the tribe. Oh my god, she could already imagine what impression the tribesmen of the Warrior Tribe would have of her...
No wonder that female named Jiaojiao was so angry.
"Oh my, is that the female Wente brought? This little female is so dirty, covered in mud..." A very faint voice of disdain reached Shu Yue's ears.
She really wanted to stand up and tell those middle-aged females, can't you discuss people without talking behind their backs? She could hear everything!
Of course, it was just a thought. No need to care about these things.
Half an hour later, the two beastmen had thoroughly cleaned the cave. Wente placed the animal skin bundles inside the deepest part of the cave, along with the bamboo basket.
Leite picked up the basket curiously and examined it from all sides. "How did Wente make this?"
Wente said, "That's a bamboo basket. I'll teach you how to weave baskets when I have time."
Leite nodded, "Okay. This bamboo basket looks like it can hold a lot of things. If I carry it to collect wild fruits, it's better than an animal skin bag. How did you learn to weave this?"
"I'll explain it to you when we get back. I need to take Yueyue to bathe now." Yueyue must be uncomfortable being covered in mud!
As he spoke, he skillfully opened the animal skin bundle, took out the animal skin clothes inside, and took out a dress commonly worn by females and a bar of cleaning soap, placing them into the basket.
Seeing him take out clean clothes for her, Shu Yue quickly said, "Wente, let me take it myself."
The beastman put a comb inside and said, "It's fine, I know what to get."
Shu Yue: "..." She felt a little embarrassed. Her husband was too thoughtful!
Leite was dumbfounded. Was this still his brother Wente?
He was so thoughtful. Compared to him, he seemed a bit lacking towards his own female...
Leite cleared his throat. "Then you two go bathe first. After you return, come to my cave. We'll eat together tonight."
"Okay, we'll come to your cave when we get back."
After packing their things, Leite left. Wente then left, carrying Shu Yue.
Before leaving, Wente looked back at the empty cave entrance. He was increasingly dissatisfied. He hadn't thought the courtyard was anything special before, but now that it was gone, he realized how beneficial it was!
Perhaps influenced by the female, he now placed great importance on privacy. He could only build a courtyard tomorrow.