Chapter 513: Chapter 512: Haven’t They Taken On a Hot Potato?

Sweet Ring smiled but didn’t say anything to him. ’In any case, if something happens, I can open a Teleportation Array and take him away. I can also summon my Fathers to come back me up.’ As for the other winged lion cubs, their fate would depend on their own behavior.

She was already furious just thinking about how one of them had pushed Jing Qi into Luoyue Lake, and not a single cub had tried to save him. Add to that how they always spoke viciously to this pair of winged lion cubs, stabbing them in the heart with their words—they deserved to suffer a little!

The Winged Tiger Beastmen were thrilled. They hadn’t expected to get such a huge haul from just scouting out the Winged Lion Tribe’s territory. A dozen or so cubs! They wondered just how many good things they could demand from the Winged Lion Tribe.

"I’m thinking, with the rainy season and the coldest season coming up, we could trade one cub for one share of supplies... Haha, we’re working so hard to stockpile supplies as it is. A big family consumes a lot, and with this supplement, the cubs and females at home could have a few full meals this year..."

"The rainy and coldest seasons are better for having cubs with a female. You all have females, but I don’t. I’ve stockpiled a lot of supplies; I was thinking of trading a winged lion cub for a female..."

"Haha... if we get a few Winged Lion Warriors to come to our tribe and mate with our females, wouldn’t that mean they’d be helping us protect the Winged Tiger Tribe?"

They began discussing this excitedly in their rough voices. In the Beast Skin Bags, the cubs were all scared to tears. One rather naive cub said pitifully, "Winged Tiger sirs, we’re male cubs, not female cubs. If we’re lost, we’re lost.

Father and Mother won’t give you that many things for me."

These words made the Winged Tiger Beastmen fall silent for a moment. It seemed to be true. In the world of Beastmen, a male’s mission and instinct to find a female and have cubs was ingrained in their very bones, but familial bonds weren’t actually very strong. It was entirely possible that the Winged Lion Beastmen would ignore the fact that their cubs had been kidnapped, and instead...

Sweet Ring stuck her tongue out. Taking advantage of being inside the Beast Skin Bag, she followed up in an aggrieved tone, "That’s right. If my Father found out, he’d probably beat the gongs and drums in celebration. After all, the rainy and coldest seasons are almost here. Now that you’ve brought me back, you’ll have to provide me with good food and drink.

You don’t want to blatantly cause a death and intensify the conflict between our two tribes, do you? Otherwise, you’ll have to watch your own cubs very closely in the future. For every one that comes out, one will be cut down...

Besides, our tribe hasn’t stockpiled enough supplies yet. We were just waiting for you to hand us an excuse so we could come to your tribe and plunder your food..."

These words not only scared the cubs but also broke their hearts. ’So we’re just pitiful little things that nobody wants?’ One by one, they began to wail loudly.

These were cubs who had never experienced the dangers of the outside world or undergone any proper training. They were easily overcome by their emotions, using tears as an outlet.

When one started to cry, the other cubs followed, howling along.

The Winged Tiger Beastmen’s faces darkened, their earlier excitement gone. They had to admit, that little cub was right. If they were going to kidnap cubs, they should have gone for females. Male cubs were everywhere, born a whole litter at a time. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Kidnapping the cubs was one thing, but letting them die would put the Winged Tiger Tribe in the wrong. Harming cubs was considered a heinous crime throughout the Far East Land.

Hadn’t they just ended up with a hot potato?

"Can I just get rid of this thing?" one Winged Tiger Beastman panted angrily. ’You really can’t just pick up random cubs you find on the road!’

"Is it too late to dump them now?" They looked at each other; they were about to fly out of the Luoyue Mountain Range.

"Just dump them. Anyway, these little cubs wandered out on their own. We haven’t taken them out of the Luoyue Mountain Range, so we can just deny everything later!"

"Right. After this, it’s up to them to find their own tribe..."

And so, these Winged Tiger Beastmen unceremoniously tossed the Beast Skin Bags away. The cubs inside went into freefall, scrambling in terror.

Sweet Ring took a bite of a Spirit Storage Talisman imbued with the Time Law. She then quickly slipped out through a gap in the Beast Skin Bag, immediately transformed into her human form, and untied the bag’s opening to rescue Jing Lin.

With the Time Law in effect, the departing Winged Tiger Beastmen glanced back and only assumed that the Beast Skin Bag hadn’t been tied tightly, allowing a skinny little cub to crawl out.

Jing Lin flapped his wings, carrying Sweet Ring, and rescued all the other falling cubs from their Beast Skin Bags.

They experienced time differently from the other cubs; in the time it would normally take to rescue the cubs from one bag, they were able to save those from five or six.

What’s more, once the winged lion cubs got out and steadied themselves, they also helped rescue their companions.

Once all the cubs were rescued, their racing hearts finally began to calm. They looked at Jing Lin with complicated expressions.

"Jing Lin, even though you saved us, you’re still a jinx. Let’s just say your merits and demerits cancel each other out. Of course, I’ll give you a little bit of the rations my Father prepared for me for the rainy and coldest seasons!" one of the winged lion cubs said awkwardly.

"I’ll give you a share too..." the cubs promised one after another.

Of course, Jing Lin wouldn’t refuse. "Alright. We’re even."

The cubs took to the air to get their bearings and then flew onward, heads bowed with effort. However, flying consumed a great deal of energy, and their stomachs were empty from having cleared them out earlier. The adult Winged Tiger Beastmen had flown for half a day, but these were just cubs with poor flight speed and endurance; they had to stop and rest after only a short time in the air.

Sweet Ring leisurely nibbled on some small fish, while also stealthily stuffing a mouthful of beef jerky into Jing Lin’s mouth.

The sky grew dark, and the cubs found a cave where Beastmen would temporarily rest and settled in for the night.

The roars of Wild Beasts echoed from all around. The frightened cubs huddled together in a ball, enduring their hunger and desperately hoping their Fathers would find them.

Jing Lin looked anxious, wondering how worried his brother would be when he discovered they were missing. Sweet Ring, on the other hand, was very sleepy. She curled up comfortably against his chest, drinking hot milk she had obtained by taking advantage of the chaos to activate a Time Array and ask her Mother for it.

Of course, she didn’t forget to have Jing Lin adjust his position so they could sneak a snack with their backs to everyone else.

In the middle of the night, they were all startled awake by the howling of wolves. They opened their eyes to see pairs of glowing green eyes just outside the cave!

"It’s... it’s Flying Wolf Wild Beasts..."

Hearing this, even Sweet Ring couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath. ’In other places, we could climb a tree to escape a wolf pack. But these Wild Beasts have wings! Are we just supposed to be sitting ducks?’

"I told you Jing Lin is a jinx! If I had known this would happen, we should have split up earlier..."

It wasn’t just the cub who spoke; the other cubs also grew resentful and silently distanced themselves from Jing Lin.

Jing Lin pressed his lips together. In the darkness, his silver-white fur was particularly conspicuous, reflecting the faint moonlight.

Sweet Ring gently nuzzled his chest. ’These cubs are really asking for a beating. The moment something bad happens, they habitually push all the blame onto Jing Lin...’