Wu Yue: "..."

’So no matter what, it’s all my fault now?’

Her round eyes narrowed, staring unblinkingly at the beastman with the innocent-looking tiger face before her...

For some reason, the more she looked at this guy, the more she felt he wasn’t simple. ’He’s definitely a beast with a cunning mind, always pretending to be innocent to trick me.’

The Snow Tiger Tribe Leader beside them looked at the two young cubs with disdain. "How are we proceeding with the Poisonous Insect inspection?"

Wu Yue pulled her gaze away from Yuan Lang. "There are too few of these chili peppers. Clan Leader, Uncle, please have the Beastman Warriors soak some of them to make chili water and sprinkle it in the areas where the tribe members are most active."

Then, she gave Yuan Lang’s arm a very friendly pat and, baring her little teeth in a brilliant smile, said, "Yuan Lang and I will gather a few Beastman Warriors and go out to collect more chili peppers."

The Clan Leader nodded upon hearing this. "Good. We’ll do it that way."

With that, he snatched the beast skin bundle of chili peppers from Yuan Lang’s hand and left.

’I’ve been putting up with these two for a long time...’

He scoffed disdainfully. ’As if he’s the only one with a mate!’

Meanwhile, Yuan Lang obediently followed behind Wu Yue. He went and dragged Teng Qian and Teng Kun back from the riverbank and Qingcao’s house, respectively, and also called over a few of the Beastman Warriors who had helped dig for Salt Crystal Stones before.

Carrying a bamboo bag they had scrounged from Grandma Hua Shu, they set off.

But just as they reached the tribe’s entrance, they saw a group of very familiar Beastman Warriors already waiting there.

A middle-aged beastman, about the same age as the Flying Eagle Tribe Leader, led the Beastman Warriors behind him forward. He gave Wu Yue a solemn nod. "We came out this time to help the Snow Tiger Tribe gather chili peppers, and also to familiarize ourselves with this herb that can kill Poisonous Insects."

Wu Yue certainly wouldn’t be stingy with her knowledge when it came to the Flying Eagle Tribe, who were on very friendly terms with the Snow Tigers.

Especially since...

’For these Beastman Warriors to be here, they must have reported to the two witches.’

She didn’t really have the right to refuse anyway.

Everyone flew towards the area where the females had been gathering wild vegetables. Wu Yue remembered that was where she had found the chili peppers.

Meanwhile, in the Snow Tiger Witch’s cave, the two witches were gathering all the Poisonous Insect corpses from the ground and placing them in a back-basket.

Looking at the eagle egg that had once again turned a pale blue-white, the two of them each inspected it.

"There are really no Poisonous Insects left this time."

The Flying Eagle Witch looked at the Snow Tiger Witch apologetically. "Tiger, I never thought these Poisonous Insects would get out. I’m sorry to have implicated your Snow Tiger Tribe."

The Snow Tiger Witch shook his head. "This is no longer a question of who implicated whom. Have you considered how these Poisonous Insects appeared in the Flying Eagle Tribe in the first place?"

The Flying Eagle Witch was silent for a long while before finally frowning and nodding. "I have my suspicions, but I can’t be certain."

Hearing him say this, the Snow Tiger Witch also thought of a possibility. "You mean... they were brought by those people?"

The Flying Eagle Witch sneered. "After that female and beastman finished speaking just now, I thought of those people. But I can’t figure out their reason for doing this."

The Snow Tiger Witch sneered. "Reason?"

After a soft scoff, he looked up toward the depths of the Polar Forest. "What do you think?" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Following his gaze, the Flying Eagle Witch’s expression also grew grim. "You’re saying... those... Fierce Beasts from the depths of the forest?"

The Snow Tiger Witch nodded. "The Crystal Cores we get from our annual hunt... we have to offer some to them to clear the way for us to trade for salt. But..."

He heaved a deep sigh. "Hearts are never satisfied. I’m afraid they want more."