Afterward, they carried their food off to share with their families.

"Don’t worry, everyone. The members of the Scorpion Tribe caught plenty of fish, more than enough for each of us to have some. The women can bring out your pots, and I’ll teach you how to cook the Sharp-toothed Fish."

The tribe members instantly erupted in cheers.

After getting the seasoning base from Wu Yue, the women happily busied themselves by their household fire pits.

A moment later, an even richer aroma than before wafted through the cave.

The open space in the center of the cave was filled with a lively clamor. The tribe members ate the delicious food and shot the breeze, creating a wonderful atmosphere.

After eating the fish the others had worked so hard to catch, the members of the Snow Tiger Tribe had warmed up to the Scorpion Tribe Beastmen. Teng Qian even had his arm slung around the Angry Beast’s shoulders as they chatted, bursting into laughter from time to time.

Meanwhile, Yuan Lang took the opportunity, while no one was paying attention, to spear several pieces of fish from a large stone bowl Wu Yue had set aside and pop them into his mouth.

The fish in the bowl was still hot, so the usually stoic Beastman winced. When Wu Yue turned around and saw this, she rolled her eyes in exasperation. "Why are you eating the portion I set out for the witch? Isn’t there more in the stone pot?"

Yuan Lang glanced at the heaping stone bowl. "The witch is old. He can’t eat this much. I’m just helping him out."

Wu Yue gave him a strange look and glanced behind him. "I think the witch is still quite spry. Every time I see him eat, his appetite is just fine. He should be able to finish all this fish."

Yuan Lang pursed his lips, about to say something, when he saw the young woman’s big, glistening eyes blinking at him, as if she were flirting.

His heart leaped with joy. ’Could it be? Is the young woman interested in me?’

In that instant, his entire beastman’s heart began to soar.

"Then why did you dish some up for the witch but not for me?"

Instead of the loving serving of fish he was hoping for from the young woman, he received a sharp slap on the back of the head. Yuan Lang was completely stunned.

’What the hell?! Who was that?’

’Who dares strike this General’s head!’

"Heh heh, so what if she didn’t serve you? You stinking brat, daring to call me old behind my back."

But upon hearing the familiar voice, his expression instantly froze. He forced a laugh and turned around.

Sure enough, standing behind him was the Snow Tiger Witch, his face pitch-black.

’This is not good. Getting caught bad-mouthing someone is the absolute worst.’

Seeing his beastman’s face all crumpled, Wu Yue nearly rolled on the floor laughing. This Beastman could be so cold and imposing one moment, and then have the personality of a goofy husky the next. It was enough to make her die of laughter.

The Snow Tiger Witch snorted, bent down to pick up the bowl of fish Wu Yue had set aside for him, and gave the young woman a kind smile. Then, his expression instantly shifted as he shot Yuan Lang a glare before ambling away.

Yuan Lang let out a sigh of relief. His deep eyes narrowed as he looked at the young woman in front of him, who was giggling uncontrollably. "You were blinking just now because the witch was behind me?"

Wu Yue nodded, then shot him a teasing look. "Don’t tell me you thought I was winking at you?"

Yuan Lang looked confused. "Wink-ah?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Wu Yue cleared her throat. "It’s a word from my homeland, heh heh."

With that, she turned, dished up a bowl of fish, and handed it to him. "Here, eat up. This whole pot is for us."

After she finished eating, Wu Yue suddenly remembered the Beast Crystals the witch had previously rewarded her with. "With the Beast Crystals you got from this hunt, what rank will you be able to upgrade to?"

Since they both knew each other’s secrets, there was no need for them to hide anything when they spoke.

Speaking of the haul from this hunt, Yuan Lang was in an excellent mood. A smile played on his lips as he said, "For now, it’s enough for me to advance to the Golden Rank. But I still need to strengthen my body, or I won’t be able to withstand the power of the Crystal Core."

Wu Yue understood, of course. If you could level up just by relying on Crystal Cores, that would be way too overpowered.

As she thought of this, a Beast Skin Bag materialized in the hand resting at her hip.

She was just about to hand it to the Beastman when she saw him staring at her, his gaze dark and intense. Her expression froze.

She forced a laugh, looking at the Beastman with the profound gaze across from her. "You saw that?"

Yuan Lang regarded the young woman’s rigid expression with a faint smirk and raised an eyebrow. "What do you think?"

’I’m such an idiot,’ Wu Yue thought. ’How could I forget I wasn’t carrying my little basket for camouflage today? Materializing things out of thin air... I’m practically asking for trouble.’

"So, there really are Immortals in this world, right?"

Yuan Lang’s voice cut through her thoughts.

Wu Yue looked over at him, dazed. "Huh?"

A second later, she realized that this ancient Great General seemed to have misunderstood something.

She immediately cleared her throat and said with a wry smile, "To be honest with you, I have a power that was bestowed upon me by an Immortal. He sometimes gives me tasks, and as long as I complete them, I can receive a lot of rewards.

So, what you just saw was me using that power to retrieve an item from a special space the Immortal gave me—a space that other people can’t see."

System: "..."

’The host has gotten so shameless. Her lies are as smooth as flowing water now.’