The Snow Tiger Tribe Leader gazed at the young woman he hadn’t seen in so ti, his heart filled with emotion. He had originally let Wu Yue stay because of a single Beast Crystal.
He had assud the young woman wouldn’t survive more than a few days and thus wouldn’t waste much food, but who would have thought it would lead to such a huge gain?
"Your trip to the Black Wolf Tribe’s territory was truly worthwhile. Not only did you bring back a cure for festering wounds, but more importantly, you even discovered precious salt."
He said, a hint of awe in his voice.
Who could have imagined that so many Salt Crystal Stones would exist in a cavern like that?
Wu Yue grinned. "This is all thanks to everyone’s hard work."
After seeing the salt crystal mine their tribe mbers had spoken of and tasting the rich flavor of salt for themselves, the Beastman Warriors who had dug all the way from the tribe were ecstatic.
They had no mind to rest. Howling with excitent, they imdiately began hauling the Salt Crystal Stones.
Wu Yue watched, dumbfounded, as they packed the Salt Crystal Stones into familiar-looking bamboo bags.
’Has Grandma Hua Shu’s bamboo bag business already gotten the official seal of approval?’
This ti, Wu Yue packed her belongings and returned to the tribe with the Beastman Warriors.
Seeing the familiar sights of the Snow Tiger Tribe, she felt the anxiety she’d been carrying instantly lt away.
’So I’ve already co to think of this place as my ho?’
The sight of tall, sturdy Beastman Warriors carrying nurous items into the Pure Humans’ living quarters naturally drew a crowd of onlookers.
Wu Yue’s small house looked just the sa, completely unchanged, though her neighbors had all moved into new hos.
Seeing that she was back, everyone greeted her with great enthusiasm.
Wu Yue pushed open her small courtyard gate and started walking toward the house, her body relaxing, but Yuan Lang suddenly reached out and stopped her. In a swift motion, he spun around and shielded her with his body.
The Beastman’s low, magnetic voice turned cold. "There’s sothing inside."
Wu Yue’s body tensed instantly. ’Sothing inside?’
"What is it?"
Yuan Lang frowned. "You stay here. If there’s any danger, run outside imdiately and don’t stop. I’ll go in and check."
With that, he handed the small basket he was carrying to Wu Yue and walked straight toward the cottage door.
Before the Beastman’s large, well-defined hand could even touch the door, a cheerful voice rang out from inside. "Yue, you’re back!"
Without even getting a clear look at who was there, the person inside lunged forward.
But the Beastman simply stuck out a foot, stopping them just inside the doorway.
Hearing Qingcao’s voice, Wu Yue instantly let out a sigh of relief. She looked at Yuan Lang and said, "It’s Qingcao. She’s not a ’thing’."
The words had barely left her mouth when she realized it sounded like she was insulting soone.
anwhile, Qingcao was finally struggling back to her feet. Standing just inside the doorway, she craned her neck and bead at Wu Yue.
Delighted to see her friend again, Wu Yue tossed the basket to a nearby Beastman Warrior and trotted down the steps.
But...
’Is this person in front of , who’s as round as a ball, really Qingcao?’
Wu Yue stared at the spare tire jiggling around Qingcao’s midsection, her idealized image of her friend shattering a little.
’So, is the follow-up to the saying "beautiful faces are a di a dozen" that "bouncing spare tires are, too"?’
"Qingcao, can you please tell how you, of all people, who barely gets to eat any at, managed to turn yourself into... this... in such a short amount of ti?"
Qingcao glanced shyly at Yuan Lang, who was standing behind Wu Yue, before mumbling, "Yue, I’m not fat. I just accidentally ate a poisonous grass that was mixed in with the wild vegetables I gathered last ti, and... well, this happened."
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