The slave children didn’t hold anything back, sharing everything they knew.

A few days later, the homes of the mothers who were raising chickens were filled with the pestering of their own young cubs—they wanted to raise chickens, too.

Worn down by the constant nagging, the mothers had no choice but to hand over the family chickens for them to look after.

They had expected total chaos, but to their surprise, with the slave children’s guidance, the little ones took excellent care of the chickens.

Ever since Wu Yue had discovered so many delicious new foods, the cubs of the Shui Family had transformed from skinny little things into plump, round toddlers. On this day, the cubs were once again trailing behind the slave children, catching bugs to feed their chickens.

After eating the bugs, the chickens began to lay eggs even more frequently.

This made the cubs all the more enthusiastic.

It was another busy day. Chang Ye, who was weeding the taro field, wiped the sweat from his dark cheeks. Just as he was about to stretch his aching back, he spotted a group of beastmen appearing at the edge of the distant forest.

As they drew closer, the other slaves looked over as well.

That familiar beast form and fur color!

"The Beastman Warriors are back!"

"Lady Witch is back!"

The slaves’ shouts startled the tribe members who were firing bricks and tiles up on the mountain. Hearing that the Beastman Warriors had returned, everyone was ecstatic.

Whooping and hollering, they charged down the mountain.

Even the witch, who had been staying indoors with blisters on his mouth, came running out, wrapped in a piece of Beast Skin.

When the young cubs heard that the Beastman Warriors were back, they too started yelling and ran toward the crowd. With their owners gone, the flock of chickens stood dumbfounded for a moment before following along with a chorus of CLUCKING.

So, when Wu Yue peeked out from behind Yuan Lang, the sight that greeted her was a chaotic dance of tribe members and chickens all rushing toward them in a wave of pandemonium.

The great fire a few days ago had burned nearly half the forest in the canyon. The relatively close Snow Tiger and Black Wolf tribes had naturally seen it and had been worried sick about the Beastman Warriors.

It wasn’t until the four Beastman Warriors returned some time ago that everyone learned they had managed to escape thanks to Wu Yue’s quick thinking.

But to everyone’s horror, these four damn brats had actually brought back three Fireball Beast cubs, which made the tribe members want to toss them into a dung pit.

The four Beastman Warriors were, of course, aware of the tribe’s fear of Fireball Beasts. Before anyone could make a move, they quickly explained that Wu Yue had told them to bring the cubs back, saying they were very important.

But when the tribe members asked why, the brats just hemmed and hawed and wouldn’t say a word. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

It made everyone’s hands itch to give those wretched brats a good thrashing.

However, the witch, a string of blisters on the corner of his mouth, appeared just in time to save them. The four dejected Beastman Warriors followed him to the new courtyard they had long been eager to see.

The three Fireball Beasts were carried obediently on the warriors’ shoulders. Upon seeing the witch, they even let out a couple of soft MOOS.

They were noisily chomping on tender grass the Beastman Warriors had found for them, enjoying their beastman-powered rides. ’A beast’s life couldn’t get much better than this.’

The four Beastman Warriors relayed what Wu Yue and Yuan Lang had instructed to the witch and the Clan Leader.

When the two heard that the treated dung of the Fireball Beasts had such a use, their serious, questioning expressions were instantly wiped away. They looked at the four Beastman Warriors with an expression that couldn’t have been friendlier.

After asking after them with great concern, they even ordered two Half beastman Warriors to bring them food.

The three Fireball Beast cubs were nestled obediently in a pile of tender grass in the courtyard, attended by several specially assigned Half beastman Warrior scoopers. They would take a bite, then let out a MOO.

’This life is so cushy, we should really call the rest of the herd over.’

Although the little Fireball Beasts couldn’t speak, they were very sensitive to the emotions of the beastmen. Because the four Beastman Warriors held no ill will toward them, the little Fireball Beasts were quite friendly in return.

The witch’s and the Clan Leader’s feelings toward them, however, were not nearly as friendly as the four warriors’.

But what their little brains couldn’t figure out was why, after the four dung-scooping beasts went into that small house for just a little while, these two not-so-friendly people came back out with very friendly, even sparkling, eyes.

When Wu Yue and Yuan Lang finally returned, the four Beastman Warriors were on the verge of tears of relief.

The guilt they felt for leaving the group early instantly transformed into a giant wave of hunger, and they began wolfing down the food in their stone bowls.

They had been too worried to have much of an appetite these past few days. Now, they could finally eat a proper meal.

"Aah, Yue, Yue, Yue, you’re finally back!"

"Yue, we’ve been waiting for you for so long!"