The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 102 Falling asleep
Dancing was something completely foreign to Ling Chengen.

Bai Qingyu, holding her hand, walked to the campfire amidst the cheers and laughter of the crowd. Her toes rose and fell with the beat of the drums, her movements extremely rhythmic.

His gaze remained fixed on her, his outstretched arms long and powerful, quietly encircling her from afar, only to quickly pull away just before touching her upper arm, like a startled rabbit or a cautious butterfly.

But his eyes were bright and passionate, showing no shyness, but rather full of smiles.

"Follow me, it's okay if you're not in rhythm." Bai Qingyu leaned close to her ear, "I used to always be out of rhythm too, and I would just blend in with the crowd and try to catch the wave."

Ling Chengen, somewhat reserved, was led along by him, and soon found himself amidst the joyful singing and dancing crowd.

Yu Shaochen carried the food into the cave and looked at Su Weihua lying on the stone bed. He placed the rice bowl next to him and said, "Hurry up and eat. The barbecue tonight tastes pretty good."

Yu Shaochen sat down next to him, holding his own bowl and chopsticks, and slowly ate with his head down.

Su Weihua turned her gaze away from the outside and asked, "Why aren't you eating out?"

“It doesn’t matter where I eat.” Yu Shaochen sat on the wooden stump, looked up at the flickering firelight outside and the endless laughter, and said in a muffled voice, “Besides, if I don’t bring you food, you’ll go hungry tonight.”

"Are you sure?" As soon as Su Weihua finished speaking, a figure walked into the stone cave against the firelight, carrying a wooden bowl piled high with meat and vegetables.

Chongzhen looked at the two people inside the cave, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and clicked his tongue lightly: "I thought I was the only one who would think of this place and there was someone lying here."

Yu Shao Chen couldn't see his face clearly, but after he entered the cave, he said in a puzzled tone, "I've already prepared dinner for him, and he can't finish all of this you brought."

Chongzhen sat down on the rock with her bowl in hand, picked up her chopsticks and started eating, coldly snorting, "Can't I eat by myself?"

"So, you two are just making excuses to hide here, aren't you?" Su Weihua finally saw through the two of them. They were clearly not really worried about him, but had come to the cave to find some peace and quiet.

Chongzhen put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hand, frowned and said, "I just feel very uncomfortable being outside. No, Ling Chengen wasn't like this before. Why is she so nice to Bai Qingyu, so gentle and kind... but when she comes to me, she's so harsh and lecturing?"

Su Weihua: "Feeling unbalanced?"

Chongzhen rolled her eyes at him: "Shut up, we don't need your opinions here."

Su Weihua snorted coldly: "Then go out. If you want to hide back in your treehouse and lie down, no one will be so bored as to drag you out of your treehouse."

Seeing the two of them arguing again for no apparent reason, Yu Shao Chen asked with a headache, "What are you two arguing about?"

Looking at Yu Shao Chen, whose cheeks were bulging and who clearly didn't forget to eat even when hiding from people, Chong Zhen said wearily, "It has nothing to do with you, just eat your food."

Yu Shao Chen retorted, "You're so annoying. You always pick fights and then blame Su Wei Hua for talking back. You're too domineering."

Chongzhen looked at the little panda who had suddenly become bolder and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Do you think that Su Weihua is almost done and you have a new friend, so you can just throw away the old one like me? I didn't expect you to be like this, little panda. I really misjudged you."

Yu Shao Chen was stunned by his barrage of accusations.

Su Weihua couldn't help but cover her eyes with her hand, unable to bear watching the fox's cringeworthy acting skills, nor did she want to see the little panda act stupidly. She grabbed the empty gold-type heart stone from the corner and threw it directly at Chong Zhen's feet: "Get out. You can only bully him. If you're unhappy, go find Bai Qingyu to duel!"

"Stop venting your inexplicable emotions here."

The lively expression on Chongzhen's face suddenly disappeared. Without the smile, his usually smiling face appeared excessively cold and sarcastic.

Yu Shaochen, sensing that something was wrong with his mood, immediately prepared to leave with his bowl and chopsticks.

But Chongzhen reached out and stopped him, using his tall frame to block the light from coming in, and said in a low voice, "None of the three of us are liked by Ling Chengen, that's not a problem. But after Bai Qingyu and she became partners, the situation is different."

"so what?"

"The three of us have to work together, otherwise we'll be driven out of the Stone Forest sooner or later by this cunning bird."

Su Weihua snorted coldly, "You're quite self-aware."

"A stray dog ​​has the right to mock me?" Chongzhen retorted sharply, her words hitting Su Weihua where it hurt.

Seeing the sudden tension between the two, Yu Shaochen shuddered and held out his hand, saying, "I won't get involved."

Chongzhen pressed down on his shoulder and pulled him to sit on the stone stool: "This won't do, you have to participate."

Yu Shao Chen retorted, unconvinced, "Why? It's my own business, and I have the right to make my own decisions."

"You really want to go back to the Wuyang tribe?" Chongzhen turned his head and asked bluntly.

Yu Shao Chen asked, puzzled, "What does this have to do with the Wuyang tribe?"

Chongzhen: "Aren't you being a little naive? You don't actually think Bai Qingyu will keep you by Ling Chengen's side forever, do you? Haven't you heard anything about what kind of people the Crane Clan are?"

Yu Shaochen lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then looked up and said firmly, "We should trust our wife."

"At least, I believe her."

Yu Shaochen reiterated his point of view very seriously.

“We’re secretly forming cliques behind her back and targeting the people she likes. My wife will definitely be angry.”

Chongzhen said with exasperation, "A female's mouth is a lying devil! Don't you understand?"

"With your skill level, Bai Qingyu could kick you away from Ling Chengen with a flick of his finger."

Su Weihua stared at him intently: "So, what are you planning to do by forming a gang?"

"If you're going to deal with Bai Qingyu, I advise you to save your energy. Three prisoners thinking they can defeat Bai Yueguang? Dream on!"

Chongzhen said speechlessly, "I'm not that stupid. What good would it do to deal with Bai Qingyu?"

"And it's one thing for you to belittle yourself, but don't drag me and Yu Shao Chen into it. What kind of 'white moonlight' is Bai Qingyu? He's just an ordinary male beastman who's fickle and unpredictable. Although Ling Chengen is good to him, he's definitely not as madly in love with him as the rumors say!"

"I may not be as good as Bai Qingyu, but if we add Yu Shaochen, the skill level should be enough, right?"

“The Ling family has neither wood nor metal elements. Based on my understanding of Ling Chengen, as long as we can demonstrate the corresponding abilities, Ling Chengen will not expel us. But the problem lies with Bai Qingyu. The Crane Clan is not much better than the Snake Clan; they are very jealous.”

"It's not uncommon; when a crane clan member's spouse has taken another lover, the crane clan beastman will kill the rival in a fit of rage..."

Yu Shao Chen looked down at Su Wei Hua. It wasn't that he was suspicious, but rather that the words that came out of Chong Zhen's mouth were a mixture of truth and falsehood.

Is this true?

Su Weihua frowned and said, "I've heard a little about it, but Bai Qingyu's situation is different. We became Ling Chengen's partners before him, and he knew about this, but he still chose to become Ling Chengen's partner in the end, which is different from the situation in the rumors."

Moreover, Bai Qingyu is the young clan leader of Hanshan, and his character has always been widely praised...

But what Chongzhen said was also true. The crane people's advocacy of a one-on-one pairing system is probably due to their strong possessiveness towards their partners.
"Whether or not to join forces is just a matter of a word," Chongzhen said frankly.

Yu Shao Chen shook his head firmly: "No, I won't participate. I'm leaving."

This time, Chongzhen didn't stop him again, but looked at Su Weihua, who hadn't spoken.

"What about you?"

Su Weihua remained silent for a long time before gazing intently and asking, "Am I of value to you for cooperation?"

"No, I wouldn't have contacted you."

Su Weihua chuckled and said sarcastically, "Well, thank you so much for thinking so highly of me."

"So, the result?" Chongzhen's lips suddenly curled up. Looking at Su Weihua's expression, he already knew what was going on.

……

In the stillness of the night, the campfire on the rocky beach had gone out.

Inside the treehouse nestled beneath the vines of the banyan tree, a bright and cheerful young man lay on his side on the newly made wooden bed, touching the animal skin blanket beneath him in surprise. He looked up at Ling Chengen, who was tidying his long hair, and asked curiously, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​making something like this out of wood?"

"Don't you have them there too?" Ling Chengen retorted.

Bai Qingyu shook her head: "It's different. I didn't want to sleep directly on the ground. The ground in Hanshan is very cold. Even if I put down dry grass, the effect of insulating the cold of the stones is still very limited. In the end, I thought of putting down wood, but I didn't make a complete and beautiful nest like you."

Ling Chengen turned to look at him and said with amusement, "This isn't a nest, it's a bed frame."

"It's quite soft when you sleep on it."

Bai Qingyu lay on her bed, ignoring her earlier request for him to leave, and refused to move from her bed.

Ling Chengen lifted the animal skin and showed him what was laid on the bed board.

It was an extremely thick woven straw mat, dry and fluffy, with all the rough edges neatly concealed.

Once a layer of smooth animal hide was laid on top, the comfort of the entire bed increased several levels.

“Go sleep in your room. I’ve already let you stay in my treehouse. Don’t push your luck and try to climb into my bed.” Ling Chengen walked to the bedside with her long hair loose and looked down at Bai Qingyu, who was lying on her bed.

He lay on his back, smiling at her.

"Who kicks their mate out of the nest on the first night of mating? I want to sleep here with you tonight."

Ling Chengen: "If you like this bed, make it yourself tomorrow."

"Do you think I'm staying here because of this bed?" Bai Qingyu asked subtly.

Ling Chengen: "Whether it's because of the bed or because of me, please get back to your room right now. Your bed has been prepared for you for a long time."

"And I already told you, that kind of thing is impossible before I'm an adult."

Bai Qingyu sat up, raised his legs and turned around from the other side of the bed, wrapped his arms around her waist, and pressed his cheek against her waist and abdomen: "I won't force you. I will definitely do what I promised you."

Ling Chengen thought he was being too clingy: "So, if we can't do anything, why are you sleeping here?"

Bai Qingyu retorted confidently, "It's not like we can only sleep together if we're doing *that* kind of thing. What's wrong with me being close to my partner?"

Ling Chengen stared speechlessly out the window. They had only just become a couple, and she was already starting to regret it.

Can life really continue peacefully like this?
"Move over a bit." Ling Chengen pushed Bai Qingyu, who was almost pressed against her, and took up the other half of the bed in the darkness, intending to go to sleep early and check the mission rewards after he fell asleep.

Since the marriage ceremony has ended and the quest rewards have been distributed,

She only needs to click to view it.

It started to drizzle in the middle of the night, and by the latter half of the night, the rain was getting heavier, with rainwater drifting in from outside the window.

Ling Chengen got up and lowered the curtain by the window. As soon as he returned to bed, Bai Qingyu's body wrapped around him again.

His young body was full of energy, like a burning furnace, and his arms naturally and skillfully wrapped around her waist.

Ling Chengen glanced at the iron arm binding her waist, sighed helplessly, and could only pretend not to see it, slowly closing his eyes.

"Are you still cold?" Bai Qingyu suddenly asked.

"You're still awake?" Ling Chengen turned his head slightly, but he couldn't see the outline of the person behind him at all.

Bai Qingyu slightly propped himself up and looked down at her lying body: "I need to confirm this again."

"Confirm what?"

"This isn't my dream." Bai Qingyu said softly. His night vision wasn't very good, so he couldn't see her expression in the dark. He could only raise his hand and gently stroke her cheek, then caress her neck. "You're not fake either."

"If you want to keep dreaming, I advise you to stop now and lie down obediently." Ling Chengen's patience was running out.

Bai Qingyu withdrew her fingertips, straightened her body, and gently pressed down on her.

"Can I kiss you one more time?"

Ling Chengen: "..."

“Silence means consent,” Bai Qingyu said presumptuously.

Before she could object, he quickly lowered his head and kissed her lips.

The raindrops fell on the leaves and vines, making a loud noise.

The two people arguing quietly inside the house nestled among the flowering trees had their voices drowned out by the rain.

As their lingering breaths grew faster, a slender yet powerful hand suddenly lifted the dazed person aside, flipped them over, and pinned them beneath it.

Bai Qingyu's flushed face was hidden in the darkness, but Ling Chengen could see it clearly.

He was moved.

Ling Chengen pressed down on his shoulders, gripping his neck with one hand. He didn't use too much force, but slowly stroked the burning skin on the side of his neck, looking at his lips glistening with moisture, and chuckled softly, "Can't do anything? What's the use of your promise?"

Bai Qingyu was a little embarrassed, but quickly lay down on her back, pressing her down on his body.

"I didn't do anything, did I? Kissing you was your consent."

He feigned calmness and argued earnestly, but his voice was undeniably low and hoarse.

"Sleep in your own room tomorrow."

Bai Qingyu was a little unwilling, but she knew that it was almost impossible for her to stay with her in the long term.

"What you said yesterday."

"Teach me...should we continue?"

Bai Qingyu avoided the topic, his eyes suddenly sparkling as he looked at her. He placed his right hand on the back of her hand that was gripping her neck, and his left hand gathered up the long hair that had fallen to one side of her. His tone was ambiguous and dangerous.

Ling Chengen moved his left hand away and slowly moved it to the back of his neck.

Just as he thought he was about to succeed, his fingertips suddenly exerted force.

A sharp pain struck, and Bai Qingyu's vision suddenly went black; she tilted her head and fell asleep.

Ling Chengen pushed him to the other side of the bed, flexed his fingers, and glanced at Bai Qingyu, who had finally quieted down.

"It's good to be young, you can fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow," she laughed.

System: "If you're so capable, then don't pinch his pressure point to put him to sleep!"