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

Chapter 294 You like her
The crow tribe did not hesitate for long. Early the next morning, as soon as the gate guards who were changing shifts opened the city gate, they saw dozens of crow orcs hiding at the base of the city wall, covered with a thick layer of snow.

These crow-clan orcs were so cold they were delirious.

Seeing this, one of the city gate guards immediately went inside to report, while the rest surrounded the crow-tribe orcs, trying to wake them up as they were about to freeze to death.

A soldier took out a sheepskin water pouch from the inside of his fur coat and said, "Let's give them some hot soup first. This is something I brought from home when I went on duty. It's hot soy milk inside. Let them drink a few sips quickly. It would be a real problem if they froze to death at the gates of our beast city."

The group quickly fed the crow-orcs hot soy milk and moved them to the guardhouse in the city. They lit the brazier, which hadn't been used much since the heating was turned on, and kept it burning until the temperature inside the brazier rose and the room temperature got higher and higher. Finally, two of the crow-orcs who looked stronger woke up.

Bai Qingyu had just gotten up in the morning and hadn't even finished dressing when she heard someone knocking on the door.

Chongzhen pushed the door open a crack, but didn't go inside. Through the door and window, he said, "The guards at the city gate have come to report that the Crow Clan members are freezing to death under the city gate. You should go and check on them quickly. If someone dies, things will get complicated."

Bai Qingyu immediately put on her boots, picked up the fur coat and hat hanging on the rack, and asked as she walked out, "Don't they know how to knock?"

Chongzhen looked at the opened door and pressed down his animal skin hat: "The wind and snow were so heavy last night, how could the guards have seen the situation below the city walls so clearly? Besides, even if they knocked on the door, they might not be able to hear them up there, right? Before, when they flew over the Beast City, their confidence was destroyed by Yuheng's giant tree barrier. This time they are not coming with hostility, so naturally they don't dare to fly into the city recklessly like before."

"When you and Yuheng went to the Crow Clan, didn't you tell them when we would open the city gates?"

Bai Qingyu, with a blank expression, said, "I forgot to mention. I didn't expect them to come over in the middle of the night, especially on such a cold day..."

Bai Qingyu didn't bother going to the bathroom to wash up. He casually used his water-based supernatural ability to wash his face. The cold steam on his face immediately woke him up.

Chongzhen walked with him for a while, then they parted ways at the intersection.

Chongzhen is much busier than him, so lately he's been getting up very early and coming home very late.

When Bai Qingyu arrived at the guardhouse at the city gate, the Crow Clan members had mostly recovered.

A dozen or so people sat around a brazier. Seeing how pitiful they were, the city gate guards went to a nearby house and borrowed two more braziers.

Bai Qingyu had a brief conversation with the guards outside the duty room and, after confirming that the Crow Clan members were safe, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yesterday they were saying the crow people were clever, and today they've done something so stupid.

That's reckless.

If it were November or December, these people would definitely freeze to death against the wall.

Bai Qingyu sent a guard to fetch Lin Ying, intending for Lin Ying to be in charge of receiving the crows.

Lin Ying is a member of the viper clan. Because she is afraid of the cold, she has been staying at home and not going out much lately.

But everyone in Beast City is very busy, and there aren't many capable and useful people. The weather isn't freezing cold yet, so he doesn't want Lin Ying to stay idle at home any longer.

Since we've incorporated them, we need to make good use of them.

The guard quickly brought Lin Ying, who was shivering from the cold. The towering man was wrapped up like a brown bear, with a thick animal skin hat on his head and most of his face wrapped in a fur collar scarf. He looked at Bai Qingyu with a resentful expression: "Why did you call me here? In this cold weather, can't you just leave me alone?"

"The cold season will last at least three months. Are you not planning to go out or do any work for three months?"

Bai Qingyu waved to him, signaling him to go into the small duty room next door first.

The room will be warmer, which will make Lin Ying more comfortable.

Lin Ying hopped around at the door to shake off all the snow before entering the small guardhouse.

Bai Qingyu didn't waste any words with him and went straight to the point: "The Crow Clan has arrived today. You will be in charge of receiving them for the next few days. You are now familiar with the situation in the city. If there are any problems on their side, you must send someone to inform me in time. Don't threaten them casually, do you understand?"

Lin Ying sat on the bench, legs crossed, exuding a bandit-like air, and said, "My face looks very unfriendly. If I stand in front of these chick-like orcs, even if I grin, they'll probably take it as a threat, right? Are you sure you want me to do this job?"

"Things are really going to go wrong..."

Bai Qingyu snorted, "If things really go wrong, I'll send you to Chang Tianchen and have him give you a snake-race training package."

Lin Ying immediately put down her crossed legs, sat up straight, patted her chest a few times, and instantly became serious, saying righteously, "Leave this kind of small matter to me! I guarantee I'll handle it perfectly, and I'll make sure these ignorant crow people understand what it means to be treated like a guest, and to be friendly and welcoming..."

Seeing his enthusiastic demeanor, Bai Qingyu felt a pang of unease.

I don't know why, but I used to think that since this guy was the leader of the Rattlesnake gang, he should be pretty reliable.

Now, however, he exudes an aura of impending doom!

Never mind, it's all arranged.

Let's see how well he does.

Bai Qingyu gave a few more instructions and then went to attend to other matters.

Lin Ying stood in the duty room, watching Bai Qingyu's departing figure. The smile on her face gradually disappeared, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Heinous big bird! Making a southern snake like me treat these little snubs with kindness in this freezing weather! I've never learned what kindness means in my life..."

After muttering to herself, Lin Ying stood by the window and pulled at the corner of her mouth with her hand. She felt that the muscles in her face were acting strangely, as if they weren't obeying her brain's commands...

But we still have important business to do.

He strode confidently out of the small duty room, but his high spirits were instantly extinguished by the biting wind and snow that swept over him.

Lin Ying twitched her nose, sniffed at her reddened nose, wrapped her clothes tighter around herself, and walked toward the guardhouse where the crow clan was located next door.

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The Crow Clan made their decision faster than expected, leaving the city on the second day. On the third day, the chieftain and elders of the Forest Crow Raven returned to the Beast City, reached an agreement with them to submit, and promised to help the Sangqi Tribe provide cover and assist their entire tribe in crossing the Xuemu River.

Without intelligence from the ravens and crows, Uja knew almost nothing about the surrounding tribes.

The people of the Sangqi tribe had already prepared their belongings and luggage, and Ling Chengen even lent them several spatial containers to facilitate the transport of their belongings and supplies.

After all, there are many things that are inconvenient to carry when crossing the river.

Food, supplies, and furs cannot be allowed to get wet in the river, as this would increase the load.

On the fifth night, after darkness fell.

The orcs of the Sangqi tribe, in orderly fashion, quietly left the territory they had cultivated for many years.

The Water Beast Clan members had also received a portion of the deposit and were queuing up on the south bank of the Xue Mu River. They were all in beast form, with most of their bodies submerged in the river, and simple wooden boats hanging from their bodies.

These small boats can carry a maximum of three people. Because of their small size, they allow the Water Beast Clan to move flexibly in the water.

Meanwhile, Shi Ruo'an stayed downstream of the river crossing, driving away the large water beasts.

Ling Chengen used his supernatural abilities to control several water beasts, and was responsible for driving them away upstream.

The two stood firmly in their positions like pillars of strength, ensuring the safety of all the orcs on the river crossing.

The nights in the northern plains grew longer and longer, and before dawn, the entire Sangqi tribe had completed their migration.

Meanwhile, the crows and ravens also took the opportunity to complete their migration with their families.

After getting ashore, Ling Chengen breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Qingyu brushed away the moisture from her body, placed the hand warmer in her arms, glanced back at the south bank, and said, "You've had a hard night."

Ling Chengen shook his head, a sigh of relief in his voice, "To be able to bring the three clans into the city and under our rule at such a small cost is nothing more than a matter of mental effort, not hardship." The river water lapped against the shore, creating a high splash.

Ling Chengen stared at the river for a while, then asked, "Will the Xue Mu River freeze over in another month?"

Bai Qingyu nodded slightly and said, "Yes, usually around late November, the river will start to freeze over."

"However, if we want to leave, we have to wait until mid-December, when the river will be frozen solid."

Bai Qingyu knew that she was used to thinking long-term and understood her worries: "Are you worried that after the river freezes, the Xuemu River will no longer be a natural barrier to stop the southern tribes from attacking?"

Ling Chengen nodded slightly and sighed softly.

"Although they may not start fighting during the cold season, we still need to prepare in advance."

She doesn't like to put herself in a passive position.

Since something is possible, we need to prepare contingency plans in advance.

Otherwise, when the time comes, besides being panicked and helpless, they might very well become fish on the enemy's chopping board...

Just as the two were discussing while looking at the river, a white wave suddenly appeared on the surface of the river, carrying the long-haired mermaid with it, and they quickly reached the shore.

Shi Ruoan immediately pulled herself out of the water and jumped onto the shore, casually shaking off the water and chill from her body.

Because he was used to being in the water, he was almost naked, with a bare chest, a human body and a fish tail, and long hair hanging down his back.

Looking at his jade-like face, Ling Chengen instinctively shivered and whispered to Bai Qingyu, "I never expected that the person in the entire Beast City who is least afraid of the cold is actually him."

Shi Ruoan's ice-type ability is perfect for the cold season.

He seems to be born without the ability to feel cold, so even in the coldest weather, he can move around normally and doesn't even need to wear thick clothes.

However, after Shi Ruoan came ashore, he was a fairly sociable man. He took out a silver-white fur coat from his spatial container, casually put it on, and his fishtail transformed into legs under the coat. He casually put his bare feet into boots and walked towards the two people who were afraid of the cold.

"Are there many water monsters downstream?" Ling Chengen asked.

Shi Ruoan shook her head: "There are fewer water beasts in the river than in spring and autumn because some giant water beasts migrate to lay eggs in spring and autumn. In the cold season, the water beasts do not reproduce because of the cold climate, and the river surface freezes when it is extremely cold, so the water beasts cannot rise to breathe. Therefore, they all go to the sea downstream."

So guarding the downstream section tonight shouldn't be too difficult.

Ling Chengen nodded and said, "I thought it was just my imagination that there were few water beasts, or maybe we were just lucky."

Shi Ruoan smiled faintly, and a layer of white hair quickly settled on her head: "Going back?"

He looked back at the south bank, unusually in a good mood, and said, "When Uga wakes up, he'll probably feel like the sky has fallen."

Ling Chengen jumped onto Bai Qingyu's back and waved to him: "Not necessarily, it's just three tribes running away. It's not enough to cripple them. But it will probably enrage them, especially after they find out where the three tribes went. They'll probably hate us even more, and we might become mortal enemies from now on."

Shi Ruoan jumped onto Bai Qingyu's back, looked at Ling Chengen who wanted to bury his head and face in his clothes, and touched the back of her neck with her finger.

Ling Chengen instinctively shrank his neck, turned around sharply to stare at him, and didn't say anything, but the question was obvious.

Shi Ruoan explained, "The temporary mark can help you stay warm for a short time."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingyu turned around and said, "Then make one for me too."

Shi Ruoan stared at him for a while and said, "You are a water-type warrior. In fact, as long as your ability level is high enough, or your understanding of your ability is refined, you can master the ability to avoid the cold snow."

"Think about it more. If you freeze it hard enough, you might just master it."

Bai Qingyu glared at him for a while, then snorted coldly and ignored him.

Ling Chengen tilted his head, his eyes sharp and scrutinizing.

Shi Ruoan simply lowered her eyes calmly, made no other movements, and sat obediently behind her, letting the snow fall on her.

Ling Chengen peeked her face out from under her scarf and found that she wasn't so cold anymore; at least her body wasn't shivering anymore, but she didn't feel hot either.

It's just the right feeling.

When the three returned to Beast City, Shi Ruoan was the first to arrive at the courtyard where she was temporarily staying.

He walked into the waterside courtyard and found Shi Panxing sitting on the windowsill inside the house.

The room's window was wide open, and from there one could see people passing by in the yard.

Ling Chengen and Bai Qingyu walked past the courtyard gate side by side, and then quickly disappeared into the distance.

Shi Ruoan turned around, closed the courtyard gate, and went inside. She found that Shi Panxing had already moved the wheelchair away from the window.

He closed the window, and the room was dimly lit, with only an oil lamp burning.

Because the windows had been open for so long, there wasn't much heat inside.

"It's almost dawn. Did you just wake up, or have you been sleeping all day?"

Shi Ruoan sat in the chair, poured herself a glass of water, and slowly brought it to her lips.

Shi Panxing, with droopy eyelids, said, "I'm not asleep."

Shi Ruoan drank the water in her glass, stood up and said, "Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, so it's best to follow the doctor's advice. I'm going to sleep."

The two are currently living in the same house.

The house consists of three small rooms. A table and chairs are placed in the middle, a kang bed is built on the east side, and a wooden couch is on the west side.

Shi Ruo'an is not afraid of the cold, so she sleeps on a wooden bed, which also makes it easier to take care of Shi Panxing.

Shi Panxing remained seated in his wheelchair and asked, "Did you use the temporary mark on Ling Chengen?"

Shi Ruoan frowned slightly, not really wanting to explain.

What bothers him most is the fact that he climbs the stars.

She is too meticulous, has many ideas, and is very sensitive.

He tried to gloss over many things, but he couldn't get away with it.

He and Shi Panxing had known each other since childhood, and he knew very well that Shi Panxing's personality was extremely unlikable.

But there's no way around it; one's living environment shapes one's personality.

Shi Ruoan sat on the wooden couch, took off her coat, and gave a faint "hmm" as a response, intending to end the topic.

But Shi Panxing clearly didn't want to, and stared at Shi Ruoan for a long time before asking, "Do you like her?"

Shi Ruo'an lay on the wooden couch, casually draped the quilt over herself, and looked at the beams in the room.

After a long silence, he said softly, "I don't know."