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

Chapter 89 He is courting
"Bai Xi, Qing Chuan, come help." Bai Qingyu couldn't find any external markings on the cubs, but she could smell a scent on them that was easy to miss.

Bai Xi walked up behind Bai Qingyu with a worried expression, peered at the huddled cubs, and frowned, saying, "They don't have any markings on them. I actually checked them."

Bai Qingyu turned around and gave him a cold glance: "They have the incense in their bodies."

"What is Biao Xiang?" Ling Chengen asked, puzzled, turning to look at Chongzhen beside him, who could be called a mini-encyclopedia of the Beast Realm.

Unfortunately, this time it touched on Chongzhen's blind spot. He spread his hands and shook his head blankly.

Chang Tianchen leaned against the side and said in a low voice, "Marking incense is a kind of fragrance that can be used to mark whereabouts. However, this fragrance is not like floral or insect-repelling fragrances, which have a pleasant smell. Instead, it has a very faint stench, and sometimes it may have a fishy smell mixed in."

"Unfortunately, most orcs don't know about the Fragrance of the Mark, and even if they do, they may not have smelled it. Because the scent of the Fragrance of the Mark is very faint, most orcs wouldn't recognize it even if they smelled it."

Ling Chengen approached a fluffy little cub and saw that the cub's round pupils were slightly constricted with fear. She reached out and touched the cub's forehead, then lowered her eyes and sniffed, smelling the cub's stench.

These cubs probably haven't had a proper bath in a long time, so most of their fur is matted, which is why this smell masks the "standard fragrance" that Bai Qingyu mentioned.

Chang Tianchen saw Bai Qingyu holding the cubs, while Qingchuan looked at Ling Chengen and said, "We need some herbs to induce vomiting in these cubs as soon as possible."

Ling Chengen tilted his head, and Qingchuan could only explain simply: "Biaoxiang was mixed into the food by those human traffickers and fed to these cubs."

"If you don't induce vomiting, they will have this smell on them for at least half a month before it completely disappears."

Bai Qingyu turned to look at the empty cave and asked, puzzled, "Where are the supplies stored?"

Ling Chengen took all the supplies out of his spatial storage: "Let's hurry up and find them."

“We are not far from those traffickers. If they can really track the direction by following this scent, they will probably catch up within two hours at the latest.”

Bai Xi suddenly spoke up: "Of those beastmen who sell cubs, three are canine-jawed beastmen, and the other two are original canine-crocodile-dragon beastmen."

"The sense of smell of the canine-jawed beastmen is extremely strong, thirty times that of ordinary dogs."

"The original dog-crocodile dragon beastmen are amphibious, slow on land but very fast in water."

Bai Qingyu: "If they are the original dog-crocodile dragon beastmen, then it will be even more troublesome. They may not even need a beast time to come by water."

"Induce vomiting first, and then the others come to help."

Ling Chengen realized the seriousness of the problem, and then confirmed with Qingchuan the ingredients for the emetic. They quickly fed the powder into the mouths of the cubs.

Inducing vomiting was very uncomfortable, and the cubs were terrified. However, because they did not know the identities of the beastmen, they did not dare to resist, even though they were crying with fear. They obediently curled up together, opened their mouths, and let the burly beastmen pour the powder into their mouths.

Yuan Jiu opened his bamboo tube and fed some water to the forest cat beastman cub that had ingested the powder. After about five minutes, the soft and small kitten began to vomit.

Ling Chengen carried her to the stream and let her vomit all her vomit into the water.

If they vomit on the ground, the orcs will pinpoint their location and roughly determine which tribe they belong to. They can easily find out their identities by secretly sending people to verify their whereabouts.

Half an hour later, the process of inducing vomiting in the cubs was completed.

Qingchuan handed the prepared powder to Bai Qingyu for inspection: "Young clan leader, I've only ever heard of Biaoxiang. I've only heard of this powder, which can neutralize the residual smell of Biaoxiang, once from a shaman. This is the first time I've prepared it. I can't guarantee its effectiveness."

Bai Qingyu lowered her head, sniffed the powder, and tasted it with her fingertip.

"Yes, this will work."

"Make sure to give the cubs water and electrolytes. They are very weak after vomiting, so don't give them hard food, or it will cause abdominal pain."

Qingchuan nodded, distributed the medicine powder, and quickly finished the final work.

Bai Qingyu turned to look at Bai Xi: "You lead the team, go first."

Bai Xi asked, puzzled, "And you?"

“This place needs to be cleaned up; there’s too much lingering stench.” Bai Qingyu stood on the rock, looking at Ling Chengen with a complicated expression. “You take them away first. I’ll catch up with you after I’ve cleaned this place up.”

Without much hesitation, Ling Chengen gave the order, and everyone was ready to go.

Holding the forest cat kitten in her arms, she nodded to Bai Qingyu: "Thank you very much this time. I'll tell you the rest when we get back."

"Let's go." Bai Qingyu watched them leave, then immediately flew into the air and used his water-based abilities to wash the spot where the group had just landed with a massive amount of water.

The raging torrent on the ground swept away all the remaining traces of life, which then flowed into the stream not far away.

After confirming that the cleanup work was completed, Bai Qingyu flew to a high place to survey the area and saw a Primal Dog Crocodile Dragon Beast slowly emerging from the stream.

The other party seemed to be confused by the strong scent of the fragrance in the stream. The whole beast floated on the water, leaning against the bank in distress, sniffing the water hard, but still found nothing.

Bai Qingyu watched calmly for a while, then quickly turned in the air and flew in the direction the group had left.

……

This time, no one stopped until they flew to the territory of the Stone Forest Tribe, at which point everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The group landed by the stream in front of the Ling family's stone cave. Ling Chengen arranged for the beastmen to send the cubs to the shelter first, and then arranged for Lei Sang to invite a witch doctor to give the cubs a unified examination and treatment.

Without Ling Chengen's prompting, Chongzhen had already taken up the large pot on her own initiative. Before Ling Chengen could even speak, she said, "I know, I'll go make some easy-to-swallow food for the cubs. Mashed potatoes will do, right?"

Although most potatoes were used as seeds, there are still a small number of potato seeds in the tribe. The wood-type mutant beastmen can use them to accelerate growth, so it's not difficult to get some to eat.

Ling Chengen nodded, watching him stride towards the center of the tribe. When he passed by Yu Shaochen, he casually grabbed a little panda that had come to watch the fun, tucked it under his arm, and muttered something under his breath.

Yu Shaochen angrily slapped him a few times with his paw, and said furiously, "Put me down! What are you trying to do? Be careful, or I'll tell my wife that you've bullied me again!"

Chongzhen dismissed his words, saying, "You little coward, all you do is whine and complain to your wife!"

"But what can we do? My wife wants us to make mashed potatoes for those weak babies. If you don't go, who will help the potatoes grow?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Shaochen quickly calmed down, but still couldn't help kicking him twice with his furry paws, and questioned him indignantly, "Why don't you just say it directly? Why do you always grab me and drag me away? Don't I have any dignity?"

Chongzhen felt his claws springing out of his paw pads, so he immediately threw him away and said, "I was just joking with you, why are you so angry?"

"You're just being nosy." The little panda stood steadily on the rock, one paw on its hip, the other pointing at Chongzhen who was secretly touching his nose, and scolded him with a serious expression.

Chongzhen: "..."

What could he say?

He was just being nosy and wanted to pet the round panda.

Forget it, I'll just let this little coward rant a bit. He won't hold a grudge after I've finished. After he finished ranting, Chongzhen changed her attitude and asked, "Are you venting now? If you are, let's hurry to the containment center."

Yu Shaochen jumped off the rock, landing on all fours, and ran and hopped ahead.

Chongzhen looked at his reddish-brown, round back and shrugged helplessly.

……

After Ling Chengen took out all the supplies, the orcs of Hanshan selected their share, and Yaoluo also found her share. The three groups then separated on the spot.

After the blue crane from Hanshan left, Baixi remained in the same spot, standing on a tree and looking at the distant sky.

After a while, I gradually saw a black dot slowly approaching.

The serious expression on his face finally softened, and he looked down at Ling Chengen, who was standing under the tree, and said, "Ayu is back."

Ling Chengen nodded, and after Bai Qingyu landed, the two walked over together.

"Was it smooth?" Bai Xi asked.

Bai Qingyu nodded, looking calmly at the silent Ling Chengen beside him: "It went smoothly. After you left, I stayed behind to observe for a while. The original dog-crocodile dragon beast could no longer follow the scent of the incense, and the dog-jaw beast quickly lost its way after coming out of the forest."

Bai Xi breathed a sigh of relief, still shaken, and said, "This time it was my fault, no..."

Ling Chengen raised his right hand to shield Bai Xi, his gaze falling on Bai Qingyu: "It was my fault."

Bai Xi turned her head and looked at her in astonishment, hesitatingly saying, "Ling Chengen, you—"

"Go back to the tribe first, I'll explain the rest to him." Ling Chengen turned his head to look at Bai Xi. "You warriors of Hanshan have worked hard participating in this trade fair. You've also been up for a day and a night, go back and rest first."

Bai Xi looked at Bai Qingyu, who had no expression, and then noticed that his eyes were not as cold as they used to be when he was angry. She quickly realized something and felt a little more at ease. Before leaving, she took a deep look at Ling Chengen.

After Bai Xi left, Bai Qingyu glanced at Chang Tianchen, who was sitting to the side watching her intently, and immediately frowned. Suddenly, she reached out and grabbed Ling Chengen's wrist.

"Let's talk somewhere else."

Ling Chengen realized that he was unhappy with Chang Tianchen beside him. Before he could say anything, he was carried on Chang Tianchen's back and quickly flew into the air.

Chang Tianchen, sitting under the tree, propped his chin on one hand, his cold, serpentine eyes fixed on the blue crane in the air. After a long while, he scoffed, "Heh, jealous husband!"

Sitting on Bai Qingyu's back, Ling Chengen watched as he flew out of the Stone Forest territory and asked in confusion, "Where are you taking me?"

Bai Qingyu tilted her head slightly and said gently, "I heard you were looking for a plant. After I recovered from my injury, I took a stroll outside whenever I had time and found a similar plant. I'll take you to see it."

"Aren't you tired?" Ling Chengen asked, puzzled.

He set off from Hanshan to meet them, and after finishing up, he rushed back without stopping, without taking a break along the way.

Bai Qingyu: "Not bad, I have good stamina."

Ling Chengen sensed that he was subtly implying something, so he didn't respond and instead asked, "Actually, you could have come after you've rested."

Bai Qingyu was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I can't wait any longer."

He wasn't a hesitant person; the moment he decided to become her partner, he had already considered various options, and ultimately…

By targeting Ling Chengen's personality, his chances of successfully wooing a woman would be maximized.

Ling Chengen is a very pragmatic person. She no longer focuses solely on emotional compatibility as before. She gradually takes on the future of the entire Stone Forest, so she becomes more purposeful in her actions.

She wanted to use some plants to solve the problem of food shortages during the cold season.

The remaining issue is salt.

He couldn't find any undiscovered salt mines for the time being.

As for lake salt... the toxic salt from Hongying Lake has been excluded.

The only remaining option is the sea salt route, but going to the eastern sea area to trade salt powder with the sea creatures... is definitely not a task that can be completed in a short time.

So he found out that she was looking for a plant with many spikes.

While she led the team to the border market, he spent almost every day in the wild these days, and near the border between the central and eastern regions, he found a plant that looked very much like the one she had described.

“We probably won’t be able to go back tonight. How about we hunt along the way and grab a bite to eat?” Bai Qingyu asked.

Ling Chengen was curious about what he wanted to do, but she didn't object to his taking matters into his own hands. After all, he had just helped her solve a big problem and hadn't gotten angry at her or scolded her for not thinking things through.

“Anything is fine, I’m not picky,” Ling Chengen replied calmly.

Bai Qingyu led her to a stop in front of a lake. Ling Chengen wanted to go down herself, but Bai Qingyu stopped her, saying, "Don't go down. There are poisonous snakes in this lake. I'm very good at hunting in water. I'll be right back."

Ling Chengen raised an eyebrow slightly, standing by the lake watching him enter the water in his beast form. His slender and powerful crane legs waded through the water with great elegance, and his long beak only touched the surface of the water a few times before he quickly caught several very large fish.

Bai Qingyu stood in the water, tilting her head slightly to look at Ling Chengen. The rising sun in the east cast its light on the water, creating shimmering ripples.

He stood motionless in the lake. The next second, a colorful flying fish with outstretched wings leaped up from one side of the lake, flew past him quickly, and soon fell back into the lake.

Numerous flying fish, their scales shimmering with an orange-pink glow under the rising sun, leaped through the yolk-like sunlight, leaving behind trails of sparkling water droplets.

Bai Qingyu tossed a few fish ashore, then with a flick of his wing, he swept a flying fish that flew by onto the shore, his voice carrying a hint of joy that was somewhere between a boy and a young man.

"We were really lucky to catch the flying fish emerging from the water."

Ling Chengen watched as colorful flying fish landed at his feet. On the sun-covered lake, he slowly raised his head and stretched his neck in an extremely elegant and graceful manner, leaping lightly in the water and displaying his wings, like a performer dancing on ice to music.

Fishing was just something he did incidentally while performing his dance.

She belatedly realized his intentions.

Bai Qingyu is courting.

　I heard you guys have a preference for snakes and foxes, and also Second Brother.

　　Hehe disagreed.

　　Once Hehe gets her act together, she's incredibly talented. And incredibly charming too!

　　(End of this chapter)