Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Bonus Chapter for Sha’s Reward

“Changxia, you don’t love me anymore,” Nan Feng said gloomily.

Changxia rolled her eyes at Nan Feng’s antics. She was getting more and more ridiculous—no wonder Muqin Amu always had a headache and felt like Nan Feng was a handful.

Maple Leaf raised her hand and gave Nan Feng a smack.

“Nan Feng, stop fooling around—”

Seeing this, Changxia gave Maple Leaf a thumbs-up. As expected of the bold and decisive Maple Leaf—she’d rather act than talk.

That was something Changxia still needed to learn.

“Maple Leaf, stop hitting me! You’ll knock me silly,” Nan Feng protested.

How come she’d never noticed Maple Leaf was so quick to use her hands? Was it because she’d spent too much time with Elder Pukang and picked up his habits?

Thinking of this, Nan Feng gave Maple Leaf a strange look, wanting to say something but holding back.

Off to the side, Changxia and Warm Spring both rubbed their foreheads.

Nan Feng—

Sure enough, she got smacked again.

“I’m not like Elder Pukang, but hitting people is something we have in common,” Maple Leaf said, seeing right through Nan Feng’s thoughts. When it came to hitting people, Maple Leaf was never afraid of anyone.

Everyone laughed as they sorted the peppers by type and stored them in the wooden shed next to the bathroom. The main reason Changxia suddenly suggested making cold rabbit was because there was a bag of dried peppers in the basket.

Without soy sauce, the cold rabbit wouldn’t taste quite the same.

But Changxia wasn’t planning to follow the exact recipe from her previous life—she intended to make a few tweaks.

“Chief Gen, can I go to the kitchen with you?”

As Gen and Anbian were touring the cave dwellings, a petite female from the Lion Tribe suddenly spoke up.

As soon as she did, the other two Lion Tribe members were tempted as well.

It was obvious they were curious to see how Changxia would cook with the red chili peppers.

The Lion Tribe had a long history of eating peppers and had mastered several ways of preparing them. They were especially interested in the chili powder and chili oil Changxia mentioned. They already knew how to dry peppers, but the other two methods were new to them.

Since Changxia dared to mention them, she clearly knew how to make them.

The Lion Tribe had no doubt about her skills.

The cave dwellings were certainly beautiful and tidy, but the Tian Lion Tribe couldn’t build them.

Rather than getting frustrated looking at the caves, it was better to learn something practical from Changxia. Most beastfolk were pragmatic doers, not schemers.

“If you want to go, go ahead,” Gen nodded with a smile.

Immediately, the three males from the Bear Tribe were tempted too. These two-meter-tall giants looked expectantly at Xifeng, who had no choice but to say, “If you want to go, just don’t cause trouble for Changxia.”

With that, the young beastfolk all hurried off to the kitchen.

Gen and the others talked too much, and often said things they didn’t understand anyway.

They were all numb to it by now.

“Milu, nice job back there!”

Away from Anbian and Xifeng, the young beastfolk from the Lion and Bear Tribes immediately became lively. In the living room earlier, they’d watched Changxia chat easily with the shaman and the two chiefs, and they’d been envious.

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They had heard before that Chang Xia was weak, so their impression of her was just so-so.

But now that they’d met her in person, they realized the outside world had seriously misunderstood Chang Xia.

Mi Lu rolled her eyes at her clansmen, glanced at the three from the Bear Tribe, and asked, “Where’s Daya? Why didn’t she come this time? I remember she’s always been chasing after Yadong from the Heluo Tribe. This was a rare opportunity—why didn’t she come along?”

“Daya’s sick,” Lili explained.

When the Earth Tribe received the shaman’s message, Chief Xifeng packed up the seaweed and set off immediately. Daya wanted to come, but she was too ill to travel.

“That’s such a shame!” Mi Lu said regretfully.

Lili gave Mi Lu a strange look and asked, “Mi Lu, don’t tell me you’re interested in Yadong too?”

He really couldn’t see what was so great about Yadong. Why were all these females interested in him?

“I’m not blind, I don’t fancy Yadong,” Mi Lu scoffed, rolling her eyes. She actually thought Chen Rong was very handsome, but it was obvious he and Chang Xia were close.

“Mi Lu, Chen Rong is probably Chang Xia’s mate. Don’t do anything rash—if you anger Chang Xia, neither the chief nor the shaman will let you off easy,” Jie, another member of the Lion Tribe, warned her gently.

For Mi Lu, a male’s looks were the most important thing.

And Chen Rong’s appearance was exactly her type.

Jie was worried Mi Lu would say something inappropriate, so he warned her in advance.

“…” Mi Lu was speechless. Jie wasn’t wrong—she really did think Chen Rong was her ideal type. Of all the males she’d seen so far, Chen Rong was easily in the top three.

Even among the Bird and Fish Tribes, who prided themselves on their looks, few could compare to Chen Rong.

“You think Chen Rong is good-looking too?” Chang Xia had been about to go to the cellar for some seasonings—the kitchen’s supply had run out yesterday when Shankun took them to the wilderness south of White Lake.

She’d just arrived and overheard Mi Lu and the others talking.

So she couldn’t help but join in.

Mi Lu looked a little embarrassed and gave a sheepish laugh. “Don’t worry, I won’t try to steal your man.”

“Chen Rong is my mate, you couldn’t steal him even if you tried. But you have good taste—I also think Chen Rong is the best-looking! When I first saw him at the Normandy market, I picked him out right away,” Chang Xia said confidently.

Seeing that Chang Xia really didn’t mind, Mi Lu relaxed.

“His looks, his height, his build…” Mi Lu gestured, giving Chang Xia a thumbs-up. “Chen Rong is perfect in every way. The only two who can compare are Felis from the Bird Tribe and Qinglan from the Fish Tribe. Let me tell you about them…”

As she spoke, Mi Lu started describing the looks of these two.

Chang Xia listened with great interest.

She hadn’t expected there to be anyone who could rival Chen Rong in appearance—let alone two people.

“What about the Beast Tribes?” Chang Xia asked.

After hearing Mi Lu’s descriptions of Felis and Qinglan, Chang Xia was curious—weren’t there any outstandingly handsome males among the beast tribes?

Actually, Yadong, Kongshan, and Shankun were all pretty good-looking.

Certified heartthrobs.

“The Fox and Snake Tribes have some good-looking males, but they look too delicate for my taste. The Tiger, Lion, and Bear males are too burly—on the other hand, the Leopard Tribe’s men are more attractive,” Mi Lu said, rubbing her chin as she analyzed each tribe one by one.

Listening to Mi Lu, Lili and the others nearby were left speechless.

This female really had no shame!

To think she’d discuss this kind of thing so openly in public.

“Chang Xia, did you get the seasonings?” Nuan Chun poked her head out of the kitchen, looking at the group chatting in the corridor, completely confused as to what was going on.

“Ah! I’m going now,” Chang Xia called back, then said to Mi Lu, “I need to grab something from the cellar. You go to the kitchen first—I’ll be right back. As for you guys, go to White Lake and help Chen Rong catch some fish and chickens…”

Chang Xia was a pro at giving orders.

She didn’t bother being polite just because they were guests.

Lili and the others didn’t mind. The rain had eased up, and they weren’t even wearing their fur coats as they headed down the slope in the drizzle.

Compared to listening to Chang Xia and Mi Lu gossip about males, they thought fishing and catching chickens at White Lake sounded much more fun. Plus, they could chat with Chen Rong and ask about the Heluo Tribe.