Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Just a Bit Bigger Than You

Beside them, Chang Xia listened quietly, not interrupting.

After all, this was a matter between the Lion and Bear tribes, and had nothing to do with the Black Panther clan of the Heluo tribe. Besides, just as Gen had thought, no matter how the two tribes traded, the Heluo tribe wouldn’t suffer any losses.

On the riverbank, Anbian and Xifeng went back and forth, probing each other’s bottom lines. In the end, Anbian had no choice but to agree to trade the Bear tribe’s seaweed sugar for chili peppers from the Lion tribe.

Of course, it was only chili peppers.

After all, Chang Xia had promised to teach the Lion tribe how to make chili powder and chili oil.

The Lion tribe knew how to dry chili peppers, but they hadn’t figured out how to grind them into chili powder.

Since both tribes lived far from the Heluo tribe, they would stay overnight in the Heluo tribe and set off for home at dawn the next day.

During this time, Chang Xia needed to teach the Lion tribe how to make chili powder and chili oil. Similarly, she had to show the Bear tribe how to make seaweed sugar.

After dinner, Nan Feng and Nuan Chun helped clean up the mess on the long table.

Chang Xia, with Maple Honey in tow, began grinding dried chili peppers and preparing to make chili oil. The Lion tribe had brought over 3,000 jin of fresh chili peppers, and the only dried chili peppers had already been a third eaten at lunch.

This actually saved Chang Xia a lot of work.

There weren’t many dried chili peppers left. Chang Xia planned to grind half into chili powder and use the other half to make chili oil.

Since the amount wasn’t large, the work would be much easier.

As for making seaweed sugar, Chang Xia planned to have Mu Qin take the several thousand jin of seaweed the Bear tribe brought to the tribe’s plaza and have the tribe members help out.

After a busy day and night yesterday, Chang Xia still hadn’t fully recovered her energy.

The rain stopped in the afternoon. If Elder Yami hadn’t known how busy Chang Xia was, he probably would have sent Shan Que over to call for help already.

After sorting the dried chili peppers, Chang Xia planned to build a stove by the wooden shed in the courtyard of the cave dwelling to make chili oil. Grinding chili powder wouldn’t take much time.

Meanwhile, Gen and Mu Qin led Chief Xifeng and several Bear tribe members toward the tribe’s plaza.

They would make seaweed sugar there. Chief Anbian was very interested in the process and asked Gen and Xifeng if he could watch. Since neither refused, he joined them.

Before leaving, Anbian repeatedly told Honey and Jie to stay with Chang Xia and learn how to make chili oil properly. He would check on them when he got back. After that, he took the other two tribe members straight to the plaza.

Seaweed sugar—

Sugar!

No beastman could resist that temptation.

“Honey, don’t you want to go watch them make seaweed sugar?” Chang Xia asked curiously.

At noon, following Gen’s suggestion, Chang Xia had brought out a bucket of red maple sap to treat Chiefs Anbian and Xifeng and their guests. Gen promised that when he returned to the tribe, he’d have someone send Chang Xia another bucket.

Entertaining the Lion and Bear tribes was the Heluo tribe’s responsibility, so any supplies used should be covered by the tribe. Chang Xia shouldn’t have to bear the cost herself.

Honey paused, then replied, “Of course I want to. No beastman can resist sugar. But chili oil and chili powder are important too. The mountains where the Lion tribe lives have unpredictable weather. We don’t dare venture too deep into the forests. Red fruit—chili peppers—are the Lion tribe’s most precious resource. The chief asked Jie and me to stay and learn from you because he values us.”

Beastmen were simple.

At least, the ones Chang Xia had met were.

They might have their own little schemes, but when it came to important matters, they never made mistakes. This made Chang Xia feel they were genuine!

Even saints have their favorites.

Let alone us ordinary people.

“Honey, you’re really something,” Nan Feng praised.

Before, she’d thought Honey was just a shallow female who judged others by their looks, only caring about handsome males.

She hadn’t expected Honey to say something like that.

Nan Feng’s opinion of her changed drastically.

Honey puffed out her chest, gave Nan Feng a sly look, and teased, “Nan Feng, I really am pretty great. You… are just a bit lacking!”

Nan Feng immediately trembled with anger.

Damn—

She’d just wasted her compliment.

Honey really was a shameless female.

Nearby, Chang Xia and the others glanced at Honey’s ample chest. To be honest, Honey… really was impressive.

At least, no female in the Heluo tribe had a bust as big as hers.

Wasn’t that at least an F-cup?

In the Twilight Forest, where there were no bras, did Honey ever feel weighed down and inconvenienced by her chest? Chang Xia’s thoughts started to wander, not knowing where her mind was going.

But the one most upset by Honey’s words wasn’t Nan Feng, but Maple.

For no particular reason—mainly because hers was the smallest.

Not far away, Shen Rong, Jie, and the others building the stove all had shaky hands.

Are they really talking about this so openly?

They immediately lowered their heads, exchanging awkward glances out of the corners of their eyes.

Seeing the embarrassment and awkwardness in each other’s eyes, they all smiled wryly. But they couldn’t help pricking up their ears, wanting to hear more.

They weren’t perverts—just curious.

Yes, just curious.

After all, female bodies were different from males, so it was only natural to be a little curious.

Their throats felt a little itchy, and they wanted to cough to ease the awkwardness. But just then, Honey met Maple’s deathly glare and swallowed all her words back down.

“So scary!”

Once Maple looked away, Honey muttered softly.

Nan Feng raised an eyebrow, patted Honey’s arm, and replied, “She’s even scarier when she fights! The Thorn Rose of the Heluo tribe—who in the Twilight Forest’s beastman tribes doesn’t know that name?”

There were thousands of beastman tribes.

To gain recognition from the others, you needed absolute strength.

Maple Leaf, as a female, stood above all the young generation leaders of the beast tribes. What she relied on, of course, was absolute strength.

“My Lion Tribe has quite a few totem warriors who admire Maple Leaf. Does she really have a mate?” Honeydew didn’t dare gossip about Maple Leaf anymore, afraid of getting beaten up. Instead, she asked about Maple Leaf’s mate.

Admiring strength is an instinct for every beast.

Maple Leaf was strong enough to naturally attract countless males to pursue her.

Yet, up until now, no male had managed to win Maple Leaf’s heart.

This time, coming to the Heluo Tribe, Honeydew suddenly heard that Maple Leaf had found a mate. She was sure that once this news reached the Heavenly Lion Tribe, plenty of males would go crazy.

South Wind pursed her lips at Kongshan and said, “Maple Leaf chose Kongshan as her mate. If you don’t believe it, you can go try your luck—”

Although Maple Leaf was still dragging things out and hadn’t officially bonded with Kongshan,

She was already living in Kongshan’s cave.

What was there left to be confused about?

So, when Honeydew asked if Kongshan was Maple Leaf’s mate, South Wind nodded directly. Rather than letting an outsider benefit, the Heluo Tribe was naturally happy for Maple Leaf to bond with Kongshan.

“Try my luck—” Honeydew twitched her lips. If Maple Leaf had chosen Kongshan, he definitely wasn’t weak. Was South Wind trying to get her killed by suggesting she try?

People always said the Black Panther Tribe was black-hearted—today she saw it firsthand.

Noticing Honeydew’s odd look, South Wind frowned, “Why are you looking at me? I’m not Maple Leaf’s mate. Put some muscle into it and hurry up and grind those dried chilies, or you’ll choke to death!”

That’s right, the two of them were grinding dried chilies.

Gen and Muqin had left, so the courtyard of the cave was filled with young beasts.

Chatting and working, everything felt much more relaxed and casual.