Chapter Four: Mu Qing’s Female Form Was Not Only Neither Ugly Nor Sloppy, But Also...

“Mu Qing, where is your female? Why haven’t I seen her?”
“The chieftain said the female paired with you is that timid Yun Li. Are you really not afraid she’s a snake beastman? Could she be deliberately deceiving you?”
“Leng Xiao also said she’s ugly and has a strange smell. Your female can’t really be as Leng Xiao described—ugly and…”
Before he finished, the foul-mouthed male was startled by Mu Qing’s suddenly revealed vertical pupil gaze.
“Have you said enough? If you have, then get lost!”
“Ah!”
The stone block Mu Qing had been grinding shattered instantly, scattering fragments everywhere. The female onlookers all stepped back in alarm, letting out frightened screams.
“Mu Qing, what do you intend to do?”
The male who had earlier mocked Yun Li’s timidity became instantly alert.
He had just insulted Mu Qing’s female and implied he was a sucker. If Mu Qing truly got angry and wanted to deal with them, all the males here combined wouldn’t be a match for him alone.
Mu Qing’s cold gaze fixed on the two males as he pointed to the door. “Get out. Don’t force me to beat you here.”
If Yun Li hadn’t still been asleep, he would have acted as soon as they said she was tricking him.
“Mu Qing! You…”
With so many beastmen watching, and just arriving only to be driven away, the two males looked quite displeased. But they were no match for Mu Qing.
Just as the tension reached a stalemate, a female voice irritated from waking up came from inside the house: “So noisy! What are you all gathering in front of my house so early for?”
It was barely dawn, yet so many beastmen had gathered here. Didn’t they fear disturbing others?
Yun Li’s clean face was full of annoyance. However, the beastmen in the yard, especially the single males, all flushed suspiciously.
The two males who had previously spoken ill of Yun Li stared at her without blinking.
When Yun Li caught their gaze and glared, they not only showed no shame but even smiled at her in a flattering manner.
“You… you are… Yun Li?”
A female hesitantly voiced what all the beastmen were thinking.
Is this really the timid female from the gathering party who always kept her head down, with messy hair and a thin frame, surely ugly?
Yet to their eyes, Yun Li looked much better than described.
She was indeed slender, but her hair was well cared for, and though her small face wasn’t flawless, it was by no means unattractive.
Especially her eyes; they couldn’t quite say why, but when she gave a cold glance, it instinctively captured all their attention.
“Yes, I am Yun Li. And who are you? What brings you to my house so early?”
As she spoke, Yun Li stepped forward, linking her arm with Mu Qing’s and whispered, “Why are they here at our place?”
“Probably the chieftain sent them.”
Mu Qing glanced at the hand naturally holding his arm and his previously stern expression softened. He gently ruffled Yun Li’s hair apologetically. “Did we disturb you? I’ll have them leave right away.”
Yun Li looked at the other females who had come along, and the word she was about to say caught in her throat.
“There are still a few females. Can you have them leave too?”
Hearing this, Mu Qing frowned. It was indeed difficult to ask females to leave.
Seeing his hesitation, Yun Li patted his arm and said firmly, “I’ll handle it.”
She looked toward the females, and one of them smiled back. “You and Mu Qing are definitely paired, right? I’m He, a female from Mang’s group. He sent me to check if you need any help.”
“Mang is the chieftain, and He is his female,” Mu Qing quietly explained in Yun Li’s ear, fearing she might not know.
Yun Li understood—it was the chieftain’s wife.
So she had come to confirm whether Yun Li would regret pairing with Mu Qing.
After thinking this through, Yun Li frowned slightly and said, “My pairing with Mu Qing is definitely confirmed. As for help, Mu Qing, do we need anything from them?”
She was only responsible for making requests; the execution was Mu Qing’s task.
“No, we don’t need their help.”
Seeing those males’ eyes glued to his female, Mu Qing said without hesitation, “I can handle all the housework alone.”
Several males hoping to show off quickly chimed in, “How could you not need help? You were just grinding that stone block; if we helped, it would be done quickly.”
“Yeah! When you asked the chieftain to call us, you weren’t this uncooperative. How can you flip like this?”
He also added, “If you need help, you must say so. Mu Qing, even though you’re a green-rank beastman, you can’t have the idea of monopolizing Yun Li. Otherwise, you’d be breaking tribal rules.”
If Yun Li herself truly didn’t want other males, the tribe wouldn’t say much, but they would encourage other males to try to sway Yun Li away from Mu Qing.
But if Mu Qing instilled the idea that Yun Li could only have him as her mate, the tribe would have to intervene.
Otherwise, what if others followed the same? That would not do.
Mu Qing was silent for a long moment before speaking, “…I didn’t mean that.”
“That’s good.”
He didn’t care whether Mu Qing truly had such thoughts in his heart; the point was he must not act on them.
She then turned to Yun Li and advised, “Yun Li, don’t listen to everything Mu Qing says. He’s your mate and should be under your guidance.”
Yun Li glanced at the male beside her and nodded. “I understand. Since we don’t need help, He, do you and the others have anything else?”
“If not, please leave. After all, Mu Qing and I haven’t even officially paired yet.”
The implication was clear—did they really want to watch how she and Mu Qing would become mates?
He exchanged a glance with the females behind her, all surprised at Yun Li’s apparent satisfaction with Mu Qing.
As for the males, they cast envious and jealous looks at Mu Qing.
No one knew what method he used to win Yun Li’s heart so thoroughly.
“I didn’t realize you were in such a hurry. It seems we’ve disturbed you.”
With that, He called the females to leave quickly, also dragging away the males who had been seeking Yun Li’s favor.
They had never shown such concern for Yun Li before. Now that Mu Qing had won her favor, these males who couldn’t beat Mu Qing still wanted to surpass him to become Yun Li’s primary mate?
Absolutely not.