Xia Ming happily raised her head, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him. "Really? If I let you nibble me, you’ll come with me?"

As she spoke, she even lifted her arm, holding it out to his mouth. "It’s okay. Just don’t... don’t break the skin. You can just gnaw on me to satisfy your craving."

’Si Shuo was right after all. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach!’

Hai Wei froze for a moment. He glanced at Zhi Li, who was covering his face, unable to watch, then couldn’t help but chuckle and nod. "Alright, I’ll go with you. But can you let me nibble on you for a lifetime?"

Xia Ming nodded. "Mhm, I’ve got plenty of flesh. You can take turns gnawing on different parts."

’Just where did this little female come from? She already has a Beast Husband, so how can she not know that sometimes "nibbling" doesn’t actually mean nibbling?’

Hai Wei chuckled and tightened his embrace. He had to admit, not only was the little female nice to "nibble," but she was also soft and warm to hold. For a bird-type beastman who liked to nest, this was a fatal attraction.

In the crowd, Ping Mei stared at Zhi Li and Xia Ming in disbelief. ’How is this possible? Weren’t those two already dead? How have they reappeared one after another? Could it be that I’m getting old, and my blurry vision is making me hallucinate?’

However, the members of the Luoni Tribe next to her were whispering, "Yi Wan is truly a fool. He became the High Priest and didn’t ask for anything for himself, yet he actually went and asked the Beast God to bring back Zhi Li and Xia Ming..."

"Who says the Beast God doesn’t care about us? It’s true we didn’t do well enough before. The Beast Tide was a lesson for our laziness in hunting. If the Beast God hadn’t shown his power, how could a dead Beastman possibly reappear? I’m even more excited for the Secret Realm trial this time..."

Zhi Li’s appearance had left everyone shocked and incredulous, but with Xia Ming showing up as well, the crowd was forced to reconsider everything.

The news spread quickly. Everyone believed that the reborn Xia Ming and Zhi Li must have been blessed with Divine Power by the Beast God. They swarmed forward, wanting to build connections with them, some even hoping to become their mates.

However, Zhi Le and the others formed a protective circle around the females and cubs of their family, physically preventing outsiders from getting too close.

Ping Mei took a deep breath. With a faint smile, she walked to the front under the escort of her own Beast Husband. She didn’t spare Zhi Li or Xia Ming a single glance, instead fixing her burning gaze on Hai Wei.

"Hai Wei, her fertility isn’t high. You’d be better off with me. I’ll give you a whole clutch of eagle eggs!

She’s just an unwanted female who can only stare at other people’s Beast Husbands..."

Hai Wei froze, looking from the slightly pale Xia Ming in his arms to the middle-aged Ping Mei, and felt like the world had gone a little mad. He turned his head to Zhi Li. "You know her?"

Zhi Li nodded, his expression flat. "I know her. Of course I do. If you ask around a little, you’ll find out that both I and the newly appointed High Priest, Yi Wan, were this ’auntie’s’ Beast Husbands.

However, she’s intensely jealous. She schemed to harm a female from our own tribe, and in order to suck up to the tribe’s leader, she found an excuse to drive her Beast Husband out in the middle of the night.

As it happens, Little Ming’er was that female, and I was that Beast Husband. We were the ones Yi Wan prayed to the Beast God to bring back."

Realization dawned on Hai Wei. "I was wondering how an old female like her could have the nerve to try and become my female. So she thought that with you two around, she could feel superior?"

Old female... Ping Mei’s face twisted in fury.

Xiao Cheng had a low tolerance for holding back laughter and didn’t want to make a scene. At times like these, he would typically transform into a random bystander and let out a loud "BWAHAHA!"

His laugh was incredibly infectious, making others want to join in. Coupled with the fact that the situation was genuinely hilarious, a wave of laughter rolled through the crowd.

Ping Mei felt as if her dignity was being ripped away and stomped into the ground. "She... I... my fertility is excellent! Several of my cubs are Level 8 and even Level 10..."

Hai Wei chuckled. "It’s debatable whether an old woman like you can even have cubs anymore. We young folk are looking for partners. Could you, an old female who’s already a grandmother, please not come out and cause trouble?

Otherwise, we young males won’t even dare to come out anymore. Tsk, tsk, which of you brothers would be willing to serve an old female?"

The crowd erupted in laughter again. "I’ve heard of an old bull eating young grass, but never the young grass offering itself to the old bull! No, that’s not right. I should say, we probably couldn’t even chew through old grass... it’s too tough..."

"Sorry, my teeth aren’t what they used to be... Oh man, I’m dying of laughter! You see weird stuff every day, but this is a first for me. An old female should have some self-awareness. She can barely have cubs anymore, so why is she trying to monopolize the dating pool for young females? The nerve is just... wow."

Ping Mei was about to go mad with rage. She was always the one being praised for her youth and beauty, looking like a young female in her twenties or thirties even though her own cubs were already mated and had cubs of their own.

But now, everyone was calling her "old female" again and again. She was so furious she started to tremble.

"Zhi Li! Xia Ming! Are you two doing this on purpose?!"

Hearing this, even Si Shuo couldn’t stay seated. "Auntie, what are you talking about? How did my Father and Mother offend you? They were just minding their own business, looking for a new family member, far away from you. You’re the one who shoved your way over here to try and steal someone. When you failed and got rejected, you turn around and say it’s their fault?

Is your head screwed on backward?"

Xiao Cheng sidled up, feigning surprise. "Sister, she’s flown into a rage from the shame. I think it’s because she used to feel so high and mighty, having two Fathers under her thumb and easily kicking Mother Xia Ming out of the picture.

But what a pity, the tables have turned. She has a vicious heart, and now she’s reaping what she sowed. Father Zhi Li and Mother Xia Ming are young. What’s she relying on? The fact that she’s old?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The crowd chuckled. That was right. Ping Mei had always outshone her peers, enjoying as much prestige as she could want. But things were different now. Zhi Li and Xia Ming’s youth alone was enough to surpass her in many ways.

This feeling of being one-upped, with no way to fight back, was enough to drive Ping Mei insane.

"Ping Mei, come home with me," Wu Chuan said, rushing over with a grim expression.

Ping Mei was rather afraid of him. At this point, neither of them could possibly propose breaking their contract. To be precise, Ping Mei was the one who feared it more.

At her age, there weren’t many powerful males left who were willing to contribute a Beast Mark. If she lost one, she would likely need the nourishment from contracts with two or three other males who had Beast Marks just to recover.

Most males around her age were either Rogue Beasts without Beast Marks or widowers. The strong, young ones wouldn’t look twice at her, and the ones she could forcibly take were all weak, their Beast Marks providing insufficient nourishment.

Moreover, her other beast husbands wouldn’t agree to let such a weak young male join them and become a burden.

Ping Mei pressed her lips together tightly. She had no choice but to shoot a vicious glare at Zhi Le and Xia Ming before hurriedly departing.

Xia Ming’s head drooped dejectedly. "I’m sorry you had to see that embarrassing display. My fertility really is just average, nothing special."

Hai Wei smiled and gently tapped her on the head. "We Eagle Falcon types always keep our promises. I already agreed to go with you, so why are you backing out now? Be careful, I hold a grudge. My revenge is the kind that doesn’t end until one of us is dead!"

Xia Ming tilted her head, thinking for a few seconds. Then, her eyes lit up as she grabbed his arm. "I’m a coward, so to avoid your revenge, I wouldn’t dare back out."