Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 60: The Female You Mated With Might Not Be Me
Chi Li dipped a fingertip into the medicinal soup and touched it to his lips. It was indeed sweet, and surprisingly, the medicinal properties weren’t damaged in the slightest.
’A rare find, indeed.’
Seeing the young man’s interest, Lin Xixue felt a swell of pride. A confident smile appeared on her face. "Witch Doctor, your medicinal soups are effective, but they’re too bitter. Many cubs can’t stomach them. But if you add some of this ’sugar,’ they become quite sweet!"
"I thought you might need it, so I brought it specially for you."
Originally, after snatching the wooden box from that other female, Lin Xixue had thought it contained skincare products. But when she opened it, she found a pile of broken sugar lumps, which had made her furious at the time.
She had originally planned to just toss it aside and make some sweet water to drink whenever she remembered it.
But she never expected this sugar would bring her an even greater benefit!
Chi Li finally gave Lin Xixue a proper look, his eyes holding a mix of assessment and a hint of appreciation. "You call this ’sugar’?"
’That’s a term I’ve never heard before.’
Lin Xixue hesitated for a moment. "It’s, uh, just a name I made up..."
"Did you make this?"
"Er, of course!"
Chi Li’s attitude toward her had finally improved, however slightly, and Lin Xixue had long forgotten that she had actually stolen this thing. She claimed credit for it without a second thought.
"In that case, why don’t you tell me how you made it? And what were the ingredients?" She hadn’t expected the young man to be so persistent.
"It’s just some common ingredients..." Lin Xixue’s heart skipped a beat at the question. Staring into those gilded, fox-like eyes that seemed to pierce right through to her soul, a sense of guilt inexplicably rose within her.
"What ingredients?"
"They’re just some common ingredients, I don’t know their names..."
"Describe what they look like, and I’ll have someone find them for you."
Lin Xixue was at a loss for words.
Chi Li narrowed his eyes, looking Lin Xixue up and down once more. He caught the panic in her gaze. "Since you can’t name the ingredients, you must know the process and steps, right?"
"I..."
"Don’t tell me... you don’t even know that?" His fox-like eyes glinted with amusement, a flicker of contempt passing through them.
She swallowed hard and said hastily, "I-I do know, of course. It’s just that I can’t just tell anyone. It’s a secret asset of our tribe. These sugar lumps are used specifically for inter-tribal exchanges..."
Many tribes possessed rare resources, like iron ore or pottery clay, or had unique skills and materials that could be leveraged for maximum benefit during inter-tribal exchanges.
Lin Xixue’s story did have some basis in truth.
Chi Li nodded, letting her off the hook for now. He accepted the box of sugar lumps and casually gave her a few Crystal Cores.
"If you have more sugar, you can bring it all to me in the future. I will pay you with enough Crystal Cores."
Lin Xixue held the four Crystal Cores, her heart pounding. The entire Barbarian Bear Tribe could sell everything they owned and only scrape together three, yet he had casually given her four!?
"Can I come here often in the future?" she asked, her voice filled with hope.
He didn’t even glance at her, his attention focused solely on examining the sugar lumps in the wooden box. "Whatever," he said faintly.
Even though his tone was overly perfunctory, Lin Xixue was still overjoyed.
’So what if he was dismissive? I’ve already succeeded in the first step. Other, ugly females can’t even get a perfunctory response from Chi Li!’
As soon as the female left, the faint smile on Chi Li’s lips vanished. A few Beast Servants stepped forward and spoke respectfully, "My Lord, should we investigate that female’s identity and see which tribe she’s from?"
Their voices were filled with excitement.
The Lord Witch Doctor had been an adult for a year, but they had never seen him give any female a proper look his entire life. Now, an exceptionally beautiful and gentle female had finally caused a subtle shift in his attitude.
Chi Li scoffed. "What? Do you think I’m going to find a mate in this lifetime?"
The Beast Servant froze, then suddenly seemed to remember something. He lowered his head as if he’d committed a capital crime. "M-My apologies, My Lord. I forgot..."
"Heh."
Chi Li clenched his fists slightly. His red bangs fell across his forehead, concealing the wild, dark emotions in his eyes.
’Females... such hypocritical and disgusting things...’ Chi Li’s initial sneer slowly twisted into something frenzied and terrifying.
He would never take a female mate in his life.
Compared to nauseating females, he was only interested in novelty and personal gain.
If this female could continue to bring him this sugar, he wouldn’t mind her ulteriorly motivated attentiveness.
Unburdened by cargo and free from obstacles, Mi Yin found a familiar waterway. Cradling An Jin in his arms, he could get her to Beast Gathering City in just half a day.
As they were about to arrive...
"RUMBLE~"
An Jin rubbed her traitorous stomach. "I’m hungry."
"I’ll go hunt."
Mi Yin dotingly ruffled her hair. He slithered up from the river, leaving a long, wet trail on the ground, and temporarily set her down in a relatively clean cave.
In less than fifteen minutes, a nearly ten-meter-long, black-and-red snake tail returned, coiled around a massive wild boar.
An Jin, meanwhile, had used the time to build a fire.
The hot tongues of flame hissed as they burned.
Mi Yin’s blood-red pupils instinctively contracted. He subconsciously pulled An Jin back a step, still traumatized by the last fire.
The two of them butchered the wild boar into eight large pieces and started by roasting the fattest thigh.
After it was roasted, An Jin waved the fragrant pork leg in front of him but deliberately kept it away. "Can I ask you a question?"
"What is it?" Mi Yin’s gaze was gentle as he listened attentively.
An Jin bit her lip, anxiously wondering how to begin. Under Mi Yin’s overwhelmingly gentle and doting gaze, she, a body-snatcher, felt even more guilty. "Have you ever suspected... what if—and I’m just saying what if—what if I’m not the female you mated with?"
’Although Mi Yin is a Wandering Beast and forcing the bond was a pretty low move, his devotion to me could be described as excessive.’
An Jin couldn’t accept this affection with a clear conscience.
’I feel like I’ve not only stolen the original owner’s body, but I’ve also tricked her man...’
Mi Yin stared at her without blinking, thinking she wanted to abandon him. His expression instantly turned dark and dangerous, revealing a hint of violent, barely controlled rage.
He said coldly, enunciating each word heavily, "You are my mate. There is no mistake about that."
His black-and-red snake tail wrapped around her slender waist, pulling her into his embrace in a clear declaration of ownership.
Afraid he would fly into a rage again, An Jin could only placate him for now, saying softly, "Just suppose... suppose what I’m saying is true. What would you do then?"
Mi Yin shook his head. He took her arm, his long fingers gently caressing the red snake pattern on her skin. His scarlet, vertical pupils overflowed with unconcealable joy and love.
He repeated once more, "You are my mate. There’s no mistake."
’I can feel that I like the female before me, that I have a male’s instinctual desire for her.’
’There’s no mistaking that.’
After a moment of thought, Mi Yin spoke again. "I know you’re not her..."
