84: Who exactly is in Chapter 84?

Chapter 84: Who Exactly Is It?

The carcass of a wild beast lay horizontally across the entrance.

She had only been distracted watching Xin Feng for a moment when this thing appeared.

Xin Feng turned back, saw it, and smiled at her, saying, "Zhu Xiu probably sent it back. I'll go drag the prey in and process it."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked to the door, lifting the prey to drag it inside.

However, his movements came to a halt.

Bai Wanwan was still sitting by the fire, the warmth dispelling the cold around her.

Noticing Xin Feng's sudden stop, she asked, "What's wrong?"

"This prey wasn't sent back by Zhu Xiu."

He turned his head to look around; the surroundings were quiet, and the footprints on the ground were too complex to discern anything.

After a moment of hesitation, Xin Feng still dragged the prey back into the Stone House.

Bai Wanwan stood up and walked over, looking at the species that resembled both a deer and a pig. "How do you know Zhu Xiu didn't send this?"

Xin Feng looked down and pointed at the bite marks on the prey's neck. "The tooth prints are wrong. Besides, if this were food prepared for you, Zhu Xiu would only use his long tail to constrict it."

Bai Wanwan noticed it too; there were several bloody holes in the prey's neck. At a glance, it was clear a wild beast had bitten it in a vital spot to kill it.

She glanced outside the door. "That's strange... Besides Zhu Xiu, who would send us prey? It couldn't be Aunt Lu, could it?"

If it were Aunt Lu, she should have said something. Why would she just drop it here and leave without a word?

It was truly very strange.

"Let's just put it away for now. If Aunt Lu sent it, we'll send some things back when the weather gets warmer."

After Xin Feng dragged the prey in and set it down, he saw Bai Wanwan enthusiastically studying the food and walked over to help.

By the time Zhu Xiu returned, a series of fragrant scents was already wafting through the Stone House.

He stood at the entrance, with four carcasses piled beside him.

Inside the house, the firelight flickered. The Female smiled at the Male, her gaze seemingly fixed only on him.

Bai Wanwan heard the movement and turned her head. Seeing Zhu Xiu standing at the door, she immediately greeted him with a smile: "You're back?"

She immediately put down her chopsticks and ran toward him. Seeing the pile of prey at the door, Bai Wanwan couldn't help but give him a thumbs-up. "You're amazing! How could you hunt so much in this weather?"

Zhu Xiu's gaze fell on her face. "Good luck. Tomorrow I'll use these to trade with the Clan Leader for a larger residence; it will be a bit more comfortable to live in."

She wasn't going to live here long-term anyway; what did it matter whether they changed or not?

"We can live here too, no need to change. You've been tired out all day, come in quickly."

She had only stood at the door for a little while and her fingers were already aching from the cold, yet Zhu Xiu had been running around outside all day just so they could change to a larger house.

Bai Wanwan was not an ungrateful person. To put it bluntly, her heartlessness was also a way to protect herself; if she couldn't get someone else's sincerity, then she would try her best not to give her own.

Zhu Xiu saw that her small face was pale from the cold. Knowing she was cold, he ignored the prey and simply took her hand to lead her into the house.

"It's cold outside, don't come out." His expression was somewhat serious, and he did not let go of her hand.

Bai Wanwan followed him into the house, muttering, "It is a bit cold, but you were freezing outside all day. Aren't you cold?"

A beastman's Innate Ability is limited. In the wild, they cannot use their Innate Ability to resist the cold; they must be fully prepared for battle at any time.

Therefore, the temperature she felt was also the temperature the Males could feel; it was just that their bodies were stronger, so they wouldn't get sick easily even if it was cold.

But nobody likes being cold.

"We're used to it, it's not that cold."

Bai Wanwan pulled his hand and shook her head. "That won't do. I told you I have food here, but you just wouldn't believe me. Don't go out tomorrow; the food I have here is enough. When the weather warms up, I won't stop you if you want to go out."

The Little Female's voice carried a hint of being spoiled and willful, but because it stemmed from worrying about him, it wasn't the least bit annoying.

Bai Wanwan pulled him to sit down at the stone table, and Xin Feng handed over a stone bowl.

"Wan Wan is worried about you. If the food isn't enough, we'll take turns; I'll go out tomorrow."

Bai Wanwan immediately stopped him. "No one needs to go out tomorrow. Once these few days pass, I'll be giving birth to the Cubs soon, and I can't be without you."

She could only use her trump card.

Under normal circumstances, the Males in the Tribe would not easily go out to hunt during the Snow Season; they would prepare all the food needed for the entire Snow Season before the Rainy Season.

Only if it were truly insufficient would they brave the cold to forage for food.

The two Males looked at each other, and neither spoke another word about going out.

Seeing this, Bai Wanwan picked up a fried shrimp for each of them. "Try it, is this kind of food edible?"

Xin Feng had already been grabbed by her to try it just now, and he could accept it.

But Bai Wanwan didn't believe it, always feeling that Xin Feng was lying to her.

Zhu Xiu picked up the fried shrimp, put it in his mouth, chewed, and swallowed.

"Is it good?" She stared at Zhu Xiu's reaction so she could slowly adjust the family's recipes later.

"It's good."

"Good? Your expression doesn't seem to say so."

Zhu Xiu coughed lightly, while Xin Feng laughed beside him.

"I'm not lying to you, the taste is decent, it's just too little. This kind of thing is okay for you Females to eat, but for us, it's not even enough to fill the gaps between our teeth."

"I only wanted you to taste it, not for you to eat only this."

She naturally knew that the Males' stomachs were massive; even if this whole plate of shrimp were fed into Zhu Xiu's mouth alone, it wouldn't even make him half full.

"There's also stewed meat over there. Eat the shrimp first, and in a moment I'll let you taste the stewed meat..."

After Bai Wanwan finished speaking, she started eating for herself. The sweetness of the shrimp meat and the crispy, savory flavor of the flour made her eat with great satisfaction.

"Oh right..." She suddenly thought of that prey from this morning and pointed toward the corner. "Zhu Xiu, take a look. Was that prey something you picked up and sent back?"

Zhu Xiu stopped his chopsticks and turned his head to look in the corner.

Xin Feng also spoke up: "I checked the wounds; they look like they were from a tiger or leopard bite. I don't know who sent it over."

"It certainly wasn't me who sent it back. All my kills are right here." He pointed toward the prey at the door that hadn't been dragged in yet.

"That's strange..." Bai Wanwan stuffed another shrimp into her mouth. "Then during the Warm Season, I'll go ask Aunt Lu. If it was sent by her Beast Husband, we'll send a carcass back to her then."

She thought it over and figured this was likely the only possibility.

Their family finished dinner while chatting lively. Zhu Xiu insisted on keeping watch, but Xin Feng felt a bit embarrassed.

Zhu Xiu stared at him. "After your Cubs are born, however long Wan Wan stays with you, she will need to stay with me for that same amount of time afterward."

There was no fault to be found in these words, so Xin Feng nodded in agreement. "Fine."

Only Bai Wanwan was unaware of their arrangement. When she woke up, Xin Feng was working again, and Zhu Xiu was still not home.

"Xin Feng, did Zhu Xiu go out hunting again?"

This Male really isn't afraid of the cold!

Xin Feng turned back to explain to her, "No, he went to find the Clan Leader to change houses. This house is too small; the wind pours in as soon as the door opens. He wants to change it for a warmer one for you."

Bai Wanwan heard that he was busy early in the morning for her sake again.

She suddenly felt very emotional. Were the Males of this world too good?

Once they had a Female, the center of their lives revolved entirely around the Female.

"He really can't stay idle."

Xin Feng smiled gently. "He wants you to live a bit more comfortably."

Bai Wanwan took the beast skin skirt he handed her and slowly put it on.

Just as she finished dressing and got out of bed, she saw a carcass lying across the entrance.

"Xin Feng, look quickly, there's something again."

Xin Feng turned back and indeed saw a hog-deer lying across the main entrance.

"Sit still, I'll go take a look."

Xin Feng walked quickly toward the door.

Bai Wanwan also tilted her head to look out. Just now... she seemed to have seen the figure of a Male.