298: Chapter 298 Eating meat disqualifies one from being a beastman of the Flower Rabbit Clan!

Suddenly, a pebble dropped onto Lang Qingqing's head.

"Who is it!" Xiong Zhuang roared loudly.

Before the sound had faded, a "thump, thump, thump, thump" sound arrived.

The cave shook violently, and pieces of broken stone fell down.

Several of them covered their heads and ran out of the cave, looking back toward the hillside.

On the hillside, a tall Male Beastman stood in profile.

The last ray of sunset at the horizon happened to hit his shoulders, illuminating the orange hair at his ears down to the finest detail, and highlighting the well-proportioned, full muscles on his arms and chest.

He just stood there without a word, as if a god of beauty had descended.

It left them, also Male Beastmen, stunned, unable to take their eyes off him for a long time.

Until—

"Keep it up! Xiao Yi, I feel like your second crack has gotten a little bit bigger!" Hu Che's cheerful voice came over.

Encouraged, Xiao Yi rammed the tree even harder.

"Thump, thump, thump, thump!"

Four large trees fell to the ground in response.

Terrified, the group immediately ran toward the cave, but just as they reached the entrance, they turned back.

They recognized that egg; they had heard it was the Beast God's, and it had never hatched.

It was so powerful even before hatching that they couldn't afford to provoke it.

As for the Red Fox Tribe Male Beastman standing there, they might be able to say a few words to him.

Xiong Zhuang swallowed hard and mustered the courage to ask, "What... what... what are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Che turned his face toward them unhurriedly.

His orange eyes transitioned from bright to dim with the light.

His entire face was fully exposed before them.

Only then did the group recognize him as the former Lord of Red Fox City they had seen during the day.

For a moment, their hearts skipped a beat, and they almost simultaneously took a big step backward.

At the same time, they imagined the scene of being killed by him and having their corpses left in the wilderness...

Hu Che, however, just stared at them without saying a word.

Watching them holding hands, retreating again and again...

Until—he could barely see them anymore.

Hu Che: ...

They seemed as timid as Chief Hu Xiao had said.

He chuckled and shook his head.

Perhaps he had misunderstood; the Mistress might have really just thought they would "bully" him.

But why would she have such a thought?

Was it because, compared to her other Beast Husbands, he seemed too weak?

A trace of disappointment flashed in Hu Che's eyes.

But this was a fact that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't change.

He could only find an opportunity to prove himself.

He raised his hand to signal Xiao Yi.

"Xiao Yi, the trees here aren't sturdy.

Another day, Fifth Dad will take you to ram rocks!"

Xiao Yi seemed to have gotten bored of ramming, so he immediately flew over, carried him on his back, and left.

Meanwhile, Xiong Zhuang, Xiang Da, Bao Guozi, Shi Baibai, and Lang Qingqing, who were still running backward at a steady pace, were completely unaware that Hu Che had already left from above their cave.

It wasn't until the moon hung high and they had nowhere left to retreat that they sat down on the grass by the sea.

"Big Brother, he should have left by now, right?" Xiang Da said, panting.

Xiong Zhuang: "He should have gone back; if a Male Beastman doesn't go home at night, he'll get beaten by his Mistress."

"Then should we go back now?" Lang Qingqing asked.

"Let's rest for a while! I'm exhausted!" Bao Guozi said, "But come to think of it, why did we retreat so far?"

Xiang Da: "I only retreated because I saw you guys retreating."

Lang Qingqing: "I only retreated because I saw you guys retreating!"

Xiong Zhuang and Bao Guozi exchanged a look; everything was understood without words.

Their thoughts were the same.

Just then, the group suddenly felt as if someone was missing, and they simultaneously looked back—

They saw Shi Baibai with his butt in the air, covering his head, "Don't kill me, don't kill me!"

Lang Qingqing: "Why is he so scared?"

Xiong Zhuang sighed, "He witnessed his parents being killed by the Red Fox Tribe with his own eyes when he wasn't yet an adult.

On the road of escape, he also heard about a Lion Clan Tribe being wiped out by the Lord of Red Fox City...

So, he probably thinks that today, the former Lord of Red Fox City came specifically for him."

"If he had come for us, we definitely wouldn't have been able to get this far," Bao Guozi suddenly said.

Xiong Zhuang: "Who's to say otherwise!"

It was all because of them; no one liked to be the one in front, so they kept retreating and retreating...

"Let's go back!" Xiong Zhuang stood up.

Suddenly, his stomach let out a growl.

Xiong Zhuang: ...

Lang Qingqing: "Boss, are you hungry?"

Xiong Zhuang stood up: "It's nothing, no—"

Before he could finish, he heard "rumble—" sounds echoing all around him.

Xiang Da rubbed his belly embarrassedly, "Boss, we're all hungry. Why don't we find something to eat before we go?"

Xiong Zhuang observed the surroundings, "There isn't even a single piece of fruit on the trees here."

Bao Guozi: "The sea is right in front; we can catch fish to eat!"

Lang Qingqing acted as if he had heard something terrifying and jumped three feet high.

"Fish! Fish is meat!

Mother said, we can't eat meat!

If you eat meat, you are not fit to be a Beastman of the Flower Rabbit Clan!"

Bao Guozi glared at him.

"When we were young, who hadn't secretly eaten fish."

There was a small river near the Flower Rabbit Tribe.

Not only did they sneak bites, but it was said that some Female Beastmen would have their Beast Husbands secretly catch fish for them to try!

What's more, during their wanderings, when they really couldn't find any fruit, they had eaten fish too.

Because grass was just too hard for them to swallow...

Lang Qingqing hesitated: "Then... okay then... I'll watch you guys eat."

The group didn't ask for his opinion anymore.

They divided the labor and started catching fish in the shallow water.

Xiong Zhuang and Bao Guozi were very talented at catching fish.

The group quickly caught a few fish, sat in a circle, and ate with great relish.

Lang Qingqing watched longingly, swallowing his saliva.

Xiong Zhuang looked at him, "Stop holding back; your Mistress and your mother won't be able to manage you anymore."

As he said this, his nose stung, his eyes turned red, and he immediately wiped away the moisture from the corners of his eyes without anyone noticing.

Lang Qingqing endured for a while longer, then finally crept over.

He picked up a fish and tried taking a bite.

The fresh sea fish had a natural sweetness, and the savory flavor went straight down his throat.

Plus, sea fish had fewer bones.

In no time, Lang Qingqing finished one.

He didn't even need his companions to urge him; he picked up the second one and started eating it himself.

Then he ate a third, a fourth...

Until he realized there were no fish left, and he felt several pairs of angry eyes around him.

"How could you eat them all!" Xiang Da complained.

Bao Guozi: "Exactly, you didn't help catch the fish, yet you ate the most."

Lang Qingqing said shamefully: "Then I'll go catch some now."

"Go, go! Everyone isn't full yet!" Xiong Zhuang waved his hand.

The moonlight illuminated the near-shore like a mirror.

Lang Qingqing walked slowly into the seawater and shifted into his Beast Form.

Before long, he threw a fish onto the shore.

After a while, he threw another one up.

Xiang Da: "I didn't expect Lang Qingqing to be quite talented!"

Shi Baibai: "Exactly, exactly."

The group ate while picking up the fish Lang Qingqing threw up.

Beastmen generally don't eat fish, so the fish here could be said to be overflowing.

"That's enough, that's enough!" Xiong Zhuang shouted.

No one threw any more fish up from under the sea.

But Lang Qingqing didn't come up either.

Everyone: ...

Bao Guozi: "Why has he been submerged for so long?"

Xiong Zhuang: "Xiang Da, go take a look."

"Okay!"

Xiang Da had just run to the seaside.

Lang Qingqing suddenly lunged out from under the water and pinned Xiang Da to the beach.

Under the moonlight, his sharp white teeth were like knives.

He bit down toward Xiang Da's throat...