Chapter 304: Mating Partner

Chapter 304: Chapter 304: Mating Partner

A stone house had already been arranged to receive the Holy Female from the distant Phoenix Clan.

The stone house was laid out with expensive animal hides.

Braziers were placed in the four corners, and the moment one stepped inside, the chill vanished instantly.

A warm and cozy air washed over her, and Feng Xi narrowed her eyes in comfort.

Cang Yan stepped forward and took the large animal-hide cloak from her.

Chi Yu pulled Feng Xi to a seat and immediately ordered a male beastman standing nearby.

"Go see if the Young Clan Leader has returned. If he has, tell him to come here at once."

Once the male beastman left, Feng Xi immediately began to wheedle Chi Yu affectionately. "Aunt Yu, can you tell me where Brother Chief Chou Rong went these past few years? What happened to him out there? Why has he only come back now?"

Feng Xi’s words made Chi Yu’s expression change slightly.

This was a thorn in her heart. Since his return, Chou Rong had never told her what had happened while he was away.

But she knew something must have happened; he just didn’t want her to worry.

"Aunt Yu, what’s wrong? Did I say something I shouldn’t have?"

Chi Yu shook her head with a smile. "It has nothing to do with you, Xixi. It’s that your Brother Chief Chou Rong refuses to say. I don’t know what he’s been through these past few years either."

A look of heartache flashed in Feng Xi’s eyes. She assured Chi Yu, "Aunt Yu, after I become mates with Brother Chief Chou Rong, I will definitely be good to him. Please rest assured, I won’t let anyone hurt him or make him sad."

Chi Yu nodded in gratification. "Good Xixi. Aunt Yu believes you."

There were so many females in the tribe, but she was set on Chou Rong becoming mates with Feng Xi precisely because Feng Xi had always liked Chou Rong and had a pure and kind nature.

Her male cub had suffered a lot since he was young. She thought that if he could become mates with Xixi, who loved him so much, Xixi would surely make him happy.

The male beastman Chi Yu had sent to find Chou Rong had just reached the tribe’s entrance when he saw Chou Rong striding into the tribe.

The male beastman immediately went forward. "Young Clan Leader, the Phoenix Clan’s Holy Female, Feng Xi, has arrived at the tribe. Chi Yu Holy Female wants you to go over at once."

Chou Rong, who was striding inside, paused his steps. His calm gaze fell on the messenger. "I know."

His tall, lean body was wrapped in animal hides. The mere act of him walking steadily exerted a kind of mental pressure.

The third time Feng Xi walked to the doorway to look out, she saw Chou Rong approaching at a slow pace.

Surprise bloomed on her face.

"Brother Chief Chou Rong!"

Heedless of the muddy streets outside, Feng Xi shouted his name, broke free from Cang Yan’s hand, and ran toward Chou Rong.

"Brother Chief Chou Rong."

When she reached him, her clear eyes were filled with adoration as she looked up at him.

Her heart beat like a drum, pounding in her chest, making her ears ring. It was as if she couldn’t hear anything else around her.

She loved the aloof and noble male beastman from her memories.

But she hadn’t expected that after a few years, Chou Rong seemed to have changed somewhat, exuding an aura of cold detachment.

Yet this version of him fascinated her even more.

In an instant, she was certain of her feelings.

She liked Chou Rong. She wanted him to be her Beast Husband.

As she stared at Chou Rong, he also lowered his head, looking at the female who was just a step away.

He remembered the Phoenix Clan’s Holy Female as a cub, but in the blink of an eye, she was an adult.

A faint smile touched the corner of his lips. "Feng Xi..."

"Brother Chief Chou Rong, it’s me! You still remember me, right?"

"Mm..."

He responded with a low hum.

Feng Xi wanted to hug his arm and act cute, just as she would with her Father Beast and her Beast Husbands.

But looking at his cold face, her hand twitched, yet she didn’t dare to reach out.

"Why did you come to the White Tiger Tribe during the rainy season?"

"Because I heard you were back. I wanted to see you and didn’t want to wait for the warm season, so I set off early to meet you."

Chou Rong didn’t seem to expect this answer. His brow furrowed slightly.

At this moment, Cang Yan had walked up behind Feng Xi. He discreetly sized up the male beastman in front of them.

Before coming, he knew that the person Xixi was so fond of was exceptional—the Young Clan Leader of the White Tiger Tribe, no less.

But Cang Yan was exceptional himself, and he didn’t think he was inferior to any other male beastman.

So, before meeting Chou Rong, he hadn’t considered him a true rival.

Just one look was all it took. The man’s aura, the way Feng Xi’s gaze was glued to him...

Everything told Cang Yan that this male beastman would threaten his position.

Although Feng Xi didn’t dare to touch Chou Rong, she still shuffled a step closer to him. "Brother Chief Chou Rong, do you remember when I ran away as a child, and you were the one who found me?"

It wasn’t a major event, and Chou Rong’s memory of it was a little hazy.

"When you found me, I was already thinking that it would be wonderful to become Brother Chief Chou Rong’s mate when I grew up."

Cang Yan’s face instantly darkened. Before Chou Rong could respond, he cut in directly, "Xixi, the rain is getting heavier. Be careful not to catch a cold. Let’s go inside quickly."

Before this, Feng Xi had been quite fond of Cang Yan, but he had just interrupted an important conversation between her and Chou Rong.

She was a little unhappy. Pursing her lips, she said, "Alright, let’s go inside then."

Chi Yu had already heard from the captain of the guards that Chou Rong was back in the settlement.

She didn’t go out to disturb them.

Not long after, she saw them walk in, one after the other.

A satisfied smile appeared on Chi Yu’s face. "I told you Feng Xi would be arriving in the next few days, yet you still ran outside the settlement."

Chou Rong sat down at a stone table not far from her. "Lately, Crocodylus porosus have been attacking the tribe’s Beastmen. I went to the nearby waters to check on the situation..."

"Are the Crocodylus porosus Clan that despicable? Brother Chief Chou Rong, do you need help? Cang Yan and the others are also Orange Rank males. If you need anything, you can just tell them. They’ll help you."

In the Beast World, the female was the head of the family. Once a female spoke, the males had to obey her commands, even if they were unwilling.

Before Chou Rong could answer, Chi Yu, worried her male cub might say something to upset Feng Xi, quickly interjected, "Good. Your Brother Chief Chou Rong won’t stand on ceremony with you."

Chi Yu treated the Holy Female from the Phoenix Clan to a meal made with the most precious ingredients.

Throughout the meal, Feng Xi talked nonstop, and the more Chi Yu watched, the more she liked her.

During this time, she secretly observed her male cub and found that he didn’t spare Feng Xi a single extra glance.

She couldn’t help but sigh internally. ’If my male cub doesn’t even like a Holy Female as beautiful and wonderful as Feng Xi, then what am I to do?’

Chou Rong was no longer young. If he didn’t take a mate soon, the beastmen in the tribe would start to gossip.

Besides, she also hoped her male cub could find happiness soon.

She knew what it felt like to be in love, so she hoped her most beloved male cub could experience it just as she had.

The meal lasted late into the night, and still, Feng Xi was unwilling to leave.

It was only after Chi Yu coaxed her, telling her to go rest, that Feng Xi finally agreed to leave.

As she left, she kept looking back every few steps.

After the guests had left, Chi Yu softly instructed the other beastmen, "You are dismissed."

Soon, only the mother and son were left in the stone house.

"Chou Rong, Feng Xi is the mate your Mother found for you. What do you think of her?"