Chapter 229 - Ask Them to Compensate (1/2)

“Coo coo coo—”

The short-winged birds kept on crying out, but with Winston around, none of the birds dared to bully Bai Qingqing, who had no attacking abilities.

Unlike domestic chickens, the short-winged birds were aggressive. They were also territorial, with each of them possessing an individual nest. Bai Qingqing found it strange when she chased off a short-winged bird and saw that there wasn’t a single egg inside.

To get the short-winged birds to always lay their eggs in the same spot, she would never remove all of their eggs. She would leave one behind. However, there wasn’t a single egg left in this short-winged bird’s nest.

There were eggs in the other short-winged birds’ nests, but she also discovered shattered eggshells. These might have been cracked by the short-winged birds themselves, but there were also traces of blood on the dried grass in the corner.

Based on these signs, Bai Qingqing was certain that a thief had gotten in.

“Who would come and steal our birds? They are so small and not enough to satiate one’s hunger.”

Winston sniffed the smell on the ground and said in a deep voice, “It’s an adolescent. From the wolf tribe.”

“No wonder. They must have wanted to practice hunting.” Bai Qingqing sighed. “Forget it. We’ll just keep watch carefully in the future and don’t allow them to come again.”

This matter was laid to rest, but it hadn’t been two days when thieves broke in again.

However, this time around, there weren’t any beastmen snooping on other people mating to cover up for them. Winston quickly noticed them, and the adolescents who came to steal the birds threw the loot away and ran off.

Winston returned with the dead prey. Four had died this time around.

Bai Qingqing walked out sleepily, covered up with a blanket as she rubbed her eyes. When she saw that four birds had died, her heart ached so much that her sleepiness was chased away. “Why did so many of them died? Did you see their looks clearly?”

“En.” Winston nodded softly, his brows furrowed tightly together. “They are Rosa’s children.”