Chapter 267 - Winston Feigning Illness (1/2)

They needed to find seeds. She wondered if the herbivorous tribes had excess seeds.

“You’re talking about rice seeds?” Winston’s low voice rang out from behind. “I found two bags when I was checking through the castle. They should belong to Rosa and her mother.”

Bai Qingqing’s eyes lit up and she turned to look at Winston. “How much are there?”

“Not a lot. Enough for you to eat for ten days.”

Bai Qingqing did a rough estimate. If a bowl of grains she received were to be changed into rice, she would only have enough to eat for two to three days. It seemed that the female royalties had twice the amount of ordinary females.

“That’s great. I also want wild grains. Are there any here?”

Winston said, “No. I’ll go ask from the ape king later. I’ll be setting off to the coast to trade salt today.”

“You’re leaving?” Bai Qingqing said in surprise, then smiled mockingly. “It must be the ape king’s arrangement.”

Winston walked up to the fence, propping his big and coarse hands onto the stone fence, and looked at the empty land in the middle of the four castles. Many beastmen were busy moving out smoked meat, and two haggard-looking females were being kept under control, standing at the side.

“Every year, we’ll need to move the food to the coast before the weather turns hot. It’s within reason to ask me to go,” Winston said.

“How long will you be gone for?”

Winston looked at the back of Bai Qingqing’s head, his eyes revealing his unwillingness to part with her. “If things go well, I’ll be back when the light rainy season is over.”

The two of them were talking when a wolf howl rang out. Winston’s expression turned solemn and he straightened his body. “I should be leaving.”

“Hold on.” Bai Qingqing stood up. She was considered tall, but yet, when she stood next to the tall and muscular Winston, she appeared small and petite. Her head only reached up to Winston’s chest level, and she needed to raise her head to look at his face.

“Don’t go. Let the wolf king or the leopard king go.”

Winston smiled helplessly. If he had a choice, he wouldn’t leave either. Days like these in which he could stay by Bai Qingqing’s side to watch over her were really hard to come by.