Chapter 17 - Priest (2/2)

So this time, he had specifically selected three children to teach. He also kept them by his side so that at least one of them could be trained up properly.

“No.” Xiong Ye replied. He suddenly realized that while he had still been thinking about Shi Li constantly just a few days ago, Shi Li hadn’t showed up in his thoughts that often over the past few days…

“Don’t be sad. Without Shi Li, you might even find a better mate in the future.” The priest smiled. Compared to Shi Li, he much preferred Xiong Ye who he had watched grow up and would naturally be on Xiong Ye’s side.

“Grandpa Priest. Do the people outside all find partners and become mates?” Xiong Ye asked.

“Of course.” The priest said, “They will form a family with their partners and raise their children together… My teacher told me about this.”

Xiong Ye really liked the life that the priest described, but the people in their tribe weren’t used to forming mated pairs, and very few people would choose to do so.

However, even if that was the case, he wanted a mate of his own who wouldn’t switch to being with someone else in the blink of an eye.

Xiong Ye was in a much better mood after chatting with the priest and happily returned to his cave.

There was a fragrant smell of herbal medicine in his cave, and Zhou Ji had already gone to sleep. Xiong Ye kept his movements light as he went to his own nest, falling asleep not long after he lay down.

Zhou Ji got up after Xiong Ye fell asleep.

After making sure that Xiong Ye was asleep, Zhou Ji used his spiritual powers to draw in energy from their surroundings and directed this energy closer to Xiong Ye’s body.

After the energy entered Xiong Ye’s body, it began to rush around everywhere, and only a small portion of it went into the crystal core in Xiong Ye’s body. Zhou Ji thought for a moment, then focused the energy near Xiong Ye’s wound.

The originally grim-looking wound slowly began to heal.

Zhou Ji didn’t do much else. Seeing that the wound looked better, he released his control and went back to sleep.

The people of this world didn’t know how to use the energy that was everywhere in their surroundings, nor did they have the ability to utilize it.

It was different for Zhou Ji. He hadn’t been here for long before he discovered the abundant energy around him. He also knew how to make use of the energy and could make himself, or any beastman, stronger.

However, he had no intention of speaking out. The ecology here was balanced; who knew what would happen in the future if he intervened too much and destroyed the ecological balance?

It would be terrible if another apocalypse occurred!

What’s more, he could use this energy due to his psychic powers, but the beastmen here didn’t have spiritual powers and were fundamentally unable to use the energy around them.

Zhou Ji soon set this matter aside and stopped thinking about it.

He had only enjoyed a leisurely life for a little over a month and didn’t want to exert himself at all; he could consider those things later.

Zhou Ji lay down in his own bed and fell asleep again. Or rather, he began to cultivate again.

At the same time, Shi Li was also cultivating in Lang Yin’s cave.

It wasn’t easy to cultivate, and he had to be patient. When he and Xiong Ye had discovered the method for cultivation in that cave back then, he hadn’t been patient enough to truly cultivate, so it had only resulted in a limited effect. Later on, after Xiong Ye cultivated more and found it useful, Shi Li had begun to cultivate again.

After that, he and Xiong Ye became stronger and stronger.

It was only later that he discovered that when beastmen grew more powerful, they could actually become Beast Kings!

Others had become Beast Kings through eating something by chance under the right circumstances, but it was different for him and Xiong Ye. What they had was the cultivation method that could make any beastman into a Beast King! How valuable was that?

Now that he was starting over and had his previous experience to work with, Shi Li was more conscientious and careful as he began to cultivate again.

Lang Yin was a little irritated when she saw Shi Li like this.

She didn’t have any plans to become mates with Shi Li and be partners forever, but she had intended to at least spend the next few years with Shi Li when she had extended her invitation to him. She had wanted to have one or two children with Shi Li, but Shi Li’s performance was too disappointing!

Unexpectedly, Shi Li just slept at home every day! Apart from the tribe’s collective hunts, he hardly went out at all!

When Lang Yin didn’t have to hunt, she would still go out to forage and bring back something small to eat. Shi Li actually just lay there at home!

Lang Yin could now basically understand why Xiong Ye had gotten into a fight and broken up with Shi Li just when they were about to go through the ceremony and become mates. She also didn’t want a man who didn’t talk to her and didn’t do anything else but sleep all day long!

If it weren’t for Shi Li’s good looks and his powerful animal form, Lang Yin wouldn’t even want to have a baby with him anymore.

Lang Yin had been indulged since she was young. She wanted to go and wake Shi Li up, but Shi Li had been very fierce when she’d done that before so she hadn’t tried to do it again. She was depressed as she found a corner in her cave to sleep in.

As a result, Lang Yin discovered that Shi Li was eating the meat she’d saved up as soon as she woke up!

Shi Li actually went so far as to eat the meat she’d saved!

Lang Yin was instantly enraged, “You’re actually eating my meat!”

“So what?” Shi Li was puzzled. What was wrong with eating a bit of Lang Yin’s meat when he was hungry? He even felt that the meat tasted bad because it had already been set aside for a few days!

xiin: oh here’s a questionthe sugarcane like thing that ZJ foundhe decided to name it 甜杆 .. sweet/sugar pole/shaft/rod/staff/cane??my brain fell into the gutter againshould i just call it sweet cane

juurensha: ahahaahalick the sweet shaft

xiin: SEE?!?!?!

juurensha: probably should just call it sweet cane

juurensha: Lang Yin, it’s now your turn to kick Shi Li to the curb.