Chapter 81 - Challenge (1/2)

Chapter 81 - Challenge

Xiong Ye was very much on guard against Zhu Zhan, so he had specifically asked the children of the tribe to help him keep an eye on Zhu Zhan before going out that day.

As a result, he received this news as soon as he got back and almost burst into flames from sheer rage.

This Zhu Zhan was really bad; he even took advantage of the time when he wasn’t here to court Zhou Ji!

“Big brother Xiong Ye, other than talking to Zhou Ji, this person has also been watching Zhou Ji the whole time!” Someone else added.

Xiong Ye: “I see. Help me continue to keep an eye on him in the future!” After saying this, he gave them one of the birds he had caught that day. “Take it and share it between all of you!”

Xiong He had never minded having more food stored away in the tribe, so he had recently reverted back to distributing food according to his usual style.

The tribe gave the children a decent amount of food, but the children would always be happy to receive extra food.

“Thank you, big brother Xiong Ye!” These children took the bird with them and ran off.

Xiong Ye took the remaining birds with him and arrived at Zhou Ji’s side.

Each of these birds were about the same size as a modern chicken. They were very beautiful, with bright, colorful feathers. Zhou Ji glanced at them, then looked back at Xiong Ye.

A sour smell floated up from Xiong Ye’s body as he stared blankly at Zhou Ji, seemingly a little aggrieved…

He hadn’t expected that Xiong Ye would ask the children of the tribe to keep watch over Zhu Zhan… Zhou Ji found it quite hilarious as he pointed to a bird and asked, “What kind of bird is this?”

“I don’t know what they’re called. I caught them with a net.” Xiong Ye instantly forgot about his jealousy, “Fishing nets are really useful. Not only can they be used to catch fish, they can also be used to catch other prey. In the past, I would never have been able to catch this kind of bird.”

“That’s amazing.” Zhou Ji praised him.

Xiong Ye was a little proud with such praise. “I’ve eaten this bird once before. It tastes very good, and you’ll definitely like it!” Not every type of bird was delicious. There were birds in the area that fed on fish, resulting in a particularly fishy taste, to the point where even he as a non-picky eater didn’t like eating them.

“Indeed.” Zhou Ji smiled.

Zhou Ji was so attractive when he smiled! Xiong Ye wanted to give him a kiss, but he also simultaneously recalled the matter with Zhu Zhan, “Right, did Zhu Zhan come find you today? What did you talk about?”

“He asked me if there was any way to get him back to the Beastman Continent.” Zhou Ji didn’t hide it.

Xiong Ye let out a sigh of relief but didn’t let down his guard.

Zhu Zhan was very strong. Not only that, but his appearance was also very outstanding, and he was very tall. Even though he wasn’t a member of their tribe, many women from the tribe had become attracted to him over the past few days.

Even if it was likely that he would leave and wouldn’t help them raise a child, it would still be pretty good to have a child that grew up to be like him––What woman wouldn’t want a strong child?

While the women were attracted to Zhu Zhan, it was different for the men… When faced with Zhu Zhan, all the men felt a sense of inferiority.

And it wasn’t just those who had limited strength and were quite weak, even Xiong Ye felt that he couldn’t compare to Zhu Zhan.

If Zhu Zhan was really interested in Zhou Ji… And it seemed very likely! Zhou Ji was much better than any of the women of the tribe!

“Zhou Ji, he might just be randomly coming up with a reason to talk to you… Don’t pay him any attention.” Xiong Ye instructed.

“Alright.” Zhou Ji agreed.

Zhou Ji was so obedient! Xiong Ye added, “If he comes to bother you again… I’ll go fight him!”

Zhou Ji burst out laughing..

He thought about it, then said, “We’ll make a mud bird.”

“Mud birds?” Xiong Ye was a little muddled––What kind of thing was that?

“Yes.” Zhou Ji nodded, then directed him to first rub salt over the bird that Xiong Ye had already cleaned up.

A layer of salt was rubbed over the bird along with a pinch of chili powder. They stuffed earth eggs into its stomach, then wrapped the bird in layers of a fragrant kind of broad leaf before coating whole thing in mud so that it could be tossed into the fire and roasted.

While Xiong Ye and Zhou Ji were messing about with the mud bird, Zhu Zhan was currently observing their actions.

Zhu Zhan’s subordinates found the scene rather strange when they saw it, “Big brother, isn’t that Zhou Ji a little too fond of mud? Not only did he use mud to make pottery and houses, he’s now actually using it to make food.”

“So, can food that’s cooked like that… be delicious?” Someone else asked.

Zhu Zhan pondered the question deeply, “I feel that… It should be?”

That Zhou Ji was very impressive. It seemed that everything he made was very tasty. Especially those chili peppers… After eating hot pot from that other day, it had constantly been on his mind.

It was a type of miraculous thing that could restore energy and allow people to recover from illness after eating it!

It was also especially tasty!

“The other people from the tribe don’t have chili peppers either… I’ll go and ask for some from Zhou Ji.” Zhu Zhan saw that Xiong Ye had gone off to roast the bird and stood up to walk towards Zhou Ji.

He wanted to roast meat the same way as Zhou Ji did, or make hot pot to eat.

“Zhou Ji.” Zhu Zhan glanced at Zhou Ji and began, “I heard the people of the tribe say that you were the one to discover chili peppers, and you’re the only one who has them… Can you give me some chili peppers?”

“I don’t have many chili peppers on hand and can’t give you any.” Zhou Ji said. Previously, he had told the priest that he didn’t have any left when the priest wanted some. How could he give them to an outsider now?

“I can trade for it! What do you think of my clothing?” Zhu Zhan thought for a moment, then took off his clothes right then and there.

When they had first arrived, they had seen Zhou Ji dressed in clothing and believed that the people of the tribe knew how to make clothing. They only learned later that that wasn’t the case.

The people of this tribe couldn’t make clothing. Only Zhou Ji could, and the things he used to weave clothing was different from what they used.

So… Zhu Zhan felt that his clothing was still very valuable.

“Not trading.” Zhou Ji moved his gaze away––Zhu Zhan hadn’t worn anything else underneath, and the scene hurt his eyes a little. Also… He wasn’t interested in used clothing that others had worn before.

Zhu Zhan wanted to try and change his mind again when Zhou Ji suddenly said, “Later, when Xiong Ye tries to fight with you, say that you are injured and can’t fight. Have your men fight him instead.”

Zhu Zhan was completely confused, but at this time, Xiong Ye returned.

As soon as Xiong Ye came back, he saw Zhu Zhan standing naked in front of Zhou Ji. Zhou Ji didn’t even want to see him and had already turned his head away.

He had already had been nursing a belly full of anger before, so there was no way for him to hold back this time, “Hey! Zhu Zhan! I want to challenge you!”

Zhu Zhan: “……”

“Let’s fight!” Xiong Ye ran in front of Zhu Zhan and blocked Zhou Ji’s view of him.

He had wanted to fight Zhu Zhan since long ago! Zhu Zhan was very strong, and he wanted to see exactly how powerful Zhu Zhan was.