Careless, So Careless

"Yo~~"

A clear shout, accompanied by the "Hoo hoo" from hundreds of burly men in unison, ignited the huge wooden frame, and flames shot up more than ten zhang high.

A grand clan bonfire party officially began.

Under the starry sky, groups of strong men and women, clad in animal skins and rough cloth, danced and sang around the bonfire.

The men joined hands and sang songs praying for a bountiful harvest;

The women let out a few shouts, jumped a few times symbolically, and then started wrestling in pairs.

At the top of the hill.

According to tribal custom, Wu Wang, who was nearing adulthood, wore a long animal skin robe, his chest open to reveal a few abdominal muscles, and sat beside his parents enjoying the song and dance.

He turned his head to glance at his mother.

Ah, there's light, so bright.

His mother sat on her unique Cold Jade chair, her ice-blue, form-fitting long dress without any extra decorations, like a crescent moon in the starry sky.

"Ba'er, what are you thinking about? Aren't you happy?"

A gentle voice sounded from beside him, and a slender hand, as if wrapped in soft light, reached out, wanting to stroke Wu Wang's head, but then hesitated and pulled back.

Wu Wang looked up at his mother, a smile of 'innocence' on his face, and whispered:

"Mother, please release Father first. Everyone is watching, and the leader's authority is quite important."

A certain bear-shaped ice sculpture on the main seat squeezed out two drops of tears of emotion.

This son was not doted on in vain!

The bonfire party continued. Lin Suqing did not go into the King's Tent to mingle, but stayed outside, dancing and playing with a group of Bear Hug Tribe girls, having a great time.

Xiong Han, the Clan Leader, after regaining his freedom, stood up and drank a jar of wine with his tribesmen before hurrying back to his tent with his men to get down to business.

Healing.

"Madam, I swear to heaven that I absolutely have no ulterior motives. It's purely to cure Ba'er.

Our Bear Hug Tribe is a proper Great Clan, and as the Clan Leader, I cannot set a bad example. Rest assured, I know what I'm doing..."

In the magnificent King's Tent, Xiong Han, the Clan Leader of the Bear Hug Tribe, kept scratching his head, clapping his hands, and chuckling foolishly.

The Generals and Priests sitting on the left and right rows lowered their eyes, long accustomed to this situation.

"Family Imperial Throne."

Wu Wang sat on the Beast Bone chair beside his mother, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.

He didn't know if he had accumulated virtue or incurred bad karma in his previous life to have such a father in this life.

It's hard to say, hard to say.

Finally, Mother reluctantly nodded and sighed, "Don't tire Ba'er too much."

"Understood, understood, Madam, rest assured!"

Xiong Han finally breathed a sigh of relief, sat back on his leader's throne, and loudly called out:

"Bring them in!"

The leader's personal guards, who had been waiting outside the tent for a long time, immediately stepped forward, placing more than ten wooden cages wrapped in black cloth in front and back rows, guarding them strictly outside the King's Tent.

Xiong Han said rather proudly, "Ba'er? Go and do it yourself, lift them one by one."

Wu Wang was too lazy to get up. Starlight flickered in his left palm, and a cold wind precisely blew past, lifting all the black cloths at once, revealing the situation inside.

Uh, did old Dad accidentally reveal some personal preferences?

Why aren't there any normal human girls?

That's right, these slaves were probably bartered from those merchant caravans. If they encountered their own kind who were captured as slaves, they would be returned to them with freedom, not continued enslavement.

However...

The beast woman with a seductive figure and tiger stripes on her face had such fierce eyes; it would be a shame not to train her as a warrior.

The Merfolk soaking in the large water bucket had a beautiful face, but from the neck down, their bodies were covered in scales. And they were to be maids? Would their service include natural scraping?

And those few strong girls with thick fur, estimated to weigh over six hundred pounds, probably had Giant Country bloodlines. Dad bought them to carry Fierce Beasts!

"Dad."

"Hey, what's wrong?"

Wu Wang frowned and said, "Change them."

"Cough! Cough cough!"

An old general drinking below almost choked to death. He quickly shouted:

"Young Master, just make do with it. We only bartered for these this time, and mainly because we didn't go to trade and were afraid of being cheated."

Xiong Han scratched his head and muttered softly, "You don't like any of them, Ba'er? You can try touching them one by one, maybe there's one you can touch?"

Wu Wang pondered for a few moments. The thing is, aren't you afraid of a "maybe"?

"Someone, bring my number three wheelchair!

Prepare a bucket of ice water to make them pass out temporarily!"

Guards outside the tent immediately responded, and soon Wu Wang's self-designed 'wheelchair' was brought, along with a basin of cold water with floating ice chips.

Then, a priest holding a crystal ball chanted incantations, and these more than ten slaves who had been exchanged were all asleep in their cages.

The scene that followed could truly be described as unbearable.

Wu Wang, sitting in the wheelchair, was pushed forward by the guards. As soon as his fingers touched these slaves, he would faint and twitch on the wheelchair.

Afterward, the guards would bring ice water and carefully pour it on the Young Master's face. Wu Wang would shiver a few times and open his eyes, then be pushed with a determined gaze towards the next wooden cage.

Soon, the atmosphere in the great tent... changed.

The generals and priests could no longer bear to watch. The older ones even had tears in their eyes.

The Young Master had endured so much pain for the stability of the clan and the future glory of their Bear Hug Tribe!

Xiong Han tried to maintain a smile, clenching his fists. He stared intently at Wu Wang's retreating back, trying to make his expression look calmer, but his thick lips couldn't stop trembling.

I messed up, I really messed up.

Cang Xue's expression remained unchanged. She pinched the soft flesh on Xiong Han's waist with two fingers. Every time Wu Wang fainted, she would yank and twist hard.

After Wu Wang fainted more than ten times and shivered dozens of times, Xiong Han's face turned a purplish-red.

Wu Wang wiped his face. As he stood up from the wheelchair, his legs were slightly shaky. He walked back to the Young Master's exclusive seat and lowered his head, letting out a breath.

It's not shameful to try bravely.

Beside him, his mother glared fiercely at Xiong Han. Just as she was about to scold her husband, she heard Wu Wang chuckle lightly:

"As expected, this strange illness of mine treats all the girls from various tribes equally."

Cang Xue called out softly, "Ba'er..."

"Mother, it's fine."

Wu Wang waved his hand and looked up at the sleeping figures in the two rows of wooden cages, his gaze lingering on two corners.

In the left corner was a charming girl with a fox tail and fox ears, likely from Qingqiu Country, where slave traders were rampant.

In the right corner was a small, curled-up figure. Her darker skin and emaciated body, due to malnutrition, made it seem like she could escape through the gaps in the cage at any moment.

Wu Wang said, "Keep this dark-skinned one as my maid. The others can be dealt with by Father."

Cang Xue glanced at her son. She wanted to say something, but the words turned into a slight smile as they reached her lips, and she remained silent.

Knowing her son's methods well, she didn't have much to worry about.

However, her father over there was having some trouble.

"Ba'er, you only want one?"

Xiong Han said gravely, "Then, shall I bestow them upon the generals? We bought them anyway."

The several strong men seated on either side shivered in unison.

"Chieftain, our sins don't warrant this!"

"This won't do, this won't do. My wife would beat me into the ground."

"How about selling them off again?"

"Then if this gets out, won't we be laughed to death by other clans? They'll think our clan is so poor that we sell off the maids we bought."

Wu Wang pondered for a moment. Although he wanted to help these girls, he was hesitant.

If he spoke up, these girls would subconsciously be considered his personal property within the clan. Although the Bear Hug Tribe was mainly human, they didn't discriminate against other races, and a small number of people from other races also lived within the clan.

Except for the Human Domain, most clans and kingdoms in the Great Wilderness were mixed-race communities.

Moreover, his mother was right beside him.

Indeed...

"Let them stay," Cang Xue said softly. "If we release them directly, either the Northern Plains will have a few more skeletons, or they'll be captured and enslaved again."

Xiong Han nodded, accepting the decision.

A wrinkled old priest whispered, "Chieftain, let's release this Merfolk back into the river. She looks a bit scary."

The Merfolk girl, who had thought she had escaped disaster, instantly put on a mournful face.

Release?

The most tragic thing in a Merfolk's life would be to lose their spiritual lineage.

Feast followed feast, and the wine flowed freely.

After chatting with his parents until midnight, Wu Wang secretly discussed the future development of the Star God Cult with his mother through telepathic communication. He then feigned drunkenness and excused himself, taking his new maid back to his warm tent.

He had the guards stand watch at the entrance and sent someone to invite Lin Suqing over. Wu Wang carefully examined the maid he had chosen.

She was short, with dark skin, and not particularly attractive. Faint spiral patterns were visible on her forehead and limbs, and there were dark red scars on the backs of both her hands, as if they had been cut by a sharp object.

The Yushique Kingdom is near Tanggu, and it's considered a prominent witchcraft nation in the Great Wilderness. Their typical characteristic is 'being dark-skinned,' and this maiden fits that description.

What interested Wu Wang was that the girl's gaze remained incredibly calm and unruffled from beginning to end, making her eyes look somewhat vacant.

Wu Wang had previously sensed a rather distinct fluctuation of Spiritual Energy from her.

Although faint, the fluctuation was indeed present.

"Do you have a name?" Wu Wang asked.

The maiden from the Yushique Kingdom shook her head slightly and pursed her lips.

"Is there anything you want to say?"

Wu Wang asked.

The girl looked at Wu Wang calmly for a moment, her voice a little hoarse, yet very steady:

"Are you... the master I am to serve?"

Wu Wang raised an eyebrow. This girl's experience seemed to be more than just being captured and becoming a slave.

Of course, his reasons for choosing this girl weren't entirely pure.

"Young Master? May I come in?"

Lin Suqing's voice called from outside the tent. Wu Wang told her to come in.

Having changed into a brightly colored Immortal Dress and applied some makeup, Lin Suqing floated in. She carried a slight hint of alcohol and covered her mouth to chuckle upon seeing the maiden from the Yushique Kingdom.

"Oh my, is this the new maid sister?"

Wu Wang: ...

What was with this strong workplace insinuation vibe?

"Suqing, take her to wash up. Let her squeeze in with you tonight, and I'll arrange her living quarters tomorrow."

Lin Suqing sweetly agreed and deliberately displayed some magic, enveloping both of them with Magic Power as they floated away.

After they left, Wu Wang waved over two trusted guards and whispered a few words to them. The two burly men immediately accepted the order and departed.

Gazing at the empty tent, Wu Wang pondered for a moment, tapping his fingers on the table.

Things should be fine with Suqing; after all, she already possessed Core Formation Realm cultivation.

He should focus on the most pressing matters.

'Sigh, I didn't find an opportunity to talk with my old man today.'

Although his father was very powerful, like the Priests of the Northern Plains, his lifespan hadn't increased at all, hovering around four to six hundred years.

Currently, both his parents were over two hundred years old. His father was in his prime, and his mother was still stunningly beautiful.

If they got any older, having a second child would be even more difficult.

He spread out a Parchment Scroll and picked up his self-made Wolf Hair Brush.

Wu Wang pondered for a few moments, preparing to formulate a detailed plan to ensure that his strange illness wouldn't affect the Clan's stability in the absence of him having younger siblings.

He felt quite attached to this place.

However, just as he raised his brush, before he could even write two characters, a commotion suddenly erupted outside the tent.

"Stop! Let go of Lord Lin!"

"Assassin!"

"Protect the Young Master, everyone!"

Wu Wang casually tapped the Crystal Ball on the table, watching the image that appeared within. He then extended his spiritual sense to confirm, finally speechless and unable to complain, only able to support his forehead with one hand and involuntarily pinch his temples.

In front of Lin Suqing's tent, the slender maiden held a short sword, holding Lin Suqing hostage before her, and was rapidly moving towards his main tent.

Lin Suqing's expression was quite dejected, her lips trembling uncontrollably, her eyes gradually losing their luster.

This!?

Sister, you're already at the mid-stage of Core Formation Realm...

He always felt that the old aunt stayed with him mainly to freeload.

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