I Don't Want Anyone Who Isn't as Good as You

Feng Rumeng thought it over. She hadn't heard of anything major happening recently!

"How come I didn't know you'd done something wrong?"

Ling clenched his hands tightly. "I shouldn't have told you to accept Hu Yun."

"That's it? I thought it was some earth-shattering matter."

Feng Rumeng wrapped her arms around his muscular waist. "I never planned to take him as a mate anyway. I don't want anyone who isn't as good as you."

"Little Meng'er." Ling buried his head in the crook of her shoulder.

Feng Rumeng stroked his purple hair. "Sweetheart, I'm hungry. Let's eat early tonight."

Ling couldn't keep the smile from his lips. "It'll be ready soon."

Outside the cave, Ling set down a stone slab and lit a fire to fry the meat. He had even taken care to marinate it with the seasonings Qing Ran's father had given him.

As soon as the meat hit the slab, its fragrance wafted out. It was an indescribable aroma that made it smell delicious.

When Feng Rumeng caught the scent, she came out of the cave without waiting for Ling to call her. "That smells so good~"

Smiling, Ling put the fried meat on a wooden plate, cut it into small pieces, and handed it to her. "Eat slowly."

Feng Rumeng blew on it and picked up a piece with her chopsticks. The marinated meat really was different. It was smooth and tender, with a milky fragrance. She couldn't stop eating.

Ling looked at his mate's bright, beautiful eyes. "When I come back from advancing, I'll take you to Beast City so we can trade for more."

The nights of the flower season were a little cool, but the cave blazed like a prairie fire.

Ling's purple eyes churned with surging waves as his lips rubbed and ground against Feng Rumeng's.

"Little Meng'er, remember not to leave the tribe. Whatever happens, wait until I get back before we talk about it. I'll stand up for you then."

Feng Rumeng pulled back a little. "Mm."

In the latter half of the night.

Feng Rumeng breathed evenly in his arms. He watched her sleeping face for a long time before reluctantly getting out of bed.

He was leaving tomorrow, and his mate had no other beast husbands to look after her. That was his fault.

Ferocious Beast Forest.

Ling picked out the fattest, finest ferocious beasts to hunt. When daylight fully broke, he returned to the tribe with his prey.

In front of Batu's cave, he waved a hand and brought out four ferocious beast white deer, asking Batu to lend Feng Rumeng a hand if she ran out of food, or protect her if she left the tribe.

In the cave nearby, Jianyue had just finished keeping busy with Hu Chun. Hearing their conversation, she came out and glanced at the pile of prey, heaped up like a little mountain.

"Ling, go advance without worrying. Rumeng and I are friends. Even if you didn't pay us in prey, my mates and I would still help her."

Ling had gone to Batu not only because Batu was a decent person, but also because he had noticed that, among her mates, Jianyue seemed to dote on Batu the most.

Ling nodded with a smile, then headed down the mountain and back to the cave to make breakfast for his mate.

In Hu Yun's cave, Bai Zhenzhen suddenly got out of bed and walked to the entrance. Watching Ling come down the mountain not far away, her pretty phoenix eyes curved.

He really was top-grade. Her gaze slid down from Ling's handsome face. She had heard snake beastmen had two, too. That waist looked powerful.

[System: Records show that the snake beastman "Ling" already has a mate. Are you sure you want to pursue this married man?]

Bai Zhenzhen said, "Didn't you say I wasn't bound by the rules of this world? Now that I'm here, every handsome man belongs in my bowl."

[System: In the original plot, Ling was just a background character. The author only mentioned him a few times because he was friends with the male lead, Hu Yun.

While competing for the position of first beast husband to the snake female "Lan," he was ambushed and gravely injured by the other competitors. Later, he was heartlessly abandoned. After turning dark, he threw that female off a cliff, went to another continent, and was never heard from again.]

Bai Zhenzhen said, "The plot you're talking about obviously doesn't match up. How did he end up with a mate? Look up that female's information for me."

[System: Searching records. Please wait, host.]

The system activated its scanning mode and found Feng Rumeng, who was still asleep.

After about a minute, the system's analysis returned four words: [No such person found].

Bai Zhenzhen: (O_o)??

"What's going on? She's not a native?"

[System: Unable to confirm.]

Bai Zhenzhen: (⇀‸↼‶)

Was she a transmigrator?

[System: Accessing transmigrator files. Green code scrolled rapidly through Bai Zhenzhen's mind.]

[Identity comparison: no such person found. Data comparison: no such person found. Appearance comparison: no such person found.]

Bai Zhenzhen: ⊙▃⊙!!

No way. Bai Zhenzhen was a little stunned. What was she, then? An invading alien species? What about her DNA?

[System: Unable to view.]

Bai Zhenzhen said, "Then what can you check?"

[System: No such person found.]

Bai Zhenzhen: Σ(⊙▽⊙"a!!!

"If that's the case, then she's someone who shouldn't have appeared..."

Hu Yun had gone to the Ferocious Beast Forest early to hunt, intending to bring back the fattest, finest ferocious beasts for the little female to eat.

He had set his heart on her at first sight. She was soft and fragrant, and he really liked her so much that he wanted nothing more than to give himself to her right then.

As for that black female, it was a good thing he hadn't mated with her. Otherwise, he would surely have regretted it for the rest of his life.

For Ling's sake, he had prepared two pieces of prey as compensation. From then on, they would have nothing more to do with each other.

Back in the tribe, Ling finished making a delicious breakfast and saw that Feng Rumeng was still sleeping soundly. He placed the food on the stone table inside the cave, closed the cave door, and left the tribe again.

He went to the waterfall and carefully cleaned the prey he had prepared for his mate. On his way back, he filled ten large leaf buckets as well.

When he returned to the cave, Feng Rumeng was already up, sitting at the stone table outside and chatting with Jianyue.

Ling called Batu and Hu Chun, who were standing nearby, over to help make lunch. Batu and Hu Chun followed along very diligently as they made meatballs.

Feng Rumeng and Jianyue chatted with smiles on their faces as they watched their mates bustling about, then exchanged a glance.

"Rumeng, the style of your mate's beast hide outfit looks really nice!"

"I think it looks great too," Feng Rumeng said, looking at Ling, whose legs were longer than other people's lives.

Jianyue leaned close to Feng Rumeng and whispered, "Rumeng, do you use one or both every time?"

Feng Rumeng hurriedly took out some fruit juice and held it to Jianyue's mouth, trying to shut her up. She was a person with limits, but Jianyue clearly had no such scruples.

Jianyue was the sort of person who could clearly describe everything from the color of her mates' little tigers to their builds and heights, and go on to talk about other things...

Things that made Feng Rumeng's brain crash as soon as they reached her ears... Ahem.

"Jianyue, try this. I added bug honey. It's delicious."

Ling glanced at Feng Rumeng's slightly flushed face. His mate was full of spirit and never backed down when teasing him, but when it came to truly in-depth exchanges, she was actually scared stiff. Her legs went weak before they even started.

Just then, Hu Yun returned laden with prey. Seeing Bai Zhenzhen waiting for him at the entrance made his heart itch even more unbearably. "Zhenzhen, you must be hungry."

He handed her two translucent white fruits. "Have these to tide you over. I'll go roast some meat for you."

Bai Zhenzhen took them with her fair, delicate little hand. "Thank you, Brother Hu Yun. I learned to roast meat during the days I was separated from my people, too."

Hu Yun's heart clenched painfully as he recalled the sight of Bai Zhenzhen lying covered in blood in the Ferocious Beast Forest that day.

How frightened she must have been, how much her body must have hurt. He regretted so much that he hadn't met her sooner.

"Zhenzhen, don't worry about staying in the tribe. I'll take good care of you from now on."

Bai Zhenzhen spoke in a soft, shy voice. "Brother Hu Yun, I, I, I heard you had a female you liked."

Hu Yun's brows drew together slightly. Which beast had been gossiping and spreading nonsense this time?

"Zhenzhen, don't listen to their nonsense. I barely know the black female. Her mate only invited me to a meal, and we haven't had any other dealings. You're the female I want to mate with."

Bai Zhenzhen slowly raised her head and looked at him with her misty eyes. "But, Brother Hu Yun..."

"No buts." Hu Yun reached out with his long arms and pulled the delicate female into his embrace. "Zhenzhen, I'll take care of the rumors."

Bai Zhenzhen lowered her eyes, the corners of her lips curling up. In a soft voice, she said, "Brother Hu Yun, you saved me. I'll repay you well."