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Arc 6: Chapter 13

Early next morning, Lin Yuan was in the middle of making breakfast when someone arrived at the cave. 

The priest smelled the fragrance of vegetable and meatball soup and his full stomach felt hungry again. 

Adhering to the virtue of respecting the elderly and caring for the young, Lin Yuan served the priest a bowl of meatball soup. 

The flavor of the hot soup exploded on the tongue, and the meatballs were tender and their juices were dripping with hot soup. The priest felt as if he could drink five more bowls.

Lin Yuan ate two bowls, and the rest of the pot was all for Yue. 

The priest couldn’t help but feel envious. After Yue left the save, the old man stared at Lin Yuan deeply and finally couldn’t help asked: “Yuan, why do you like that slave?”

Lin Yuan wasn’t shy and said cheerfully: “Grandpa Priest, I like fair and beautiful males. Yue is also very strong, aside from his status, he’s the perfect partner for me.”

The priest thought of the warriors in their tribe. Though they weren’t that tanned, they definitely couldn’t be associated with the words fair or beautiful. No wonder Lin Yuan didn’t like them. 

The priest had actually come with a request, he wanted the little female to teach other beastmen how to make hot pot. 

Lin Yuan was not surprised. As expected, no one could resist hot pot. He took out some dried chili peppers and handed them to the priest and said: “Grandpa Priest, making hot pot requires peppers. I picked these in the forest, we can set aside a plot of land in the tribe to grow peppers.”

The priest was excited to hear that peppers could be cultivated. He was quite familiar with the process of farming: “That’s great, take me to where you found these plants.”

“Sorry Grandpa Priest, I have something to do today.” Lin Yuan pointed to the stone pestle and explained: “I have to husk rice today.”

The priest frowned a little: “Rice? But this thing tastes awful.”

Lin Yuan widened his eyes in surprise, his expression a mix of confusion and disbelief. How could anyone think that rice tasted bad? Plain white rice was the best carbohydrate! Since coming to this world, he had been craving carbs every day. 

The priest obviously felt Lin Yuan didn’t believe him and said: “Do you think I’m lying? Rice really does taste bad. Everyone who eats it says so.”

Lin Yuan thought of the process of husking rice and asked: “Grandpa Priest, how did you eat the rice?”

The priest said bluntly: “How else? Just ate it directly.”

Lin Yuan was a little speechless. He scratched his fluffy white hair and said: “Rice is supposed to be eaten without the hull, of course it wouldn’t taste good if you ate it like that.”

This was something the priest had never heard of before. His eyes looked at Lin Yuan with a strong light: “Yuan, did the Beast God tell you this?”

Lin Yuan froze. He couldn’t say no, so he just smiled and said: “Yes, this is also part of the Beast God’s teachings.”

The priest was excited: “But rice grains are so small, how do you remove the hull? Did the Beast God tell you?”

Lin Yuan pointed to the stone pestle and explained: “Husking rice is a bit tricky, I’m still learning. Grandpa Priest, once I figure it out, we can start growing rice. Once dehulled rice is cooked, it’s very soft and delicious.”

The priest couldn’t even imagine what soft rice would taste like, but he believed in the Beast God. Since the Beast God had said so, rice definitely must be delicious. 

“Then you must study hard,” the priest said seriously. He also thought for a moment and said: “Yuan, from now on, you don’t need to go on gathering duty anymore.”

Lin Yuan thought this was great. His tail swayed happily and his golden eyes brightened. He looked at the priest and thought of something, seeming more like a little fox than a cat: “Grandpa Priest, since I’ve contributed hot pot and rice to the tribe, shouldn't I get a reward?”

The priest felt this was reasonable and nodded: “What reward do you want?”

Lin Yuan pretended to think seriously, then he lowered his long lashes and his cat ears drooped down: “The reward I want is a bit difficult… Grandpa Priest, can I really say it?”

He sniffled softly and the corners of his eyes reddened a little.

Seeing Lin Yuan like this, the priest guessed it was related to that slave. He nodded and said: “You can say it.”

Lin Yuan said in a muffled voice: “Grandpa Priest, I don’t want any other reward, I just hope Yue can join the hunting team. Is that okay?”

Slaves in the tribe didn’t have the right to hunt, contributing to the tribe through hunting was a privilege only reserved for warriors. If the priest agreed, then in a way, Yue’s slave status would become meaningless. 

The priest wasn’t surprised. Looking at the little female, he just felt tired and helpless.

This little female really treated his slave too well! And just because the male was pale and good-looking?

Well, he had already promised Yuan to help change Yue’s slave status during the next Beast God Festival, letting Yue join the hunting team ahead of time wasn’t impossible. 

But the priest didn’t have the final say on this matter, he also needed the consent of the chief. 

“I’ll discuss this with the chief. If he agrees to let Yue join the hunting team, I will announce in front of the whole tribe that Yue will regain his status as a normal beastman at the next Beast God Festival. In this way, there shouldn’t be too much opposition from the tribe.”

Although this was already the best method, Lin Yuan still felt that a lot of beastmen would still discriminate against Yue. There was no telling what other beastmen would try to do behind their backs once they knew Yue was allowed to be a part of the hunting team. 

So Lin Yuan had to use the old trick, after taking someone’s food, you’d feel bad for going against them. 

Lin Yuan didn’t tell Yue about this matter. He wanted to surprise him. 

A few days later, the priest asked some beastmen to set up the two largest stone pots in the tribe. 

After the pots were hot, Lin Yuan began to render a large chunk of fat that the chief had especially saved. 

The rich, fragrant smell of fat wafted through the air, and tortured the whole tribe. 

Once the oil was ready, Lin Yuan added chili peppers and stir-fried them. The process of making these two huge pots of hotpot really exhausted Lin Yuan. When the broth finally boiled, he smiled tiredly at the priest: “Grandpa Priest, it’s ready. Tell everyone they can put in meat slices, and after it’s cooked, they can eat it directly.”

The priest repeated his instructions, and the tribe members couldn’t wait to rush over. Up until now, they could only watch and drool as Lin Yuan ate hot pot, this time, they finally got to eat.

The moment they put the meat in their mouths, they felt as if every nerve in their body was stunned. How could something taste this good? Extremely delicious! If they could eat hot pot every day, their lives would be perfect. 

Dinner that night lasted several hours. In the end, not even a drop of soup was left. 

The priest exchanged a glance with the chief and then walked onto the platform in the center of the plaza. Seeing this, the tribe members knew that there was something to announce and gathered around. 

The chief cleared his throat and glanced at Lin Yuan and Yue: “There’s something to announce tonight. Yuan contributed today’s hot pot to the tribe and let us eat this delicious food. The priest has decided to reward him. At the next Beast God Festival, his slave, Yue, will regain his status as a normal beastmen.”

“In addition, starting tomorrow, Yue will join the hunting team.”

The chief’s words started an uproar. It wasn’t unheard of to let a slave regain their normal beastman status, but letting a slave participate in group hunting before their status changed was crazy!

Someone immediately wanted to object, but their mouth was covered by the beastman next to him.

“You don’t want hot pot anymore?” The person hissed. He gave a threatening glare: “Even if you don’t want it, I still do.”

That beastman quickly realized that if he opposed it, then there would be no more delicious hot pot in the future.

Under the allure of hot pot, not one beastman objected. 

From the day Yue awakened, he had accepted his fate. Although meeting Lin Yuan had given him beautiful things he’d never dared to dream of, he had never thought that one day he would be able to remove his slave status. Even if his little female said he would help, he didn’t expect anything. 

So when the chief made his announcement, Yue thought he was having auditory hallucinations. 

He didn’t even know how he got back into the cave, and he only came back to his senses when Lin Yuan pressed his soft lips against his. Lin Yuan wrapped his arms around Yue’s neck and said with pride: “Husband, aren’t I amazing? You can also participate in the tribe’s hunting in the future.”

Yue hugged the small female tightly in his arms, and his eyelashes trembled, covering his sour eyes. He slowly let out a ragged breath. He pressed Lin Yuan further into his embrace, closer to his throbbing heart: “En, amazing.”

   【Di! Congrats host, the villain’s blackening value has decreased to 30%.】

Yue’s voice was hoarse and broken: “I… I never thought I could actually get rid of my slave status… I really never thought it was possible.”

His whole body seemed to envelop Lin Yuan. In the darkness, his possessiveness seemed almost tangible, wrapping around Lin Yuan’s body without any space. 

“Sui Sui, I … didn’t even dare to dream of this happening…”

Lin Yuan tilted his head and kissed the man’s trembling lips. He was like summer honey, warm and sweet: “Everything will become better.”

“I’ll always be with you, and everything will become better…”

   【Di! Congrats host, the villain’s blackening value has decreased to 26%.】

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