Chapter 101: You Call This a Grievance?

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: You Call This a Grievance?

Feng Si smiled politely at Xi Zhongsong. "Could you please help me with my luggage? Let’s go now."

’It’s just a shame I don’t have time to say goodbye to Mao Qiu and the others in person. I’ll have to tell them on the communicator.’

She straightened her back and led the way to the elevator, followed by the tall male beast carrying her luggage. They soon arrived at the main entrance of the North District Thirteen Buildings.

A giant Black Hawk was crouched at the entrance, a square, steel carriage on its back. It nearly blocked the entire five-story-high gate. As Feng Si approached, its sharp, hawk-like eyes shot toward her, filled with scrutiny and curiosity.

"Reporting to the Vice Admiral, the departure team has assembled and is ready to leave at any time." A rhino, built like a small mountain, stood beside the Black Hawk and reported aloud. Although he’d lowered his voice for fear of frightening the female, his rough tone still boomed like thunder.

Feng Si did her best to hide her surprise at hearing an animal speak. She looked toward the rhino who had spoken and saw a line of small gray mountains stretching endlessly down the street—at least fifty of them.

They stood motionless in the blizzard, in temperatures tens of degrees below zero. It was clear they were well-trained, iron-willed warriors, like machine beasts forged from steel, awaiting their masters’ orders.

She could now understand why the South Desolate Continent was one of the two great empires in this world.

"This was the only carriage we could find in South Copper City. Please make do with it," Xi Zhongsong said from the side, glancing at the carriage.

"Let’s go." Feng Si retracted her gaze. At Xi Zhongsong’s gesturing invitation, she stepped onto the stairs leading to the carriage on the Black Hawk’s back without a single look back.

...

After toughing out the heat flushing through his body, Tiger Flame returned to the banquet hall. Xi Zhu of the Southern Wilderness had already withdrawn his legion. He listened as his disheveled subordinates recounted what had happened after he left.

Shi Li’s expression held unconcealed killing intent. "Since they dared to ignore your presence and move our food, they are challenging the Northern Wilderness. They should understand the consequences of such an act."

Beasts have fought and died over food since time immemorial. The Beihuang Warriors following behind Shi Li wore expressions of utter shame.

Xiong Baiwei, the leader of the White Bear Clan, was different from Shi Li, who was the Young Master’s personal guard officer. He was an Admiral of the Northern Wilderness’s First Legion, primarily responsible for security on this occasion, and his Combat Power ranked in the top ten in the Northern Wilderness.

He had a head of short white hair and a scar running from the corner of his eye to his earlobe. Exuding the air of a brutish bandit, he gritted his teeth and said, "Please give the order! I want to smash Xi Zhu’s head in and reclaim our honor..."

Before Xiong Baiwei could finish, he was interrupted by Tiger Flame, who had been silent until now.

"She’s a female?"

As Tiger Flame spoke, his ice-blue eyes were still slightly red at the corners due to the earlier incident with the Jing Jie, and they held a look of unprecedented interest.

???

Shi Li and Xiong Baiwei, who had been furious, were left speechless.

Their eyes widened as they stared at the Young Master sitting before them, their gazes filled with utter disbelief.

"Yes..." Xiong Baiwei replied. "Please give the order. As long as it’s not the King of the Southern Wilderness, I’m more than confident I can take on Xi Zhu. Besides, Xi Zhu was the one who stole from us first. Even if we take this to the Southern Wilderness, we’re the ones in the right."

"No." Tiger Flame stood up, a sharp glint flashing in his downcast, ice-blue eyes.

He led the way out into the snow, heading toward the city exit. "Didn’t she make it clear? The gold brick you gave her could only buy that much. She was just distributing her own things. This is your problem, Shi Li."

His cold, questioning voice echoed in the spacious hall.

By the time Shi Li looked up from the panic of being reprimanded, the Young Master and his entourage had already disappeared down the street, leaving only him and Xiong Baiwei stunned in the room.

As Shi Li gave chase, the pent-up frustration he couldn’t voice rose from his heart to his face. Unable to hold it in any longer, he turned his head to the large White Bear beside him and said:

"The Young Master has never been this good-tempered! To be so reasonable in the face of a provocation like Xi Zhu’s... Why do you think that is?"

A glint of wisdom appeared in the running White Bear’s small eyes. "Didn’t you hear the King? It’s because of that female..."

"Impossible!" Shi Li said without a second thought.

In any world, power was the ultimate existence, standing at the very peak. Females of all levels were indeed precious, and this idea was implanted in every Beastman from birth.

But that absolutely did not include the truly high and mighty. Privileges never disappeared.

Running headfirst into the blizzard, the big Huang Shi added, risking getting a mouthful of snow, "The Young Master has never even glanced at the Special-level Females who throw themselves at him. No matter how beautiful they are, it’s useless!"

The big White Bear: "..."

’Whatever you say.’

...

Feng Si and the Northern Wilderness party left Nantong City one after the other in the blizzard.

However, her accommodations were much more comfortable. The carriage was large, with a one-bedroom, one-living-room layout. The entire space was covered in thick blankets, and it came with its own washroom and an open-plan kitchen.

Inside the bedroom was a soft couch-bed, and the white animal fur on it looked thick and warm. There was also a wardrobe in the room.

In the living room, there was a small sofa by the window, and near the kitchen, a wall of storage cabinets. Opening the cabinet doors revealed they were filled with fresh, natural food. The kitchen was fully equipped with utensils, and there was even a small bathtub in the washroom.

Feng Si was inwardly amazed.

’This mobile home is considered "making do"?’

It was so much better than any carriage she had ever traveled in before.

She refused the sub-female servant who had been assigned to her and locked the door. The male beasts of this army were also very self-aware and wouldn’t think of entering a female’s quarters at will.

Thus, once the door was closed, this became Feng Si’s private space.

After drawing the curtains and sitting back on the sofa, Feng Si looked down to check on the sleeping cub, then began to get busy on her communicator’s light-brain.

First, there was the matter of her livestream. Due to traveling these past few days and her empty warehouse, Feng Si had been using pre-recorded videos of her past culinary creations to substitute for her daily 7 PM live broadcast.

Naturally, she couldn’t stock the pickled cabbage. On Xiao Si’s homepage, she posted a notice for all her online customers, stating that pickled cabbage and Green Potato would be restocked in five days.

Next, she contacted her helper, Mao Qiu, and told her that she was temporarily leaving Nantong City to attend the adult female banquet in Pantian City.

Mao Qiu had already learned at the Sacrificial Hall that Feng Si was a female. She wasn’t surprised to hear she was going to Pantian City, but she was still having trouble believing that she actually had a female for a friend.

Mao Qiu and her two sisters were squatting on the steps of the Sacrificial Hall, listening to Feng Si on the communicator. They looked up, dazed. ’This has to be a dream, right?’

In her chaotic daze, Mao Qiu heard Feng Si say through the light screen, "The business with the roasted meat and fried meat stall can’t continue."

Mao Qiu was still thinking to herself, ’Feng Si is actually a female?!!’

When she heard the path to earning coins was gone, she only felt a twinge of regret and wasn’t greedy enough to ask Feng Si to teach her how to cook.