Within three minutes, Went caught up to them. The dragon beast's chain-like tail lashed out fiercely, striking one of the beastmen.
The beastman was sent flying instantly, spitting blood in mid-air!
However, he didn't dare to turn back. While spitting blood, he fled towards the direction of the tribe.
After striking one, Went immediately shifted his target. There were five beastmen in total, and each of them took at least two blows. The beastman known as the elder brother shouted, "Went, if you kill us, our clan chief will declare war on you!"
The dragon beast roared disdainfully, "Since you dared to provoke us, be prepared to be bitten to death!"
Hearing this, the five beastmen knew things were bad. It seemed Went had no intention of letting them go. Recognizing their reality, they fled even more desperately, shouting for help to their tribesmen as they ran.
It had to be said that they were quite lucky. A hunting party from a nearby barbarian tribe happened to be nearby. Hearing the calls for help from their tribesmen, they immediately came to their aid.
There were as many as twenty to thirty beastmen.
When the five beastmen saw that they were their own tribesmen, they knew they were saved!
"Went, why did you injure our tribesmen!" the leading beastman of the hunting party asked with anger.
Went roared, "Why don't you ask why your tribesmen tried to steal our tribe's females!"
Upon hearing this, the leader looked at the five beastmen. The five were looked at with guilty consciences and lowered their heads. The leader understood immediately.
He was angry at his tribesmen for overestimating themselves, but he couldn't just let the other party bite his tribesmen to death because of this.
His demeanor softened slightly, "Went, they were in the wrong. I apologize to you on their behalf. The matter of stealing females must have been a misunderstanding. How about we offer prey as an apology?"
Went sneered, "I don't care for your prey. Fight if you want to fight, stop with the nonsense!"
With that, he charged at them alone. The leader saw that the other party was relentless, his eyes flashing with annoyance. Did he really think he was invincible just because he was a dragon beast?
His tribesmen exchanged glances. In that case, they couldn't be blamed for being impolite!
Twenty to thirty beastmen ganged up to attack Went alone. It was only after engaging in actual combat that they realized the reality: how could a dragon beast be so strong?!
The beastmen of the barbarian tribe were beaten into a sorry state, and Went also sustained injuries, but it did not affect his attack. He only stopped when the opposing beastmen were fleeing for their lives, bitten and battered.
With a deterrent roar towards the fleeing beastmen ahead, the barbarian tribe's beastmen fled without daring to look back!
After teaching them a lesson, Went returned to collect all the prey the people had hunted before flying back to the cornfield.
The rainy season was fast approaching. If the tribes were to go to war now, it would only cause greater losses during the rainy season. He would not do that.
The tribesmen in the cornfield were eagerly awaiting. Jiao Jiao and the other two females had not yet recovered from their fright and were still crying incessantly.
Lan Hua comforted them for a while. Seeing that the young females were still crying, she became annoyed and decided to ignore them, letting them cry!
Just then, the tribesmen returned with empty net bags. Lan Hua reminded them, "Everyone, hurry up and pack the corn. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can go back!"
As the clan chief's mate, Lan Hua's words carried some weight. Although the tribesmen were worried about Went's whereabouts, they did not dare to delay their work. After all, so many females were present. The sooner they finished, the sooner they could return.
If the females were sent back first, it would take a lot of time for the return trip.
When Went returned with the spoils of war, the second batch of net bags had just been filled. The tribesmen saw him returning victoriously and cheered happily, "Went! Went!"
Jiao Jiao gazed at the beastman surrounded by everyone, her eyes growing more infatuated.
All her dissatisfaction and anger vanished the moment Went caught her. What she desired most was such a powerful beastman...
The other two females at this moment could not say a single bad word about Went. If it weren't for Went, they would have fallen to their deaths long ago.
Went arranged for the tribesmen to send back the filled corn net bags and the prey he had brought back.
With one more trip, all the corn would be harvested.
The small animals living on grass seeds in the caves all hid inside, afraid to come out. Their food for the rainy season and winter had all been taken by these big guys!
The small animals wiped their tears. The bolder ones would even steal the corn left on the ground by the beastmen. After stealing, they would quickly run away. Even if the beastmen saw them, they would not chase after them. They had taken the grass seeds, and they could not exterminate them completely.
At dusk, the last batch of corn was packed. Went then announced their departure. The females climbed onto the backs of the beastmen and set off for home.
Jiao Jiao sat on the back of another beastman. In the air, she gazed infatuatedly at the majestic black dragon beast in front of her. She didn't even notice the beastman beneath her talking to her.
"Jiao Jiao? Did you hear me?"
"Huh? What did you say?" Jiao Jiao snapped back to attention and asked perfunctorily.
The one carrying her was a winged wolf named A Lang. A Lang had liked Jiao Jiao for several years, and he was currently the beastman with the best chance of becoming Jiao Jiao's mate.
It turned out that A Lang was apologizing to her, "Jiao Jiao, it was my fault for letting you almost be taken by the barbarian tribe. Can you forgive me?"
Jiao Jiao pouted dismissively, "It's okay, Went saved me."
Upon hearing her mention Went, A Lang showed a bitter smile. He truly couldn't compare to Went. When Went returned with his mate, perhaps no one would be happier than him. This meant he finally had a chance!
A Lang asked cautiously, "Jiao Jiao, do you still like Went?"
Jiao Jiao replied without hesitation, "Of course, I do. My future beastman mate can only be Went. I've decided, I want to be Went's female, even if I'm just a concubine, I accept it!"
"..."
These words felt like a knife plunged into A Lang's heart!
Due to his distraction, his body became unstable and tilted to one side, immediately drawing dissatisfaction from the female, "A Lang, fly properly!"
A Lang said dejectedly, "I'm sorry, I scared you."
He wanted to tell Jiao Jiao that he was willing to share her with other males, just begging her to give him a chance, but he couldn't say the words now.
Jiao Jiao noticed the change in his tone but didn't care much. There were too many males pursuing her in the tribe. A Lang was just one of them. If it weren't for his honesty, she wouldn't have let him carry her.
She liked powerful beastmen like Went. Even ten A Langs couldn't compare to him. How could she possibly fancy him?
She decided that after returning to the tribe, she would find Shu Yue every day. Went's refusal to accept her was definitely Shu Yue causing trouble. As long as she persuaded Shu Yue, Went would surely be willing!
Dragon beasts have such strong desires. How could one female satisfy him? And Shu Yue was pregnant. It would be perfect for her to take her place!
Even if vows were made, so what? At most, she wouldn't form a bond with Went. In name, Went would still only have one mate, and the Beast God would not punish him.