CHAPTER 230: CHAPTER 221 THE TIGER AND THE SNAKE VIE FOR FAVOR_1

He placed the large leaf on the ground and peeled it open.

Inside was a small piece of fresh meat.

"The rain is too heavy, and the wild animals are all hiding, making prey hard to find. This is a field mouse. There’s not much meat, but I’ve cleaned it already, and it’s edible."

The little black cat smiled scornfully when he saw the palm-sized prey the little snake Beastman had hunted. Just a field mouse, that’s all. This little thing, not even enough to get stuck in his teeth!

But Si Yan had eaten field mouse before. Although small, the meat was quite fatty, and the taste was pretty good.

However, the tiny cabin now held two Beastmen and a cat. Si Yan felt the meat should be shared among the three of them.

She tore off a small piece of meat first.

The little black cat proudly raised his head. After the past few days, he was certain, absolutely certain, that Si Yan was going to give that piece of meat to him. He gave a sidelong glance at the snake Beastman. He was going to let him know who was boss!

After Si Yan tore off the piece of meat, she gave it to She Wang.

"You hunted this meat, so you eat first," she said with a smile.

The little black cat was speechless. Damn it, no, that doesn’t count!!!

Unable to bear the injustice, the little black cat leaped up, snatched the meat Si Yan had offered She Wang right from his hand, and stuffed it into his mouth. As if afraid someone would snatch it away, he devoured it quickly in large bites.

Si Yan was stunned.

The little snake Beastman looked at the little Black Tiger Beastman, their eyes meeting for an instant before he quickly looked away.

Si Yan said angrily, "Little Black, what are you doing, snatching like that?! Little Snake, don’t be angry, I’ll share with you right now!"

Little Black, who had just finished the meat, was criticized, and his ears drooped, turning into airplane ears. Why didn’t she give him the meat first? And she criticized him! She even consoled that snake! He felt so incredibly wronged.

The little snake Beastman was very calm. He lowered his gaze slightly, and a faint scent of tea wafted from him as he said, "It’s okay. I always eat sparingly, so a little less doesn’t matter. The little black cat must have been very hungry. Just let him have it. I’m fine."

AAARGH! Why is She Wang so good and sensible, and why is my cat so naughty?

Thinking this, Si Yan picked up the little black cat with both hands. She criticized him sternly, "I don’t usually starve you, so why must you snatch? I would have saved some for you after dividing it. Besides, Wang is cold, hungry, and injured, and he hunted this prey. What’s wrong with him having the first bite? You shouldn’t snatch food from others. Understand?"

Perhaps Si Yan’s words were too harsh, because the little black cat’s ears nearly disappeared into his fur, and he felt even more wronged.

Looking at this fluffy, round animal, Si Yan’s heart suddenly softened.

"I didn’t mean to scold you... I just... Little Black!!"

Suddenly, the little black cat sprang from her hands and rushed into the curtain of rain.

Si Yan was about to rush out after him but was stopped by She Wang.

"Si Yan, this is your only dry animal-skin dress. If it gets wet, you could easily catch a cold," he said.

Si Yan said anxiously, "He came all this way to find me, even navigating around that earthquake fissure because he was worried about me, but I spoke so harshly..."

Wang Dao: "It’s not your fault; it’s because of me."

Si Yan asked, "How can it be your fault?"

Wang sighed. "My body is covered with snake scales, so I’m not afraid of the rain. Let me go find him."

Si Yan hesitated, "But..."

The snake Beastman said, "I will definitely bring him back."

The cold-blooded snake Beastman plunged headlong into the rain.

Si Yan watched the hazy silhouette of the snake Beastman merging with the rain and suddenly became lost in thought.

Before long, she sat back down and lapsed into a daze again.

No, that’s not right. I’ve seen the future, and the future She Wang is very bad. He led many snake Beastmen to slaughter everywhere, and he even buried the females who liked him in the ground. But... he doesn’t seem very bad right now. If... if I could guide him and teach him to become a good person, wouldn’t he stop killing and waging war? Right! If I take good care of him and teach him well, he won’t become a bad person!

Thinking of this, Si Yan started to feel happy. If, through her own efforts, she could turn a bad person into a good person and prevent the deaths of so many Beastmen in this world, she would feel like she’d done an exceptionally good deed.

Listening to the rain outside, Si Yan thought to herself:

If Wang doesn’t like his name, perhaps I could come up with a nickname for him. What should it be? Little Snakey? Ice Cold?

Si Yan recalled her observations of She Wang’s appearance.

He’s quite handsome. His beauty is different from Bai Feng’s. Bai Feng’s beauty has a divine and holy feel, making him seem distant. But She Wang is different; his beauty has an air of coldness and a wicked allure. Hmm... Bai Feng is the Great Beauty, Wang is the Little Beauty. Little Beauty, Little Beauty. Why not just call him Little Beauty?

Thinking of this, Si Yan couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

No, no, if he found out I called him that, he might get angry. Then I’ll just secretly call him Little Beauty in my heart.

「...」

The little snake Beastman found the small black cat curled up under a large leaf.

The little black cat did not look happy at all when he saw She Wang; he even flared up instantly.

The little snake Beastman scoffed twice, his expression completely different from when he faced Si Yan.

"Why do you think I came looking for you? If it weren’t for that little female, I couldn’t be bothered to come out."

The little black cat growled angrily. I knew it! You were just pretending in front of that stupid female!

The little snake Beastman said, "Save your energy. Your beastly howls now are no different from meowing."

The little black cat became dejected. He lay back down, curling into a ball.

GRRR. I refuse to associate with a scheming snake like you!

He was furious, absolutely furious! That scheming snake, with just a few words, had made Si Yan criticize him like that. Wasn’t it just for snatching a piece of mouse meat? He felt so incredibly wronged!

The scheming snake glanced at him and asked, "Have you been unable to transform into your Beastman form recently?"

HMPH. Like I’d tell you!

The little snake Beastman said, "Little cat."

GRRR!!! Don’t call me that! I’m a tiger, a tiger, damn it!

"Think carefully. If you don’t go back, then I’ll be spending this time alone with Si Yan."

The little black cat froze.

The little snake Beastman said indifferently, "Si Yan already leans towards me and would have given me the first bite of food. If you’re not around, and I continue to spend time with Si Yan... perhaps..."

AWOO!!!

The little black cat instantly sprang up, bolting on all his paws toward Si Yan’s small wooden cabin.

The little snake Beastman, watching the back of a certain black cat who had no idea he was already being manipulated, slowly slipped into the rain as well.