Hu Yan and Han Jue walked quickly toward the center of the tribe.
They had to join the hunting team because soon they were going to depart, and it was better than sitting awkwardly in the cave with Su Qinglan asking dangerous questions.
When they reached the clearing, most of the beastmen were already there, standing proudly in their beast forms. The air was full of growls and excited shouts.
The tribe leader stood at the center.
"Everyone ready?" he asked loudly.
Dozens of heads nodded.
"Good. Split into your decided groups. And do your best. Don’t come back empty-handed!" Su Mingxuan shouted with full enthusiasm, which was responded to by howls from all kinds of beastmen.
Hu Yan and Han Jue exchanged a look and nodded.
"Take care," Hu Yan said.
"You too..." Han Jue replied.
With that, both teams set off into the forest, tails swaying and spirits high.
They had barely walked for ten minutes when a small movement caught their eyes.
From the bushes, a familiar white figure crawled out with a large bald patch on his once fluffy tail.
It was Rong Ye.
The poor fox froze the moment he saw them. His big violet eyes went round, and his mouth fell open.
Everyone stared.
The fox let out a tragic cry, "Don’t come near me!" and bolted back into the forest as fast as his paws could go.
There was a long silence. Even though the fox was fast as lightning, everyone saw the huge bald patch on his tail.
Hu Yan and Han Jue slowly turned to look at each other.
Then both of them burst out laughing.
"Hahaha... did you see his tail?!"
"Is he not Rong Ye, the beastman obsessed with beauty, and now someone has actually made his tail bald?" someone snickered from behind.
"It’s so shiny! Like a baby’s head!"
Some of the other beastmen just stood there, speechless.
"Alright, alright," Hu Yan finally said. "We can’t waste time. Let’s go."
Han Jue nodded.
"But Hu Yan, what happened to Rong Ye? Why did he bolt like that?" a young beastman asked from behind.
"Don’t worry about him, he is like that..." Hu Yan said and motioned for them to continue running.
***
On the other side, Su Qinglan waited inside the cave for a long time.

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