The ambition and determination in his eyes were perfectly concealed.
He suppressed the faint dissatisfaction rising within him.
On the surface, he showed no anger at all.
Instead, he offered a sweet smile.
He looked so obedient that he almost seemed unlike a sub-beastmen of this world.
“Then…
what about the day after tomorrow?” he asked softly.
“I won’t have enough free time for quite a while.”
Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and even the day after that, he still needed to prepare various medicinal remedies for Si Bai.
The unusual nature of Si Bai’s body and soul had occupied nearly all of his attention and time.
“…Lord Bayar is very busy.
I know that.”
Ouri spared no effort in displaying his understanding nature.
“It’s alright, Lord Bayar.
It’s just that…
Ouri truly wants to study medicine and contribute his strength to the tribe and everyone.
Every day I see so many tribesmen getting injured, and…
perhaps I become a little anxious.
Ouri didn’t mean to trouble you~”
Although Bayar’s attitude toward the tribe’s beastmen could be considered friendly, Ouri understood clearly that this Beast King possessed an indifference and cold-bloodedness that bordered on frightening.
No amount of politeness or kindness could completely conceal the nature of a serpent beastman.
The passion and affection of serpent beastmen would only ever be given to one person.
That was the prize Ouri had desperately wanted for the past two years.
Unconsciously clutching his beast-hide clothing, he prepared to leave.
However, just as he turned around, he suddenly saw Lord Bayar walking toward an unfamiliar sub-beastman.
??
He could vaguely hear Bayar’s cool, low voice.
“Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that as well.
Come to my residence every morning on time.
Do not be late.”
“Ah!
I still have to keep drinking medicine?!”
As they moved farther away, their conversation became increasingly fragmented until it finally faded from hearing.
In an instant, Ouri’s originally gentle and lovely eyes widened.
He bit his lip so hard that it bled.
Her body stiffened as though the blood in his veins had turned cold.
A dark and vicious gleam rapidly spread through his eyes.
Lord Bayar had no time for him.
Yet he was allowing another unfamiliar sub-beastman to visit his residence?
For two whole years, he had never once been permitted to enter Bayar’s home.
That sub-beastman looked unfamiliar.
He must have been a recent arrival to the tribe.
He was dark-skinned and thin.
Compared to him, he was not even one-tenth as attractive.
He even looked as though he had not yet reached adulthood.
There was not the slightest trace of mating scent on him.
He had no beauty.
No ability.
He did not even possess the most basic reproductive capability yet.
So what qualifications did he have to make Lord Bayar stay by his side and favor him so openly?
Ouri had always been surrounded wherever he went by countless beastmen who are competing for his attention.
Yet at this moment, he suddenly felt that the world had become tasteless.
These ordinary beastmen were not even comparable to a single finger of Lord Bayar.
There was no sense of achievement in receiving their admiration.
The vanity of a desired sub-beastmen remained unsatisfied.
The emptiness was frightening.
Once jealousy began to spread, it was enough to destroy everything.
What shocked him even more was that Tiye, whom he had once viewed quite favorably, was also lingering around that sub-beastman, eagerly trying to please him.
Even more unbelievable, his own older brother, Oyu, had also gone to that sub-beastman’s side!
Ouri felt as though the entire world had become absurd.
Without realizing it, his sharp fingernails dug into his palm and broke the skin.
…
Si Bai subtly took two steps backward.
His voice remained calm.
“You’re that…
Oyu?”
Oyu’s eyes immediately lit up.
He had not expected the young sub-beastman to remember his name.
His feel happy.
He had been about to step forward and continue building a closer relationship when, all of a sudden, a cold and chilling gaze seemed to stab into his back.
His muscles instantly tensed.
Every hair on his body stood on end.
It was the instinctive reaction of a beastman sensing danger.
When he looked up, he saw Lord Bayar’s calm and indifferent gaze.
Oyu froze awkwardly.
As he scratching his head in confusion, he felt completely baffled.
Just now…
why had it felt as though he had been targeted by a dangerous predator?
It had nearly scared him to death.
While he was still standing there in a daze, the bright and obedient look in Tiye’s eyes instantly darkened.
A fierce and menacing expression replaced it, boiling with anger.
His tiger tail whipped back and forth rapidly.
Low growls rumbled from his throat as he darted directly in front of Si Bai and confronted Oyu face-to-face, taking up the most aggressive attack posture possible.
Roar!
How dare this guy show up again?!
And he even had the nerve to use the Braicow that rightfully belonged to him to curry favor with Si Bai?!
Just looking at the way Oyu stared at Si Bai with those eager, lovestruck eyes made Tiye want to pounce on him, bite him to death, and tear him apart piece by piece.
“Hmph!
Baibai, this is the jerk I beat up!
Don’t look at him.
He’s completely useless!”
Anyone who could not beat him was useless.
Oyu sneered.
His momentum was not weak in the slightest.
“Who says I can’t beat you?
And besides, pursuing a sub-beastman is my business.
What does it have to do with you?
Are you his mate?
What right do you have to stand in front of him and block me?”
“…Awooo!”
As if one of those words had struck a sensitive spot, Tiye’s roar became noticeably weaker.
Even so, he still looked like a beast fiercely protecting his food.
Baring his teeth and glaring viciously.
In truth, Oyu’s strength was quite impressive.
He was also reasonably handsome.