Zhou Ji said, "After I followed my father to the Elephant-Shaped Tribe, I was always looked down upon because I was too weak. Later on, my father sent me to the Beast Divine Palace and I have been living in the Beast Divine Palace ever since, helping with farming." He didn't like to communicate with people, and Mammoth Heaven didn't want him to either. After arriving at the Elephantine Tribe, he didn't have much of a presence and even left quietly.
Later on, Mammoth Heaven came to find him, but was killed by him in a fit of madness. The Elephantine Tribe fell apart … Zhou Ji believed that after thirty years, no one in the Elephantine Tribe would remember him.
Even if someone remembered him, no one would be able to expose his lies.
Xiong Ye said, "You seem to be doing well."
Zhou Ji smiled embarrassedly. "Because I'm rather lazy and often slacks off."
When Xiong Ye first saw Zhou Ji, he was still a little wary, but after observing him for a while, he let down his guard. After all, Zhou Ji had no reason to lie to him.
While Xiong Ye was observing Zhou Ji, Zhou Ji was also observing Xiong Ye.
In his dream, when he saw his other self and the other Xiong Ye being sweet, he was very jealous. But this jealousy was mainly because he found out that his other self had a partner and was doing very well.
To be honest, he actually didn't have any feelings for the Xiong Ye in his dream.
After all, the prey that Xiong Ye hunted wasn't for him to eat.
But even so, he still had a different feeling for this "Xiong Ye" person.
He didn't care about the people around him, but Xiong Ye was different. After secretly observing him yesterday, he felt both sympathy and anger in his heart.
That Lion Li wasn't a good person at all, so why was Xiong Ye still thinking about him?
He felt that, on account of his relationship with Xiong Ye in the other world, he wanted to help Xiong Ye get rid of Lion Li.
As for the future … he hadn't thought about it yet.
Although he was thinking a lot, Zhou Ji still wore a warm smile on his face.
Although he was used to being expressionless all these years, it wasn't difficult to make an expression when necessary.
Zhou Ji said again, "Xiong Ye, I heard that you and Lion Li have become beast kings? Congratulations. "
"You know?" Xiong Ye asked.
"I know." Zhou Ji smiled. "Everyone in the Beast God Palace is talking about this … Weren't you in the Desolate Forest? Why did you come to the Orc Continent? "
"Something happened in the tribe," Xiong Ye said with a wry smile.
Zhou Ji asked, "Can you tell me about it?"
Xiong Ye said, "There's nothing much to say. We were attacked by another tribe, and in the end, only thirty or so people escaped."
Zhou Ji said, "Sorry, I shouldn't have asked."
Xiong Ye smiled. "It's fine. It's been a long time."
Seeing Zhou Ji, Xiong Ye recalled some things from the past. However, he had almost never interacted with Zhou Ji in the past, so he didn't know what to say. Both sides quickly fell silent.
Zhou Ji said, "Xiong Ye, can I return to the big bear tribe?"
"You want to go back to the big bear tribe?" Xiong Ye was a bit surprised, "Aren't you living well in the Beast God Palace?" The Beast God Hall allowed Zhou Ji to slack off and raise himself so well, so why did Zhou Ji leave?
"I always miss the big bear tribe." Zhou Ji said, "Don't worry, I'm actually not lazy … If I was really lazy, I wouldn't be able to live so well in the Beast Divine Hall without anyone to rely on. I'm doing well because I'm good at farming. "
"You're good at farming?" Xiong Ye was a little surprised.
Zhou Ji said, "Yes, I'm good at farming. When I return to the big bear tribe, I can teach the gathering team how to farm."
Hearing Zhou Ji's words, Xiong Ye was indeed tempted, "You can leave the Beast Divine Hall?"
"Of course I can." Zhou Ji smiled, "There are many people like me who can farm in the Beast Divine Hall, so I'm not needed … When you and Shi Li become Beast Kings, the Beast Divine Hall will definitely send some people to you. I'll just take the initiative to sign up."
Zhou Ji had already considered everything … Xiong Ye said, "Alright."
"Xiong Ye, thank you. You're really a good person!" Zhou Ji said.
Xiong Ye didn't think he was a good person, so he asked Zhou Ji about farming.
Xiong Ye was already forty-eight years old this year. He had experienced too many things over the years and had to manage everything. He also had some understanding of farming, so he asked Zhou Ji about it.
Zhou Ji answered fluently.
Although he didn't have a good impression of the Beast Divine Hall, he also hoped that the beastmen could live a better life. Thus, he found many plants and brought them back for the people of the Beast Divine Hall to plant. Then, he got the people of the Beast Divine Hall to teach the seeds and planting methods of these plants to the people of the various tribes.
During this period, he would pay attention to it more or less. Since that was the case, it was naturally impossible for him to not know the planting methods of those plants.
Hearing Zhou Ji's logical explanation, Xiong Ye completely believed Zhou Ji's words.
However, Zhou Ji was from the Beast Divine Hall, so he couldn't just take him away … Xiong Ye chatted with Zhou Ji for a while before leaving.
Seeing him leave, Zhou Ji quietly followed him.
Xiong Ye returned to the place where the Beast Kings lived in the Beast Divine Hall and found that Shi Li was indeed not there.
He had a feeling that this was not unexpected.
The sky slowly darkened.
The people of the Beast Divine Hall brought a lamp to Xiong Ye.
This lamp looked like a goblet of wine. Of course, it was much bigger and was made of stone. In the stone bowl at the top, there was animal fat mixed with wood shavings.
The cooked animal fat and wood shavings were mixed into a ball. After being lit, it would light up. One ball of wick could light up for half the night. After it was lit, another ball could be added to it.
The lamp flickered. Xiong Ye wanted to sleep early, but he really didn't feel sleepy, so he decided not to sleep.
Shi Li only returned in the middle of the night.
Seeing that Xiong Ye was still awake, Shi Li was a little surprised and embarrassed. "Xiong Ye, you're still awake?"
"Yes." Xiong Ye nodded and looked at Shi Li.
Shi Li had a feeling that Xiong Ye's gaze had seen through him. He felt unspeakably guilty.
After hearing the High Priest's words at noon, he wanted to separate from Xiong Ye.
Being with Xiong Ye and being suppressed by Xiong Ye in every aspect, he felt very unhappy.
Moreover, his views were very different from Xiong Ye's.
For example, he always felt that since he was already a Beast King, he didn't need to hunt. But what about Xiong Ye? He, a Beast King, actually had to hunt personally!
Also … he and Xiong Ye didn't have children, so it wasn't good either …
Shi Li had a stomach full of things to say to Xiong Ye, but when he met Xiong Ye's eyes, he couldn't say it.
He … maybe he shouldn't say it directly. This would hurt Xiong Ye.
Or should he wait for two years before breaking off their partnership?
"Xiong Ye, it's very late. Let's sleep," Shi Li said.
Xiong Ye responded and went to sleep.
Shi Li didn't sleep in the same bed as Xiong Ye.
When he was young, he liked Xiong Ye's body very much, but now he didn't like it.
Xiong Ye's body had many scars and calluses, and his body was hard. Compared to Xiong Ye, those more outstanding young men were obviously more in line with his taste.
And women … he didn't know what women tasted like.
Although the two of them were in the same room, they didn't do anything again.
Early the next morning, Shi Li left again.
Knowing this, Xiong Ye strangely didn't feel bad.
After all, there were clues that told him that Shi Li didn't like him.
However, in the past, he always thought that even if there was no "love" between them, they were still family and would be together forever. Now, it seemed that wasn't the case.
Early in the morning, the Beast Divine Temple sent food.
The Beast Divine Temple was very particular. They would send three meals a day to the Beast Kings, and they all tasted pretty good … When he and Shi Li first arrived, they felt that the food was very delicious. Even if Shi Li went out to play every day, he would still come back for a meal without missing a single one. But recently, Shi Li didn't come back for a meal anymore.
Well, he was a Beast King and didn't lack food.
Xiong Ye ate slowly. As a Beast King, no matter how much he ate, he could still digest it. To him, eating two portions of food was nothing at all.
But today, the situation was a little different …
Xiong Ye was halfway through his meal when Zhou Ji arrived.
Zhou Ji came over with a basket with a few bamboo tubes in it. "Xiong Ye, I have a few delicious things here. Try some."
"What is it?" Xiong Ye was a little curious — he could already smell the sweet fragrance coming from the basket that Zhou Ji was holding.
"It's bamboo tube rice and candied plums," Zhou Ji said.
Zhou Ji had found rice more than ten years ago, but because the environment around the Beast Divine Temple wasn't suitable for planting rice, no one planted it here.
But he himself didn't lack rice to eat.
And this afternoon … he made bamboo tube rice.
Marinated meat, mushrooms, and soaked rice were mixed together. Then, he added some chopped tender leaves from a tree that looked like Chinese toons and stuffed them into a bamboo tube to roast over a fire. The rice cooked was very fragrant.
Of course, he didn't just bring rice.
He also brought a bamboo tube of candied plums, which he had made as snacks in the past. Now, he was giving them to Xiong Ye.
Zhou Ji took them out and explained, "These two are food unique to the Beast Divine Temple. Xiong Ye, try some."
"Okay, thank you," Xiong Ye said with a smile.
"You're welcome," Zhou Ji said. His gaze fell on the food that belonged to Shi Li and Xiong Ye had yet to eat.
When Xiong Ye saw Zhou Ji like this, he thought that Zhou Ji was hungry. Thinking of the food that Zhou Ji brought for him, it might be his entire day's worth of food … Xiong Ye said, "Shi Li isn't here. You can have his food."
Zhou Ji looked at him in fear and trepidation. "How can I do that? This is for the Beast King to eat … "
"It's alright. It'll be a waste if you don't eat it," Xiong Ye said.
"Then I'll eat it." Zhou Ji didn't refuse. He sat opposite Xiong Ye and started eating. As he ate, he chatted with Xiong Ye.
He hadn't spoken so much in a long time. After all, he wasn't usually interested in talking to others. But if the other party was Xiong Ye, he didn't mind talking a little more.
Xiong Ye had already finished his portion of food. He followed Zhou Ji's instructions and opened a bamboo tube filled with rice. Then, he was captivated by the tempting fragrance.
This was a food that was similar to barley, but for some reason … it was especially fragrant!
Xiong Ye took a bite and suddenly realized that the food that the Beast Divine Temple gave him, which he thought was delicious, was actually very ordinary. "This … is very delicious."
"If you like it, I'll bring some more for you tomorrow," Zhou Ji said as he took big bites of the meat.
The meat that the Beast Divine Temple gave to the Beast King was the meat of processed dinosaurs.
There were a few dinosaurs that resembled pigs. If they weren't fed, they would have a strange smell. But if they were fed, the smell would disappear.
More than ten years ago, he began to let the people of the Beast Divine Temple rear dinosaurs. Eight years ago, he proposed to rear dinosaurs. Now, the meat that the Beast Divine Temple gave to the upper echelons were all reared and processed dinosaur meat. This meat tasted even better, and even he didn't mind eating it.
Seeing that Zhou Ji was eating happily, Xiong Ye said, "Then I'll have to trouble you. Come over at this time tomorrow. You can eat Lion Li's food then." Although the food that Zhou Ji gave him was delicious, there wasn't much meat. It was all plants, so he couldn't eat his fill.
He ate some of Zhou Ji's delicacies and let Zhou Ji eat his fill. It was considered an exchange.
"Alright," Zhou Ji replied with a smile. After Xiong Ye finished his bamboo tube rice, he introduced the candied plum to Xiong Ye.
Xiong Ye took a bite and was pleasantly surprised.
This candied plum was very sweet and really delicious!
Xiong Ye thought for a while and finally found a low-grade crystal core and gave it to Zhou Ji. "Take this. You can use it to exchange for things with others."
"Thank you," Zhou Ji said.
Other Beast Kings were used to being courted by others. They wouldn't think of giving something back after receiving such a small gift. But Xiong Ye was really different.
Zhou Ji left. He didn't come over in the afternoon, but he came again at night. This time, he brought a bowl of scrambled eggs for Xiong Ye. "I found a bird's nest this afternoon and fried the eggs inside with oil. Try it!"
Xiong Ye had never eaten scrambled eggs before.
The food that the Beast Divine Temple prepared for the Beast Kings was very exquisite, but it wouldn't be especially delicious or rare. This was to prevent the Beast Kings from getting addicted to it and demanding it.
Because eggs were not easy to get, they wouldn't be given to the Beast Kings to eat.
This was Xiong Ye's first time eating scrambled eggs. He was amazed by the taste and his attitude toward Zhou Ji became even better.
The two of them chatted happily again.
After Zhou Ji left, Xiong Ye, who had originally planned to wait for Lion Li to return, immediately went to sleep.
Just like that, three days passed very quickly.
Every day, Lion Li would leave early in the morning and return only after Xiong Ye had gone to sleep. He would leave early and return late. Xiong Ye didn't know what he was busy with. As for Xiong Ye, he was already used to Zhou Ji bringing some fresh food every morning and evening to eat and chat with him.
Zhou Ji had always lived in the Beast Divine Temple and knew many things. Through chatting with Zhou Ji, Xiong Ye also learned many things.
That night, as the two of them were eating, Lion Li returned.
Lion Li came in with a face full of hesitation. When he saw Zhou Ji sitting opposite Xiong Ye and eating, his expression immediately turned ugly. He felt as if his territory was being controlled by someone. "Xiong Ye, who is this?"
"This is Zhou Ji." Xiong Ye said, "He used to be in our tribe."
"Zhou Ji?" Lion Li quickly remembered. He had a Beast King for a father, but he himself was a cripple … He had a deep impression of Zhou Ji. "He's not dead yet?"
He had thought that a weak person like Zhou Ji would have died after his father passed away.
Lion Li's words made Xiong Ye frown slightly. Zhou Ji said, "Yes, I'm not dead."
"Why is he here? Xiong Ye, you actually gave my food to him to eat! "Lion Li was dissatisfied.
"It'll be a waste if I can't finish it," Xiong Ye said without hesitation. Xiong Ye said without hesitation. Of course, the real reason was not this … Zhou Ji would always bring him something delicious. Today, he had given him a bowl of fried loach. He ate that, so he had to repay Zhou Ji.
"Then you can let him take it away to eat!" Lion Li said. He felt that the way Xiong Ye and Zhou Ji ate together was a little irksome.
Xiong Ye said, "What are you doing?"
When Lion Li heard Xiong Ye say this, he instantly felt that he was being looked down upon. "You said I'm doing? How am I doing! "
"Sorry, Xiong Ye, Lion Li, I've caused you trouble … I'm leaving," Zhou Ji said. He planned to go outside and hide to watch the show.
Thinking of this, and recalling what he had said … Zhou Ji suddenly felt that he seemed to be a little white lotus flower.
After throwing this unreliable thought out of his mind, Zhou Ji heard Xiong Ye say, "You can go back first."
But Lion Li snorted coldly. "You have to call me Lion Beast King! You're a cripple who doesn't respect a Beast King. I can even kill you! "
Zhou Ji: "…" He had always called others by their names, and had really forgotten this.
Xiong Ye said, "Lion Li, stop fooling around."
Lion Li wanted to kill Zhou Ji, but with Xiong Ye around, there was nothing he could do.
Not only that, Xiong Ye's words also diverted his attention. "What did you say to me?"
"I told you to stop fooling around," Lion Li said.
"Xiong Ye, have you taken a fancy to that Zhou Ji? Otherwise, why are you helping him? " Lion Li said, "These few days, the house has been filled with his scent every day. I didn't think much before, but now …"
Xiong Ye looked at Lion Li, somewhat disappointed.
When Lion Li met Xiong Ye's eyes, he was even more displeased. "Xiong Ye, you're my partner, but you're being so intimate with someone else. Aren't you letting me down?"
"So, what do you want?" Xiong Ye asked.
Lion Li was stunned.
Xiong Ye said again, "You're quarreling with me over such a small matter to dissolve our partnership, right?"
Lion Li said, "How is this a small matter?!"
"Haven't you eaten with others these days?" Xiong Ye asked.
He was not completely ignorant of Lion Li's actions. It was just that previously, he wanted to maintain their relationship, so he pretended not to know.
Lion Li froze.
Xiong Ye said, "As you wish, I will dissolve our partnership."
"What did you say?" Lion Li looked at Xiong Ye in shock.
He had already made up his mind. He would first tell Xiong Ye the benefits of the two of them going to different territories, and persuade Xiong Ye to manage different territories separately from him. Then, he would gradually reduce his contact with Xiong Ye, and after a year or two, he would dissolve their partnership.
In the end, he was prepared to fight a protracted battle, but Xiong Ye actually agreed so easily.
"If we separate now, we'll still be friends," Xiong Ye said. He had been friends with Lion Li for so many years. If they separated now, they could still be friends. If this continued, he felt that he would want to make a clean break with Lion Li, and even beat him half to death.
Lion Li said, "I'm sorry."
"It's alright," Xiong Ye said, "I'm going to rest. You can leave."
Hearing Xiong Ye's words, Lion Li left Xiong Ye's house. After leaving, he felt a little lost.
He had always wanted to get rid of Xiong Ye, and now that he had finally gotten rid of him, it felt unreal.
He also felt a little guilty.
Xiong Ye liked him very much, and was even willing to be friends with him after their partnership was dissolved. Unfortunately, he could not repay Xiong Ye.
Xiong Ye did not know what Lion Li was thinking. After Lion Li left, he lay down to sleep.
In the past few days, his heart had been tense. Now that he had said what needed to be said, he felt much better.
Zhou Ji had been observing in secret.
Seeing Xiong Ye's choice, he wanted to give Xiong Ye a thumbs up.
Previously, he was afraid that Xiong Ye would not be willing to separate from Lion Li, but he did not expect him to be so straightforward!
After these few days of contact, he already had a good impression of Xiong Ye, and now, it was even better.
Zhou Ji was in a good mood. At this moment, the High Priest was conflicted.
After discovering that the Beast Deity liked Lion Li, he did not tell anyone, but carefully observed Lion Li.
Then, he realized that Lion Li was a bit of a playboy. When he saw young and beautiful people, he would take a few more glances.
The High Priest was worried to death!
Why did the Beast Deity like such a Beast King? He felt that Lion Li was not worthy of the great deity!
But as long as the deity liked him, he would still support him.
The High Priest once again met Lion Li.
"Lion Beast King," said the High Priest.
"High Priest," said Lion Li with a smile. He was in a good mood.
He realized that the Beast Divine Temple was paying a lot of attention to him. Could it be that … when he went to the Beast Divine Temple, he attracted the deity's attention and was favored by the deity?
"I heard that the Lion Beast King often gathers with people?" asked the High Priest.
"Yes," said Lion Li. Noticing that the High Priest's expression was a little off, he asked, "What's the problem?"
"Lion Beast King, you have a partner. You should not do such a thing," said the High Priest. He felt that he needed to warn Lion Li not to be too playboy.
"High Priest, I have already decided to dissolve my partnership with the Bear Beast King." Lion Li hurriedly clarified and said, "Rest assured, High Priest. Before we dissolve our partnership, I will not do anything that will let him down."
The High Priest: "…" It's fine if you do something that will let Xiong Ye down, but you cannot let the Beast God down!
But Lion Li knew nothing now, and he could not say it …
The High Priest was a little worried, but he could only smile and bid farewell to Lion Li.
However, it was a good thing that Lion Li planned to dissolve his partnership with Xiong Ye … The High Priest planned to go to Xiong Ye's place to find out more.
When the High Priest came to Xiong Ye's place, it was dinner time.
The door to Xiong Ye's house was open. From afar, the High Priest saw someone eating with Xiong Ye. He also heard voices … Xiong Ye was not affected by Lion Li's matter, so the High Priest did not feel so guilty.
But when he got closer, the High Priest suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Why did the person opposite Xiong Ye look so familiar?
And this person's voice … The High Priest suddenly realized that the person who was saying to Xiong Ye, "Since you like this fruit, I will bring some more for you tomorrow." was actually the Beast God!
The High Priest's knees went soft. He wanted to kneel down, but he did not succeed. Not only that, his mouth could not speak.
Just as he was unable to move, Xiong Ye saw him. "High Priest, what's the matter?"
Then, Zhou Ji also stood up in a "panic" and bowed to the High Priest. "Greetings, High Priest!"
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