During this hunt, the partner of the beastman who found his partner around the same time as Leo was already pregnant with her second child. However, Zhang Xiaoyu's belly was like a stone that fell into the sea. There was no movement at all. It was no wonder that Leo was starting to get anxious.
Hearing Leo telling her to get pregnant quickly, Zhang Xiaoyu was also getting anxious.
Although Leo looked no different from a normal person, Zhang Xiaoyu, who had seen Leo's original form, knew that Leo was a beastman, not a human. Although there was only one word difference between a human and a beastman, in reality, there was a huge difference.
A human's pregnancy lasted for ten months, while a beastman's pregnancy lasted for five months.
They were different species, so they naturally had reproductive isolation. Not to mention one year, even if Zhang Xiaoyu was given ten years, Zhang Xiaoyu would not be able to give birth to Leo's baby.
Zhang Xiaoyu was well aware of this, but Leo did not. He was still hoping that Zhang Xiaoyu would give birth to his baby.
After a short period of rest, Leo went out to hunt again, while Zhang Xiaoyu continued to hang out with Mose.
The more she hung out with Mose, the more dissatisfied Zhang Xiaoyu was with Leo.
Compared to Leo, who pretended to be a warm man, Mose was a real warm man. Mose would send her flowers and beautiful animal skin skirts, unlike Leo, who threw her a pile of animal skin and asked her to do it herself.
Moreover, what Zhang Xiaoyu liked the most was that Mose was as gentle and considerate as a gentleman when making love. Even if she never made any requests, Mose would know what she wanted. Not only would Mose patiently foreplay for her, but he would also stop immediately when she said that she was uncomfortable.
There was a saying that a man who would stop immediately when you were uncomfortable was definitely someone who truly loved you.
Zhang Xiaoyu felt that Mose was a man who truly loved her.
Even in the modern era where men and women were equal, it was difficult to meet such a man, let alone in this place filled with boorish orcs. A gentle existence like Mose was as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, extremely rare.
Zhang Xiaoyu liked Mose more and more, so she would tell Mose some things she knew. For example, when Leo went out to hunt, and where they went to hunt.
After hearing the news from Zhang Xiaoyu, Mose liked Zhang Xiaoyu even more, and treated her even better.
While Zhang Xiaoyu and Mo Sang were lovey-dovey, the Spirit Tiger Tribe suffered an unprecedented blow.
For example, the prey that they had set their eyes on would often be killed by the people of the neighboring tribe in advance. Or it could be said that when they were at the most critical moment of the battle, the people of the neighboring tribe would appear. Then, if they did not share half of the prey with them, then don't blame them for turning hostile and fighting to the end.
The males in the tribe had long lost their strength in order to hunt prey. If they were to really fight, they would definitely not be a match for the neighboring tribe.
Considering the safety of the males in the tribe, Leo had no choice but to swallow his pride and share half of their prey with the neighboring tribe.
However, if it happened once or twice, it would be fine. If it happened too many times, the entire tribe would inevitably be affected.
In the past, because the males of the Spirit Tiger Tribe were brave and good at fighting, they always hunted the most prey. Therefore, not only did everyone have enough to eat, they even had leftovers.
But now, because half of the prey was always snatched away by the neighboring tribe, it was difficult for them to even fill their stomachs, let alone have extra meat.
The most direct effect of taking away the food was that the cubs in the tribe didn't grow as fast as before because they didn't have enough food to eat.
The cubs were the future of the tribe, the hope of the tribe. If this continued, the strength of their tribe would definitely be greatly reduced.
Moreover, if the neighboring tribe continued to snatch their prey like this, they would definitely not be able to save enough food for them to survive the winter safely by the end of the rainy season.
By then, not only would the aging orcs starve to death, many cubs and delicate females would also starve to death.
After Leo told Zach about his worries, he sat at the side with a worried expression. When Zhang Xiaoyu, who had followed Leo over, heard Leo's words, she immediately said, "I think the reason why our tribe keeps getting robbed by the neighboring tribe is definitely because there's a traitor in our tribe."
Thinking that Leo and Zach probably didn't know what a traitor meant, Zhang Xiaoyu added, "It means that someone purposely leaked information about our tribe to the neighboring tribe."
"That's impossible." Zach denied Zhang Xiaoyu's conjecture without thinking.
In Zach's heart, the people in their tribe were incomparably united. Back then, because he wanted to help those old orcs who couldn't survive the winter because they didn't have enough food, all the orcs in the tribe took the initiative to take out the food they stored.
How could a tribesman who was willing to starve to save the lives of his companions possibly leak information to the neighboring tribe?
Moreover, what benefits would that person get from leaking information to the neighboring tribe?
Seeing that Zach didn't believe her, Zhang Xiaoyu cursed in her heart for being stubborn. She changed her train of thought, "What if the person who leaked information isn't someone from our tribe?"
Zhang Xiaoyu looked at Zach and analyzed carefully, "I heard from Leo that the neighboring tribe started robbing our tribe after that Jiujiu came to our tribe. Therefore, I think that Jiujiu is the most suspicious."
Hearing Zhang Xiaoyu mention Jiujiu, Zach instantly hesitated.
Actually, when Zhang Xiaoyu said that someone leaked information, he already suspected that the only outsider in the tribe was Jiujiu. However, Jiujiu was brought here by Qing Tong, and Qing Tong saved the lives of their tribesmen every year. Moreover, Jiujiu was only staying in their tribe temporarily. She had the least reason to leak information to the neighboring tribe.
Moreover, Rowling said that Jiujiu had been teaching the female orcs in the tribe how to make jerky during this period of time.
It was said that jerky could be stored for a year as long as it was stored properly. If that was true, then they wouldn't have to starve during the winter because of food shortage.
How could a female who helped them to store food for the winter be the one who leaked information?
Thinking of this, Zach shook his head again.
Jiujiu was willing to teach their tribe how to store food for a long time. She was the tribe's benefactor. They couldn't turn their backs on her just because of this.
Therefore, this definitely wasn't Jiujiu's doing.
Zach didn't believe her when she said that there was a traitor in the tribe. He was also unwilling to believe that it was Jiujiu who leaked information. Zhang Xiaoyu felt that she had never met anyone more stubborn than Zach.
When she left with Leo, Zhang Xiaoyu said unhappily, "Father would rather believe that outsider Jiujiu than believe me. This is so disappointing."
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