While Bai Qingqing was envious of Beckyâs adorable tiger cubs, she wasnât aware that she was the target of envy of many females.
Parker put their prey to roast, then carried her refined foods from home, before he finally had the time to sit down.
âParker, I remember the wild grains can be harvested in three to four months, right? Is it too late for us to start planting now?â Bai Qingqing asked, âDid you see any suitable uncultivated land outside?â
Parker thought for a moment, then replied, âThe light rainy season has passed. Weâve missed the best timing to grow wild grains. Moreover, in another three months, the heavy rainy season will have arrived...â
Bai Qingqingâs brows drooped in disappointment. âForget about it, then.â
Parkerâs heart ached to see this reaction. He hurriedly said, âIâll go to the Flos Eriocauli field and scatter some wild grains. At most, Iâll just cover it with something when the rain comes.â
âOkay, just plant a few handfuls and keep a fresh seed,â said Bai Qingqing.
As all the males were exhausted from the physical labor today, after eating, they dispersed soon after.
The next morning.
The males began their busy day once more. Parker got up a little earlier than the rest and went to scatter the wheat before work commenced.
As the males put in the work day after day, they achieved speedy progress in the construction of the wall. After the empty plot of land at the Flos Eriocauli field was cordoned off, the wall was completed.
Having eaten horned melons for seven consecutive days, Molly finally reaped the result she had been waiting forâshe went into heat.
As Alva moved the fastest, he was the first to return. Upon hearing his voice, Molly instantly ran over to him, dripping a few drops of blood that carried the fragrance of a female along the way.
âAlva!â Molly shouted at the peacock in the skies.
As bird beastmen had excellent vision, Alva caught sight of the blood on Mollyâs legs at one glance. His eyesâwhich were round, to begin withâseemed to become even rounder. He slanted his wings and glided downwards.
Cuckooâ Alva sized her up.
Males felt an intense and primitive attraction towards females in heat. Though Alva had always known this, he still belittled this instinct.
If it wasnât for the fact that he already set Bai Qingqing as his target, he might have been tempted to immediately launch an aggressive courtship.
Even then, he had an urge to roll about on the ground to release the energy in his body.
Strange. He had sniffed the scent before when Bella was in heat, but he didnât feel the same uncontrollable excitement.
He figured it must be because this time he was too near to the female in heat.
Though extremely nervous, Molly maintained her proud attitude as a female. With her chin slightly raised, she said, âIâm in heat. Be my male.â
The peacock scratched on the ground, leaving behind his claw marks, his nervous heart thumping wildly.
Why donât I just accept her? With Bai Qingqingâs mates being so strong, I probably donât stand much chance, anyway. For Molly to be willing to take me in as her first mate, she must be very fond of me.
But then, he suddenly recalled seeing Molly and other males going around like a couple, and he felt displeasure well up in his heart. He had even seen two tiger beastmen dueling for her, and one of them had been abandoned by her.
To be abandoned was a maleâs greatest fear. At the thought of that pitiful tiger beastman, the excitement in Alvaâs heart was distinguished.
He transformed into a human and, with a calm face, said, âNot interested. Youâd better find a fellow tiger beastman.â
Mollyâs uneasy heart instantly sank to its depths, and tears rolled about in her eyes. But she forced them back.
She couldnât let him think she liked him a lot; she mustnât let him feel gleeful about it.
With a âHmph,â Molly said in a stern voice, âListen carefully. This is the last chance Iâm giving you!â
Alva quietly gazed at her and didnât reply for a good while. Molly stomped on the ground, then turned around and ran away.
Just then, the tiger beastmen returned to the village in packs.