Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 86

Chapter 86

Bai Tu did not doubt the truthfulness of Hei Xiao’s words, because there was no need to doubt it. He remembered the young man he had occasionally dreamed about recently. He was a little older than Heixiao and looked very similar to Heixiao. The young man always carries a small mini rabbit with him.

Bai Tu couldn’t help but think of his beast form. Hei Xiao had never seen his beast form before, and besides himself, only Lang Qi knew the size of his beast form. Hei Xiao obviously came here after finding out what happened.

But none of this could change the fact that the original owner had an accident and he was just a person with the same name who was dragged into the original owner’s body.

The more Bai Tu thought about it, the more he didn’t know how to start. Should he tell Hei Xiao that his brother is dead, and the person in front of him now is a wandering ghost who came from nowhere? I’m afraid that if it’s not today, I’ll be roasted tomorrow.

Hei Xiao watched the changing expressions on Bai Tu’s face and felt uneasy. Bai Tu’s reaction surprised him. He thought that Bai Tu might directly tell him that he was a liar, and he also thought that Bai Tu would ask about the past. The scene that he dared not think of the most but hoped for was that Bai Tu would call him brother. However, that didn’t happen. Bai Tu just remained silent. Hei Xiao’s mood sank little by little as time went by.

The surroundings were too quiet, as if even the air was stagnant.

“Tu, what brother?” A voice interrupted the weird atmosphere.

Lang Ze was outside and poked his head in through the crack in the door. He just heard someone outside talking about younger brother. Could it be that Bai Tu discovered his strengths and decided to make him his younger brother?

Bai Tu came back to his senses and explained: “We talked about something. You go prepare the food first, we’ll be there soon.”

“Okay.” When Langze found out that the topic they were discussing was not what he thought, he suddenly wilted.

Hei Xiao couldn’t help but feel distressed as he listened to the conversation between the two. Bai Tu and Lang Ze were obviously not much different in age, and Lang Ze still had the temper of a child. This was because he was spoiled when he grew up, while Bai Tu had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the tribe.

Hei Xiao raised his hand and wanted to touch Bai Tu’s head, but worried that he would refuse, he put it down again and said the next best thing: “Tu, it doesn’t matter if you don’t want to recognize me, but don’t refuse the help of the Black Hawk Tribe, okay?” Bai Tu’s reaction was too bland. Hei Xiao couldn’t see through his inner thoughts. Compared with refusing to recognize him as his brother, drawing a clear line between the two is more frightening. After all, as long as there is contact, he will always have the opportunity to take care of the other party.

“It’s not that I don’t recognize you…” Bai Tu shook his head. He couldn’t hide the joy that came from his heart. He had an indescribable sense of familiarity since the first time he saw Hei Xiao. His inner reaction could not be faked. If the original owner was here, he would probably just be excited.

But his happiness now was mixed with worries. After all, Hei Xiao’s real brother was the original owner, not him. Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little sad for some reason. Bai Tu raised his head and saw that Hei Xiao’s eyes were beginning to turn red. He couldn’t say the words “wait and see”, and instead took a detour: “I’m just a little surprised. Give me some time.”

Hei Xiao’s eyes brightened instantly, like a person who had been thirsty for a long time suddenly found a large stream of spring water pouring into the dry river in front of him. He was completely overwhelmed by the surprise. He raised his hands to hug Bai Tu, and was about to tell him how happy he was when a voice completely different from just now was heard outside the door.

“What are you doing?”

Bai Tu turned around and saw Lang Qi standing outside the door with an unpredictable expression.

Bai Tu: “…”

Seeing that Lang Qi’s expression was developing towards the direction of that day, Bai Tu immediately came out of Hei Xiao’s arms and first calmed Lang Qi: “He is my brother, my real brother.” So he must not be jealous. Bai Tu knew that Lang Qi’s feelings towards him now were like a child getting a toy, and he didn’t want anyone to touch it. Because of the medication, Lang Qi’s temper was completely different now, and he could only be coaxed. Lang Qi’s mood concerns the safety of everyone, so Bai Tu doesn’t dare to take any risks.

When Hei Xiao heard the word “brother”, he felt more relaxed than before, and even looked at Lang Qi a little more favorably. However, that was only one thing. The happier he was at the beginning, the angrier he became when he heard Lang Qi’s next sentence.

Lang Qi frowned, his eyes swept across Hei Xiao and then fell on Bai Tu again: “It’s time to eat, cubs.”

Hei Xiao’s eyes changed slightly. He knew that Bai Tu was helping to take care of the two wolf cubs, and he liked them very much. He didn’t expect that Lang Qi had already started to make plans at that time. He was worthy of being the leader of the wolf clan, with a lot of scheming. Lang Ze’s eyes might have grown on him.

Bai Tu: “…” He always felt that this scene was somewhat familiar.

However, it was indeed time to feed the cubs, and Bai Tu said to Hei Xiao apologetically: “Let’s talk about it in the evening, let’s go eat first.”

Hei Xiao retracted his gaze and looked at Bai Tu. He wanted to expose Lang Qi, but could not bear to make Bai Tu embarrassed, so he nodded: “Okay, I’m a little hungry too.” If he wanted to persuade Bai Tu to find a partner, it would be better to wait and see. Hei Xiao didn’t want to break the current situation. Although Bai Tu acted very calm, he could feel the other party’s happiness. That was enough. As long as his appearance made Bai Tu happy, he would be satisfied. As for the fact that Lang Qi is not suitable as a partner, he can find an opportunity to talk about it slowly and there is no need to rush.

Hearing Hei Xiao’s words, Bai Tu immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Today there is a new dish that you haven’t eaten before. You must try it later.”

When the Black Hawk tribe came, the tribe would generally prepare more abundant food. On the one hand, because of the cooperation with the Black Hawk tribe, Bai Tu has always treated his partners very well, which can be seen from the treatment of the wolf tribe. On the other hand, the eagles are already very tired after traveling through mountains and rivers, and they need to replenish their energy whether they fly or not.

When the three people came out, the food had not been delivered yet, so Bai Tu went to see the cubs first.

Lang Qi glanced at Hei Xiao, and went to bring the cub’s food. He did not use Bai Tu for help the whole time. He put a bib on the cub by himself and placed it in Bai Tu’s arms.

As soon as they got close to Bai Tu, the cubs began to circle around him, and after circling twice, they smelled the scent of other people on Bai Tu, and climbed up with all four paws.

The little black wolf crawled to Bai Tu’s hand and rubbed his hand. The little gray wolf crawled to Bai Tu’s shoulder and began to crawl down, trying to rub off the breath on his back.

For the first time in a few days, Lang Qi did not stop the cub’s actions. To him, no matter whether Hei Xiao was Bai Tu’s biological brother or not, the aura brought by the adult orc made him irritated, and he wished he could take Bai Tu back to his nest immediately.

Lang Qi thought, he should have a nest, but there was only his own scent, not even his cubs, so where was that place…

Bai Tu didn’t know what Lang Qi was thinking. Seeing that the food was about the right temperature, he took off the cub that was about to hang on his shoulder and the one in his palm that he wanted to wash his hands with his saliva, put them on his legs, picked up the food and started feeding him one bite at a time.

Lang Qi suddenly looked over and took the bowl over: “Let me do it.”

“Okay.” Lang Qi had fed the cubs quite a few times recently, so Bai Tu obediently handed over the bowl.

Hei Xiao, who was witnessing the way the two people and their two cubs were getting along, couldn’t help but frown. This way of getting along didn’t seem to be affected by drugs. At least in the Black Hawk tribe, only couples could get along like this. Even ordinary couples couldn’t do this. For most people, it was enough for the cubs to be alive. Only those who loved their partner and cubs very much would see this kind of scene.

Is their relationship really just temporary as Bai Tu said?

Hei Xiao fell into deep thought, and when he came to his senses, he saw that the two had finished feeding the cubs. Lang Qi went to wash the dishes very consciously, and Bai Tu wiped the cubs’ mouths skillfully. They had a clear division of labor, as if they were partners who had lived together for several years.

Just as he was worrying, Langze and Heiyan came in each with a portion of food. Langze said excitedly, “It’s time to eat!” Today there was his favorite food, and there was a lot of it. After waiting for so long, he could finally eat.

Bai Tu put the cub, who was ready to sleep after eating, on the bed and walked to his usual seat and sat down.

Lang Qi sat on Bai Tu’s right very naturally. Hei Xiao paused, walked to Bai Tu’s left and sat down.

Langze noticed that his usual seat was gone, so he went to sit next to Langqi, while Heiyan sat next to Heixiao.

There is no complicated drinking culture here, and naturally there are no regulations on seating arrangements. Bai Tu saw that several people had sat down, so he reminded everyone to eat quickly and pushed a dish in front of Hei Xiao: “Try this.”

The new dish he mentioned was stir-fried grains. The wheat and corn that had been left over were ground into flour and steamed into small pancakes. The meat was stir-fried with some vegetables that everyone could accept, and a small amount of chili was added. Since there were no peanuts, Bai Tu added some walnuts, and after frying, he rolled them into the pancakes. Because the amount of wheat was too small, he had only made it once, and this time it was specially prepared for Hei Xiao.

The food of the Feather Tribe is similar to that here, and the new varieties of food they can eat are limited. Bai Tu had previously distributed some corn seeds to the Black Hawk Tribe, but those corns are still some time away from maturity. Judging from the time, they will probably eat fresh corn because it has to be harvested before the temperature drops.

Hei Xiao had had corn porridge before, but this was his first time to have multi-grain pancakes. The taste was completely different from meat and vegetables. It had a slightly sweet taste in the mouth, which made people want to eat more after finishing it.

There are vegetables, meat and pasta, this is the perfect food in Bai Tu’s mind. After finishing his two meals and just picking up the towel to wipe his hands, there are two more on the plate in front of him, one from Lang Qi on the right and the other from Hei Xiao on the left.

The two looked at each other, then looked away at the same time.

Bai Tu looked at the extra multi-grain cakes on the plate and instantly felt a sweet worry. The multi-grain cakes were as big as a palm, and he would be full after eating two and some vegetables. He was afraid that he would die of fullness after eating the two extra ones.

Even though he has lived here for quite some time, his appetite is still a little different from everyone else’s.

“I can’t eat anymore.” Bai Tu said. He didn’t want to refuse the two people’s kindness, especially Hei Xiao, who had been a little cautious since he came here today. He felt sad to see that, but he definitely couldn’t eat.

“Then don’t eat it.” Hei Xiao took his own back and put it in Hei Yan’s bowl.

Heiyan picked it up and started eating without stopping. To them, two multi-grain cakes were just a drizzle and did not even fill them half way.

Lang Qi glanced at Hei Xiao, noted the answer, picked up his own and put it in Lang Ze’s bowl.

Langze, who was eating, was suddenly fed and was stunned for a moment. He stopped and slowly raised his head. Has the weather changed? His brother actually gave him food?

Lang Qi didn’t say anything. He took the plate in front of Bai Tu aside and replaced it with a new one.

Bai Tu: “…” It’s just helping to pick up some food, there’s no need to do this.

Hei Xiao, the only one who noticed Lang Qi’s actions, glanced at Lang Ze who was still eating. Sure enough, all his eyes were on Lang Qi.