Chapter – 42
What Are You Doing?
More and more people began to support Li Qingqing, and some who had originally insisted on denouncing her immediately switched sides.
Those who stubbornly clung to their opinions couldn’t win and turned to leave.
Li Qingqing only relaxed once they were gone—these people really weren’t easy to deal with.
But how could anyone remain rational after losing family? Chichen Yan (Chi Chen Yan) bore unavoidable responsibility for this.
“You little brat, I didn’t come looking for you, yet here you are delivering yourself to me!”
“What do you mean?”
The noise outside the cave immediately drew Li Qingqing’s attention.
Damn it, Chilin (Chi Lin) was actually rushing to his death.
Without hesitation, Li Qingqing charged out.
A group of people had already surrounded Chilin, their intent clearly to beat him to death.
She stood in front of Chilin. “What are you trying to do?”
“Li Qingqing, we didn’t act against you because you saved everyone. Don’t push your luck. This has nothing to do with you, so step aside!” The speaker was Yao, Yan Zhi Sha’s beast partner.
He had been swept by grief these past few days and had long lost his rationality.
“Chilin is my beast partner. How can this have nothing to do with me?” Li Qingqing refused to back down, stepping forward to confront them.
They hadn’t expected Li Qingqing to have such courage.
The others took a few steps back, thinking to let it go.
But Yao refused to yield, his fierce gaze fixed on Chilin, as if he wanted to tear him apart alive.
“Qingqing, you go first. I’ll handle this myself.” Chilin gently patted her shoulder, his tone calm.
Li Qingqing ignored him. Handle it himself? Could he really?
Red foxes weren’t naturally good fighters. He might hold his own against Yao with his abilities, but with so many people here, he wasn’t rushing to his death—he was walking into it.
“Li Qingqing, are you really not going to step aside?” Yao’s patience ran thin, as if he had decided to kill Li Qingqing too.
Li Qingqing was not easily intimidated. “No! I won’t!”
At her command, the wind-elemental power gathered at her fingertips, whipping up a fierce gale.
With a wave of her hand, a tornado ripped the surrounding trees from their roots.
Some people were blown into the air before crashing heavily to the ground.
Those inside the cave only dared to peek out, too afraid to step outside.
Li Qingqing, however, calmly held Chilin’s hand.
Her voice carried over the wind. “I’ll say it again: Chilin is my beast partner. He has nothing to do with this. If anyone wants to bully him, they can try dealing with me first.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the wind gradually subsided.
They had never seen such a powerful wind-elemental ability and stayed on the ground for a long time, dazed.
After a long while, Yao stammered, “You… how can you…”
Li Qingqing stopped pretending. “I am the master of all six elements. If you want to fight me, I’ll go anytime.”
“I have already promised that the Red Fox Tribe will pay their blood debt. I will never go back on my word.”
Hearing this, Yao got to his feet, noticeably calmer than before.
“Sorry, I acted impulsively.”
Li Qingqing shook her head—who could stay completely calm in such a situation?
“It’s fine.”
After that, people gradually left, pretending that nothing had happened.
Li Qingqing muttered to herself—she’d gotten herself involved in trouble again.
At this point, the only option was to strengthen her abilities; otherwise, if a real fight broke out with the Red Fox Tribe, losing her life would be a true loss.
Thinking this, she decided to return to the cave and use up the hundred spirit stones she had earned from recent tasks.
Just a few steps into her walk, she felt someone following her.
Turning around, she saw Chilin, and she was a little stunned.
But she remembered that foxes were naturally timid. He was probably afraid Yao would come after him again.
Feeling soft-hearted, Li Qingqing patted his back, coaxing him like a child. “Don’t be afraid. I’ll take you back. They won’t come again.”
Chilin’s lips curved into a small smile. “I just want to ask… how do you plan to deal with the Red Fox Tribe?”
Li Qingqing looked at him. “Are you trying to give me advice?”
Chilin had expected her to distrust him for asking, but she teased him instead. His mood gradually settled. “Well, I can offer advice; after all, same kind understand same kind.”
Li Qingqing was only joking—she had no intention of letting Chilin participate. He was family after all; it would be cruel.
Besides, she couldn’t rely on others for everything.
“No need. But you can help me keep an eye on my father. He’s reckless, you know.” With that, she left in a hurry.
Chilin was left alone, deep in thought.
[Host, are you really planning to go to war with the Red Fox Tribe?]
“No way. That’s a bad deal. Waste of money and lives. I can go alone if it’s just me dying!”
The system seemed to understand her intent, and after a while, asked, [You’re L3! Who can you fight? This is truly suicidal. If you die, I die too.]
Li Qingqing was momentarily speechless. After so long, hadn’t the system improved at all? “Use intelligence, not brute force. Understand?”
The system seemed annoyed and went silent.
Li Qingqing decided to leave immediately, aiming to reach the Red Fox Tribe before nightfall.
As soon as she left the tribe, a cold voice called out.
Turning around, she saw Bai Yuan standing there—she hadn’t seen him for several days.
His hair had been cut short to his ears, uneven, giving a kind of messy beauty.
“What happened to your hair?”
“All the others have long hair. I wanted to be different.”
Li Qingqing didn’t understand at first—there were plenty of males with short hair in the tribe.
Bai Yuan continued, “Are you going to the Red Fox Tribe? I want to go with you!”
She froze, unsure how he knew.
She didn’t want him involved—it was already risky enough going alone. If he came along…
“No. You need to go back.”
“I want to go with you.” His tone was firm.
Li Qingqing remembered—he was in his adolescence. Back then, she had been stubborn and rebellious too, refusing to listen to anyone.
“Fine. But you must do everything I say. No acting recklessly.” She relented.
Bai Yuan nodded obediently.
By the time they reached the Red Fox Tribe, night had fallen.
The Red Fox Tribe’s night was not as lively; there were few people and torches along the way.
No one noticed the two silver tigers entering.
Li Qingqing, relying on her memories of the place from her childhood visits with Chichen Yan, skillfully avoided many guarded areas.
According to memory, the leader of the Red Fox Tribe lived in the central cave at the back of the tribe.
When they arrived, several males were guarding the entrance.
This was quite the setup; Li Yue had never done anything like this.
They hid behind a tree, silent, waiting for the guards to fall asleep.
“What are you doing?”
Li Qingqing assumed it was Bai Yuan and lightly nudged him, making a shushing gesture.
Bai Yuan looked confused. “I didn’t say anything!”
