Werebeast Gongs CH 076 Hey, We're Back
At first, Xiya didn’t notice anything unusual and was still talking about the survival issues of white-colored species in nature. However, he quickly realized that something was off with Lei Jin. That gaze didn’t look like he was listening at all—it was more like he was scrutinizing something, verifying something. Xiya instinctively became more alert. Lei Jin was full of tricks, and sometimes, he had to be careful when dealing with him.
"Massage my neck a bit—it's sore," Lei Jin said suddenly, stretching his neck left and right. His body had been tense all night due to high stress.
"Oh." Xiya sat behind Lei Jin. He wasn’t particularly skilled at this, but giving a basic massage should be fine.
"How’s the pressure? Is it too strong?" Xiya, being a werebeast, had great strength, so he was careful not to use too much force.
"En, press more on the left side."
"Here?"
"En."
"I remember the first time I ate the roast chicken you and Moya made—it was pretty good," Lei Jin said casually.
"Oh, that…" Xiya was about to respond modestly as usual after receiving praise when a cold sweat ran down his forehead. He realized he had slipped up. He let out two dry chuckles, trying to salvage the situation. "That… that…" He couldn’t see Lei Jin’s expression right now and had no idea what his mood was. He also didn’t dare to defend themselves too much, fumbling for words but failing to explain anything properly.
Seeing Xiya’s reaction, Lei Jin immediately understood. So that so-called dream he had that day was actually their doing. Finally, he had found the culprits. His teeth gritted secretly, and he made up his mind—though he couldn't act now, he'd definitely settle this score later. It's just that he hadn't expected the opportunity to come so soon.
If this had been in the past, he might have wanted to kill them. But now that they even had a threesome, even he found it a bit petty to dwell on it. Still, being secretly tricked while unconscious wasn’t something he could easily let go of.
When Moya arrived, he didn’t notice the subtle tension between Xiya and Lei Jin. He only saw that Xiya looked a little off but didn’t think much of it, assuming that everyone was just exhausted from the previous night.
"Even though we’ve killed a lot of the saber-tooth beasts here and should have intimidated them for now, there’s no guarantee they won’t come back. We should leave as soon as possible. Once we cross this wasteland, we can rest properly ahead. If we hurry, we can reach the tribe in another day," Moya said. This was one of the reasons they had chosen this route—it was relatively shorter.
Xiya and Lei Jin agreed. If they encountered another two large packs of those beasts, there was no telling what would happen. Xiya shook the still-sleeping Mingya awake, then called Berg. After a quick cleanup, they continued eastward.
The journey was uneventful, so let’s skip ahead.
This time, Xiya and Moya pushed themselves hard, covering what should have been a two-day journey in just a day and a half. By the afternoon of the second day, they had left the wasteland behind and arrived at another forested area.
This forest was close to the grasslands, so the trees weren’t as tall or dense as in the jungle. There were large open spaces between them, plenty of sunlight, and thriving shrubs.
They didn’t find any caves this time, but they did discover a natural treehouse not far from a water source. It was hard to tell if it was one tree or several entwined together—the roots interwove at the base and then separated at about human height, forming a wide platform. Above, the canopy was lush and thick, acting as a natural roof that could likely hold off rain for a while.
The leaves were dark green, waxy, and bore small fruits about the size of apricots in red, green, and yellow. They looked vibrant among the foliage. Small brown-backed birds with white bellies were pecking at the red ones, seemingly unafraid of people.
They gathered some dry grass to spread in the treehouse since lying directly on the rough roots would be uncomfortable.
Noticing Lei Jin seemed interested in the fruits, Xiya picked a few to taste. The yellow and green ones were bitter and astringent, while the red ones were slightly sweet but still not particularly tasty.
"Moya and I are going to scout the forest for game and other edible fruits. These ones aren’t very good," Xiya said, frowning from the lingering bitterness in his mouth.
Lei Jin wasn’t particularly greedy for the fruits, but after eating dried meat for seven or eight days, his mouth felt greasy. He just wanted something to refresh his palate, even if it wasn’t delicious—so long as it wasn’t poisonous.
"I’ll just have a few."
Xiya didn’t insist and picked a handful of red fruits, washed them in the stream, and handed them to Mingya to feed Lei Jin.
With daylight still bright, Xiya and Moya headed into the forest to hunt.
That evening, they roasted an entire deer. It was the first hot meal they’d had in a while, and with the thought of returning home soon, everyone was in a good mood.
Berg sat tactfully on the side, eating his share. Though he tried not to think too much, he still felt a little lost—especially seeing how the three brothers openly doted on and protected Lei Jin. The wounds from the saber-tooth beast attack still ached, though Moya had helped apply medicine.
He missed his dad back in the tribe. But when he looked down at his stomach, which had begun to show faint traces of change, memories of that man came flooding back—how he had been tied to the bed with merfolk silk, how the more he resisted, the rougher that man became.
He feared that man. Especially the way he always forced him to call him "big brother" whenever they reached the peak of their coupling.
He no longer wanted to dwell on the past. Regardless of how it had happened, the child was already inside him, and there was no way to get rid of it. All he could do was keep it. He only hoped for a peaceful life in the Leopard Tribe. As for Moya… he needed to give up.
Looking at them now, how could anyone possibly come between them?
Moya sliced some roasted deer meat, dipped it into a bowl of salt, wrapped it in a leaf, and fed it to Lei Jin. "This forest has a lot of bean-leaf greens. Papa loved eating them raw. There were many in the hills behind our tribe, and when I was little, I used to follow papa to pick them."
Looks like Roger taught them well, Lei Jin thought.
Mingya had probably exhausted himself with his outburst that day. He had been lazy these past two days, but he was still a little clingy. Wherever Lei Jin was, Mingya was sure to be nearby. At that moment, he was curled up at Lei Jin’s feet, chewing on the deer meat Xiya had given him, occasionally licking Lei Jin’s hand to remind him he was there.
"By the way, where’s that fox and crow that’s always with you?" Lei Jin suddenly remembered seeing them when he first encountered Mingya. That crow had perched on his shoulder, muttering incessantly, radiating an eerie aura of resentment.
"Mingya sent them home to deliver a message," Mingya replied between bites of venison. He glanced at Xiya, still feeling guilty about the scolding he had received from his brother. He knew he had been wrong—papa must be worried sick.
"A crow delivering a message? Would Roger even understand it?" Lei Jin was skeptical.
"Mingya wrote it down," Xiya answered.
"You can write?" Lei Jin suddenly realized he had never asked about literacy in this world.
"Papa taught us," Xiya replied.
Mingya nodded in agreement.
Well, Lei Jin thought, just in case, if one day he can't go back, he can just promote China's splendid culture here. At least he knows Chinese characters, and those scribbles of Roger's can recognize him, but he doesn't know those scribbles. He can't be illiterate here.
As for Lei Jin's decision, which directly led to the extremely painful struggles of Xiya, Moya, Mingya and the children, it was not his concern. Of course, this is a story for later, so let's not talk about it for now.
They had dinner early today, and after dinner they rested in the tree house for a while. The sun had not yet set, and Lei Jin wanted to take a shower. The stream water in the forest was very cold. Moya suddenly remembered that when they were hunting just now, they passed by a large body of water in the valley, which was still emitting white steam, so it should be very warm.
Mingya fell asleep again. Berg said he didn't want to go, so Xiya, Moya and Lei Jin went there.
Lei Jin thought that this should be a hot spring from Moya's description, and when he got there, he saw that it was indeed a hot spring, with the familiar faint smell of sulfur.
This is a hidden valley with five or six naturally formed hot spring pools of varying sizes, with the temperature increasing from the outside to the inside. Lei Jin suggested that they all go in and soak in the pools one by one. He had an injury on his shoulder and that part could not go into the water so Xiya held Lei Jin up in the water. The two bodies were pressed tightly together, rubbing against each other from time to time. At first, Xiya could still bear it, but as the temperature of the pool got higher and higher, the fire in his body gradually burned brighter. However, Lei Jin seemed to be unaware of it. As Xiya's hands washed him, he would let out the occasional alluring sighs from time to time.
"A little lower." There was a hint of intimacy in Lei Jin's hoarse voice, and he signaled Xiya to move his hand down on his waist.
"You..." Xiya looked down at him. Lei Jin's eyes were half closed, and his lips, which were unusually rosy in the mist, were slightly parted.
"Hurry up." Lei Jin urged.
Xiya couldn't stand this, and immediately pressed his lips against Lei Jin's, and the two of them soon became entangled in each other.
Moya collected their clothes before treading into the water.
Xiya and Lei Jin were standing in the hot spring. The water just reached Lei Jin's waist. The water was clear so the scenery was unobstructed.
Moya came behind Lei Jin and licked and kissed along his back all the way down to that hidden spot.
"Ah..." Lei Jin tensed his body, sandwiched between the two of them, feeling the burning hardness from the both of them pressing against him.
Lei Jin had wounds on his body, so it was naturally inconvenient for him to be in the water. The three of them quickly came to a tree on the shore. Lei Jin was held in Moya's arms, with a pair of big hands supporting his bottom. His member was being sucked by Xiya, and Moya had already inserted two fingers within his inner walls, constantly pressing on the sensitive points in his body. Lei Jin let out pants, no longer able to bear it.
The sudden entry of the third finger almost made Lei Jin scream, but he managed to retain the last bit of rationality as his goal for today had not been achieved.
Lei Jin didn't hold on for long, and soon came, frowning and sighing, "You two come in together."
After saying this, Lei Jin noticed how their members somehow swelled even bigger. Seeing Xiya's hungry eyes, he felt a little hesitant, but once he had said it, there was no taking it back.
"No, you won't be able to bear it." Moya barely regained some of his senses.
"But I want to try double penetration." After saying this, Lei Jin cursed in his heart at how shameless the words sounded.
After hearing this, Xiya and Moya could not hold back, they were healthy males after all. After completing the preliminary preparations, the two of them pressed against the entrance, ready to go.
"My shoulder hurts so much." Lei Jin frowned and spoke in pain.
"Is it the place where the beast scratched you?" No matter how eager they were, the two had to stop. Moya had been careful earlier, but now he found that the wound that had just healed began to bleed again.
"We must go back and apply medicine." Moya said decisively.
Xiya nodded, even though that place was still hard and painful. But Lei Jin's health is definitely the first priority.
Xiya and Moya applied medicine to Lei Jin and stopped the bleeding. Seeing his furrowed brows relaxing, the two of them hurried to solve their problem downstairs.
Lei Jin saw the two jumping down the tree in an awkward posture. The haziness in his half-closed eyes disappeared completely, leaving only a sharpness. When he saw Xiya's reaction when taking a hot spring bath just now, he thought of this method temporarily. But the effect is not bad. Taking advantage of me while I am unconscious? I’ll show you two in the future.
After another day's journey, the group finally returned to the grassland before sunset. The sky was vast, green waves rolled, wild flowers bloomed everywhere, and the vastness was endless as far as the eye could see, causing one's mood to lift and brighten.
"So this is the grassland." Berg took a deep breath.
There was smoke rising from the tribe, and some patrolling werebeasts had spotted them and were flying towards them.
"We are finally home." Xiya said to the people behind him with a smile.
Lei Jin also wanted to nod, but suddenly he felt that the scenery in front of him began to blur.
"Lei Jin…!" Moya rarely lost his composure in such a way.
"I think I'm bleeding from the nose." Lei Jin groaned in his heart. So many people from the tribe had come over, and it really affected his glorious image. There were two trails of blood hanging from his nose. He wanted Moya to wipe it for him quickly, but he found that his mouth also tasted salty.
The sky had darkened, was Lei Jin’s last conscious thought.