Bai Qingqing only realized that Parker was naked when she pushed him away. Her face flushed as she immediately turned away and got up from the grass nest. All things aside, although the nest seemed coarse, it was pretty comfortable to sleep in.
Bai Qingqing stood up and realized that her ankle was no longer swollen. There wasn't even any discomfort.
After putting on his skirt, Parker fetched water from the river for her to bathe in and scooped up some mud for her.
Without waiting for him to walk over, Bai Qingqing picked up her backpack, covered her face, and asked him, "You want me to be uglier, right? I have an idea on how to do that, and it doesn't involve the use of mud."
"What idea do you have?"
Seeing that Parker had softened his attitude towards her, she calmly opened her backpack and took out a few makeup products. She'd secretly use them when going out to play—she was already sixteen, after all.
She didn't have a lot of makeup—just one pink lip balm, an eyebrow pencil, and liquid eyeliner. Up until yesterday, she hadn't thought too much of them since they weren't of much use. Now, they came in very handy.
Bai Qingqing looked at the makeup products and thought for a moment. Then, she picked up the liquid eyeliner and drew small black dots on her face.
Before long, half her face was covered in "freckles".
A smile slowly spread across Parker's face as he crouched down in front of Bai Qingqing and said, "Yes, this is good. You look hideous now. I'm sure no one will like you."
Bai Qingqing rolled her eyes at Parker as she continued to dot her face.
To save liquid eyeliner, Bai Qingqing drew about a hundred dots on her cheeks and nose bridge. She left her forehead and chin bare, but the effect was already great. The dark spots buried her stunning features such that only her eyes looked relatively attractive.
Parker couldn't be happier with the result. He grabbed Bai Qingqing's hand and said to her, "Let's go. I'll show you around the village. You can get to know and play with the females in the tribe as well. They pick edible wild herbs and fruits in the village every day."
Somewhat interested, Bai Qingqing followed Parker out of the house.
The rest of the beastmen in the tribe were already outside as both of them had woken up very late. After observing closely for a while, Bai Qingqing realized that there were far more males than females in the tribe. For every five males they came across, she only saw one female.
Bai Qingqing noticed a few females gathered together from afar. She shook off Parker's hand and said, "I'm going to find them. Don't worry about me."
Bai Qingqing then walked towards the females without waiting for Parker to respond. Being totally unfamiliar with the village and the beastmen, she didn't dare to ask the males for help. Hence, she could only try to build rapport with the females.
Parker immediately followed behind Bai Qingqing. How could he bear to leave her alone?
When Bai Qingqing walked over to the group of females, a young female looked in her direction. "Are you the female that Parker brought back?"
"Uh… yes. My name's Bai Qingqing. What's yours?" Bai Qingqing smiled and asked.
It was clear that life in the leopard village was simple, and no one had been hostile to Bai Qingqing since her arrival. This female answered her politely, "My name's Eve."
Eve wasn't particularly good-looking, but she had a soft gaze and a calm aura, giving her an unexplainable sense of beauty. She was the prettiest female in the village that Bai Qingqing had come across.
Actually, all the females were average-looking by modern standards. They were ugly, sure, but not so ugly that they would be picked on. She just couldn't stand the sight of them being worshiped by handsome and majestic men.
Just imagine pretty boys like Li Yifeng and Lu Han lovingly surrounding Sister
Bai Qingqing only realized then that the females had palm-sized animal tattoos on their bodies. She didn't get the chance to look at them closely the day before. They were so lifelike that it was hard to imagine how such a primitive tribe could have such excellent skills. Nearly all the tattoos were of leopards, although some females had tigers or bears tattooed on their bodies as well. They all seemed to be related to the males around them.
After Eve introduced herself, she introduced her to every female present. Eventually, she pointed to the female who'd spoken to Parker the day before and said, "That's Eudora."
"Hello, everyone." Bai Qingqing was somewhat shy, tugging at the cowhide that covered the important areas of her body as she looked at Eudora, whom Eve had introduced last.
Eudora was guarded by six beasts. She looked over upon hearing someone call out her name, only to see an unfamiliar female with skin as white as snow. Although the female was skinny, she had a very well-endowed chest. Her figure was so perfect that it made the usually confident Eudora jealous.
Eudora felt relieved after seeing Bai Qingqing's freckled face. She didn't have any spots on her face.
Recognizing Bai Qingqing as the female Parker had brought back the day before, Eudora rolled her eyes and walked over to Parker, who was by Bai Qingqing's side. "Parker, did you cover her face with mud because you didn't want us to see how ugly she is?"
Parker pursed his lips. He did this whenever he felt fed up.
"Yeah." Parker pushed his unhappiness aside and replied. He'd wanted everyone to think his female was ugly, to begin with. However, seeing Eudora mock Bai Qingqing made him irritated to no end.
Bai Qingqing, on the other end, didn't mind the sarcastic remarks. She wasn't truly ugly, anyway. Being criticized didn't affect her at all.
"Hello, Eudora," Bai Qingqing said with a small smile. Despite Eudora's biting words, she didn't make a huge fuss about it as she wanted to integrate into the tribe as soon as possible.
Eudora didn't care about Bai Qingqing's attitude. She stared fixedly at Parker with eyes so small that she looked like she was half-asleep and said softly, "Parker, I'm in heat right now. If you want to, I'll copulate with you and bear you a litter of leopard cubs."
Eudora said such shameless words with her chin proudly raised as if she was a queen standing high above the masses. None of the females had a look of disdain on their faces. Instead, all of them waited expectantly for Parker's reaction.
Females only went into heat once a year, so it was extremely precious to them. If they missed the opportunity this year, they'd have to wait for a year for the chance to become pregnant.
"Pft!" Bai Qingqing couldn't help but scoff. She looked towards the males standing behind Eudora. As expected, the leopards and tigers were seeing red and giving Parker death stares, seemingly wishing they could eat him.
Bai Qingqing once again pitied the males in this world. Having to share their wives was already bad enough. They even had to see how much their wives liked them before they could have children. Poor things!
Parker glared at Bai Qingqing, then calmly replied to Eudora, "Thank you for your affection, but I already have a mate. And congratulations, you'll be able to have cubs this year."
Humiliated at being rejected again, Eudora pointed at Bai Qingqing and sneered. "What's so good about her? Look at her—she doesn't have a single spousal mark on her. She's an unwanted female! For all we know, she might not even be able to go into heat because of how malnourished she is."
Parker immediately retorted, "Qingqing's still young. What's so weird about her not having any marks?"
Eudora's right, Bai Qingqing thought. She hadn't heard of humans going into heat before.
After receiving yet another insult, despite not feeling angry, Bai Qingqing couldn't simply stand there and let herself be bullied any longer.
"Eudora, I'm not as good as you, and I don't have the courage to offer to bear someone else's children in front of my mates."
Bai Qingqing shrugged and continued in a resigned voice, "Maybe you'll all think I'm a freak, but I really feel indignant for your mates. They love you wholeheartedly, and yet they get even less in return compared to an outsider who didn't give you anything. If I were them, I'd rather remain single for the rest of my life."
Everyone went silent at Bai Qingqing's words.
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