Clumsy Beast, Keep Y Chapter 216: The Raincoats and the Decision

Chapter 216: Chapter 216: The Raincoats and the Decision

It didn’t take long before the first group of beastn returned, their arms full of giant leaves. So carried broad forest leaves, so brought thick mountain leaves, and others dragged long adow leaves behind them. All of them were wet but eager to help.

Su Qinglan looked at them imdiately.

"Good. Bring them here."

The beastn crowded around her, forming a big circle. Their faces were filled with hope and nervousness, as if they were waiting for her approval.

She picked up one leaf, held it up, and spoke simply, "Twist it like this."

Her small hands moved swiftly...twisting the leaf’s thick stem, bending the sides inward, wrapping the top edge so it wouldn’t drip directly on the neck.

"Now tie this part here," she said, pointing at the shoulder area. "And here, to secure the bottom."

The beastn watched with wide and focused eyes.

One brave rabbit beastman tried first. His fingers were clumsy compared to her delicate hands, but he followed her movents carefully. He managed to twist and tie the leaf into a rough raincoat shape.

"Good," Su Qinglan nodded.

The rabbit’s eyes lit up, proud like a child who passed a test.

Right after him, dozens of beastn began copying her. They worked in groups... donkeys using their strength to press thick leaves flat, rabbits using their nimble claws to tie the stems neatly, and elk beastn holding leaves in place with their arms.

Within minutes, the first pregnant female was gently lifted and helped into her new leaf raincoat.

It was nothing like Su Qinglan’s beautiful raincoat. The edges were uneven, the knots ssy, and so parts stuck out at odd angles.

But it covered her and protected her from the harsh rain.

The pregnant female trembled as the warmth slowly returned to her, and her mate wrapped his arms around her, letting out a shaky breath of relief.

Soon, the second female was covered as well.

Then the third.

Then the fourth.

And then... nearly every female in the stranded group.

The scene was a little chaotic...beastn rushing, tying, fixing leaves that kept slipping...but the mont each female was finally covered, the air grew lighter.

Su Qinglan stepped back, observing them. Her heart softened again. These females looked tired, pale, and weak, but they were now safe from the cold rain.

"Good," she murmured. "Now you should feed them sothing; they look pale."

The beastman nodded at her as they rushed toward a large pile of soaked bags...pulling out what they believed was food.

"The pregnant ones should eat first," the mate of the pregnant female said with a worried voice.

Su Qinglan’s eyes brightened at their attentiveness until she saw the at.

The pieces were muddy, soggy, and dripping with foul-slling water. So pieces had already turned gray from soaking in the rain for days. A few chunks were even half-rotten, soft, and slimy.

Her eyes widened in horror.

"What are you doing?!" she snapped.

The beastn froze instantly, startled by her sudden anger.

"You... you want to feed this to pregnant females?" she shouted, pointing at the drenched at.

The males looked confused and embarrassed. So lowered their heads. A porcupine beastman stuttered, "B-But... this is the at we hunted earlier... before the heavy rains."

"And it got washed away by the flood," another added weakly. "But it’s still at... and at is the best food..."

"No!" Su Qinglan cut him off sharply. "If they eat this, they will get even more sick! Their bodies are weak already!"

The males flinched. Sha covered their faces.

They exchanged helpless glances.

"We... we have nothing else," a mole beastman said in a small voice. "All our food was soaked... or washed away."

Su Qinglan’s anger softened, replaced by sympathy. They weren’t being careless on purpose. They simply didn’t know better. In their world, at was treasure. They couldn’t understand that rotten at was poison to weak females.

She sighed and pointed at the at again. "Throw this away. It’s ruined."

The beastn hesitated, but before they could argue, a rough voice spoke from behind her.

"I have sothing."

Everyone turned.

A huge herbivore beastman from a buffalo tribe with horns shining under the weak rain stepped forward. He reached into a leaf pouch tied at his waist... and pulled out two small fruits.

They were tiny, yellow, and still fresh. The beastman held them out shyly.

"I found these earlier... but I didn’t eat them. Give them to the pregnant females."

Su Qinglan’s expression softened imdiately. She nodded.

"These are perfect."

Only then did the other beastn dare to move. They carefully took the fruits and fed them to the two pregnant females first. The females chewed slowly, relief washing over their faces as the gentle sweetness spread into their mouths.

Seeing that, Su Qinglan relaxed. She stayed beside them, checking their breaths and holding their cold hands, warming them little by little.

But while she was busy helping the females... Sothing else was happening.

The rabbit tribe leader had already gone to speak with Su Mingxuan.

They stood a little far away, speaking quietly under the large roots of a forest tree. Other fox warriors stood nearby, listening and considering. Decisions were being made, things Su Qinglan had never interfered in.

After a while, she finally got a mont and walked toward the two leaders.

"Father," she called softly. "What’s happening?"

Su Mingxuan turned to her, calm as always, eyes filled with the quiet confidence of a leader who had lived through many harsh seasons.

"We have co to an agreent," he said.

The rabbit tribe leader nodded respectfully. "The leader has allowed us to stay inside your mountain territory... until the rainy season ends."

Su Qinglan blinked.

"That’s good," she said sincerely. "They need shelter."

The rabbit leader continued, "In return, after the rainy season ends, we will give prey to your tribe as compensation... as thanks for saving our people."

"And during the rainy season," Su Mingxuan added, "we will give them shelter, but they must live on their own. They can hunt in the forest and follow our rules, and if anyone gets sick, you may treat them."

Su Qinglan nodded imdiately. "I have no problem. I only wanted to save the females. The rest... you know better."

Her father’s expression softened with pride.

"You did well today."

Su Qinglan didn’t respond. She only turned back toward the group of trembling beastn...pregnant females now covered with leaf raincoats, cubs warming in their fathers’ arms, and males whispering relief.

She felt the weight in her chest loosen.

Maybe the world inside the do can beco their only hope.