The white cat female clutched her smarting hand, saying angrily, "These buns don't smell anything like Fragrant Mushrooms! Xiong Li, are you just afraid this female will earn everyone's money and cut into your Beast Husband's profits?"
"My Beast Father used to ship goods from Han Ling City, but you slandered his products, saying they were spoiled. He lost all his business and a lot of money because of you!"
Like the other Beastmen, she was afraid the buns might be poisoned. But remembering her old grudge with Xiong Li, she retorted instinctively.
Xiong Li looked guilty for a moment, then declared with renewed confidence, "Nonsense! I'm trying to save your life! The buns are so fragrant, they must have Fragrant Mushrooms in them. This ugly female probably wants to poison us all and then steal our money."
Mo Yan couldn't stand seeing the delicious buns being slandered and, just like Da Hu, his face darkened.
Yu An held back the large and small figures who were bristling with anger and said calmly, "You claim I've added Fragrant Mushrooms to these. Do you have any proof?"
Xiong Li faltered. "Proof... proof..."
"You don't have any proof," Yu An cut her off. "You're just spouting nonsense. No smart Beastman would ever believe your lies."
It was like the story of the Emperor's New Clothes, where only the wise could see the fabric. No Beastman wanted to be a fool, so they all chimed in:
"The little female is right. I can smell it now. The buns don't smell the same as Fragrant Mushrooms."
"Not all fragrant foods are poisonous. Xiong Li is so stupid, she doesn't even get that."
The white cat female added fuel to the fire. "A stupid female sells stupid things. Nobody buy her stuff anymore."
Xiong Li's face flushed red. "Nonsense! You're the stupid ones! A bunch of morons!"
She was so focused on venting her anger that she didn't notice the expressions of some Beastmen changing. After all, nobody likes being called stupid.
Yu An hadn't known why Xiong Li was targeting her before, but after hearing what the white cat female said, she instantly understood.
Seeing that Xiong Li had been guided by her into offending customers, Yu An was satisfied.
'In a competitive business, cutting off someone's source of income is a fate worse than death.'
Yu An snapped her fingers. "Come on, Zaizai. Eat one for her to see."
Da Hu immediately dug in, his mouth glistening with oil.
Cubs were the most precious beings. Unless it was a matter of life and death, no one would harm a cub, let alone the cub's own Female Mother.
Seeing that Yu An dared to let Da Hu be the taste-tester, most of the Beastmen no longer suspected the buns were poisoned. When they saw Da Hu was perfectly fine, they surged forward all at once.
"I want a sample! Don't you dare fight me for it!"
"Get lost! Don't block my way!"
The scene descended into chaos. Mo Yan snorted coldly, releasing a sliver of his Heavenly Level Spiritual Power, and the Beastmen instantly froze.
Yu An seized the opportunity. "Form a line! No cutting!"
The first sample bun was placed in the white cat female's hands. The bun's aroma tickled her nose, and she cautiously lifted it to take a bite—
The juices from the meat filling seeped into the dough. The fragrance of pork, mixed with a light, fresh scent she had never tasted before, exploded in her mouth.
The white cat female had only one thought in her mind: 'All the pigs I've eaten before died such a pointless death!'
While the other Beastmen were still dazed by the bun's aroma, the white cat female rushed to Yu An. "I want to buy five buns!"
Yu An took out an eco-friendly bag produced by her space and deftly picked up six buns, handing them to the white cat female. "You're the first to buy, so I'll give you an extra one."
The white cat female's eyes lit up. She said sweetly, "Thank you, sister!"
She only had a little over fifty copper coins. With the free one, she and her family could now each have half a bun.
Yu An smiled. "My name is Yu An. You can call me Boss Yu."
The white cat female nodded, told Yu An her own name, and then said goodbye. She wanted her family to eat the delicious food while it was still hot.
Many other Beastmen had the same idea. After tasting the samples, they quickly formed a line. Those at the back stood on their tiptoes, looking on anxiously, afraid the buns would be sold out by the time it was their turn.
Xiong Li was completely dumbfounded. She yelled and screamed for the Beastmen not to buy, but unfortunately, no one paid her any mind.
"Female Mother, Female Mother," Xiong Li's bear cub tugged on her, crying loudly. "I want to eat a bun too! Female Mother, buy me one!"
"Eat what? Those things are poisonous."
Despite her words, smelling the meaty aroma that filled the air, Xiong Li swallowed hard and dragged her cub along as she rudely pushed her way to the front of the line.
"Give me a bun."
The female who had been pushed aside was very unhappy, but seeing it was Xiong Li, she just clenched her fists and said nothing.
Two of Xiong Li's Beast Husbands were males with Intermediate Spiritual Power. Theirs was the most powerful family here.
Yu An casually placed a bun into the hands of the female who had been pushed aside. "I'm not selling to you. Move it, you're blocking the people behind you."
"You dare refuse me?" Xiong Li said furiously. "Believe it or not, I'll have my Beast Husbands beat you to death!"
Yu An chuckled dryly. "Are you the only one with a Beast Husband? Mo Yan, she says she's going to have me killed."
Getting a task other than collecting money for once, Mo Yan looked left and right, then smashed his fist into a large tree. The tree toppled instantly, startling countless birds into flight.
The Beastmen present sucked in a sharp breath of cold air and instinctively took a few steps back.
'That strength... He's definitely a male with Advanced Spiritual Power!'
Mo Yan scanned the crowd and said slowly, "Troublemakers will end up like this tree."
The Beastmen fell deathly silent. Xiong Li didn't dare make a peep either, grabbing her wailing bear cub and running away.
Yu An felt a pang of envy. The thought that she, too, could get her Wood Element Ability to that level once she found all the Origin Cores and had enough gold and silver instantly filled her with motivation.
The one hundred buns were quickly snatched up. The Beastmen who didn't get to buy any lamented their misfortune, hating that they weren't Rabbit Beastmen without a pair of swift legs.
"Boss Yu, you sold too few! We didn't get to buy any."
Before, they had complained that the buns were expensive, but now they were clutching their money, unable to buy the delicious treats.
"Don't worry, everyone," Yu An said with a smile. "I'll be back. Same time, same place tomorrow."
Hearing this, the Beastmen were instantly delighted. "That's great! Boss Yu, you have to come tomorrow!"
The task of packing up was left to Mo Yan, while Yu An went to call Da Hu home.
The little guy was surrounded by other cubs, listening to him brag about his Female Mother and Beast Father.
He shared the buns Yu An had given him, and combined with the spiritual power Mo Yan had just displayed, the one-day-old tiger Zaizai had vaguely become the leader of the cubs.
"Let me tell you, my Female Mother not only knows how to make buns, but she also makes super delicious egg-fried rice..."
"My Beast Father is pretty amazing, too, just a little less than my Female Mother..."
Listening to this warmed Yu An's heart. "Da Hu, it's time to go home."
Da Hu immediately abandoned his little followers and pounced toward Yu An. "Female Mother, Da Hu is here!"
On the way back, Han Li cracked open his eyelids to glance at the family of three.
The female was ugly, yet kind and clever. The male was raising a cub that wasn't his own, and the cub was close to his non-biological Beast Father.
'What a strange family.'
He thought about how he had gone from a domineering Snow Wolf to a weak little snow dog, hunted by others, unable to return home, and forced to stay here for the time being.
Gazing in the direction of Han Ling City, Han Li let out a soft sigh, his heart filled with anguish.
Who would have thought that Yu An's face would suddenly appear before him. She said in amusement, "Well now, this little guy even knows how to sigh."
She scooped Han Li up into her arms with one hand. The little guy was fluffy, felt wonderful to the touch, and was soft all over.
Hidden by his fur, Han Li's expression didn't change in the slightest, but inwardly, he was about to die of shame.
'Shameless little female... How... how dare she touch me there!'
'I'm a pure male! Only my future Female Master is allowed to touch me!'