Surviving in the Beast World with a System

Chapter 537: Chapter 398: Black Beast Skin

"Why did Teng Kun give you a black sheepskin?"

Qingcao looked up at her. "What black sheepskin? It’s clearly a small yellow lambskin."

Wu Yue: "..."

’You little brat, don’t think you can fool me just because I’ve never worn fur. You tell me, what part of that pitch-black lump looks like yellow lambskin?’

"Then tell me, how did this little yellow lambskin turn black?"

Qingcao looked embarrassed. Her tears stopped mid-fall, clinging to her eyelashes. "It just gets like this after you wear it for a while. It’s like this for everyone."

’Holy crap, is that from a natural dye or did you dye it with your own filth?’

"You brat, how long has it been since you bathed?"

Qingcao froze. "Just a few days..."

"A few days?"

’Even though I’m asking, just one look at the color of that Beast Skin tells me it’s been a lot longer than that.’

"Well... I haven’t bathed since after the rainy season..."

Qingcao started to panic. She then sneakily peeked up at her friend’s expression.

’Oh crap, she looks furious.’ Her survival instincts kicking in, she raised her hand and continued, "But I got rained on several times when I went out to get food during the rainy season! That pretty much washed me clean."

Seeing her cowering and peeking up at her, Wu Yue sneered, "Oh, so you took a shower? Big deal!"

Qingcao tilted her head. "A shower? Oh! Yue, you mean getting rained on, right? I got rained on lots of times."

The System’s stifled laughter echoed in her mind. A vein throbbed on Wu Yue’s forehead. "You brat, this is exactly what happens when you have such terrible hygiene."

With that, she grabbed a clump of Qingcao’s matted hair in disgust. "Your hair has gone full Medusa. Did you forget everything I told you about bathing and staying clean?"

’Back when she was trying to win over Teng Kun, she was bathing, cleaning up, and paying attention to all sorts of details.’

’Now that she’s captured the Beastman’s heart, she’s just let herself go. What a player.’

Qingcao’s face turned so red it looked like it would explode. She didn’t know why, but she just felt incredibly embarrassed.

Especially since she got sick from not bathing. She felt it would be really embarrassing if anyone found out.

"So, should I go bathe now?"

Wu Yue nodded, her face dark. "Yes, you need to bathe. But not in the river."

’Judging by how eager she looked just now, I know she wants to go wash in the river.’

As the weather got hotter, the females had also started to enjoy playing in the river.

But because of the Sharp-toothed Fish in the river, the males had dug a very, very large pool not far from the riverbank for the females and young cubs to play in.

This satisfied the females’ wish to play in the water late into the evening, and it gave the males a feast for the eyes. Truly the best of both worlds. Nice.

Qingcao’s face scrunched up. "Yue, in this hot weather, you’re not going to make me take a hot bath, are you?"

As she spoke, rejection was written all over her small face.

Wu Yue sneered, "You’ve guessed wrong. If you’re going to bathe now, it can only be a medicated bath."

"A medicated bath? Is that a type of rain?"

Wu Yue gave a sinister smile. "It’s when all the boiled medicine is poured into a barrel, and you get in and soak."

"I... Holy crap! Yue, you’re trying to kill me!"

Wu Yue sneered, "Your life or the medicated bath. Pick one."

"Is there even a choice?"

Qingcao looked miserably at the rash on her body. "The medicated bath, obviously."

Then, with a fawning expression, she sidled up to Wu Yue. "So, uh, need any help?"

"What do you think? Are you going to make a delicate little female like me move the big wooden barrel?"

Qingcao glanced down at herself, puffing out her ample chest. "I’m a delicate little female too, and a sick one at that."

Wu Yue: "You’re the one who’s sick, not me."

Qingcao’s eyes widened as she looked at her ’cold-hearted’ little friend. Covering her face, she started to fake-cry. "Yue, I can’t believe you’re this kind of person! Treating your sick friend like this... I really misjudged you!"

"There isn’t a single tear on your face. All thunder and no rain. That little trick of yours stopped working on me a long time ago."

’Damn brat. She follows me around every day and hasn’t learned anything good, but she’s perfectly mastered all this modern slang.’

"Then just put on that ’black’ Beast Skin and go get Teng Kun to help you. That barrel of mine is huge, and besides, we still need someone to boil the water."

Qingcao chuckled and put on the Beast Skin—which was so stiff you could probably use it as a hidden weapon. "You wait here, I’ll be right back."

Wu Yue waved her hand in disgust. "Go on, go on."

After leaving the house, she walked toward the storeroom next door. ’System, give me the recipe for that medicated bath.’

"DING~ One recipe for treating mild to moderate skin conditions. Fifty points have been deducted from the host. Thank you for your patronage.

Recipe details can be viewed on the system panel."