Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off novel Chapter 842

Chapter 842: Chapter 842: The Gourmet Invader

Su Qinglan stood up, her eyes slowly sweeping across the perimeter. Something was wrong.

She had clearly given everyone in Dragon Beast City strict instructions before: no one was allowed to harvest or eat the crops before they reached full maturity. Not even the cubs were allowed to play in the fields without supervision.

To enforce this, the beastmen had built a sturdy wooden fence around the entire farming area specifically to prevent anyone from accidentally trampling or damaging the food supply.

"So how did something get inside without anyone noticing?" Su Qinglan murmured softly.

Hu Yan immediately stepped forward, walking along the edge to examine the tall wooden barrier. "There doesn’t seem to be any obvious damage to the perimeter."

Han Jue checked another section further down, running a claw along the sturdy timber. "Neither here. The bindings are completely intact."

Rong Ye narrowed his sharp eyes, his dark gaze scanning the quiet field. "If someone entered through the main gate, the guards posted should have seen them immediately."

Su Qinglan’s expression became even more serious.

Exactly. That was the most baffling part of it all.

This wasn’t some remote, abandoned wilderness; the farm was located right within the safe zone of the beastman settlement.

Wild beasts would never casually approach a place smelling so strongly of powerful predators.

They instinctively feared beastmen, especially with so many high-ranked warriors residing nearby. Even if a wild animal had somehow wandered in by accident, it would have been frightened away by the slightest movement or sound.

"So it shouldn’t be a wild beast," Su Qinglan said, her mind racing as she walked around the ruined patch. "There are no broken fence posts, no snapped ropes... and no obvious heavy footprints in the mud."

She crouched down once more, sifting through the disturbed soil with her fingertips.

The earth around the plants had definitely been dug up, but strangely, the faint indentations didn’t resemble the broad, heavy tracks of a large mountain animal.

Su Qinglan frowned tightly. "What on earth came in here?"

A heavy silence fell over the group. The cubs, who had initially been so excited to visit the farm, had also become unusually quiet, sensing the tense atmosphere.

Xiao San peeked out cautiously from behind Su Qinglan’s leg, his eyes wide with concern. "Mother... did a bad beast eat our vegetables?"

Su Qinglan glanced down at her brave little boy and gently patted his head. "I don’t know yet, darling. But we’re going to find out."

She stood up, her voice firm as she addressed the rest of the group. "Everyone, don’t touch any of the remaining plants."

The bear beastman immediately nodded, standing guard.

Su Qinglan then turned to Hu Yan and Han Jue. "Check the entire fence line again. Look for even the smallest gap or hole in the ground."

"Alright." The two beastmen immediately spread out to inspect every inch of the perimeter.

Meanwhile, Rong Ye walked closer to the damaged crop line, carefully picking up a discarded leaf to examine the stems. After a moment, his neutral expression shifted slightly.

"Lanlan," he called out softly. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Su Qinglan turned toward him. "What is it?"

Rong Ye held up a partially eaten leaf, pointing to the edge. "Look at this bite mark."

She walked over to inspect it. The edge of the thick leaf had been bitten off cleanly, leaving a precise, sharp curve.

Su Qinglan narrowed her eyes, her gaze sharpening. "This definitely doesn’t look like the jagged bite of a wild beast."

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