Ch 23: The Rogue Beasts are Coming
Ji Liang randomly grabbed an eight-level crystal from within his spatial dimension, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it twice, and then domineeringly wrapped his arms around Si Shuo’s waist, transferring the converted energy to her little by little.
His lips were as cool as his personality, carrying a lingering tenderness. After the energy transfer was complete, he deepened the kiss.
Si Shuo clung to his arm, delicate and soft like a flower, making one wish they could swallow her whole!
Ji Liang pressed his forehead against hers. “I’m really crazy to indulge you and let you have your way…”
After calming down a bit, he lazily leaned on her, embracing her as he continued, “Zhile is a reliable person. Since he dared to give you high-level crystals, you must have a way to hide them.”
“Take these crystals. Absorb one whenever you feel uncomfortable. If it’s not enough, I’ll get you more.”
“There’s a bamboo tube in the bag filled with my venom. Be careful when using it. Even a drop can corrode flesh and bones into a soft soup…”
He meticulously repeated his instructions over and over, telling her who he had greeted in the tribe, who she could ask for help if she encountered difficulties. Even the forces of the nearby tribes, regardless of whether she could remember them or not, he recited them all once, and then stuffed a warm bone token into her hand.
“This is a tenth-level savage beast that I killed for the first time. I was injured at the time, and it happened to be when I was about to break through to level six, so I used that crystal.”
“I used the hide, flesh, and bones of that savage beast to earn several tenth-level crystals, only leaving this bone token made from the bone closest to the heart. It can nourish your body and also release some imposing aura. Ordinary low-level savage beasts won’t dare to provoke you…”
Si Shuo couldn’t help but hug his lean waist, her eyes reddening. “Ji Liang, how can you be so good?”
Ji Liang chuckled. “If I wasn’t good, how could I coax my Little Shuo Shuo to take me in? Be a good girl and wait for me here. I’ll be back soon.”
After speaking and giving her the items, Ji Liang turned back every three steps, but was still chased out of the cave…
When the Dark Crow Merchant Band came, it was lively and bustling, but when they left, it was silent and still. As the sky turned fish-belly white, the Lu’ni tribe returned to its boring state.
Now, Si Shuo spent almost every day in the mountain trench, practicing her Germination Art. From being able to germinate five seeds at the beginning, she could now roughly weave a sparse hemisphere, just enough to cover her while she squatted!
Combined with the green plants, those flowers and leaves covered the gaps between the barb strips. As long as she put effort into concealing her scent and aura, disguising herself as an unremarkable shrub was just around the corner.
On this day, as she was eating, she felt the beast mark on her wrist burning hot.
She was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and went next door, anxiously calling out, “Yi Mei, Yi Mei…”
Yi Mei had never seen her like this before and hurriedly ran out. “What’s wrong, Si Shuo? Are you feeling unwell?”
Si Shuo stretched out her hand, pointing to the beast mark on her wrist. “It’s very hot!”
Koba also came out and asked, “Si Shuo, is it just hot? Do you feel any pain?”
Si Shuo shook her head. “It’s a little hot, but it doesn’t hurt. Did something happen to Zhile?”
Koba said with a smile, “It’s nothing. Zhile is probably advancing. This means that Zhile’s previous hidden injuries have healed, and it’s only a matter of time before he recovers his former combat strength.”
Hearing this, Si Shuo looked at Yi Mei, and seeing the latter also nodding vigorously with a smile of affirmation, she breathed a sigh of relief and gently stroked the beast mark. After Zhile advanced, he would be a level four beastman, giving him more confidence during the Spring Hunt.
After saying this, Yi Mei’s cheeks flushed slightly, her eyes particularly bright.
She grabbed Si Shuo, opening her mouth and silently saying, “Si Shuo, I’m going to be a mother!”
Si Shuo was stunned for a moment, then looked at her still-flat stomach, congratulating her with a smile.
In the tribe, a female’s pregnancy and childbirth were major events. Many females came to congratulate Yi Mei upon hearing the news, also asking for tips on how to get pregnant.
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Yi Mei secretly glanced at Si Shuo, smiling as she only said that Koba was amazing, making everyone laugh heartily, directly saying that they wanted to find a powerful Beast Husband…
In just three to five days, the wild beasts in the mountain trench had begun to enjoy their peaceful life. Because whether it was the tusked boar, curled horn sheep, crested chicken, or black-beaked duck that Zhile or Ji Liang hunted for her, half of it was handed over to the tribe. Therefore, the tribe’s patrol personnel guarded the wild beasts in the mountain trench, also being responsible for feeding them.
Si Shuo could drink goat milk and eat fresh chicken eggs, duck eggs, and pork every day. Fortunately, the system also gave her a few beast coins sporadically for collecting the goat milk and eggs.
She boiled the almonds and goat milk together, then added a little sugar, making it fragrant and delicious!
A pregnant female lived next door, and the space in her spatial dimension was too small, so she couldn’t store much. Now that the temperature was rising, she couldn’t consume it all by herself, so she ate with Yi Mei.
Yi Mei was a Red Fox female, and her pregnancy only lasted two months. After the initial week or so, her appetite increased, and she needed a lot of energy.
Relying solely on Rong Xing’s hunting was not enough, so Koba also joined the hunting team, leaving early and returning late every day.
At this time, Yi Mei and Si Shuo would take their needlework baskets and sit on the platform in front of the cave, basking in the sun while making things for the cubs in Yi Mei’s belly.
“I don’t know if this litter will be fox cubs or snake cubs,” Yi Mei said with some worry.
Si Shuo was puzzled.
Yi Mei sighed. “At the time, I thought my fertility was low, and it would be difficult to get pregnant, so wouldn’t it be the same no matter who I chose as my Beast Husband?
It wasn’t until after I became pregnant that I remembered that there are two types of rogue beasts. One type is those who committed mistakes in the tribe and were chased out, and the other type is the cold-blooded snakes, scorpions, and lizards that are born without emotions.
After I give birth to snake eggs, Koba will have to take them to other places to hatch…”
“Our beastmen all have inheritances. Some beastmen, like snakes, inherit from their fathers.”
“When they are born, they will eat their younger siblings who hatch later. They are born without kinship, not even with their fathers.”
“If we don’t drive them away, when they grow up, they will, will think that their mother is their female, kill their father, and take his place…”
Si Shuo was stunned. “Ji Liang is a snake beastman!”
Yi Mei nodded. “Originally, it was difficult for females to get pregnant, and they naturally loved their cubs. If the bonded male is a rogue beast, then they must accept this cruel reality.”
Si Shuo couldn’t help but ask the system, “System, if I bond with Ji Liang in the future, will the snake cubs we give birth to also have to be driven away?”
System: Host, please rest assured. The cubs are conceived by you and possess half the bloodline of highly intelligent future humans. Their kinship line is very strong, and they will not exhibit such patricidal and matriarchal behavior.
Only then did she secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
However, Yi Mei changed the subject and smiled. “But Koba and I are very open-minded. Being able to bring the cubs into this world is already our kindness to them. Whether they live or die in the future is up to the Beast God.”
“I just need to take good care of myself during pregnancy, giving them more energy and nutrition, so that they have more opportunities to grow up!”
As the two were talking, suddenly a sharp and terrified voice rang out. “It’s not good, the rogue beasts are coming…”