Ch 22: It’s My Honor to Work for My Home Female
Seeing the Little Female acting deaf and mute in public, he indulgently cooperated and said slowly, “The environment in the Central Continent of the Beast World is better than our remote areas. The rainy season and winter are not as long, and winter is not particularly cold.
All kinds of Beastmen gather there, and many capable Beastmen are willing to take root there.
They don’t live in caves. They use soil to make square bricks and then build houses, with wood and straw on top…
There are many people in a city. Not to mention other things, the population of a family in the city may be comparable to your Lu’ni Tribe. Moreover, each family with some scale will support at least one Holy Lady…”
Si Shuo listened carefully, feeling that the Central Continent was the place where human civilization originated and developed further.
“But that place is too far away, and I haven’t been there. I heard the news from other traveling merchant bands.
Little Shuo Shuo, if you are interested, after you find a Beast Husband, how about we follow a powerful traveling merchant band with a large number of Beastmen to the Central Continent to see? If it is really like the legend, it would be nice for us to settle there.”
Si Shuo pursed her lips and said softly, “Must I find a lot?”
Ji Liang said lightly, “Little Shuo Shuo, you are still young and grew up in the tribe, so you haven’t seen the cruelty of the outside world.
Natural disasters, beast tides, groups of Rogue Beastmen, the Beastmen’s own ambitions, conflicts between tribes, resource grabbing, etc., each one has destructive power.
The Lu’ni Tribe you see now is safe and sound, and it is a relatively large tribe south of the Dongye Forest.
This is what so many warriors exchanged for their lives during the spring hunt every year, and I don’t know how long this will last.
It is very possible that the Lu’ni Tribe will cease to exist tomorrow. At that time, do you think that only Zhi Le and I can protect you well?”
Si Shuo’s face was slightly pale. Yes, since her rebirth, the farthest place she has been is the shrubbery where she gathers and the surrounding mountains that have been cleared of beasts.
The news she heard was repeatedly chewed over by other Beastmen, with exaggerated elements. Plus, they said it over and over again, which made her cognitively fatigued and did not deeply and truly recognize this world.
Ji Liang held her hand and gently rubbed it, playing with it, “Okay, in fact, reality is not that terrible. Don’t we have us? Look, like now, Zhi Le went to the spring hunt, and I can’t get away with the traveling merchant band. There are no Home Males guarding you.
Even if we tell others and bind them with affection and interests, they will give priority to their Home Females when it is really dangerous.
Furthermore, what if we encounter groups of a dozen or thirty ferocious Rogue Beasts when we go out to play?”
Si Shuo nodded, as if she was about to complete a difficult task, “I will try my best to find powerful and well-behaved males, so that we can all be safe and sound!”
Ji Liang finally couldn’t help but hug her into his arms, buried his head in her neck and shoulders, absorbing her fragrance and softness, “Little Shuo Shuo, you can look for them, but you have to love me more and don’t forget me.”
Si Shuo’s body stiffened slightly. His body was warm and cool, and his broad chest was full of security, which made her feel attached and not as repulsed or disliked as she had imagined.
She slowly rested her head on his shoulder, “No, you will all be unique.”
Ji Liang rubbed against her constantly, “Little Shuo Shuo, I really want to abduct you now…”
At the bonfire party, everyone knew that Ji Liang had taken a fancy to Si Shuo. After he finished this trip, he would come back and be her Second Beast Husband obediently.
The Beast Folk were sighing, really unable to understand what Ji Liang was thinking.
He has the strength, connections, and wealth. It would be more than enough to find a Holy Lady to be his First Beastman. Why is he so eager to be the Second Beast Husband of a weak, mutated cat female who can’t hear?
However, there was another explosive piece of news that shocked everyone.
Yi Mei, a female with low fertility, actually took in a Rogue Beast with good combat strength.
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Ji Liang stayed with Si Shuo the whole time, grilling meat and getting fruit for her, extremely attentive and virtuous.
Si Shuo’s heart was beating fast, letting him hold her hand with her fingers intertwined, and she was vaguely stuffed full!
Tonight is the fourth day, and she is not so uncomfortable anymore, but her body temperature is still a little higher than usual, and she feels a little irritable.
Ji Liang was still blocked outside the cave, and asked unwillingly, “Little Shuo Shuo, I’m leaving the day after tomorrow. Are you sure you don’t want my Beast Mark?
I also want to be able to sense your location and safety at all times when I’m not by your side.
I saw it when we were eating. Before you ate, you touched Zhi Le’s Beast Mark…”
Si Shuo pursed her lips and smiled, “I’m giving you a chance to go back on your word. What if you meet other females you like on the road?”
Ji Liang hummed, “I haven’t met one in all these years as a traveling merchant. Am I going to meet two on this trip? The Beast God is really taking care of me.
Seriously, Si Shuo, if I give you my Beast Mark, your body will be healthier. Zhi Le and I can feel more at ease when we are outside.”
Si Shuo shook her head, “Actually, I shouldn’t have let Zhi Le do that in the first place. His strength has already declined a lot. The spring hunt is so dangerous. If he gives me his Beast Mark, his strength will be affected more or less.”
It’s a pity that she knew very little about the Beast Mark at that time, and only wanted to get through her heat period and complete the task.
Ji Liang said with a smile, “Zhi Le has a big life, the Beast God wouldn’t dare to take him, don’t worry…”
After Si Shuo fell asleep, Ji Liang sneaked into the cave again and hugged her restrainedly.
The next day, Ji Liang still participated in the Lu’ni Tribe’s hunt and got a lot of Brocade-Headed Chickens and Black-Beaked Ducks. He clipped their wings and threw them in the mountain trench, and of course, there were fences between each type of wild animal.
“Brocade-Headed Chickens and Black-Beaked Ducks lay eggs more frequently. Beastmen in the Central Continent raise these things. Just throw some wild vegetables and fruits, clip their wings, and raise them for a short time, and they can lay eggs every day…”
Si Shuo smiled and waved to him. When he came to her, she tiptoed to wipe his sweat, “You’ve worked hard, Lord Ji Liang!”
Ji Liang grabbed her hand, put it to his lips and kissed it, “It’s my honor to work for my Home Female.”
Because the Dark Crow Merchant Band is leaving tomorrow, Beast Folk are coming in an endless stream to exchange things, and the usually lazy Ji Liang is also busy.
By the evening, Si Shuo had returned to normal. At least, she didn’t need to worry about the little bit of restlessness in her body at all.
Ji Liang stuffed a heavy bag of Beast Hide into her hands, “Little Shuo Shuo, my heart for you has always been serious. Don’t treat my efforts these days as a joke just because I’m leaving temporarily.
Here, this is my dowry. Take it first. If I can return safely, then I will wait in line to be your Beast Husband.
If I really become fickle like what you said, then this bag of crystals is my apology. Anyway, I won’t let our Little Shuo Shuo suffer!”
Si Shuo hugged him tightly again. She couldn’t help but open it to check, and the crystals inside were all level seven, and there were even level eight and nine crystals…