Ch 43: My Life is Yours
Zhi Le’s identity as a Deer cannot be hidden, and if he reveals his wings again one day, then his Antlered Deer identity, which he has worked so hard to conceal for so long, will also be exposed.
The appearance of an Antlered Deer is bound to cause a scramble among many tribes!
Si Shuo chuckled and raised her eyebrows, “Don’t be afraid, because, ah, I am even more heaven-defying than you.”
Whose cub-bearing female has nine lives? Isn’t this even more insane than an Antlered Deer having one more life?
However, this kind of heaven-defying ability is like an ancient throne, it decreases with each generation, and will eventually fade into mediocrity by the ninth generation of her descendants.
Otherwise, the Beast World would be turned upside down by her.
Brother Xu Chi leaned close to her ear and whispered, “Si Shuo, you don’t need to be heaven-defying. My life is yours!”
Si Shuo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, remembering that this child still thought she could eat him, and was constantly prepared to sacrifice himself to her stomach.
The more ignorant and innocent he is, the more she wants to bully him, argh…
Many Beastmen come to Nanye City this season, so it’s not too late for them, and there are many types of accommodation to choose from.
Nanye City is built on a high cliff, below which is the turbulent sea. The humid sea breeze with a faint fishy smell, the roar of waves crashing against the rocks, and the seabird Beastmen circling and chirping back and forth have become the main theme here.
Some houses are built on the cliff walls, and those who live there are mostly Flying Beastmen and their families.
Some houses are stone houses built by Earth Affinity Beastmen, spreading out in neat circles from the altar square as the center.
There are also Beastmen who build their own wooden houses or tree houses after paying a certain amount of crystals. Of course, there are also Beastmen who cannot afford the rent and build shacks on the outskirts.
Ji Liang is more familiar with Nanye City. After introducing it to Si Shuo, he said, “Let’s choose a stone house in the middle area. It’s close to the altar square and several market towns, but not noisy. Moreover, the stone houses are large and have small yards, so it’s quite comfortable to live in.”
Si Shuo is quite easy to talk to, so she agreed. Zhi Le and Brother Xu Chi naturally wouldn’t object.
Ji Liang then rented a small yard from the manager in charge of housing sales and rentals, and temporarily paid one month’s rent: one five-level crystal.
Si Shuo had no concept of crystals. After all, the crystals in the three beast hide sacks that the males gave her were all six-level and above.
Knowing that they would come to rent a house first, several Beastmen leaders who had traveled with them before sent people to wait for them.
The hide, flesh, tendons, bones, and crystal (crystalline cores of the Big-Tailed Grey Wolf Beastmen, two different names )are considered average, with nothing special. Five hundred and sixty crystals, ranging from level one to level five, were collected in a beast hide sack, which Si Shuo carried.
Leaving some beast hides to spread in the newly rented stone house and picking out some of the more tender meat, Ji Liang sold the rest to the officially established purchasing point and exchanged them for five six-level crystals.
Only then did Si Shuo realize the preciousness of six-level crystals.
After finishing all this, Si Shuo sat on the Snow Leopard, Ji Liang also transformed into a Black Snake, and Brother Xu Chi still maintained his human form. The group headed to their new home with their belongings.
The streets of Nanye City are very wide, and the houses are also tall and large. Many Beastmen like to run in their beast forms, but it still doesn’t seem crowded.
Si Shuo found everything novel, and there was no trace of her drowsiness from traveling the past few days.
As soon as they arrived at their new house, the neighbors on the left and right came over to say hello.
Ji Liang guarded Si Shuo and chatted with people, subtly learning about their backgrounds.
While Zhi Le and Brother Xu Chi cleaned and arranged the stone house.
The females on both sides had average fertility. One was named Shan Man, a Long-Eared Pink Rabbit Female, who brought a basket of pink and white Little Rabbit Cubs for Si Shuo to play with; the other was named He Zhu, a Vermilion Bird Female, who was also accompanied by three black Little Wolf Cubs. Si Shuo had no resistance to the fluffy little ones at all. Her eyes were bright and sparkling, wishing these Cubs were her own.
The images of her own Little Cubs couldn’t help but appear in her mind: Little Snow Leopards, Little Snake Cubs, Winged Antlered Deer Cubs…
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Si Shuo took out warm corn and shared it with them.
The corn was fragrant and delicious, and everyone ate it happily, agreeing to go to the market town together tomorrow.
The Beastmen’s minds are simple. Without any conflicting interests, they can play together if their personalities are compatible.
Moreover, each female has many Beast Husbands who dote on them, so their personalities are mostly simple, cheerful, and kind. Females like Chu Man, Yu Jiao, or Ma Hui, who can’t stand others being better than themselves, are exceptions.
After seeing off the neighbors, Si Shuo finally had time to examine the home where she would be living for a while.
Entering the gate is a yard of about a hundred square meters. The ground is made of cut and polished smooth rocks. Facing the gate are five stone houses, each about thirty square meters, enough to accommodate most Beastmen’s beast forms.
One stone house is used as a kitchen and bathroom, one is a dining room and living room, and the remaining three are temporarily one for each male. The room arrangement is also very simple, with a stone bed and a set of stone tables and chairs.
Zhi Le and Brother Xu Chi took out daily necessities from their respective spaces, and in a short while, the stone house had a bit of a living atmosphere.
“Kitten, what do you want to eat tonight?” Zhi Le looked at Si Shuo and asked with a smile.
Si Shuo glanced at Brother Xu Chi, who snapped his fingers, putting a layer of protective barrier over their small yard.
“I want to eat braised pork rice!” She wanted to eat rice. She hadn’t had rice or pasta since leaving the Lu’ni Tribe.
Saying that, she took out a bag of rice and bought carrots, shiitake mushrooms, corn kernels, potatoes, pork belly, and sauce from the supermarket, and handed them over with the large clay pot.
Zhi Le lit a bonfire, scooped rice into the clay pot, rinsed it twice, and added water that was one finger joint higher than the rice.
Under Si Shuo’s direction, Brother Xu Chi also prepared the side dishes, placing them one by one on top of the rice, and covered the pot to simmer.
The males have a large appetite. In addition to the braised pork rice, they also roasted a grey wolf and a curled horn sheep.
However, Si Shuo bought a baking pan and had Brother Xu Chi shave some slices of meat for her to bake on the pan.
She propped up her cheeks, looking at her three virtuous and handsome males one by one, feeling very happy. The previous anxiety was gone, and the joy of a family reunion still spread in her heart.
The braised pork rice was mixed with different sauces, and the flavors were varied. The males could all find their favorite flavors, paired with roasted meat and corn porridge.
Eating was no longer simply filling one’s stomach, but became an enjoyment and a ritual of life!
After cleaning up, Si Shuo took out a kraft paper notebook, pencils, and an eraser, and gave each male a set, while she took out a blackboard, chalk, and a chalk eraser, put on her frameless glasses, and seriously taught them pinyin.
“Our Beast World Continent has writing, but the squiggles make people dizzy. Let’s learn something simple, a method of writing based on pronunciation, which is pinyin…”
“Pinyin is divided into initials and finals, and finals are further divided into… Let’s learn five single finals today… When pronouncing single finals, the shape of the lips does not change…”
The three males were very confused, but it didn’t matter if they didn’t understand. They just had to memorize it!
After teaching, Si Shuo gave them homework, each single final with four lines of each tone.
Looking at them writing at their desks, she enjoyed being a teacher, it was really awesome.