Ch 61: Which Older Sister?
Yu Jiao had been knocking on the door incessantly. When the door opened, she saw the tall, muscular figure of the male through the crack. A hint of joy flashed in her lowered eyes, and she stumbled inside!
Unfortunately, Gong You sidestepped her, and before she could crash to the ground, Liwa caught her.
Si Shuo had already returned to the house. After using her ability to teleport Xu Chi to Zhi Le’s side, she teleported Zhi Le back home with her.
Their teleportation range was within ten meters of the target, and they could choose the landing spot.
Zhi Le had been cultivating intensely lately, only getting a short nap when he was with Si Shuo. The rest of the time, he was searching for high-level savage beasts to fight.
In the nearly one month since arriving in Nanye City, he had gone through several life-and-death situations and finally broken through to level eight. These past two days, he had been solidifying his cultivation.
“Hello, are you Si Shuo’s beast husband? I’m Yu Jiao, her older sister,” Yu Jiao said, her face flushed as she looked at the overly handsome male before her. The jealousy in her heart was about to burst.
Originally, she had happily followed the Lu’ni Tribe, along with several other tribes, to Nanye City, fantasizing about finding a few level eight or even level nine beast husbands. She had even dreamed of being chosen as the Thousand-Faced Holy Lady by the Beast God.
However, as soon as she entered the city, while waiting for the tribe to rent a house, she heard someone mention Si Shuo’s name.
The equally sharp-eared Yi Mei excitedly grabbed the beastmen and began asking questions.
Those gossipy beastmen, seeing that she was an old acquaintance of Si Shuo, enthusiastically told her everything they knew: that Si Shuo had taken Gong You as a beast husband, along with a description of Gong You; that Si Shuo and the others had set up a ring toss stall, along with how popular the stall was; that Si Shuo had become the Holy Lady, mentioning how many excellent beastmen had recommended themselves but were rejected…
Each one was good news that made Yi Mei tremble with excitement!
But they were devastating news that tore at Yu Jiao. How was it possible? Si Shuo’s fertility had been taken away by her mother and transferred to her. How could she still become the Holy Lady?
Gong You glanced indifferently at the few beast husbands behind Yu Jiao and curled his lips in a sarcastic smile. “What do you want?”
Yu Jiao nodded with a light smile. Before she could speak, Yi Mei came running on a gray lion, shouting with a sob, “Si Shuo!”
Si Shuo walked out of the house, waving with a smile. “Yi Mei, long time no see.”
Yi Mei jumped off the gray lion, ran into the courtyard, and hugged Si Shuo tightly, crying, “Si Shuo, it’s so good that you’re alive. Why were you so silly back then, leaving the chance to live to me?
I’ve been so worried these past few days, constantly praying to the Beast God to keep you safe. If something had really happened to you, I, I wouldn’t have the face to live.”
Si Shuo patted her back, chuckling helplessly as she comforted her, “But I’m fine, aren’t I? By the way, how did you come to Nanye City?”
She looked down and saw Kouba holding a bamboo basket with three dark brown, furry little ones lying inside, whimpering softly and endearingly. “Are these your and Kouba’s cubs?”
Only then did Yi Mei straighten up, wiping away her tears and nodding with a smile. “Yes, they were just born three days ago. We haven’t named them yet. Si Shuo, can you help us name them?”
A name followed a beastman for their entire life. Besides their parents and the high priest, only their benefactor had this privilege. And the naming process was also a blessing!
Si Shuo gently tapped the heads of the three little ones with her hand. As if sensing her affection, they all nuzzled her fingers, warm and soft.
“I hope they can live this life in peace and health. Let’s call them Songyang, Songming, and Songtai.”
As soon as she finished speaking, a faint light emanated from the foreheads of the three little ones.
Si Shuo was truly delighted, so she condensed three fat whips and gave them to them. The fat whips transformed into extremely thin rattan rings, which were placed around the little ones’ necks.
Yi Mei and her four beast husbands, thinking that this was her ability as the Holy Lady, thanked her happily.
Si Shuo pulled Yi Mei to sit down and talk.
Actually, Yi Mei’s fertility wasn’t high, so she wasn’t originally qualified to follow the tribe to Nanye City. However, she was worried about Si Shuo and felt that Nanye City had a lot of information, so she would definitely be able to find out about Si Shuo.
Plus, she was pregnant, and with the efforts of her several beast husbands, she was able to come here.
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Si Shuo’s mood was complicated. Females were already physically weak, and Yi Mei was pregnant. Traveling day and night to Nanye City at this time was practically courting death!
The cub in Yi Mei’s belly was what she and her beast husbands had been longing for. If this pregnancy wasn’t preserved, there would be problems with whether she could give birth in the future.
“You say I’m silly, but aren’t you silly too? Since I protected you, then you have to live well. Is it worth risking not being able to have cubs for me?”
Yi Mei looked at her and smiled. “It’s worth it. I believe the Beast God will definitely protect the kind Si Shuo.
This is the closest place to the Beast God. I’ve already planned it out. If I don’t find out about Si Shuo in a day, I’ll kneel in front of the Beast God statue and pray for you.
If the people from the tribe leave, we’ll build our own house in the outskirts of the city and wait for you.
Seeing that Si Shuo is doing well, I can rest assured. After the Beast God’s blessing tomorrow, we’ll play in Nanye City for two days and then follow the tribe back.”
Si Shuo’s gaze shifted down, seeing the newly grown pink flesh after the scabs fell off Yi Mei’s knees. She pursed her lips, not knowing what to say for a moment.
The beastmen’s emotions were sincere, passionate, and so pure that they made her heart burn.
The Holy Ladies all liked large tribes and towns. Yi Mei could guess that she wouldn’t return to the Lu’ni Tribe, so she sincerely blessed her, not taking the opportunity to ask to follow her or anything.
This kind of distance between friends was very comfortable.
She smiled and invited Yi Mei to taste the fruits of Nanye City.
Kouba heard that Ji Liang was watching the stall, asked for directions, told Yi Mei, and then transformed into a rattlesnake and left.
Yu Jiao, who had been treated like air all along, clenched her fists tightly. Si Shuo really wasn’t deaf or a stutterer anymore!
Moreover, with several powerful beast husbands protecting her, she didn’t have the timidity she had before. Her confident and relaxed appearance became even more radiant.
“That’s right, Si Shuo, I was so scared back then. I saw the flying beast in the sky and wanted him to take you away to a safe place first. Who knew that there would be eagle beastmen among the rogue beasts!
I did a good deed but made it worse. Fortunately, you’re alive and have taken in powerful beast husbands. Otherwise, I would feel guilty for the rest of my life,” Yu Jiao said with a tearful smile.
Only then did Si Shuo turn her head to look at her, smiling. “Oh, who is this?”
Yu Jiao choked. “Si Shuo, I’m your older sister! You, you recognize Yi Mei, can you forget me?”
Si Shuo nodded, saying sincerely, “That’s right, I had a disease. After waking up, I forgot a lot of things, only a few scattered fragments remained.
It was Zhi Le and Ji Liang who helped me fill in some memories. Strange, if you’re my older sister, why can I remember Yi Mei but not you?
After I became the Holy Lady, so many people came to my door to claim kinship with me. It’s really annoying.”
Yu Jiao smiled and pulled Liwa. “This is Liwa, Zhi Le’s older brother. We’re blood sisters from the same mother, not some other kind of relative.”
“The older sister whose fertility was taken away by our mother and transferred to you?” Si Shuo asked, tilting her head, her voice cool.