Chapter 227: Chapter 227: Didn’t Your Beast Husbands Take Good Care of You?

What had she just heard?!

The tone, the phrasing, the choice of words—it was all so familiar.

Unable to suppress her shock and curiosity, Qiao Xixi slowly peeked her head out from behind the reef and looked up.

When she saw Huang Ying sprawled on the reef, she was even more shocked. ’It’s her, the female who impersonated Xiya’s mother?’

’Why?’

’Could she be like me, bound to a system and required to complete missions?’

’But what kind of system mission would require her to impersonate a cub’s mother?’

"Host, you’ve already used one ’Extreme Escape’. You don’t have many chances left. Once the chances are used up, your mission will be declared a failure, and I’ll have no choice but to send you back to the modern world."

"If I fail the mission and go back, I won’t get anything?"

"That’s right, Host."

Huang Ying sat up and wiped the seawater from her face.

"No, I absolutely will not fail! I have to get the one hundred million prize money!"

"But Host, you couldn’t even catch Xijing. How are you supposed to traumatize the villain as a child and plant the seeds of hatred?"

"If that father-daughter pair won’t work, I’ll just switch to another one. Aren’t there several villains? What about the others? Where are they now?"

"They’re not far, just on a nearby island. Their fathers seem to be there too. This is a great opportunity."

Huang Ying clenched her fists and stood up. "Then right here, I’ll take them all down in one go. I will leave a devastating scar on the villains’ young minds!"

Listening to Huang Ying’s monologue, the joy Qiao Xixi felt at meeting someone from her world was instantly extinguished.

’This isn’t someone from my world, this is someone who wants to kill me and my cubs!’

From her words, Qiao Xixi could guess that she probably had a system too, and her mission was likely detrimental to her and her cubs.

Qiao Xixi curled up in a crevice of the reef and opened her locator. She found that Jin Ling and the others’ position had appeared on the island where she had previously stayed, which matched what Huang Ying had just said.

’If she really goes after them, Jin Ling and the others will be in danger too.’ 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Just as Qiao Xixi was about to call out Little Sprite to ask about it, a large shadow fell over her, and Fenglin arrived at Huang Ying’s side.

"My lady, are you alright?"

Huang Ying glared at him irritably. "Do I look alright to you?"

"My lady, we should head back to Wing Beast City first. We released all the merfolk, so Tiger Beast City will definitely be unhappy. I’m afraid you’ll be in danger if you stay."

Huang Ying knew Tiger Beast City would come looking for trouble, but the system had said the villains were all gathered here. ’I have to take them all down at once!’

"No. First, find the beastman in charge of the salt field. I have something to do."

Seeing Huang Ying’s insistence, Fenglin could only go along with her.

"Alright."

After the two left, Qiao Xixi prepared to pull out Little Sprite and demand some answers.

"Xixi."

Qiao Xixi turned around and saw Xijing emerge from the water.

"Xixi, are you okay?" Xijing came before Qiao Xixi and asked with concern.

Qiao Xixi nodded. "I’m fine, but Xiya and the tiger cubs are missing. Can you take me to find them?"

Xijing’s expression changed slightly. He took the fish scale from Qiao Xixi’s hand and felt it. When he sensed the life force coming from the scale, he let out a breath.

"Don’t worry, we’ll go find them right now."

"Okay."

Xijing took Qiao Xixi with him as he sank into the sea.

Riding on Xijing’s back, Qiao Xixi didn’t forget to summon Little Sprite.

’Little Sprite? Little Sprite?’

There was no response in her mind. Qiao Xixi frowned. ’Did it run off to upgrade again?’

’No matter what, I have to find the cubs first and be prepared.’

"Xixi, I got some information from Huang Ying." Xijing’s voice pulled Qiao Xixi back to her senses.

"What is it?"

"Huang Ying said our salt field is different from the others. In the center of that salt field is a Seven-color Salt Field. The Salt Crystals in the Seven-color Salt Field can be used to extract an energy element, and this energy element can awaken the beast soul within a beastman’s body."

Qiao Xixi realized. ’No wonder Tiger Beast City places so much importance on this salt field. Jin Wei’s ambitions are huge.’

"This salt field must be taken back from Tiger Beast City. Once we find the cubs, we can discuss our next steps."

Qiao Xixi’s words surprised Xijing. He’d actually been surprised ever since he first met her on the island.

"Xixi, are your beastman mates not taking good care of you?"

In the beast world, even among the sea beastmen of the ocean regions, females rarely concerned themselves with other matters. They were mostly taken care of by males. A female like Qiao Xixi, who went out to handle business with her cubs, was even rarer.

That’s why Xijing had such a suspicion.

Qiao Xixi also knew her behavior was slightly different from other females, so it wasn’t strange that Xijing had such a question.

"Not at all. They’re all doing a great job."

"If they’re doing a great job, why would they let you come out here and take risks?"

"It’s a long story. I’ll tell you all about it when I get the chance."

"Alright."

On the island, the cubs, full from eating and tired from playing, were crowded together on a beast-hide mat, sleeping soundly.

Xiya leaned against Qiao Qiao. In her sleep, she kept feeling as if a pair of eyes, like those of a vicious beast, were staring at her. She shifted uneasily, snuggling closer to Qiao Qiao.

Qiao Qiao rolled over and wrapped her little arms around Xiya.

Jin Ling took a step forward, moving in front of Xiya and blocking Sangze’s mismatched eyes, which were emitting an enchanting, cold light in the darkness.

"Sangze, Xiya is Xixi’s cub, too."

Sangze scoffed, a flash of killing intent in his eyes.

’I mean, seriously, can anyone understand this? I open my eyes, and boom, there’s another cub—and it’s Qiao Xixi’s, no less.’

At this moment, Sangze’s desire to destroy everything reached its peak!

"If that merman dares to latch onto Xixi, I’ll tear him to shreds. You’re not going to stop me, are you, Big Snake?"

Sunxiao pulled the beast-hide blanket higher over the cubs without turning his head. "You’d best do what you say."

Sangze sneered and walked towards the sea, planning to kill a few wild beasts to vent the frustration in his heart.

But just as he took a step, Feiyan’s surprised cry came from behind him. "It looks like Xixi is heading our way."

Hearing this, the several males all quickly opened their locators to check.

At this sight, a joyful expression appeared on everyone’s face.

"Do you think Xixi knew we were here, and that’s why she’s coming to find us?"

"It’s very likely. Soon, we’ll be reunited."

This news swept away their previous gloom. As long as they could see Xixi, nothing else mattered!

Qiao Xixi had no idea that Xijing was currently heading towards the island.

Before dawn, Qiao Xixi and Xijing reached the island.

"Isn’t... isn’t this the island we stayed on before?"

Qiao Xixi glanced at the large reef on the shore. She had a deep impression of this place because she and Xiya had caught fish here before.

"Mm, judging from the direction shown by the scale, Xiya is here."

Qiao Xixi never expected that after all that running around, she would end up back here.

Just as Xijing stepped onto the shore, his body suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"Xijing!"