Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 184 - 183: I Don’t Think It’s Just a Little Bit
In the entire Central Continent, there were only two Level 15 Beastmen: Zhu Bang of the Eagle Clan, who was reborn at sixty, and the Golden Python Ni Chang, who was over one hundred and eighty years old.
Level 14 Beastmen were also as rare as a phoenix feather among thorns. If a clan possessed two or three, it could firmly establish itself in Guangshou City. He was one of the hopes of the Iron-eating Beast Clan for the next twenty to thirty years, destined to shoulder the responsibility of protecting his family until the next Level 14 member rose to prominence. As a result, almost the entire clan was watching him, waiting for him to find a partner. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Below Level 14 was Level 13. Level 13 Beastmen in the Central Continent were also prominent figures who could be counted on one’s fingers, not the kind you could see everywhere.
In his clan, there were only seven, all of whom were being cultivated as key prospects. It was very likely they would one day protect the clan alongside him.
To be able to find a Level 13 Beast Husband showed that the Female Saint truly had a way of attracting males. Adding to that the White Fox Cub’s unwavering choice, Wei Ce became even more curious about that Female Saint!
Wei Ce smiled and nodded. "Hello, Yin Jiang. But I can’t fight you right now. I haven’t eaten all day, so I’m hungry and have no energy."
Si Shuo was stunned for a moment. ’An entire day? We were only separated for half a day and a night. How could he get this hungry?’
Ji Liang, speechless, asked directly, "Wei Ce, you haven’t eaten a single meal since we left, have you?"
Wei Ce wanted to scratch his head, but his hands were dirty. He just smiled sheepishly and said, "I left in a hurry and didn’t have any Crystal Stones on me. And I couldn’t very well go back to the clan to gnaw on bamboo before even finding a Female Saint."
A day in the Beast World was quite long, lasting eighteen Beast Hours, with each Beast Hour equivalent to two modern hours. He already had a large appetite, so after going twenty or thirty hours without food, of course he would be completely listless from hunger.
Si Shuo was also starving. She immediately grabbed Yin Jiang’s hand, her eyes sparkling. "Yin Jiang, let’s go eat first! The Central Continent has all kinds of delicious food. My favorite is the grilled squid, they’re this big! And there are lots of grilled scallops, big crabs..."
Yin Jiang smiled and squeezed her hand, letting Wei Ce off the hook for now. He allowed her to pull him into the marketplace.
Ji Liang and Wei Ce exchanged a look and quickly followed.
With Yin Jiang added to the mix, Wei Ce could only trail eagerly behind Si Shuo. Even when they sat down to eat, he could only sit across from her, watching with a sour feeling as Yin Jiang and Ji Liang doted on her meticulously, treating her like a little cub—one passing a bowl, the other peeling shells...
’I’ll just have to channel my frustration into my appetite!’ He ended up eating more than the other three combined.
Finally feeling revived, Wei Ce decided he never wanted to be that agonizingly hungry again.
The Beast Soldier Camp only paid a monthly salary once a month. His clan always collected it for him, managing his seven daily meals and giving him one or two hundred Crystal Stones for spending money. However, his spending money was always borrowed by clan members with families to support.
Now that he was away from his clan, he couldn’t even produce a single Crystal Stone.
The nearest forest area was more than a day’s journey away, and the surroundings were full of Beastmen who lived off hunting. Unless he truly broke ties with his clan, if he left Guangshou City and something happened back home, he would be too far away to help.
Besides, the bamboo there wasn’t nourished by Wood Element or Earth Element Crystal Stones, so it didn’t taste good at all!
’So, for the sake of my stomach and my future,’ he thought, ’I have to latch onto this family as soon as possible and hand over my Beast Mark...’
After eating until he was about seventy or eighty percent full, Wei Ce solemnly put down his coarse porcelain bowl and asked, "White Fox Cub, if I can beat this Level 13 male, will your mother agree to partner with me?"
Si Shuo looked at Ji Liang, who smiled and nodded. He couldn’t find a reason to refuse. Considering the little female’s preferences, the family’s need to mitigate risks, and their shallow foothold in the Beast City, they needed a male like this to join them.
She then looked at Yin Jiang. Yin Jiang squeezed her palm, leaned in, and asked with a soft chuckle, "Shuo’er, do you really like him?"
Si Shuo didn’t hide it. She whispered in his ear, her voice tinged with joy and excitement, "I do like him a tiny bit. But mostly, it’s because he’s an Iron-eating Beast!"
’With such a strong filter on my perception, unless I’m blind and have no control over my own tastes, who could possibly refuse a national treasure?’
"In that case, I’ll have to use two hundred percent of my strength to properly test him for you," Yin Jiang said with a smile.
It was only then that Si Shuo realized. ’Is Yin Jiang jealous?’
She turned her head to look at him, her fingers intertwined with his, and said softly, "Are you unhappy, Yin Jiang?"
Her Beast Husbands at home were all natives of this world. The way of life they accepted was one where the males worked together to protect the female and the cubs. Her choice of the Iron-eating Beast this time had also been discussed with her Beast Husbands.
Although she had received Yin Jiang’s Beast Mark, the two had yet to have a physical relationship. Yin Jiang usually only had one day off every two days. Plus, with her pregnancy and giving birth, and since he wasn’t like Xiao Cheng, who constantly tried to make his presence known, their intimacy was limited.
Si Shuo couldn’t help but reflect, ’Have I been paying too little attention to Yin Jiang?’
Seeing her cautious expression, Yin Jiang chuckled softly and squeezed her palm, speaking with a casual air, "A little, yes. But if Shuo’er likes him, then he must have the qualifications to be liked by you."
Si Shuo pressed her lips together and shook his arm. "Somehow, I don’t think it’s just ’a little.’"
If it were really just a little, Yin Jiang wouldn’t have let it show.
Yin Jiang’s gaze burned as he looked at her. ’How could he possibly say it?’
He and Xiao Cheng had come later, and they both felt, to some extent, that they hadn’t fully integrated. Perhaps it was because they hadn’t truly possessed the little female yet, making them prone to insecurity and overthinking.
Now, the little female was about to take in a new Beast Husband whose Level was higher than his and whose family background was better, making his only advantage seem insignificant.
’I know this is the right thing to do, and I shouldn’t be emotional,’ he thought, ’but I can’t help but wish for a little more.’
He had seen many families around them where a little female was cared for by a dozen or so Beast Husbands, favoring one while neglecting another. He wanted to be the favored one, or at least be favored for a little longer. But his relationship with the little female was entangled with a debt of gratitude. From the very beginning, it wasn’t about love, but about her wanting to save his life.
’I should be content just to be alive and able to soar again!’ Yet, just a moment ago, when he saw the irrepressible delight in the little female’s eyes for a male she had only met twice, he couldn’t help but feel a pang of jealousy.
He needed a reason from Wei Ce to accept his place. Only if Wei Ce’s Combat Power was truly high could he convince himself.
Si Shuo was very sensitive to people’s emotions. She chuckled, pulled him up, and told Ji Liang and Wei Ce to wait. Then she led Yin Jiang away for a slow walk.
Yin Jiang’s head was slightly bowed. Once they were away from the other two males, he could no longer maintain his smile. He pressed his lips together and said glumly, "Shuo’er, I’m sorry. I... I didn’t control my emotions well."
Si Shuo smiled and gently squeezed his hand. "Yin Jiang, do you feel like we’re not together because of love?"
Yin Jiang’s body trembled slightly. He had always known the little female was smart and understanding, but he never expected her to hit the very point he was worried about with a single sentence...
