Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 264 - 263: One Man’s Poison, Another Man’s Honey

Si Shuo held too many secrets. It was a good thing she had the Beast Mark as a guarantee; otherwise, she would live in constant fear, afraid of becoming a prize for males to fight over.

The ability to wish for her cubs’ gender and number, for female and male cubs to be born together, for the cubs to have good aptitude and all possess superpowers or magical artifacts, and to be able to teleport to their Mother—which one of these wouldn’t drive everyone mad?

Ji Liang thought of this too, and a cold sweat broke out on his back in belated fear. "It seems that as Beastmen, no matter how capable we are, we can’t be too high-profile. Who knows what might happen in the future? It’s always right to be cautious and keep a low profile."

Si Shuo hummed in agreement. "Anyway, we’ll publicly distance ourselves from the Golden Python and Winged Dragon Clans. We’ll also watch Mi Xing from afar and let them stir up trouble. We’ll see what kind of schemes they can come up with."

Ji Liang grunted in agreement, squinting as he thought for a moment. "Tomorrow, I’ll try to train Si Teng to use the Teleportation Talismans. I’ll stay in the valley with a few of the cubs, and have the other six brothers at home follow you.

Especially Xu Chi. His Hidden Breath ability is strong, and with his Invisibility, he’ll be even better at keeping tabs on the Golden Python and Winged Dragon Clans at all times. That way, we can take precautions in advance.

It’ll also make outsiders mistakenly think he’s gone home to see the cubs."

Si Shuo hugged him tightly. Ever since the incident where Ji Liang’s Beast Mark was transferred, she had become particularly dependent on him. Whenever she came home, she had to see him just to feel at ease.

Ji Liang chuckled, hugged her back, and gently stroked her back. "Little Shushu, I’m always here. Don’t be afraid."

Si Shuo nibbled on his chin, looked up, and said with a smile, "Ji Liang, today is my Mating Period. I’m pregnant with Snow Leopard cubs. After they’re born, how about I have some Snake Cubs for you?"

Ji Liang’s heart trembled violently. He couldn’t help but cup her face and kiss her fiercely, as if with all his strength.

His eyes reddened with a strange, stinging sensation. In his twenty-odd years as a Rogue Beast, he had seen too many storms and weathered countless hardships. What pain had he not tasted? He had endured profound cold and loneliness and had brushed with death several times. It was the Beast God’s mercy that had brought him to the little female’s side. He had never cried; the traditions of Rogue Beasts didn’t even have a concept for shedding tears. But at this moment, he didn’t know how to express the joy and grievance in his heart.

"Little Shushu... Little Shushu... You’re my life. Even when we have cubs, you still will be. You were before, you are now, and you always will be!

As long as you don’t chase me away or abandon me, I’ll stick by your side forever," Ji Liang said, kissing her tenderly.

Si Shuo bit her lip, feeling the urge to cry as well. That incident had truly left a scar on both their hearts. Even someone as powerful as Ji Liang had become fearful and cautious.

"I won’t. I’m stuck on you. There will never be a day I abandon you or drive you away." Si Shuo laughed and pushed him down. "I think we need to do something to distract ourselves, and to stop you from worrying about losing me!"

Ji Liang looked at his suddenly domineering wife; her small body truly contained immense energy. He hissed in excitement but didn’t forget to remind her in a husky voice, "Little Shushu, you’re still carrying the Snow Leopard cubs in your belly."

Si Shuo chuckled and poked his chest. With each poke, she heard him gasp uncontrollably, his golden eyes glowing red as he looked at her. "I took an elixir made from the Qing-Sheng Flower, so for the first month, we can act like the cubs don’t exist..."

Ji Liang took a deep breath, swiftly rolling over while protecting her, reversing their positions. "That’s still not okay. You’re a pregnant female now; it’s better to be careful. You just lie back and let me serve you, Little Shushu."

Si Shuo loved it when he went crazy for her, letting him service her in a slow, methodical, yet ferocious manner...

The next day, when Si Shuo opened her eyes, she was lying in Wei Ce’s arms, back in the tent on the grassy field.

The sky outside was already bright, and she could hear the bustling sounds from outside. She hugged him and nuzzled him. "Brother Ce, why didn’t you wake me up?"

Wei Ce loved it when the little female was being clingy in his arms. "You’re pregnant now, so it’s perfectly normal to get more rest. It won’t be too late to go over after we eat."

It was fine until he mentioned it. At his words, Si Shuo’s expression changed. She bit into a Qingchen Technique, sat up, and took out a bowl of brown sugar and millet porridge from her space to drink.

The glittering golden millet was grown in her space. Sprinkled with a layer of High Level Wood Crystal Stone Powder, the resulting grains were fragrant, soft, and glutinous. They contained nourishing Spiritual Power that wouldn’t harm the body, were completely free of impurities, and also made for excellent supplementary food for the cubs.

The Brown Sugar was rendered from sugarcane in her space. It had a rich, pure, and refreshingly sweet taste. Paired with two beautiful hard-boiled eggs, this was one of Si Shuo’s favorite meals that she never got tired of eating.

Si Shuo finally felt her strength return. Wei Ce scratched his head in frustration. "Shuo, I’m sorry. I was just thinking about letting you rest well and forgot to wake you up earlier to replenish your energy."

It really wasn’t Wei Ce’s fault; she had simply expended a little too much energy with Ji Liang last night. A faint blush crept onto her face. "Well, Brother Ce, don’t wake me up so late next time. If I’m tired, I can just take a longer nap at noon."

Wei Ce nodded repeatedly and brought out breakfast: thin flatbreads, evenly sliced cucumber strips and egg crepes, shredded potatoes stir-fried with bell peppers, stir-fried bean sprouts, a plate of braised beef chunks, a plate of roasted bamboo rat, and a platter of refreshingly sweet wild fruits.

After breakfast, Wei Ce transformed into a giant panda and carried Si Shuo to the gathering place in the middle of the lawn. Gong You, who was off duty today, followed behind. Meanwhile, Xu Chi, who was also off duty, was nowhere to be seen, likely hidden and lurking somewhere with his Invisibility.

Si Shuo was just thinking about Xu Chi when a red slip of paper appeared on the stone table in the middle of her planting space. Everyone could see it simultaneously with their inner vision.

"A total of one hundred and seventy-six Female Saints are participating in this Female Saint Conference. In total, three hundred and fifty-four participants have mid-level fertility or higher. Last night, twenty-one females went in and out of Ni Chang’s tent, and the Winged Dragon Clan Leader Chu Yi’s tent was also visited by twelve females... I heard that Ni Chang and Chu Yi even made a bet to see who could get the females to give birth to cubs first..."

Si Shuo froze for a moment. ’I was only thinking about saving the females from being used as breeding tools by Ni Chang and Chu Yi, but I forgot that not all females think like me.’

’Many females, even some Female Saints, are just like Mi Xing. They love the status of being fawned over by everyone and the wealth that means they never have to worry about their livelihood.’

’As long as they’re having cubs for multiple Beast Husbands, it makes no difference whether the other party is Ni Chang, Chu Yi, or any other male!’

’What was that saying again? One person’s poison is another person’s honey!’

’Life is already hard, and even more so in the Beast World. Many Beastmen are already bent under the pressure. Who knows how many families are pinning their hopes on the Female Saint Conference...’

Each Female Saint had her own stone chair. Their Beast Husbands either sat cross-legged beside them or transformed into their Beast Forms to lie on the ground and guard them.

Si Shuo stroked Wei Ce’s fur while listening to Gong You recount the events of last night.

After she had gone to find Ji Liang, Xiao Cheng had just returned with Xiao Zhao when they were intercepted halfway by Mi Xing.