Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 205 - 147: Rekindling Confidence + Period Arrives Again
"I’ve seen everything you’ve done these past two years, and it’s time to grant you the status of regular Beastmen."
An Jin then read out the names of thirty or forty Beastmen, among them the injured Gao Shi.
The eyes of the Beastmen whose names were called surged with wild joy. They were the most diligent among the slaves, the ones who did the most tiring and arduous work.
Their efforts hadn’t been in vain. The Clan Leader had seen their hard work all along!
In that moment, the bitterness of their tribe’s defeat and the shame of being slaves were all swept away. They had finally won the honor and status they deserved!
The eyes of the many Beastmen whose names weren’t called showed a hint of disappointment, but it was quickly replaced by an even stronger sense of hope!
An Jin had given them a path to shed their slave status, and they would now work even harder for the tribe.
In an instant, the once lifeless group of slaves erupted with unprecedented hope and drive.
"Clan Leader, we’ll head back now! You should get some rest too!" After An Jin nodded, the slaves, filled with new energy, carried the injured and unconscious Gao Shi back to his wooden hut before returning to their posts.
The sheepherders returned to their flocks, the farmers to their fields, and the weavers to their looms...
The slaves were so excited they worked late into the night, not even wanting to rest. They vied to do more, striving to shed their lowly status.
The day passed quickly, and soon the sky was completely dark. Two crescent moons were faintly visible, hidden in the dim canopy of the heavens.
Two black birds perched on a withered branch, letting out sharp CAWS. Their beady red eyes stared intently at the ground below, greedily searching for food.
After bidding farewell to Chi Li, An Jin stretched and returned to her wooden hut, but her mood remained somber.
’Something was weighing on her mind...’
Ling Hong had made dinner long ago and had been waiting in the hut for what felt like ages.
He poked his head out the window, looking out so long and eagerly he might as well have turned to stone. When he finally saw her slender, petite figure in the distance, his green eyes lit up.
"Why are you back so late? The food’s gotten cold. Was the issue with that slave difficult to handle?"
Speaking with concern, Ling Hong snatched a heavy beast-hide cloak from the table and strode out the door in a few long steps.
He swept An Jin up, wrapped her in the cloak, and carried her into the hut.
The night air was chilly, but a warm bonfire crackled inside the hut.
WHOOSH... An Jin’s face was pale from the cold. Draped in a soft, white fur hide, she crouched before the bonfire and stretched her icy fingers toward the flames.
’Is it just my imagination? The nights have felt much colder lately, almost like the Great Cold Season.’
When it was time to eat, Gu Yin slithered slowly out of his room. After swallowing a Green-horned cattle, he coiled up beside her and lay still.
The high-intensity hunt that had lasted all day had left Gu Yin looking exhausted, which was unusual for a Snake Beast’s routine.
It wasn’t until that night, when An Jin went to sleep with him, that Gu Yin’s energy recovered slightly. He held her tightly in his coils, too lazy to even get handsy.
"Did something happen while you were out hunting today? You’re not usually this tired."
An Jin lightly kicked his tail and teased with a smile. Usually, it was Gu Yin pestering her, refusing to let her sleep. Tonight, it was finally her turn to bother him.
’A faint sense of satisfaction from her petty revenge rose within her.’
Gu Yin helplessly caught her small, pale foot, pressing it against his chest and rubbing it. His other arm wrapped around her waist as he nuzzled his chin against the top of her head. "I ran into a pack of Demon Beasts. I chased them all day, so I’m a bit drained."
"...A pack of Demon Beasts?!"
An Jin’s eyes shot up to look at him, shocked.
"Yeah."
Gu Yin nodded, his face grim. His voice was deep and cool, betraying little emotion. "It’s strange. Most Demon Beasts don’t cross the border so easily, and this isn’t the season for swarms either..."
Afraid of worrying her, Gu Yin hid his deep thoughts and gave her a slight smile. "But I’ve already slaughtered that entire pack of Demon Beasts."
"I also scouted the area around the tribe and caught a few stragglers. I took care of them, so the tribe shouldn’t have to worry about a surprise attack from Demon Beasts for a while."
’No wonder he’s so exhausted today.’
An Jin felt a pang of guilt and stopped teasing him. She wrapped her arms around his lean waist, looked up, and placed a tender kiss on his face. "Then you should get to sleep," she said softly. "Other teams are hunting tomorrow and the day after, so you can rest for two days."
But her actions had completely woken Gu Yin up. All his sleepiness vanished, and he now wanted to do everything in his power to "torment" her in return.
Just as they were about to take the final step, a sharp pain shot through An Jin’s lower abdomen.
"Ah!" Her face went pale as she clutched her abdomen, curling up in his arms and trembling through gritted teeth.
’This familiar pain...’
Gu Yin’s long brows furrowed. He stopped what he was doing, suppressing his desire. "...Are you in pain?"
HISS HISS~ He flicked his forked tongue, smelling the scent of blood in the air. He keenly sensed that the female in his arms had gone into heat.
He grabbed a soft fur hide from the table and placed it over her lower abdomen, then built up a small bonfire in the hut. His black-and-red snake tail retreated slightly.
"Is that any better?"
Gu Yin placed a hand on her face, his voice low and full of concern.
"It still hurts..." An Jin shook her head.
She clutched her stomach with one hand and wiped the cold sweat from her face with the other. Her voice trembled with weakness. "Go boil some hot water for me. And add a few chunks of brown sugar to it."
Taking his orders, Gu Yin gently laid her on the bed and covered her with a blanket, then went to the kitchen without another word to get it done.
A moment later, he rushed back into the room holding a bowl of scalding brown sugar water, his slender fingers red from the heat.
Gu Yin circled her with his snake tail, holding her in his embrace. He lowered himself slightly, blew on the brown sugar water to cool it, and fed it to her one sip at a time. Only then did some color return to An Jin’s pale face.
An Jin licked her sugary lips and patted her head in annoyance. "I was so careless..."
’I can’t believe my period came early this month. I wasn’t prepared at all.’
’It’s all this body’s fault for being so weak. Even after taking care of it for two or three years, my period is still irregular.’
"’Gu Yin, go look in the wooden chest. I think there are still a few left... you know, the cloth strips I use for padding when I’m in heat," An Jin said, shifting awkwardly.
’She wanted to get them herself, but she was afraid of making a bloody mess, so she had no choice but to direct Gu Yin.’
Gu Yin, however, saw nothing strange about it. He rummaged seriously through the chest she pointed at for a long time but came up empty-handed.
’Looks like I used them all last time.’
"Then... do you have any clean underwear?" ’Oh god.’ She could feel a warm gush and figured her underwear was already half-soaked.
Gu Yin nodded. He had prepared several in advance. Whenever he was bored waiting at home, he would pass the time by making her smallclothes.
Gu Yin immediately pulled a small wooden box out from under the bed and produced several neatly folded pairs of black-and-white, snake-patterned underwear.
He was just about to help her change into them when she quickly refused.
