Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 264 - 180: Her Race and No Longer Wanting the Snake Eggs
Although there were precedents of females transforming into beast forms on the Beast World Continent, the ability had vanished long ago. For at least the last 100 years, no one had ever heard of a female successfully taking on a beast form. ππ£π²ππ¨π²ππ»πΌπ―π²π.π°ππ¦
If a beautiful female who possessed a beast form were to suddenly appear, what kind of uproar would it cause?
And what other kinds of trouble would it invite?
These were all unsettling unknowns.
At the very least, all the single males on the continent would go completely wild.
A female who could shapeshift signified a pure and powerful bloodline, incomparable to that of ordinary females, as well as greater survival abilities.
Legend even had it that their offspring would inherit a fusion of both parentsβ powers, making them even stronger. To put it in modern terms, they would be born completely overpoweredβa glitch in the system.
Therefore, this secret had to be taken to the grave.
At least, not until they were strong enough to contend with every male on the continent. It absolutely could not be discovered.
"Mm, I understand. I wonβt say a word." An Jin quickly realized this matter wasnβt as simple as she had imagined; it was fraught with far more danger and uncertainty.
"You two go on and do what you need to. Iβm a little tired and want to rest for a bit." After eating the Beast God Fruit, it felt as if sheβd taken a few sleeping pills, and drowsiness quickly washed over An Jin.
So, Ling Hong and Xi left her alone, quietly exiting the room.
Once they were gone and the door to the wooden hut was closed, the room was plunged into darkness. In the silent air, only two sets of breaths could be heard, rising and falling, twisting around each other.
Once they were alone, the cold, indifferent mask on Gu Yinβs face wavered, revealing the sorrow he had been hiding all this time.
The black-haired man slowly slithered to the bedside and leaned down. His gentle, sorrowful red eyes gazed fixedly at the female on the bed. His crimson lips pressed together. "Jinβer..."
She had most of her body snuggled into the soft blankets. It wasnβt time to light the fire in the hutβs hearth yet, and the cold, damp air of the long rainy season seemed to have chilled her. With only her head peeking out, she breathed as shallowly as a newborn cub.
Gu Yin couldnβt help but lie down beside her, gathering her into his arms and resting his chin on top of her head.
He kissed her hair, then moved lower to her slightly cool cheek. The touch made him recall that scene, and a sharp pang of pain shot through his heart once more.
"Iβm so sorry, Jinβer. Itβs all my fault. I failed to protect you. If... if only I could have gone with you then..."
Gu Yin lowered his head, squeezing his eyes shut before opening them again. His red eyes, usually so cold and unfeeling, now brimmed with helpless sorrow and heartache. "If you hadnβt been pregnant..."
βPregnant.β
Her heart gave a sudden lurch, and a pang of pain washed over her.
An Jin wasnβt actually fully asleep. She knew Gu Yin had stayed in the room, weighed down by his heavy thoughts, so she had been forcing herself to stay awake.
She remembered the crazed words of that Snake Beast, spoken just before she lost consciousness.
βSo... it was true...β
"Gu Yin..." She decided not to feign sleep any longer. She opened her beautiful, jet-black eyes, which shimmered with a heart-wrenching mist.
They were so close, their skin almost touching. By just reaching out, she could easily wrap her arms around the manβs firm, sleek waist.
She nuzzled her head against his solid chest. Gu Yin leaned down and hugged her back, clutching the female he cherished with all his heart even tighter, holding her with a force that seemed to want to meld her into his very flesh and blood, an embrace both profound and tragic.
"I know what happened," she said. "Donβt be sad anymore. Itβs in the past. Can we just forget about it, please?" An Jin was sad too, but she hadnβt even known about the children before. And truthfully, she had no plans to have any right now. If that clutch of snake eggs had actually hatched, she would have been at a complete loss.
Though it was an accident, it was over now. Dwelling on it would only make Gu Yin more miserable.
"No, I wonβt forget! Iβll never forget, Jinβer. That was our first clutch of children." The long fingers resting on her waist suddenly tightened their grip.
An Jin winced, enduring the pain. She looked up at the man before her, whose breathing had suddenly grown heavy. She couldnβt help but reach out with her slender, fair fingers to gently smooth his tightly furrowed, anguished brow.
"Weβll have more, Gu Yin. Iβm your mate. Weβll have healthy, strong offspring one day." Her voice was incredibly soft, and her beautiful, clear eyes seemed to shimmer with the gentlest summer light, easily soothing his restless, grieving heart.
