Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 56 - 57: I Want to Become Your Mate
An Jin shook her head, adding a handful of firewood to the fire. "Forget it. They’ve probably already left, and my injuries would just slow them down."
"We’ll rest here for two days. Once you’re healed, you can take me to catch up. They’re pulling cargo, so they’ll be slow. We might just be able to make it in time..."
Mi Yin’s lips curled up. His red, slitted pupils dilated slightly, revealing a hint of pleasure. "Alright."
’He didn’t want to tell her the truth. Once those Beastmen were gone, he could monopolize the female during this time with a clear conscience.’
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, An Jin grabbed a handful of vines, tied them together, and swept the cave clean. She clutched the soft Snake Shedding beneath her, marveling at its fine quality.
Before she could even lie down, the Snake Beast’s tail scooped her back. Her back pressed against a cold, solid chest, and his cool hair fell across her shoulders. Goosebumps rose on An Jin’s skin again.
Mi Yin saw that the female was still clutching two wooden boxes as she tried to sleep. Their sharp corners could scratch her skin. He slid his arm under her armpit from behind and couldn’t resist scraping the edge of the box with his long fingernails. "Are these important?"
She nodded, shifting slightly. "Mhm. Without these, our tribe might not be able to trade for enough salt."
Mi Yin was reminded of those plunderers. He had failed to snatch that one box back for her. His blood-red snake eyes instantly filled with killing intent.
"I’ll help you kill them and take it back."
They both knew full well that, based on their direction and route, the plundering tribe was also headed to Beast Gathering City to trade for supplies. As long as they could get to the city in time, they would inevitably run into that tribe again.
’Everyone is possessive. Mi Yin put himself in their shoes; if his own food were snatched away by some reckless thing that didn’t know its place, he would definitely torture it to death before swallowing it whole.’
’And those Beastmen had even tried to set the mountain on fire to destroy the evidence.’
He instinctively glanced at An Jin but didn’t see the anger or annoyance he expected.
An Jin saw Mi Yin’s confusion at a glance. She couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and smile. "I’m not that generous. It’s just that a thief is always a thief, and stolen goods are just that—stolen. It’s only a box of sugar cubes; I’m not going to get myself worked up over it."
’What was hers would always be hers. No one could truly take it from her.’
’But how did that tribe know their route? And how did they happen to target the exact boxes she was holding?’ It was clearly premeditated.
A suspicion suddenly formed in An Jin’s mind.
’Could it be...’
Just as she was lost in thought, a cold, slick snake tail suddenly coiled around her waist and thighs. An Jin’s eyes flew open, but before she could react, the man pinned her to the ground.
Mi Yin’s long, cold fingertips brushed inch by inch through her seaweed-soft black hair before coming to rest on her delicate, smooth face. The color of his eyes grew deeper and darker.
His fingertips trailed lower.
They brushed against her waist.
Mi Yin leaned in close to her ear, his breath as cool as a venomous snake’s. His deep voice sent a shiver through her body. "I want to officially mate with you."
’The great rainy season was about to begin, and with it, his first heat as an adult. He wanted to find a female to mate with and reproduce.’
’A month ago, he had been passing by the Luoten Tribe and saw the little female who had strayed from her group. He figured that since she was unmated, she fit his requirements. So, mimicking the Wandering Beasts from his memories, he had snatched the female and forcibly branded her with a mate mark.’
’But now, that instinct had taken on another layer of emotion.’
’He desperately wanted to truly mate with her, afraid she would run away the moment he let go.’
The black-and-red snake tail coiled up from her legs, tightening with her every breath and struggle. It wrapped around An Jin like an airtight cocoon, as if trying to suffocate her.
When the little female’s face was turning purplish-red from lack of air, Mi Yin finally realized he was using too much force. A flash of unconcealed panic crossed his red eyes, and he hastily unwound his tail, letting the coils fall loosely to the ground.
Seizing the moment while he was distracted, An Jin quickly kipped up and pinned him beneath her with a reverse hold, afraid the Snake Beast would suddenly go berserk again.
Mi Yin snapped out of his daze. He tilted his head to look at the female gasping for air, blinked his translucent, scarlet slitted pupils, and didn’t resist.
He didn’t seem to find anything strange about their position, with her on top of him. In his slightly unfocused, blood-red pupils, there was even a faint trace of nervousness and... anticipation?
His red eyes seemed to be veiled in a thin layer of mist, moist and sparkling.
The tip of his tail gently lifted, effortlessly hooking around An Jin’s ankle again. With a sharp tug, before she could even let out a gasp, her entire body was once again pulled into his embrace!
