Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 57: I Want to Be Your Mate
"You—"
The man lowered his head, capturing her lips to silence her. His cool, forked tongue licked at the glistening moisture on them.
Just an instant before her palm could strike, Mi Yin quickly buried his head deep in the crook of her neck. His cool hair, smooth as silk, spilled over her.
"Don’t move. I want to hold you." His voice was deep and alluring, tinged with a hint of pleading and attachment.
An Jin froze and, true to his word, didn’t move. Soon, the sound of long, deep breaths rose from behind her.
She glanced back. ’He just... held me and fell asleep?’
An Jin stared, stunned, then let out a sigh of relief as if she’d just survived a catastrophe. She reached down to smooth out her wrinkled beast hide skirt. Her whole body was wedged into the fleshy coils of his snake tail, and for fear of waking the Snake Beast, she dared not move.
’A Wandering Beast’s nature never changes, after all. I can’t let my guard down for a second!’
Worried he might wake up and go berserk during the night, An Jin kept her bloodshot eyes open late into the night. Finally, overcome with exhaustion, she curled up in the nest formed by his coiled tail and fell asleep.
In the lush jungle, dappled light scattered through the canopy as the sky cleared after the rain. A man with the torso of a human and the tail of a snake could be faintly seen, holding a female as he slithered swiftly through the trees.
「Two days later,」 the pair set off toward the city.
The Beastman Continent was ruled by four great Royal Cities, and Beast Gathering City was a prosperous city under the jurisdiction of Unicorn King City.
Lin Xixue and the Barbarian Bear Tribe had fled right after starting the fire, arriving at Beast Gathering City ahead of the other tribes who had stayed to fight the blaze. This gave them a head start on trading.
As soon as she entered the city gates, Lin Xixue was stunned by the bustling scene. It was the height of the tribal trading season, and countless tribes had flocked here from all directions with their unique goods to barter.
As far as the eye could see, the bluestone-paved ground was packed shoulder-to-shoulder with a sea of people.
Countless muscular Beastmen of various races walked effortlessly along the roads, carrying food several times their own size.
Lin Xixue marveled internally. ’Now *this* is the kind of place I should be living! Compared to this, the Barbarian Bear Tribe, where I spent the last two months, is completely pathetic!’
"Ah Lei, I want this! Ah! And I want this too! Wow, this one is so pretty! Just buy all of these for me, okay?"
Lin Xixue hopped around like a rabbit, flitting between the various shops. By the time she was halfway down the street, her arms were already full of things.
The brown Bear Beast followed behind her. He felt his empty Beast Skin Bag, embarrassed by their lack of funds. "Xue’er," he said sheepishly, "we don’t have many supplies left. We should be more frugal. Let’s not buy these useless things."
In the Beast World, there was a universal currency for bartering: Magic Beast Crystal Cores.
Magic Beast Crystal Cores were extremely rare and precious. The entire Barbarian Bear Tribe had only three, and those were meant to be used to replenish the tribe’s supplies.
If their food hadn’t been burned up in that fire, they might have been able to trade for these trinkets for Xue’er. But now... they were truly short on supplies.
Lin Xixue froze, her beautiful eyes wide with shock. "You won’t even buy these things for me!?"
She threw the packages to the ground, where they shattered like garbage. "And you say you like me! As my mate, you won’t even buy me these little things? I was so wrong about you! You’re a cheapskate! And you’re broke!"
Lin Xixue was furious. She could tolerate it when those trashy men in the modern world acted like this, but to think that even in this Beast World, these males would dare to treat her this way?!
’I’m the most beautiful and intelligent female in this world! How could someone lucky enough to be my mate be unwilling to spend even a few Beast Crystals on me?’
’What I, Lin Xixue, love is a rich, overbearing CEO type, not this stingy, idiotic Bear Beast!’
Furious, Lin Xixue kicked him, hurting her own foot in the process. Wiping away an aggrieved tear, she ran off.
’If that Bear Beast doesn’t buy those things for me and find a way to coax me back into a good mood, then he can forget about ever seeing me again!’
Duo Lai was about to chase after her but was stopped by the Beastman vendors. He glanced irritably at the shattered goods, then used one of their precious Crystal Cores to pay for the damages.
After waiting for a long time without the Beastman coming after her, Lin Xixue got so hungry she had no choice but to give in and go back. But the moment she saw the simple caves where the Barbarian Bear Tribe was staying, the anger she’d been suppressing flared up again.
"You expect me to live with you in this dump of a cave?!" Lin Xixue’s eyes were red with anger. She had never lived in such a rundown place, not even in the modern world.
Duo Lai lowered his head in shame. "Xue’er, all our supplies were destroyed in the fire. We can’t afford to rent an earthen house here, let alone a wooden one. The city is flooded with Beastmen from many tribes right now, so land is very expensive. The few prey my tribesmen and I fought to the death to hunt are only enough for us to barely afford these few caves..."
"So you’re blaming me for burning those goods?"
"No, no... I’m not, I’m not! Xue’er, please don’t be angry..."
"I’m not listening to your excuses!"
Lin Xixue was so angry her head was spinning. She clapped her hands over her ears, refusing to listen to his nonsense, kicked the Bear Beast again, and ran off once more.
At that moment, after scheming for a long time, she finally decided to abandon this spineless, useless Bear Beast!
’With my beauty and intelligence, I can easily find a powerful and influential Beastman in Beast Gathering City. I refuse to suffer with the Beastmen from some poor tribe anymore.’
Lin Xixue wanted to find another powerful and handsome male. She would live in the best house! Eat the most precious food! She would enjoy all the splendor and riches she never had in her previous life.
Finally, she found her target. Putting on a soft and delicate act, she arrived at the Witch Doctor’s castle.
The moment the female appeared, her slender and willowy figure instantly captured the attention of a large number of single males. Countless heated gazes fell upon her slightly exposed chest.
