I Transmigrated as a Villainess to Raise Babies, and My Beast Husbands Are Fighting Madly Over Me!-Chapter 114: A Bad Beast Wants to Catch Me
Jin Ling opened the door. The Clan Leader was back.
"Xixi, are you all okay?"
Qiao Xixi, Qiao Ang, and the others walked out of the stone house.
"We’re fine."
Seeing that they were truly all right, Feili nodded. "That wicked female has been dealt with. She was already dead when we arrived. Still, what you did was too risky. Don’t do anything like that again."
Qiao Xixi hadn’t expected Feili to be so protective of them, willing to risk even the backlash from his mate contract.
Now, she looked at Feili with the respect one would show an elder.
"Yes, we definitely won’t be so reckless again."
Feili nodded. "When Feiyan returns, I’ll have him send more meat over. I can’t let you go hungry during the cold season."
"Clan Leader, did they go far this time?"
Feili frowned. "They need to cross several mountains. If they’re fast, they can be back within ten days."
If they were slow, the cold snap would likely arrive before they returned. But Feili kept this to himself; he didn’t want to worry Qiao Xixi.
"Rest assured. The ones who went are the bravest warriors in the tribe. They’ll definitely return with a great haul."
"Okay."
"By the way, Clan Leader, when we were dealing with Youyue today, she told us that it was Bai Lei from the Three Stone Tribe who captured Tata and threw him into my yard."
Hearing this, Feili clenched his fists in anger. "I was kind enough to take them in, and they harm one of our tribe’s cubs in return? I’ll drive them out first thing in the morning."
After seeing Feili off, Jin Ling closed the courtyard gate. That night, after dinner and washing up, Qiao Xixi went to bed with the cubs.
While Qiao Xixi and her family finally got a good night’s sleep, another beastman couldn’t sleep at all.
Gu Yu was completely stunned when he saw Gu Li being carried back.
Gu Li had suffered the backlash from the mate contract and passed out. His body twitched intermittently, and Gu Yu could feel the beast soul energy draining from his body!
"Where’s the Witch Doctor?! Go get the Witch Doctor, hurry!"
The Witch Doctor was hustled over in the middle of the night. Before he could even complain, his expression changed the moment he saw Gu Li on the bed.
"This... Is Gu Li’s mate dead?"
Gu Yu said anxiously, "Yes! Witch Doctor, you have to save him!"
The Witch Doctor examined Gu Li’s body, then sighed helplessly.
"He’s suffering the backlash from the contract. There’s nothing I can do. Fortunately, he used to have a fourth-rank beast soul, and its energy saved his life. But from now on... he can only be an ordinary beastman."
The words struck Gu Yu like a bolt from the blue.
Gu Li was his only heir, the bloodline he was so proud of. He had dreamed that Gu Li would one day surpass Feiyan and become the Clan Leader.
But now, all those hopes were shattered.
Gu Li had become an ordinary male with no combat strength whatsoever!
"Who was it? Who killed the Sacred Female? WHO WAS IT!"
The Witch Doctor just shook his head and left.
At the crack of dawn, Qiao Xixi was woken by a weight pressing down on her.
She opened her eyes to find her three cubs sprawled all over her, sleeping soundly.
Qiao Xixi felt a sense of resigned amusement. No matter where she rolled in the middle of the night, the cubs would always manage to find her and snuggle up close.
She hugged Qiao Qiao, and as she was about to gently move her, the little cub rubbed her eyes and woke up.
"Mama?"
Qiao Xixi just hugged her and gave her a couple of kisses. "Do you want to sleep a little longer?"
Qiao Qiao snuggled into Qiao Xixi’s arms. "I want Mama to hold me while I sleep."
"Okay. You can nap a little longer, and when you wake up, we’ll go see Tata. How does that sound?"
The moment she heard Tata’s name, Qiao Qiao was wide awake.
"I want to go! I want to go see Tata."
Qiao Qiao’s commotion woke up Qiao Lie and Qiao Ang as well.
Qiao Xixi got them clean fur clothes to change into.
Jin Ling had already heard the commotion in the room and started making breakfast more quickly.
By the time Qiao Xixi and the cubs came over after washing up, he had already set breakfast on the table.
’Little Demon, you said before that Tata was just in a coma, not dead, right?’
’Yes, Host. Tata is a Triangular Horse Beast. Triangular Horse Beasts have a unique trait: they love water and are adept in it, but they need to surface periodically to breathe. If they can’t breathe for an extended period, their bodies initiate a self-preservation mechanism. They enter a state of dormancy to minimize oxygen consumption and protect their vital signs as much as possible.’
This was why Qiao Xixi hadn’t been overly anxious yesterday; Little Demon had told her Tata wasn’t dead, just in a dormant state.
’Then how can we wake Tata up?’
’Host can have the cub Qiaoqiao try again.’
’Okay.’
After breakfast, Jin Ling went with Qiao Xixi and the cubs to Gu Man’s stone house.
Bu Xi walked out of the stone house. He was surprised to see Qiao Xixi and her family, but his expression quickly turned into a frown.
"What are you doing here?"
"We came to see Tata."
Bu Xi’s face darkened. Just as he was about to drive them away, Gu Man came out of the house.
In just a single day and night, she had become so much more haggard. Even her long, lustrous hair seemed to have lost its shine. As a mother herself, Qiao Xixi deeply understood the pain she must be feeling.
Gu Man looked at Qiao Xixi with listless eyes. "I know you didn’t harm Tata. Please, come in."
Seeing her in this state, Qiao Xixi’s heart ached.
Qiao Xixi led the three cubs inside while Jin Ling stood guard outside.
Tata lay on the bed, looking as if he were merely asleep.
Gu Man returned to the bedside and sat down, gently stroking Tata’s small face. "I used to think he was so rambunctious... Now, I’d give anything to have him start making a fuss again..."
"Auntie, can I try again?" Qiao Qiao walked to the side of the bed, looking up at Gu Man with pleading eyes.
The rims of Gu Man’s eyes instantly turned red. "Okay... you can try."
Qiao Qiao gently took Tata’s hand. Unlike before, the golden light she channeled into his body this time was far more dazzling and warm.
Qiao Qiao could also clearly feel that the power within her own body was much more abundant than before.
When the golden light dissipated, Qiao Qiao looked at Qiao Xixi in astonishment. "Mama, did I rank up?"
Qiao Xixi nodded. "Qiaoqiao has a 2-star beast soul now."
Qiao Qiao’s eyes widened in delight. "I’m stronger than Qiao Ang and Qiao Lie now!"
"Hmph! We’ll break through to a 2-star beast soul soon, too!"
Watching Qiao Qiao and the others, Gu Man could no longer hold back her tears. She hadn’t truly believed Qiao Qiao could wake Tata up; she was just clinging to a faint glimmer of hope.
Just then, Qiao Lie’s childish yet crisp voice rang out. "Mama, Tata moved."
"What?"
Gu Man whipped her head around to look at Tata in shock. In the next instant, Tata’s eyes slowly fluttered open.
"Tata! Tata! My Tata!"
Tata, looking bewildered, found himself in Gu Man’s embrace. His large eyes scanned his surroundings before he snapped back to his senses. He clutched Gu Man fearfully, crying, "Mama, a bad beastman tried to grab me! Tata was so scared!"
