I Transmigrated as a Villainess to Raise Babies, and My Beast Husbands Are Fighting Madly Over Me!-Chapter 128: Done Pretending?

Before Xixi could answer, she was pulled behind someone.

A striking, snow-white figure blocked the male’s line of sight.

"You injured your leg, not your brain. What nonsense are you spouting? If you’re healed, go help move stones at the main gate."

The gray wolf male meekly lay back down. It wasn’t that he was a coward, but that when the young Clan Leader threw a punch, it *really* hurt.

Feiyan turned around to see Xixi watching him, her arms crossed over her chest.

Feiyan puffed out his chest. He couldn’t lose his imposing air.

"There are quite a few injured females and cubs over there. If you want to help, head that way."

With that, he grabbed Xixi and started pulling her in the other direction.

"Hey, I haven’t agreed to anything!"

"You didn’t say no, so that’s a yes."

But before they got far, Xixi was intercepted.

Jin Ling pulled Xixi away from Feiyan. His gilded, golden eyes were calm, but they swept over Feiyan with a turbulent undercurrent.

"Xixi can walk on her own. We won’t trouble the young Clan Leader."

Feiyan glanced at Xixi, who was now leaning against Jin Ling’s chest, and his narrow, fox-like eyes narrowed.

"I was just being helpful."

Jin Ling offered a gentle, yet meaningful smile. "Mm, with how smooth your words and actions are, young Clan Leader, it seems you’re this ’helpful’ to quite a few females."

Feiyan’s light brown pupils dilated in shock.

’So that’s how it is,’ he thought. ’This Golden Tiger Beast looks all shiny and righteous on the outside, but he’s so rotten on the inside that one cut from a bone knife would turn the blade black!’

Xixi glanced at the fuming Feiyan, then at the still calm and composed Jin Ling. She couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something strange going on between the two of them.

"I’m going to go help. There are still a lot of wounded who need their injuries treated." ’Time to make a run for it.’

The moment Xixi left, the smile on Jin Ling’s lips slowly vanished.

Feiyan sneered, crossing his arms. "Done with the act?"

Jin Ling’s expression remained unchanged. "Xixi is waiting for me. I have to go."

Heh.

’That Xixi must be a fool if she can’t see that her two beastman husbands are no good!’

"Little Yao, what are the completion criteria for this mission?"

"You just have to restore the tribe to its original state, repair the ruined stone houses, and make sure all the injured beastmen have recovered. This mission isn’t hard at all, Host~"

’It really doesn’t sound that hard,’ Xixi thought. ’But if it’s so easy, why is it a five-star mission?’

"Are you sure that’s all there is to it?"

"Oh, right! You also have to help them set up proper defenses."

"You mean things like digging pit traps? Or a moat?"

"Yup! Host, remember the Bubble Fruit you planted? When the time is right, pick a couple and bury them in the ground. Then try throwing a rock at the spot. You’re in for a surprise, hehe!"

Xixi was very curious and decided she would try it out when she got home tonight.

Not long after the Mutant Beasts stormed the shelter caves, the tribe’s males had charged in to protect the females and cubs. As a result, casualties among the females and cubs weren’t high, and the injured had all been taken care of.

A few cubs had been more seriously injured, but Qiao Qiao had already used her powers to heal them.

They were busy helping the shaman until night fell, only then returning home.

Sunxiao had already repaired the broken courtyard wall and was in the middle of making dinner.

"Didn’t I tell you to get some rest? Why are you up again?"

Xixi walked over to take the bone knife from Sunxiao’s hand, but he moved it away.

"After absorbing the energy from the amethyst, I’ve already fully recovered."

Seeing that he really did seem fine, Xixi didn’t press the issue.

Jin Ling stepped up to help Sunxiao.

Xixi and the cubs flopped onto the sofa to wait for dinner.

Jin Ling added more firewood to the stove. Once the pot was hot, Sunxiao tossed the meat in.

Over the SIZZLE of the meat cooking in the pot, the two males began to speak in low voices.

"I can feel a cold wave coming within three days," Sunxiao said, his voice impassive.

Jin Ling glanced back at Xixi. She flashed him a bright smile, and the harsh lines of his face softened.

"We caught a good number of fish-beasts in the river a few days ago. Combined with our previous stores, we have enough to last for half a month."

"Not enough."

The cold wave is only the beginning. The temperature will just keep dropping, making prey even harder to hunt.

"I’ll go out hunting first thing tomorrow morning."

Jin Ling frowned. The Mutant Beasts outside the tribe hadn’t completely dispersed yet. Going out now was extremely dangerous. But for beastmen facing a cold wave, a lack of food was just as dangerous.

"The Clan Leader will definitely send out a Hunting Team. We can go with them."

Sunxiao gave a quiet "mm," and the two males’ conversation came to an end.

Xixi heard every word. She was a beastman now, after all. While her hearing might not be as good as those with beast souls, it was still far sharper than a normal person’s.

She was also worried about the food situation. Without enough food, the beastmen of the tribe were sure to suffer during the coming cold season.

It wasn’t that she was some great saint, but a lack of food could easily lead to internal conflict. Since this was their home for the foreseeable future, she’d rather not see that happen.

"Little Yao, besides meat, is there any other food in this world that’s abundant and can fill a beastman’s stomach?"

"Of course, Host! There are plenty in the Collection Book I gave you. You should take a closer look at it."

Xixi entered her consciousness and opened the Collection Book. She had only skimmed it once before; there were far too many plants recorded inside for her to remember them all.

Halfway through, she found a white fruit that contained what looked like wheat kernels. "Matures before the cold season... and it even shows its primary distribution area? Why wasn’t this map here before?"

"Hehe, you forgot, Host. I leveled up, remember?"

"Oh."

Xixi continued flipping through the book. When she saw the Red Heart Fruit on the very last page, she shot upright.

"Aren’t these just sweet potatoes? And they’re found all around the tribe?"

"That’s right, Host! The natural environment around the Silver Tribe is excellent and suitable for growing many crops. But like the Yellow Earth Fruit, this Red Heart Fruit grows underground and doesn’t taste very good raw, so the beastmen don’t like to eat it."

’They’re certainly not good raw,’ she thought, ’but they’re delicious when roasted!’

Most importantly, when there’s no other food, this stuff can be a lifesaver.

Xixi found several types of plants in the Collection Book that grew either within the tribe’s territory or nearby. She made a note of them, planning to start searching tomorrow.

"Xixi, dinner’s ready."

Xixi opened her eyes to see her two beastman husbands bringing over their meal. She couldn’t help but notice that Sunxiao was giving off more and more of a doting-husband vibe.

Whenever his gaze wasn’t on her or the cubs, it held a frigid, unwelcoming air. But the moment his eyes met hers, his crimson pupils would soften like melting winter snow.

"Jin Ling, how about you go catch fish-beasts tomorrow morning, and I’ll take the cubs to dig for Red Heart Fruit inside the tribe?"

Jin Ling and Sunxiao both looked at her disapprovingly.

"The tribe is still in chaos. I don’t feel right about it."

"I’ll ask Gu Man and some of the other females from the tribe to come with me. We won’t go off on our own, and we’ll stay right here inside the tribe’s walls. I promise we won’t take a single step outside."

Jin Ling and Sunxiao exchanged a look, but neither said a word.