I Transmigrated as a Villainess to Raise Babies, and My Beast Husbands Are Fighting Madly Over Me!-Chapter 73: Long-tongued Vine Bridge

"Mommy, Mommy?"

"Huh? What is it?"

"The soup is about to spill."

Qiao Xixi glanced down and saw the pot was almost overflowing with jerky, so she quickly stopped.

As she picked up a stone bowl to ladle out some of the overflowing broth, a large hand took the bowl from her.

"Let me."

Qiao Xixi gave the bowl to Sunxiao.

Once the prey was butchered, Jin Ling came over.

"Xixi, you should put this meat away for now. I’ve already portioned out what we’re eating tonight."

Qiao Xixi nodded and stored the excess meat and pelts in her space.

The family sat down to eat.

The cubs knew they were facing a grim situation, so they all ate quietly without a word.

Qiao Xixi finished a bowl of meat broth, digested what the little demon had told her, and set her bowl down.

The two males’ attention had been on her the whole time. When they saw her put down her bowl, they both looked up at her.

"I know how we can cross the river."

The males and the cubs all looked at her in astonishment.

"Mommy, hurry and tell us!"

The cubs stared at her expectantly.

"I have a Long-tongued Vine. If we give it an anchor point on this side, it can grow endlessly until it reaches the other bank."

’The little demon said that once the Long-tongued Vine matures, it can follow commands to take root and grow. It can even become a bridge!’

The price she had to pay was 10 points for a bottle of Fertilizer.

The males and the cubs were all confused, indicating they didn’t know what a Long-tongued Vine was.

"I just used the Fertilizer on it. It won’t be fully mature until tomorrow. We should get a good night’s sleep tonight, and we’ll see in the morning."

Jin Ling didn’t doubt Qiao Xixi’s words in the slightest.

"I believe you, Xixi."

Qiao Xixi gave him a big smile in return.

Sunxiao glanced at Jin Ling, forced to admit that what Qiao Lie had said before was right. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

’This male is very good at making the little female happy.’

With the hope of crossing the river, everyone’s mood lightened considerably.

After they finished eating, Qiao Xixi spread a beast-pelt blanket on the ground.

"Everyone come lie down. Time for bed."

The three cubs obediently lay down on the blanket.

Sunxiao stood up and said to Jin Ling, "There’s no shelter tonight. You sleep with Xixi, I’ll keep watch."

Jin Ling didn’t object. The night was very cold, and he needed to use his body heat to keep Qiao Xixi and the cubs warm.

Jin Ling walked over to Qiao Xixi.

"Xixi, I’ll use my beast form tonight. You all sleep next to me."

"Okay."

With a shimmer, Jin Ling transformed into a large Golden Tiger Beast and lay down at Qiao Xixi’s feet.

Qiao Xixi hugged the cubs, snuggled up to Jin Ling, and closed her eyes.

Qiao Xixi had never slept in the open before and woke up several times during the night.

She only fell soundly asleep just before dawn.

"Host, Host, wake up! The Long-tongued Vine is mature!"

Qiao Xixi was awakened but didn’t open her eyes. Instead, she sent her consciousness into her space.

When she looked inside, she was utterly stunned.

The Long-tongued Vine, which she had planted in a corner, had now turned into a fist-sized, cyan fruit in the soil.

Qiao Xixi looked skeptical.

"You’re telling me this thing can get me across the river safely? Are you sure you’re not messing with me?"

The little demon floated eerily to Qiao Xixi’s side.

"Host, when have I ever lied to you? Just hurry and pick it, then do what I told you yesterday."

Dubious, Qiao Xixi nevertheless picked the fruit.

After the fist-sized fruit was in her hand, it was as if it came to life. A vine shot out from it and wrapped around her hand.

Qiao Xixi opened her eyes and sat up. She opened her hand and stared in amazement at the fruit in her palm.

"Mommy, what is that?"

Qiao Qiao, waking up in Qiao Xixi’s arms, asked as she looked at the fruit of the Long-tongued Vine.

"This is the Long-tongued Vine."

Jin Ling had been awake for a while, but he hadn’t moved for fear of letting Qiao Xixi and the others get cold.

Seeing Qiao Xixi was awake, he changed back into his human form and also stared at the Long-tongued Vine’s fruit.

"Xixi, we’re going to rely on this to cross the river?"

Qiao Xixi nodded.

Just then, Sunxiao also walked over.

"What do you need us to do?"

"We need to find a large tree to use as an anchor point."

Sunxiao pointed ahead.

"There’s a forest over there. We can look for one in that area."

"Okay."

Sunxiao changed into his beast form and had Qiao Xixi sit on his back.

Meanwhile, Jin Ling had the three cubs sit on his back.

The group headed towards the downstream forest.

"This is the place."

Because of the approaching cold snap, the leaves had all fallen, leaving only bare trunks standing.

Sunxiao brought Qiao Xixi to the base of a large tree.

"Do you think this one is big enough?"

The tree Sunxiao had chosen was so thick that it would take several of them to encircle it with their arms. It was more than enough.

"Yes, this is it. You can put me down now."

Sunxiao bent down and set Qiao Xixi on the ground.

Qiao Xixi dug a small hole in the ground, placed the fruit of the Long-tongued Vine inside, and stroked it gently.

"I want to cross the river. Can you help me?"

As if it understood Qiao Xixi’s words, a green vine emerged from the fruit and coiled around her hand before rapidly wrapping itself around the large tree.

Sunxiao and the others, surprised, pulled Qiao Xixi back.

The Long-tongued Vine scaled the entire tree at a visible speed. After firmly rooting itself to the tree, it began to grow frantically toward the riverbank.

Qiao Xixi’s eyes widened as she watched the Long-tongued Vine grow all the way to the other side of the river, where it found another large tree and wrapped itself tightly around it.

Jin Ling reached out and tugged on the vine, finding it to be exceptionally sturdy.

"Xixi, we can cross now."

"Okay."

To avoid putting too much stress on the Long-tongued Vine, they all crossed in their human forms.

Qiao Ang, nestled in Jin Ling’s arms, looked down from the vine bridge and could faintly see the water teeming with Six-eyed Flying Fish Beasts.

"So scary."

Qiao Qiao burrowed fearfully into Qiao Xixi’s arms.

"Don’t be scared. We’ll be across in a moment."

Qiao Lie was being held by Sunxiao. As he looked back over his father’s shoulder, his snake-like pupils suddenly narrowed into slits.

"Father, there are beastmen coming by the river."

Sunxiao paused, turning back to see a group of beastmen walking up to the base of the bridge formed by the Long-tongued Vine.

Sunxiao frowned imperceptibly and kept walking without breaking his stride.

At that moment, Qiao Xixi also noticed the commotion behind them.

She was also very surprised when she turned and saw the group of beastmen.

"Where did all those beastmen suddenly come from?"

Jin Ling signaled for her not to worry and to get to the other side first.

Back on the riverbank, the other beastmen were looking up at the Long-tongued Vine spanning the river, overjoyed.

"When did these vines grow out? Why didn’t we see them when we were here a few days ago?"

"Look, there are beastmen crossing the river on the vines! Let’s hurry up and go too."

The beastmen scrambled onto the Long-tongued Vine, each trying to be first.

Qiao Xixi and her family had already reached the other side.

"Xixi, can you retract this vine?" Jin Ling asked Qiao Xixi.

Qiao Xixi nodded.

"The Long-tongued Vine is reusable, but I can’t retract it right now."

’It’s not that I’m so kind-hearted that I have to help those beastmen. It’s just that if I retract the Long-tongued Vine now, the beastmen back there will definitely see it. I don’t want to cause an unnecessary commotion and bring trouble upon myself.’

The beastmen at the front of the group were the first to arrive on the bank.

But when they saw Qiao Xixi, the color drained from their faces.