THIS Chapter CONTAINS STRONG ROMANTIC TENSION, POSSESSIVE BEASTMEN BEHAVIOR, AND SUGGESTIVE SCENES.

The moment Feng Yiren finally set Lin Huahua down right outside the stone cave house, her small bare feet touched the cool ground and she immediately started screaming again, her voice high and flustered and full of pure embarrassment.

"Put me down! Put me down right now, you crazy fox!" she had been yelling the entire way back, her tiny fists banging uselessly against his bare muscular back while her fluffy white rat tail thrashed wildly behind her like it had a mind of its own.

Now that she was finally on solid ground, her white rat ears were burning red at the tips, her cheeks were flushed so deep they looked like two ripe berries, and she could not even look at any of them.

She spun around and ran straight inside the cave house without another word, the heavy hide curtain slapping loudly behind her as she disappeared into the dim, cool interior like a frightened little rat fleeing into its burrow.

Feng Yiren stood there for half a breath, his red fox ears perked high, his lean bare chest still rising fast from the run, his red tail swishing slow and dangerous with that shameless hunger burning in his eyes.

He took one step forward, ready to follow her inside, because to him it was simple now. He had already realized this was not the old Lin Huahua, the vicious rat princess who had abused them for years.

This one was softer, sweeter, different in every way — her scent, her voice, the way she looked at them — and he was not even mad about it.

The only thing that had ever truly made him angry was when she had tried to offer them other females, because he only wanted her, only her, and he would never want anyone else.

But before the fox beastman could take another step, Mu Qingyi’s big hand landed firmly on his shoulder, holding him back.

"What are you doing?" the deer beastman asked, his voice low and steady, but there was a clear edge of worry in it. His large antlers caught the last of the afternoon light, his broad bare chest still warm and glistening from the earlier fight, his deer tail flicking once in quiet concern. "She is clearly so flustered. Give her a moment, Feng Yiren."

Feng Yiren turned sharply, red eyes flashing. It did not matter that Mu Qingyi was a three-striped beastman and usually the one everyone listened to. In this moment, the fox could no longer hold it back. His fox ears twitched with sharp impatience, his lean muscular body tense under that strong grip, and his red tail lashed hard once behind him.

"You know that is not our female," he said, voice rough and low. "She looks different. Talks different. Smells different. Acts different. She is not the same vicious rat who used to hit us and order us around like dogs."

Mu Qingyi’s hand stayed on his shoulder, but his gentle brown eyes softened a little. "And so? You should be happy. She is very nicer to us now. She protects us. She claims us in front of everyone. She is changing for the better."

Feng Yiren’s red eyes narrowed, but the heat in them only burned brighter. "That is the point. You have spent years fantasizing about her, dreaming about the day she would finally look at you the way you deserve, and now you have the opportunity to finally claim her. You are still holding back. She will not hit you anymore. She will not scream at you anymore. You do not have to hold back anymore. She is our female. I want her. And I want her now."

He looked at both of them then, his gaze dropping deliberately to the obvious bulges straining against their hide skirts. All three of them were hard.

Painfully hard. Mu Qingyi’s thick cock was pressing visibly against the rough leather, the outline clear and heavy.

Hu Baiyu’s massive erection was even more obvious, the huge lion beastman shifting his powerful thighs uncomfortably, his lion ears flat against his white hair as he tried not to look too eager. Feng Yiren’s own cock was throbbing so hard it ached, the head already leaking against the inside of his hide skirt.

"Also, why torture yourself?" the fox continued, voice dropping into that mischievous, shameless tone he always used when he knew he was right. "You are clearly so in the mood right now. If you will not have fun, I will go have fun with my female."

Then he turned and walked straight into the cave house without waiting for an answer, his red tail flicking once in challenge as the hide curtain fell behind him.

Mu Qingyi stood outside for a long moment, his broad bare chest rising and falling, his large antlers casting long shadows on the ground.

He was conflicted. Deeply conflicted. He had spent years loving the old Lin Huahua even when she hurt him, even when she treated him like nothing.

Now this new version of her was softer, kinder, and she had just publicly claimed them in front of the whole tribe. She no longer hit them.

She no longer screamed at them. She looked at them with those big brown eyes full of shy warmth instead of anger. What was the need of holding back so much when they could finally take her the way they had always been meant to? 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

He looked at Hu Baiyu.

The huge white lion beastman gave him an innocent look, his blue eyes soft and hopeful, his lion ears perked forward just a little. Since he could not speak, he simply shrugged those massive shoulders, his white hair falling softly around his face, and the look in his eyes clearly said, You know he is kind of right.

I am sorry, I am not with you on this one. Then Hu Baiyu stepped inside the cave house without another glance back, his powerful bare back disappearing behind the hide curtain.

Mu Qingyi ran one big hand through his hair, letting out a long, conflicted breath. In the end he had no choice. He followed them inside, his deer tail flicking once in quiet surrender as the hide curtain fell shut behind him.