Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children

Chapter 450 - 449: Isn’t He Worried at All?

The cave was cool and refreshing on the summer night, yet Si Shuo felt an unbearable heat coursing through her body, as if she were being roasted over a fire. The discomfort was laced with a suppressed ache.

She let out a muffled groan, and from outside the cave, Ji Liang’s anxious voice called out, "Little Shushu, are you in a lot of pain? I’m coming in right now..."

Si Shuo fell silent as she watched Ji Liang appear out of thin air, no door-breaking required. ’So much for the fun,’ she thought. Her body had grown increasingly delicate from being pampered by the males of her family. In the past, she had always just gritted her teeth and endured it, but now, she could barely stand it on the very first night.

Worried about her, Ji Liang had forgotten what role he was supposed to be playing and rushed to appear. Of course, he was now officially her Beast Husband, so he naturally didn’t need to worry about getting her permission to enter.

Si Shuo was pulled into his embrace. She greedily wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling the refreshing coolness of the Snake Beast’s body. A Cat Beastman’s Mating Period was different from that of other beasts. Some had their Mating Period only once or twice a year, for just a day or two. But they were different, going through it for three to five days every three weeks. ’So, instead of the nuisance of a woman’s monthly cycle, I get to be this clingy.’

Ji Liang was least able to resist her advances, especially in a situation like this. No matter how strong his self-control was, he was powerless to resist!

After a wild night, Si Shuo lazily opened her eyes. Outside, the sky was already bright. She glanced around the familiar yet strange place, the corners of her lips curling into a slight smile as she nibbled on a Dust Cleaning Talisman.

Zhi Le walked in from outside the cave, chuckling as he pulled her into a tight embrace. "Kitty, we’re back again."

Si Shuo wrapped her arms around his waist in return, nuzzling softly against his neck. "Mhm, and we have cubs now. Did you tell them any stories about your past?"

"Mhm, I told them. I also took them to catch fish and look for red berries," Zhi Le nodded in satisfaction. "Yesterday, we caught a whole litter of long tusked piglets, which Cui Tai and the others sent back home. We’ve arranged to meet up in Golden Lion City.

Xu Chi made bamboo-tube rice with shiitake mushrooms and long tusked pork. Are you hungry? Why don’t you get up and eat something?"

’How could I not be hungry?’ She had used up a tremendous amount of energy last night. The moment he mentioned food, she could almost smell its delicious aroma, and her stomach immediately started to RUMBLE in response.

It was a rare treat for the whole family to be enjoying a meal together in the wilderness during the day, relaxed and at ease, without using the Time Array.

During the meal, Si Shuo discussed their plans with the group. They would stay here for two days to rest and recuperate, then head to Golden Lion City for a look. Before returning to the Central Continent, they needed to make a trip to Nanye City to restock their fruit supply, which was more than halfway depleted.

Gong You chuckled. "We should restock on seafood, too. The fish, shrimp, and crabs there are nice and plump. The cubs in our family all take after you with their love for seafood, so we should stock up on a lot. We can freeze most of it and air-dry the rest..."

As he spoke, a touch of solemnity fell over them both. Mu Qiong’s prophecy about them being forced to leave their homeland always lingered like a shadow in their minds, a guillotine hanging over their heads, refusing to fall.

He took Si Shuo’s hand, pulling her into his embrace. "My dear, once we’ve settled things here and paid a visit to Xu Chi’s hometown, let’s head for the Southwest Continent, what do you say?

If we have to leave our homeland, we might as well go and scout the path ahead. It’s better than just sitting here, waiting for the worst to happen."

Si Shuo’s eyes darted about for a moment before she nodded again and again, her mood seeming to clear up instantly. She smiled and said, "I don’t mind us moving far away from the Central Continent to the Southwest, but the Iron-eating Beast Clan can’t survive without bamboo.

They can relocate, but they can’t move Bamboo Forest Mountain with them. In that case, our first step should be to find a bamboo forest large enough to sustain that many Iron-eating Beasts.

That way we won’t be lost and confused about where to migrate when the time comes. Hmm, and I can ask the Beast God while I’m at it. He still owes me three conditions—this is the perfect time to use one!"

Gong You caressed her smiling eyes, his own expression softening. "Alright. Wherever my dear goes, I will follow to protect you. Any place with you and the cubs is my home."

’How could she not love a Big Fish Beast like him?’

After resting for two days at the former site of the Luoni Tribe, Si Shuo and Zhi Le reluctantly set off with the rest of their family for Golden Lion City, not once looking back.

They kept a low profile on their return this time. Xu Chi couldn’t reveal his Beast Form, and with Gong You being a Big Fish Beast, Xiao Cheng a Three-tailed Blue Fox, and Wei Ce an Iron-eating Beast, they were all far too conspicuous.

Therefore, Si Shuo was usually carried in turns by Zhi Le, Ji Liang, and Yin Jiang. The male cubs followed closely behind their Fathers in their Beast Forms, while the female cubs rode on their respective Fathers’ shoulders. When they grew tired and transformed to run, their Fathers would provide Protective Shields for them.

The journey from the Luoni Tribe to Golden Lion City normally took three days, but with the Time Law, they shortened it to one. And that was even with the males and cubs taking time to hunt the Wild Beasts they encountered along the way.

By the time their large party arrived at Golden Lion City, Cui Tai was already waiting with Ke Biao and a few other good Beastman friends. Several small but remarkably energetic cubs were playing beside them.

From a distance, Cui Tai waved, transformed into a Golden Leopard, and bounded over. He fell in step beside Zhi Le, and they entered the city together, chatting and laughing.

Flanking the main gate of Golden Lion City were two extremely tall and solemn sphinxes. Cui Tai whispered, "Originally, the two Golden Lion Statues at the gate weren’t this big—they were about a man’s height, like the Warrior statues in Beast City. But ever since the Beast Tides began to strike one after another, more and more Beastmen have lost their friends and relatives.

Misfortunes befell everyone one after another. Helpless, their only recourse was to constantly beg the Beast God for aid through the High Priest, but the Beast God never intervened. Eventually, everyone fell into despair. In the end, it was the Golden Lion Clan that led the people to retake Golden Lion City, turning it into a sanctuary for Beastmen from the surrounding tribes.

People gradually started putting their faith in the Golden Lion Beast God instead..."

Si Shuo pursed her lips. ’Tsk. So the "compassionate" Beast God chose to just stand by and watch the Beastmen and Wild Beasts engage in a battle for survival of the fittest,’ she thought. Now, the Beastmen’s faith in him was wavering; they’d even started worshiping someone else entirely. She was so exasperated with the Beast God she had to laugh. She didn’t know where the Beast God came from, but everything in existence has its reason.

’The Beast God has so much Divine Power, how could he possibly do nothing? His own followers are abandoning him—isn’t he the least bit concerned?’

’But, since the Beast God himself hadn’t made a move, she decided not to meddle in things that weren’t her concern.’

Just as they entered the city, they ran into Liwa and his party. Liwa had once been the son of the Luoni Tribe’s leader, a spirited Level 6 Fire Element Beastman. But now, his cultivation was still stuck at Level 6, completely unchanged. He had a gloomy air about him, like a Fierce Beast trapped in a cage, and the way he looked at people was filled with resentment and aggression.

Seeing them, Cui Tai stopped in his tracks some distance away and started whispering to fill Zhi Le’s group in. "Didn’t Liwa become mates with Yu Jiao? It’s been over a year now, but there’s still no sign of a pregnancy.

But several other females who mated around the same time have all gotten pregnant with cubs. Your Mother couldn’t stop worrying, so she dragged Yu Jiao to see a Witch Doctor again to ask about her fertility.

And Zhi Le, guess what?"