I Transmigrated as a Villainess to Raise Babies, and My Beast Husbands Are Fighting Madly Over Me!

Chapter 132: Father Beast is Injured

DING-DONG

"Congratulations, Host. The cubs have completed their task. Reward: 500 points."

Qiao Xixi stared in surprise at the cubs. They were filthy from head to toe, but their faces were all smiles. She was a bit taken aback. ’Has it only been a few days? Is the clan’s reconstruction work already finished?’

"Qiao Ang, come on. I’ve already drawn a hot bath for you. You and Qiao Lie go wash up first. Qiaoqiao, I’ll take you to the backyard to wash."

In the backyard, Qiao Xixi had the Long-tongued Vine form a natural bathing room and poured hot water into a wooden tub.

"Qiaoqiao, is all the work in the clan done?"

Qiao Qiao nodded. "It’s all done, Mother. Father asked a lot of the strong males to help, so all the broken houses were repaired today."

DING-DONG

"The system has issued a limited-time quest: The Host must lead the cubs in helping the clan’s beastmen stockpile enough food for the cold season. Time limit: 3 days. Quest difficulty: 5 stars. Completion reward: 3x points."

Qiao Xixi’s eyes lit up. ’Triple points! That’s 1,500. At this rate, I’ll only owe the system 500 points!’

After washing the cub clean, Qiao Xixi carried her back into the house and got her some clean clothes to change into.

"Mother."

"Hm?"

"When Father was moving a big rock today, he smashed his hand. There was a lot of blood."

Qiao Xixi paused. No wonder she hadn’t seen Feiyan bring the cubs home today.

"Did you use your ability to heal him?"

Qiao Qiao shook her head.

Qiao Xixi was a little surprised. "Why not?"

"Father said it was nothing, just a small wound that would heal in a couple of days, so it didn’t need special treatment."

Qiao Xixi frowned. ’It seems all the males here are like that. Whenever they get hurt, as long as it’s not fatal, they don’t take it seriously.’ After a moment of thought, she asked, "Was it serious?"

"Mhm, it was all bloody, and he kept trembling."

Qiao Xixi’s frown deepened. ’He’s such a handful.’

"If you’re worried, how about I take you to see him in a little while?"

"Okay!~"

But as it turned out, Feiyan saved Qiao Qiao and the others the trip by coming over himself.

Qiao Xixi’s gaze fell on his left hand. The wound had clearly received some basic treatment and had medicine applied, but it still looked rather gruesome.

’He could have just let Qiao Qiao heal it with her ability. I don’t know what he’s being so stubborn about.’

"I brought you some meat."

Feiyan placed the meat on the stove. It was a large, tender cut.

"Sunxiao already brought back our share earlier. You should keep this for yourself, Young Clan Leader."

"Xixi, please just take the meat. We came over today because there’s something we wanted to ask you."

Feili stepped out from behind Feiyan.

"If there’s something you want to say, Clan Leader, please speak freely."

Feili frowned and sighed.

"Although the clan was already preparing for the cold season, we have far less food than previous years due to the Mutant Beasts. We still need to stockpile at least another twenty days’ worth of food to get everyone through the cold season."

During the cold season, the temperature is lower, and the body consumes more calories than usual. Although the beastmen could reduce their activity to conserve energy, even by rationing what they have, there still isn’t enough food.

"How is the hunting during the cold season in other years?"

Feiyan said, "Every cold season, a lot of the prey migrates to warmer places. They only come back after it’s over. So even if we go out hunting, the amount of game we can catch is extremely limited."

Feili nodded. "So, Xixi, you’ve already helped us immensely by leading everyone to dig up those Red Heart Fruits."

’I’ve dug up so many Red Heart Fruits, and with the prey I have stored in my space, we should have enough if we’re careful. Not to mention, there are still plenty of Red Heart Fruits outside the clan that haven’t been dug up yet.’

"Don’t worry, Clan Leader. Once we dig up the Red Heart Fruits outside the clan, we should have nearly enough food."

"Really? There are more Red Heart Fruits outside the clan?"

Qiao Xixi nodded. "Yes." ’Judging by the distribution area shown in the booklet, there are far more Red Heart Fruits outside the clan than inside. If we dig them all up, we’ll have more than enough to get through this cold season safely.’

"That’s wonderful! Can you tell us where they are?"

"No problem. I’ll lead everyone to dig them up tomorrow."

With this major concern resolved, the expression on Feili’s face relaxed considerably. Then, he glanced sideways and saw Feiyan staring at Qiao Xixi with a dopey, lovesick expression, and Feili frowned in disdain.

’He seems so capable usually. How come he always fumbles when it counts?’

"Feiyan, can you even move that hand? It looks badly hurt. Why don’t you let little Qiaoqiao take a look at it for you?"

Feiyan snapped out of his daze and said dismissively, "It’s just a small scratch."

Qiao Xixi frowned in disapproval. "A ’small scratch’ like this is nothing for Qiaoqiao to heal. She’s been very worried since she found out you were hurt. You should give the cub some peace of mind."

Qiao Qiao leaned against Qiao Xixi’s leg, winking repeatedly at Feiyan.

Feiyan blinked back, confused. "Qiaoqiao, what’s wrong with your eyes?"

Qiao Qiao: "..."

"Father, didn’t you accidentally smash your hand with a rock today because you were trying to pick up candied fruits for Mother?"

Feiyan instantly turned beet-red. "I didn’t! I wasn’t! I..."

"Were there a lot of candied fruits where you were moving rocks?"

"No, Mother. There were just a few that had been dropped. But Father thought you liked them, so he wanted to pick them up for you."

Feiyan’s neck was flushed red, but he still feigned composure. "The clan is still short on food. I just didn’t want to be wasteful."

"Ooooh~~~ so why did you have to give them to *Mother* specifically?" Qiao Qiao deliberately drew out her words.

Feili coughed. "And that tender cut of meat... weren’t you the one who insisted on bringing it for Xixi?"

Feiyan glared at Feili. ’What nonsense are you spouting, you old coot!’

Feili picked up Qiao Qiao. "Come on, Qiaoqiao. Grandpa will take you to play with your brothers."

Qiao Xixi looked at Feiyan, finding the situation rather amusing. "Your injury... are you sure you don’t want Qiaoqiao to take a look?"

Feiyan started to raise his hand to show he was fine, but the moment he moved, he sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

"If you’re really that worried, then I’ll let Qiaoqiao take a look."

Qiao Xixi was so exasperated she laughed. ’It’s not my hand that’s injured.’ "Suit yourself. Why don’t you and the Clan Leader stay for dinner tonight? I’m going to go help Jin Ling."

Seeing Qiao Xixi about to go to her beast-husband’s side again, Feiyan cried out in pain.

Qiao Xixi stopped in her tracks and looked back, confused. "What’s wrong?"

Feiyan quickly pulled a few candied fruits from his clothes and stuffed them into her hand. "I saw that you seemed to like them, so I picked them up."

Qiao Xixi looked at the dust-covered candied fruits in her hand and ultimately softened. She called Qiao Qiao over and had her heal Feiyan’s hand.

"Thank you for the thought, Young Clan Leader."

Seeing her about to leave again, Feiyan hurriedly called out to stop her.

"Qiao Xixi."

"What is it?"

Qiao Xixi didn’t notice that everyone else in the yard, while seemingly busy with their own tasks, had their ears pricked, listening in on the conversation.