Chapter 219: Chapter Extra 1: The Beast God is Also Your... Male Partner?

Hu Bai thought for a moment before asking, “Does that mean I should give my position as the main male partner to the Beast God?”

‘The thought of being ranked above the Beast God was unimaginable!’

Nan Zishi said quickly, “No, there’s no need. Lu Yu said you’re doing a fine job. And Hu Bai, I think you’re great too.”

Nan Zishi took Hu Bai’s hand. “You all really don’t need to be afraid of him. He’s just like the rest of you, just another male partner in our family.”

Hu Bai gave Nan Zishi a sheepish smile.

‘He really didn’t dare compare himself to the Beast God.’

Hu Bai didn’t dare to hide his concerns. “But,” he said, “our totems are on various parts of your body. Only Lu Yu’s is over your heart.”

Nan Zishi looked at her six Beast Husbands. “The totems’ positions were set when we bonded. My destiny with each of you was different back then, so their locations vary. But if we were to bond now, every single one of your totems would appear over my heart. I really mean it.”

Nan Zishi reassured her Beast Husbands, “Besides, even if he is the Beast God, now that he’s joined our family, he’s just one of the male partners. So let’s all just keep living our lives as we always have.”

Xuan Jin asked, “Do we still have to compete over who sleeps with her at night?”

Nan Zishi said, “…Mm, same as before.”

After hearing this, the Beast Husbands all sighed in relief.

‘One step at a time.’ Nan Zishi was confident it wouldn’t be long before everyone stopped being so guarded.

…

「On the peak of a steep cliff by the sea.」

The holy and noble Beast God, a Nine-colored Deer, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with a jet-black dragon, both gazing out over the mountains and the sea.

Lu Yu chuckled. “Long Yi, you look awfully sullen.”

As they had been close friends for many years, Long Yi didn’t mince words. He snorted. “You’ve got some nerve.”

The corners of Lu Yu’s eyes lifted playfully.

The Black Dragon lowered his gaze. “Lu Yu, are you really quitting?”

‘The Beast God wanted to abdicate, but he had no desire to take his place.’

Lu Yu squinted, enjoying the feel of the wind, looking utterly at ease. “I’m in love now, I have a female. Why would I still want to be the Beast God? What, have you never been in love? Why not? Is it because the one you love doesn’t love you back?”

Long Yi’s chest heaved violently.

‘He had never felt such a powerful urge to kill a god!’

As if completely oblivious, Lu Yu continued to twist the knife. “I’m at that age, you know. Time to retire. I just want to hold my sweet, soft Sui Sui in my arms while I sleep. Long Yi, once you become the Beast God, don’t forget to send me a retirement pension, eh?”

‘Long Yi really wanted to punch him.’

Lu Yu tilted his head and asked, “Do you like Nan Zishi too?”

The Black Dragon abruptly lowered his gaze, his line of sight falling easily upon Nan Zishi. “I don’t.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

“I was thinking that if you liked Nan Zishi, I could help you out. But since you don’t… then it’s settled. You’ll be the Beast God.”

Long Yi: “…”

‘Fuck!’

Long Yi could only watch as Lu Yu transformed into his true form, a Nine-colored Deer, and ran toward Nan Zishi.

‘That black-hearted Nine-colored Deer.’

‘Still finding ways to twist the knife, even now.’

…

“Sui Sui!” Lu Yu called as he ran over.

“Lu Yu!” Nan Zishi waved back.

Hu Bai and the others were still acting reserved.

“Beast God,” Hu Bai greeted.

The others also greeted him with varying degrees of reverence. “Beast God.”

In his beautiful true form as a Nine-colored Deer, Lu Yu leaped to her side and looked at the other Beast Husbands.

Lu Yu smiled. “Hu Bai, Lanxing, Chi Xiao, Xuan Jin, Wolf Day, Wolf Night. None of you need to call me Beast God. In this house, I’m just Lu Yu. We’re all male partners in the same family, which means we’re all family.”

Lu Yu’s attitude was the final boost of confidence they all needed.

The male partners in the family finally, completely relaxed.

Life would go on as it always had.

“Father!” Lu Ming also transformed into a Little Deer and ran over, nuzzling affectionately against Lu Yu.

Lu Yu said, “Sui Sui, hop on my back. I’ll take you out to play.”

“Okay.”

Nan Zishi climbed onto Lu Yu’s back, and Lu Ming ran alongside his father and mother, all of them dashing through the mountain forest together.

Hu Bai, Lanxing, Wolf Day, and Wolf Night prepared food off to the side, their eyes occasionally drifting to the Black Dragon who was staring into space up on the cliff.

‘As another serpentine beast, Xuan Jin was far more forward than him.’

By the time Hu Bai had finished preparing the food, Lu Yu, Lu Ming, and Nan Zishi had just returned from their romp.

Nan Zishi called out a greeting to Long Yi, who shamelessly came over to get a share of the meal.

Because of Nan Zishi’s preference for cooked food, the young ones gradually came to love it as well. Afterward, following the principle of “a husband follows his wife,” many of the Beast Husbands also began to eat cooked food.

Lu Yu was a herbivore, so after nibbling on some greens, he asked, “It’ll be dark soon. Who’s sleeping with Sui Sui tonight?”