Chapter 127: The Mutated Snake Beast’s Destiny

Chapter 127: Chapter 127: The Mutated Snake Beast’s Destiny

Before becoming a Wandering Beastman, Zhu Xiu had always been a lone beast.

He had no clan and no sense of belonging, surviving alone in a wilderness fraught with danger.

If not for his ability to take human form and retain his human consciousness, he would have been no different from those savage beasts that ate their prey raw.

Occasionally, he would shapeshift and sneak into large tribes. Watching the males and females form couples, he never imagined he would have a day like that himself.

Until he met her in Wandering Beast City.

The bond he once scorned the most had now become his most cherished treasure.

"What’s with that look on your face?" Bai Wanwan tilted her head, a sly smile playing on her lips.

Zhu Xiu snapped back to reality, his dark hair shimmering in the sunlight. "I just didn’t expect it to be so soon."

He carefully wrapped his arms around her waist, where their bloodline was growing.

Bai Wanwan let out a lazy yawn and snuggled into his arms like a contented cat.

Zhu Xiu tightened his arms, enveloping her completely in his scent, as if that alone could keep her safe from all harm.

Bai Wanwan slept so deeply it was as if the world had turned upside down. She was finally woken by an enticing aroma.

She struggled to sit up and saw that the sun was already setting outside her window.

Wrapping herself in a beast-hide robe, she walked to the doorway and saw Xin Feng busy at the stove. The golden sunlight traced a gentle outline around him.

"You’re awake?" Xin Feng turned, his eyes full of warmth.

He picked up a warm, damp cloth, came over, and gently wiped her sleepy face.

Bai Wanwan tilted her face up, letting him fuss over her, a comfortable and contented smile on her face.

After she had washed up, Xin Feng had her sit down to rest while he went back to frying the meat.

The sight of his focused profile made her heart feel warm and fuzzy.

’Whose perfect, doting husband is this?’

’Oh, he’s mine!’

’I must have done tons and tons of good deeds at some point to have transmigrated here and met him and Zhu Xiu.’

’So I can’t be too greedy or heartless. They’re so good to me, I have to be good to them in return.’

While Xin Feng was plating the meat, she snuck over to check on her precious potatoes.

Finally, tender sprouts had broken through the soil, swaying gently in the breeze.

Bai Wanwan was overjoyed and reached out to touch the tiny green sprouts.

"You stare at these every day. What on earth are you looking at?" Xin Feng asked curiously.

"I’m watching them sprout! Once they do, we can plant them in the ground. When they’re mature, we can make all sorts of delicious food. French fries! Hash browns! Wavy-cut potatoes..." ’And the best part is, it won’t cost any Points, and it’ll satisfy my cravings.’

If she kept talking, she felt like she’d drool all over the floor.

She had zero planting experience, relying purely on knowledge she’d picked up from watching videos. She hoped it would come in handy.

Then she would have one more ingredient. There were so many delicious things you could make with potatoes...

The days passed one by one. Shi Hua came over every day to sunbathe and go for walks with Bai Wanwan.

Bai Wanwan shared some of her sun-dried sweet potato strips with her, and the two of them chewed on them as they took a slow walk.

"It’s so sweet! And so delicious!"

Shi Hua felt so happy. Sister Wanwan always gave her things she’d never seen before that were incredibly tasty.

As the two were talking, they saw Zhuo Ling walk by with a sour look on her face.

If they had run into her before, Zhuo Ling would have definitely come over to chat for a bit.

But today, Zhuo Ling walked straight past them. Even though there was some distance between them, Bai Wanwan could tell at a glance that Zhuo Ling was in a very bad mood.

Her gossip-loving side immediately stirred.

She jutted her chin in Zhuo Ling’s direction and asked Shi Hua, "Has anything happened lately?"

Shi Hua lowered her voice and said, "I was fetching water yesterday and overheard Mu Yun saying that the Golden Lion’s Young Clan Leader didn’t come this year. Zhuo Ling is probably upset about that."

"Does that Young Clan Leader guy come every year? If he likes Zhuo Ling, why hasn’t he formed a couple with her?"

She popped a piece of dried sweet potato into her mouth, chewing away as she continued to gossip with Shi Hua.

Shi Hua was a female on the fringes of the tribe, so she only ever heard snippets of things and wasn’t clear on the details.

She shook her head. "I don’t know either. I just know he came last year."

"So you’ve seen him?" Bai Wanwan blinked, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"I saw him."

"Is he handsome?"

Shi Hua nodded repeatedly. "Handsome. So handsome. I’d never seen such a handsome male before."

At this, Shi Hua added, "But I think your two Beast Husbands and that male named Yan Lie are handsome too. It’s just... they’re all handsome in different ways."

Bai Wanwan understood Shi Hua. After all, this was the Beast World. A description like that was probably about to fry her CPU.

’Handsome men... different looks, different auras. Of course they’re all going to seem different.’

’The only thing they have in common is that they’re all easy on the eyes.’

Afterward, Bai Wanwan and Shi Hua ran into Zhuo Ling a few more times.

Zhuo Ling’s mood seemed to sink lower and lower. Sometimes, even from a distance, they could see that the fake smile was completely gone from her face.

She also stopped running up to Bai Wanwan to pretend to be friends.

And so, Bai Wanwan continued to live a leisurely life with her two Beast Husbands.

She checked the potatoes once a day as usual. She hadn’t expected them to sprout so quickly.

"Xin Feng, look! The potatoes have sprouted."

Xin Feng came over and looked at the few greenish potatoes that had grown some tender sprouts. "What do we do with them? Just tell me, and I’ll do it."

"You don’t have to. I just sit around all day with nothing to do. This will be some good exercise."

She picked up a Stone Knife and cut the potatoes into chunks in a few quick movements.

After she had finished cutting up all the sprouted potatoes, she excitedly ran out of the stone house and started digging holes in the ground by the entrance.

The soil in the Beast World was especially fertile. She pulled out all the weeds, dug holes...

Xin Feng, worried she would get tired, was helping her the whole time.

She might have been squatting for too long and put pressure on her stomach. Bai Wanwan cried out in discomfort, "Ouch!"

Xin Feng immediately dropped the digging tool in his hand and hurried over to help her up.

"You’re pregnant with cubs now. You can’t overexert yourself."

’During my last pregnancy, I was so active it was like I was carrying a little hellion. Who knew this one would be so delicate?’

She didn’t dare to be reckless anymore, letting Xin Feng help her to a nearby stone bench.

Xin Feng’s expression was still tense. "Does it still hurt?"

Bai Wanwan took a shallow breath. It still hurt a little.

It wasn’t intense, just a sporadic, cramp-like pain.

"It’s much better. Don’t worry about me. Go plant the rest of the potatoes."

"Are you sure you’re okay?"

To reassure him, Bai Wanwan even smiled, her eyes crinkling.

Only then did Xin Feng relax and turn back to planting the potatoes.

Just then, her stomach cramped again. She let out a soft HISS. "Hua Sheng, Hua Sheng, get out here, quick."

"What is it, Host?"

"Quick, do a scan for me. Why does my stomach suddenly hurt?"

"Please wait a moment, Host."

Bai Wanwan sucked in her breath, trying to overcome the escalating pain.

Before long, Hua Sheng’s voice returned. "Host, this isn’t good. You are carrying two Mutated Snake Beasts. They will devour each other."

"What?"

She remembered what Zhu Xiu had told her. He had also devoured his other snake siblings...

’Is this the fate of a Mutated Snake Beast?’

’No! I can’t let my cubs devour each other.’

But her uncooperative stomach only hurt more and more.