Chapter 399: God’s Masterpiece

Chapter 399: Chapter 399: God’s Masterpiece

Bai Wanwan smiled and waved at them. "My sweet cubs, come on over. These are all your younger brothers and sisters. From now on, you need to help each other and play together with them, alright?"

"Younger brothers and sisters?" the Cat Cub repeated.

The other cubs’ eyes widened. "Mother, so you have this many other cubs!"

Tears instantly welled up in their eyes. They had waited so long for their Mother to finally return, only to find out she had so many other cubs.

’Will Mother love them more than us?’

The cubs’ hearts, which had only just begun to feel secure and happy, started to grow uneasy again.

Bai Wanwan sensed the shift in their emotions and immediately pulled them into a hug, leaning down to kiss each of their faces.

"These cubs are the children of your other Father Beasts. They were born after you. In the future, you must love them just as I do, and they will love and respect you in return."

The group of cubs who had grown up by Bai Wanwan’s side had never lacked for love, so they immediately accepted the fact that they now had older brothers and sisters.

They bounded over cheerfully, surrounding their new older siblings. Their childish voices chattered nonstop, causing the tiger and cat cubs’ unease to melt into shyness.

Before long, they were all tumbling together in a heap and running wild around the courtyard.

Bai Wanwan let them run wild. There were too many cubs to keep in line now, but thankfully, most of them were well-behaved and knew the difference between right and wrong.

They played wildly all evening, right up until Chou Rong returned.

Perhaps it was because his aura was too overwhelming.

The cubs, who had been tearing all over the house just a moment ago, fell silent.

"It’s getting late. Qiu Guang, Qiu Shi, take your younger brothers and sisters to your room and go to sleep."

The other, slightly younger cubs were new arrivals. Seeing their two oldest brothers suddenly go quiet, they didn’t dare act up and obediently followed them into the room.

Bai Wanwan couldn’t hold back a laugh. Looking at Chou Rong’s face, she teased, "From now on, whenever I can’t handle these little rascals, I’ll just drag you over here. The second I do, they’ll fall right in line."

"Alright," Chou Rong replied, a faint smile touching his lips.

Xin Feng stepped forward. "Congratulations. Two years ago, I never would have thought you’d become the Clan Leader of a Super Tribe."

"Being Clan Leader doesn’t change anything." Chou Rong sat on a stone bench not far from Bai Wanwan.

In the courtyard, some of Bai Wanwan’s Beast Husbands sat while others stood.

Meanwhile, Yin Mei and Kong Lai had already retired to their rooms to rest.

"It makes a huge difference. Now that you’re the Clan Leader, the entire Tiger Clan has Wanwan’s back. Even though she’s a Holy Female, no Beastman will dare try anything with her now."

Zhu Xiu chimed in, "Now that you’ve succeeded as Clan Leader, can we start construction on that plot of land on the back mountain? This area is full of foreign Beastmen; it’s not safe."

Hearing this, Chou Rong nodded. "We can. We’ll start building tomorrow and do our best to finish the houses before the rainy season arrives."

At the mention of building, the males grew animated, discussing who would go up the mountain to fell trees and who would be responsible for construction.

"Wait..." Bai Wanwan had no choice but to cut in.

"After I give birth, I’ll have plenty of construction materials. You only need to prepare some wood; nothing else will be necessary."

’I’m going to build a house out of reinforced concrete.’

’If we’re going to live here long-term, it has to be comfortable and warm.’

’If it weren’t for the Beastmen being so tough and thick-skinned, many more of them would have frozen to death during the snowy season with the kinds of materials they used.’

"Then we’ll fell the trees first and start building after you give birth, Wanwan."

Bai Wanwan was already getting sleepy, but the males were still discussing construction plans.

"Feeling sleepy, Wanwan?"

Yin Ze wasn’t particularly close with Wanwan’s other Beast Husbands, and he felt he couldn’t offer much of an opinion on how to build a house, so he simply stood by Wanwan’s side, keeping an eye on her.

"Yeah, I’m a little sleepy. Take me to rest. We can let them continue their discussion."

Yin Ze agreed, lifting her up from the stone bench and carrying her toward his room.

Several Beast Husbands turned their heads at the same time. A hush fell over the courtyard for a moment at the sight of Yin Ze’s action. Then, they all reined in their thoughts and returned to their discussion about building the house.

For the next few days, the males were swamped—busy felling trees, and busy taking care of the cubs and her.

Bai Wanwan went for a stroll every day, accompanied by whichever of them was free.

Since Yin Ze happened to be home today, Bai Wanwan asked Yin Mei to go out with them.

"Sister Yin Mei, let’s go somewhere different today. I heard there’s a street to the west with all sorts of strange and curious things. Want to go have a look?"

Yin Mei smiled gently. "Of course. If you want to go, Sister Yin Mei will go with you."

Now that the cubs were older, they were too restless to stay at home all day, so the Father Beasts took turns watching them.

Today was Xin Feng’s turn, and he had taken them out early in the morning.

They walked down several long streets before finally reaching their destination.

Bai Wanwan stopped in her tracks. She saw animals in cages—no... to be precise, they were Beastmen.

They were Beastmen from weaker tribes, some with strange features, others exceptionally beautiful.

Some looked to be mere cubs, while others were already adults.

Just as Bai Wanwan was tilting her head to observe them, a figure suddenly blocked her path.

"Excuse me, could you please move..."

She looked up as she spoke and saw an exceptionally handsome face.

Noticing Bai Wanwan’s momentary trance, the man’s eyes seemed to light up with pleasure.

"Honored female, are you here to select a Beast Pet? I can give you some recommendations."

Before the Beastman could finish, Yin Ze moved between them. "No need. My wife is just browsing."

A dark glint flashed in the Beastman’s eyes as he looked at Yin Ze, but a smile quickly returned to his face. "No problem. You can tell me what kind of Beast Pet you like, honored female, and I can help you find one."

"No, thank you. I’m not interested in Beast Pets."

’Since these Beast Pets are already traded as playthings in the Super Tribe, the market for them must be huge.’

’It’s not something I can change with just a few words.’

Suddenly, Bai Wanwan heard a savage voice shout from up ahead.

"I’ll beat you to death! Let’s see you try and run away again!"

A vicious-looking male stood holding a bloodstained leather whip. Lying on the ground a short distance in front of him was a... mermaid?

His upper body was human, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. Long, silver hair trailed on the ground, and his long fishtail was covered in azure scales that shimmered with a faint, iridescent light. He was beautiful.

But the bloody welts from a whip across his back shattered this perfection, creating a brutal and broken image.

His head remained bowed, so Bai Wanwan couldn’t see his face.

The male raised the whip, preparing to strike his body once more.

"Stop!"

The word escaped her lips instinctively. At the same moment, the mermaid lying on the ground raised his head.

A face was revealed from beneath the strands of silver hair.

Bai Wanwan’s breath caught in her throat. It was a face whose beauty defied words.

It was an androgynous beauty, like a perfect work of art sculpted by the gods.