Chapter 42: Bearing Him a Litter of Cubs

Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Bearing Him a Litter of Cubs

If she told the Wandering Beastmen that Bai Wanwan was a Holy Female, then even as a Holy Female, falling into their hands would mean she’d be reduced to a mere female beast, only good for bearing cubs.

Those savage Wandering Beastmen had no respect for females. In their eyes, all females, regardless of their status, were no different from untamed beasts—tools for their gratification and for breeding.

Hu Ya leaned in and whispered her plan into Lu Yi’s ear.

After Lu Yi heard it, his expression changed drastically. "Yaya, if the Clan Leader finds out about this, he won’t just punish me, he’ll punish you too."

Bai Wanwan wasn’t an ordinary female. She was a Holy Female.

If he did this to an ordinary female, he might still have a chance of surviving.

But if he harmed the Holy Female, the Clan Leader would surely not spare him.

Seeing his reluctance, Hu Ya’s face instantly fell. "Useless! Didn’t you say you would be good to me for my whole life? That you would always listen to me?"

Lu Yi frowned. "Yaya, I’m only doing this for your own good. Can’t we just live our lives in peace? If we provoke Bai Wanwan, none of us will have it easy."

He tried to put an arm around her shoulder as he spoke, but Hu Ya shoved it away.

"Don’t touch me! As long as Bai Wanwan is living next to me, I’ll never have a moment’s peace!"

Lu Yi quickly hugged her. "How could that be? You have me, and Xin Shan, Xin Yu, Bai Tian..."

He hadn’t even finished speaking when she mercilessly cut him off. "If you don’t do as I say, then don’t bother coming home!"

It would have been better if Lu Yi hadn’t mentioned Xin Shan and Xin Yu. The moment he mentioned the two brothers, Hu Ya felt as if Bai Wanwan had slapped her several times in public.

They were clearly her Beast Husbands, yet they hadn’t been competing for her affection at all lately.

Even though Xin Yu had come back to the den with her today and attended to her, it was obvious he wasn’t the same as before.

In the past, all she had to do was hug him, and Xin Yu would break into a wide, happy grin that he couldn’t stop.

Today in the den, he hadn’t smiled even once!

Their hearts had all been stolen by Bai Wanwan.

’Lu Yi might still like me now, but what about the future?’

’What if Bai Wanwan steals his heart too...’

The jealousy and unwillingness in her heart intertwined, becoming a raging fire that scorched her heart.

Snapping back to reality, she found that Lu Yi beside her hadn’t said a word.

Hu Ya kicked at him. "Did you hear what I just said?"

Lu Yi caught her foot and put it down, his head bowed as he avoided her gaze.

"I heard you... I’ll go take care of it now. Don’t be angry. Bai Wanwan is a Holy Female, but she’s not our Wife. You are."

Lu Yi’s words made Hu Ya’s anger subside a little. She urged him, "Then hurry up and go!"

"Okay," he said, standing up, his gaze falling on her.

He actually felt a pang of sadness. A male cast out by his Wife could only leave the tribe to become a Wandering Beast.

’Bai Wanwan is a Holy Female; she’ll be fine no matter where she goes.’

’Without her in the Cat Clan Tribe, Yaya probably won’t be angry every day.’

"I’m leaving..."

Hu Ya grunted an "Mm," and paid him no more mind, her attention turning to her other Beast Husbands.

Outside the cave, a thick blanket of snow covered the ground, and flakes were still rustling down from the sky without pause.

A Beastman with a Talent wouldn’t be particularly afraid of the cold.

As Lu Yi passed Hu Ya’s other Beast Husbands, he told them, "Take good care of Yaya. I’m heading out and might not be back for a few days."

The male closest to him, Bai Tian, was sweeping snow and asked curiously, "In a blizzard like this? You’re leaving for a few days? Where are you going?"

"Don’t worry about it. Just take good care of Yaya. I’m leaving."

With that, he left a trail of footprints in the snow and slowly vanished from the Cat Clan Tribe.

*******

Xin Feng was in the prime of his life, an age full of vigor and virility.

If Bai Wanwan’s heart didn’t ache for him—for how his Talent was once destroyed, nearly condemning him to a lonely death—she never would have let him indulge himself so freely for the past several days.

The next time Xin Feng leaned in for a kiss, Bai Wanwan turned his face away. "I’m tired."

Xin Feng had no choice but to take a deep breath and force himself to calm down.

"Did I hurt you?"

Though he didn’t press the matter, Xin Feng was eager to learn. He worried he’d made his little female uncomfortable and that she wouldn’t let him be intimate with her.

Bai Wanwan shifted, finding a more comfortable position to nestle in his arms.

"No, I’m just a little tired. And there’s something I need to tell you."

’I’m just exhausted from all the activity. I’ve been buying and taking Elixir Pills from the System Mall every day.’

’Taking them every day... my meager supply of Points can’t handle it.’

Hearing he hadn’t made her unhappy, Xin Feng breathed a small sigh of relief. He lowered his head to kiss her forehead, his eyes, even in the darkness, filled with a quiet tenderness.

"Go on, I’m listening."

Bai Wanwan raised a hand to stroke his chin.

’His face is so handsome. His chin isn’t too sharp, and the lines of his jaw are smooth and beautiful.’

She looked up with a grin. It was pitch-black around them, and she couldn’t really see a thing, but she just knew that Xin Feng was gazing down at her tenderly.

"Do you want a litter of cubs?"

The hand on her waist suddenly tightened. Bai Wanwan poked his chest. "Calm down."

Only then did Xin Feng realize he had misunderstood. He held her hand. "Wanwan, there’s no male who doesn’t want his own cubs, but I’m not in a hurry. We have a lifetime together."

’Though he didn’t have much experience, he’d heard the other Beastmen in the tribe talk about it.’

’It wasn’t easy for females to conceive. Take Hu Ya next door—before Wanwan was revealed to be a Holy Female, Hu Ya had been considered the most fertile female in the tribe.’

’She has so many Beast Husbands, and it’s still expected to take her a long time to conceive.’

’Wanwan is a Holy Female, but with only him for a Beast Husband, how could she possibly get pregnant with cubs so soon?’

Bai Wanwan listened to him with a smile. "Yes, we have a lot of time. So, do you want them or not?"

After spending so much time with her, Xin Feng could already tell what her expression was just from the sound of her voice.

’She must be staring at me right now, her eyes full of laughter.’

He chuckled helplessly. "How could I possibly not want them? I dream of it..."

Bai Wanwan reached up and booped him on the nose. "Alright then, wish granted. I’ll give you a litter during the warm season."

In the darkness, Xin Feng’s smile froze. ’Does she mean what I think she means?’

When he suddenly fell silent, Bai Wanwan was displeased. "Why aren’t you talking?"

As her words fell, Xin Feng suddenly cupped her face. "Wanwan, is it what I think it is?"

"And what is it you’re thinking? Tell me," she teased, her voice full of mirth.

Xin Feng’s gaze slid downward, landing on her lower abdomen. With a slightly trembling hand, he covered the spot. "Here... we already have our cubs?"

Bai Wanwan placed her hand over his. "Yes. Our cubs are right here."

Xin Feng felt his eyes grow hot as a sudden warmth flooded his chest—a feeling unlike anything he had ever experienced in his entire life.

Before meeting Wanwan, he thought his life was over, that he would live out his days as a crippled beast, slowly and lonely waiting for death.

He never imagined that Wanwan, a Holy Female, would choose him.

She not only restored his Talent, but was now even carrying a litter of his cubs.

"Wanwan..."