Chapter 424: Forever Together

Chapter 424: Chapter 424: Forever Together

The Clan Witch held a stone in his hand, murmuring incantations toward the great mountain.

Bai Wanwan couldn’t understand a single word, but she knew he was praying to the Beast God for blessings.

She slowly closed her eyes as well, praying devoutly, ’Beast God, if you truly exist, please bless me and my Beast Husbands that we may be together forever. Please bless my cubs, that they may grow up healthy and safe...’

But what she didn’t know was that as she prayed, her six males had formed a semicircle, surrounding her at the center.

The firelight danced across the males’ faces, reflecting their joy, solemnity, and unconcealed love.

The Clan Witch finally finished the long string of blessings, raising a fist. "May the Beast God protect you! Clansmen, bless them!"

The moment the Clan Witch’s voice fell, the Beastmen below the platform erupted, shouting blessings for their Clan Leader and his Wife.

"Clan Leader, would you, your Wife, and the other males please come over here."

Bai Wanwan took a sharp breath. She knew it was time for the imprinting.

Only when the imprinting was finished would the mating ceremony be considered a success.

"Don’t be afraid. It won’t hurt."

Chou Rong held her hand and slowly passed it to the Clan Witch.

Bai Wanwan’s brow furrowed as she looked at the sharp Stone Knife.

’It won’t hurt?’

’But we’ve already come this far. Even if it hurts, I have to endure it!’

Bai Wanwan resolved to see it through no matter what, but she couldn’t bear to watch. She shut her eyes and turned her head away.

The Clan Witch gripped Bai Wanwan’s wrist and looked up at Chou Rong beside them. "Clan Leader, where would you like it to be imprinted?"

The pad of Chou Rong’s finger touched the spot over Bai Wanwan’s heart. "Imprint it here."

The males had already bickered several times over the order of the imprinting, finally deciding to go in the order they had met Wanwan.

Bai Wanwan’s body couldn’t help but tremble when she felt his finger touch the spot over her heart.

"Very well."

The Clan Witch’s rough, bark-like skin touched the skin of Bai Wanwan’s chest. After something cool was applied, the sensation vanished completely.

Time trickled by, second by second. She couldn’t help but ask, "Why haven’t you started the imprinting yet?"

As she spoke, she turned her head back, only to see the Stone Knife gliding rapidly across her skin.

"We knew you were afraid of the pain, so the Clan Witch applied some Mama Grass before the imprinting."

For a Super Tribe like the Tiger Clan, Mama Grass wasn’t a rare resource, but for small, remote tribes, it was extremely precious. Many females had to endure the imprinting without it.

Since she couldn’t feel any pain, Bai Wanwan gradually relaxed.

Soon after, a majestic and powerful Tiger Beast was deeply imprinted onto the skin over her chest, right above her heart.

When the imprinting was successful, a smile touched Chou Rong’s eyes. He personally pulled up the Jue Sha fabric, covering half of her soft chest.

"Where does the next male choose for the imprinting?" the Clan Witch asked aloud.

Bai Wanwan extended a hand toward Xin Feng. He grasped it tightly, his fingertips touching her left shoulder, the one closest to her heart. "I choose here."

A Silver Wolf totem—poised to strike, with smooth and graceful lines—soon appeared on her rounded shoulder.

Zhu Xiu’s choice was the most unconventional of all.

His cool fingers wrapped around Bai Wanwan’s slender right ankle, his reddish vertical pupils locking onto her. "I choose to coil around here."

A lifelike King Cobra totem with scales that gleamed with a faint light coiled around her pale ankle. Its head was raised, exuding a dangerous allure.

Bai Wanwan bent her leg to get a better look. The more she looked, the more she liked it.

The Clan Witch’s imprinting skill was superb. The King Cobra, scaled down countless times, wrapped around her ankle, adding a hint of mystique.

The leopard totem representing Yan Lie was imprinted on the inside of her left wrist, and the lion totem for Jin Yi was on her right wrist.

They occupied the left and right wrists, symbolizing protection and loyalty.

Finally, a gorgeous and noble Phoenix totem, wings spread as if born from fire, occupied her right shoulder, shimmering with iridescent light.

Bai Wanwan looked down at the six new, lifelike totems on her body. They were nearly identical to her Beast Husbands’ true forms.

A strange, wonderful feeling arose within her. It was as if invisible threads now passed through these totems, connecting her to her Beast Husbands more deeply and intimately than ever before—their blood and hearts now linked as one.

She lifted her head, her gaze sweeping over each of her Beast Husbands. All six males were looking back at her. In that moment, they finally felt a sense of belonging.

From now on, wherever Wanwan was, that would be their home. They would defend their female with their very lives.

Bai Wanwan took all of their hands in hers, pulling them together. Her pretty face beamed, her eyes curving into crescents. "From now on, our family will never be separated!"

The ceremony ended, and the atmosphere of the bonfire party reached its peak.

Bai Wanwan was surrounded by enthusiastic Beastmen and pulled into the crowd of joyful dancers.

A blissful smile graced her face as she spun and leaped to the beat of the drums. The hem of her rainbow-colored Jue Sha Skirt flew through the air, and the flowers in her hair swayed gracefully in the firelight.

The air was filled with boisterous singing, laughter, and drumming, the scents of roasted meat and sweat mingling together in a display of primal vitality.

"Wanwan, look at my silly little brother, grinning like a fool."

Yin Mei bounced beside her, winking.

Bai Wanwan couldn’t help but turn to look. Yin Ze was talking to Xin Feng, his eyes and the corners of his lips crinkled with happiness.

Xin Feng, beside him, was the same. Their gazes followed Bai Wanwan, and when she looked their way, they both met her eyes with handsome smiles.

Yin Mei took Bai Wanwan’s hand. "Wanwan... I’m really so happy. With you by Yin Ze’s side, I can finally be at ease. I was worried I was holding him back, but I never imagined he’d be the one to find you and bring you home. And now, seeing you two even have cubs... I’m just overjoyed..."

You could tell Yin Mei was truly happy; she was starting to ramble incoherently as she spoke.

Bai Wanwan reached out and placed a hand on Yin Mei’s stomach, teasing her. "Sister Yin Mei, you’ll have plenty of reasons to be happy soon enough."

Yin Mei’s face instantly turned red in the firelight. "Mhm. After meeting you, Wanwan, I’ve just gotten happier and happier. Wanwan, you must be a gift from the Beast God!"

The two females grew more and more excited as they spoke, hopping up and down while holding hands.

As they were dancing, a comment from Yin Mei made Bai Wanwan laugh. Just as she did, she looked up and saw a male not far away.

It was that Red Rank male.

He seemed completely out of place. While all the other Beastmen were reveling, he just sat there quietly.

Even when his eyes met Bai Wanwan’s, his expression didn’t change in the slightest. He remained as still as a mountain, his face betraying no emotion.

Bai Wanwan only glanced at him for a moment before the motion of her dancing naturally carried her gaze away.

From a distance, Hua Han saw his chance. He started moving through the crowd of Beastmen, stepping to the rhythm and gradually drawing closer.

He feigned nonchalance, approaching at a slow pace.

But gradually, he realized something was wrong.

He tried several times to get closer to the circle of Beastmen surrounding Bai Wanwan, but he was pushed away each time.

He couldn’t help but glance at her males in the distance. ’To think they’d be this defensive.’

But when his gaze returned to her, he felt it was only natural. ’If Bai Wanwan were my Wife,’ he thought, ’I’d guard her even more tightly.’