Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 226 - 225: Why Is He Always the One Who Gets Hurt?

Chapter 226: Chapter 225: Why Is He Always the One Who Gets Hurt?

Si Shuo couldn’t help but pull her two cubs together. With a rare solemnity, she said, "Xu Ye, Xuyou, tell Mother. Have I ever stopped you from eating something you wanted?"

The two little ones glanced at each other, then hung their heads and shook them.

"Exactly. If there’s something you want to eat, just say so.

Youyou awakened her Space Ability and wanted to hoard some snacks. There’s nothing wrong with that. But you’re still young. Even though you’ve received your Father’s and my inheritance, there are many things you haven’t thought through yourselves, so you don’t understand the potential consequences.

A Beastman with a superpower is already far ahead of others their age, which can attract jealousy and ill will. We need to understand the importance of feigning weakness, of hiding our strengths so people can’t see our true capabilities at a glance.

Besides, you have to be polite at home, too. You should let your Father and me know. Things have been going missing around the house these past few days. We thought our memories were getting bad, or that a little freeloader had snuck in.

This is at home. But outside, taking things without asking is stealing, understand?"

Usually, Si Shuo was like a big sister to her children, always teasing and playing with them. But now, she was laying things out for them one by one, her tone even a little stern.

The cubs were very smart and understood her completely. It was just that no one in the family had ever spoken to them like this before. The two little ones’ eyes reddened as they pressed their lips together, looking so wronged they wanted to cry but didn’t dare.

Watching them, Zhi Qi couldn’t help but smile and shake his head. ’As expected of the little female’s cubs. That aggrieved expression that just makes you dote on them is exactly the same.’

He smiled and said to them, "Your Mother got a scare today when Youyou suddenly pulled fruit out of her space. She’s terrified you’ll be kidnapped, so she’s worried and anxious.

Little Ye, Youyou, your Mother is teaching you a lesson. Let’s take it to heart and try to do better next time, and then we’ll just move on from this, okay?"

The two little ones nodded, looking pleadingly at Si Shuo.

She sighed and pulled them into her arms. They were small, soft, and smelled so sweet. Her blood flowed through them, the cubs who truly connected her to this world.

Every time she looked at them, her heart would swell with joy and emotion. "My darlings, no matter what happens, no matter what you do, Mother will always love you.

I just hope that you learn to protect yourselves from a young age, and that you grow up to be kind, upright, and brave Beastmen that will make Mother proud!"

The two cubs suddenly burst into tears with a WAH. "Mother, Youyou... wrong... don’t be mad..."

Little Ye also cried, saying, "Mother, Ye... was bad... Don’t... don’t want... Little Ye..."

Si Shuo’s heart clenched painfully. ’What does he mean, "don’t want"? In truth, the inheritance Beastmen receive from their Father and Mother at birth allows them to grow up quickly and survive on their own in the wild, even without their parents’ care from a young age.

But by the same token, some painful and unsettling memories are also passed down into their minds.’

’Both her and Xu Chi’s childhoods were incomplete, lacking a sense of security.’ Si Shuo forced a smile and quickly soothed them, "How could that ever happen? Mother would abandon your Father before she’d ever abandon you..."

And there stood Xu Chi—who hadn’t seen them in days, had just finished his competition, and had eagerly rushed back to reunite with his little female and cubs?!!

Ji Liang couldn’t help but let out a snort, sighing as he said, "How heartless. First it was ’out with the old, in with the new,’ and now that she has her cubs, I’m afraid she’s forgotten all about their father!"

Si Shuo turned to see Xu Chi’s crestfallen expression and felt her heart seize. ’Good grief, none of them make things easy.’ Back then, she’d been naive, completely fooled by these wolves in sheep’s clothing. Now, however, she shoved both cubs into his arms one after the other and started tattling.

"This one, your precious daughter, did something major today. She awakened her Space Ability without telling us, teamed up with her brother to secretly hoard a bunch of tasty treats, and fed them all to her little friends.

And this one here? He’s quite capable. He can completely conceal himself to sneak food to his little sister.

I said a few words to them, and they started crying and accusing me of not wanting them anymore. Anyway, I can’t discipline them. You deal with it!"

Xu Chi’s attention was drawn to the cubs. He looked on in astonishment at Xuyou and Xu Ye, who were frozen in a daze, stunned by their mother’s sudden change of face.

Leaving the father and his two children to have a heart-to-heart, Si Shuo made a clean getaway. She shot a glare at Ji Liang, who was clearly enjoying the drama, and huffed, "Don’t you be so smug. When you have cubs of your own one day, do you really think you’ll be treated any better than Xu Chi?"

Ji Liang was speechless. ’When the little female gets her hackles up, her attacks become indiscriminate.’

He gave a low cough, his ears turning slightly red. "Well, that depends on you giving me cubs first."

Si Shuo tilted her head slightly, actually considering the matter seriously. ’My Healing Ability has been upgraded. It can significantly reduce the pain of childbirth, and my body would recover quickly. Plus, the cubs have their fathers to raise them. What’s more, the males’ strength is increasing, and Wei Ce could break through to Level 15 at any moment. The family’s ability to withstand risks has improved.’

’Since she had decided to give each of them a pair of cubs, it didn’t seem to make much difference whether it was sooner or later.’

So, she leaned close to the ear of the fused Zhi Le and chuckled softly, "Zhi... Brother Le, how about I give you a litter of Snow Leopard cubs?"

Zhi Le wrapped an arm around her waist, his gray-blue eyes trembling fiercely. He pressed his forehead against hers intimately. "Kitty, have you really thought this through?"

When it came to having cubs, the males in the family never pressured her, but Si Shuo could see their envy of Xu Chi in their eyes. "Mhm. I already said I would, but just one litter!"

Zhi Le smiled and nodded. "Alright. A litter of two or three is fine. If they’re all like Youyou and Little Ye, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to handle raising them no matter how many bodies I split into."

Si Shuo chuckled along with him. The cubs were smart, mischievous, and had strong ideas of their own; they were just too good at making people angry and worried.

"Then let’s have two male cubs and one female cub, so the older brothers can protect their little sister." As Si Shuo pictured the adorable little Snow Leopards, she wished she could have them right this second!

"Mhm, whatever my kitty wants," Zhi Le said, his eyes gentle, his heart burning with passion.

Si Shuo mused that when her Mating Period arrived, she would take a Qing-Sheng Flower to improve the cubs’ aptitude!

Ji Liang felt the bitter sting of having paved the way for another... ’Why is it always me who gets hurt?’

The other males, who had been listening with pricked ears, also felt a fire ignite within them. For practical men like them, who had never given much thought to romance, having cubs of their own bloodline with the little female was the ultimate form of mutual devotion. It was proof that the little female cared for them, that she was willing to procreate with them in this world and leave behind a testament to their sincere bond.

After all, in their inherited instincts, procreation was one of their fundamental instincts and responsibilities as Beastmen.

The individual competition was tomorrow, and the males of the household were in even higher spirits. However, after the team competition, they could also anticipate that their opponents would likely be tough to deal with.

Si Shuo asked seriously, "Are you sure you don’t want to use an Upgrade Pill to go up another level? Wouldn’t you have a better chance?"