Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 58 - 57: You Must Be a Good Gatekeeper for Me

Chapter 58: Chapter 57: You Must Be a Good Gatekeeper for Me

When Si Shuo woke up, she was already home. Her body felt as if it had been run over. Even though Ji Liang had fed her a Level 8 Crystal Stone midway through, she was still completely listless and had no energy.

Remembering how she’d clung to her beast husband last night, she pulled the Beast Skins over her head and blushed. ’And this is only the first day!’

Zhi Le came in carrying a basin of water. Seeing Si Shuo lying on the bed and looking up at him with wide, innocent eyes, he scooped her up—Beast Skins and all—and held her close. After helping her wash up, he began to gently massage her body. "We were at the stall all day yesterday. The beastmen helping us have gotten the hang of their tasks, so we just need to take turns supervising with a couple of guards. Your situation is special these next few days, so stay away from crowds."

Si Shuo’s voice was still a little hoarse. She asked curiously, "Why not?"

Zhi Le kissed her forehead, his hot breath washing over her. Si Shuo’s body began to feel strange again. "Crowded places have a lot of males. Your body will be affected."

Si Shuo stiffened, burying her face in his chest. ’I hadn’t even thought of that.’

"Gong You suggested taking you to the nearby island for fun after lunch. More beastmen have been arriving in Nanye City lately, so it’s very lively over there. It’s the home of the Mermaid Tribe."

Si Shuo perked up. Mermaids! In the modern world, they were an exceptionally mysterious and beautiful species that only appeared in myths and legends.

"Are mermaids really half-human and half-fishtail? What color are they?" she asked curiously.

Seeing that she finally had some energy, Zhi Le gently flicked her forehead. "Get up and eat first. You’ll see for yourself when you get there."

"Zhi Le, you’ve gotten mean, keeping me in suspense like that!" Si Shuo grumbled, but she still quickly got dressed and scampered out the door.

She didn’t know many hairstyles—to be precise, only high and low ponytails, as well as low pigtails. Although she knew how to do a French braid, hers always came out a bit messy and couldn’t compare to Xu Chi’s skilled hands.

Si Shuo retrieved some colorful cords from her dimensional space and gestured to Xu Chi. "I want you to make a colorful braid on the right side, wrap it around to the left, and then tie all my hair up into a small bun."

She needed a tidy hairstyle for the beach, lest the sea breeze make her look like a wild-haired banshee!

She changed into a pink velour set, which included a bandeau top with short sleeves and a skort below. The Sumeru Pearl was draped around her neck.

The pink material was the fur of a rabbit beast, a particularly pure and beautiful shade that was a favorite among females. However, most females had wheat-colored skin, so it looked a little strange on them.

But on her, such an outfit was merely an adornment, unable to overshadow her beauty in the slightest!

Ji Liang couldn’t resist hugging her and hissing, "Little Shushu, you can go have fun on Mermaid Island, but don’t you forget about me working hard at the stall. And another thing, don’t let any of those mermaid males charm you. If we’re going to pick one, we have to pick the strongest."

That part had slipped her mind again. ’I’m sincerely just going to see something new, I’m really not thinking about *that*.’

This time, however, she was smart enough not to say it out loud. ’I’m already perfectly happy with my one Blue Whale,’ she thought. ’I’m not going to go and ruin some other sea beastman’s life, making him leave the ocean to follow me to the Central Continent.’

A Blue Whale is an aquatic mammal, after all. It’s just that their bodies are so massive that their skeletons can’t support them on land when they are in their Beast Form.

But when Gong You took on his human form, there was no such worry.

"Mmm-hmm, I won’t forget," Si Shuo chuckled, whispering in his ear, "Last night was very... memorable!"

Ji Liang couldn’t help but pull her tighter into his embrace. ’This little female is getting better and better with her words. Is she the one in her Mating Period, or am I? Why do I feel like I’m the one having such a hard time?’

Lunch was primarily light and cooling. Si Shuo had some brown sugar and millet porridge, two eggs, an ear of corn, and a mango.

Her two female neighbors, hearing that Si Shuo was going to Mermaid Island, also told their beast husbands to pack some food and join them. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Shan Man and Hezhu had also dressed up carefully, wearing beautiful beaded bracelets and hair ornaments, and their clothes were brand new in soft, pastel colors.

Ji Liang swapped out with Gong You. In his human form, Gong You’s appetite was the same as everyone else’s.

Once he had finished eating, the large group set off for the shore.

Gong You’s Beast Form was enormous, and he had never shown it to any other beastman besides Si Shuo. Naturally, he wasn’t about to make a scene now.

However, they had brought their guards, one of whom was a bottlenose dolphin beastman who transformed to carry them on his back.

Gong You leaped onto the dolphin’s back while holding Si Shuo. Xu Chi, Zhi Le, and the other guards followed suit.

Meanwhile, Hezhu and Shan Man’s group hired other male Fish Beasts at the shore to take them to Mermaid Island.

The sun was brilliant today, the sea breeze wasn’t too strong, and this stretch of the sea was extremely lively. Half the traffic consisted of beastmen traveling to and from Mermaid Island.

After about half an hour, they saw a small island in the distance. A mountain range ran north to south across it, resembling half a fishtail. The Mermaid Clan worshipped it as the Divine Island and had been settled there for generations.

They hadn’t even drawn close when mermen of all different colors began leaping from the sea, an early welcome for the visiting females.

There were red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, pink, white, and black ones, all in varying shades. Their long, seaweed-like hair matched their tails. They swam freely through the sea, leaping in elegant arcs and landing with a SPLASH.

Their scales glittered under the sun, a dazzling sight!

The sand on Mermaid Island’s beach was a rare, pale blue. Females and their cubs ran and played upon it, while the males stood guard to the side, roasting fish and shrimp over bonfires.

The moment Si Shuo reached the shore, numerous mermen swarmed her, showing off their hair and tails. To her, however, it just looked like they were preening and posturing...

’I have to admit, the Mermaid Clan is certainly good-looking,’ she thought. ’They’re all so delicate and pretty, but they lack a certain masculine air. They aren’t nearly as alluring as Gong You’s cold, stern expression!’

She chuckled, not refusing them outright, and simply pointed to Gong You. "Whichever one of you can defeat him, I’ll consider it."

All the beastmen in this part of the sea knew that a blue-eyed, white-furred Mutated Cat had been chosen by the Beast God to be the Female Saint. They were even clear on who her Beast Husbands were.

In the eyes of every male, she was a prime catch, ripe for the taking.

But Gong You was famous too. He was the star attraction of the Beast Fighting Arena. The Fish Beastmen loved beauty and excitement, so how could they not know who he was? Some of the male mermaids who didn’t have a female partner even wanted to win over Gong You himself!

The Mermaid Clan’s Combat Power was generally not high. They excelled at bewitching others with their songs, but that trick was useless against Gong You.

Gong You raised an eyebrow, his arm wrapping around Si Shuo’s slender waist. He asked in a low voice, "My dear, do you want me to win, or should I go easy on them?"

Si Shuo declared with a solemn expression, "Gong You, choosing a Beast Husband is an incredibly serious matter. It concerns the future safety and well-being of every beastman in our family.

The Beast Husbands I like must be handsome, yes, but they also have to be formidably strong. They can’t just be all show and no substance.

So, you need to be a good gatekeeper for me!"