Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 91 - 90: But She Was Called Older Sister...

Chapter 91: Chapter 90: But She Was Called Older Sister...

After the auction ended, the Beastmen began to leave one after another.

Si Shuo was getting sleepy, so she lay on Zhi Le, who had transformed into a Snow Leopard. Ji Liang and the others stayed close, protecting her as they inched their way out with the crowd.

Once they were out of the Beast Skin Bag, a cool night breeze washed over them, and Si Shuo comfortably nuzzled against Zhi Le’s soft, warm fur.

"Why’d we stop?" Sensing his pause, Si Shuo opened her eyes and saw Xiao Shisi striding toward them.

She couldn’t help but sit up straight. The corners of her mouth started to lift into a smile, but she immediately flattened them, putting on the same cold expression as the males.

Xiao Shisi walked right up to her. Smiling, he looked up and gave her hand a little tug. His voice was gentle.

"Sister, I heard from Master Xu that you’ll be staying in Dongye Middle Square for ten days.

I have to go out for something tomorrow. When I get back, can I still travel with you?

You said before that you’d take me to the Xiao Family in Zhuan City.

I made you angry, and I’m sorry. I won’t mention my brother anymore, okay?"

’She really wanted to keep up her cold and aloof act, but he called her Sister...’

Si Shuo cleared her throat. "We told you back in Puchang City that we would take you. Of course, we’ll keep our word."

Xiao Shisi smiled and nodded. "I knew you were kind, Sister. Don’t worry, once I get home, if I can’t offer you a satisfactory reward... I’ll pay my debt with my body!"

Si Shuo scoffed. "Sounds to me like you just want an excuse to openly freeload off me for food."

’After all this time together, the only times his eyes lit up bright enough to be searchlights were when he saw her or delicious food!’

Xiao Shisi laughed sheepishly. "Ah, you’ve seen right through me again, Sister."

Seeing Xiao Shisi acting all coy again, Si Shuo put a hand to her forehead. "Alright, let’s talk about the future later. You... you be careful, and remember: where there’s life, there’s hope."

’Don’t go and do something stupid like throw away your life and happiness for some young lover.’

Xiao Shisi squeezed Si Shuo’s hand, his gaze fiery as he said with great solemnity, "Sister, for your sake, I will come back safely!"

Si Shuo could sense the emotions Xiao Shisi was struggling to suppress. She just assumed this little sister of hers was upset about having to run errands for her young lover but didn’t want to make her worry. She gave a small smile and patted Xiao Shisi’s head.

"In that case, I’ll be waiting for you to come back for a feast. I’ll make sure it’s all your favorite foods."

Xiao Shisi gazed at the soft look in her eyes, smiled, and nodded. "Okay."

After Zhi Le carried Si Shuo away, Xiao Shisi turned to Ji Liang and said tonelessly,

"Wouldn’t it be better to stay in the Southern Continent? The Central Continent is a quagmire, full of constant strife between families and tribes over their own interests.

Innocents getting caught in the crossfire is a common occurrence here. If I had the choice, I never would have come back!

Si Shuo is beautiful, and she’s a female. I’m afraid she’ll quickly attract the wrong kind of attention.

The strongest among you is Gong You, and he’s only Level 10. It’s doubtful you’ll be able to protect her."

Ji Liang sneered. "It’s not even certain you’ll make it out of Dongye Forest alive. This is none of your concern."

Xiao Shisi gritted his teeth. "If the Xiao Family wasn’t so obsessed with profit, completely disregarding the wishes of its members, I wouldn’t have ended up like this—neither male nor female.

Rest assured, I’ll be taking out more than ten years of pent-up anger on the Fierce Beasts in Dongye Forest!

Heh, I won’t come out until I’ve made a name for myself.

If..."

Ji Liang cut him off. "Save it for after you come out."

Leaving him with those words, he transformed into a giant golden-bellied black snake and slithered off in pursuit of Si Shuo and the others.

Xiao Shisi watched that family disappear into the night, his heart filled with envy. After a month with them, his perpetually cold heart had largely thawed.

"Xiao Cheng, have you been waiting long? The auction just ended, and there are still a few loose ends to tie up. But I’ve already invited a Priest from a nearby tribe, so he can perform the imprinting for you whenever you’re ready."

However," Xie Shi said as he emerged from the Beast Skin Bag, glancing at the pitch-black sky, "are you really going into Dongye Forest right after the imprinting? Can’t you even wait half a day?"

Xiao Cheng nodded. "I’ll have to rest in the woods at night anyway once I’m inside. It makes no difference whether I go in during the day or at night."

Xie Shi sighed. "Ah, you... The main branch of the Xiao Family has produced over thirty generations of Beastmen, and there still hasn’t been a single male.

If you don’t make a name for yourself, you’ll be letting down all of your aunt’s hard work."

Xiao Cheng quirked a corner of his lips. "Thanks. I’ll be sure to put in a good word for you with my aunt."

Xie Shi scratched his head, laughing good-naturedly. "No need for that. I’m already your aunt’s Beast Husband, after all. We’re not in any rush to have cubs.

Alright, hurry up and get the imprinting done. I’ll watch Yin Jiang for you!"

Xiao Cheng put a hand to his forehead and gritted his teeth. "I really am in his debt. Once this is all over, I can finally leave the past behind for good."

The seasons in the Central Continent, north of the Dongye Forest, were distinct but lacked the dramatic, sweeping shifts of the Southern Continent.

They had traveled a long way, but the Beast Skins they wore were still the same thickness as before.

Si Shuo had recently entered her Mating Period again. She felt irritable the moment she opened her eyes, her whole body feeling languid.

Hearing her stir, Gong You came into the room with a smile and scooped her into his arms. He could feel that his little female was even more affectionate than usual, nuzzling against him instinctively.

His grip tightened slightly, holding the squirming Si Shuo in place. His voice was husky. "Easy, little one. I want to soothe you right now, too, but today’s the day the large tribes from the Central Continent are arriving for the spring hunt.

People from five large tribes already arrived this morning."

Si Shuo looked up, confused. "The spring hunt? Hasn’t it already ended?"

Gong You smiled and nodded. "Correct. The Central Continent has two spring hunts a year. One takes place in the vast forests to the west and north of the interconnected Beast City territories.

That area borders the fringes of the Beast Cities, and far beyond that lies the Far North. That’s actually where I was born—my home before I drifted to Nanye City.

The western and northern woodlands combined are larger and more expansive than Dongye Forest, but the Beastman population there is sparse, which means the number of Fierce Beasts has always remained high.

To prevent the network of Beast City Pools, which our ancestors worked so hard to establish, from being overrun, there are two measures. First, every family has a year-round duty to send half their Beast Husbands in rotation to the Border City to slay Fierce Beasts. Second, there’s the city-organized spring hunt.

The second hunt is in Dongye Forest, separated from the Beast City Pools by a vast grassland. There aren’t many tribes on the grassland, but they still help to cull the Fierce Beasts in the forest.

Plus, with this workshop and the Beastmen coming from the Southern Continent every year acting as a buffer, it’s actually less of a concern.

That’s why the Beastmen of the Central Continent first attend the spring hunt in the western and northern forests before rushing over here for a second one."

Noticing the slight excitement in Gong You’s voice, Si Shuo chuckled. "Is there some other significance to the spring hunt?"

Gong You lowered his eyes. Whenever his little female was in her Mating Period, her eyes would grow moist, the corners tinged with a faint crimson. Her gaze became as syrupy-sweet as candied sweet potatoes, and her voice grew husky.

He couldn’t resist pulling her onto his lap and stroking her neck as he kissed her. Gazing at his dazed little female, he chuckled. "Sigh, what am I going to do with you? Fine, I’ll soothe you first, but afterward, you’re not allowed to be looking at any other males!"

Si Shuo’s muddled brain could only think: ’Who was the one who started this?!’