I Transmigrated as a Villainess to Raise Babies, and My Beast Husbands Are Fighting Madly Over Me!-Chapter 19: He Wants to Eat You

A faint yellow stream of warmth slowly flowed into Qiao Xixi’s body.

The pain from her wound quickly subsided.

When the faint yellow halo vanished, the rosy glow on Qiao Qiao’s small face faded.

Her small body swayed, and she collapsed into Qiao Xixi’s arms.

"Qiaoqiao, how are you?" Qiao Xixi asked nervously.

Qiao Qiao struggled to open her eyes and whispered, "Mother, I’m so tired. I want to sleep."

Qiao Xixi’s face paled.

"Qiaoqiao."

Jin Ling walked into the cave.

"Don’t worry. Her skill is just low-level right now. After healing you, she’s showing symptoms of exhaustion. She’ll be fine after some rest."

Qiao Xixi finally relaxed upon hearing his words.

She carefully laid Qiaoqiao on the animal hide.

Then, she moved her shoulder and found the pain had eased a lot.

’This Healing Skill is incredible.’

"Feeling better?"

Qiao Xixi smiled and nodded.

"Much better. The broken bone should have healed. We’ll leave after we eat."

’The sooner we get to the tribe, the sooner I can relax.’

"Okay."

After Jin Ling ate his fill, he tied up the butchered prey with vines.

When Qiao Xixi and the others walked out of the cave, Jin Ling had already changed into his beast form.

"Get on."

Qiao Xixi, holding Qiaoqiao, stepped on the vines and climbed up.

"Let’s go."

For the next several days, they traveled without rest. Finally, after crossing the last mountain, Qiao Xixi saw a vast expanse of forest.

As far as the eye could see, it was no longer just a blanket of white snow.

After reaching the foot of the mountain, Qiao Xixi excitedly slid off Jin Ling’s back.

"Are we completely out of the snowy mountains?"

"Yes, the Black Stone Tribe is just ahead."

"That’s wonderful."

Seeing Qiao Xixi’s happy expression, a hint of a smile touched Jin Ling’s eyes.

"We’ll reach the Black Stone Tribe tonight at the latest."

"Okay."

Qiao Xixi suppressed her excitement and settled back onto Jin Ling’s back.

The farther they went, the deeper the green of the landscape became.

"The mountain range we crossed blocks the cold winds from the ice plains. That’s why winter comes later here, and it doesn’t last as long."

Qiao Xixi looked at the towering trees in the forest, her eyes full of joy.

’This is the first time I’ve seen so much green since coming to this world.’

Around noon, Jin Ling led them to a small stream to rest.

"Let’s eat something first, then we’ll get back on the road."

After Qiao Xixi got off Jin Ling’s back with the cubs, Jin Ling immediately checked the surroundings.

Only after confirming there was no danger did he return to their side.

"Jin Ling, you’re so considerate."

After spending these past few days together, Qiao Xixi had come to trust Jin Ling completely.

Although he had a powerful aura, his temperament was gentle, and he always managed to arrange things perfectly.

Jin Ling’s expression softened at her praise. When he met her sincere eyes, his heart suddenly began to beat wildly.

Jin Ling frowned. ’Is my heart condition acting up again?’

Qiao Xixi’s face fell the moment she saw him clutch his chest.

’The system said his heart was damaged before. Hasn’t he fully recovered yet?’

"What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?"

Qiao Xixi grabbed his hand, pressed her fingertips to his pulse, and found that it was beating astonishingly fast.

"That’s strange. Why is your heart rate so fast?"

Jin Ling stared blankly at her delicate, slender hand.

Over the past few days, her small hand had occasionally touched him, filling him with a sense of pleasure he’d never known.

A lump formed in Jin Ling’s throat. He turned his hand over and clasped Qiao Xixi’s small one in his own.

"Maybe... I’m hot."

Qiao Xixi was puzzled. ’Hot?’

Although the temperature here was higher than on the ice plains, it was nowhere near hot.

"You don’t feel uncomfortable anywhere else?"

Jin Ling’s gilded eyes locked onto her, his voice husky.

"A little. Thirsty."

’Thirsty?’

"Then I’ll go get you some water."

Qiao Xixi turned and walked toward the stream.

Jin Ling watched Qiao Xixi’s back, desire swirling in the depths of his eyes.

Just as Qiao Xixi reached the stream, Qiaoqiao came over, sticking close to her with a nervous look on her face.

Qiao Xixi was confused.

"Qiaoqiao, what’s wrong?"

"Mother, the big male isn’t thirsty, he’s hungry!"

Qiao Xixi grew even more puzzled. ’But Jin Ling ate a lot this morning.’

"Why do you say that, Qiaoqiao?"

"The way the big male looks at you, Mother, it’s like he wants to eat you up!"

Qiao Xixi: "..."

’Oh, my dear cub, who taught you to use your words like that?’

"No, you’re mistaken."

Qiaoqiao’s big eyes were full of confusion. She looked back at Jin Ling, then at Qiao Xixi.

She was certain she hadn’t been mistaken.

The big male’s eyes were filled with longing for Mother.

Mhm, just like her own craving for meat.

Qiao Xixi watched the flowing stream, and her attention was quickly diverted.

She saw a Deer Beast run over on the opposite side of the stream.

But after it reached the bank, it staggered and plunged into the stream.

"Jin Ling, a Deer Beast fell into the water!"

Jin Ling noticed it too. He strode into the water in two steps, bobbed in the current for a moment, and then dragged the Deer Beast ashore.

Qiao Xixi and the others were thrilled to have stumbled upon a free Deer Beast.

Here, no beastman would ever complain about having too much food.

"Was this Deer Beast sick? Why would it be foolish enough to rush into the water?"

Jin Ling checked it over and found no wounds on the Deer Beast. It seemed more like it had rushed into the water in a panic.

"I’ll butcher the Deer Beast first."

"Okay."

Qiao Xixi took out a bone knife and cut off a piece of Wild Bull Beast meat.

After Qiao Ang and the others gathered firewood from the surroundings, Qiao Xixi started a fire and began to roast the meat.

The meat sizzled over the fire as it roasted, its rich aroma quickly drifting into the forest.

「In the forest.」

A group of beastmen were searching for something.

A male Gray Wolf Beastman with a pair of pointed gray ears sniffed the air.

"Smells so good. What is that?"

The other male beastmen smelled it too.

"It smells like roasted meat."

Their tribe had fire, so the beastman who spoke had eaten roasted meat before and recognized the smell immediately.

"But this smells better than any roasted meat I’ve ever had."

"Let’s follow the smell and take a look."

As they spoke, the male beastmen headed deeper into the forest.

They pushed aside the vegetation and came to the stream, where they saw Qiao Xixi from a distance, sitting on a large rock and roasting meat.

The three cubs were sitting obediently by her side.

A sharp-eyed male Gray Wolf Beastman immediately spotted the Deer Beast that Jin Ling was skinning.

"That’s our deer meat! They’re eating our Deer Beast!"

The Gray Wolf Beastman clenched his fists. "I was wondering where that Deer Beast went. So they stole it."

"Let’s go. We’re taking the Deer Beast back."

Hearing this, the male Gray Wolf Beastmen’s expressions darkened, and they strode menacingly toward Qiao Xixi.

The moment they got close to Qiao Xixi, their expressions changed.