I Transmigrated as a Villainess to Raise Babies, and My Beast Husbands Are Fighting Madly Over Me!-Chapter 83: He Came and Left

Feeling Feiyan’s gaze, Jin Ling shifted slightly to block his view.

"This is our tribe’s Young Clan Leader. His cub went missing today, so we’re here looking for her."

The white horse beastman standing behind Feiyan explained.

A dark glint flashed in Jin Ling’s eyes, but it was too dark for Feiyan to notice.

"I want to go in and have a look."

Jin Ling didn’t stop him, stepping aside to let Feiyan into the courtyard.

Feiyan had already caught Qiao Qiao’s scent.

He scanned the courtyard and finally stopped in front of the bathing room.

But just as he was about to push the door open, Jin Ling’s hand blocked his.

"My female master is bathing inside. It’s not convenient for the Young Clan Leader to inspect."

Feiyan didn’t pull his hand back. He could smell Qiao Qiao’s scent very strongly here.

"Then I’ll just wait out here until she’s finished."

With that, he retracted his hand and leaned casually against the wall, showing no intention of leaving.

Jin Ling just stood by the door, saying nothing.

Meanwhile, inside the bathing room, Qiao Xixi was completely unaware of the confrontation between the two males outside.

She and Qiao Qiao were leaning comfortably against the wooden tub.

"Alright, we’re pretty much done. Time to get out."

"Okay, Mom."

Qiao Xixi got up, wiped the water from her body, and put on her animal hide skirt. Then she lifted Qiao Qiao out of the water.

When the mother and daughter came out of the bathing room, they saw Jin Ling just closing the courtyard gate.

Qiao Xixi asked curiously, "I think I heard voices just now. Did someone come over?"

Jin Ling glanced at Qiao Qiao and said, "It was Qiaoqiao’s father."

Qiao Xixi was taken aback. Qiao Qiao’s father had found his way here so quickly.

Hearing that her father had come, Qiao Qiao instinctively hugged Qiao Xixi tighter.

"I don’t want him! I want to stay with you forever, Mom!"

It wasn’t that Qiao Qiao particularly disliked Feiyan. She had just overheard him say that he could never become Qiao Xixi’s beast-husband, nor would he stay with her.

’If he forces me to go with him, I’ll have to leave Mom, and I don’t want that!’

Little did Feiyan know that a single sentence of his had just ruined his chance of meeting his cub.

By now, Feiyan had walked into the woods outside the courtyard.

"Where did you say you smelled the scent of my bloodline earlier?"

"By the stream. They said they smelled it by the stream."

Feiyan quickened his pace toward the stream.

Moonlight speckled the water’s surface, creating shimmering points of light.

In the water, a cub about the same size as Qiao Qiao was splashing around.

Feiyan also caught the scent of his bloodline. Without a second thought, he jumped into the water and swam toward the little cub.

Qiao Lie was having fun playing in the water when he suddenly saw an exceptionally handsome, large male fox swimming toward him.

Startled, he immediately took on an aggressive posture.

Just as Feiyan was about to reach him, something shot through the water from below.

A massive snake’s head burst from the water, opening its cavernous jaws at Feiyan.

Feiyan’s light brown pupils darkened, and he retreated swiftly just as the sharp fangs were about to bite him.

"Sunxiao?"

Sunxiao blocked Qiao Lie, his scarlet snake eyes staring coldly at Feiyan.

"Feiyan, what do you think you’re doing?"

Before Feiyan could speak, he saw a small snake that looked almost identical to Sunxiao swim out from behind him.

Feiyan froze. The little cub he had seen was actually Sunxiao’s.

"You actually have a cub."

Sunxiao continued to glare at him icily.

"Stay away from my cub."

"I made a mistake. I thought he was my cub."

Sunxiao shot Feiyan a cold glance, then led Qiao Lie back to the bank and left without a backward look.

Just as they reached the woods, Qiao Ang ran out, holding his animal hide skirt. He had been washing up when he suddenly needed to poop, so he had run into the woods to take care of it.

"Qiao Lie, are you guys done washing up?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Qiao Lie nodded.

"Let’s go back then."

The figures of the three disappeared into the night.

Feiyan frowned as he looked at the woods.

’But I know I smelled the scent of my bloodline just now.’

’Qiao Qiao has to be somewhere nearby.’

"Keep searching."

That night, Qiao Xixi and the cubs were all asleep.

Sunxiao and Jin Ling stood in the courtyard.

Jin Ling was the first to speak.

"Qiao Qiao’s father came looking for her today."

Sunxiao’s snake eyes darkened.

"Did he see Xixi?"

"No. He left."

While Jin Ling wouldn’t stop Qiao Xixi from taking beast-husbands, it didn’t mean he would provide opportunities for those males to get close to her.

Letting Feiyan in earlier was already an act of great mercy.

Sunxiao knew Feiyan was Qiao Qiao’s father, but his stance was even clearer than Jin Ling’s.

Having Jin Ling by Qiao Xixi’s side was already more than enough for him to deal with.

As for Qiao Qiao, if she wanted to be with her own father, he wouldn’t stop her.

"Tomorrow, I’ll continue taking Qiao Lie up the mountain to hunt. You stay in the tribe and protect them."

"Alright."

「Early the next morning.」

Qiao Xixi woke up bright and early.

The previous night, Qiao Lie had come back and said there were many fish-beasts in the small stream in the tribe.

Qiao Xixi wanted to make Red-Red Fruit and fish-beast soup, so she decided to go to the stream to catch fish today.

After seeing the father and son, Sunxiao and Qiao Lie, off, Qiao Xixi made a very simple basket out of dry grass and wooden planks.

"Jin Ling, we’re heading to the stream now."

Jin Ling came out of the stone house, looking a little worried.

"Are you sure you don’t need me to come with you?"

"The courtyard wall is only half-finished, and don’t you have to go cut down trees? Don’t worry, we’ll be right here in the tribe. Nothing will happen."

Jin Ling was still uneasy, but Qiao Xixi insisted. Plus, the stream wasn’t far, so he had to let her go.

"I’ll come find you after I get back from cutting down the trees."

"Okay."

Qiao Xixi went to the stream, carrying the basket on her back with the two cubs in tow.

The early morning golden light scattered across the water’s surface like tiny stars, and the air was exceptionally fresh.

"First, let’s find a spot with a lot of fish-beasts to put the basket down."

"I know where! I saw it last night."

Qiao Ang excitedly led Qiao Xixi to the spot.

Qiao Xixi lifted her animal hide skirt and carefully waded in. After placing the basket in the water, she weighed it down with a rock.

"Whoa!"

Just as Qiao Xixi was about to head back to the bank, she lost her footing and tumbled into the water.

"Mom, be careful!"

Qiao Qiao ran over anxiously and also took a big tumble.

Qiao Xixi quickly stood up and hugged her.

"Did you get hurt?"

"Mom, I’m okay."

Qiao Xixi carried a soaking wet Qiao Qiao to the bank.

She said to Qiao Ang, who wasn’t far away, "Qiao Ang, Mom is going to take Qiaoqiao behind that rock to change clothes. Don’t run off."

Qiao Ang was busy digging up mud to bring back for the courtyard wall.

"Got it."

Qiao Xixi carried Qiao Qiao toward a large rock nearby.

From a distance, Feiyan saw Qiao Qiao being held in Qiao Xixi’s arms.

’That’s my cub!’

Without a second thought, he charged toward Qiao Xixi.

After reaching the large rock, Qiao Xixi took out the Long-tongued Vine and planted it in the ground.

"Long-tongued Vine, can you turn into a screen?"

The green vine touched her fingertips, then quickly grew into a curtain, shielding the mother and daughter.

Qiao Xixi quickly changed Qiao Qiao into a clean animal hide skirt.

"Wait for Mom. We’ll go out as soon as we’re done changing."

"Okay~"

Qiao Xixi took off her own animal hide skirt and used a clean hide to wipe the water from her body.

She picked up a clean animal hide skirt and was just about to put it on when the Long-tongued Vine was suddenly ripped apart by an external force.

Qiao Xixi turned around to find herself face-to-face with a pair of light brown fox eyes.

"Qiaoqiao!"