Chapter 104: Chapter 103: She Would Rather Lay Eggs

Today, Pan Zhou from Yimei’s family went to fight in the arena challenges. Rongxing and Lei Lan teamed up with the low-level males to hunt at the edge of the forest, while Rongzhi, Kouba, and Hang He stood guard by her side.

Hang He was a Beastman who loved a bustling atmosphere and usually spent his time running errands, relaying messages, and gathering news.

The Beast Skin Bag was crowded with all sorts of Beastmen, a motley crew. It was fine for the females to go spectate once or twice, but if anything happened, their guards couldn’t bear the consequences.

That’s why Hang He kept running back and forth, telling the females of the two families what was happening over there.

News like Ji Liang winning another match, and Pan Zhou winning three in a row!

Yimei’s family now had their own small courtyard in Ten Thousand Beasts City, and the whole family was overjoyed. The anxiety they’d felt ever since deciding to follow Si Shuo to the Central Continent finally subsided, and they could at last breathe a sigh of relief.

Their respect and admiration for Si Shuo’s family grew. If it weren’t for Gong You’s advice, Yimei would never have been able to have such an outstanding Beast Husband.

Just as Si Shuo was drifting off to sleep, she finally heard the news of Ji Liang’s three consecutive victories. This time, she didn’t fight her drowsiness, instead snuggling into Xu Chi’s arms and falling into a deep sleep.

Ever since she was reborn into the Beast World Continent, Si Shuo’s quality of sleep had been excellent. She could sleep straight through until dawn without a single dream.

But tonight, she felt exhausted, as if someone was constantly calling her name in her ear, while another, vaguely familiar voice—low, deep, and steady—warned her not to answer.

In the early morning, Si Shuo was nudged awake by Ji Liang.

For the first half of the previous day, Ji Liang had fought conservatively, focusing on studying the fighting techniques of the Qingxi Tribe’s Beastmen.

The Beastmen from the Qingxi Tribe defending the stage this time were among the highest-ranked in their tribe for Combat Power. They frequently held the stage and instructed trainees, so they possessed a wealth of combat experience and skill.

Ji Liang and Xu Chi learned a great deal from them. Fighting Beastmen was different from fighting Fierce Beasts, and these non-lethal matches were an even greater test of one’s control over their superpower and physical attacks.

But by noon, upon learning that Si Shuo was pregnant with Xu Chi’s cub, Ji Liang stopped wasting time and began to fight with ruthless abandon.

Finally, as the day drew to a close, he barely managed to achieve a record of five consecutive wins.

And even then, he had to be strategic, analyzing the Qingxi Tribe Beastmen and deliberately picking opponents he was confident of defeating—ones with more obvious weaknesses.

He had also advanced to become a Level 10 Beastman in the process, and only after stabilizing his new level was he able to stretch his winning streak to five matches.

Ji Liang didn’t push his luck, instead throwing the sixth match in a way that looked convincingly pathetic to any onlookers.

Just like Xu Chi, he had also won a small, five-hundred-square-meter courtyard and two mu of fertile farmland—and they were right next to Xu Chi’s properties!

He was eager to share the joy of his promotion and the rewards from the arena with Si Shuo.

However, he had already held her all night, and now, with noon approaching, the little female was still sound asleep with no sign of waking.

Finally able to relax, a mischievous idea popped into Ji Liang’s head. Taking advantage of how docile she was in her sleep, he decided to claim a few benefits for himself.

Si Shuo was roused by his antics and couldn’t help but push him away, giggling, “Ji Liang, that tickles…”

Ji Liang nuzzled her neck affectionately. “Little Shushu, you haven’t even opened your eyes. How did you know it was me?”

Si Shuo wrapped her arms around his waist. “My eyes are just closed. In our family, only you and Gong You have a slightly lower body temperature. Gong You isn’t home, so who else could it be? Besides, Xu Chi was with me yesterday. It’s your turn today.

“And besides, you all smell different. I’m not an idiot, and there’s nothing wrong with my nose!”

“HISS… I thought Little Shushu was too groggy to realize it was me. I was just wondering how I should punish you if you called out the wrong name.”

“Well, since I got it right, is there a reward?” Si Shuo asked with a smile, holding out her hand.

Ji Liang gave her a kiss. “You’ve gained a Level 10 Beast Husband, plus a new courtyard and farmland. How about that? Are you satisfied with that reward?”

Si Shuo nodded enthusiastically.

The two didn’t stay cuddled up for long before Si Shuo became ravenous.

Breakfast was the usual: noodles with an assortment of savory pickled vegetables, accompanied by fried eggs, roasted meat, seasonal greens, and fruit.

After she finished eating, Ji Liang took her for a walk to aid her digestion. Then, she snuggled back into his arms, and the two of them basked lazily in the sun.

Si Shuo finished replicating the Hidden Beast Form Pearl from the day before, then took out the Pet Egg to try and replicate it next.

But it turned out her superpower didn’t work on it, so instead, she replicated two more Superpower Awakening Pills.

She guessed, ’The Pet Egg must contain a living creature, so it’s outside the scope of my replication ability!’

“Craving eggs, Little Shushu?” Seeing Si Shuo holding a fist-sized, patterned egg, Ji Liang took it and examined it with a frown. “HISS… Little Shushu, what kind of egg is this? Did Zhi Le find it for you?”

Si Shuo smiled and whispered, “It’s from the Beast God! He must have known I was pregnant, so he sent a congratulatory gift! There was a Pet Egg, Superpower Awakening Pills, a Hidden Beast Form Pearl, and even milk powder.

“I don’t know what kind of Pet Egg this is. Does it need to be incubated?”

With that, she turned an intense gaze on Ji Liang. “Ji Liang, among you Snake Beastmen, is it the males who incubate the eggs?”

Ji Liang’s face darkened. “I’d only incubate my own cubs, at most. But my species is ovoviviparous. That means the female gives live birth to cubs, not Snake Eggs.”

Si Shuo froze.

’She… She would rather lay eggs!’

The very thought of having a litter of snakes in her belly, and of them slithering out of her body one by one during birth, made goosebumps crawl all over her skin…

Seeing her face turn pale, Ji Liang’s eyes narrowed. He remembered how afraid Si Shuo had been of him when they first met, and his gaze fell.

He pursed his lips, his mood deflating slightly. “HISS… Little Shushu, we Rogue Beasts aren’t as appealing as regular Beastmen.

“If… if you don’t like Snake Cubs, we don’t have to have any. As long as you give me more of your affection, keep me so busy that I don’t have time to think about cubs… even if the other Couple Brothers all get to have their own with you…”

Si Shuo paused. ’That’s right,’ she thought. ’This is my snake.’

’I’ve already accepted him. If I just prepare myself mentally, I should… maybe… possibly… be able to accept giving birth to Snake Cubs, right?’

She reached out and hugged Ji Liang. “We will. A litter of cubs for each of you. I just don’t want to have them one after another. At least a year or two between each birth.

“That way, we can focus our energy on raising one litter at a time. It’ll be less stressful, and we can make sure they’re raised well. Okay?”

Ji Liang was slightly surprised; he had thought it would take her a long time to give him a firm answer.

He smiled and kissed her forehead. “Okay. Whatever Little Shushu says, goes. It’s all up to you!”

Si Shuo nuzzled his chin and asked the system, ’System, what kind of Pet Egg is this? And how do I hatch it?’

System: [Host, this is a rare Pet Egg! It can hatch one of the top one hundred Divine Beasts of ancient times, one with excellent potential. It’s meant to be a companion beast for your cubs!]

Si Shuo’s eyes lit up. ’System, do you mean that in the future, each of our cubs will have their own guardian beast?’

System: [That’s right! This is a game developed in the interstellar future, based on a real-life version of the Beast World Continent. In light of the Host’s lack of enthusiasm for finding Beast Husbands—even showing signs of slacking off—headquarters secretly applied for this perk on your behalf. It’s a companion beast. The Beast World Continent has strict controls on Combat Power Value, so the Divine Beast’s Combat Power won’t be too high. You can think of it as a little power-up for the cubs.]

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