Chapter 110: Chapter 109: Beast Soldier

As dusk fell, the Beastmen from the Spring Hunt returned in a great procession. Although they had spent four days fighting Fierce Beasts in the forest, they were now carrying and dragging countless kills, radiating an irrepressible excitement.

Hearing the commotion, the females whose Beast Husbands had participated in the Spring Hunt rushed to Dongye Middle Square to welcome them, bringing their other Beast Husbands along.

Si Shuo was perched on Ji Liang’s head. He moved quickly through the crowd, darting into any available gap. Even when there wasn’t one, he could smoothly squeeze a path open.

From a distance, Si Shuo spotted her own fit and tall Beast Husband, Gong You, at the front of the procession!

She waved happily and shouted, “Gong You!”

Gong You grinned, ignoring the prey he was holding and letting his Couple Brothers help drag it. He ran toward Si Shuo, but since he was still stained with blood and grime, he stopped an arm’s length away and gently tapped her forehead with a bent index finger.

“You’re going to be a Mother soon, so how can you still be this lively, my dear?”

Everyone was incredibly protective of the females and cubs, especially the pregnant ones. They wished they could carry them everywhere they went, or even keep them from leaving the house, for fear of the slightest accident.

Si Shuo smiled, pressing her lips together. “I missed you, Gong You. All the other males have their females here to greet them. I couldn’t let you look around pitifully, not see me, and feel sad, could I?”

“Besides, I wanted to be the first one to see you.”

Gong You took a deep breath, clenching his fists to restrain the urge to pull her into his arms.

“No wonder you love honey and fruit so much, my dear. All that sweetness is right there on your lips. You’re an expert at sweet-talking people!”

Si Shuo reached out and poked his chest, asking with a grin, “So, did it sweeten your heart, Gong You?”

Gong You chuckled. “It did. I feel like I’ve been soaked in a honey pot. It’s overwhelmingly sweet!”

Zhi Le slowly walked over, raising an eyebrow. “kitty, did you forget you had another Beast Husband in the Spring Hunt? You can’t let one be overwhelmed with sweetness while another doesn’t even get a taste, can you?”

Si Shuo felt a little guilty. To be honest, Zhi Le’s clone had been monopolizing her attention all day, making her forget that the real Zhi Le was also at the Spring Hunt.

’She had only been thinking about welcoming Gong You…’

Si Shuo smiled, stepping forward to tug on his hand. “I did miss you,” she said in a small voice. “I missed you too, Zhi Le!”

Zhi Le could pretty much guess what had happened.

But he sighed softly, activating a Protective Shield that enveloped just the two of them. “kitty, you were the one who chose the Clone Ability for me. Do you know what the drawback of this superpower is?”

Si Shuo’s heart tightened. She shook her head and asked, her lips pursed, “What is it? Zhi Le, did you run into trouble during the Spring Hunt?”

Zhi Le shook his head, took Si Shuo’s hand, and began to lead her away from the crowd as they slowly walked back.

“I can create clones. Every time I advance a color level, I can manifest an additional one. This means my advancement is slower than others. It’s like two bodies advancing at the same time, plus I need extra cultivation to sustain a newborn clone.”

Si Shuo was a little puzzled. “That seems reasonable. No superpower can be too overpowered; there has to be a balancing factor.”

“You pay a higher price, so it’s only natural you get an extra body to face enemies with!”

Zhi Le smiled. “With an extra clone, my love for you doubles, kitty. In the same way, you have to pour an equal amount of joy and attention into each of my clones and my original body.”

“Otherwise, if a clone develops its own feelings, it could split off from my original self and become an independent entity. The same could happen to my original body.”

“After all, while my original self and my clone can be indistinguishable, once they are split into two separate individuals, there are bound to be differences.”

Si Shuo froze for a moment, then gripped his hand nervously and said in a serious tone, “Zhi Le, in that case, I’ll just think of it as having one more Beast Husband. Wouldn’t that work out well?”

Zhi Le toyed with her hand, a smile on his face. “You don’t have to go that far. If you take up the time meant for our other Twin Brothers, they won’t be happy.”

“I just hope, kitty, that you don’t do what you did this time—forget I exist just because my clone is by your side.”

Si Shuo nodded repeatedly. “I won’t do it again!”

Then, she gently swung Zhi Le’s hand and said with a smile, “Zhi Le, from now on, if I do anything wrong, can you just explain it to me clearly like this, okay?”

“There are so many of us in this family; I can’t possibly think of everything. If there’s a misunderstanding, let’s resolve it right away. We shouldn’t just sulk by ourselves. That will only hurt our relationship and make the problem worse.”

“I like it when you tell me what’s on your mind, Zhi Le!”

A smile filled Zhi Le’s gray-blue eyes. “Okay. From now on, I’ll tell my kitty everything.”

The males killed a great number of beasts each day, but they only dragged back the ones from the last day’s hunt, which had the best quality meat. The rest were either eaten, used as bait to trap more prey, or buried in deep pits to serve as fertilizer for plants.

However, they had to bring back the Beast Skins, special beast bones and sinews, and any Crystal Stones.

Gong You and Zhi Le protected Si Shuo, one openly and one from the shadows, while Ji Liang and Xu Chi resignedly went to retrieve the items the other two had brought back, dragging everything to their family’s Beast Skin Bag.

After a short rest, a bath, and a change of clothes, the two males took turns sharing some intimate moments with Si Shuo. Then, the great drum in the square began to beat.

Every family that had participated in the hunt hurried toward the square with a sense of urgency.

Si Shuo sat on Ji Liang’s head, her view wide and open, with a small snack in her hand.

The four days of the Spring Hunt had felt like four months to her. Now that her family was reunited, she was in excellent spirits.

The events of the previous night in the square were still fresh in everyone’s minds, and they whispered among themselves, vividly describing what had happened to their Beast Husbands who hadn’t been there.

The two Winged Dragon Beastmen punished by the Beast God hadn’t died, but half of their cultivation was destroyed, and their lifespans had also been somewhat affected. The result was similar to having one’s Beast Mark removed.

The Winged Dragon Beastmen were thoroughly frightened. Their current meekness was a stark contrast to their previous arrogance and aggression. They wished they could just melt into the crowd and go unnoticed.

If they hadn’t been required to complete their Spring Hunt tasks, they likely would have already slunk back to their clan lands in disgrace.

Standing on the platform now were the second and third-in-command leaders from several tribes and Beast Cities.

After some polite deferral, Cang Zhou, the Second City Lord of Guangshou City and a Black Panther Beastman, stepped forward. He made a brief opening remark before announcing in a passionate voice:

“As is tradition, our Dongye Forest Spring Hunt includes competitions to select Beast Soldiers and various squad leaders.”

“Whether you are a Beastman from the Central Continent or from other continents, you all have a chance to be selected. The requirements are that you must be a male of upstanding character, you must not slaughter your innocent kin, you must possess outstanding abilities, and you must have a stable temperament…”

“And now, I will announce the list of Beast Soldiers and Beast Generals selected for Guangshou City during this Spring Hunt…”

Everyone held their breath in excited anticipation. Of all the possible assignments, the most males had applied to join Guangshou City.

Although Guangshou City was vast, its numbers of Beast Soldiers and Beast Generals were limited, making the competition notoriously fierce. In past years, the selected Beast Soldiers were, at minimum, males at the Peak of Level 9, Level 10, Eleventh Level, or even Twelfth Level!

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