Chapter 141: Chapter 140: A Just-in-Case Superpower

When everyone had laughed their fill, Si Shuo stepped forward and pulled Xiao Cheng’s tail aside.

Xiao Cheng, looking aggrieved, tried to snuggle into her arms.

Si Shuo pressed a finger to his nose and chuckled. “You were at the Spring Hunt to become a Beast Soldier. Why were you thinking about collecting so many feathers for me?

The feathers are beautiful, and I love them!”

Hearing that she liked them, Xiao Cheng was overjoyed. He couldn’t pounce into her arms in his Beast Form, so instead, his three tails wagged into a blur as he sat up ramrod straight, looking immensely proud.

“It was nothing. When I took breaks, it was the perfect time to gather feathers for you.

When I saw so many beautiful feathers in the forest, I just knew you’d like them and couldn’t help but gather them for you.

Aren’t we going to Guangshou City? The ones you can buy on the street won’t have as many colors or types as the ones I gathered for you.

Then you can decorate our new home however you want!”

Xiao Cheng nudged the Beast Skin Bag again. “Si Shuo, besides the feathers, there are also a lot of shiny little things that the birds collected. You’ll probably like those too.”

The males, who had just managed to stop laughing, couldn’t help but burst out again. “Xiao Cheng, did you rob them blind?”

Ji Liang guessed exactly what had happened. “Did he turn into a female bird, follow a male back to its nest, pluck the male bald right beside it, and then steal all the decorations from inside?”

The group was already laughing, but hearing Ji Liang’s deadpan explanation and imagining the scene made them erupt in another round of explosive laughter!

Si Shuo was now hugging Xiao Cheng, laughing herself silly. ’Those poor, poor male Fierce Beasts,’ she thought. ’The psychological trauma… What he did was a fate worse than death.’

Following suit, Xiao Cheng shifted into his human form and happily transferred Spiritual Power to Si Shuo. ’Aww, she smells so good and feels so soft,’ he thought, ’and her eyes sparkle when she laughs…’

Beastmen were always decisive and efficient, without all the red tape of later eras. When they said they were returning to the city, they meant it, planning to leave the day after the fourth wave of Beast Soldier selections was complete.

To ensure a smooth journey, the other males stopped giving Xiao Cheng a hard time.

Xiao Cheng could sense the tacit approval from the others. Excitedly, he asked cautiously, “Si Shuo, we have to travel tomorrow. Should I… take you to rest?”

Si Shuo glanced over at her other Beast Husbands. Seeing their faint smiles, she nodded with a smile of her own and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Xiao Cheng’s heart hammered so hard he thought it would leap out of his throat. He swept Si Shuo up into his arms, so flustered he could barely walk straight.

Si Shuo had to bathe every night. Previously, the men had taken turns heating water for her.

However, Yin Jiang had a Fire Ability and Gong You was a Water Element user. The two of them would coordinate: one would stream water from his fingertips into the bathtub, while the other controlled the size of his flame to ensure the water was the perfect temperature the moment it hit the tub.

After her bath, Si Shuo felt even more drowsy.

Xiao Cheng lay on his side, holding her, nuzzling her here and kissing her there, unable to get enough of her.

All his fussing, however, ended up making her feel wide awake.

“Si Shuo, I won’t do anything, I’ll just hold you,” he promised. He knew she was carrying a cub. While she had been bathing, the other Beast Husbands had given him a thorough lecturing.

It was entirely because they hadn’t been thorough enough when instructing Xu Chi, which was how he’d managed to slip up and get her pregnant.

This new one had an even more uninhibited personality, and they were terrified that if they left out a single detail, he’d actually dare to do something reckless.

Si Shuo chuckled. “Xiao Cheng, have you really thought this through? Once you give me your Beast Mark, there’s no turning back!”

Xiao Cheng’s face flushed red as he buried it in the crook of her neck. “Si Shuo, after you have the cub, I… I’ll offer you my Beast Mark then.

I’ve set my heart on you. It’s only for you. No matter how many times you ask, that will be my answer!”

Si Shuo ruffled his hair. ’This man is handsome, he knows how to be affectionate, his entire world revolves around me, and he never makes me feel the slightest bit uncomfortable,’ she mused. ’Who could possibly refuse him?’

“Actually, I can make a wish to the Beast God and receive your Beast Mark ahead of schedule,” she said softly.

Xiao Cheng lifted his head and said earnestly, “Then make the wish now, Si Shuo! If you have another Beast Mark—my protection—the pregnancy won’t be so difficult, and you’ll have extra security on our journey!”

Si Shuo sat up, closing her eyes and clasping her hands together. She peeked open one eye, however, and asked, “Xiao Cheng, I forgot to mention, when you become my Beast Husband, you get to choose a superpower.

Is there any particular superpower you want?”

Xiao Cheng froze for a moment. His expression suddenly turned serious. After deploying a Protective Shield, he still lowered his voice to ask, “So, Si Shuo… the fact that Yin Jiang can grow wings isn’t actually some kind of Eagle Falcon-type rebirth.

It’s because he became your Beast Husband and gained the Regeneration Ability?”

’How is each one of them smarter than the last?’

Si Shuo nodded. “That’s right!”

Xiao Cheng took a deep breath, a wave of fear washing over him in hindsight. “Si Shuo, you have to guard this secret with your life.”

If anyone else found out, she would become the target of a mad scramble among all the males.

Si Shuo smiled. “Only you all know. So, Xiao Cheng, what superpower do you want to choose?”

Xiao Cheng thought about it seriously. He had the Gold Ability, along with Charm and Transformation. He could attack and defend, making him quite versatile.

“Can it be any superpower at all?” he asked, full of anticipation.

Si Shuo raised an eyebrow. “Theoretically, yes. But don’t ask for anything too over-the-top.”

“Si Shuo, I don’t actually like fighting that much, especially the kind where people squabble over personal gain. So, I want a Rebound Skill.

Whoever messes with me, I’ll give them a taste of their own medicine and rebound it right back at them!”

’Now that’s a powerful ability,’ Si Shuo thought, nodding repeatedly. “That sounds pretty good. If you’ve made up your mind, should I tell the Beast God now?”

Xiao Cheng nodded eagerly. “Go ahead.” The main reason was that he felt his offense and defense were already sufficient, but he had always known that there was always a bigger fish in the sea.

To be able to protect his female and not be at a disadvantage even against Beastmen with High-level Combat Power, the Rebound Skill was crucial.

It was a precaution, just in case.

Si Shuo closed her eyes and resumed her prayer to the Beast God. Soon, her waist grew slightly hot and itchy—the sensation of the Beast Mark transferring over, bit by bit.

Once it was complete, Xiao Cheng chuckled, pulled Si Shuo into his arms, and kissed her slowly. “Rebound!” he said, his voice husky.

His kiss was pure torture, like being starved and having a juicy piece of meat dangled just out of reach of your mouth.

Si Shuo’s mind felt fuzzy. ’We aren’t fighting, so why is he yelling ’Rebound’?’ she wondered.

But then, her eyes flew wide open. ’This… this isn’t a Rebound Skill at all,’ she realized. ’It’s Empathy!’

She could clearly feel her heart beating in the exact same rhythm as his, so fast it felt like it would leap from her chest… The sensations on her lips, her hands, the desires in her heart—everything was magnified, dragging her down into the abyss…

Her Beast Husbands were one more inventive than the next, leaving Si Shuo in a state of both pleasure and torment.

When Si Shuo opened her eyes, she wasn’t surprised to find herself on Zhi Le’s back, held snugly in the arms of his doppelgänger.

Zhi Le ran with both speed and stability. That, combined with the comfortable way his doppelgänger held her, made her feel so lazy she didn’t want to get up at all.

“Kitty, you’re awake? What do you want to eat in a bit?” Knowing she liked to sleep in, and since there wasn’t anything urgent to do on the road anyway, Zhi Le spoke to her with a light chuckle, helping her to wake up fully.

“I want stir-fried rice noodles!” A hundred different delicacies popped into Si Shuo’s mind, but she suddenly had a craving for that one in particular. Fortunately, the existence of her “supermarket” meant that she could satisfy almost any craving.

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