Chapter 307: Chapter 306: Hitching a Ride

Si Shuo looked confused. ’Is that right?’ She’d eaten plenty of wild boar meat. She ate it every day, from head to tail. Was there any part she hadn’t tried?

Every time, her Beast Husbands would give her the most tender and fatty parts, under the nice-sounding pretext that the little female’s teeth weren’t as strong as theirs and that she needed extra nutrients to condition her body.

But this meat was insanely delicious; it was clearly a different kind.

Ji Liang nodded with a straight face. “Of course. It might be because Little Shushu is pregnant with the Snake Cubs. The little ones are greedy and have a craving for this, so it tastes much better to you than usual.

Besides, I tore the meat into smaller pieces, marinated it until it was flavorful, and slathered it with extra oil. Of course it’s going to be tasty.”

Si Shuo thought about it and figured that made sense. Her sense of smell had become much stronger after getting pregnant, and her preferences had also changed along with the cubs in her belly.

“This is delicious. I want to eat this from now on, and prepared just like this!” Si Shuo hummed in agreement, her eyes narrowed in bliss as she kept eating.

A flash of helplessness crossed Ji Liang’s face. After a moment of internal struggle, he nodded. “Alright. Since Little Shushu likes it, I’ll prepare some more!”

The cubs had all grown their teeth. The small plates in front of each of them were also filled with this meat. They ate until their hands were covered in grease, happily making sounds like YIP YIP and PURR PURR, almost like a symphony…

Seeing that his little female and the cubs were enjoying the food, Ji Liang decided to go out and hunt again.

Xu Chi looked at the little female, remembering how picky she was about food. Unless the meat was exceptionally delicious, she was also concerned with its appearance.

Seeing his knowing expression, Ji Liang knew that Xu Chi, having wandered alone for years, must have eaten all sorts of plants and animals in harsh environments.

He clapped Xu Chi on the shoulder and chuckled in a low voice, “This meat is quite nourishing. One of these is worth three chickens. Since Little Shushu likes it, let’s not tell her what it is for now.

The main thing is, she needs a lot of nutrients, but her stomach is only so big. It’s good if she can finish one chicken per meal, but with this stuff, she can wolf down three to five of them in one sitting.

It really is good stuff. It’s just that its appearance isn’t very appealing, but it’s a favorite of us Snake Beastmen.”

Xu Chi nodded. “I won’t say anything.”

Ji Liang shot him a glance. This Couple Brother of his was usually tight-lipped, but when it came to their little female, he tended to tell her everything without holding back.

After the meal, once her food had settled a bit, Si Shuo started to feel sleepy.

The cave was a bit hot and stuffy. But if she used ice without Yin Jiang’s drying ability to accompany it, it would become damp, cold, and very uncomfortable.

So she snuggled in Xu Chi’s arms, wanting to go sleep in the treehouse outside.

The cubs loved that idea, too, and started calling out for their “Father” and “Mother.”

Xu Chi held the little female, a chain of “pendants” clinging to his legs. If he hadn’t freed a hand to hold onto his Beast Skins, he probably would have been exposed!

“Alright, alright. I’ll take your Mother up first, then I’ll come back for you,” Xu Chi almost never said no to the cubs.

Xuyou was the first to climb onto Xu Ye’s back. “Brother, let’s go first!”

Yuanyuan immediately transformed. Tuanzi was watching from the side, waiting for her to turn into a little bird so he could grab her leg, determined to ride his “little sister airplane.”

However, Yuanyuan had gotten smarter. She transformed directly into a little moth, whose slender legs were impossible to grab.

Si Shuo laughed and tugged on Xu Chi’s ear. “Xu Chi, don’t mind them. At most, just watch over them from below. Tuanzi and Yuanyuan are Iron Beast Cubs; they’ve already learned to climb trees. They’re just being slick and trying to be lazy. We’re not going to spoil them.

If Wei Ce were here, he’d definitely make those two cubs climb the tree ten times back and forth as punishment.”

Hearing this, Tuanzi’s ears twitched. He dutifully trudged down the stone steps and, resigned to his fate, began to climb the tree.

“Little moth Yuanyuan, come back! Your brother is almost halfway up. How many female cubs can transform? You have such a great talent, yet you’re not training it properly!

Use it or lose it! Be careful the Beast God doesn’t see your Skill as useless and take it back.”

POOF! By the base of the tree, the little moth Yuanyuan turned back into an Iron Beast Cub. She hugged the trunk and began climbing, swaying from side to side.

The two little ones chasing each other up the tree were especially fun to watch. Si Shuo loved watching Tuanzi and Yuanyuan climb. They were like black-and-white furballs wriggling up the trunk, an incredibly amusing sight. She could watch them all day without blinking.

’What Wei Ce punishment? It was obvious that Wei Ce, seeing how much the little female enjoyed it, just used “training the cubs” as an excuse to make them perform for her!’

After the Iron Beast Cubs had climbed up, Si Shuo turned her head to look at the Snow Leopard cubs sitting on the ground.

“Your Father will be back soon, but you’re big cubs now. It’s time you learned to climb trees, too. Don’t worry, you have your Uncle Xu Chi here to protect you. You won’t fall.”

Si Shuo patted Xu Chi’s shoulder, had him put her down, then took a rattan chair out of her space. She lay down on it, set out some snacks beside her, and prepared to enjoy the show of the Snow Leopard cubs learning to climb a tree!

The cubs’ little faces were full of grievance. ’Mother is picking on the honest ones.’

Si Shuo didn’t fall for their act. She smiled and said, “You’re big enough now. You’re two-month-old cubs; if you don’t start learning some skills, are you planning to depend on your Fathers and Mother for the rest of your lives?

Look at your Brother Tuanzi and Sister Yuanyuan, see how well they climb! Go on. Whoever climbs the fastest and best gets a whole plate of sweet and sour ribs to themselves tonight.”

At the mention of food, the little ones perked right up.

Xue Bao charged forward first. Xueqiu got anxious; he created a duplicate to block his brother while his real body hugged the tree, clawing his way up. He would occasionally leap upwards, looking just like Batman.

Xue Zhu slowly padded to the base of the tree. She looked up at the great tree, which seemed to her to be towering into the clouds, and let out a reluctant MEOW MEOW.

Si Shuo munched on a slice of watermelon. ’This little girl doesn’t think the tree will get shorter just because she meows at it a couple of times, does she?’

Seeing her two little brothers already halfway up the tree, Xue Zhu dilly-dallied, hugging the trunk. She’d climb a little, then meow twice, probably hoping her Uncle Xu Chi would take pity on her and carry her up.

But Si Shuo deliberately held Xu Chi back, whispering to him, “Xue Zhu has her beast transformation. She has to learn how to make good use of it. Maybe she can use it to escape danger someday. There’s no such thing as wasted effort in this world.

The effort she puts in today might be what grants her a chance at survival tomorrow.”

She was speaking with such a serious expression, but the moment she took her eyes off the cub, she saw Xue Zhu scrambling up the tree?!

Si Shuo looked closely and discovered that Xue Zhu was actually riding on a dusty, half-human-sized Pangolin, having hitched a ride.

Xu Chi smiled and said, “Armor Drilling Beasts only eat ants; they aren’t aggressive.” That’s why he hadn’t called out a warning when he saw it. Still, the fact that Xue Zhu could get an Armor Drilling Beast to carry her up a tree was quite surprising.

With the show over, Si Shuo packed up her things and let Xu Chi carry her up the tree.

The cubs were now gathered around the Pangolin, which had curled into a ball, looking at it with curiosity. Xue Zhu sat squatting to one side with her head held high and her chest puffed out, looking as proud as if the Pangolin were her pet.

“Xue Zhu, is this… your friend?” Si Shuo asked, choosing her words carefully.

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