She gave birth to a litter of furry babies, thus extending her life.

Chapter 155 I Will Not Marry You

Ruan Xiyue was puzzled. She couldn't tell whether it was because she hadn't spent enough time with Long Ze, or because she simply preferred him more. So much so that before they were even truly apart, the longing for him surged like a tidal wave, engulfing her completely.

She gripped Longze's fingers tightly, her pink lips involuntarily pouting, her face full of displeasure.

Long Ze sat on the edge of the bed, gently pulling the sulking Ruan Xiyue into his arms, burying his face deep in her heart, his voice filled with guilt and tenderness:

"I'm sorry I couldn't spend more time with you. But I promise I'll be back soon, okay?"

"Okay, I'm not angry with you, I just want to stick to you all the time." Ruan Xiyue said softly, pinching Long Ze's earlobe with her fingers, as if she had a skin hunger disorder and didn't want to be separated from him for a moment.

Just then, Jiu Chen knocked on Ruan Xi Yue's door with food in his hand.

The moment he pushed open the door, he saw that even in just a few steps, Long Ze was tightly embracing Ruan Xiyue. Long Ze was holding Ruan Xiyue face to face, his hand gently supporting Ruan Xiyue's little bottom, as if nothing in the world could separate them.

A complex and indescribable feeling welled up in Jiu Chen's heart, like a jumble of flavors spilled from a bottle.

However, Ruan Xiyue was completely focused on Long Ze, happily letting him feed her, and didn't notice Jiu Chen's unusual behavior at all.

Perhaps in her heart, she was thinking that after returning to the tribe, she would still have time to coax Jiu Chen properly, since Long Ze was leaving that afternoon, and every minute and second of the present moment was especially precious.

Happy times always pass by in the blink of an eye.

The moment of parting finally arrived. With lingering reluctance, Ruan Xiyue gently stroked the still pinkish scar on Long Ze's skin, resting her head lightly against his chest, her voice trembling with a sob:

"You must come back soon! You absolutely must not hurt yourself again. If you do get hurt, be sure to take your medicine right away."

Long Ze lowered his head slightly and placed a gentle kiss on the top of Ruan Xiyue's head, earnestly promising, "Yes, I promise, I will definitely listen to you."

After leaving the city of Lier, Ruan Xiyue and her group headed straight towards the Lion Clan tribe.

Long Ze stood there quietly, his gaze fixed on Ruan Xiyue's figure until they disappeared into the distance, before turning and leaving in the opposite direction.

Riding on the back of Jiu Chen in his spirit cat form, Ruan Xiyue was lost in thought when she suddenly heard Li Miao's voice beside her:

"I've helped you three times already, shouldn't we talk about compensation?"

Ruan Xiyue turned to look at Li Miao, nodded slightly, and readily replied, "Okay, tell me, what do you want?"

“I want cubs, cubs with my bloodline. But let me make this clear from the start: I will not become your partner.” Li Miao’s gaze was intense, and he spoke bluntly.

Upon hearing this, Jiu Chen immediately frowned, coldly glancing at Li Miao, who had transformed into a giant treasure-hunting rat and was following beside him. His eyes were filled with icy intent, and a hint of barely perceptible schadenfreude.

Qin Ye quickly extended his leopard paw and pressed down on Cong Xian to stop it from growling in anger.

Ruan Xiyue agreed almost without hesitation: "Sure!"

After all, Li Miao was quite good-looking. To be honest, in terms of appearance alone, he was comparable to the several beast husbands that Ruan Xiyue had carefully selected.

After agreeing, Ruan Xiyue still had some doubts and couldn't help but ask, "Have you done similar transactions with other females before?"

What she was really concerned about was who would raise the cubs if she did have them.

Li Miao's face flushed slightly: "No! I'm a chaste male! I wouldn't just be with any female! I've never even been to a female's cave!"

“Oh—” Ruan Xiyue was not particularly delighted.

Although she prefers clean-cut males, in her experience... the only time her first time with her beast husband was exceptionally long was with Jiu Chen.

Seeing that Ruan Xiyue didn't object to Li Miao's suggestion, Xianjian also stopped using his low, beastly warning tone.

Li Miao's uncle became anxious and quickly walked a few steps to catch up with Ruan Xiyue.

“Holy Mother Xiyue, Li Miao has been neglected since childhood. He doesn’t understand anything and speaks without thinking. Holy Mother, please don’t hold it against him. He is young, ignorant, and lacks common sense. It is I, as his uncle, who has failed to discipline him properly.”

Ruan Xiyue had no objections, and Jiu Chen quickly came to his senses. Would he only feel comfortable if another special male like Long Ze appeared, making Yue'er's gaze glued to him, unwilling to look away for even a moment?

He's not insane!

When he saw Yue'er clinging to Long Ze, reluctant to part, he wished for Long Ze to die for a moment!

Li Miao won't be Ruan Xiyue's beastly husband? That's wonderful!

Li Miao, however, disregarded his uncle's good intentions and instead said smugly, "Uncle, I have already achieved my goal of marrying Xi Yue, the Holy Consort. You can go back after you finish discussing the sea salt matter!"

Li Miao's uncle was so angry that his head ached, and he bared his teeth in a menacing manner.

Another middle-aged man was comforting Li Miao's uncle: "Alright! Don't be angry. Young people have their own ideas. I don't see anything wrong with it. It's just the issue of raising the cubs..."

Ruan Xiyue frowned slightly; her belly was already showing. Weren't these orcs thinking too much about something that hadn't even happened yet?

She still has about a month before she can give birth!

“The cubs definitely need to grow up with their mothers. Otherwise, if anything goes wrong, I dare say your treatment methods will never be as good as mine. After all, they are my cubs, and I can't let you take them away so soon after they're born!” Ruan Xiyue said coldly.

Li Miao's uncle quickly nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes! We wouldn't do that! Newborn cubs are too fragile! It's impossible to take them away so soon after birth; that would be murder!"

Li Miao's uncle was thinking long-term. He felt that if Ruan Xiyue agreed to have a child with Li Miao, it wouldn't be difficult for them to become partners later.

However, another middle-aged elder from the treasure-hunting rat tribe had a different opinion:

“The Holy Female Xiyue can also choose another male from our Treasure-Hunting Rat tribe as her beast husband! That way, he can help take care of Limiao’s cubs, and after three to five years, when the cubs are stronger, they can return to our Treasure-Hunting Rat tribe.”

Li Miao scoffed at this: "That won't do! My cub only needs me, his beast father, to take care of him! He doesn't need any other beast fathers to help take care of him!"

Ruan Xiyue found it strange. Xia Weier had told her that he and the Treasure-Seeking Rat Tribe were not on good terms. The maternal clans of the Fourth Prince, Fifth Prince, and Sixth Prince were the Holy Mothers of the Treasure-Seeking Rat Tribe.

Li Miao's so-called "not forming mates" means that he doesn't want the treasure-hunting rat clan to be tied to Xia Weier, and he also wants cubs with high potential.

Haha, if that's the case, what a scheme! The abacus beads are practically shoving into her eyes!