Pampered Beasts: Beautiful Actress, Many Children, Many Blessings

After all, the two had been together day and night, from the Hamster Clan to the Giant Rat Tribe. She had Li Jiao under her thumb, and Li Jiao certainly had her weaknesses too!

Of course, these are all just guesses. Xixi withdrew her gaze, concealing all her emotions very well.

After reprimanding Li Jiao, the chief did not take the opportunity to vent his anger. Instead, he looked at the shaman and nodded slightly, asking, "What does the shaman think?"

The chief shaman frowned and glared at Xixi before slowly speaking: "Putting aside this token, the matter of pregnancy cannot be faked. If she is indeed pregnant as she says, then it is naturally a blessing from the Beast God to my Shuoshu tribe!"

"Grandma!" Nana, being young, couldn't hold back and immediately spoke up when she heard the shaman say that.

The chief shaman gave Nana a reassuring look, then changed the subject sharply, saying, "But! If you are not pregnant and use the Central Continent as a pretext to deceive the chief and everyone else, then you will eventually go to where you are meant to go!"

She glared at Xixi, her eyes filled with undisguised disgust. "Furthermore, I will report all of this to the public brothel. You will be held accountable for your words and actions!"

A female who is unruly and infertile, a female who has tricked the rat tribe and the public female den, will face an even crueler future.

No, to be precise, there is no future!

Perhaps a month, perhaps seven days, or perhaps the very day of arrival at the public female cave.

She would struggle in agony... until her last breath.

Xixi understood the shaman's subtext, and Nana naturally understood it as well. She curled her lips smugly and said no more.

It was just a matter of living a few more days. To steal those few days only led to a violent death. How incredibly stupid!

No one objected to the chief priest's words.

"However, since it just ended yesterday, I'm afraid we won't be able to find out anything today, right?"

On this issue, the chief shaman was very magnanimous, saying, "In our Shuoshu tribe, the gestation period is between two and two and a half months. After mating, it can usually be detected seven days later!"

Seven days! Excluding today, that leaves six days!

With one hand resting on her lower abdomen, she has lived two lives. Even with the addition of technology and grueling work, this is still Xixi's first child!

She was filled with anticipation, anticipating every fetal movement, anticipating the first cry, and even more so, anticipating that he/she would be a cute baby with big eyes, fluttering long eyelashes, and calling her "Mama" in a clear, crisp voice!

Thinking of this, a burning desire ignited in her heart, and her eyes reddened slightly.

But to the chief shaman, such an expression meant he was guilty, afraid, terrified, and trembling!

With disdain and contempt, he glanced at Xixi one last time, then waved to Nana, "The coming-of-age ceremony isn't over yet; next, it's time to choose a beast husband!"

These words caused the entire audience to erupt in cheers once again!

Yes, every year at the coming-of-age ceremony, besides testing talent, the most important thing is choosing a beast mate!

For young, single men, choosing a wife with high fertility is of paramount importance!

The poor females who were about to be sent to the female cave seemed to have been forgotten in a corner where no one could see them. Even their own brothers and childhood sweethearts rushed towards the remaining thirteen females like madmen.

Among them, Nana and Magnet Bead were surrounded by the most males, each vying to promote themselves.

There were two people standing next to Li Jiao, one of whom still had a look of hesitation and struggle on his face.

Unlike the males who were actively promoting themselves, Li Jiao, being the female, kept talking non-stop, trying to persuade the two men in front of her.

With great difficulty, both males nodded, and she then turned her attention to the males on the field who had not yet been chosen by the females, even personally going down to the field to recruit them.

The male being pulled was momentarily stunned, while the female being robbed was filled with resentment.

She could proudly refuse these males, but she would never allow anyone to steal her away right under her nose!

Isn't this a slap in the face for her?

But Li Jiao was completely unaware of this, or perhaps she didn't care about such things at the moment; she desperately needed to have another beast husband.

After all, according to the rules, a new female at the coming-of-age ceremony must be matched with at least three males, otherwise she will be sent to the female cave!

Although the people to be sent to the female cave this year have been decided, there is the unexpected case of Xixi. Although her friend Cizhu told her with certainty that Xixi is definitely not fertile, what if she is?

If Xixi really gets pregnant, then she, who is short of male beasts, will definitely be sent to the public brothel as a substitute!

No! no way!

She has average fertility and should be supported by many beastmen to have a large number of offspring. How could she go to such a filthy place?

Originally, Li Jiao openly refuted the chief, and no discerning male would choose her. Now, her act of openly stealing beasts has violated the taboo of all the females, and for a moment, everyone's eyes were filled with contempt and disgust.

Poor Li Jiao, being a young female, had been pampered since childhood and had never been treated like this before. After shamelessly trying to woo several males but being rejected, she finally couldn't take it anymore and sat down on the ground, bursting into tears.

The cries were drowned out by the self-recommendations of the heroes, failing to make a ripple at all.

In the end, Nana carefully selected five beast husbands, while Magnetic Bead took in ten beast husbands in one go. As for the other females, most of them took in between five and seven beast husbands.

Because there are more females to be sent away this year, the selection process is relatively concentrated.

In the end, Ke Lijiao only had two beast husbands, one of whom repeatedly tried to back out.

"Shine the Beast Seal!"

Accompanied by the high-pitched shout of the Chief Priest, all the matched young males simultaneously revealed their beast marks.

A series of rat-shaped animal seals playfully surrounded their wives, hopping and leaping with joy.

"When all males reach adulthood at eighteen, they gain the ability to form a beast mark. The appearance of the beast mark represents a pre-marital vow, which is the most romantic thing in our lives!"

Among the crowd, an elder explained to the young children, "When they mate, this beast mark carries a portion of the male's energy and is imprinted on the female, making her stronger and better able to bear the next generation. This is one of the reasons why females prefer to choose strong beast mates. Of course, another reason is that strong beast mates are better at hunting and can better support the female and her cubs!"

"So the marks on Mother's body are the animal marks left by Father?" The girl's innocent voice rang out, full of longing.

Following the sound, Xixi saw several marks on the middle-aged woman's neck, arms, and other parts of her body. Some were white, some were gray, and some were brown spots. Without exception, they were all rat marks.

Wait a minute! She has one of those marks too!