Pampered Beasts: Beautiful Actress, Many Children, Many Blessings

Fearing that her aunt might die in her own home, Niannian decided to ask the shaman to treat her aunt.

Unexpectedly, Xixi blocked the doorway, pleading with tearful eyes, "Don't invite the witch chief, otherwise the news of my escape from the public brothel will be impossible to keep!"

A cruel smile flashed in Nian Nian's eyes. "Wouldn't that be better?"

“I know you and your sister are eager to send me to the public female cave, but times have changed. I’ve already been there and registered. Our Shuoshu tribe has already met its quota for this year.” Xixi ignored Niannian’s words, focusing on her own performance, and continued:

"Your escape was a personal matter. As long as we don't report it, the public brothel won't know I've come here. Therefore, your sister won't be sent there anymore. You can rest assured about that!"

His words completely erased the fact that he had personally killed Lijiao, and he even pretended that he had no idea that she was dead.

She had thought it through. Even if Niannian and her daughter knew the truth about Lijiao's death, they would still fawn over Cizhu and her daughter. But if she could create a rift between them, they might kick her when she was down in the future.

Although they won't be around for long, it's still an interesting thing, isn't it?

As expected, Nian Nian immediately roared, "What nonsense are you spouting? You killed Li Jiao with your own hands, and you still have the nerve to mention her!"

"What? Li Jiao is dead?" Xi Xi's eyes widened, feigning surprise, and she quickly pressed for an answer. "Don't joke around. She was in good health and had just taken a new beast husband. How could she be dead? And that I killed her is even more ridiculous. How could I possibly kill someone?"

Niannian stared intently at Xixi, trying to find a flaw in her expression, but Xixi's acting skills were superb, and it was impossible for her to see through her.

After staring for a while, she finally gave in. "Could it be that someone else killed my sister? Could it be Nana? Or..." As she said this, she subconsciously glanced into the room and saw her aunt lying there.

Just then, Niannian's mother, Honghua, came out from the inner room and met Niannian's gaze. She immediately guessed that Xixi must be behind it all and gave her a stern scolding, "You've already harmed our Lijiao, and now you're up to some sneaky scheme?"

Xixi quickly waved her hand, her eyes clear yet confused. "Auntie, what do you mean? It was originally a choice between two options. Since I was sent to the public brothel, Lijiao should be thanking me! Hey, where's Lijiao? Why isn't she living with you and your daughter?"

She continued to pretend that she mistakenly believed Lijiao was still alive, and because of her words, Honghua's impending outburst of insults was choked back, and her gaze toward Xixi gradually changed from anger to confusion.

Xixi, without giving them a chance to speak, dragged out her words with a long, self-answering tone, "Oh... I know, she must have moved to the central area with my cousin, right? After all, my cousin is an extremely fertile female, so it's only right that she takes care of her childhood friends as well."

“Only me…” she sighed, “was sent away just like that, and so much time has passed without a single word from home.”

As she spoke, she wiped away a tear, putting on quite a show.

She also said that she had not received any news from the Shuoshu tribe since she was sent away, which explains her statement and indirectly confirms that she had never seen Lijiao when she left.

Yes, having never even met her, it's impossible for him to know that Li Jiao is dead, let alone be the murderer who killed her!

Honghua and Niannian looked at each other, both seeing doubt and suspicion in each other's eyes. However, they only communicated with their eyes about who the object of their suspicion was, without mentioning it to Xixi.

After all, just as Xixi had predicted, the truth about the deceased was not that important in the face of absolute interests.

Honghua quickly calmed down and steered the conversation back on track, "Why are you talking about all this nonsense? Why don't we hurry up and invite the shaman? Or are you trying to make your aunt suffer to death?"

It hurts so much? That would be too easy on her!

So, Xixi bit her lip and squeezed out another tear, "Such a big thing has happened, shouldn't we talk to my cousin first?"

"What are we discussing? Seeking medical treatment is a matter of course. As her daughter, how could Cizhu refuse to let the witch chief treat her?" Honghua didn't understand.

At this moment, Niannian added, "What discussion? She's just afraid that if she invites the witch chief, it will expose the fact that she escaped back! If you ask me, it would be better if someone like her died in the public brothel!"

As she said this, she held her chin high, her face showing obvious disgust and contempt, as if dying in a public brothel was the best ending for her in Xixi.

Xixi thought back carefully and realized that she had never provoked her since childhood. On the contrary, she always liked to make fun of her, as if she would be especially happy to see her in a sorry state.

She looked at Honghua again, only to see that the other woman also had her chin raised high, looking exactly like her daughter.

Like mother, like daughter; Lijiao is truly their good daughter and good sister!

She felt she hadn't died unjustly, and she reaffirmed her judgment.

"Well... being afraid of being discovered is indeed one reason," Xixi continued, wiping away her tears and feigning weakness. "But, after all, my cousin is my aunt's only daughter. Shouldn't we tell her about something so serious?"

“We will naturally inform your cousin, but the chief shaman will definitely be invited as well. As for you, why don’t you get out of here?” Niannian scolded, raising her right hand again, trying to slap Xixi away.

Xixi wasn't about to let her slap her. She casually sidestepped, narrowly avoiding the blow, then reached into her robes, pulled out a piece of animal skin paper, and handed it over. "You can ask my cousin first before you go and invite the shaman. Maybe my cousin doesn't want the shaman to get involved. After all, I'm her only cousin, and we've always had a very good relationship!"

The parchment was laid out there in a blatant manner. Nian Nian and her mother looked at it for a long time, but they could only see a few patterns and did not understand their meaning.

"What are you doing?" they asked.

"Just give this to my cousin and tell her I'll be waiting for her at home. She'll understand." Xixi didn't explain further. After giving these instructions, she opened the door and sat down on the side.

Honghua glanced at the animal skin paper again, but still couldn't figure it out. In the end, she had no choice but to give up and winked at Niannian, "Go ahead."

Niannian nodded silently and walked toward the center of the tribe with a puzzled look in her eyes.

The Shuoshu tribe is a large group, divided into more than a dozen clans of varying sizes according to the species of rats. Only those who have made outstanding contributions to the tribe, such as highly skilled males and females with superior fertility, have the right to live in the center of the tribe.