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

Ruan Xiyue stared longingly at Qin Ye's silvery-white leopard ears and said coquettishly, "After I make something delicious, you not only have to let me rub your leopard ears, but you also have to turn into a leopard and coax me to sleep, and then I'll forgive you!"

Qin Ye remained calm, his middle finger hooked around his index finger, and gently flicked Ruan Xiyue's head. His ears were slightly red as he said, "Okay. As long as you're not angry anymore, I'll do whatever you want."

Ruan Xiyue returned to the stone house in front of the Qin family's beast cave and made stewed pork ribs with thorny fruit and multi-seeded fruit. She also sprinkled some bamboo salt made by the cheetah tribe into the soup.

Although Qin Ye gave Ruan Xiyue pork ribs from a type of animal with very tough meat, Ruan Xiyue felt that the soup would definitely be good.

Qin Ye took a bite, raised an eyebrow slightly, nodded to Ruan Xiyue, and said, "It really doesn't feel numb anymore."

Ruan Xiyue glanced at Qin Ye proudly and said, "Of course! I'm a picky eater! If I say something is delicious, it's definitely delicious!"

Fortunately, Ruan Xiyue insisted on her own opinion and stewed a large pot of thorny fruit and pork rib soup, otherwise the Qin family would not have been able to taste it at all.

"So you can make soup like this? This thorny fruit is so delicious! So that means that few people used to cook it thoroughly, which is why it makes your mouth numb?" Qin Yue said.

Ruan Xiyue nodded and smiled politely, thinking to herself, "Of course, these thorny fruits are just like the yams from my world. The multi-seeded fruits are five times larger than goji berries."

She also begged the system to look out for other seasoning plants. There was rice and noodles available, but everyone was using the simplest methods to make the food barely enough to fill their stomachs. The males ate better than the females; at least they could eat fried or roasted meat. The females, on the other hand, had to eat mostly minced meat porridge. It wasn't that they were abusing the females, but many females' stomachs simply couldn't handle just fried or roasted meat for long; their bodies couldn't keep up, and they needed to consume large amounts of fruits and vegetables.

Ruan Xiyue learned from the system that males of higher rank require more energy, while females of lower rank would only suffer from indigestion if they ate large amounts of animal meat.

Qin's beast mother couldn't help but drink a bowl of soup as well. Under the tense gazes of her four beast husbands, she announced, "I went to the witch doctor today and found out I'm pregnant."

Qin Ye and Qin Yue were both stunned. Qin Ye was alright, but Qin Yue was so shocked that the rib in his mouth fell into his bowl.

The Qin family's beast mother looked apologetically at the other beast husband sitting next to Qin Ye's father, who was also injured, and said, "Fourth brother, I will try my best to give birth to a child for you. This child is the third brother's."

The fourth beastman shook his head and said, "Your health is the most important thing. You fainted today. What did the witch doctor say about the consequences?"

The Qin family's beast mother shook her head and said, "It's probably because I got up too abruptly back then. The witch doctor said I'm very healthy, as energetic as a young female. Perhaps it's because of the energy fruits that A-Ye gave me last time."

Qin Ye smiled and said, "Mother's health is the most important thing."

Then he glanced at Ruan Xiyue as if it were an unintentional glance.

There are now two pregnant females in the Qin family's beast den, making the males even more cautious. Qin Yue has even stopped going out to gather resources, staying in the den to take care of the cubs and do chores like fetching water and chopping wood.

Qin Ye promised Ruan Xiyue that once he advanced to the Yellow Rank, he would take her to visit the back mountain. Qin Ye did indeed reach the Yellow Rank and was now fulfilling his promise with Ruan Xiyue.

“Xi Yue is female.” Chu Jiayun saw Ruan Xi Yue and waved excitedly.

Ruan Xiyue greeted Chu Jiayun with a smile. Then, Chu Jiayun said mysteriously to Ruan Xiyue, "I have something to tell you!"

Ruan Xiyue leaned closer, puzzled, and heard Chu Jiayun excitedly say, "I'm pregnant! I don't think you're the ominous person they were talking about! They're all idiots! I just helped you out, and I've received the Beast God's blessing!"

Ruan Xiyue was very confused about what this had to do with her; she really hadn't helped Chu Jiayun.

Chu Jiayun then whispered to Ruan Xiyue, "My cousin is Qin Hao's partner. She told me that your partner's mother is also pregnant!"

Ruan Xiyue laughed, seemingly unaware of the reason. Chu Jiayun continued, "Look, you've only just mated with Qin Ye, and you're already pregnant. I showed you kindness, and I got pregnant. Even Qin Ye's mother, whom we haven't heard from in a long time, got pregnant just because she had a lot of contact with you. Doesn't this prove that you're a female favored by the Beast God?"

Ruan Xiyue was surprised. If she didn't know the real reason why she and the Qin family's beast mother were able to get pregnant, she would have believed Chu Jiayun's story!

Ruan Xiyue quickly patted Chu Jiayun's hand and said, "You're overthinking it! It must be because your fertility level is high and the time was just right that you had a baby!"

Seeing that Ruan Xiyue was unwilling to take credit, Chu Jiayun nodded and said, "I understand! I understand! Don't worry! I won't tell anyone! You and your beast husband are going to play in the back mountain, right? Then I won't disturb you! Thank you, see you later!"

Ruan Xiyue waved goodbye to Chu Jiayun with an awkward yet polite gesture. She genuinely felt embarrassed if she was praised for something she didn't do herself. Of course, this applied to people she considered friends. If it were just anyone, she would only think: "You've misunderstood. I only care about whether this will benefit me."

“I think she’s absolutely right.” Qin Ye gave Ruan Xiyue a deep look and said, “My little female might just be a female favored by the Beast God, sent to my side to save me!”

Ruan Xiyue took Qin Ye's big hand and rubbed it against her cheek, saying, "So you have to cherish me, otherwise I'll go and save other good-looking males!"

Qin Ye pinched Ruan Xiyue's nose, transformed into the appearance of a Lingyue Leopard, and said to Ruan Xiyue, "Get on my back, I'll take you to the back mountain to find the fruits or herbs you want."

Ruan Xiyue directed Qin Ye from his back, and the two of them walked and stopped to find many seasonings and ingredients that others had overlooked but that Ruan Xiyue desperately needed.

Ruan Xiyue cooks a new dish every day to improve the monotonous menu in the Qin family's beast cave. Today it's stir-fried shredded pork with fire tongue fruit, similar to stir-fried shredded pork with chili peppers. Tomorrow it's cold-dressed jujube with sour sauce and boiled eggs, similar to boiled eggs with garlic and vinegar. The day after tomorrow it's honey-braised pork belly, similar to braised pork...

Every day, they ate until their mouths were greasy from all the food in the Qin family's beast cave, and even the Qin family's beast mother couldn't resist eating a little more.

Just as Ruan Xiyue's belly began to show, the people sent by the tribes that Qin Ye had mentioned were engaged to Ruan Xiyue finally arrived at the Cheetah Tribe.

Cong Xian of the Lion Clan didn't come as Qin Ye had guessed. Even though the youngest son of the Hyena Clan chief was unwilling, he still came with a long face.