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

"Yes. Because engraving is a method of eliminating impure bloodlines. Engraving carries the energy of the Beast God's blessing, allowing powerful bloodlines to be passed down more effectively. Rare, hidden bloodlines will also be cleansed up, creating the possibility of giving birth to atavistic bloodlines," Duoduo replied.

It turned out to be the case.

"Xi Yue, a female? Xi Yue, a female?" The clan leader interrupted Ruan Xi Yue's communication with the system and asked, "Among these male warriors, do you have any whom you wish to mate with?"

Ruan Xiyue waved her hand and said, "Uncle Chief, please discuss other matters with the uncles who have come from afar. I'm a bit tired and don't have any other ideas right now. How about I give you a few days to think about it?"

The handsome lion-like man laughed heartily and said, "That's right! We've been chatting for quite a while now without realizing it. Xi Yue, the female, is pregnant with her cubs, so she must be tired."

The leader of the deer tribe asked with a smile, "I wonder how far along Xi Yue is in her pregnancy?"

Luo Qizhao's smile froze for a moment, then he said with a smile, "Hey—almost two months." A month and a day more is almost two months, that's right.

Before the gloomy middle-aged man from the hyena tribe could speak, Wen Zhuzhe hurriedly said, "Then go and rest! This is an important period. Tribes that care about their females usually don't call them out to walk around."

Ruan Xiyue thanked everyone for their warm hospitality and took Qin Ye's hand as they walked out of the clan chief's beast cave. Cong Xian and the other young males originally had no opinion on the arranged marriage, but seeing Ruan Xiyue's affection for her beast husband, they seemed to have a bit more hope in their hearts.

After walking quite a distance, Qin Ye finally spoke with difficulty, asking, "Xi Yue, you looked at them for so long just now, which one did you fall for? Cong Xian? Or do you want them both?"

Ruan Xiyue raised an eyebrow and looked at Qin Ye with a smile. She took a step in front of Qin Ye and stretched out her hands. Qin Ye had no choice but to bend down and place his face in Ruan Xiyue's hands.

Ruan Xiyue shook Qin Ye's palms and said, "Is our A-Ye jealous?"

Qin Ye lowered his eyes, his eyelids covering his ruby-colored pupils, and gave a low, muffled "hmm".

Ruan Xiyue kissed Qin Ye's lips and said, "I don't have that idea yet. If I really had to choose a partner, I would probably only choose Cong Xian."

Qin Ye twitched the corner of his mouth and said in a casual tone, "If you don't want to form a partnership, I can duel with them. As long as no one can beat me, you don't have to form a partnership with them."

Ruan Xiyue narrowed her eyes and asked, "In a duel, must one side concede, or must one side be seriously injured? Or... die?"

Qin Ye ruffled Ruan Xiyue's hair and said, "Don't worry about me, I'm still very capable."

Ruan Xiyue sighed inwardly and asked, "Is there any way to dissuade them from the idea of ​​marrying me?"

Qin Ye kissed Ruan Xiyue's long hair by her ear and said, "You don't need to worry about these things. If you don't want to mate, you don't have to. No one can make my little female do something she doesn't like."

Just as Ruan Xiyue was about to speak, Luo Yurou walked over. This time, she didn't put on a pitiful and weak appearance. Instead, she straightened her back, raised her chin slightly, and said to Ruan Xiyue, "My mother didn't want me to come out because I'm about to give birth to my baby."

Ruan Xiyue quickly took a step back. Luo Yurou's belly was only about two sizes larger than Ruan Xiyue's, so Ruan Xiyue hadn't realized she was about to give birth. But if she said that, she would definitely have to avoid this woman. Who knew what kind of crazy thing this woman would do to her next?

Luo Yurou didn't mind Ruan Xiyue's obvious avoidance, and instead said in a gentle manner, "I can help you with marriage. I can take any of those Yellow-rank beastmen who come as my husbands."

Ruan Xiyue looked at Luo Yurou with dead fish eyes and asked, "But?"

Luo Yurou was slightly taken aback, as if she hadn't expected Ruan Xiyue to be so clever, and a fleeting look of surprise appeared on her face. Then, she raised her head, lowered her eyes to look at Ruan Xiyue, who was only up to her shoulder, and said, "As long as you break off your partnership contract with Qin Ye and give Qin Ye to me."

Ruan Xiyue rolled her eyes at Luo Yurou and pulled Qin Ye away.

"Hey—don't go!" Luo Yurou called out after taking a couple of steps.

Ruan Xiyue tightened her grip on Qin Ye's hand and quickened her pace, saying, "Don't pay attention to this lunatic, I'm afraid of catching it! Let's walk faster!"

Fortunately, this was in the tribe, and many people were watching. Otherwise, Ruan Xiyue would have been afraid that Luo Yurou would deliberately trip her or something to extort money from her.

"What did Xi Yue say to Yu Rou? Why did she make her cry?" Some beastmen nearby began to discuss.

"Female Yu Rou asked Female Xi Yue to terminate her partnership contract with Qin Ye. Female Xi Yue ignored her, so Female Yu Rou started crying. Don't talk nonsense about what Female Xi Yue said. I have good ears, I heard it clearly. Female Xi Yue only said two words to Female Yu Rou from beginning to end."

"Wow—can just two words make a female cry? I really want to learn that—ah—Mom! Don't hit me!"

Ruan Xiyue left in a hurry, and Qin Ye finally couldn't bear to watch any longer. He picked her up and carefully carried her back to the Qin family's beast cave in his arms.

Meanwhile, the cheetah chieftain had no choice but to continue receiving the people from the three tribes with a smile on his face.

The handsome lion cub chuckled and said, "Actually, we've come here to fulfill our promise of mating. Our lion clan's unwavering commitment to keeping promises remains unchanged!"

Luo Qizhao smiled and nodded without saying a word, but not commenting was the greatest courtesy he could show; he would never agree with anything.

The round-faced young man from the Deer Clan smiled and said, "In that case, the Lion Clan will not participate in the bamboo salt matter?"

The handsome lion-man's lips twitched for a moment. He took a small cloth bag from his waist, opened it, and said, "We drove away the wandering orcs, and among the females we rescued were members of the Iron-Eating Beast Clan. You can easily find out by asking around. After all, some of the female tribes still exist, and we've sent them all back."

"This is the bamboo salt that the female iron-eating beast we rescued taught us to make. But we're learning too slowly, so we only make a small amount. That's why we came to the Cheetah Tribe to learn again and see if there are any different tricks."

The gloomy man from the hyena tribe laughed and said, "Is it possible that the little female brought this bamboo salt from her own territory? Since you've already learned it, what else is there to learn? Do you think everyone knows you're trying to fool Luo Qizhao? Do you think Luo Qizhao is stupid?"

The group talked about the bamboo salt for a long time before the gloomy man from the hyena tribe finally spoke up: "It's hard for us to finalize this matter in a short time. Why don't we let the younger generation stretch their arms and legs first? It's not good for them to keep following behind us like this."

Luo Qizhao seemed to have just remembered this, and said, "Good, good! Brother Wencai is right to remind me. Look at me, I had forgotten about it!"