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

Qin Ye's father walked to the stone house, stood outside the animal skin curtain, and called softly, "Female Xi Yue, is female Xi Yue here?"

"She ate the energy fruit and fell into a deep sleep due to excess energy," Long Ze said coldly.

When Qin Ye's father heard a voice that sounded exactly like his son's, he pursed his lips, said nothing, and turned away.

Besides the burns, Qin Ye also had severe whip marks. He was brought back by members of the guard team that escorted the Holy Female. They dragged Qin Ye to the tribe's gate and left him there, then went straight to find the chieftain of the Cheetah Tribe.

When Qin Ye's father carried Qin Ye back to the beast cave, he glanced in the direction of the stone house, but still carried him back to the Qin family's beast cave.

"Didn't the female Xi Yue come?" the Qin family's beast mother asked somewhat angrily.

Qin Ye's father said, "She has too much energy and has fallen into a deep sleep."

The Qin family's beast mother parted her lips, but ultimately remained silent.

After a long while, Qin Yue returned and said, "I've found out."

The Qin family's beast mother looked at Qin Yue nervously and asked, "What do you mean? What exactly is going on with them? The Holy Mother can't just bully my son for no reason, can she?"

Qin Yue's expression was solemn. He repeated what Cong Xian had said and was about to continue when he heard the Qin family's beast mother exclaim in surprise, "Why would the Holy Queen have designs on bamboo salt? Doesn't the Holy Queen lack nothing? If she wants bamboo salt, won't her beast husbands fight to buy it for her?"

Qin Yue shook his head and said, "What if we do as Cong Xian says and capture all the beastmen from the four tribes to be slaves, so that she can make bamboo salt to sell continuously? Mother, do you still think this deal is a small-scale operation?"

The Qin family's beast mother was stunned, and so were her beast husbands. Because, if it were calculated that way, it certainly wasn't a small business.

Qin Yue continued, "Then, the Holy Female mocked my brother and used her fire powers to burn his neck and back."

Seeing Qin Ye constantly shedding tears, Qin Yue continued, "As a result, everyone started fainting. The guards suspected that my brother had drugged them, but they found no evidence."

"This is outrageous!" Qin Ye's father said angrily.

Qin Yue nodded and continued, "Then, after everyone had fainted, the wandering orcs arrived. They originally intended to steal the Holy Mother, but she was killed instead."

Everyone gasped.

"The Holy Female was killed? How could this be?" Qin Family Beast Mother exclaimed in shock.

"Isn't the Holy Mother an orange-rank female? How could she be killed? Has the wandering orc gone mad?" Qin Yue's father asked.

"That's why the guards thought our four tribes killed the Holy Mother after they woke up. They said it was impossible for the wandering orcs to kill the Holy Mother, and the weapon that killed her was made of a similar material to the dagger my brother was carrying."

Their reasoning was that while the wandering orcs had stolen everything, it was impossible for them to kill only the Holy Female without killing any males. Killing the Holy Female was simply revenge, while the wandering orcs were at most robbing females. They had no reason to kill the Holy Female,” Qin Yue said.

"Framed! This is a blatant slander! They failed to protect the Holy Mother themselves, and now they might be trying to frame all four of our tribes as slaves. That's why they did this on purpose! It must be like that! If the wandering orcs really took everything, would the murder weapon that killed the Holy Mother have been left behind? Would the dagger on A-Ye have been left behind? Isn't this nonsense?" Qin Ye's father said.

Qin Yue's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up, saying, "Second Father, I'll go find the clan leader!"

The Qin family's beast mother nodded excitedly and waved her hand, saying, "Go quickly, go quickly!"

He turned to Qin Ye's father and said, "You're so smart! You thought of things we hadn't even considered!"

Unbeknownst to them, Long Ze, sitting inside the stone house, had overheard the whole thing. He twitched the corner of his mouth. Yes, his father was so clever, how could he not recognize who his female was?

His father was so smart, how could he not know that he was his son when he finally found the vicinity of the cheetah tribe at the age of seven?

Just as Long Ze was feeling down, Ruan Xiyue slowly woke up and said, "Aze—"

Hearing her soft, sweet voice, Long Ze's gloom vanished. His red-tier wind-based ability allowed him to teleport to Ruan Xiyue's bedside. He sat down beside her and asked softly, "Is anything bothering you?"

Ruan Xiyue asked, puzzled, "Why would I feel unwell? I slept very soundly."

Long Ze scooped Ruan Xiyue from the bed, held her in his arms, and said, "You scared me to death. You've been asleep for almost a day and a night. And you were so deep that I couldn't wake you up no matter what I did. The witch doctor said you ate too many energy fruits, which caused an excess of energy."

“Some females have died from ruptured blood vessels after eating so many energy fruits. You really scared me.”

Ruan Xiyue touched her nose, then gently wrapped her arms around Long Ze, patted his back, and said, "Okay, this isn't the first time I've eaten this. I won't do it again next time. I'll be careful not to eat so much next time."

"It's my fault too. I didn't ask how many I could eat before giving them all to you. I was so careless. I'm sorry." Long Ze rubbed his chin against Ruan Xiyue's head, wishing he could meld her into his very bones and never be separated from her again.

Ruan Xiyue felt a little suffocated, so she opened her mouth and bit Long Ze's hard chest, saying, "I'm suffocating! Don't hug me so tightly!"

Long Ze quickly let go, rubbed Ruan Xiyue's lips with the pad of his thumb, and asked, "Does your tooth hurt?"

Ruan Xiyue glared at him angrily.

Long Ze then said, "Qin Ye is back."

Ruan Xiyue's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Where?"

Ruan Xiyue looked at Long Ze, whose eyes were lowered, and said, "I'll go treat his injuries. By the way, did you feed the babies while I was unconscious?"

Long Ze nodded and said, "They've been fed. Put them next to you, and they'll find their own milk."

Ruan Xiyue then got up, glanced at the four little ones sleeping soundly beside her, and asked in her mind: [Could it be that the little ones are drunk on energy?]

【A little. You ate too many energy fruits. Without them helping you digest some, you might not be able to get up tomorrow. Luckily, you have six more in your stomach that are also consuming a lot of energy.】

Ruan Xiyue hugged the baby and said to Long Ze, "You stay home and take good care of the baby. I'll go and bring Qin Ye back."

Long Ze hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

When Ruan Xiyue entered the Qin family's beast cave, everyone was gathered around the stove eating dinner.

Ruan Xiyue said, "Mother, I just woke up. I've come to take Qin Ye back."

The Qin family's beast mother nodded with a smile, but her expression remained indifferent.

Ruan Xiyue didn't hesitate and turned to go to Qin Ye's beast cave.

Qin Ye had many injuries, clearly indicating he had been tortured after she left. Ruan Xiyue narrowed her eyes and came out to ask, "What happened to the new wounds on Qin Ye's chest and back?"

Qin Yue was extremely surprised. He stammered, "Little sister...you...how did you know...?"