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

Cong Xian curled his lip and said, "Whose fault is it that I was captured by a stray beast? When we were talking about it, we didn't mention this! The stray beast helper you found is really unreliable!"

Qin Ye crossed his arms and asked, "Aren't you going to meet up with your Lion Clan tribe?"

Cong Xian gasped and said, "Are you really not planning to invite me to your house for a warm meal before asking me to come? Even if you don't invite me, I should at least ask your Cheetah Clan Chief to borrow some manpower, right? Otherwise, as an orc, the help I can offer is very limited, isn't it?"

Qin Ye thought for a moment, nodded, and turned to leave: "You know the way to the Cheetah Tribe yourself, go find the chief."

Cong Xian felt like she was about to explode with anger: "Qin Ye, male! Qin Ye! You really... wow—you really are... Does Xi Yue, female, know you're this kind of beastman?"

Qin Ye stopped in his tracks, glanced at Cong Xian with his narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes, and said, "She likes me no matter what I look like. Don't believe me? You can go and complain to her! How about that, you can get to see her one more time."

Cong Xian clicked her tongue repeatedly: "Your brain works too fast! You want to provoke me into telling Xi Yue on you? Am I crazy? Even a fool could see the foundation of your relationship. I'm not that stupid! If I go to Xi Yue and say bad things about you, she'll only hate me!"

Qin Ye couldn't help but smile, and transformed into a leopard as he ran towards the tribe.

Xian leaped into the air and transformed into a lion, chasing after Qin Ye: "Why are you running so fast!"

"You wouldn't understand. I miss her terribly if I don't see her for even a short while. What could you possibly understand?"

"Qin Ye, you're male! Don't go too far!"

Ruan Xiyue still had Long Ze cook a delicious meal and found Cong Xian.

He ate very reservedly, but it was clear that he had been starving for a long time; even his muscles had thinned out.

"So, this is Xi Yue's second beast husband?" Cong Xian asked, looking at Long Ze, who looked exactly like Qin Ye.

Ruan Xiyue nodded, not wanting to explain too much about Longze, and changed the subject, asking, "If there are no problems with your migration this time, how long will it take to get there?"

Cong Xian sighed and said, "If the weather is good, we should be able to arrive in about a month. It would be best if we could arrive before the first snow. If the females or cubs get sick along the way, it could take a long time."

Ruan Xiyue frowned slightly and said, "Then how will you build the stone house after you arrive, since it's winter?"

Cong Xian twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "My elder brother, the clan chief, told your tribe's chief that all the bamboo salt produced by our tribe in the past five years, except for the 20 animal skin bags we keep for ourselves, will be handed over to your tribe for processing. However, the clan chief needs to allocate manpower to prepare stone slabs and wooden planks for building houses for 400 households before we migrate there."

Ruan Xiyue was surprised and asked, "Does your Lion Clan have so many households of beastmen?"

Cong Xian shook his head and said, "Not only that, but female lions generally only have two or three partners, and it's very rare for a female to have six or seven partners. This is because male lions are very strong hunters, so they don't need to find too many partners."

Qin Ye rolled his eyes as he watched Cong Xian secretly boast. Long Ze merely glanced coldly at Cong Xian and continued eating.

Cong Xian continued, "Our Lion Clan has more than 3300 beastmen, which is much less than the Cheetah Tribe, but it is still a considerable number. The four hundred stone houses are only enough to house half of the population, but the adult cubs can squeeze in with their mothers and get through the winter."

"Because we requested an excessive amount of stone and timber, the Cheetah Clan Chief would not agree, so we found a solution that was acceptable to both sides."

Cong Xian suddenly asked shyly, "Xi Yue, I think your stone house is very beautiful. Can I build a stone house for my mother in the same style as yours?"

Ruan Xiyue nodded and said, "Yes, that's fine."

"Well..." Before Cong Xian could finish speaking, Qin Ye interrupted with a smile, "I built this stone house, so you're the most suitable person to ask me any questions. I'll tell you how to lay the foundation and how to build it."

How could Ruan Xiyue not see that Qin Ye was jealous? She couldn't help but smile and lower her head to eat, not wanting to get involved in the power struggle between the three men.

Just a few days after Cong Xian left with a dozen or so cheetah tribe beastmen, the deer tribe beastmen arrived again. Their visit was sudden, leaving Chief Luo Qizhao puzzled.

Their explanation was that after consulting a priest, they learned that this year's beast tide was particularly fierce, and they wanted to join forces with the Lion Tribe and the Cheetah Tribe to resist it.

Luo Qizhao was quite surprised. The Cheetah Tribe was only a medium-sized tribe, and he was already very proud to have an excellent shaman. Only large tribes or beast cities had priests.

"Didn't your tribe only break through to six thousand orcs? How come you already have priests?" Luo Qizhao asked.

The leader of the Deer Clan delegation was a refined-looking middle-aged man. He said, "This news came from Beast City. We only have 6473 orcs, and we're still a medium-sized tribe. Where would we find a priest?"

Luo Qizhao smirked and asked, "Did you meet Cong Xianxiong on the road?"

The deer clan leader shook his head and asked, "Has he been found? The guards are still pressing the matter, but the truth will out. If they try to shirk responsibility for their negligence, Beast City will not stand idly by."

Luo Qizhao instantly sensed that this deer-clan beastman was even more troublesome than the last one. The guards bore some responsibility for their inadequate protection, but the suspicion surrounding Cong Xian had not been completely eliminated. Although Xi Yue's explanation last time was reasonable and well-founded, if the Beast City was truly protecting Cong Xian and Qin Ye, then they could worry less.

The Deer Clan said that Beast City wouldn't stand idly by, but they meant the guards were shirking responsibility; they wouldn't stand idly by. They didn't mean the guards would attack Xianxiong and Qin Ye. These are two different concepts.

Luo Qizhao didn't intend to press for answers on his first day. Instead, he smiled and said, "The deer clan leader must be exhausted from the long journey! Let's rest first, and then we can discuss how to cooperate in preventing the beast tide tomorrow, shall we?"

The deer leader nodded, and the two exchanged a few more pleasantries before sending them off to rest.

Ruan Xiyue is constantly eating, mostly meat and vegetables. Occasionally, she'll also pop one or two low-energy fruits.

The four little ones have grown incredibly fast in the past month, like balloons being inflated. When they were first born, Little Gaga could easily hold one of the beast-shaped cubs in one hand. Now? His chubby little hand can barely hold him anymore.