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

In fact, Qin Huan, the elder sister of the Qin family's beast mother, who was far away in the beast city, felt a little uneasy when the guards asked her if she had a son who was a wandering beastman.

But all the orcs knew she had such a son, and after lying to her so many times, she actually started to believe it herself.

If she wanted to break the deadlock, she could simply say that Long Ze wasn't her child, but her sister's. However, this would bring up the fact that she wasn't entitled to have the witch doctor mark him with the exile mark. She had to inform the Qin family's beast mother about this. Of course, powerful beastmen could easily cover it up. Unfortunately, she never imagined that her blatant lie would be exposed.

Furthermore, she hadn't expected that Long Ze's exile mark would be broken.

Days passed by like this, and as Ruan Xiyue listened to Luo Yurou's incessant chatter in her ear, she nodded sleepily.

“Sigh—Qin Ye is so handsome! But you got Long Ze, who looks exactly like him! You’ve never told me why Long Ze doesn’t take the surname of Qin Ye’s mother or his father…” Luo Yurou asked.

Upon hearing this, Ruan Xiyue became interested. She sighed, feigning hesitation, and said, "Don't ask anymore."

Luo Yurou's eyes lit up instantly, and she asked in a low voice, "What? What secret is it?"

"That's because my Longze grew up in Beast City. His aunt said he was sickly and was abandoned by his family. So he didn't want his old name anymore. My first beast husband's mother named him Qin Yao, but that aunt told my Longze to name him Qin Jian." Ruan Xiyue whispered to Luo Yurou.

Luo Yurou's eyes widened, her face showing astonishment as if she'd stumbled upon some juicy gossip: "Is this aunt crazy? No, what's she after?"

Ruan Xiyue sighed and said, "You'll find out if you ask your elders. She's been eyeing my beast husband's father for a long time. She used to come here all the time, whether there was a reason or not."

Luo Yurou's mouth was wide open, as if it could fit a Gugu Beast egg.

"So, you two must have a lot to talk about," Ruan Xiyue said, glancing sideways at Luo Yurou.

Luo Yurou immediately retorted, "When have I ever coveted someone else's property..."

Luo Yurou paused, thinking about what had happened before, and said, "I'm different from her! You see, I have no other thoughts now! I understand very well! Even without you, Brother Qin Ye wouldn't have treated you like that. So why should I like him anymore! My beast husband is treating me quite well now!"

Ruan Xiyue listened to Luo Yurou talk about how much her beastly husband doted on her, and eventually fell asleep.

Days passed by like this, and when light snow began to fall, the Lion Clan finally arrived at their planned destination after a hurried journey.

Luo Qizhao hurriedly went there, took out a stack of banana leaves, and showed them to the leader of the Lion Clan tribe as if they were treasures.

"This is the territory drawn by the males of our tribe who grew up in the Beast City. What do you think of this architectural plan?" Luo Qizhao asked.

The lion tribe chief frowned slightly; he didn't like others interfering in his territory. However, he patiently glanced at it and found the plan absolutely brilliant! If their lion tribe were to develop according to this plan, and if a beast city were to rise here in the future, their lion tribe would definitely be in the heart of the city!

Why do they still want to go to the outskirts of Beast City? Wouldn't it be better to live in the heart of Beast City?

The lion tribe chief quickly gave a thumbs up and said, "This male is truly amazing! How long has he lived here? He even knows how to build it, how to make it, what it's called, what a heated kang is, and how it keeps things warm in winter and cool in summer! He can even make these things perfectly? My great beast god!"

"Wow—is he mate?" The lion tribe chief stared intently at Luo Qizhao, his gaze as if he were looking at a beloved old flame.

Luo Qizhao felt uncomfortable all over and quickly waved his hand: "She already has a precious little female. She's from our tribe too."

The lion chieftain quickly said with a smile, "Uncle Luo—don't be so formal! What kind of little female is she? How old is she? How many mates has she chosen?"

Luo Qizhao pursed his lips, spread his hands, and said, "Didn't you send people here last time for her? The little female also contributed a lot of ingenuity to these blueprints!"

The lion chieftain didn't take this most important statement to heart, but simply nodded knowingly and said, "Her? That little female who got pregnant as soon as she mated?"

Luo Qizhao nodded and sighed, "It's not that their fertility develops later, so the initial test wasn't very accurate. Actually, you can't blame the fertility test itself. If you ask me, it's just that these young beastmen these days have no self-control! She's pregnant again!"

The lion chieftain was first surprised, then dissatisfied: "As the leader and patriarch of a tribe, you should keep things in check! This lack of self-control will surely kill the little female!"

Luo Qizhao smirked, raised an eyebrow at the lion chieftain, and said, "Then it's settled! If your tribe decides on a male-female pairing, you'll have to wait six months before mates can get married."

The lion chieftain immediately objected, saying, "That won't do! Being paired up and having cubs are not the same thing. Being paired up doesn't guarantee you'll have cubs right away!"

Luo Qizhao glared at the lion chieftain and said, "I'm giving these to you because you said the bamboo salt production for the next five years will all go to our tribe! And you can't just let a small number of tribesmen make bamboo salt for these five years!"

The lion chieftain waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, more than 50% of the females in our tribe will do this, and 10% of the males will do it as well."

Seeing Luo Qizhao frown, the lion chieftain said, "The older male beastmen aren't useless; they still have plenty of strength. Rather than sending them out hunting, where they might die, it's better to have them all do this bamboo salt work. And the females, too, need males to form a guard team when they go to collect it."

"But if we don't go out, we can earn some money to supplement our family's income, and we don't need to specifically gather resources. The male guards can then go hunting and gather some fruits and vegetables along the way. Or, like in the Beast City, some of the older and weaker beastmen can cultivate some fruits and vegetables."

“We didn’t do this before because we were afraid that growing vegetables and fruits would attract stray beasts and beast tides. But now we’re helping each other out. If this area is even planned to become a beast city, then we’ll have to think about many of our ideas in a different way. We’ll have to consider this matter with the mindset of developing a beast city.”

Luo Qizhao suddenly felt a lot of pressure. He was only focused on his excitement and his delusional idea. Unlike the lion clan chief, he didn't think about these things in detail. But he was willing to learn. He quickly grabbed a large stack of banana leaves and followed the lion clan leader, discussing and learning from him at the same time.