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

Ruan Xiyue's eyes widened: Are you kidding me! If she doesn't find a partner soon, she'll be dead! Isn't this going to kill her?

Ruan Xiyue quickly nodded and said, "We must get married!"

Qin Ye nodded, but Luo Yurou said, "Even if you don't mate with Brother Qin, I'll help you find other high-quality males. You don't need to worry about being sent to the female cave if no one mates with you within three months. Why don't you just not mate with Brother Qin?"

Ruan Xiyue's face turned cold as she said to Luo Yurou, "Can you stop this competition? I don't have time for that. I like his face, his body, and his personality. Where are you going to find someone like him? Get out of my way and move aside."

The witch doctor finally returned to the cave, saw Luo Yurou, frowned, and asked, "Who told you that the two of them mate today?"

The witch doctor's apprentice, who had been lurking outside the cave, was startled and quickly hid. Unfortunately, the witch doctor had already noticed and said to Qiao Min'er behind the tree, "As a witch, if you do such things again, you shouldn't learn anything from me anymore. I can't afford to teach you!"

Then, the witch doctor waved to Ruan Xiyue and Qin Ye and said, "Come out and get your forms carved, the beast cave is too dark."

Turning his head, the witch doctor looked at Luo Yurou again and said, "If you don't leave, I'll send someone to call your mother!"

When Luo Yurou saw Ruan Xiyue and Qin Ye come out, she became anxious and blurted out, "I want to challenge Ruan Xiyue! I won't allow them to be a couple!"

The witch doctor narrowed his eyes and said, "You're a purple-rank female, pregnant with a child. Who are you going to challenge? You're really not leaving?"

Seeing that the witch doctor was truly angry, Luo Yurou left in tears.

Ruan Xiyue looked at Qin Ye sitting in front of the witch doctor, pointing to his neck, and said, "Let's carve it here."

The witch doctor was slightly surprised, then smiled and said, "Alright, but the neck will hurt the most, so you'll have to bear with it."

The shaman then looked at Ruan Xiyue, who was taken aback, confused. The shaman then reminded her, "Only if you transform into the form of an iron-eating beast can I better carve it."

Ruan Xiyue hurriedly rummaged through her memories to figure out how to transform; it turned out that all she had to do was think about it silently. Thus, Ruan Xiyue transformed into a soft, chubby black and white creature.

After smilingly finished carving the design on Qin Ye, the witch doctor looked at Ruan Xiyue and asked, "Where do you plan to carve it?"

Qin Ye's gaze swept from Ruan Xiyue's chest to her arm, and he pointed to the inside of her wrist, saying, "Let's carve it on the inside of your wrist."

Ruan Xiyue said with a smile, "Let's etch it on our hearts."

Ruan Xiyue noticed that Qin Ye's gaze was looking elsewhere, but his ears were red. Ruan Xiyue absolutely loved seeing Qin Ye, this ruggedly handsome man, blush; the contrast was simply irresistible to her.

When Ruan Xiyue saw Qin Ye's beast form, she was completely stunned. It was a leopard, entirely silver-white, but unlike a snow leopard's plump and endearing appearance, it had the agile and elegant physique of a jaguar. Wow—beautiful!

The pain of the engraving was similar to the feeling Ruan Xiyue experienced when she had semi-permanent eyebrow tattooing in her previous life, perhaps a little more painful, but still within a tolerable range.

After the shaman finished carving the forms of Ruan Xiyue and Qin Ye, he held their hands together, chanting incantations. After a while, he said, "The union is complete. From now on, you two must work together to strengthen the Cheetah Tribe! Have many litters of females, and the Beast God will bless you!"

The witch doctor and Qin Ye both took the blessing as a mere formality, but only Ruan Xiyue heard the system say: "[Congratulations, host, on completing your partnership and gaining ten days of lifespan. Keep going, dear, to survive!]"

As Ruan Xiyue and Qin Ye walked back hand in hand, she was communicating with the system in her mind: "Why do other females have different levels of superpowers? I already have a system like you, isn't that a standard feature for a female lead? Don't I deserve to have a superpower or something?"

Duoduo, with her usual affable yet ruthless tone, said: "Host, please complete your mating first and gain three months of lifespan before considering anything else, dear."

Ruan Xiyue retorted, "Isn't that how it's said? People always need to have higher goals to be more motivated!"

Duo Duo then said, "If you can give birth to a child, there will definitely be rewards. You'll gain supernatural abilities and longer lifespan. The system shop will also be unlocked for you."

Ruan Xiyue asked, "Can't the system shop be opened now so I can see what's available?"

[Dear, you can't open the system shop without 100 points. Host, you wouldn't be so unwilling to give me even 100 points, would you?]

Ruan Xiyue couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly and said, "Stop using those old-fashioned jokes, they're giving me a headache. Tell me, how many points does it cost to have a baby?"

[Points are awarded based on the baby's aptitude, dear. Qin Ye's bloodline contains the bloodline of a rare sacred beast. If the host can give birth to a baby that has reverted to its ancestral form, the reward points for each baby will be 100,000, dear.]

Ruan Xiyue then asked, "How many points does one multi-birth pill cost?"

[5 points, dear.]

Ruan Xiyue's eyes lit up. Was she carrying a baby? No, she was carrying a long life, and a fortune! No domineering CEO could resist the temptation of making money!

Ruan Xiyue pulled Qin Ye and quickly walked into the beast cave. Qin Ye was still asking, "Where do you want to go later? I'll take you for a walk today?"

Qin Ye watched as Ruan Xiyue pulled him into his little hole and asked him to close the stone slab. He was still a little confused.

After Qin Ye completed what Ruan Xiyue asked, Ruan Xiyue pushed him onto the stone bed. She straddled Qin Ye's lap and took out a translucent white pill from her bosom.

Qin Ye quickly grabbed Ruan Xiyue's wrist and said, "Keep it for yourself. From now on, you..."

"Let go—you're hurting me," Ruan Xiyue said coquettishly.

Qin Ye quickly loosened his grip, and Ruan Xiyue then stuffed the health-enhancing pill into Qin Ye's mouth. Qin Ye then wrapped his other arm around Ruan Xiyue's waist and pulled her into his arms, intending to feed her the pill from his mouth.

"It dissolved... What kind of medicine is this? How could it dissolve so quickly?" Qin Ye frowned.

Ruan Xiyue kissed Qin Ye on the cheek and said, "Good medicine naturally works quickly!"

Ruan Xiyue immediately began stripping off the animal skin clothing. Qin Ye's breath hitched for a moment, and he asked in a low, hoarse voice, "Do you know what you're doing?"

Ruan Xiyue whispered in Qin Ye's ear, enunciating each word clearly: "Baby, baby!"

Qin Ye lifted Ruan Xiyue with one large hand and gently placed her on the thick animal hide cushion. His red eyes looked even more alluring in the darkness. He stared straight at her and asked, "Are you sure you want to?"

Their eyes met, as described in the poem: "The knife is as smooth as water, the Wu salt is whiter than snow, and delicate hands peel a fresh orange. The brocade curtains are warm, the incense burner lingers, and they sit facing each other, tuning their sheng."

Ruan Xiyue truly loved Qin Ye's looks. She hooked her arms around his neck, a gesture that was both enchanting and captivating. Like mandarin ducks dancing neck to neck, or jade ornaments nestled together, her delicate brows shyly furrowed, her warm lips melting into a soft glow.

Qin Ye's breathing was heavy and labored as he looked at Ruan Xiyue with some nervousness. Ruan Xiyue patted his back reassuringly, but couldn't help feeling a little disappointed: exceptionally talented, but...