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

Ruan Xiyue's worries were not unfounded; for example, things were getting upgraded again. Could someone remind her that someone was eavesdropping on her conversation with Qin Ye?

No one could remind her.

Therefore, one must be strong.

Furthermore, what if a powerful interest group wants to take her down? In her previous life, Ruan Xiyue had been a powerful female CEO. She knew that one person can't achieve great things alone. She needed to accumulate enough influence to make one, or even ten, beast cities prosper through her decisions, turning them all into her supporters.

So, which interest group would dare to deal with her?

The reality is that the Iron-Eating Beast tribe behind Ruan Xiyue has been scattered.

At the time, Xian's statement was instigated by Qin Ye. Although Qin Ye told Ruan Xiyue that it was just his way of smearing her, to prevent the Lion Clan and Dog Clan from getting involved.

However, the wandering orcs who attacked the Iron-Eating Beastmen disappeared after being chased by the Lion Clan tribe.

Ruan Xiyue had asked Long Ze about this, and Qin Ye had also inquired about it when he went to redeem Congxian. But no one saw that group of wandering beastmen again.

So... Ruan Xiyue wondered if it was possible that what Qin Ye had instigated Cong Xian to say was true.

After all, she was educated and had studied history. She knew very well that since ancient times... what was the big deal about slaughtering a small tribe for the sake of the salt and iron trade? The interest groups involved in the salt and iron trade were capable of killing even emperors.

Why those wandering orcs suddenly raided the Iron-Eating Beast tribe remained a mystery to Ruan Xiyue until she received a definitive answer. She had a nagging feeling that someone might be watching her intently from the shadows.

What gives her that confidence? The system? Or her powerful, unique abilities?

She needed to give herself a strong sense of confidence. Therefore, she needed to bestow favors and win people's hearts through manipulation. The story of this manipulation is that Liu Bei angrily threw his son, Liu Shan, to the ground, which earned him Zhao Yun's wholehearted assistance.

Why can't she?

With a heavy heart, Ruan Xiyue returned to the yurt with Qin Ye. She had just sat down to eat when she heard someone outside the yurt loudly asking, "Is the female Xiyue here?"

Ruan Xiyue frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then agreed.

Among those who entered were the deer clan chieftain and a middle-aged male dressed in a maroon linen robe. Although the middle-aged man walked in the middle, his left shoulder involuntarily shrugged slightly to the left, showing a degree of respect to the young male on his left. Behind them were four male orcs, two of whom remained at the entrance.

Qin Ye and Cong Xian calmly picked up the cub from the communal bed, looking at the group with some wariness.

Ruan Xiyue narrowed her eyes, stood up and nodded to the deer clan chief: "Since such a group of people have come to visit so suddenly, I'll go and tell my beast husband first, so that he can incubate the eggs in peace. After all, I just gave birth to the cubs yesterday. This batch of eggs is a bit weak."

The deer clan chief quickly looked at the middle-aged male, who nodded. Only then did the deer clan chief speak: "Alright, alright, we apologize for disturbing the female Xiyue. It's alright, he can hear almost everything we say. We came to visit so that he could hear us and wouldn't have any unnecessary worries, instead of asking the female Xiyue to ask elsewhere."

Ruan Xiyue nodded to indicate that she understood, then went to comfort Long Ze for a few words before returning to the felt tent.

After seeing Ruan Xiyue sit down, the Deer Clan Chief introduced her: "This is Hua Zhan, who came from Beast City. He's here to investigate the Holy Maiden's accident on the way."

Hua Zhan said kindly, "Actually, we've already inquired from many sources, and there are just two discrepancies. However, these are not major issues. The real reason I'm here today is to ask Xi Yue, what are your requirements for choosing a beast mate?"

Not only was Ruan Xiyue somewhat surprised, but the most surprised was the Deer Clan Chief. He had assumed that their urgent search for him today was to have him listen in on the matter of their inadequate escort of the Holy Maiden. He never expected that they had come to propose a marriage arrangement for their junior?

However, the deer chieftain wasn't surprised. He knew that the recent test results for the female Xi Yue were better than those of the holy females who had left their tribe. He was even thinking about whether he should say a few good words for Xi Yue during their questioning today!

After all, while the Holy Female from the Deer Clan is indeed a Holy Female, her high fertility among the Green-Rank Holy Females is only at the bottom of the list. Whether Xi Yue goes to Bright Moon Beast City or returns to the Cheetah Tribe to establish her own beast city, it's best to first establish good relations and then mutually benefit.

Who knew the people from Beast City would act so quickly! They've already started placing their orders! Does that mean the matter of the Holy Mother's inadequate escort is now resolved?

Ruan Xiyue rested her chin on her hand and tilted her head to look at the young man next to the middle-aged man. He had short, wheat-white hair, delicate facial features, and a straight, pointed chin, making him look youthful and like the boy next door. His slender, fox-like eyes had downward-sloping inner corners, and his bright blue eyes were lively and clear, giving him a gentle and focused look when he looked at people, full of natural innocence.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, and with an innocent yet cautious expression, introduced himself to Ruan Xiyue: "My name is Xia Weier, may I call you Xiyue?"

As Ruan Xiyue listened to his gentle, youthful voice, she couldn't help but pinch her earlobe, then picked up her water bottle, took a sip, and hummed in response.

Xia Weier was slightly surprised. He had thought Ruan Xiyue would be difficult to approach, since that was the information he had gathered. The males sent by the Deer Clan and the Dog Clan were all of good quality and quite good-looking. On the contrary, a male beastman like him, with no aggressive appearance, was not popular in the entire mating market.

Had he not considered that Ruan Xiyue seemed fairly satisfied with his appearance? Had he misunderstood? Should he take another look?

The flower show went straight to the point: "It seems that the female Xiyue doesn't dislike me, a junior. I wonder if the female Xiyue would be willing... to marry me, a junior, as your fourth beast husband? Our betrothal gifts include four storage bags, twenty complete mountain bear beast hides, ten bolts of beige linen, ten bolts of red linen, ten bolts of black linen, fifty yellow-tier beast cores, fifty orange-tier beast cores, twenty gray-tier beast cores, and twenty red-tier beast cores."

"Furthermore, if the female Xiyue wishes to establish a beast city near the cheetah tribe, we will provide our full assistance. I wonder if the female Xiyue agrees?"

If the Deer Clan Chief could transform into a female, he'd jump for joy and agree immediately! His mouth hung open, speechless for a moment. At least, their tribe's Holy Mother didn't receive this treatment when she married into the Beast City. There's a huge difference between a female marrying and being taken in!

The deer clan chief stared intently at Ruan Xiyue, his eyes conveying only one meaning: Agree! If you won't agree, I'll agree! Agree!

Ruan Xiyue frowned slightly and asked, "My fourth test is tomorrow, why didn't you bring it up tomorrow? Besides... my beast husband got involved in the matter of failing to protect the Holy Female, aren't you afraid of being implicated?"