Su Tang carried the bed sheet out the door, and her five kittens followed happily behind her.

There are five large water tanks in the house, all in the backyard. Su Tang carried the bed sheet over and found that the water tanks were empty.

"Tangtang, do you need to wash anything? I've brought back some water." Su Shiwei said to Su Tang as she returned carrying two buckets of water on a shoulder pole.

Su Tang looked at the five kittens. Because the fifth kitten smelled so bad, the first four kittens kept their distance from it, even though they weren't dirty.

Only the Five Treasures need a bath.

However, Wubao needs to be bathed in hot water, otherwise the odor on his body won't come off.

Su Tang shook her head. "Brother, are you still going to the river? I want to go to the river to wash the sheets."

We'll bathe the cubs when we get back by boiling water!

Because of what happened with Lang Kui, she is now much more cautious and will not go to the river alone, as it would be too dangerous in case of an emergency.

“Go, I want to fill the water tank.” Su Shiwei nodded.

Su Tang followed Su Shiwei to the riverbank.

Four white kittens and one black kitten followed excitedly behind; they now really enjoy going out to play.

...

Hu Shen found a river.

After drinking water from the river and washing its paws, it found a tree, climbed up the trunk, and rested.

He needs to regain his strength before continuing his search for the cubs.

The tree trunk is very large, and lying on it is like lying on a bed. It is also surrounded by dense foliage, making it very secluded and a safe place to rest.

Tiger Beast cannot climb trees, but he grew up with all the beastmen, so he can do almost everything that other beastmen can do.

Under the tree.

Su Tang and Su Shiwei walked out of the side path, one fetching water and the other washing the bed sheets.

After Su Shiwei finished fetching water, he waited for Su Tang nearby, while discussing how to divert the river water to the side of the wooden house so that they would have convenient access to water and wouldn't have to come here to fetch water every day.

In the future, when Father goes to farm, the irrigation problem will also need to be solved.

The two were so engrossed in their work that neither noticed the orc in the tree.

Hu Shen had just closed his eyes when he heard a noise under the tree. Looking down through the leaves, he saw a male and a female.

Upon seeing the female's graceful back, Hu Shen frowned.

Why did he feel that the female's back looked somewhat familiar?

It looks like I've seen it somewhere before.

However, he has no interest in females right now and just wants to find the cubs as soon as possible. The other woman is just cleaning the animal hides, and he plans to continue resting.

Just as I was about to look away, several chubby cubs rushed out from behind the female.

Four white ones and one black one.

The familiar beast form made Hu Shen's pupils shrink!

It's a tiger cub!

This beastly form, this aura, and this fur color—it's definitely the tiger cub he's been looking for!

In the entire Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, only these few tiger cubs are pure white.

Hu Shen frowned again. Why were there only four pure white tiger cubs? Where was the last one?

Did they not survive?

Hu Shen felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

Just then, the female under the tree stood up and turned around.

"Brother, I'm done washing up, we can go back now," Su Tang called out to Su Shiwei, who was surveying the terrain not far away.

Su Shiwei responded, walked back, picked up the carrying pole, and the two of them took the cub back with them.

In that instant, Hu Shen saw the female's face clearly, and the vague memories in his mind instantly became clear.

He remembered!

In his memory, he fled into the forest with his cubs, but he collapsed from exhaustion due to his severe injuries.

"Ah! Dead, dead orc!"

A female stepped on his leg and screamed loudly.

Hu Shen wanted to frown, to shut the female up, and to make her move her feet away before she started yelling.

The female stopped calling out after she had had enough, breathing heavily, whether from fright or from overexertion, it was hard to tell.

Soon, Hu Shen felt a pair of hands tugging at the cub in his arms.

There were also whispers from the females in my ears:

"They're dead, so there's nothing to be afraid of. They're already dead anyway. Let's look for something to eat, I'm so hungry..."

Hu Shen couldn't open his eyes, but he could feel those hands trembling incessantly.

He really wanted to say, when determining whether an orc is dead or not, could you please check if the orc is still breathing?

The female was still talking to herself:

"The wandering orcs are terrifying. They talk to me from the moment I open my eyes until it gets dark, and they won't let me sleep. Even if they don't mate, they just keep talking to me in the middle of the night. No wonder my mother said that the wandering orcs are the most terrifying creatures on the continent."

"It's been two months, a full two months, and he hasn't even touched my hand!"

"How can I get pregnant if I don't mate? How can I rebel against my mother if I don't get pregnant? I have to leave. I can't stay here any longer..."

The female voice suddenly stopped.

She touched a leather bundle that the male was protecting in his arms!

"It must be food!"

The female grabbed the animal hide with both hands and pulled hard!

I tried with all my might, but I couldn't budge it at all.

"Strange, how can a dead orc still be so strong?"

Hu Shen: Because I'm not dead yet.

The female is acting crazy and is so hungry; she might eat the cubs. He can't let go of her now.

The female was covered in sweat but still couldn't defecate. She stood up, looked around, and finally picked up a stone. Holding the stone in both hands, she smashed it!

"Don't blame me, we're going to be eaten by wild animals anyway, so smashing it up and eating it won't make a difference, right..."

Just as the female was about to smash it down, she tripped and stepped on Hu Shen's arm, causing the rock, which was bigger than her head, to fall to the ground.

It landed with a thud next to Hu Shen's ear.

Hu Shen could even hear his hair being pressed down and several strands being pulled out.

"..." You might as well smash my hand.

A cracking sound came from Hu Shen's arm, and then the female was surprised to find that she could pull it.

Quickly pull out the animal hide.

Hu Shen: It’s over.

The female opened the animal hide and paused, then exclaimed, "Why is it a cub?"

They put the cubs aside and began searching Hu Shen's body again, but found nothing to eat.

The female looked at her five hungry cubs with some regret, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

cubs!

This is her cub!

"Since you're already dead, these five cubs will starve to death here anyway. I'll raise them for you. If you want to thank me, please pray that my mother won't find me such an ugly male as a mate again."

The female faced Hu Shen, finished speaking, and then left with her cub in her arms.

Hu Shen's arm was broken, and the excruciating pain stimulated him, finally allowing him to open his eyes a crack.

I just happened to see the female's thin face, and then I watched helplessly as she took the cub away.

He soon fell into a coma, and the image of a female figure kept appearing in his dreams, so much so that he had a deep impression of that figure.

He was in a daze at the time, and when he woke up, Hu Shen forgot what had happened.

Seeing Su Tang's face now, I remembered everything.

Recalling all his memories, Hu Shen's eyes deepened and his brows furrowed.

So, it turns out that the female did eat one of the cubs after all?