Cang Jue grinned mischievously: "I know you too well. During the dozens of days we were away, you weren't tired at all, not even at night or in the morning. You've already slept for a while now. I'll grill some more meat for you later to help you regain your strength."

"Get away from me! I don't want to eat meat!"

Guo Xiaoxiao struggled, but how could she resist the male's strength? After a brief entanglement...

Her feeble resistance only fueled Cang Jue's increasingly ferocious plundering.

Cang Jue gasped, "You're so beautiful. I want to bully you like this for the rest of my life."

She had a faint fragrance about her, not strong, but captivating.

Guo Xiaoxiao glared at him

Cang Jue licked her earlobe: "You smell so good."

…

Just as Guo Xiaoxiao was being teased into surrendering, Cang Jue's final move was stopped. Arthur picked him up and threw him aside.

Cang Jue fell to the ground, letting out a mournful cry: "Who is it..." He looked closer and saw it was Arthur... Always ruining his plans, huh?

Taking advantage of the moment, Guo Xiaoxiao jumped off the bed, picked up the animal skin, put it on, and gave Arthur a sweet smile: "You're amazing! That was close! I'm so glad you arrived in time."

Her praise only fueled Arthur's anger.

Guo Xiaoxiao turned and ran away. Arthur must have misunderstood her; he probably thought she let Cang Jue cut in line.

Xiaoxiao

Arthur gave chase, but Cang Jue, whose butt hurt, stood up and continued the pursuit. Then he heard a cracking sound—it came from my nest.

He hurriedly ran to the nest to check, and saw that the egg, which had grown to the size of a fist, was beginning to crack.

"Has she been born?"

Cang Jue was incredibly excited. There were 12 eggs in total, and they began...

incubation

Cang Jue was truly saddened that Guo Xiaoxiao hadn't witnessed the birth of his cubs, but it didn't matter; he'd let them hatch and give her another surprise.

One by one, the shells cracked open, and the eaglets emerged. Being newborns, they were featherless, their eyes still wet and closed, chirping incessantly. In a few more years, they would be able to take human form.

When Carlos returned from his work, he wanted to check if Guo Xiaoxiao was sleeping soundly. He saw Cang Jue squatting happily beside the grassy nest.

Carlos went over to take a look and found that the eagle chicks had been born. Sigh, yes, he hadn't seen the little snakes for several days. Where had they gone?

They're getting increasingly mischievous, going wherever they want without telling him, which is typical of snakes—they prefer to act alone. But they're always together, all eight of them!

It's alright, there are no parasites in the forest now, it's good for them to take a stroll. In a year, we'll release them all into the wild for training.

He was telling Guo Xiaoxiao and the males to stop feeding the cubs and let them get used to independent living.

Otherwise, it will be detrimental to their future growth in the wild.

Little snake: Hehe, I've never fed you enough. Every time you have to go out and get some extra food yourself. You still have the nerve to say that? I'm so grateful!

Carlos: "Where is Xiaoxiao at such an important moment?"

Glancing around at the empty bed, there was nothing there. Where was the person?

Cang Jue had no time to pay attention; he was enjoying the joy of life. While snake beasts were naturally indifferent to their cubs, Cang Jue was different; he loved them dearly.

Carlos said again, "I'm asking you about Xiaoxiao, answer me."

Cang Jue: "He went out with Arthur."

"oh"

As long as he didn't run off alone, Carlos didn't care anymore, letting Cang Jue indulge in his foolish self-admiration.

…

Guo Xiaoxiao ran all the way to the outside of the grotto, but there was a fence surrounding it, so she couldn't get out.

He stopped, panting, patted his chest to catch his breath, and looked up at the sky. The sun was high in the sky, shining brightly.

These days are so comfortable!

She didn't actually need to run; she could have just explained it clearly. But she just wanted to run like crazy.

It seems they wanted to avoid explaining and let Cang Jue and Arthur handle it themselves, but Arthur came along, and Cang Jue didn't.

Arthur caught up: "How could you run so fast?"

Guo Xiaoxiao ran like the wind, and Arthur couldn't catch her. This time, Guo Xiaoxiao didn't use any special skills; her pure potential just exploded.

Arthur was surprised that this small female possessed such great strength; she easily pushed him away in the cave, catching him completely off guard.

Guo Xiaoxiao: "Just getting some exercise, Cang Jue. I'm not with you."

Arthur glanced back and saw that Cang Jue hadn't followed him out.

"No, they've probably gone to incubate their eggs."

Guo Xiaoxiao stretched out her arms.

"Alright, ask me whatever you want. I can explain what happened earlier to you. You're probably wondering why Cang Jue is second in the rankings, and why you secretly mated with him behind his back."

He did want to ask, but after running out with her, he didn't want to anymore, Arthur said.

"never mind"

Then he walked up to her, put his arm around her shoulder, and led her slowly. Guo Xiaoxiao hadn't really had a chance to properly explore every corner of the beast world since arriving there.

Not having to work or study, and if possible, wandering around like a traveler—wouldn't that be amazing?

The desert stretched as far as the eye could see, and just a short distance to the side lay a forest.

The beautiful desert shimmered with golden light under the sun; everything seemed so peaceful and serene.

The desert should evoke an atmosphere of death.

Because there is no water source, only a few lives are active.

But now? Guo Xiaoxiao believes this is the most beautiful scenery.

The two walked hand in hand through the desert. Arthur felt he should say something in this setting, even though they were alone, but he couldn't bring himself to speak, too absorbed in admiring Guo Xiaoxiao's beauty.

Finally, Arthur couldn't hold back any longer.

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