Tyson's image, risking his life to descend the cliff in the rain, was etched into the hearts of the orcs present.
Si Yan bit her lip and turned around.
Despite being a petite female, Si Yan was remarkably firm: "I believe Nan Mo will be alright."
"We must trust Tyson. Tyson will definitely bring Nanmo back."
As long as Si Yan didn't see Nan Mo's body, she was convinced that Nan Mo was still alive.
The three children, washed by the rain, watched Si Yan's small, determined figure in silence.
Back in the cave, Xiqing and Beiji sat by the fire to warm themselves, while Dongchi sat in a corner watching them.
The firelight illuminated Si Yan's face, making it appear red.
Si Yan's face showed no sadness, only a firm belief that Nan Mo was still alive.
Si Yan's unwavering determination gave the children spiritual strength, and subtly, they also came to believe that Nan Mo was still alive.
They are waiting for Tyson to bring Nanmo back.
Si Yan poked at the fire for a long time before finally thinking of a question. She asked softly, "What is a guardian beast?"
"It's nothing that's bad for you," Dong Chi said indifferently as always.
Si Yan remained silent.
Xi Qing looked up at Si Yan and explained, "Mother, the guardian beast is a one-way contract."
Si Yan looked down at Xi Qing and asked, "What is a one-way contract?"
"Some males who are rejected by females are still willing to protect and guard them..."
Xi Qing didn't want to portray Tyson in too positive a light, so he stopped describing him and continued, "They would then voluntarily become the females' guardian beasts and protect them."
After saying that, Xi Qing added, "Mother, since we don't have any adult males in our family, it would be good to have another guardian beast."
The beast world is full of dangers. Their four cubs could only reach the strength of Gray Crystal at most. It could be said that the family consisted of women, children, the sick, and the disabled. If it weren't for the protection of the village, they would have been wiped out long ago.
They don't want their mother to have many males, but the guardian beasts don't object.
But I wouldn't say I like it.
Si Yan's expression was serious. She asked, "So you mean working as a bodyguard? Do I have to pay him a salary? How much per month?"
Bei Ji asked, "Mother, what is a bodyguard when you go to work?"
Xi Qing said, “You don’t need to pay him wages. He will protect you voluntarily, and he will also hunt for you, provide you with food and clothing, and protect you for the rest of his life.”
"..." Si Yan realized that something was completely wrong this time.
Hunting, providing food and clothing to females, and protecting them for life.
Isn't that just the role of a husband in the human world?
She suddenly stood up and said, "I already have a beast husband, and I won't take any more."
Si Yan said, "I need to explain things to Tyson!"
Ambiguous relationships are the most hurtful. Tyson is a good man, and she doesn't want to hurt him.
Xi Qing quickly grabbed her. Xi Qing's little face was delicate and tender. He said in a soft and cute voice, "Mother, guardian beasts and beast husbands are different."
Bei Ji helped explain: "Mother, beastmen can have babies with females; they have the right to mate. Guardian beasts don't."
“…” Si Yan sat down.
In her past life, she was a soldier, and there was an ironclad rule in her unit.
—You can find a partner yourself, or the military can assign you one. But you can only have one partner for life and be loyal to them.
Although Si Yan has not yet met her partner, she can still consider him to be the assigned partner.
If you don't get along, you can get a divorce.
But the ironclad rule is to have only one partner in one's life. Therefore, she will never have another partner in her life.
In reality, neither the monogamous education she received from childhood nor the ironclad rules of the military could make Si Yan accept a second partner when she already had one.
The guardian beast, who spends its entire life protecting her, hunting for her, and providing her with food and clothing, can only remain a guardian beast on the periphery.
It's unfair to Tyson.
If Tyson is simply following her, just as she followed her superior and her brother in her previous life, then there's nothing seriously wrong with that.
As long as Tyson doesn't have any other ideas, that's fine.
Si Yan rubbed her head.
"We still need to make things clear with him."
Xi Qing and Bei Ji fell silent.
Once a guardian contract is formed, it is bound in a similar way to a partner contract. For example, if the female dies or the female forcibly terminates the contract, they will suffer catastrophic damage.
Just like Xiong Rou's partner, one of the reasons that the village determined Xiong Rou's death was that half of Xiong Rou's beast husbands died at the same time.
This is unfair to the males, but that's the price of seeking offspring.
...
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, showing no signs of stopping.
This also completely prevented Si Yan from continuing her search for Nan Mo.
Tyson went to find Nanmo, while she still had three children to take care of.
Looking at the torrential rain and the fact that the small river in front of the cave had swelled into a large river, Si Yan felt a sudden, inexplicable panic.
"Is it the rainy season?" Si Yan asked the little ones in the cave.
The babies shook their heads.
"Mother, it's not the rainy season yet."
This rain is a bit unusual.
“After a heavy rain, the weather usually gets hot,” Si Yan murmured. “This rain is too heavy; it’s almost flooding the cave.”
Xi Qing and Bei Ji followed Si Yan to the cave entrance. The heavy rain reduced visibility to less than a few meters, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
Si Yan said, "I've gone to the vegetable garden and harvested all the vegetables that can be harvested. You all take the seeds and salt from home with you, we're getting ready to go up the mountain!"
“Yes, Mother,” Xi Qing said.
Si Yan rushed into the rain.
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