Chapter 56 If you can't do it, you'll be punished...
Mo Jiu placed Yuan Yuan on the sand and poked her puffed-up cheek with his fingertip.
"What's the little female's name?"
"Stay with our tribe, and I'll protect you, how about that?"
Yuanyuan took two steps back, staring at him warily, and directly refused, "My name is Yuanyuan, I don't want to stay here."
She didn't like the aura emanating from this excessively handsome uncle.
Although he was smiling, she felt something was off.
Mo Jiu could see that she was forcing herself to be calm, and a hint of boredom flashed in his eyes.
I thought someone who wasn't afraid of me had come; how boring.
"Uncle, can you tell me where this is?"
The system disappeared again after warning her to be careful.
She was so confused that she didn't even know if this was the place she was supposed to be.
"Does he dare to take the plunge? He's got some nerve."
Mo Jiu leaned closer, "You're here just in time. Stay here, you'll have food and drink, and no one will dare to bully you."
If you don't want to..."
He lightly brushed his fingertips across her chin, his tone threatening, "You'll be eaten."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yuanyuan saw the once stunningly handsome uncle instantly transform into a snow-white fox head, its gaping maw wide open in front of her.
Yuanyuan was so frightened by his actions that she froze. This uncle was too wicked.
He actually transformed and scared her.
She sniffed, her voice trembling, "You...you can't eat me!"
I'm here to help you!
"Help us?" Mo Jiu raised an eyebrow, leaning closer. "What can you do for our tribe?"
"You don't actually know how to hunt, do you?"
"..."
"I will find herbs!" Yuanyuan looked up, suppressing her fear as she met his gaze.
“Our tribe has a great shaman.”
In other words, she doesn't need a little cub.
"I only need to find a rare herb to make the females in your tribe pregnant."
Upon hearing this, the beastmen who were secretly glancing at her were stunned, and even the playful look in Mo Jiu's eyes faded a bit.
Difficulty in conceiving for females is a common problem throughout the entire Beast World continent. Even powerful shamans couldn't impregnate females, so how could she?
He stared at Yuanyuan's serious little face, his tone teasing, "Oh? So amazing?"
What if you can't do it?
Yuanyuan pursed her lips, her little brows furrowed, and after thinking for a long time, she forced herself to speak.
"I... I can definitely do it. If I can't, you can't eat me."
Mo Jiu chuckled softly, "Alright."
"Then I'll trust you for now and see if you can do it. If you can't..."
He paused deliberately, watching Yuanyuan hold her breath in nervousness, his smile deepening.
"I'll punish you..."
"I'll punish you by making you my daughter."
Yuanyuan was completely stunned. Her mouth was slightly open, and her red eyes were wide open. To...to be her daughter?
This fierce-looking beastman, instead of wanting to eat her, actually wants to adopt her as his daughter.
The surrounding orcs were so shocked that they dared not breathe. They looked at each other, wondering when their leader had ever been so gentle with anyone.
He even offered to adopt a young female as his daughter?
But seeing Yuanyuan's adorable appearance, I understood.
Looking at her bewildered and dazed expression, Mo Jiu's heart softened inexplicably, and the ruthless aura around him dissipated. He gently pinched her soft cheek with his fingers: "What? You don't want to?"
Yuanyuan snapped out of her daze, sniffed, and muttered softly, "I have a dad."
"Wouldn't killing them eliminate the problem?"
"!!??"
Is this even human language?
"I also need to find medicinal herbs to help more female aunties conceive."
This white fox beastman is good-looking, but he likes to scare people.
She doesn't like it.
“Finding herbs is easy.” Mo Jiu raised an eyebrow, his tone domineering. “This entire oasis area is my territory. I’ll have all the beastmen help you find them. What kind of herb can’t you find?”
He leaned down, his golden eyes reflecting Yuanyuan's small figure. "If you obediently become my daughter and stay by my side, I will not only help you find medicinal herbs, but also let you roam freely in the desert. How about it?"
Yuanyuan bit her lip and frowned slightly.
She didn't want to stay here; the desert was hot and dry.
It's not fun at all.
But it shouldn't be a problem to coax him, right?
Anyway, once the task was completed, the system took her away.
She raised her bright eyes and looked at Mo Yuan: "Then, then you can't scare me anymore."
Mo Jiu chuckled softly, raised his hand and ruffled her head, making her hair all messy. "Okay, I won't scare you, and I won't eat you."
From now on, you are my daughter, Mo Jiu's daughter. Anyone who dares to harm you, I'll break their bones.
Upon hearing this, the surrounding orcs all lowered their heads.
"..."
“Come, call me Father, and I’ll take you home.”
How could she not call out?
"No." Mo Jiu seemed to know what she was thinking. He simply refused.
“…”
Yuanyuan gently tugged at Mo Jiu's sleeve and whispered, "Father?"
Hearing this soft and sweet address, Mo Jiu's eyes lit up with a smile, and the cold aura around him vanished without a trace.
He bent down, reached out and lifted Yuanyuan up, letting her sit in the crook of his arm, his tone gentler than ever before.
"Come on, let's go back to the tribe. I'll find you the best fruit and have the orcs find you some herbs."
...
The tribe was built on the edge of the oasis, and like the Zhasha tribe, they all lived in sand houses surrounded by fences. The air was filled with the fragrance of grass and trees and the aroma of roasted meat.
As Mo Jiu carried Yuan Yuan into the tribe, Yuan Yuan realized that the architecture was different from that of the Zha Sha tribe. Their sand houses were only used for eating and resting.
They sleep and live underground.
I don't know what method they used, but the sand wall is very solid, so there's no need to worry about it collapsing.
As soon as they reached the central area, they were surrounded by a group of females, all of whom were dressed in brightly colored animal skin skirts.
Some held wild fruits, others held dried meat, their eyes fixed intently on—Mo Jiu.
Yuanyuan was a little embarrassed; at first, she thought they were coming for her!
I didn't expect they came for the bad uncle.
However, this slight emotion was quickly replaced by shock, and Yuanyuan opened her big, round eyes and silently counted.
"One, two, three... thirteen, fourteen!"
By the end, she was so shocked she couldn't speak.
Previously, those tribes usually only had a few females.
Suddenly, more than a dozen people appeared, and many more were peeking out from under the door.
Therefore, their tribe has more than a dozen females.
"Chief, you're back!"
A female in a red animal skin skirt stepped forward first, her eyes glancing intentionally or unintentionally at Yuanyuan in his arms. "Who is this little female?"
Could it be that this chief stole it from another tribe?
He's done this kind of thing quite often before.
"Chief, these are sweet berries I specially saved for you. Please try them."
Another female handed over a string of red berries; the berries were small, each only about the size of a finger.
Mo Jiu didn't even glance at them.
Too lazy to answer, he picked her up and walked forward.
Yuanyuan felt a little flustered by their stares and subconsciously shrank into Mo Jiu's arms.
These females were all beautiful, but the way they looked at the bad uncle scared her a little, like the way a hungry wolf stares at its prey.
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