Actually, while she was looking at him, Xiao was also looking at her. She looked like a soft and cuddly little girl, but she contained so much energy. He didn't expect that she would actually cure the "curse" when he initially agreed to let her try.
He felt he had truly brought back a treasure, and the more time he spent with her, the more he found himself unable to take his eyes off her.
So just now, he made a decision: he allowed her to be his partner. As for her inability to have children, although it was regrettable, he could choose a suitable heir.
After all, she liked him so much.
Thinking of this, Xiao's ears turned slightly red. He coughed and approached, saying, "Thank you for lifting the curse on our race."
"Actually..." Xia Yixin started to say, but then realized that explaining before was useless, so she simply admitted, "Never mind, you don't need to thank me. After all, I am the shaman of the Eagle Clan, it's only right."
Just as Xiao was about to sit down next to her, he suddenly caught sight of a giant pincer beast the size of a human head waving its pincers and approaching the unsuspecting little girl, about to clamp down on her little foot.
Xiao rushed over and scooped her up in his arms.
Xia Yixin was startled and only realized how dangerous it had just been when Xiao stomped on the crab.
And it wasn't just one; at some point, a large group of crabs, three times larger than modern brown crabs, gathered on the shore, waving their pincers and fighting each other.
Xiao simply didn't put her down, but treated her like a child, letting her sit on his shoulders. Xia Yixin naturally hugged his neck to steady herself.
Xiao frowned and said, "Sea beasts breed earlier. Every year at this time, these giant pincer beasts will take over this area. Their pincers are very powerful. Eagle Clan cubs have had their toes pinched off. Don't come to the beach for the next three days."
Giant Pincer Beast?
That's probably the local name for crabs, but seeing so many big crabs, Xia Yixin's craving got the better of her. "Can we catch a few to eat?"
"Eat them?" Xiao couldn't hide his surprise. "They look like hairy spiders in the jungle. Can you eat them?"
Xia Yixin was both amused and excited. "You've never eaten crab before? Oh my god! Hurry up, grab one and I'll cook it for you!"
Although Xiao was puzzled, she always managed to surprise him, so he didn't ask what the "crab" was all about. After placing her on a relatively safe high ground, he quickly caught four or five crabs and even got a large conch.
Xia Yixin got a clay pot from the tribe, threw in a crab, and the large clay pot was already full. She lit a campfire, put the clay pot on the fire, and soon the unique aroma of seafood wafted over.
Once the crab turned red, Xia Yixin had him take it out. After it cooled slightly, she broke it open. Because she was worried that Xiao wouldn't know how to peel it, she directly removed a crab leg, and the white meat looked just like a small chicken leg.
Xia Yixin placed the crab meat into Xiao's hand. Under her expectant gaze, Xiao ate the crab meat and his eyes lit up. The snow-white crab meat melted in his mouth and was so tender that it was a delicacy he had never tasted before.
Xia Yixin said smugly, "Is it delicious? We call this crab where I'm from. You guys are really wasting a good thing. Tomorrow night, we can have the people in our tribe catch some to eat. It's a pity that we can only eat it fresh, not store it, and we can't eat too much of it because it's too cold."
Looking at the smiling little guy, Xiao blurted out, "You're such a treasure." His precious baby.
"Of course~" Xia Yixin didn't catch his hidden meaning and became even more smug. If it were in the form of a silver snake, its little tail would definitely be swaying back and forth.
The two of them cooked the rest that night. Xia Yixin ate half of it and was full, while the rest went into Xiao's stomach. He licked his lips, still wanting more, but he was in an exceptionally good mood that night.
The sea breeze, the beach, the cliffs, the jungle—these were the sights he had seen for over a decade, but tonight they seemed special because of her.
Xia Yixin was full and sleepy. She propped her head up and dozed off. Just as she was about to fall over, a large hand caught her head.
It wasn't until Xiao picked her up that Xia Yixin yawned and woke up a little groggily. In her drowsy state, she didn't think much about the ambiguous thing, only vaguely hearing him ask, "Do you have a male you like?"
Xiao was very nervous. This was the last chance he would give her, and also a confirmation for himself.
He held his breath and heard the little one in his arms murmur, "Yes."
His heart leaped into his throat. "Then who is he...?"
"Him? He's such an annoying person. Sometimes he likes to tease me, he's always shameless, domineering and antisocial, but he's actually a very gentle person at heart..."
Xia Yixin's mind was filled with Lu Yan's image, as well as Chu Mubai, one of his clones from the previous world. She unconsciously smiled and said, "He is my greatest motivation here."
As she spoke, she inexplicably heard his heartbeat quicken and his breathing become more rapid. Just as she was wondering if she was too heavy and embarrassed to get down, he had already quickly carried her back to her cave, then gave her a deep look and left.
"???" Xia Yixin was completely bewildered, but she didn't think much of it and went to sleep.
For Xiao, on the other hand, it meant a sleepless night.
This wasn't the first time he'd received a confession from someone of the opposite sex; previously, some daring women had even stripped naked and run into his cave, only to be thrown out by him.
But tonight, his heart is burning, his body is burning.
He naturally assumed that what she was saying was about him. Although he didn't know what "antisocial" meant, he thought, "Domineering, gentle, hmm, it seems the little one understands him quite well!"
That night, he transformed into a giant eagle, flew dozens of kilometers, and finally found a large settlement of beastmen. At dawn, he hunted down a huge, high-level tiger beast all by himself.
The tradition of the Eagle Clan is that if two people are in love, the male will hunt the largest and strongest beast for the female before mating. The owl prepares the beast, keeping only the best parts, and also picks a bunch of flowers along the way.
He had spent a long time choosing this bouquet, but it was the most beautiful one in that large flower field. The bright red flowers were the size of a face, layered upon layered, still glistening with dew, and exuding a delicate fragrance.
As the sun began to set, the owl ate a little something, transformed into a giant eagle, and carried its spoils toward its clan.
Meanwhile, Xia Yixin was puzzled because she hadn't seen Xiao all day, but she still led her people to find several hiding "giant pincers," which were actually crabs, and even demonstrated to Li and the others how to eat crabs.
Like the owl, the Eagle Clan members who ate the crab meat were first shocked, then delighted. They never expected to miss such a delicacy right under their noses.
So, when the tide receded at dusk and a large number of "giant pincer beasts" crawled out of the sea, the tribesmen began to catch them one by one. Of course, Xia Yixin also instructed them not to catch them all, but only half of them, to be restrained and to catch them continuously.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
