Yingliu asked about Daqing's condition.
“Daqing drank the tears and hasn’t woken up yet,” Su Tang said.
"That's normal. As long as you drink it, you'll be fine. You'll wake up in the next couple of days."
With Ying Liuer's words, Su Tang felt much more at ease.
They found clean animal hides for Ying Liuer to use as bedding before going back to rest with Hu Shen.
It was the first time the two of them had openly slept in the same bed, and Su Tang was still a little unaccustomed to it.
She has always been used to sleeping alone since she was a child.
Even after having five babies, the babies still sleep alone most of the time.
When they were on the island, there were only the two of them. They went on a wild trip for a few days, it felt like a dream, and it still felt very unreal.
Su Tang originally wanted to hold Si Bao to help her adjust to the situation.
Before the baby in their arms could even get warm, a large hand came over and lifted the baby to their feet.
"Waaah."
Sibao sobbed, "It's happening again, it's happening again!"
It didn't understand. Everything was fine before, so how did Hu Shen suddenly become its stepfather today!
Hu Shen looked at Si Bao and said, "The other cubs are all this big and they sleep in their own caves. It's shameful for them to sleep with their mother."
Sibao: "..."
It tilted its head and thought for a moment. Da Bao and the others really didn't sleep with their mother at home, and it didn't want to embarrass itself.
It stopped whimpering and obediently lay down at my feet.
Hu Shen successfully won the heart of his beloved.
Su Tang smiled helplessly when she saw that Si Bao had been subdued by Hu Shen with just a few words.
She lay on the soft animal hide, her waist tightly bound by strong arms, as if afraid she would run away.
Su Tang pushed her arm, but couldn't budge it.
Hu Shen sensed Su Tang's movements and felt a little disappointed. On the island, Su Tang would always take the initiative to hold him while sleeping, but now she wouldn't even let him hold her.
Does Ah Tang not like me anymore?
My mind was wandering, and the words just slipped out:
"A-Tang, do you have feelings for another beastman?"
Su Tang: "??"
Why are you suddenly asking this when you're supposed to be sleeping soundly?
Su Tang didn't quite understand Hu Shen's thought process for a moment, and poked at the hard muscle with her finger.
"Your arm is too heavy, it's making it hard for me to breathe."
Her bones were practically crushed by him. If she slept like this all night, she wouldn't need to wake up tomorrow; she might as well just die a natural death.
Hu Shen quickly withdrew his hand.
"Then, then I'll transform into beast form."
"No!" Su Tang hurriedly stopped her, "Your beast form is so big, you'll tear the tent apart."
Although she also wanted to sleep while hugging a soft, fluffy tiger.
In the following days on the island, to keep warm, Hu Shen would transform into his animal form when he was sleeping, so that she could stay warm.
Hu Shen regretted at this moment, wondering why he had grown so big, crushing his females and making it impossible for them to sleep in his arms.
Su Tang pulled his arm, lay down in his arms, hugged his arm again, and twisted her body to find a comfortable position.
"That's fine. Go to sleep now, we have to travel tomorrow."
She was really sleepy; her eyelids were drooping.
The soft touch made Hu Shen catch his breath.
He felt a tickle in his heart, but hearing Su Tang's breathing quickly calm down, he took a deep breath and silently moved his waist back a little.
This night was destined to be a bittersweet one.
The next morning, the group of orcs packed their things and continued on their journey.
The journey took several more days, and the rest of the trip was even more intense. Apart from necessary rest, there was almost no stopping.
Daqing woke up the next afternoon.
"A-Tang, A-Yuan, what are you doing here? Were you arrested too?"
Daqing opened his eyes and saw Su Tang and Su Jianyuan, and exclaimed in surprise.
Su Jianyuan slapped him on the forehead, "Look where you are!"
"Huh? Wasn't I in the Azure Eagle Tribe? What's going on? Have I not gone back yet? Was what I saw earlier just a dream?"
A hint of desolation flashed across Da Qing's bewildered face.
"It was a dream. I thought I had really found my father and mother's tribe..."
Su Tang and the others fell silent.
“You’re not dreaming, it’s all real.” It was Ying Liu’er who interrupted his wild thoughts.
"You...you're the beautiful female who told me to leave quickly?" Daqing saw Ying Liuer and finally believed he wasn't dreaming.
Upon hearing the address "Da Qing," Ying Liu'er's ears inexplicably turned red.
Su Tang asked him how he was arrested.
Daqing scratched his head. "I came from the farm and met some beastmen who looked just like me. They said they knew my father and mother and could take me to see where they used to live, so I went."
"They even gave me food, and at first I thought they were really nice to me, but then they suddenly changed their attitude, tried to grab me, and even hit me."
"I tried to run, but I couldn't get out, and I don't remember anything after that."
The beasts: "..." This fool is really easy to fool.
"You little brat, how can you believe everything people say? You can't just go with anyone else in the future," Su Jianyuan said, exasperated.
"I'm not going to follow them anymore. Those beastmen outside are too ferocious."
Daqing nodded repeatedly, like a little child.
Su Jianyuan inexplicably thought of the time when he attacked the Black Mountain tribe. No one was as ferocious as Da Qing, right?
Anyway, Daqing is alright now, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Even the orcs of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain liked Da Qing very much, especially after spending a long time with him along the way, they no longer had any prejudice against him.
Only Hu Shen, seeing that Su Tang's attention was all on Da Qing, looked very unhappy.
Even Niu Li and Hu Ming dared not approach him.
"Your Majesty, Daqing is awake. Should we rest here for a bit?" Niu Li asked, scratching his ear.
Normally, Hu Shen would have let them rest.
This time, however, Hu Shen merely glanced at him coldly and said in a sharp tone:
"Rest? What do you mean by resting? Do you want to stay in the forest for the snow season and let all the orcs continue their journey?"
After he finished speaking, he deliberately led Su Tang to the front of the group.
Daqing, being a patient, was at the very back of the line.
Sibao would run a short distance with Su Jianyuan, and when they got tired, they would rest on Su Jianyuan's back.
Niu Li was inexplicably scolded, but still didn't understand. He thought Hu Shen was really worried about not being able to get back before the snow season, so he honestly urged everyone to speed up.
All the orcs sensed something was off, but dared not ask.
They buried themselves in their work and focused intently on their journey.
Ying Liu'er sat on Hu Ming's back, right behind Su Tang.
After Daqing learned that Yingliuer was his relative, he kept calling her "little sister" and moving closer to her.
Hu Shen initially had a bad expression when he saw Da Qing, but later he realized that Da Qing's eyes were only on Ying Liu'er, and he found Da Qing much more pleasing to the eye.
He deliberately brought Su Tang along and walked to the end of the line.
Su Tang was puzzled. "Didn't you say you were going to lead the way? How come you're at the back?"
“The wind is calmer later, and they know the way, so we don’t need to lead the way,” Hu Shen replied without changing his expression.
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