Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 398 - 397: Xiao Cheng, These Are Really Your Cubs

Xiao Cheng hugged her and nuzzled against her. "I know you care for me, and you definitely wouldn’t play favorites. It’s just... I love you the most. You can give me cubs whenever you want.

I don’t want you to feel like you have to have them just to appease me because you’ve already had cubs with the other guys..."

Si Shuo pinched his cheek. "Xiao Cheng, are you even listening to yourself? I don’t see any difference! Am I supposed to just never have fox cubs with you?"

Xiao Cheng said with a smile, "Alright then. In that case, you have to dote on me more!"

Si Shuo paused for a moment, then continued to pull at his cheek. "Xiao Cheng, doesn’t your heritage come with the heavy responsibility of procreation?"

Xiao Cheng huffed. "You can talk. I was misled before into thinking I was a female cub, the kind that could give birth. Now that I’ve come of age and been marked as a male, I can’t give birth even if I wanted to!"

Si Shuo burst out laughing and hugged him. "Actually, it wouldn’t be so bad if we were sisters."

Xiao Cheng gave her a peck and laughed along. "In that case, I’d definitely still only like my sweet, soft sister, not some stinky male!"

After they’d been joking around for a while, Si Shuo said seriously, "Xiao Cheng, are you ready to be a Father? We don’t know when that crisis will arrive, but if we have our fox cubs sooner, we can give them more time to grow."

It was no longer a question of when they wanted to have cubs.

"Besides, once we migrate, who knows what dangers we’ll face on the road. Even if we find a new place to settle, we’ll have more peace of mind if the cubs have some ability to protect themselves."

Xiao Cheng’s hand gently smoothed her slightly furrowed brow. "I’m ready anytime. I’m just worried... will it be very hard on you?"

"I don’t even have to do the traditional month of postpartum confinement, and I can block seventy to eighty percent of the pain during childbirth. Plus, with the help of the Qing-Sheng Flower, it’ll be fine." The most important thing was that this would be the last time. Si Shuo didn’t like to procrastinate. Since it was a task to be done, she might as well finish it early. Moreover, thanks to the Time Array, she counted on her fingers and realized more than eight months had already passed since the Yu Zai were born.

Xiao Cheng took a deep breath. His hands, holding her, were trembling slightly, and he had the tragic air of a sacrificial offering. "Th-then, let’s... let’s do it!"

Si Shuo stifled a laugh. ’Anyone who didn’t know better would think I was about to eat him alive.’

She popped a pill made from the Qing-Sheng Flower into her mouth and kissed him. "Xiao Cheng, when we have our fox cubs, you’ll be the one to protect us, okay?"

Xiao Cheng froze, then grabbed the back of her head and kissed her fiercely. "You... you are all my life! The Beast God guided me to your side, so of course I’ll protect you with everything I have..."

Every time he trained, he always felt it wasn’t enough, pushing his limits again and again. Including the two months the little female was pregnant with the Yu Zai, in just over ten months, he had gone from Level 14 to the Peak of Level 14. He only needed one more opportunity to break through to Level 15.

This time, the fox was especially ferocious, treating her like a rabbit he wanted to skin and debone. By the end, Si Shuo had passed out, not even knowing when he left. When she woke up, she saw Xu Chi crouching beside her, her reflection captured in his pair of moist, harmless-looking brown eyes.

Si Shuo smiled and nibbled on a Dust Cleaning Talisman, then held out her hands to him. The male’s lips curved as he came forward and lifted her into his arms. Before the two could get lovey-dovey, Si Shuo’s stomach started to protest.

"Xiao Cheng said you’re pregnant with the fox cubs. He prepared some food. See if it suits your appetite."

Xu Chi took the warm food out from his Sumeru Space: there was chicken and potato stew with small flatbreads stuck to the side of the pot; roasted bird eggs, roasted mice, and a basin of pears and apples!

’So this is what foxes like to eat.’ Si Shuo chuckled softly. As expected, this food was much more delicious than what she usually ate.

The Yu Zai could already transform into human form. Their skin was a cool white, just like their Father’s. As the saying goes, a fair complexion hides a hundred flaws. They were each as exquisite and beautiful as porcelain dolls. Their navy-blue hair was also naturally curly, making them look adorable and dorky. They loved to play in the sea and catch food for their older brothers and sisters, but they only got the chance to go into the water when their Father was around.

All the cubs at home loved seafood. And just like Si Shuo, their palates had been spoiled by Gong You. They had a particular fondness for the exceptionally fresh deep-sea Silverfish and the krill from the Far North. Before, Gong You had to feed the whole family. Now, he just fed his little female, and as for the other cubs, he let his own Yu Zai handle it!

Si Shuo’s days passed in a regular rhythm, and time seemed to fly by like flowing water. Eight months later, she "unloaded her cargo" again, giving birth to a pair of black, squeaking fox cubs with their eyes squeezed shut?!

She instinctively looked toward Xiao Cheng, her face a mask of conflict. "Xiao Cheng, why are they black?"

Xiao Cheng kissed her lovingly and chuckled. "Our Three-tailed Blue Foxes are all black when they’re born. They’ll only start to grow their light-blue fur after they get a little older."

The other cubs all gathered around to look at the little foxes. Little Jing was more curious and reached out to check a little fox’s tail. "One, two, three... huh? Four, five? Isn’t Father Xiao Cheng a Three-tailed Blue Fox? Why do our younger siblings have five tails?"

Her words stunned everyone. The other cubs also started pulling on the little foxes’ tails to count them.

Xiao Cheng scooped up the fox cubs and counted right in front of Si Shuo. Both cubs really had five tails?!

Si Shuo swore solemnly, "I swear, Xiao Cheng, they’re really your cubs!"

Xiao Cheng flicked her forehead, exasperated. "Of course they’re our cubs. I could sense it when you were a month pregnant. Besides, we were guarding you the whole time."

"But... why do they have five tails?"

Xiao Cheng’s expression was a mix of joy and worry. "Our Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan is one of the Ancient Divine Beasts. Because the three tails serve as a clear identifying mark for selection, our bloodline is relatively pure. It’s said that a clansman who breaks through to Level 15 can grow a fourth tail. After that, they grow another tail for every level they advance. By the time they reach Level 20, they become a Nine-tailed Fox, a true Divine Fox!"

"What’s the point of having so many tails?" Si Shuo asked curiously, poking at a cub’s tail. She never expected that the foxes in her family had the potential to become Nine-tailed Foxes.

Xiao Cheng smiled. "Have you heard of ’sacrificing the tail to save one’s life’? At a critical moment, one tail can transform into a decoy, allowing us to survive.

Moreover, for every third tail, there’s a chance to comprehend a Talent Ability, like the Illusion Form I comprehended."

Si Shuo had noticed Xiao Cheng’s worried expression earlier. "The cubs have five tails, so by the time they reach Level 15, they’ll have six tails. That means they could comprehend two Talent Abilities, right? Isn’t that a good thing?"

Xiao Cheng nodded. After a moment’s hesitation, he finally said, "Whether they can comprehend a Talent Ability, and how many they can comprehend, all depends on the cubs’ own aptitude.

It’s just that... the Crystal Core of a clansman who has surpassed three tails is the main ingredient for refining an Immortality Pill!"