Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 400 - 399: Even Setting Traps for His Own Cubs

It was the first time Si Shuo had ever splurged like this, spending a five-figure sum. Usually, she felt like she never had enough Beast Coins and always had to be frugal. But now, she suddenly didn’t know what she wanted to buy.

She thought about the apocalypse novels she used to read and the supplies they always prepared. ’Rice, flour, and oil aren’t necessary; I have a dimension where I can farm my own, and I even have superior seeds from the system. Eggs, milk, and meat... we can get those by raising poultry and livestock. Clothes... medicine... guns and ammunition... The supermarket doesn’t sell those, and they aren’t as good as a Crossbow that uses Spiritual Power for arrows anyway.’

After thinking everything through, Si Shuo browsed the supermarket from start to finish one more time. She decided to spend the vast majority of her Beast Coins on various books, using the rest for some snacks and small, essential household items.

After she exchanged her very last Beast Coin for two pieces of fruit candy, a faint popping sound echoed in her mind. Si Shuo waited for a long while before tentatively calling out, ’System? System, are you still there?’

Unlike before, when the system would respond instantly, this time, only her own voice echoed in her sea of consciousness.

Si Shuo slowly opened her eyes. The sadness on her face lasted for only three seconds before she popped a piece of fruit candy into her mouth. It was deliciously sweet and sour. Her eyes curving into a smile, she reached her arms out to Zhi Le.

Zhi Le chuckled and pulled her into his embrace. ’My little female is a Cat Beast through and through,’ he thought. ’I just adore how sweet and clingy she is.’

"You’ve worked hard, kitty," he said, nuzzling her neck.

Si Shuo hummed softly. "It *is* very hard work. So you can’t just dote on the cubs, you have to dote on me too!"

’The squeaky wheel gets the grease,’ she thought. ’And it’s true that it’s hard for a female to carry cubs. I have to make sure they know it so the males appreciate what I go through.’

Who could have imagined she would adapt so quickly? Seven litters of cubs in a single year!

’And now, with the last thread of hope severed, there’s no longer any possibility of returning to my own world. For the rest of my life, I’ll be with them.’

’Still, her feelings for Zhi Le were different. The big cat was like her first anchor, rooting her to the Beast World Continent. With him around, she felt exceptionally at ease.’

Within a week, the two fox cubs had already opened their eyes. They had wonderful temperaments and loved to play with the family. Whenever they saw their Mother, Father, or older siblings approach, their five tails would wag with pure delight. That lively, eager-to-please energy was just like their Father’s, as if they were cast from the same mold. They called out "brother" and "sister" with such sweetness, making them utterly endearing.

However, while the male cub’s fur color hadn’t changed much, the female cub’s black fur began to fade, revealing a silver-white coat, just like Si Shuo’s.

Xiao Cheng kept carrying the two cubs to a spot with better light, checking them over and over. "Si Shuo, the female cub’s fur is really white! And the male cub’s is black?"

Si Shuo’s mental fortitude was much stronger now, and she was used to strange occurrences. She smiled and asked, "Is that strange? The female cub’s fur color must take after me. White fur is pretty too. So beautiful, soft, and cute."

"But maybe the male cub’s development is just a little delayed? Other than Ji Liang, who is black with red highlights, no one in our family is black." ’And what’s more, the cub’s Father is Xiao Cheng!’

Xiao Cheng nodded, but his expression remained one of utter amazement. "Si Shuo, our Fox Clan’s fur color doesn’t change, unless it’s a special case where it’s controlled by one’s talent and displays a different color."

"For example, a white Multi-tailed Fox is a Heavenly Fox, a sign of exceptional talent! And a black Multi-tailed Fox is an Emperor Fox, second only to the Heavenly Fox."

The whole family was a bit stunned. Each litter was more incredible than the last. It was as if all the ancient genes within them had been unearthed and passed on to the cubs.

Si Shuo fell silent for a moment. "Xiao Cheng, does this mean that when the male cub takes his Beast Form in the future, he’ll have to hide his other tails and only show one, to pass as a Black Fox?"

"Yes," Xiao Cheng said with a smile. "Anyway, there’s not much difference between hiding two tails and hiding four."

The two fox cubs’ names were also decided in those few days. The male cub was named Xiao Tu, with the nickname Shi Si, and the female cub was named Xiao Su, with the nickname Ali. Their names came from "Tusu," a type of ceremonial wine drunk during the Spring Festival in the land of Xia Hua. While the character "Tu" (屠) had a murderous aura, in the context of the wine, it carried a Blessing to ward off evil and ensure safety. Si Shuo hoped the two cubs would live a life of peace and joy.

By the time the two fox cubs could use various talismans, speak, and undergo Transformation, the second wave of the spring hunt had already passed. Even the Yu Zai were slowly joining in the special training.

Even with the new cubs, whenever Xiao Cheng saw Si Shuo, his passion for her hadn’t diminished in the slightest. In fact, Si Shuo felt it had tripled!

But this fox was incredibly possessive. He didn’t dare compete for favor with the other males, but when he was around, he couldn’t stand seeing the cubs being so clingy with his little female.

Every single time, he would peel the cubs off Si Shuo and glue himself to her side instead.

Holding her tight in his arms again, Xiao Cheng nuzzled her contentedly, muttering under his breath, "These cubs are so annoying. If they’re so capable, they should go find their own mates. Hogging my little female..."

Si Shuo tugged on his ear. "I’m their Mother. Is that any way for a Father to behave?"

"Si Shuo, it’s not good for cubs to be too dependent on their Mother and Father," Xiao Cheng said plaintively. "Look at the other cubs in the house—none of them are this clueless. With so many older brothers and sisters around, do they really have to choose the exact moments I’m with you to monopolize you?"

Si Shuo pressed her lips together to keep from laughing. ’They do want to be close to me,’ she thought, ’but other times, it’s the other males who are with me. The cubs only get a little more brazen when their own Father is around.’

’Everyone in the family, whether male or cub, knew how to find the right balance in their interactions.’

Despite his complaints, Xiao Cheng still tossed the cubs two skewers of small birds and told them to go find their older brothers and sisters to roast them for fun.

The cubs happily clutched the skewers and scurried away on their short little legs.

"See? They’re not attached to their Mother at all. They were clearly after the food I brought. They just used me and still managed to make you think I’m an unfit Father."

Hearing Xiao Cheng’s shameless words—he was even trying to frame his own cubs—Si Shuo hugged him and muffled her laughter. "Xiao Cheng, how can you be so adorable?"

Xiao Cheng didn’t quite understand why, but since his little female was praising him, he naturally accepted it. "Of course! Your male is very capable. The cubs’ little schemes are completely transparent to me!"

"Xiao Cheng, why don’t you take us back to Zhuan City for a visit?" Si Shuo said suddenly.

Xiao Cheng’s brain was a bit slow on the uptake. ’Zhuan City... that sounds so familiar. Where is that again?’ He abruptly looked up at Si Shuo. "You mean... you want to go with me to the homeland of the Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan?"

Si Shuo nodded with a smile. "That’s right. We can take the cubs. I’m cooped up at home all day anyway. Besides, you all haven’t told anyone about the new cubs, so who’s to know when I got pregnant with fox cubs or when I gave birth to them?"

Xiao Cheng was so happy he hugged her tightly. "Si Shuo! Si Shuo, you’re too good to me!"

In the Beast World, only if a male was exceptionally powerful and held the dominant position in the family would a female travel to his homeland. Other male mates were essentially in the position of having married into their female’s family.