She gave birth to a litter of furry babies, thus extending her life.

Chapter 118 The Youngsters' Difficulties (Bonus Chapter for Yu Yu)

Ruan Xiyue didn't care about Jiu Chen's slight resistance. Her playful initial rejection was already a secret expression of affection.

Her lowered head swayed like a cicada's shadow, her steps veiled in dust.

Jiu Chen restrained himself and supported Ruan Xiyue's hand, interlocking their fingers.

As a first-time father, Jiu Chen knew he had to take great care of the female, otherwise the cubs might die before they were fully formed.

Therefore, he dared not give any strong feedback.

Finally, Ruan Xiyue was so exhausted that she pouted and patted Jiu Chen unhappily: "Are you even capable? If you're not, go change..."

Jiu Chen didn't want to hear what Ruan Xiyue was going to say next, so he swallowed her incessant chatter.

"Are you sure you can handle it, honey?"

Jiu Chen gently bit Ruan Xiyue's earlobe, his melodious voice, like that of a classical piano, disturbed Ruan Xiyue's heartstrings.

Ruan Xiyue's eyes were alluringly pink as she reached out and wrapped her arms around Jiu Chen's neck.

The next day, Jiu Chen reluctantly hugged Ruan Xiyue and said, "I'll go ask my brother about the selection of holy maidens in other beast cities."

"How about I go with you?"

Jiu Chen held Ruan Xiyue's hand, kissed her fingertips, and refused, saying, "No need, he'll be leaving in the next couple of days. I have some other things to tell him."

Ruan Xiyue raised an eyebrow: "Do you not want me to see him, or is there something you can't let me know?"

Jiu Chen quickly grabbed Ruan Xiyue's other hand: "No, then come with me."

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Go on! I need to look after the cubs. The youngest ones have been lazy these past few days and aren't doing well."

Jiu Chen frowned: "Then I'll come back later and bring my master with me. He has some knowledge of witchcraft and medicine."

Ruan Xiyue nodded.

"If all else fails, I'll go and ask the witch doctor. Don't worry."

Ruan Xiyue kissed Jiu Chen's cheek: "Okay! I know!"

Jiu Chen then left reluctantly.

Ruan Xiyue asked Duoduo directly: "What's going on? I only left the cub outside for one night, and it seems to be getting sick?"

[No, host, the cubs secretly ate the energy fruits you left outside and drank the energy milk, so they're stuffed with energy. They'd be fine after a nap, but they've slept too much and can't sleep now, so they look listless.]

Ruan Xiyue finally understood!

She went upstairs and poked the little ones' mouths: "Still greedy? If you steal any more food, you'll have too much energy and your tummy will burst with a 'pop'!"

Ruan Xiyue poked the cub's little bottom again: "Still greedy? Huh?"

The little cub is whimpering.

"Mommy, stop teasing me!" the cub said in its babyish language after being poked several times.

"Stop making a scene! I told you not to sneak food! Are you still going to sneak food? What if you get sick next time?"

As a result, the cub was poked and cried by Ruan Xiyue...

Ruan Xiyue looked awkwardly at Cong Xian.

Cong Xian looked at Ruan Xiyue with disapproval.

Sometimes he really felt... he might have been raising a slightly older female "little cub"!

Ruan Xiyue wanted to connect with the cubs, but if she made the little ones cry, there were still the older ones, right?

As Ruan Xiyue walked over, she heard the cubs screaming in their cub language, "Help! Mother is here!"

Ruan Xiyue stopped in her tracks, looking annoyed and sullen (｀Д′*).

[Host, didn't you want to become stronger? Why don't you train your special abilities or physical abilities? The cub is currently in the system space, so there's no need to worry about any effects from strenuous exercise.]

Ruan Xiyue put her hands on her hips, snorted, and walked away.

Cong Xian and the other cubs all breathed a sigh of relief!

While Ruan Xiyue was enjoying a peaceful time, tensions were already high in the Holy City!

Of course, Xia Weier didn't move that fast.

The tense standoff in the Holy City is a matter between the Dragon Clan chieftain and the Beast King.

"Back then, due to internal conflicts, you suffered severe infighting and failed to defend against the beast tide, allowing a large number of demonic beasts to enter Xiyu Beast City. How much disaster did that cause to Xiyu Beast City?"

You don't think that just because all the old orcs who knew about this are dead and the Beast God punished you, that's the end of it, do you?

"Now you intend to ask me to grant you passes to the Beast City? Ha—"

"I know the Beast King isn't withholding our passes because of this. Let's be frank. Beast King, name your terms!"

"Oh? If it wasn't because of this, then what else could it be?"

"If the Beast King wants to know what kind of female can give birth to a dragon cub when the entire dragon race is imprisoned at the bottom of the sea, then..."

There was absolutely no need to block our passes.

"Because we don't know either."

"But the bloodline stone shows that the other party is a female iron-eating beast."

"We have no further information to share."

"If the Beast King is really curious, he can send some orcs to go with us to find it."

"As long as we have a pass, we can take some of the Beast King's guards and head to the Iron-Eating Beast Tribe immediately."

"However, I think that only a holy female could successfully give birth to a dragon cub from a beast husband who has transformed into a dragon, right?"

The Beast King shrugged: "I have no interest in this female's information. My holy female beast wife is still alive; it's impossible for me to be eyeing someone else's female."

"However, if the Dragon Clan Chief wants to go to the Iron-Eating Beast Tribe, I can only tell you that not long ago, the Iron-Eating Beast Tribe was attacked by wandering beastmen. The Iron-Eating Beast Tribe no longer exists."

"So, you can go back now. I will not grant you any passes to Beast City."

The dragon clan chief squinted and pursed his lips.

"Don't think that you've already shared important information with me. I'm deliberately blocking your passage."

"My son is either already in a relationship or hasn't reached adulthood yet. I don't need to do such a thing for a mere Holy Maiden."

"Among the information on holy maidens that I have handled, can't I select better ones to facilitate my children's mating?"

"I truly cannot allow you to leave Dragon Island. Why don't you come back after you have held off the beast tide for Xiyu Beast City for three years?"

"At that time, I will definitely grant you a pass to the Beast City."

The dragon clan chief was furious. He flicked his animal-skin sleeve and turned to leave.

Meanwhile, the Beast King's lips gradually curled upwards.

The dragon chieftain was right; he wanted to know what kind of female could have such a powerful reproductive ability.

But upon hearing that it was an iron-eating beast, he was even less likely to grant a pass! His third son's companion was an iron-eating beast!

What a coincidence! The female the dragon is looking for might just be his son's mate!

He was even counting on his third son to bring him back a few grandchildren with atavistic bloodlines! Dragons? Go away! Hmph!