mtlumby2d Chapter 328: I’ll Find You 1 More, Want Him or Not?
Chapter 328: I’ll Find You 1 More, Want Him or Not?
Qiao Xixi wouldn’t neglect her own cub for a stranger’s, so she squatted down and picked up the little tiger cub too.
As soon as the little tiger cub was in Qiao Xixi’s arms, she wrapped her arms around her mother’s neck and pushed Yaya away.
Yaya wasn’t as strong and stumbled from the push, about to fall. But with a sudden burst of strength from nowhere, she grabbed onto Qiao Xixi’s animal-skin clothes and refused to let go.
"You... if you don’t push Yaya... Yaya will give you half of her mommy."
"Little one, is your name Yaya? You’re still injured. Let’s get your wounds treated first, okay?"
Yaya rubbed her head against Qiao Xixi. "Okay, Mother."
Both cubs were heavy. After setting Yaya down on a stool, Qiao Xixi looked at Qiao Qiao.
Qiao Qiao caught Qiao Xixi’s meaningful glance and walked over to Yaya, studying her seriously.
"Here, give me your hand. I’ll heal you."
Yaya looked at Qiao Qiao curiously, finding the two fluffy ears on her head very amusing.
"Ears... pwetty. Big Sister is pwetty, just like Yaya!"
Qiao Qiao thought Yaya was a bit silly too, and directly took hold of her wing to heal it with her ability.
Yaya felt a warm current slowly envelop her. In just a moment, the pain from her wounds completely disappeared.
Her eyes widened in shock. "Big Sister, you’re amazing!"
The little tiger cub was still upset that Yaya had tried to steal her mother, so she clung to Qiao Xixi’s arms and refused to get down.
"An’an, come here. How about Brother takes you flying up high?" Sangqi reached out his hands to the little tiger cub.
The moment the little tiger cub heard "flying up high," her earlier gloom vanished. She stretched out her little hands and threw herself into Sangqi’s arms.
Seeing An’an was placated, Qiao Xixi followed Jin Ling into the kitchen.
"That bird-beast cub... are you planning to let her stay with An’an?"
"It depends on An’an. If she doesn’t like her, we’ll have her leave the inner city and put her in the cub area."
The tribe had a designated area for housing parentless cubs. Every day, someone from the tribe would deliver food to ensure the cubs didn’t starve to death.
That bird-beast cub had injuries. Though not fatal, if she had stayed in the forest, she would have died sooner or later.
By bringing her back to the tribe, An’an was already her savior.
"Mm, that little one is always picking up cubs from outside."
Qiao Xixi found it a little funny, but An’an was too young. You couldn’t reason with a child her age.
The household was bigger now. Whether it was Jin Ling and the others or the cubs, their appetites had grown. So every time he cooked, Jin Ling had to prepare two massive pots full of food.
Qiao Xixi had a particular craving for barbecue today, so she made some sauce with fruits, planning to make a fruit-glazed barbecue.
As the aroma of roasting meat drifted out from the kitchen, the starving cubs started getting restless.
"It’s almost ready. Just a little longer."
After taking the meat out of the pot, Jin Ling came back in and brushed the roasted meat with the fruit glaze. Soon, the long wooden table was laden with food.
"Wow, it smells so good!"
Yaya had recovered and was now starving. Her eyes shining, she stared at the food on the table, flapped her wings, and jumped onto the tabletop, reaching out a claw to grab something.
"Hey!"
But just as her claw reached out, a hand slapped it away.
Yaya glared angrily at the culprit who had hit her.
"You hit Yaya!"
Mo Yan expressionlessly pulled her down into a chair. "You sit on a stool when you eat. It’s bad manners."
Yaya blinked curiously. ’What are ’manners’? Can you eat them?’
But then she saw the little tiger cub, An’an, sitting obediently on her stool, looking eagerly at Jin Ling as he put meat in her bowl. So, Yaya also turned to look eagerly at Xijing.
’Huh? This big male seems to be blind.’
Her gaze shifted, and she looked expectantly toward Feiyan.
Feiyan was putting meat into Qiao Qiao’s and Qiao Xixi’s bowls when he suddenly met that pair of beady, bird-like eyes. The corner of his own eye twitched.
The piece of meat on Feiyan’s chopsticks hovered in mid-air for a second before he unhesitatingly placed it in Qiao Qiao’s bowl.
Yaya’s little eyes dimmed. ’Waaaah, no father-beast likes me. I’m just a poor little bird cub.’
"Mother’s barbecue is super delicious. Here, Yaya, you try some."
Qiao Qiao put a large piece of meat from her own bowl into Yaya’s.
’Big Sister Qiao Qiao is the best! I love Big Sister!’
Qiao Xixi sensed a faint black mist rising from Yaya. The next moment, the molting bird-beast cub transformed into a pale-skinned doll with black hair that was missing in several patches.
Qiao Xixi was a little surprised. The contrast between her human and beast forms was huge. Although the hair wasn’t very pretty, her little face was exquisite. Her face was small, and while her eyes weren’t large, her nose and mouth were also small, creating a very harmonious look when put together.
Yaya’s mouth was small, but she was greedy and stuffed the whole large piece of meat into it.
Seeing her choke until her eyes bulged, Qiao Xixi quickly patted her on the back.
At the dinner table, Qiao Yi would occasionally glance at Yaya, his thoughts unreadable.
The meal was eaten in silence. The food was so delicious that everyone was focused on eating and had no desire to talk.
Full and satisfied, Feili announced he was taking Qiao Ang and the others to patrol the tribe and walk off the meal.
Feiyan and Xijing were in charge of cleaning the kitchen, while Jin Ling went to boil water.
That left Qiao Xixi with the female cubs.
"Langqi, do you know Yaya?"
Qiao Xixi had actually noticed that Qiao Yi had been studying Yaya the whole time.
Qiao Yi frowned, seemingly in thought. "She doesn’t quite look like her."
Qiao Xixi: ??
Qiao Yi felt that the cub before him bore a slight resemblance to a figure from his memory, but it was difficult to reconcile the two.
Qiao Yi suddenly spoke. "Xixi."
Hearing the serious tone in his voice, Qiao Xixi’s expression grew solemn as well.
"Yes? What is it you wanted to say to me, Langqi?"
Qiao Yi said seriously, "What if Langqi were to find you an extremely powerful beastman husband from the Wing Clan? Would you want that?"
CLANG!
Qiao Xixi thought she heard a strange noise coming from the kitchen.
"Huh?"
"None of your current beastman husbands can fly. If the Winged Clan attacks, how will they handle it?"
Qiao Xixi’s eyes quickly scanned the courtyard. Seeing that none of her beastman husbands were around, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Langqi, there’s no need. I think having Jin Ling and the others is enough."
Qiao Yi’s gaze fell back on Yaya. "This bird-beast cub... you’re sure you didn’t give birth to her?"
Qiao Xixi was very surprised. Why would Qiao Yi even wonder that? Yaya didn’t have the slightest trace of her bloodline aura.
What Qiao Xixi didn’t know was that, at that very moment, three pairs of ears were silently listening to the sounds from outside, awaiting her answer.
"No, Langqi. My youngest cub is An’an."
Qiao Yi was still preoccupied with the idea of finding a powerful Wing Clan male for Qiao Xixi. And as it happened, he really did have a suitable candidate in mind.