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

Chapter 400 What Makes Xia Weier Angry (Bonus Chapter for Bookshelf)

Ruan Xiyue watched Xia Weier's angry back, pursed her lips, and said nothing.

Qi Heng's fox ears popped out, and he looked at Ruan Xiyue with a pitiful expression: "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was so dangerous back then. I should have resisted more fiercely when the elders took me to the Crown Prince's place and locked me up."

Ruan Xiyue shook her head: "You were seriously injured when you resisted. If Dong Songlin hadn't told me, I would have thought that those few scars on your body were all you had. You don't need to blame yourself so much."

Qi Heng wanted to transform into a little fox and run to Ruan Xiyue's feet, but Long Ze's ruby-like eyes stared coldly at him, so he had no choice but to abandon all his little thoughts.

Li Miao coldly observed Qi Heng's teasy demeanor and sneered, "Do you think you're some kind of female succubus? All you do all day is whine and whine!"

Qi Heng has handsome features, but his bulging ears and tearful eyes give him a heartbreaking look, which makes Ruan Xiyue unable to resist being charmed and smiling.

Who could resist the joy of King Zhou of Shang?

If a pretty little fox is whimpering and complaining to you, what's wrong with petting it?

Even Ruan Xiyue understood the meaning of the sentence: "He is willing to put in the effort to be so charming and teasy towards me, how could I not be moved!"

However, Ruan Xiyue couldn't show it too obviously. Long Ze's bloodshot eyes were already looking at her. If she didn't restrain herself, she would make her beast husband even more aroused!

Li Miao looked at Ruan Xiyue and put a piece of meat on her plate: "You're pregnant, and you're worrying about these things every day. Aren't you afraid of exhausting yourself?"

"I'm very jealous, I'm bad at talking, I don't know how to coax people, and I don't have any smooth talk skills."

"But I feel sorry for you. Judging from what Longze the Beast Husband said, it's clear how dangerous the situation was. I guess, given Longze the Beast Husband's strength and Jiuchen the Beast Husband's abilities..."

"If we proceed with the planned and meticulous arrangements step by step, the outcome is still uncertain."

"But the fact that they both got into trouble, I think... it might be because they were protecting you?"

"And you... you must have gotten into trouble too."

Li Miao pursed his lips; he had actually guessed most of it.

Based on the fact that Ruan Xiyue frequently gave birth to cubs, and the more cubs she gave birth to, the higher her superpower level became, he could tell that Ruan Xiyue might like to have cubs in order to improve her own strength.

If the Beast God hadn't intervened, Ruan Xiyue might have gone there while pregnant with her cub.

Something must have happened for Long Ze and Jiu Chen to risk their lives to protect Ruan Xiyue.

Li Miao had seen Ruan Xiyue's beast-killing horde before.

She doesn't need any other orcs to save her; she has healing abilities herself.

Could it be that she... miscarried? Was she injured by the Beast King during the fight for the cubs? Or was she surrounded and attacked, leading to a miscarriage?

When Li Miao thought of Ruan Xiyue's tragic fate, and how they might have lost Ruan Xiyue if it weren't for the Beast God, he could no longer feel jealousy or resentment.

Although they received a few fewer days each month, at least the Beast God helped them keep their most cherished partners.

If that's not enough, then you're being too greedy.

Li Miao twitched the corner of his mouth: "I've always been unlucky. I've already gained so much. If I don't know how to be grateful, I'm afraid I'll lose everything."

Li Miao picked up some food for himself and said, "I lost my home when I was a child. Now I finally have one. The Beast God helped me keep my home. Even if you ask me to love him, I will do it, as long as you are happy."

Ruan Xiyue's eyes widened as she placed several pieces of food on Li Miao's plate.

"I still prefer your old, unruly, and troublesome self. You don't need to fall in love with any of my beastly husbands, and I have no such hope whatsoever!"

Li Miao smiled, a smirk playing on his lips, and looked at the other beastmen: "Eat up! Yue'er made a particularly delicious meal!"

The other beastmen didn't say anything either; they just picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

After dinner, the beastmen all went to see the cubs, leaving Ruan Xiyue with their backs, hoping she would go and see Xia Weier.

Qi Heng was somewhat unwilling, but under Qin Ye's cold gaze, he still silently went to find his cub.

Ruan Xiyue arrived at Xia Weier's room. She took a deep breath in front of the door before pushing it open and entering.

Under the dim light of the luminous pearl, Xia Weier stood with his back to Ruan Xiyue. He was wearing the silk bathrobe that Ruan Xiyue had given him, and his short, beige-gold hair moved slightly, but he did not turn around to look at Ruan Xiyue.

Ruan Xiyue sighed, crawled over from one end of the bed, snuggled up behind Xia Weier, wrapped her arms around his waist, and rested her forehead against his back in silence.

Seeing that Xia Weier still didn't react, Ruan Xiyue had no choice but to speak up: "I never thought you would be this angry."

Xia Weier remained silent, and the air was filled with stillness.

Ruan Xiyue sighed and then said, "Can you tell me why you're so opposed to this?"

Xia Weier initially wanted to remain silent, but after holding back for a while, he finally answered Ruan Xiyue's question.

"You made a deal with him. Did he save you for our sake?"

"He saved Long Ze, Jiu Chen, and me. Was it for our sake?"

"Everyone says we should be grateful to him."

"I'm so angry at your ridiculously low IQ that I'm laughing!"

Xia Weier turned around angrily, his azure eyes fixed on Ruan Xiyue: "Wasn't he saving you because he was afraid that if you died, you wouldn't be able to give birth to a cub with divine power for him?"

"And to save you, we must save us; otherwise, you will still get into trouble because of us."

"Isn't that why he saved us?"

"So, I'd like to ask you this: why should we be grateful to him?"

Ruan Xiyue opened her mouth.

Was Xia Weier wrong?

No.

Ruan Xiyue took a deep breath: "I don't know if you've ever heard the saying: 'Judging by actions, not intentions; judging by intentions, no one is perfect.'"

"It means we should see what this orc does. If what he does actually benefits us, then we should be grateful to him."

"If we focus on their motives for saving us, then which beastman in the world would be grateful?"

"When I rescued the females, did I not have any selfish motives? The reason I rescued those females in the female cave and improved their environment was that I hoped they would all become my followers and mate with the wandering orcs under Long Ze's command."

"Or help me win over other guards, or orcs from other factions."

“I didn’t save them out of pure kindness. I did it for my own reasons.”

Xia Weier was furious and sat up abruptly, his bathrobe open, revealing his smooth chest.

"This is different!"

Ruan Xiyue was stunned: "What's different?"

Ruan Xiyue couldn't help but smile. She always felt that Xia Weier was just as hypocritical as she was, thinking too highly of her.

Xia Weier looked intently into her eyes and said, "You didn't make any demands on those females, they didn't mate with the wandering beastmen, and you didn't expect them to repay you! How are they the same? They're completely different!"