Back then, Cortis didnât kill Bai Qingqingâs former admirers as he wasnât completely sure if he wanted her to be his mate. He had planned to send her home if he didnât like her, so there wasnât a need to be ruthless.
But now, he was seized with regret. Because he didnât get rid of this hidden danger, they had now attracted the attention of the eagle, putting Xiao Bai in danger.
What he couldnât stand the most was that she liked that leopard.
Bai Qingqingâs heart was in her mouth as she listened to Cortisâs tone.
Parker was so reckless. For goodnessâ sake, donât risk your life by coming over and getting into a fight with Cortis.
However, Parker wasnât as crude and reasonable as when he was in the village. Although he was seething with anger, he remained far away at a distance of a few hundred meters from them. He roared at Cortis, âThe beast tideâs coming this way right now. Iâm here to protect Qingqing. Letâs call a truce.â
The murderous look in Cortisâ eyes slowly faded. He didnât respond to Parker and instead retreated back into the gap between the boulders while carrying Bai Qingqing, somewhat agreeing to Parkerâs protection.
Bai Qingqing felt a huge sense of relief. Knowing that Parker was outside, she felt secretly happy.
Cortisâ expression darkened. He grabbed Bai Qingqingâs chin and forced her to look at him. âYour name is Qingqing?â
He was strong, so his rough grabbing caused her much pain. She murmured, âYeah, my nameâs Qingqing. But you can call me Xiao Bai too.â
Cortisâ face brightened slightly, and he gradually felt happy. âAll of them call you Qingqing?â
âYeah.â Bai Qingqing nodded honestly. She didnât dare to provoke an angry Cortis.
âThen, Iâll still call you Xiao Bai, but Iâm the only one who can call you that.â
Despite feeling slightly weirded out, Bai Qingqing nodded and replied, âWhatever you say.â
It was extremely quiet outside. All of a sudden, Cortis swung his tail outwards, flicked his tongue, and let out a threatening hiss.
Bai Qingqing looked outside as well. Then, she heard a roar come from the leopardâs throat. âHowl!â
Parker had secretly moved closer towards them.
Bai Qingqing quickly shouted, âDonât fight! Parker, donât come any closer!â
Otherwise, Cortis will explode!
âHowl~â Parker let out an aggrieved howl, then paced back and forth on the rocky mountain. He eventually lay down behind a rock large enough for him to take shelter.
It was silent outside for a long time. Bai Qingqing felt relieved.
Cortis curled up his snake tail into a tight circle, then carried Bai Qingqing and said to her in an unusually soft voice, âSleep on my body.â
â...â Bai Qingqing was weirded out and thought that Cortis was publicly displaying his affection for her.
Wasnât he afraid that Parker would get the wrong idea if he said that in such a doting way?
âCreakââ
A pair of leopard claws scratched against the rock, producing a sound that caused one to gnash their teeth. Parker glared in the direction of the gap, his teeth eager to sink into the snakeâs body.
Qingqingâs mine! Mine!
Bai Qingqing didnât dare to make a sound as she didnât want Parker to further misunderstand them. She lay against Cortisâ soft snake body and gazed at the three moons in the night sky.
âSomehow, weâve already been together for a month,â Cortis suddenly said while hugging her.
Bai Qingqing let out a surprised âhmmâ, then asked, âYou count the days too?â
Cortis pointed at the smallest golden moon and replied, âThe golden moon was full on the day you came to me. And itâs full again today.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Bai Qingqing recalled that that really seemed to be the case. So, a golden full moon happened once a month.
However, the silver and orange moons were always crescent moons. She had never seen them become full.
âWhat about the two other moons?â
Cortis replied, âThe orange moon becomes full once every season, so thatâs once every three months. The silver moon becomes full once a year, so thatâs once every twelve months.â
Bai Qingqingâs mouth opened in surprise. She then exclaimed, âThatâs so fascinating...â
It was a simple and crude way of calculating when the full moons would occur, but it was probably accurate.