Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Bai Qingqing thanked the leopard under the tree. âThank you very much. If they were to run out, my heart wouldnât be at ease today.â
Howl! Harvey looked up and replied to her. He then walked up to the back of the big tree, changed, then put on an animal skin skirt before entering the tree hole as well.
During this time, Bai Qingqing broke off a thick branch outside the tree hole and tossed it at Parker, who was smoking meat under the tree.
âDamn leopard! If the children are hurt, I wonât let you off.â
Parker pawed at the soil in an aggrieved manner. He shouldnât have let Qingqing hear those things.
Young children needed to experience life and death, or else they wouldnât grow stronger. Itâd be worth it to nurture the strongest one in the litter even if one or two were to die.
As a child of a beast king, he had a sibling who didnât manage to survive and became food for a wild beast.
He was worried that the children wouldnât be strong enough in the future given how much Qingqing doted on them.
âDonât scold Parker. We all grew up like this.â Harveyâs voice suddenly rang out in the tree hole.
Bai Qingqing recalled her furious gaze and said calmly, âI know, but I canât bear to see my children get hurt.â
Stroking her bulging stomach, Bai Qingqing smiled softly. âTheyâre already stronger than normal children. Although they might not become the strongest due to my restraints, at least they are all alive.â
Howlâ
The leopard cubs came up as well, looking a little unhappy. However, they still nudged against their mommyâs legs.
Bai Qingqing stroked them.
Looking at the endearing scene between mother and children, Harvey felt a little envious. It was the leopard cubsâ blessing to have a mother like her.
âHow do you feel today?â Harvey asked.
Bai Qingqing said, âItâs the same as before. There isnât much feeling.â
Harvey said, âThen, the time isnât here yet. Just rest peacefully.â
Bai Qingqing was delighted when she heard that. Like human babies, female children here would also remain in the womb for ten months. Considering the time she had mated with Winston, it had already been over nine and a half months.
If she didnât give birth in another half a month, then Anâan wouldnât be Winstonâs. There wouldnât be any remnants of the scorpion poison, either.
Bai Qingqing would rather give birth to Winstonâs children separately than to have Anâanâs body be bad.
Anâan, you must hang on!
Harvey smiled and said, âDonât be nervous. Iâve left the medicinal herbs in your tree hole. Iâll get Parker to cook them for you later.â
âEn, I will,â Bai Qingqing said.
There was another snake beastman in the tree hole who had stiffened up as the weather had turned cold. Harvey constantly felt a chill on his back and didnât dare to stay for long. He gave a few more instructions before quickly leaving.
Bai Qingqing walked over to Curtisâs side and said, smiling, âIs the reason why you arenât hibernating because youâre waiting for Anâan to be born?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âSsssââ Curtis flicked out his tongue and opened his mouth, letting out a huge yawn.
Cold air spurted out from his mouth, having a faint snake stench that hit Bai Qingqingâs face.
Bai Qingqing had long gotten used to this scent. She rested her forehead against Curtisâs head and rubbed against him intimately.
She felt a little bad to see how tired he was and suggested, âWhy donât you sleep first? Iâll wake you up to take a look after Anâan is born.â
Curtis turned into his human form. His body shrank, and the temperature of his skin seemed to turn even lower as if ice had been frozen on it.
âI can hold on,â Curtis said with determination. âCompared to how other snake beastmen arenât able to hibernate for the sake of their mate, this fatigue isnât much.â
It was hard to change Curtisâs mind once he decided on something. Bai Qingqing knew this and didnât try to further persuade him. She gave it some thought before saying, âDuring the meal later, Iâll get Parker to bring up a basin of heated coal. Itâll help to raise the temperature in the tree hole a little.â