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

Chapter 356 A Rival Who Isn't a Rival in Love

Ruan Xiyue didn't know what to say. Qi's tap on her forehead told her that he had used a magic trick on her body and that the results of the witch doctor's examination meant she shouldn't refute what the witch doctor said.

However, Qi also told her that her weakness was only temporary and that she could recover by taking some blood-replenishing pills from her system.

The little mermaid she gave birth to was exceptionally gifted; the mermaid tribe had never before had a child born at the Gold Rank. Therefore, it was normal for her body to be somewhat depleted.

Ruan Xiyue certainly didn't completely believe Qi. Even if he was the Beast God, she still couldn't help but ask Duoduo.

After scanning her, Duoduo whispered to Ruan Xiyue, "Yes, host, your vitality seems to be greatly depleted, but your lifespan has nothing to do with vitality! You just need to rest for six months to a year, and you'll be fine."

"The Beast God told me to rest, and I was already thinking about how to ask him for something good to make up for my losses so I could quickly give birth to my next litter. You want me to rest for six months, a year? How can you be so unprofessional!"

I currently have over forty-seven years of lifespan remaining. If I could exchange thirty years of my lifespan for a near-death experience and be resurrected, I'd have thirteen years left to exchange twice. I definitely have to have children! Maybe one or two, and I'd be done with it!

[Duo, you've become lazy. Are you still the same Duo who used to chase after me, urge me on, and make me give birth?]

The clam stopped, pursing its lips: "Host, you also need to recuperate! Your body is really depleted right now. You need to take blood-replenishing pills and energy fruits to nourish it. It will take at least seven days to recover!"

Ruan Xiyue frowned: [No wonder I feel so tired, so that's why. My goodness, I'm already struggling so much from just giving birth to one gold-tier cub; if I had to give birth to a higher-tier cub, wouldn't I be in deep trouble?]

Without saying a word, Ruan Xiyue stuffed a blood-nourishing pill into her mouth with a bear paw.

Then, she started munching on the high-level energy fruit again.

The witch doctor was taken away by Cong Xian and the others with the beast core. Ruan Xiyue lay on Qin Ye's lap and said, "My weakness is not caused by frequent births, but by the fact that the cubs I gave birth to this time are all of such high quality."

Qin Ye frowned slightly, pursed his lips, and neither said he believed nor disbelieved.

Ruan Xiyue pointed to the cubs and said, "I don't know what the situation is with your cheetah clan and treasure-hunting rat clan regarding the atavism of bloodline, but this time the Crimson Flame Leopard and Wind Hunting Leopard cubs are both cubs with atavism of bloodline, and they are females!"

"I don't know what kind of innate abilities the Swallow Rat and the Bronze Rat possess that are due to their ancestral bloodline. But the Swallow Rat is female and the Bronze Rat is male."

Qin Ye's sharp eyes turned to the doorway. Ruan Xiyue pushed the small square plate that was blocking sound transmission with her bear paw and said, "It's okay, only a few of you can hear it."

Cong Xian sighed, "But you can't keep having cubs like this. It's really bad for your health. We've all seen it. These past few days you haven't even been able to maintain your human form. It's very frightening to us."

Jiu Chen didn't say anything, but silently brought over a bowl of shredded pork and bone broth noodles.

Ruan Xiyue looked at her own bear paws, then at the cub slowly suckling, and then at Jiu Chen.

Jiu Chen sighed softly, sat down next to Qin Ye, and let Qin Ye gently help Ruan Xiyue sit up, feeding her noodles one bite at a time.

After Ruan Xiyue finished eating, Jiu Chen asked, "Is He the Beast God?"

All the beastmen seemed to be ignoring Ruan Xiyue, but Ruan Xiyue knew they were all waiting for her answer.

Ruan Xiyue nodded: "Yes."

Xian stood there dumbfounded, Qin Ye was somewhat worried, Qi Heng looked envious and proud, and Li Miao looked astonished.

Only Jiu Chen clenched his teeth: "Does he want you to bear his offspring?"

Ruan Xiyue nodded again, and after a moment of silence, said, "It wasn't his request. I made the promise to him first. I owe him."

Although no one understood, they did not ask any further questions.

However, Jiu Chen and Qin Ye asked in unison: "Is it dangerous to give birth to the Beast God's offspring? / Will becoming pregnant with the Beast God's offspring harm you?"

The other three beastmen also recovered from their shock. Li Miao stepped forward and said, "I don't need Him to separate my soul anymore. Can I stop giving birth?"

Ruan Xiyue waved her bear paw: "Whether we separate or not, I should still keep my promise."

Jiu Chen and Qin Ye frowned, but stubbornly stared at Ruan Xiyue.

Ruan Xiyue blinked her bright black eyes and had no choice but to answer their questions: "It's not very dangerous. He will try his best to keep me from getting hurt."

Qin Ye and Jiu Chen fell silent. They didn't speak because they understood that there was danger, but what could they do?

They didn't even dare to express their dissatisfaction, because what if the Beast God didn't treat Ruan Xiyue well if they showed their dissatisfaction?

They could tell that the Beast God treated Ruan Xiyue differently than he treated her otherwise.

Qin Ye gently stroked Ruan Xiyue's glossy, clean black and white fur, a thousand words stuck in his throat, unable to utter a single one.

Jiu Chen silently finished feeding Ruan Xiyue the soup, then asked in a low voice, "Want some more?"

Ruan Xiyue shook her head: "It's okay, don't worry. Even if something happens to me, you must take good care of the cubs. I'm probably in a deep sleep and will come back to find you."

Cong Xian gasped slightly and couldn't help but stagger back half a step.

Jiu Chen stood up and looked coldly at Cong Xian, Qi Heng and Li Miao: "Let's go out first, she needs to rest."

The other beastmen had no objections and all left the room.

After the cubs had eaten their fill, Qin Ye gently carried them to the small wooden crib next to the bed.

Qi also arrived, holding the baby mermaid, and just looked at Ruan Xiyue.

Ruan Xiyue saw a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

Seeing the baby mermaid sucking on her finger, Ruan Xiyue gave up on trying to amuse Qi.

Ruan Xiyue transformed into human form, took the baby mermaid from Qi's hands, and began to breastfeed her.

Qin Ye mustered his courage and looked at Qi: "Can... I talk to you?"

Qi was the first to walk out of the brooding room.

Qin Ye saw that Qi's feet did not touch the ground, but rather seemed to be floating away without moving, as if stepping on some wind or air.

Qin Ye didn't dare to say much, only asking, "How long will it take for Yue'er to recover?"

She parted her pink lips slightly and said, "I'll give her something to eat in a little while, and she'll recover in just three to five days."

Jiu Chen wanted to speak, but instead looked at Qin Ye.

Qin Ye then asked, "Is it the thing you gave her last time that made her unconscious for three days?"

Qi nodded slightly: "Yes."

Qin Ye clenched his teeth and personally confirmed with the Beast God: "Will it be dangerous for her to give birth to your cub? Will she feel unwell?"

Qi was silent for a moment: "This time it shouldn't be like that."