Chapter 44: There’s a Female, After Her

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: There’s a Female, After Her

The colder the weather got, the more lethargic Bai Wanwan became.

Every day, she just wanted to stay bundled up in her down quilt and not get up.

But she had to get up, whether she wanted to or not. The cubs were growing up fast. If she didn’t spend time with them now, they would soon no longer need the motherly love she had to give.

Braving the freezing temperature, she quickly put on her down jacket.

Xin Feng had already fed the cubs, and they were now chasing each other playfully, full of life, around the cave.

The two tiger cubs were already the size of small puppies, while the other two cat cubs were still very small.

To Bai Wanwan’s relief, the two tiger cubs didn’t use their larger size to bully the two little cat cubs. On the contrary, they would even carry pieces of meat over to feed the little ones, worried they wouldn’t get enough to eat.

She walked over, picked up the cubs one by one, and gave them kisses.

Sensing their Mother’s affection, the cubs circled around her, wagging their tails, absolutely overjoyed.

Hearing the commotion, Xin Feng put down the strip of meat in his hand, walked to the entrance of the inner cave, and glanced inside. He smiled and said, "You’re up? Why don’t you play with the cubs for a bit? I’ll roast some meat for you."

"I was thinking of making something different for lunch. Don’t bother roasting meat."

She had a sudden craving for hot pot today. Having been in the Beast World for so long, her palate felt bland, and she wanted something with a bit of a kick.

She figured Xin Feng wouldn’t be able to handle it, so she could just add a little bit of seasoning to let him slowly get used to it.

If he could accept it, she could gradually increase the intensity of the flavor later on.

’If we’re going to spend our lives together, my Beast Husband will have to learn to eat all sorts of things.’

’That way, our family can live together, enjoying food and life. That’s what makes it meaningful.’

’Otherwise, if we all just eat our own separate meals, we might as well live our own separate lives.’

"Then tell me how to make it, and I’ll do it."

"No need. I’ll do it. You go play with the cubs."

She needed to exchange for some things in the System Mall, including a pot.

The stone slab conducted heat too slowly and wasted firewood. She had resisted the urge time and time again, unwilling to spend several dozen Points on a pot.

But the snowy season was still so long; it was better to just exchange for it and start using it now.

Xin Feng walked to her side. "Let the cubs play by themselves. I’ll help you so you can have it easier."

Bai Wanwan grabbed him and pushed him down onto the sofa. "You play with the cubs. I’ll handle this myself."

She walked out while opening her control panel.

She had tried it in front of Xin Feng a few times before. He couldn’t see it at all.

’Now I don’t have to worry about anyone else seeing the control panel when I use it.’

She opened the System Mall and browsed through it, spending nearly one hundred Points to buy the pot, hot pot base, and some ingredients she needed.

’So extravagant, so sinful!’

After the past few days’ expenses, her balance on the panel was down to 860 Points.

Her heart ached at the loss.

’If it weren’t for buying those two pills, I’d probably still have ten or twenty thousand Points right now!’

But she didn’t regret it. Curing Xin Feng wasn’t just about fulfilling a promise; he could also better protect her.

She squeezed a finger-sized piece of the hot pot base into the pot, stir-fried it for a moment, then added two bowls of water and brought it to a boil.

The ingredients were pitifully few. She had only bought lotus root, potatoes, frozen tofu, and kelp.

There weren’t many vegetables to eat in the Beast World. If you wanted some, you had to spend Points to buy them.

Once the water boiled, she tossed all the vegetables in at once.

With such a large pot of water and several types of ingredients added...

When it was ready, Bai Wanwan tasted a bite and wrinkled her nose in slight disgust.

’It’s so bland!’

It would have to do just to satisfy the craving.

"Xin Feng, it’s ready! Come and eat!"

Hearing her voice, Xin Feng put the cubs, who had played until they were drowsy, back in their nest before getting up and walking out.

The room was filled with a strange, somewhat pungent aroma.

He twitched his nose and looked at the basin of red soup on the stone table.

"What is this?"

"This is called hot pot! I added a lot of vegetables and meat from a few different beasts. Have a taste and see if you can eat it. If you can’t, just eat something else for now."

She wouldn’t force him to eat it right away. After all, even many modern people found the spiciness of hot pot hard to handle.

As a Beastman from a primitive society, he would need an even longer time to adapt.

"Alright, I’ll give it a try."

Xin Feng didn’t hesitate. He was willing to try anything Wanwan wanted him to.

Seeing his cooperation, Bai Wanwan smiled, picked up a slice of meat with her chopsticks, and held it to his lips.

Xin Feng opened his mouth and ate it.

Bai Wanwan watched his reaction with a smile. ’Meat should be easier for a Beastman to accept than vegetables.’

His tongue felt a stinging sensation, and Xin Feng frowned instinctively.

Bai Wanwan noticed and reminded him, "If you don’t like it, don’t force yourself. We’re just trying it today. You can just spit it out."

The stinging on his tongue continued, but it wasn’t completely unbearable.

After the initial sting, a new, indescribable stimulation followed, making him want to try it again.

"I think it’s pretty good. I’ll try some more."

Xin Feng proactively picked up his chopsticks and grabbed a piece of something yellow from the pot.

Without even asking what it was, he picked it up and was about to stuff it in his mouth.

"Slow down. Blow on it before you eat."

He popped a piece of soft-boiled potato into his mouth.

Seeing that he didn’t have a particularly pained expression, Bai Wanwan smiled and said, "Alright, help yourself. Eat it if you can, but don’t worry if you can’t."

She was getting hungry just watching. No longer bothering with anything else, she used her chopsticks to fish out the things she wanted to eat from the hot pot.

With the first bite, Bai Wanwan was satisfied, her eyes narrowing in enjoyment.

Bite after bite, more than half of the ingredients in the pot ended up in her stomach.

Xin Feng only had a couple of bites. It wasn’t that it wasn’t good; he was just so happy watching Wanwan eat. After tasting a little, he put down his chopsticks and watched her eat with rapt attention.

When the little female ate, she didn’t open her mouth wide. Her cheeks just puffed out, as cute as a cub’s.

Bai Wanwan had no idea that her ravenous eating would be seen as cute by the male opposite her.

Suddenly, Bai Wanwan tilted her head to listen.

"Xin Feng, did you hear something?"

Xin Feng had been focused on watching her and hadn’t been paying attention to the outside.

After hearing her words, he pricked up his ears to listen carefully.

"I’ll go take a look."

He seemed to have heard something as well. He pulled open the cave door and looked out.

The snow was much lighter than the past two days, but the accumulation on the ground was much thicker.

"Wanwan, that sound isn’t right. I’m going to walk a bit forward to check it out. You stay inside."

Bai Wanwan was busy eating her hot pot!

She wasn’t going anywhere.

"Okay."

As she spoke, she fished out a few more slices of lotus root and meat, chewed them up, and swallowed them down.

Just as she finished the last piece of kelp in the pot, the stone door of the cave was pushed open with a BANG.

Wind and snow rushed in along with Xin Feng.

"Wanwan, quick! Pack up, we have to go."

"What’s wrong?"

Just then, she also heard roars, shouts, and all sorts of chaotic noises erupting throughout the tribe.

Xin Feng’s face was grim. "It must be Wandering Beastmen, here to steal food and females..."

As Xin Feng spoke, he rushed into the cave and put the cubs into a basket.

Bai Wanwan also quickly stored everything in the room that she could into her System Space.

She didn’t try to hide what she was doing from Xin Feng.

A flash of astonishment crossed Xin Feng’s face, but he didn’t ask any questions. He just grabbed her, ran out of the cave, and headed for the back of the mountain.

"Quick, there’s a female over there! After her!"

Bai Wanwan was held in Xin Feng’s arms as he struggled through the deep snow.

She glanced back curiously and saw the legendary Wandering Beastmen...