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

Chapter 353 The Unfathomable Him

Just as Ruan Xiyue was wondering what was going on, Qi's voice came from beside her: "Is there something you want to ask me today?"

Ruan Xiyue nodded, and when she realized that the earring was no longer working and she couldn't contact Long Ze, she asked nervously, "Has something happened to my beast husband?"

"No, I've cut off all contact with you."

Only then did Ruan Xiyue feel relieved, and she asked in a businesslike manner, "Why is the female birth rate so low? If this continues, the number of beastmen in the beast world will only decrease..."

Ruan Xiyue recalled the memories Qi had shown her and couldn't help but blurt out, "You did this?"

Qi nodded, wanting to raise his finger to tap Ruan Xiyue's forehead, but then stopped.

After a moment, his calm, deep voice rang out: "In the past, the birth rates of males and females were roughly equal. However, in order to occupy the dominant position, males constantly suppressed the living space of females."

"Instead of developing their own capabilities to expand their exploration of the outside world, they focused all their energy on suppressing the living space of females and persecuting them."

"This has led many females to intensify their oppression of other females of the same sex in order to obtain better living conditions."

"Since both males and females despise, oppress, persecute, and humiliate females so much, wouldn't it be better if they appeared less often?"

Qi smiled and said, "I only ensured that no females were born in the Beast World for five years, thus reducing the female birth rate."

"They gradually learned to be afraid and stopped oppressing the females as much."

Ruan Xiyue opened her mouth and sighed, "You've had a hard time. You must have been very sad to see so many unpleasant things."

Qi was stunned. He thought Ruan Xiyue would accuse him of inaction. As the guardian of the Beast World Continent, everyone believed in him, but he had not done a good job of guiding everyone towards good.

Or, you could question him: given the constraints of the Beast God's Oath, why can a male still harm a female? It must be that the Beast God's Oath isn't good enough; why doesn't he improve it?

In the end, none of them were found.

Ruan Xiyue felt sorry for him because he had seen the wickedness of people amidst the glitz and glamour, and for his kindness being hurt by these evils.

Ruan Xiyue hugged Qi's waist and gently patted his back: "Don't be sad. Every orc should pay for their actions. Don't be sad about their mistakes. This is not your problem."

Qi gently wrapped his arms around Ruan Xiyue's waist, nuzzled his chin against the top of her head, and said nothing.

After a long while, Ruan Xiyue asked, "What exactly does the Beast King want to do to my cub?"

Qi looked at Ruan Xiyue, pursed his lips, and said, "His younger brother is a black witch doctor who gave the secret technique of life-stealing to the Beast King."

Ruan Xiyue looked bewildered, so Qi told her about the Beast King and his younger brother.

Finally, Ruan Xiyue was speechless: "A biased father and mother, an unloved son, a fearless younger brother, a chaotic relationship between men and women... In other words, the last blow left by this black witch doctor was the greed of the gambling beast king."

Qi nodded: "I have already subtly influenced the Beast King once. He must be struggling internally. But I know that he will ultimately choose to take the lives of the cubs to prolong his own life."

Ruan Xiyue clenched her teeth and looked at Qi: "Give me a year. After I give birth to another cub for Xia Weier, I will devote myself to giving birth to your cub."

"If you were to conceive a child with divine power, you would be able to sense it, right? I asked Duoduo, and the child I conceived this time might just have very good aptitude, but probably no divine power."

"I've checked it, and I didn't detect any unusual fluctuations. Or did you somehow shield the cub's energy?"

Qi shook his head: "The energy you're carrying this time is less than one ten-thousandth of what I've allocated. I want to know if you can withstand it. This pregnancy doesn't have any divine power, but the aptitude is alright."

Ruan Xiyue nodded, ate a high-level energy fruit, and said, "I will improve my superpower as soon as possible. I'm taking health-preserving pills every day now. I will get my body back in good shape."

Ruan Xiyue was silent for a moment, then looked at Qi and said, "I have one more thing I want to ask of you."

Qi Gu's face remained expressionless as he looked at Ruan Xiyue, waiting for her to continue.

“There’s still a remnant soul inside Li Miao’s body; I brought him here. Could we separate him, find him a body, and allow him to survive as a separate beastman?”

Qi pinched Ruan Xiyue's chin: "You want me to deal with the Beast King for you, and you also want me to find a body for your lover, repair his remnant soul, and bring him back to life?"

Ruan Xiyue pursed her lips: "You can do these things when I'm pregnant with a child with divine power. Actually, I wanted to say that you should fulfill these promises after I give birth to the child with divine power. But I'm afraid I won't live to see that day."

Qi glanced at Ruan Xiyue coldly, then vanished instantly.

Just as Ruan Xiyue was about to go downstairs, she saw Qi return.

He took a glistening white bead and put it into Ruan Xiyue's mouth.

Before Ruan Xiyue could ask anything, she felt the bead melt in her mouth.

Immediately afterwards, an immense warmth surged through my limbs and bones.

It felt like my skin and meridians were being enveloped in warm, slightly hot water, which was incredibly comfortable.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but when Ruan Xiyue opened her eyes again, her bedside was filled with her beastly husbands.

Qin Ye's eyes were bloodshot, the whites of his eyes also showing signs of distress. Cong Xian anxiously picked at the tips of his fingernails until they were rough and uneven. Jiu Chen, with a full beard, let out a sigh of relief.

Qi Heng's eyes were red and swollen, as if he had been crying, while Li Miao's brows were furrowed, as if a vertical line had been left between his eyebrows.

Ruan Xiyue asked, "Have I been sitting in meditation for a long time?"

Jiu Chen brought over a glass of water. Ruan Xiyue heard her voice, which had been hoarse beyond belief, and quickly took a big gulp of water.

Qin Ye gently stroked Ruan Xiyue's cheek: "It's been three days. You've been sitting cross-legged like this the whole time. No matter how I call you, you don't respond."

Ruan Xiyue scratched her head: "I'm sorry..."

Duoduo excitedly exclaimed, "[Great stuff! The guardian spirit gave you some really good food! You're already at the Gold Rank ability level! Moreover, your cubs have received ample, gentle nutrition and energy, and are developing exceptionally well! I have a feeling this litter might even contain ancestral bloodlines!]"

Ruan Xiyue was embarrassed: [Is it really that exaggerated? All seven cubs in this litter can be of atavistic bloodline?]

Duo Duo nodded: [The host is now almost a month pregnant, with a total of four females and three males. The cubs are still frantically absorbing nutrients. We've already replenished the nutrient solution in the pregnancy chamber four times.]

[DuoDuo has detected the energy data from that bead and uploaded it to the main system. We will increase the host's rewards based on this unprecedented energy, and the nutrient solution in the pregnancy pod will be upgraded to a higher level for free.]