Chapter 10: Teasing Him

Bai Wanwan had already walked up to Xin Feng, deliberately leaning against his shoulder while stroking her lower abdomen with one hand. "Who told me to be carrying your cubs! Don't worry, once I give birth to this litter, I'll have the next one for him."

Seeing that Xin Feng didn't push Bai Wanwan away, Hu Ya was so furious that the features on her face began to contort.

"Xin Feng, you don't like her, right? You're just being forced!"

Xin Feng didn't want to pay any attention to Hu Ya, but when he turned his head, he saw Bai Wanwan looking at him.

Feeling inexplicably guilty, he subconsciously reached out and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "She is my female, and I like her very much."

Hu Ya completely broke down, letting out an involuntary shriek as she glared at Bai Wanwan with hatred.

Bai Wanwan was quite satisfied with this result. Ignoring Hu Ya, who was now so angry she looked like a pufferfish, she pitched her voice higher and said, "Xin Feng, let's go up the mountain!"

The little female's delicate, soft voice drifted into his ears, and for the first time, he felt that a female's voice could sound so pleasant.

The side of his body she was leaning against felt a bit numb, and his earlobes slowly turned red. He gave a soft "Mn," and without realizing it, he put down his water bucket and headed up the mountain with her.

It wasn't until the heat on his body slowly dissipated that he realized they had been walking into the mountains for a long time.

Bai Wanwan was cooped up in the tribe every day, doing nothing but wandering around to listen to gossip.

Walking into the forest, she felt incredibly free, and both her body and mind felt elevated.

It would be even better if she could find more delicious food.

Just as she was feeling enthusiastic, she was suddenly pulled by the arm by Xin Feng.

"We can't go any further. There are fierce beasts in the deep mountains."

Bai Wanwan stopped obediently, but her eyes were filled with longing as she gazed into the deep mountains.

She also wanted to possess great strength so she could freely enter and exit the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

If that day ever came, she could go anywhere she wanted like she was on vacation; then, staying here forever wouldn't be so bad.

But for now, she could only circle around the tribe.

Seeing the disappointment on her face, Xin Feng added, "If you want anything, you can tell me, and I'll go into the mountains to find it for you."

Bai Wanwan knew that he would struggle even if he encountered wild beasts now. This man hadn't offended her, so she couldn't just treat him like a tool.

"Forget it, let's talk about it later. I'll just look around here to see if there are any edible plants."

She turned around and began to search earnestly, but soon, she had a headache.

She wasn't a botany major; she was just an ordinary office worker who couldn't even tell one grain from another.

Back in the modern world, she might not even be able to identify everything at a vegetable market, let alone in this primeval forest filled with plants everywhere.

After searching for a while, she had no harvest and felt very discouraged.

"Have you ever seen a stone that can start a fire?" Bai Wanwan turned to ask Xin Feng.

His expression changed abruptly. "Fire will burn down the entire forest."

Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, it had been passed down through generations of beastmen that it was a very dangerous thing.

"Fire is indeed dangerous, but if you learn how to use it, it's not dangerous. I happen to know how to use it."

She didn't want to eat raw meat and drink blood; she wanted to eat cooked food!

Xin Feng was still uneasy, thinking to himself that it was fortunate there were no firestones in these mountains.

"The kind of stone you're talking about isn't in the mountains; it's in a very far place."

"How far is 'very far'?"

"It would probably take twenty days of walking and you still wouldn't reach it."

"So far..."

Bai Wanwan felt like a punctured balloon, utterly dejected.

Let alone spending twenty days in the forest, with their weak bodies, they would probably be eaten by wild beasts in less than a day.

She missed modern transportation immensely.

As a hedonist, it was already bad enough to be dropped into such a backward continent, but if she couldn't even eat a single cooked meal, what was the point of giving birth or even living?

To live, one must ensure a quality of life; otherwise, what was she struggling for here?

Her irritation was written all over her face, and Xin Feng felt inexplicably soft-hearted.

"Do you really know how to use firestones?"

Bai Wanwan gave a "Mn." "Actually, that thing isn't that easy to ignite. The humidity in the mountains is high this season, so even if you deliberately tried to set a fire, it wouldn't catch. I really need it right now. I'm not used to eating raw meat; I want to eat cooked food."

Having spent these few days with her, Xin Feng could see that the female was a bit picky.

Although he had heard from older males that females needed to be pampered, he had never seen one as delicate as her—she wouldn't even eat the most tender meat.

Seeing the strange look on his face, Bai Wanwan couldn't help but hug his arm. "Xin Feng, you have a way to get firestones, right?"

Xin Feng turned his head and saw her beautiful, fair face very close to his, her lovely eyes sparkling, and his heart suddenly began to beat quite rapidly.

Bai Wanwan really wanted to eat a cooked meal, so she tugged on his arm and unconsciously softened her tone. "Can you tell me, please?"

Xin Feng found that he couldn't resist her like this. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I'll think of a way."

Hearing Xin Feng's answer, a brilliant smile bloomed on her face.

Xin Feng didn't know if his decision was right, but seeing her smile, he felt that his decision wasn't wrong.

"Very few beastmen use such things. I doubt you can find them in nearby tribes. We'll have to wait for the traveling merchants to arrive and ask if they have any."

Bai Wanwan didn't blink, pressing him further: "Then when will the traveling merchants come? Can I go find them?"

"You can't. The forest outside the tribe is very dangerous. Even the males need to form groups to barely ensure their safety."

Bai Wanwan was extremely disappointed. Why was it so hard to eat a full meal?

She was feeling emo, and her pent-up emotions began to brainstorm.

"Peanut, get out here! I'm not doing this job anymore. I'm about to starve to death, what's the point of giving birth?"

The system hurriedly appeased her, "Host, please don't be angry. I am a Child-Bearing System; you will get rewards after giving birth. However, I can make an exception and provide you with a piece of information: a group of traveling merchants is about to arrive here, and they have firestones."

Bai Wanwan's near-breakdown immediately paused. "Fine, then I'll try to live a little longer."

Xin Feng had been worried that his words had upset the little female when he saw her face full of anger, but who knew she would be smiling again so soon.

She was even shaking his arm. "I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable suddenly. Let's go back."

Xin Feng nodded and bent his knees in front of her. "Get on, I'll carry you back."

Seeing how thoughtful he was, Bai Wanwan's favor for him grew even more, and she had the urge to tease him. "If you carry me on your back, it will press against the cubs in my belly. How about you hold me instead?"

Xin Feng didn't think much of it, feeling it made sense, so he reached out and picked her up.

It was his first time touching a female, and it wasn't until he was holding her that he realized.

So this is how different females are from males. She was so light, so soft, and she even smelled good.

Xin Feng realized belatedly that his ears had turned red.

When Bai Wanwan saw this, she couldn't help but laugh out loud, her gaze unabashedly fixed on his unscarred side profile.

What a pity that such a handsome face was half-ruined!

Once she gave birth to the cubs, she had to hurry and heal his face. That way, looking at him every day would put her in a better mood.

"You... don't keep staring at me."

"You're good-looking! I like looking at you."

*Swish...*

This time, it wasn't just his ears that turned red; even his cheeks were flushed.

He pursed his lips, as if suppressing some kind of emotion.