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

Chapter 328 Uninvited Guest (Bonus Chapter for Added Collections)

Dong Songlin and another beastman from the Spirit Fox Tribe did not belong to the same branch.

Just like now with the Cheetah Lion Tribe, Luo Qizhao grinned from ear to ear, and whispered to Cong Wen, "This time we're selecting fifteen cubs. The Lion Tribe will send eight, and the Cheetah Tribe will select seven. But next time, could our Cheetah Tribe send eight?"

Seeing that his family couldn't gain any advantage this time, Luo Qizhao naturally wanted the Lion Clan to get some too. Next time there was an extra spot, the Luo family should ideally take three spots.

The same was true for Dong Songlin's side.

Dong Songlin wanted to secure more benefits for Dong Qianyue's branch of the family, so he naturally had to come up with other methods and means.

Lu Qixin, on the other hand, was thinking even further ahead. As soon as the banquet ended, he immediately began discussing things with another elder who had come with him.

"Elder of Foreign Affairs, do you think these Xuanjia fellows were sent by the Beast King, or were they found by the Third Prince?"

The elder stroked his beard and said, "Regardless of what actually happened, if you ask around, it must be the Third Prince who brought them here. The Beast King would never openly appoint six such unfathomable teachers."

Lu Qixin quickly understood the meaning: "Six such exceptionally capable teachers, doesn't that mean..."

The elder quickly interrupted Lu Qixin, nodding mysteriously, "Yes! That's most likely the case. But don't spread it around."

"If our clan sends young children, we can't choose them all from the collateral branches, can we?"

The elder pursed his lips, stroked his beard, and thought for a long time before saying, "We need to assign guards to these cubs, but these guards can no longer swear oaths to the Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue."

Lu Qixin nodded: "We want the cubs to grow up here and still keep our Treasure-Hunting Rat Tribe in their hearts! These guards will naturally have to swear an oath to the cubs' parents!"

The elder was very satisfied with Lu Qixin's reaction and nodded: "Also, we need to select thirty cubs to send over. Then we'll discuss with the Spirit Fox Tribe to jointly provide crystals and conduct on-site ability tests for selection!"

Lu Qixin was shocked: "This...this..."

Lu Qixin knew that this elder did not have a high status in the clan. If he brought back the news that the six teachers might have been sent by the Beast King, he would be in trouble.

So even if the children brought from the clan are from a collateral branch, they might not be chosen as the offspring of this elder.

However, if everyone were to test their potential together, then this elder's two-and-a-half-year-old grandson would very likely be selected! After all, this elder's grandson was born in beast form and was very weak. Despite everyone's skepticism, he transformed into a human-shaped baby on the third day.

This shows that the elder's grandson has excellent potential! It's just that he suffered from malnutrition during his mother's pregnancy.

Having stayed in the Cheetah Lion Tribe for so long, they had long heard that despite the large number of cubs born to the Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue, none of them had fallen ill. The three that died were not due to illness.

Li Miao revealed that the Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue would add some herbs to the minced meat porridge of the cubs, which must be something good!

If that's all there is to it, then it's a done deal that the elder's grandson will send it over!

But who knew that Xia Weier would find six more such powerful teachers.

Lu Qixin will definitely not keep this matter a secret! Therefore, the elder's grandson's spot will definitely be taken away.

Lu Qixin understood that this was a tactic used by the elders to secure their grandson's spot. He hesitated, though: "Will the clan agree to provide crystals? After all, ten red-tier beast cores can only be exchanged for one crystal. This unnecessary investment is a bit too much."

The elder showed no concern: "As you know, three years from now, Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue will need to select a companion for her cub. This is the only test we can use to obtain an accurate comparison!"

"If, after our tests, the remaining cubs are all of the rank of Blue, Green, or Yellow, they will be six years old in three years, just in time to have their abilities tested."

"If the herbal meat porridge prepared by the Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue is indeed extremely beneficial to the cubs, do you think this information was obtained in exchange for ten Red-Rank Beast Cores?"

Lu Qixin thought for a moment. Li Miao was trying to get Ruan Xiyue's recipe for herbal minced meat porridge. However, they didn't know exactly what benefits this herbal minced meat porridge could bring!

Testing thirty cubs only yields one crystal; the Treasure-Hunting Rat Tribe certainly can afford this expense!

After thinking it through, Lu Qixin nodded.

"I can't get along with those cunning orcs from the Spirit Fox Tribe. You should talk to them as soon as possible tomorrow morning. After you've discussed it, we'll send the message back together!"

Lu Qixin and Dong Songlin were both quite anxious to send a message to the tribe, so they talked about it very quickly.

After they finalized the agreement, they each sent urgent letters in animal hides to their respective tribes.

Meanwhile, Min Qianhua of the Fox Clan acted even faster.

They have already relocated all the beastmen from the fox tribe here.

They didn't ask the Cheetah Lion Tribe to leave them a single character in their tribe's name; they only hoped that Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue could bring more beastmen from the Fox Tribe to the Beast City.

Ruan Xiyue lay weakly on the sofa with a pale face, nodding apologetically: "I accept Chief Min's proposal."

Ruan Xiyue said weakly, "At that time, I will select 1,500 males from the fox clan, and 100 females will leave with me."

Min Qianhua said apologetically, "I am very grateful to Holy Mother Xiyue for taking into consideration the scarcity of females in our fox clan and for not taking many females with her."

Cong Wen couldn't help but ask, "Holy Consort Xiyue, how come you've become so weak after only a dozen days? Have you had a shaman examine you?"

Ruan Xiyue nodded with difficulty: "My appetite isn't particularly good this time, but the cubs are probably very gifted. Even with all the energy fruits they eat every day, it's not enough for them to absorb."

"I don't have any high-level energy fruits now, so I can only rely on low-level energy fruits to sustain myself, which makes me feel a bit weak."

Cong Wen was excited, scared, and worried.

Chief Min then took Min Qianhua's hand at the opportune moment and said, "Then we won't disturb you any longer! I'm really sorry for taking up so much of Xi Yue's time."

Ruan Xiyue shook her head, then had Cong Xian see them off before sitting up.

Qi Heng and Li Miao were very worried when they saw Ruan Xiyue with her big belly.

"Are you really alright?" Li Miao asked in a low voice, his hand trembling slightly as he held Ruan Xiyue's.

Qi Heng knelt on the carpet, gently massaging Ruan Xiyue's calves, his eyes brimming with worry.

Ruan Xiyue put her finger to her lips and whispered, "It's okay! I was faking it!"

Just as they were putting away the soundproofing tray, there was another knock on the door.