Done Breeding: Now I Rule the Beastworld

"Hm? The little thing can still move."

Gently pinching the thing on Chu Liangyu’s face, Xiang Qiancheng watched it struggle and squirm with a smile on his lips.

The night was long and tedious, and just sitting around was quite boring.

If he hadn’t happened to glance this way, he never would have noticed the little guy.

The little sprout was only a finger long. Though it clearly wasn’t speaking, Xiang Qiancheng could sense its panic from its movements.

’This is getting interesting.’

He gave it a little squeeze and was surprised to find it had the texture of a soft-bodied creature.

Curiously, he brought it closer to his eyes. On the bean-sprout-like stem were two minuscule black dots, which shrank in terror as he drew near.

Xiang Qiancheng fell silent. ’This... couldn’t be its eyes, could it?’

They were so tiny. A booger he picked would be bigger than them.

’What in the world is this thing? Not only does it feel strange, but its appearance is so haphazard.’

It looked no different from a new sprout on a tree, but this thing seemed to have intelligence.

’It must be able to understand human speech,’ Xiang Qiancheng thought, his interest piqued. "From your movements just now, it seems you really want to get closer to her?"

The "her," of course, referred to Chu Liangyu.

He moved the little thing closer to Chu Liangyu, and its two thin antennae waved even more vigorously.

Its movements had already given Xiang Qiancheng his answer, yet he was even more puzzled. "What are you trying to do?"

Naturally, his question went unanswered. After staring at Chu Liangyu’s sleeping face for a long moment, Xiang Qiancheng loosened his grip, and the little thing fell directly onto her chest.

Xiang Qiancheng crouched down and quietly watched the little thing’s movements.

Beside Chu Liangyu, Chi Yizhong silently opened his eyes and slowly sat up.

He made not a single sound throughout the entire process. Though Xiang Qiancheng was very close to him, he was completely oblivious.

"What are you doing?"

Chi Yizhong stood behind him, his tone calm, as if it were just a normal question.

Xiang Qiancheng felt a flicker of panic, and his gaze shifted away from the little thing.

His expression returned to normal as he stood up to face the other man.

He had never paid much attention to this extra person around Chu Liangyu before, but now he realized the man had a startlingly imposing aura.

"Oh, I just suddenly felt like checking on the Female Master. Is there a problem?"

"I saw everything." After a pause, he added, looking toward where Chu Liangyu lay, "I saw you put something on her."

Xiang Qiancheng shrugged. "Nothing to do with me. That thing was already on her."

Chi Yizhong scoffed, disgusted by his actions.

’Out of mere curiosity, he had tossed an unknown object onto her, completely disregarding her safety.’

’As a male Beastman, he shouldn’t treat his Female Master this way.’

Chi Yizhong crouched down and immediately spotted the object.

He wanted to take it away, but it had already crawled to the center of Chu Liangyu’s chest.

Chi Yizhong’s outstretched hand froze in midair. He pursed his lips, his ears beginning to burn uncontrollably.

"Pardon my rudeness."

As if sensing something in her sleep, Chu Liangyu opened her eyes to meet a pair of extremely pale irises.

A faint shadow in them gave off a feeling of melancholy and indifference.

"You... can’t sleep?"

"No, it’s— something crawled onto you. I’ll get it off for you."

Xiang Qiancheng raised an eyebrow and tutted softly.

’Now *he’s* the one who gets to look good.’

Chu Liangyu spoke slowly and gently, her eyes curving as she looked at Chi Yizhong, her tenderness in the soft moonlight captivating enough to make one fall.

In the past, she always seemed distant, a faint, habitual smile on her lips that made it impossible to guess her thoughts.

She always gave people and situations a second chance, never pushing things to the point of no return.

This had made him think Chu Liangyu was overly cautious, even a bit cowardly and spiritless.

But as they spent more time together, he discovered that Chu Liangyu wasn’t spiritless at all.

Sometimes, she was more bloodthirsty than anyone, but she was suppressing it for some unknown purpose.

He didn’t know why, but he loved the feeling of being by her side. Whether she was good or bad, he felt content just being near her.

"Is that the thing that fell on me you’re holding?"

Chu Liangyu sat up. Only then did he notice that Xiang Qiancheng was also standing beside her.

"Yes. I don’t know what it is."

"Give it to me. Let me see."

Chu Liangyu was focused on her examination and didn’t notice Xiang Qiancheng stiffen after she glanced at him.

Seeing that Chi Yizhong had no intention of snitching, he finally relaxed and stood quietly to the side to watch with them.

[Ding—Omniscient System online.]

[It is the Guardian Spirit of this weed forest—you could also call it the heart—responsible for obstructing outsiders from entering the Beast God Temple.]

’This tiny thing is a Guardian Spirit?’

Chu Liangyu was noncommittal.

’But... obstructing outsiders? It doesn’t look like it could do something like that.’

The moment it was in her hands, it acted like a cat on catnip, rolling around in her palm.

It even wrapped its two slender, branch-like limbs around her finger like a pillow, clinging to it without moving.

Chu Liangyu moved her hand, and its body swayed, but it only hugged her finger tighter, showing no intention of letting go.

"Throw it away."

Nothing that friendly right off the bat could be a good thing.

Chu Liangyu stopped him, explaining, "It’s not a threat, and keeping it will be useful."

"Female Master, you know what this is?"

"Mhm, it’s the Guardian Spirit of this weed forest."

Xiang Qiancheng was also skeptical. "This thing?"

Chu Liangyu poked the Guardian Spirit. "Little guy, show them what you can do."

The Guardian Spirit reluctantly let go of Chu Liangyu’s finger, and its body gradually began to emit a faint green light.

The surrounding weeds seemed to come to life, swaying along with the Guardian Spirit.

"Is that all?"

Xiang Qiancheng sighed with considerable disappointment, his interest in the Guardian Spirit fading.

But the moment he spoke, countless tangled weeds shot up from under his feet, flinging him into the air before he came crashing back down.

It happened so suddenly that Xiang Qiancheng didn’t even have a chance to cry out.

"Looks like it really doesn’t like you."

After landing, Xiang Qiancheng’s arms and legs were bound by the weeds, leaving him unable to move.

As one of Chu Liangyu’s Beast Husbands, it was naturally impossible for him to be unable to break free from mere weeds.

With just a slight exertion of force, the weeds binding him snapped apart.

"Yeah... I guess so."

Xiang Qiancheng turned his head away, embarrassed. A closer look would have revealed a hint of guilt.

"It’s still a long time until dawn. You should get some more sleep."

The commotion just now had woken just about everyone up.

Chu Liangyu no longer felt like sleeping either.

"I’m not going back to sleep. We’ll set off at dawn."

Chi Yizhong hummed softly in agreement and said no more.

He naturally sat down beside Chu Liangyu, gazing at her profile in a daze.

"Yu He has to return to the sea every so often. What about you, do you need to?"

Chi Yizhong paused for a moment, then a faint smile appeared on his face. "Yes, but I only need to go back once every six months."

"That’s in another month. It’ll be winter by then."

Chu Liangyu turned to face him directly. "Do you need me to go back with you?"

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