157: Chapter 157 Intimate Moments, Slow-witted Kuna

Xing Jiu took two bold steps forward, the tips of his ears turning red. He summoned his courage and spoke, "Qing Qing, you promised me yesterday that you would grant me one condition..."

So, his condition was... for her to possess him and mark him.

Whether it was despicable or worthy of scorn, he only wanted a moment of her mercy.

"..." Sang Qing already understood his request, and her expression couldn't help but change.

"That won't do, Xing Jiu!"

She kept backing away, her gaze becoming complicated and her brow furrowed.

"It will, Qing Qing. Promise me," Xing Jiu said, cornering her.

Xing Jiu's eyes were filled with extreme longing, mixed with shyness and sorrow. "I don't need you to take responsibility. Just this once, Qing Qing."

Through this, Sang Qing also clearly saw the other wounds on his body.

But she couldn't agree.

"Xing Jiu, you are a very good male. Don't debase yourself like this."

If she possessed him recklessly, he would never be able to undergo Pair Bonding again.

The Beast World was different from the modern world; a male who had offered his body to a female would find it difficult to gain recognition again.

And for Xing Jiu, she truly only felt friendship, nothing more.

Sang Qing looked at the door not far away, thinking she should make a quick escape.

He was truly being muddled.

Xing Jiu's eyes were half-lidded, showing no stray thoughts, only deep anticipation.

He wanted her love to descend upon him just once.

That was all.

Xing Jiu slowly reached out to her, touching the clean corner of her clothes, his thin lips parting and closing. "I am willing. I am willing to offer my only pure body to you.

You cannot refuse this condition of mine.

Qing Qing..."

Sang Qing grabbed his wrist, her gaze sharp and her tone much heavier, "Xing Jiu!"

She was starting to get a little angry now.

Why was he doing this?

"Do you think I'm ugly? Are you unwilling to look at me?" Xing Jiu's eyelashes trembled, his voice becoming humble. His tall frame was hunched over, presenting himself before her without reservation.

"No." Sang Qing took a deep breath and looked away. "I know you like me, but Xing Jiu, I already have a mate. I don't want you to continue like this, otherwise, we won't even be able to be friends."

Xing Jiu felt the strength of her grip on his wrist tightening, and his anxious heart sank. "I don't need you to take responsibility... Even if after today, you never look at me again... I am still willing."

His voice was very soft, like the ethereal and invisible wind in the air.

Sang Qing turned her head and met his eyes, which were as deep as the sea. She subconsciously froze.

Xing Jiu turned his hand to hold her weakening hand, gently rubbing it twice. Then he slowly brought his head close to hers, blinked, and tentatively kissed her red lips.

It could be considered a long-awaited wish coming true.

"Change... change the condition... Xing Jiu..."

Xing Jiu opened his eyes, his misty gaze containing stubbornness. "I won't!"

Immediately, he lowered his head to cover her lips again, grinding and ravaging them tenderly yet uncontrollably... The room was dim, and a ray of light fell on his snow-white hair. Sang Qing remained silent.

She hugged Xing Jiu's waist. His dry white hair brushed against the back of her hand; it turned out his hair had grown so long.

It had clearly been so short before.

Sang Qing regained a sliver of clarity. Looking at the fine beads of sweat on his handsome face and his restrained gaze, she asked again, "Xing Jiu, are you sure?"

Did he really want to exchange this for his condition?

"It's not too late to regret it."

Xing Jiu's gaze was far from innocent. "I don't regret it."

...Outside, the sunlight was brilliant; inside, the atmosphere was thick with passion.

In the burning hot room, a sliver of bright sunlight peeked in... By the time Xing Jiu stopped, Sang Qing found that her entire morning had been wasted.

Six or seven hours—she had nearly lost half her life.

Xing Jiu seriously helped her dress, his gaze submissive and gentle.

"I'll take you back." Xing Jiu tidied her hair, and only after ensuring she was properly dressed did he speak to her.

Sang Qing shook her head and whispered, "I need to go outside the city."

She had to see how Kuna's sowing was progressing.

She originally had things to do today. If it hadn't been for the delay because of him, she probably would have been outside the city by now.

Xing Jiu's expression was soft. Though he wasn't smiling, it was clear he was in a good mood. "I'll take you."

Sang Qing thought for a moment and ate the fruit in a few bites. "Aren't you tired yet?"

Xing Jiu's face turned beet red, and he lowered his eyes shyly. "I'm not tired."

Well then. She was too lazy to transform into her Beast Form and run herself; she was tired enough.

Five miles outside Beast King City, Kuna was directing the beastmen in sowing.

The land had already been tilled by the system using Sang Qing's points; they only needed to sow and irrigate.

At present, they had sown at least a thousand acres of land, as Sang Qing had the system till the soil before she went out to clear the Dinosaurs.

Kuna heard the sound of wind overhead and looked up. Upon seeing Sang Qing's figure, she hurriedly waved her mud-covered hands at her.

Sang Qing jumped down from Xing Jiu's back. Her legs went weak, and she almost collapsed onto the ground.

Phew! Luckily, she wasn't noticed.

Xing Jiu supported her guiltily, his lips twitching.

"I'm fine!" Sang Qing waved her hand, looking at the rolling land in the distance. Many beastmen were working, both males and females.

Kuna patted the mud off her hands and walked toward them. "City Lord!"

Why did she just arrive?

"Kuna." Sang Qing smiled at her and greeted her. "Are you busy?"

"It's alright." Kuna smiled happily, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.

Kuna turned her head and saw Xing Jiu, her eyes lighting up repeatedly.

"Ooh, City Lord, this is..."

"Xing Jiu, a warrior of the Eagle Clan," Sang Qing introduced.

Xing Jiu spoke politely to her, "Hello!"

"Ah! So cool, this white hair." The reason Kuna found Xing Jiu striking was his head of white hair; it was simply too cool.

She really liked this wild style.

Eh?

Not paired?

But... the way he looked at the City Lord was clearly a bit clingy.

Oho, looks like she's a step too late.

But... did he have any brothers or something? She'd be open to that too.

Sang Qing waved her arm in front of Kuna. "Kuna?"

This girl, she can't move when she sees a handsome guy. Her mate is still staring at her from behind; she can smell that overwhelming jealousy from this far away.

Kuna snapped out of it and chuckled. "Xing Jiu, do you have any brothers with white hair like yours?"

Xing Jiu was creeped out by her gaze. He quickly shook his head, stood closer to Sang Qing, and grabbed her hand. "No more."

What... what did she want to do?

Alright. Kuna sighed, her disappointment visible to the naked eye.

"Your white hair is really beautiful, so handsome."

And this scar on his face—it's so edgy.

The City Lord eats so well. Ahhh, I'm so jealous.

The smile on Sang Qing's face stiffened slightly. Kuna likes guys like Xing Jiu?

If she had known earlier, she should have brought Xing Jiu to see her first... A mistake, a total mistake.

Now it was too late to recommend Xing Jiu to Kuna.

Sang Qing's gaze fell on Xing Jiu's large hand holding hers, and she felt a pang of regret in her heart.

Xing Jiu gave Kuna a shy smile as a response to her compliment.

But he wasn't happy; it was because of this white hair that he couldn't be with Qing Qing.

After chatting, Kuna led Sang Qing to walk around the fields.

Sang Qing followed Kuna's footsteps and began inspecting the fields.

"When the earthquake happened a few days ago, it cracked all my land. I don't know how many seeds were lost," Kuna complained as she walked, but when she looked at the ground, the light of passion in her eyes was completely unstoppable.

"It's okay, probably not much was lost. Besides, earthquakes can't be controlled; there's nothing we can do," Sang Qing comforted her, looking at the busy beastmen around them.

They seemed to have gotten used to farming, working with smiles on their faces.

But they weren't working for free; Sang Qing still calculated their workload and paid them monthly in shell crystals.

"Roughly when will this area be finished?" She looked into the distance again, where sowing was still waiting.

Hundreds of thousands of acres of land was no small amount. Later, she would have to arrange for beastmen to patrol daily and live on the edge of the fields long-term to protect the crops.

"Soon, probably in about half a month," Kuna estimated.

Currently, residents were willing to go out to work to earn shell crystals, so there were quite a few beastmen participating in the farming.

Sang Qing nodded.

After walking for a while, Kuna looked at the sun in the sky and felt a bit dizzy.

Could it be low blood sugar? But she had eaten breakfast before coming out.

Sang Qing noticed her abnormality and quickly supported her. "What's wrong?"

Kuna's body swayed, and she smiled at Sang Qing. "Probably just a bit thirsty. I'll be fine after a rest and some water."

Her mate had just told her to go rest, but she wanted to finish sowing this area first.

It seemed she had slightly overestimated herself.

Sang Qing looked at her pale face and felt something wasn't right. "I'll help you go rest."

Could it be heatstroke?

But the sun in the spring season really didn't have much power.

Kuna nodded.

Taking the water handed over by her mate, Kuna sat on the ground without any decorum and gulped it down.

"Cough, cough..."

"Slow down, slow down!" Kuna's mate hurriedly patted her back, staring at her with a gentle gaze.

"I'm fine." Kuna wiped her mouth and laughed heartily.

Her mate was helpless.

Sang Qing took out two fruits and a bag of jerky from her bag. "Here, are you hungry? Eat something quickly."

Kuna touched her stomach and pouted slightly. "A little, but I ate so much this morning."

Her mate said she was too thin and insisted on forcing her to eat more every day.

Since she knew she had work to do, she didn't refuse.

But how much time had passed? She felt like she hadn't even finished digesting.

Sang Qing smiled and teased, "Take care of your health. It's a good thing you're paired and have them to look after you. Otherwise, with the way you forget to eat when you're busy, I'd really worry you wouldn't last three days."

Kuna chuckled and took the fruit she handed over. "You don't know, I've been so happy lately."

Having something she loved to do and handsome mates, aside from the lack of TV and computers, she had completely adapted to life in the Beast World.

It seemed her decision was very wise.

After coming here, she finally found her sense of belonging.

"As long as you're happy." Sang Qing patted her shoulder.

Kuna smiled and took a bite of the fruit in her hand. "Mmm, City Lord, this fruit is delicious. Is it for sale in the shop?"

Sang Qing looked closely and was instantly puzzled. "You... say it's delicious?"

She seemed to have taken the wrong fruit.

This was the Sour Fruit she used to trick her Little Cubs when weaning them.

"Yeah, what's wrong? I think it's quite good." Kuna looked down at the fruit in her hand, her eyes sparkling.

"...This is a Sour Fruit." Sa Yu had found it on the grassland while out hunting. Because he hadn't seen it before, he brought it back for her.

After scanning it and confirming it was just an ordinary fruit, and because it looked nice, she planted one in her courtyard.

But this fruit was truly sour, especially after ripening; it could almost set a beast's teeth on edge.

She only used it as a decorative plant. Then, when she was weaning the Little Cubs, she found it could be used to make them drink their milk powder, so she picked a few and threw them into her Storage Grid.

In her haste just now, she accidentally gave the wrong one to Kuna.

But she said it was delicious... "Sour Fruit? It's not sour at all. What a name.

I'll remember it. I'll have my mate go trade for it later." Kuna didn't notice Sang Qing's subtle expression at all, continuing to munch on the fruit and chatting with her with a smile.

Sang Qing had a deep understanding of Kuna's denseness.

But since it concerned her health this time, she couldn't hide it from her.

Just like today, she had been busy in the fields for so long and hadn't noticed...

"What I mean is, only pregnant females would think Sour Fruit is delicious."

"Who says? I think it's quite good too." Kuna still hadn't reacted.

However, the eyes of the mate beside her lit up.

Sang Qing pressed her hand to her forehead. Forget it, she couldn't get through to her.

Better to wait for her to realize it herself.

So, she turned to look at Kuna's mate. "Don't let her work this afternoon, and take her to see the Witch Doctor when you go back."

Kuna had been paired for two or three sun cycles now; it was very likely she was pregnant.

"Okay." Kuna's mate was an extremely young and handsome male with slightly curly brown hair. The smile on his face gradually spread, and his gaze was soft enough to melt.

His gaze fell on Kuna's belly, and his mouth slowly widened into a grin.

"What are you two talking about?" Kuna stared at them both with a look of confusion.

"Nothing. I'm heading back." Sang Qing almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

Tsk!

Kuna was like she was missing a gear in some aspects.

"Oh, okay." Kuna nodded in confusion, watching her leave.

Xing Jiu looked back at Kuna, who was pestering her mate with questions, and asked curiously, "Qing Qing, is she going to have a Little Cub?"

"If nothing goes wrong, she probably is." Sang Qing smiled slightly, holding Xing Jiu's hand as they strolled across the grassland.

A gentle breeze blew, ruffling the stray hairs by her ears.

Xing Jiu pursed his lips, his expression dazed as he thought about something.

"We..."

He subconsciously wondered if Qing Qing would... "Don't worry, I won't get pregnant." Seeing his hesitance, Sang Qing found it funny and quickly explained.

Not for at least two years.

Xing Jiu wasn't sad; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief.

That was for the best.

"Don't you like cubs?" Sang Qing stared at him, the corners of her lips turning up slightly.

But she saw that Xing Jiu was very patient with Aqi and took good care of him.

Xing Jiu shook his head, his eyes flickering. "I don't like them."

Alright then.

Sang Qing raised an eyebrow slightly and brought up another matter. "When we get back, let's go find the Witch Doctor for Pair Bonding."

A look of surprise appeared on Xing Jiu's face, and he almost bit his tongue. "You... you want to undergo Pair Bonding with me?"

He hadn't heard wrong, had he?

Sang Qing was frank, looking at him with a sincere gaze. "Yes. You didn't think I was the kind of female who just messes around, did you?"

Since she had already possessed Xing Jiu, she had to take responsibility for him.

He had a good personality and wasn't overbearing; having one more of him at home was fine.

It wasn't something she couldn't accept.

Xing Jiu lowered his eyes and slowly released her hand. "No, I won't undergo Pair Bonding with you."

"???" Sang Qing was stunned, a look of confusion on her face. "Why?"

Did he really want to be a lone beast?

Xing Jiu stared at the ground as if he had made a great resolution, his voice raspy.

"I like you very much, Qing Qing. But as I said this morning, I am only sacrificing myself to you; I will not become your mate." He couldn't ask for too much.

Although what she just said made his heart race and made him extremely happy.

He still couldn't go back on his vow.