335: Chapter 335 That's how it's decided.
In the end, Jin Yi compromised, agreeing to discuss the decision together once Zhu Xiu woke up.
After the snow stopped, more and more Beastmen were active outside.
The Cubs who had already transformed couldn't be kept inside, so after consulting, the Beast Husbands decided to take turns taking them up the mountain to learn hunting.
Jin Yi spent more and more time with her these past two days, so Xin Feng and Yan Lie took the five oldest Cubs to the mountains.
With Xin Feng and Yan Lie guarding The Cubs, Bai Wanwan wasn't worried at all.
What she didn't expect was that Jin Yi was also very capable when taking care of The Cubs, needing almost no intervention from her.
After she finished nursing, he put The Cubs back into their nest and pulled her up to sit with him.
"Are you hungry? I'll go roast some potatoes for you."
Jin Yi felt a bit ashamed; he had only started learning from Xin Feng recently, and roasting potatoes was currently the only skill he had mastered.
"Not hungry yet. You eat something first. I'll go check on Zhu Xiu and the Snake Cubs next door. The weather is getting warmer; he should be waking up soon."
"Good, you go see him, and I'll go roast potatoes."
Bai Wanwan responded, and Jin Yi picked up her foot, helped her put on her shoes, and assisted her in standing up.
"Oh, right, Wan Wan. Mother said she wants to see you and The Cubs. Once the snow melts, I'll take you to meet her."
She hadn't met Jin Yi's Mother since coming to the Golden Lion Tribe, but since she chose to enter into a Pairing Ceremony with him, she definitely needed to meet his Mother.
"Okay!" she replied with a smile.
Jin Yi held her hand. "If my Mother says anything unpleasant, don't take it to heart. Anyway, we'll leave when the Warm Season arrives."
Upon hearing this, Bai Wanwan roughly understood that his Mother was probably a difficult Female.
She nodded. "Mm, I understand."
After speaking with Jin Yi, she walked to the adjacent room.
First, she walked along the wall to the inner side and saw several small Snake Cubs sleeping soundly, coiled in a spiral shape.
She couldn't help but lean down and kiss them.
Who knew that as soon as she kissed them, The Cubs stirred and woke up one after another.
"Mama..."
The Little Female Cub opened her eyes, saw her, and sleepily swam over, crawling up her arm to nestle in the crook of her neck, gently rubbing against her with her little head.
"Good baby, are you hungry right after waking up?"
"Hungry! Mama, I'm so hungry."
The two Male Cubs also leaped up and clung to their Mother.
"Mama, I'm hungry too."
"Me too, me too."
Bai Wanwan didn't have time to go out to find fresh meat, so she directly took out meat strips from her space and distributed them to the Snake Cubs.
Once they got the food, the Snake Cubs obediently held the meat strips and began to swallow them.
Bai Wanwan gently placed them on the stone table and turned to look at Zhu Xiu.
She reached out and gently stroked his scales.
His body temperature was still very low.
As her fingers brushed over him, she sensed the snake body beneath her palm move slightly.
She looked up at him in surprise. "Zhu Xiu?"
However, the King Cobra remained coiled there, unmoving.
She dared not forcibly wake him, fearing it might affect his body.
She sat beside him and talked to herself for a while. Seeing that he truly showed no signs of waking, she took the Snake Cubs and left the room.
Over the next two days, the Snake Cubs' appetite surged. Yan Lie and Xin Feng took the Snake Cubs along, teaching them hunting techniques.
Although the species were different, the basic predatory technique of seizing an opportunity was the same.
"Wan Wan, the snow has melted. I'll take you to see my Mother today, okay?" Jin Yi walked in from outside and asked for her opinion.
"Okay, then wait for me to get ready."
She quickly went into the room, chose a light-colored beast skin skirt to wear, combed her hair into two braids, and even pinned a few small purple flowers into her braids.
Jin Yi had already packed the Leopard Cub and the lion cub into a basket. He carried it with one hand while holding her hand with the other.
"Shi Hua, we are going out for a while. If anything happens, come help me look after things."
"Okay, Sister, go ahead without worry."
After instructing Shi Hua, Bai Wanwan went out with Jin Yi.
Although she had mentally prepared herself, seeing Jin Yi's Mother still caused her immense surprise.
"Jin Yi, is this the mate you painstakingly selected?"
The Female, who was plump and reasonably attractive, was full of scrutiny the moment she saw Bai Wanwan.
Jin Yi moved slightly, blocking Bai Wanwan behind him. "Mother, you wanted to see Wan Wan and The Cubs, so I brought her over. Take a look, and then we'll leave."
Jin Yun looked at Jin Yi displeasedly. "You're shielding her so much, how can I see clearly?"
Listening to their Mother-son conversation, Bai Wanwan had a rough idea. She squeezed Jin Yi's hand, reassuring him.
Then, she walked out from behind him herself.
"Since Mother wants to see me, I'll come closer so you can see clearly, Mother."
Saying this, she walked straight up to her and even sat down on the nearby Stone Stool.
Jin Yun clearly hadn't expected her to walk past Jin Yi and approach her.
She couldn't help but examine the Female before her with a scrutinizing gaze.
Jin Yi, this Male Cub, had too stubborn a personality, which she didn't like much.
She preferred the Little Female from the Female Elder Sister's family and wanted Jin Yi to enter into a Pairing Ceremony with her.
Jin Yi flatly refused, saying he would never pair with a Female who already had a Beast Husband.
So, what about now?
She had already sent people to inquire; this Female already had three Beast Husbands.
Facing the gaze of dislike from Jin Yi's Mother, Bai Wanwan smiled sweetly, not even letting her brow twitch.
Just then, the lion cub in the bamboo basket suddenly cried out.
It drew Jin Yun's attention, and her gaze fell upon the basket. "I heard your Father Beast say you already have a litter of Cubs? Let me see."
Jin Yi was quite reluctant, but thinking he probably wouldn't have many chances to return in the future, and since it was his Mother, he hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and handing the basket to her.
But after only a few seconds of letting her look, he quickly took it back.
Jin Yun suppressed the surprise in her heart. The Female Jin Yi found was indeed fertile.
It had only been this short time, and she had already given birth to Cubs for Jin Yi.
And four at once.
As Jin Yun's eyes darted around, preparing to speak, Jin Yi spoke next. "Mother, you have seen my Consort and my Cubs. It's cold outside; I'll take them back now."
Jin Yun was stunned. Seeing Jin Yi stand up while holding Bai Wanwan's hand, she immediately shouted with anger, "You stop right there!"
Jin Yi calmly turned around, his expression placid. "You've seen them; is there anything else?"
"Jin Yi, I am your Mother."
Just then, a Male nearby who had been staring at Bai Wanwan suddenly spoke up. "Big Brother, don't always make Mother angry. Mother only asked you to come because she missed you. Why are you leaving as soon as you arrive?"
As he spoke, his eyes couldn't leave Bai Wanwan's face.
Jin Yun also didn't want to beat around the bush. She spoke directly to Jin Yi: "Since you are in a hurry to leave, I'll be direct. Your Consort is very fertile, and your younger brother likes her too. Let him take care of her with you. This matter is settled."
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