Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off - Chapter 102

102: Chapter 102: Females are always Fragant 102: Chapter 102: Females are always Fragant When Xuan Long finally came back to the cave, Su Qinglan almost dropped the vines with which she was trying to weave a basket.

Because Xuan Long had dropped a whole mountain of fruits in front of her, glistening with dew.

Red, green, yellow, even some that shimmered like they were glowing faintly in the dim light of the cave.

She blinked, rubbed her eyes once, then twice, thinking maybe she was dreaming.

“What… what are these?” she stammered, stumbling forward a few steps.

The smell alone made her dizzy – it was sweet, fragrant, completely out of place in the dim cave.

She had searched for fruits before.

In this world, real sweet fruits were like treasures.

Most were either poisonous or tasted so sour that no one could eat them.

Finding a truly sweet one was rare, and even if someone did find it, beasts usually guarded those trees fiercely.

But here… here was a whole mountain of them.

She crouched down and stared at them in awe.

“This… this one looks like dragon fruit,” she murmured, her fingers brushing over the pink, scaly skin.

“And this…

wait, this one looks like an apple!

But it’s so big…

bigger than my face!” She turned toward Xuan Long, eyes wide.

“Are they all… sweet fruits?” Xuan Long nodded once, his calm face faintly proud.

“Mn.

I confirmed each one before bringing them.” Her heart jumped a little.

Confirmed?

Did he… taste them himself?

She didn’t even want to imagine that scene.

Still, she was so happy she could almost cry.

She hurried to the corner of the cave where a large stone bowl sat, filled with clean water.

She scooped a little water from it and dipped fruits into it, washed them carefully, then lifted one glistening red fruit and took a big bite.

The moment the juice touched her tongue, her whole face lit up.

“So sweet!” she mumbled with her mouth full and shining eyes.

“So, so sweet!” The taste exploded in her mouth – it was juicy, fragrant, almost like something from a dream.

Even back in her old world, in the apocalypse, fruits had been a luxury.

Just seeing one was rare, let alone tasting it fresh like this.

Before she even swallowed, she took another bite.

Xuan Long just stood there, quietly watching her.

The corners of his lips softened as he looked at the female who was nibbling the fruit like a little tree beast, her tail puffed high, her small ears twitching happily.

There was even a faint stain of juice on her chin, and her eyes curved into half-moons as she chewed.

So this was what females liked.

Sweet fruits.

He noted it down silently in his heart…

next time, he would bring her even more.

What he didn’t realize was that the pile he had already brought was enough to feed her for a week… maybe more.

Half of them would probably rot before she could even finish them.

After eating until her belly was round and full, Su Qinglan leaned back with a soft groan, patting her stomach gently.

She looked completely satisfied, lips still sticky with fruit juice, eyes half-closed in lazy comfort.

The pile of fruits beside her had finally gone down a bit, though it still looked like enough to feed a small tribe.

“Ahh… so full…” she muttered, rubbing her stomach again.

“I can’t eat another bite…” After resting for a while, her sleepy smile slowly faded as she looked down at herself.

Her clothes were in terrible shape – they were dusty, torn, and smeared with dried blood and dirt.

The hide clung to her skin awkwardly, almost falling off every time she moved.

She had to clutch it each time she took a step, afraid it would slip completely.

She sighed.

“I really need a bath…” Her body itched from dried sweat and dust.

Even if there wasn’t a proper bath here, at least she could wash herself by bathing in the river.

So, she turned toward Xuan Long, who was quietly cleaning up the cave.

“Xuan Long,” she called softly, “is there a river nearby?

I want to go take a bath.” He turned to her, blinking slowly.

“River?” he repeated, confused.

“Why do you need a river?

If you want water, I can bring it for you.” Su Qinglan almost laughed.

“No, not that.

I mean… I need to bathe.

Wash my body.

Change my clothes.

I’m all dirty.” The moment she said that, his expression froze.

Then, his eyes widened.

“Bath?!” he said, sounding almost shocked.

“Females don’t bathe!

They’ll get sick and go to the Beast God!” Su Qinglan stared at him, her mouth half open.

“…What?” He looked so serious that for a moment she almost believed him.

Females don’t bathe?

Her face twisted as she tried to make sense of that.

Did females in this world really not bathe?

Was that why he said it like it was dangerous?

Then realization hit her.

The original body’s owner…

the real Su Qinglan from this world had probably never bathed in her entire life.

She rubbed her forehead helplessly.

“No wonder…” she muttered.

“No wonder he thinks females shouldn’t bathe.

Poor guy, probably every female he’s seen smelled like they hadn’t washed in years…” She looked up at him again and tried not to laugh.

“Xuan Long,” she said patiently, “no one goes to the Beast God just because they take a bath.” He looked doubtful.

“Do you… not bathe?” she asked, raising one brow teasingly.

He quickly shook his head, his expression turning serious again.

“I bathe.

If I don’t, I will smell bad with blood on me and females will run away from me.” The way he said it was so honest and innocent that she couldn’t help but laugh.

“See?” she said, smiling.

“That’s exactly why I need to bathe too.

If not, maybe you’ll run away from me because of my smell.” “But you are not dirty.

Beastmen bathe because they are dirty and smell of blood, but females are always fragrant.” Su Qinglan’s lips twitched.

What kind of delusion is that?

How could someone be fragrant without bathing?

Just imagining it made her gag.

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