Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off - Chapter 96
96: Chapter 96: Your Cubs?
96: Chapter 96: Your Cubs?
Su Qinglan stared at him for a long moment.
Her stomach still twisted, her head dizzy, and this snake was standing there looking so proud of himself for offering her a raw leg.
If she opened her mouth now, she was afraid she might bite him for real.
No.
Calm down.
She needed to stay calm.
If this ancient snake knew she had violent tendencies, who knew what he’d do to her?
He might decide she wasn’t “fit to be a mate” and just… eat her or, worse, kill her.
No, no, no.
She had to survive.
So Su Qinglan smile, breathe, and be gentle.
Su Qinglan forced a shaky smile.
“I… I don’t really eat meat right now,” she said softly.
“I prefer fruits.
Lots of fruits.
Because, uh… I’m carrying cubs.” Xuan Long blinked.
His pupils narrowed slightly.
“Carrying Cubs?” She nodded quickly, clutching her belly like she was protecting a sacred treasure.
“Yes.
So I don’t want meat for a while.” For a few seconds, Xuan Long just stared at her, then slowly nodded with a surprisingly serious face.
“Alright,” he said firmly.
“Then I’ll find you fruits.
Many fruits.
After all, they’re my cubs now.
I will take care of them.” Su Qinglan froze.
“Ex-excuse me, what?” He looked perfectly calm, as if stating a simple fact.
“My cubs,” he repeated.
“Since they’re inside you, I will raise them and protect them in the future.” Su Qinglan nearly choked on her own spit.
“Wait…wait!
No, they’re not yours!
I already have a beast husband, thank you very much.
He’s alive and kicking!” She said it without thinking, waving her hand dismissively.
But the moment she looked back, Xuan Long’s expression had changed completely.
The air in the cave turned heavy.
His emerald eyes darkened like a storm rolling in.
His voice dropped low.
“How could a useless male let his female wander around alone in a dangerous forest?” Su Qinglan blinked, startled.
“Well… I mean, he didn’t let me; I just…” “Don’t worry,” Xuan Long interrupted smoothly.
“I will find him.” Her face lit up instantly.
“Really?
You will?” “Yes,” he said coldly.
“And then I’ll kill him.” Su Qinglan’s mouth fell open.
“Wait…WHAT?!
Why would you kill him?!” Xuan Long looked genuinely puzzled.
“Because he’s not capable of being your mate.
You have me now.
I’m the most powerful beastman here.
You don’t need any other male.
Especially not a useless one.” Su Qinglan stared at him, speechless.
“You…you can’t just kill someone because you don’t like them!” He tilted his head slightly, as if trying to understand her strange logic.
“But I’m your mate now.
Once you accept me, you will only belong to me.
That’s how it is.” “No way!” Su Qinglan shot back instantly.
“You can’t decide that on your own!
My husband is a good beastman; he is kind, loyal, strong, and definitely not useless!” Xuan Long’s face darkened again.
The temperature in the cave seemed to drop a few degrees.
Su Qinglan was still reeling from the shock of his confession and the sudden, intense possessiveness.
Her own anger was swiftly replaced by alarm.
The last of Xuan Long’s patience was gone, drowned in a deep, burning surge of jealousy.
The thought of this “good beastman” male she spoke of…a male who had touched her, mated with her, and was the father of her current cubs drove him wild with the need to assert his absolute claim.
He would not allow her to leave with some wild male.
He covered the distance in a sudden, lightning-fast slither, his face dangerously close.
His emerald eyes were burning with an intense, possessive heat that made her breath hitch.
“Female,” he hissed, the sound a low, gravelly threat that vibrated in her ears.
“You are only mine.
You will not speak of other males in front of me.
I am powerful.
No one competes with me for my female.” Before she could form a reply, his lips slammed down on hers.
It was not a gentle kiss but a demanding one; he was assertive in his claim on her.
That you only belong to me and no one else.
And when the simple kiss still couldn’t calm the restless thought inside his mind, he deepened it more.
He didn’t try to coax her; he simply took.
And then in his frenzy, he suddenly took her lower lip between her teeth and gently bit on it; it was a warning for her.
Su Qinglan gasped in pain and shock, and in a fit she bit him even harder.
The salty tang of blood bloomed on her tongue, mingling with his powerful, earthy scent.
The sudden sting made her eyes water, and she struggled slightly against the press of his mouth.
He held the kiss for one dominating moment.
Then, he broke away, his eyes locked on her face, his gaze dropping to the slight crimson line now visible on her lower lip.
A dark, satisfied look crossed his features.
He was not even bothered that his lips were bleeding.
Without giving her a chance to recover, his large hands…the same ones that had just been so terrifying when tearing the deer’s leg suddenly reached down and placed themselves flat against her stomach.
Su Qinglan froze.
“Hey…what are you doing?” A faint warmth spread from his palm.
It wasn’t painful, but it was strong…so strong that she could feel it.
Like something powerful was wrapping gently around her womb.
Her breath caught.
“What… what are you doing?” Xuan Long looked at her with calm determination.
“Protecting what’s mine,” he said simply.
Su Qinglan stared at him, speechless, heart pounding.
This crazy snake… really thought everything he touched was his.
The warmth around Su Qinglan’s belly glowed once more, then slowly faded.
A gentle heat lingered in her body, spreading through her limbs until even her fingertips tingled.
It wasn’t frightening, just… strangely comforting.
She blinked, confused.
“What in the world was that?” Before she could react further, a familiar chime echoed in her mind.
“Congratulations, Host!” Xuyu’s cheerful voice echoed suddenly, full of excitement.
Su Qinglan blinked in surprise.
“Xuyu?
What…what just happened?” “Host!
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