Rebirth With the Beast_17

 Chapter 91 continued...

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Tang Yu’s heart ached all over again, so he resigned himself to going back and treating the wound one more time. Who knew Jers would push his luck?

“Tang Yu, I want a reward,” Jers said as if it were only right, lifting his injured arm with a small frown.

There was no way Tang Yu would obediently give in. He tried to struggle, but whenever he did, Jers reached for him with the injured arm. After a few rounds of that, Tang Yu finally conceded defeat.

They slipped off to a secluded spot. Blushing, Tang Yu wrapped his arms around Jers’s neck of his own accord. He was worried someone would spot them and trembled as he pressed against Jers’s chest.

“We agreed—kisses only, no touching,” Tang Yu enunciated each word. Jers suddenly dipped his head; the high bridge of his nose grazed Tang Yu’s, and as soon as their gazes met, Tang Yu went weak.

Jers’s eyes were deep—Eastern mystery mixed with Western wildness. Tang Yu adored seeing his own reflection in them.

“Jers, I like you. Please don’t get hurt again.”

Jers leaned in and caught those tempting lips, kissing lightly before saying in a husky voice, “Mm. From now on, only you get to hurt me.”

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Chapter 92

Su Yi went back alone and searched the area where he’d found the two cubs, circling several more times. This time, luck wasn’t with him; after a long sweep he still hadn’t found the remaining one. As he returned to the cave where the children had been imprisoned, heavy footsteps sounded behind him. Su Yi didn’t even have time to think—he clenched his dagger and stabbed hard backward.

Aide was startled out of his wits. He’d spotted Su Yi from a distance and, curious what a little female was doing here, had followed. Who knew Su Yi would strike like lightning the moment he drew near? Aide eyed the gleaming dagger; he knew these “weapons” were fearsome—one slip and they’d split his skin open.

Seeing it was Aide, Su Yi’s icy expression eased a little. But he hated people coming up behind him. For someone who dealt with criminals for years, an approach from the rear was a good way to get hurt by mistake.

“What are you doing here? Is everything over on your side handled?” Su Yi sheathed the dagger and asked.

Aide gave a wry smile. “Honestly, they fought hard. If Lie and Xinoel weren’t so strong, we’d have had trouble beating them.”

Su Yi nodded. “Have you seen a cub about this tall?” From the relative quiet, he could tell things had stabilized; otherwise he’d have run into wanderers on the way.

Judging by the height Su Yi indicated, Aide had indeed seen a child.

“There is one.”

Su Yi brightened. After searching in vain for ages, here was the news handed to him.

“Take me.”

They hurried off. Su Yi had stayed away from the main battleground to cover the females and cubs, and only now, following Aide, did he see how brutal the fighting had been. The push to drive out the wanderers had met fierce resistance. The path was strewn with wreckage, bloodstains, and smashed debris. Aide led him to the very front and stopped at a shabby hide tent. Winged-leopard people stood guard outside. One grumbled when he saw Aide, “The beastman inside is in bad shape. He’s an ill-omened one. Looks like when he was wandering alone he got caught by these roamers…” He spotted Su Yi—since she was a female, there were things he didn’t want to say in front of her—so he clammed up.

Aide didn’t explain further, just nodded to the guard and turned to Su Yi. “The child you asked about is inside. He seems to be friends with that ill-omened beastman. When we found him, he was clinging to the cub to shield him. The kid’s unharmed, but the ill-omened one… isn’t doing well.” A flicker of pity crossed Aide’s green eyes.

Su Yi braced himself. However bad it was, he would stay calm. But when he lifted the flap, the urge to butcher every last wanderer surged up in him. He drew a deep breath. In nearly thirty years of life, it was the first time he’d ever felt so heartsore he wanted to cry.

The tent was cramped. A little cub was huddled against a teenage beastman. From what the guards had said, the teen was ill-omened; Su Yi quickly spotted the signs—furry beast ears in his filthy hair, and pale beast markings at his pained, furrowed brow. He couldn’t clearly see the boy’s face, only a thin frame and blurred features that showed he was quite young.

Su Yi moved gently but still startled the cub.

The child snapped a wary look over his shoulder, then relaxed slightly when he saw Su Yi.

Su Yi carefully drew the flap wider so he could examine the boy’s injuries. The moment Su Yi’s hand neared—before he even touched skin—the teen shuddered violently, like a frightened animal.

The cub hurried to pat the boy’s shoulder to soothe him. He didn’t dare touch anywhere else; the boy was wounded everywhere. Su Yi motioned the cub aside and edged in again, refusing to back off. If he left things as they were, the myriad wounds would fester, or the pain alone would kill him. When injuries cover every inch of a person, the body can be tortured to death.

The teen before him was a textbook case.

His whole body was riddled with cuts old and new—he’d clearly suffered long.

Su Yi had expected injuries and had brought plenty of medicine from Mino—meant for himself or Xinoel. He hadn’t thought he’d be using it all on this boy.

Patiently, softly, Su Yi kept talking to him, though the teen didn’t answer a word.

Maybe because the cub kept whispering that Su Yi was good, the boy soon allowed Su Yi to touch him. Su Yi had clean water brought, washed the wounds, then applied medicine. The herbs stopped bleeding and eased pain; the boy’s expression loosened, and he even opened his eyes once to look at Su Yi.

Cleaned up, he turned out to be quite handsome.

“Are you two good friends?” Knowing the teen wouldn’t answer, Su Yi asked the cub.

The cub nodded shyly, then shook his head. “I—I met him nearby when I was working. I don’t know his name. He often brought me tasty food. But because he came to see me, the bad men here caught him.”
“You don’t know each other? I thought you were close,” Su Yi said, surprised.

The cub lowered his long lashes and very carefully slipped his small hand into the boy’s limp one. Careful as he was, Su Yi still saw it. He suddenly understood something and stared at the cub, a little dazed.

“They caught him because he’s ill-omened, and beat him every day. I tried so many times to get him out, but I couldn’t—I’m not strong enough,” the cub murmured, as if speaking to Su Yi and to the boy both.

The teen blinked open, glanced at the cub, and closed his eyes again. In that look was such tenderness that Su Yi felt a strange jolt. Strange—because it wasn’t the way a beastman usually looked at a cub.

“I know what an ill-omened beastman is, but I don’t think he’s ill-omened. I think I am. If it weren’t for me, he wouldn’t be hurt like this. And yet… I’m happy…” The cub laughed and cried at once, making Su Yi uncomfortable.

He drew a long breath and stepped out. He understood perfectly what was “off,” but it wasn’t his place to comment. In a world this brutal, finding someone who makes you feel safe is a rare blessing. That said—one was a youth and one still a child. Ahem. Su Yi really didn’t know what to say.

“Su Yi!” A familiar voice rang out. Joy flared in him and he ran toward it.

Xinoel strode up with wet hair hanging loose. Su Yi leaped into his arms and caught the scent of blood. Knowing Su Yi liked things clean, Xinoel had bathed before coming back to cut the smell.

He looked Su Yi over from head to toe; seeing no injuries, he hugged him and kissed him. The business with the wanderers had kept them apart; now that things were winding down, he couldn’t help but kiss him again and again.

“Ahem—tone it down, you two. We’re all single beastmen with no partners, you know,” Tag called, disgruntled. Su Yi shot him a look and Tag wilted at once. He was always a little scared of Su Yi.

“How are things here?” Su Yi asked, remembering business; his hands, however, were still hooked around Xinoel’s arm, stealing a squeeze now and then.

“Lie’s driven the wanderers toward the northwest with a team. Those staying behind are the injured and those escorting females and cubs,” Aide explained. They’d rest here tonight and head back in the morning.

“What about the rescued females and children?” Su Yi asked.

“Here’s the plan: those with tribes, we winged leopards will arrange to send back later. Those without can choose to stay or go. One special case—we’d like to bring him to your place so he can recover properly,” Aide said, meaning the teen from before.

Su Yi nodded. Though the winged leopards were on good terms with the valley, housing an ill-omened beastman there would be inconvenient.

“No problem,” Su Yi agreed at once. The boy looked near death, but with care he could grow into a warrior.

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Chapter 93

Late that night Aide set watches for safety. Around one or two in the morning, it was Jers and Tang Yu’s turn. Wrapped in hides, they settled in the tallest tree with the widest view.

Jers was big enough that Tang Yu fit snugly in his lap; Jers’s arms encircled him from behind. Breathing in the alluring scent of his female, he kept teasing drowsy Tang Yu, whose head kept nodding. Tang Yu resisted at first, but he was so sleepy he finally let Jers mess with him while he napped sitting upright. Just as they were thinking the wanderers had all been driven off and wouldn’t dare come back for revenge, Jers suddenly stopped fidgeting. Half-awake, Tang Yu snorted, “Hmph, what—finally behaving?”

Jers didn’t answer. He scooped Tang Yu up and leapt from the tree. The sudden free fall blasted Tang Yu awake. He was about to scold Jers when he saw the grim set of his face and instantly understood—something was wrong.

Tang Yu scrambled onto Jers’s back and drew his bow. Jers shifted in a flash into a giant dragon. The transformation made a racket—and he added a few deliberate noises—so the light sleepers woke quickly.

The little female curled in Su Yi’s arms snapped his eyes open and tugged Su Yi anxiously. Su Yi patted his head and sighed. “Here—stay put and don’t run around. I’m going to chase the bad guys off.”

He kept his tone light. As soon as he stood, a field of small heads popped up. Clearly, none of them slept soundly. Children who’d never suffered would snore through a storm; these were different—so many slights and fears had made them jumpy at the slightest sound. They stared at Su Yi; no one spoke, but he knew they were scared.

“Don’t be afraid. There are plenty of beastmen guarding the entrance, and I won’t let anyone hurt you,” he said, motioning them to lie back down. When they did, he strode for the cave mouth. The moment he left, the children sat up again. Their stirrings roused some of the females; in no time the cave was noisy.

The little female couldn’t see in the dark like the cubs. He groped his way toward the entrance, stepped on someone’s foot, and nearly fell—saved only by a nearby cub’s quick hands.

“Where are you going?” the cub asked.

Too dark to tell who held him, the little female answered on instinct. “I’m going to find Su Yi.”

“No—you’ll get hurt out there. He said it’s dangerous,” the cub protested, gripping him tight.

“Su Yi is a female too, and he can protect us. If I just sit here and wait, I’ll feel useless,” the little female said, turning toward the blurred face.

The whispers around them fell silent. His words shocked everyone—and made something click. Yes, Su Yi was a female. If he could be strong, why couldn’t they? Seizing the cub’s moment of surprise, the little female pulled free and headed out. Another figure moved after him—the cub who’d been with the ill-omened youth, the last missing child Su Yi had recovered. He followed because he wanted to protect the ill-omened one. Most of the beastmen had gone northwest with the fox Lie to drive off the wanderers; only a few injured and a handful of others stayed. He couldn’t watch the one he cared for get hurt.

Second led to third, then fourth.

Before they knew it, most of the cave had filed out. Those left were either too frail or too timid. Even the female Jers had nearly flung out earlier followed the crowd.

Su Yi glanced back at the line behind him—half exasperated, half amused. Seeing them scrounge branches and stones for weapons, he swallowed his scolding. Coming out to see for themselves wasn’t bad; better than living in a shell as weaklings.

The raiders weren’t many—just a few stragglers making a futile stand.

Perched on Jers’s back, Tang Yu coordinated smoothly with him, shooting at the wanderers in beast form. Aide and several beastmen had joined the fight as well. Su Yi and Xinoel held position to protect the females and children.

The cubs were beastmen after all. Young as they were, watching the battle had their blood up; they shifted and snarled and growled under their breath. Chuckling, Su Yi sprinted, vaulted onto a wanderer’s beast-form back, grabbed a fistful of fur and dropped, rolled sideways under the belly, slashed a foreleg, then spring-boarded off the gut to safety. The flurry of moves was fast, exploiting the beast-form’s bulk and his own small, agile frame at close range.

He wasn’t showing off—he wanted to teach them that bigger isn’t always better. Sometimes the ant’s tricks work on the elephant.

When the ambushers were down, a flushed Tang Yu came back, a bit high on adrenaline, waving his bow. “Captain Su, did you see that? My godlike marksmanship!”

Su Yi gave him a cool side-eye, but seeing how delighted he was, he didn’t have the heart to deflate him.

With everyone awake and dawn near, Aide told them to sleep—but nobody could, so he decided they’d set out immediately for home.

There were simply too many people and too few beastmen to carry them, so flying was out. Aide had Tag fly back for reinforcements while the main group marched slowly. For a beastman in the air, the winged-leopard tribe was five days away, the valley three. On foot—with mostly females and children—it would be much slower.

Su Yi grew anxious. He felt they should hole up somewhere safe and wait for more beastmen to fetch them. Trekking blindly was unwise: with so many people, if a beast pack came by, even with Jers’s strength, could they keep everyone safe?

He told Aide his thoughts. Aide considered it. “I know. But look at the sky—we’re about to get ten-odd days of rain. If we’re delayed, getting back will take even longer. With this many people, the longer we’re stuck, the worse it gets.”

Su Yi mulled it over and insisted on finding a shelter to wait. As it stood, it was like wandering a forest full of predators with a flock of chattering, sweet-smelling women and curious, fidgety toddlers. Every scenario gave him the chills. At their pace, the trip could take half a month. Someone might get lost, someone else fall ill; and if delays stacked up, they’d be on the road twenty days or more. Food alone would be a problem.

After more discussion, they chose to follow Su Yi’s plan. Tang Yu agreed—if they tried to march, they’d draw beasts, and the beastmen couldn’t shield so many; someone would get hurt or worse.

By afternoon they’d found a good cave—a vast natural cavern big enough for all, if a bit cold at night. By dusk, the rain began to fall.

Tang Yu thought, Thank goodness we listened to Su Yi—marching in this downpour would have made the females and kids sick.

Su Yi, Xinoel, and two beastmen went hunting. Game was scarce; after a long tramp they brought down only one animal. With no choice, Su Yi combed the ground for edible plants. Females might be “trouble,” but at least they didn’t have to eat meat all the time, which lightened his burden. Not far off he found a trove of sweet potatoes. For a moment he wanted to stash them all in his personal space—but thinking of the hungry crowd, he sighed.

There were so many that Aide brought a crew—able-bodied females and older cubs—to help. Su Yi showed them how to dig. They didn’t seem thrilled. One cub muttered, “These don’t taste good. We only eat them when we’re starving.”

Su Yi scratched his head. “I think they’re tasty. Ah—maybe beastmen just prefer meat?” Xinoel, for one, wasn’t fond of them—though if he mixed in some meat, he’d eat a little.

Grumbling or not, they knew this wasn’t the time to be picky; anything to eat was a blessing.

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Chapter 94

When Tang Yu heard there were sweet potatoes to eat, he was already a little excited. During this time, while wandering outside, his diet had worsened. Before Su Yi and the others returned, Tang Yu had already started organizing everyone to gather firewood and build a bonfire. By the time Su Yi and the others returned with a full load, the bonfire was already burning. Tang Yu went over to help, selected a few sweet potatoes that looked good, and directly buried them in the ashes under the bonfire. Others, seeing Tang Yu do this, curiously gathered around to ask. Normally, they ate such things raw.

When Tang Yu heard they ate them raw, he couldn’t help but laugh. "How can you eat them raw? Aren’t you primitives afraid of getting diarrhea?"

Hearing Tang Yu’s words, Su Yi turned and glared at him. Tang Yu immediately put on an exaggerated smile and obediently taught others how to eat sweet potatoes.

Following Su Yi’s instructions, Aide went to a nearby river to look for clamshells that could be used as pots. When Xinor and the others returned, they smelled a sweet and fragrant aroma from afar. Su Yi had saved a sweet potato for Xinor. Seeing Xinor, he called him over to eat.

When Aide returned carrying a large clamshell, a small omega, who didn’t look very big, actually gave his share of sweet potatoes to Aide. Su Yi looked at the omega, then at Aide, and couldn’t help but whisper, "Hey, I didn’t expect Aide to be quite popular with omegas."

Xinor casually hummed in response, then focused all his attention on Su Yi’s hands, waiting for Su Yi to prepare something delicious for him. Su Yi had already cut the processed meat into thin slices and said to Aide, "Quick, we’re just missing your pot."

Aide placed the clamshell on the fire and boiled water as Su Yi instructed. The bonfire was strong, and by the time Su Yi had finished slicing half of the wild beast’s meat, the water in the clamshell was boiling. Su Yi put half of the meat slices into the water to blanch them, then directly fished them out and set them aside. He threw all the bones into the clamshell, added some seasonings, and made a simple bone broth.

Su Yi could take out seasonings to use, saying he had brought them when they left, but he couldn’t take out a pot from his spatial storage. Now, Su Yi took the blanched meat slices, mixed them with spices and sesame oil, and they could be eaten directly. The rest, Su Yi planned to eat by dipping them in the bone broth after it was cooked. Everyone around was curious about Su Yi’s new way of eating. They didn’t understand what was on the meat slices, but it smelled very tempting.

Xinor had brought back two prey animals in total. Since the prey was hard to catch, they could only eat one today. This meat was just an appetizer to go with the rice; what they really wanted to eat were the sweet potatoes and the fruits they had picked. They found that the sweet potatoes, once cooked, were quite delicious—sweet and fragrant, very suitable for the taste of omegas.

The little orcs all liked Su Yi’s cold meat slices. They found them a bit spicy and numbing, a fresh and delicious taste. However, since there wasn’t much meat, they could only have a taste.

In the evening, Jares came to find Su Yi, saying he had something to discuss with him.

Su Yi was a bit curious about what Jares wanted, so as soon as he saw Jares, he stared at him, waiting for an explanation.

"If we stay here, we might attract a beast herd. If you can find a way to guard the entrance of this cave, I can quickly take care of them. Then we’ll have enough food."

Su Yi widened his eyes. What did Jares mean? Did he want to wait for the beast herd to arrive and then slaughter them as food?

Although Jares’ idea was bold, if the beast herd really came, they wouldn’t be able to escape with so many people. They could only find a way to guard the cave entrance.

"Of course, I have a way. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have chosen this place." Su Yi walked to the cave entrance and pointed out the surroundings to Jares.

"This cave is shaped with a small entrance and a large interior, and there’s a stream inside. Guarding such an entrance isn’t actually difficult. The simplest way is to block the entrance. This way, we not only have no worries about the rear but can also freely deal with the beast herd."

Tang Yu tilted his head. "But we don’t know when the beast herd will come. If they suddenly appear, we won’t have time to block the entrance."

Su Yi tapped his forehead. "Think about the special water gate in our valley!"

Tang Yu immediately had an enlightened expression and hurriedly pulled Jares to find Aide. Seeing Tang Yu leave in a hurry, Su Yi knew that the next steps shouldn’t require his attention. That night, under Aide’s organization, a frame identical to the water gate in the valley’s river was immediately set up at the cave entrance.

When the beast herd arrived, all they had to do was have one orc break the frame inside the cave. Then, the piled-up stones above would immediately seal the cave. Su Yi and the others could then safely hunt for food to last the winter. To ensure that there would be no oxygen deprivation in the cave after it was sealed, Tang Yu and Su Yi specifically went to the deepest part of the cave. There was a small stream in the cave. Su Yi lit a fire and found there was wind, meaning the air was circulating. Even if the cave entrance was blocked, the people inside wouldn’t suffocate.

The next morning, it was still raining heavily.

Except for the orcs, no one else could leave the valley. The orcs came and went, finding many fruits and vegetables, and even discovered dry grass piles in other nearby caves. Su Yi dug several traps near the cave. There was no bait in the traps because the people in the cave were the best bait.

In the afternoon, the rain lessened a bit, so Su Yi and Tang Yu wandered around. The two of them wanted to see if there was any other edible food nearby. Su Yi unexpectedly discovered strange footprints. Just as Su Yi was about to follow the footprints to investigate, Tang Yu suddenly clutched his stomach and collapsed.

Although Tang Yu didn’t look as healthy as Su Yi, compared to other omegas here, Tang Yu’s physical condition had always been quite good. Now, suddenly collapsing like this really scared Su Yi. He hurriedly went to support Tang Yu and saw that Tang Yu’s complexion was very bad. Su Yi didn’t dare to let Tang Yu get more soaked in the rain, so he bent down and carried Tang Yu back.

If a person was unlucky, a series of coincidental events would happen. As soon as Su Yi carried Tang Yu back, he suddenly felt like he was being watched by something. That spine-chilling feeling directly told Su Yi there was danger. Instinctively carrying Tang Yu, he jumped into the nearby bushes. At the moment he jumped away, a not-too-large but thickly scaled wild beast abruptly leaped to where Su Yi had been. Su Yi only had time to glance quickly and was so scared that he ran wildly with Tang Yu on his back.

Tang Yu was already in unbearable stomach pain, and being jostled by Su Yi made his face even paler. But he knew this wasn’t the time to cry out in pain, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it silently. Su Yi had no time to look back. To distract himself from the pain in his stomach, Tang Yu looked back. Behind them, a large head followed closely through the swaying grass, right behind Su Yi. Tang Yu saw a face resembling a dinosaur, with dark green skin and large eyes surrounded by red spots. Its mouth was huge, filled with sharp fangs. Tang Yu couldn’t help but think of the Spined Dragon, but this wasn’t a Spined Dragon. It was slightly larger than a Spined Dragon, and its two short front limbs had only three claws, which were a bright blood-red color.

If it weren’t for his sudden discomfort, Su Yi’s skills would have been enough to deal with it, but he just didn’t have any strength at this moment. Tang Yu began to regret it. Yesterday, Jares had told him not to eat too much, but he just couldn’t help himself. At night, because his stomach was too bloated, he had even asked Jares to rub his stomach for a long time.

Su Yi ran desperately while dodging the attacks from the beast behind him. Actually, Su Yi had been careless this time. When he saw the beast’s footprints, he should have sensed something was wrong.

For some reason, Jares suddenly felt a bit panicked. Yesterday, Tang Yu had eaten too much. Although he usually ate a lot, yesterday, after eating the staple food, Tang Yu had secretly stashed away four or five sweet potatoes. After eating the sweet potatoes, he said he was thirsty, and Jares gave him a few fruits. The plants on the orc continent were three or four times the size of those in the original world. Four or five sweet potatoes were like eating four or five pumpkins. That was fine, but then he took a fruit the size of a head and finished it off while chatting and laughing. If Jares hadn’t felt something was wrong and stopped Tang Yu in time, Tang Yu would have continued eating.

Jares was worried that Tang Yu would be uncomfortable today and had been feeling restless. At this moment, it seemed that the distant roar of a beast could be heard. Although the roar was very low, Jares keenly sensed it. To set his mind at ease, Jares suddenly rushed in that direction.

Su Yi, exhausted from being chased, suddenly felt as if a figure had flashed by in front of him. Before he could see who it was, he felt his body lighten.

"Jares." Tang Yu’s tearful voice came, and Su Yi, hearing this name, couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

At that moment, the beast also arrived beside them. Perhaps it was the beast’s instinct that made it hesitate when it sensed a strange scent. But when the beast saw that it was just an orc without a beast form, it suddenly bared its ferocious fangs at Jares.

Jares was very close to the beast. The beast could swallow half of him in one bite, but Jares didn’t move. Instead, he looked at the pale-faced Tang Yu in his arms.

Ever since Tang Yu was taken away by the rogue orcs, Jares had been particularly unwilling to let Tang Yu out of his sight. This time, because they were nearby and Su Yi was with them, he had reluctantly let Tang Yu go. But he hadn’t expected that trouble would arise again so soon.

Jares was furious. Just now, when he saw Tang Yu’s panicked and uneasy look, it felt as if something had fiercely stabbed his heart. The pain he had never experienced in his life was all given to him by this little guy.

Su Yi watched Jares knock out the beast with a single punch and couldn’t help but swallow. He decided that in the future, he would never take Tang Yu with him no matter what.

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Author’s Note: Mini Theater: Tang Yu: "Jares, you’re abusing me! I want to eat, I’m so hungry!" Jares, with a cold face: "You’ve already eaten a whole Red-Eyed Beast. Mino said that eating too much Red-Eyed Beast makes children look like Red-Eyed Beasts." Tang Yu, tearful: According to this, does eating too much Spined Dragon make you look like a Spined Dragon? Seeing Tang Yu gnawing on his handkerchief in complaint, Jares kindly reminded him: "But there is one thing you can eat more of." Hearing that he could eat, Tang Yu’s eyes instantly shone green. "What can I eat more of?" Jares pointed at himself and said seriously: "Me!"

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Chapter 95

The commotion here also alerted Xinor. He looked at the beast killed by Jares and slightly furrowed his good-looking brows.

"Gilong?"

Su Yi heard Xinor’s voice and couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong with the Gilong?"

Xinor walked to Su Yi’s side and, seeing no wounds on Su Yi, said, "Gilong, like the Spined Dragon, likes to act in groups. Fortunately, only one chased you, or you might have been injured."

Jares, carrying Tang Yu, hurried back. Seeing this, Su Yi pulled Xinor along.

As soon as they returned to the cave, Jares frowned because he smelled a fresh bloody scent coming from Tang Yu.

Soon, the other orcs also smelled it. Aide, looking upset, walked over. "What’s wrong?"

"I’ll take him to check." Jares didn’t know what was wrong with Tang Yu. Earlier, outside, Jares hadn’t smelled any blood, so he thought Tang Yu wasn’t injured. Now, suddenly smelling blood, he was a bit confused himself.

Tang Yu, frowning tightly, groaned, "Jares, my stomach hurts!"

Tang Yu’s voice was faint. Su Yi, listening beside him, felt a bit annoyed. He could see that Tang Yu was really in a lot of pain this time.

Jares lifted Tang Yu’s clothes and looked at his stomach again and again but didn’t see any wounds.

Many people surrounded Tang Yu. Everyone, following Tang Yu’s low groans, looked anxious and helpless.

"No, no, this blood scent?" An older orc suddenly jumped up anxiously. He was someone who had experienced many things. Seeing no wounds on Tang Yu, he couldn’t help but think...

"Is he... is he pregnant?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone’s faces showed mixed emotions of joy and sorrow. The joy was that a new life would soon be born. The sorrow was that the little one seemed to be in trouble.

Su Yi was suddenly stunned. He had always known that their bodies could conceive children, but he had always hoped that maybe, since they had traveled from another place, they might not be able to have children. For Su Yi, since he already had little Eli, he didn’t feel there was anything wrong with not having children in the future.

But now it was different. Tang Yu, like him, was an impostor from another place. He was actually pregnant? And now, it was very likely that he was going to miscarry?

Su Yi, thinking of this, suddenly felt both anxious and resentful. He had learned a lot about bandaging and treating wounds before, so why hadn’t he read more books to learn some obstetrics and gynecology knowledge?

Otherwise, he might have been able to help.

Apart from Su Yi being shocked, Jares, who was holding Tang Yu, was even more shocked.

Not to mention how difficult it was to have a child on this orc continent, but just talking about their dragon clan, their population was always sparse. Out of ten couples, if half had children, it was already a blessing from the gods.

He hadn’t expected that he and Tang Yu had been together for less than a month, and Tang Yu was already pregnant? Should he say Tang Yu was amazing, or that he was amazing?

But Jares didn’t dare to think more about it because Tang Yu in his arms was still suffering, and he hadn’t yet figured out a way to treat Tang Yu.

At this moment, the bloody scent from Tang Yu’s lower body became stronger. Tang Yu, in pain, wanted to press his stomach, but Su Yi quickly grabbed his hand.

Tang Yu, with tears in his eyes, looked at Su Yi. "Su Yi, I really, really feel bad..."

As Tang Yu’s tears fell, the surroundings became even more chaotic. Many children were frantically running around. Some orcs even began to complain, "Your own omega is pregnant, and you don’t even know. You still bring him to such a dangerous place."

"That’s right! How can you bring an omega to such a dangerous place?"

Su Yi suddenly turned around. "All of you, shut up!" If he didn’t stop them, these overly anxious orcs didn’t know what else they might say. At this moment, the pressure and guilt Jares was feeling were already great. Su Yi didn’t want to make Jares feel even worse.

Just as everyone was despairing, a somewhat timid omega suddenly came forward. He seemed to have gathered a lot of courage, and his whole body trembled as he walked.

This omega, Su Yi remembered, was the one who had given Aide the sweet potatoes earlier. He didn’t look very big and probably wasn’t an adult yet.

His voice was very soft. "Uh, can I, can I take a look at him?"

Su Yi kindly took his hand and pulled him over.

The omega was very thin, with small, slender arms. He came to Tang Yu’s side and reached out to touch Tang Yu’s stomach. Jares immediately tensed up, wanting to stop him, but was held back by Xinor on the other side.

Xinor looked at the others. "Aide, take the orcs out. It’s too crowded here."

Aide immediately understood and led everyone away.

The little orcs, who had nothing to do, were also coaxed away by Su Yi with a reason.

Su Yi said, "There’s wind at the cave entrance. You go guard the door. On one hand, you can block the wind, and on the other hand, don’t let other orcs come in to peek."

The little orcs were all very young. At this age, they yearned to become strong to protect omegas. Hearing Su Yi assign them an important mission, they all eagerly ran to the cave entrance.

Su Yi also had the omegas help boil some hot water in case of emergencies.

The omega had Jares stay, and no one else was allowed to come and look. Because he felt that others’ attention would make Tang Yu embarrassed, and Tang Yu would feel tense.

Su Yi now stood at the cave entrance, his mind in turmoil as he thought about various consequences. The worst-case scenario was losing the child. Even if the child was lost, they could have another one later. What he feared most was whether Tang Yu would be okay. After that, Su Yi didn’t know how, but he suddenly passed out. When he woke up, he was stunned for a long time before reacting. He had passed out before?

Passed out? This word had never been in Su Yi’s dictionary. Even when he was in the action team before, he had gone several days without sleep, with his nerves highly strung waiting for a criminal group, and he hadn’t passed out.

But he had indeed passed out before, and it was due to extreme exhaustion.

Xinor told him that he had slept for a whole day. Su Yi suddenly sat up. He had slept for a whole day? That was too unusual. With so many people around, how could he not hear any noise and sleep for so long?

Su Yi groggily got up and found that he wasn’t in the cave at all but on a very tall tree.

Seeing him wake up, Tang Yu, who had been bored to death beside him, could finally speak.

"Su Yi, you finally woke up. Xinor said that when you weren’t awake, we absolutely couldn’t make any noise to disturb you."

Su Yi turned his head and saw Tang Yu leaning against the side, calmly holding a fruit and gnawing on it.

"Hey, Mr. Pregnant." Su Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at Tang Yu with amusement.

At this moment, Tang Yu was leaning sideways, his eyes half-closed. His stomach was covered with a layer of green, oily liquid like grass juice, and he was holding a large fruit in his arms.

As soon as Tang Yu heard the word "pregnant," he immediately bristled, baring his teeth and claws as if he wanted to attack Su Yi physically. But his claws had only just been raised halfway when he suddenly remembered something. He immediately obediently withdrew them.

"Hmph, I won’t argue with you." Tang Yu hummed, occasionally shooting laser beams from his eyes.

"By the way, how did we end up here?"