Chapter 15: Bearing Children for Ying

Nan Qinghuan frowned; she did not think that way.

That man only wanted her to bear children; in plain terms, she was just a breeding tool and an outlet for his lust.

Axi stubbornly told her, "That night if Ying didn't find you, you would have been eaten by the Giant Python in the forest; there live three‑headed Giant Pythons there. Ying forbade us from going into that forest. I've never seen Ying treat any female so well; even Sister A Yue grew up with Ying and kept herself for him, yet Ying could not become aroused by any female until he met you."

Axi's words sounded as if she had gained something; Nan Qinghuan considered herself fully informed that the forest contained Giant Pythons, and recalling how she had nearly been devoured by one a few days ago still gave her lingering fear; had Ying not appeared, she truly would have become the snake's prey.

"Qinghuan, you now know that Ying is good to you, right?"

Nan Qinghuan felt a bit awkward, so she reluctantly answered, "It's pretty good. You just said your tribe has a treasure—what treasure?"

Axi beamed with pride, "That treasure is called Green Copper. It's amazing; our tribe is the only tribe among all that has copper. This copper can be forged into Spears, arrow fletchings, can kill many prey and also fend off enemies. Rongdi have always coveted Green Copper because Ying's copper arrows can shoot down those that fly in the sky."

"Green Copper?"

What is that? She only knew that in antiquity bronze might appear, and the earliest bronze wares existed before the Xia Dynasty, but now she could not determine which era she was in.

However, possessing the copper‑making formula in ancient times was a tremendous feat, no wonder Ying became the chief, so arrogant that no one mattered to him.

When cold weapons had not yet become prevalent, he indeed had the capital to act tyrannically.

"Yes, Qinghuan, gaining Ying's favor is a blessing. You don't know, since Ying brought you back, all of your tribe's members have heard about it; many of our females envy you."

"Envy me?"

Nan Qinghuan shrugged and gave a wry smile; she wanted to say who would envy her for coming here, she had no desire to stay here. Though she was learned, she had contributed nothing; must she spend her whole life in this sunless Cave with wild people? Too tragic!

Axi, seeing her mood improve, took out a leaf and handed it to her; inside was a blood‑soaked beast heart. "Qinghuan, you've been eating fruit for days without gaining flesh; you need to eat some meat, otherwise you'll starve thin and won't be able to bear children, and Ying will blame me. This is a beast heart; only his females may eat it."

"Bear children?"

【7】 Fine, she now had to slowly adapt to the wild people's speech; "children" just means kids.

Alright, she now has to slowly get used to what these savages say—"kid" just means child.

After a few days of contact, Axi wasn't a bad person and treated her fairly; her stomach was indeed hungry, so she reached for the food. It was a deer heart; she recognized it, brought it to her mouth and bit down—damn, her mouth filled with blood, and it wasn't even roasted.

She wiped the blood from her mouth, "Axi, it's raw."

Axi scratched his head, "Qinghuan, we eat it raw; it tastes good."

"Enough, I'll still roast it before eating."

These wild people are accustomed to eating raw meat; changing that habit all at once is hard, and she didn't force it, opting to fill her own stomach first.

In the firelight, the beast heart gradually sizzled with oily sounds; Axi, seeing her still wanting to roast the meat, shook his head helplessly, "Qinghuan, you're so careful when you eat; I'm really curious how you survived back in your tribe?"