Chapter 40: I'll Kiss You to Death

Although he didn't want to admit it, Leng Xiao knew very well in his heart that if Mu Qing were still with them, they wouldn't have to worry about not being able to take good care of A Li.

After all, with his beast form's size, he could easily enclose a large usable area; then he and his brother would only need to patrol and hunt each day, returning to care for the female.

Not found, probably swallowed or dragged away by a hungry beast.

Leng Xiu also had a grim face when he said this.

Those crystal cores not only mean A Li can cultivate and gain a bit more strength to protect herself, but more importantly, crystal cores are important goods for trading with other tribes.

Although they could also carry fierce beasts to trade with other tribes that survived the beast tide, it's still not as convenient as having crystal cores.

They couldn't make A Li's clothes; the beast tide came suddenly, so they only brought one or two of her favorite outfits and some dried meat up the mountain.

So without crystal cores, A Li would end up dirty-faced like a female beastman in the hands of wandering beastmen.

This is absolutely a great shame for the Leng family brothers.

"Crystal cores, are you talking about crystal cores?"

After her vision sped up, with Leng Xiu pressing her head against his chest, Yun Li could only hear the rushing wind at first, occasionally catching a word or two from their speech.

And when she finally managed to catch what they were saying, she couldn't help but interject, "I have the crystal cores; I've hidden them all in my clothing."

Late at night, when Leng Xiao stood up to check the outside situation, she felt no sense of security; in her panic she put the crystal cores they had hidden into the animal-skin pouch that held her clothes.

At that time, when Leng Xiu and the others returned, they didn't ask about it, and because more and more beasts were coming, they didn't engage in anything more intimate with her; at night they simply held her while they slept.

As for the days in the cave, needless to say, with so many beastmen around, even taking care of basic needs was a problem; who had time to worry about washing up or changing clothes?

So by now, Leng Xiu and the others still don't know that she has already placed the crystal cores in the animal-skin pouch holding her clothes.

Leng Xiu's frantic running speed suddenly slowed a bit, but quickly—just as Yun Li heard Leng Xiao ask her if the crystal cores were with her—his speed surged again.

"A Li, are the crystal cores really with you?"

"Hurry up and go; we'll ask again when we reach a safe place."

Two voices almost simultaneously reached Yun Li's ears; she struggled in Leng Xiu's embrace, lifting her head, the wind blowing her eyes a little sore, but she still answered Leng Xiao's question with her eyes closed.

"Yes, they're all with me; I took them out when I couldn't sleep at night, and they're in the animal-skin pouch."

She said it loudly, and Leng Xiao almost wanted to laugh out loud upon hearing it.

How could his A Li always give him a surprise at any time and place? In the end, all his excitement turned into one sentence: "A Li, later I'll kiss you to death."

Yun Li:!!! What nonsense is he spouting?!

If she weren't being held and dragged away at a run by Leng Xiu, she would probably kick Leng Xiao, and then kiss her to death—so she could look for a second spring afterward?

You should know that in the beast world, mates are bonded via a kind of lovesick red worm; after the male eats it, he enters the female's body through intimate acts, and afterward he can no longer respond to any female except his partner.

Only after the female dies can the male develop a second spring.

Of course, this is just how small-tribe beastmen bond; later, Yun Li discovered there was an even more domineering mating ceremony.

Once one undergoes that mating ceremony, whether the female lives or dies, the male can never seek another female for the rest of his life.

They kept running at full speed until the sky was about to darken, when Yun Li finally set foot on the ground.

But as soon as her foot touched the ground—less than a second—Yun Li felt herself lift off again; she panicked and clutched herself, shouting, "Leng Xiao, you bastard, put me down quickly!"

Leng Xiao laughed hahaha, "Let go, I'll let go right away!"

Although he said he'd let go immediately, the moment her foot touched the ground he released her—only to imprison her again in his arms.

Yun Li passively endured Leng Xiao's passion at that moment, "A Li~ A Li~ I really want to kiss you to death!"

He said it, but does he really intend to do that?

Once Yun Li finally broke free from Leng Xiao's entanglement, she didn't even care about the surroundings; her first reaction was to shift back to her beast form and lunge at Leng Xiao.

Leng Xiao didn't resist either, letting her pounce and bite various spots on his body.

Honestly, a female behaving like this only makes Leng Xiao like her more, to the point of wanting to entangle her forever and never part.

"Alright, A Li, stop biting him—he actually wishes you'd bite him a few more times."

Leng Xiu watched Leng Xiao being bitten in several spots that broke the skin by Yun Li; although he kept shouting in pain, his hands didn't stop urging the female to bite him more, so he knew his younger brother was enjoying it.

He rubbed his temples, thinking how he had never noticed before that A Xiao had this fetish.

Upon hearing Leng Xiu's words, Yun Li looked at Leng Xiao, who was shouting in pain but with the corners of his mouth turned up; the fire she had just quelled instantly flared up again.

She jumped down, shifted back to human form, and as soon as Leng Xiao sat up she kicked him in the groin.

Leng Xiu saw this and his brow twitched twice; instantly he felt a sudden pain in his own lower region.

"Ouch ouch ouch! A Li, A Li, lift your foot quickly—I'm about to be ruined by you!"

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have pretended; I would have just let A Li bite me a few more times to vent my anger.

Leng Xiao looked on, trembling with fear, as his female retracted her foot; that spot felt both painful and numb, his expression involuntarily twisted, and his tone turned aggrieved.

"A Li, do you know what you're doing? You almost ruined the treasure that brings you pleasure."

Yun Li was already used to Leng Xiao's endless lewd talk; hearing this, she merely rolled her eyes and said, "Stop spouting nonsense here—I know exactly how much force I used."

She also feared that if she really crippled him, their relationship would cease to be a mere quarrel and turn into a cold war and permanent estrangement.

So she gauged her force by his facial expression, easing up once she saw he felt pain.

"Next time you keep gnawing at me like this, get ready to wait until the rainy season to get back on my bed."

Coincidentally, the humid season will soon pass; the dry season is scorching, and she has no desire for sex—even if she did, one male like Leng Xiu would be enough, so Leng Xiao can just have her stay in the Cold Palace until the rainy season.

Leng Xiao:!!!

"A Li, I was wrong; next time I won't scare you or gnaw at you like that. Don't only remember my brother's goodness—remember mine too, I've been taking care of......"

Yun Li was being held by the leg by him, spouting a long string of flirtatious lewd talk, making her really want to slap him.

Fortunately, Leng Xiu stopped Leng Xiao's outrageous behavior, saying, "Alright, it's getting dark soon; we need to bring A Li to find a safe place quickly, since we don't know if a beast tide will come here, so we must act cautiously."

Just now we didn't stop his messing around because A Li needed to relax, but that doesn't mean we'll let him keep messing around indefinitely.

Just now I didn't stop him from messing around, because A Li needed to relax a bit, but that doesn't mean I'll let him keep messing around.