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Chapter 330: Chapter 331: Missing Home
Hua Mu’s gaze held a hint of teasing, bantering, "Is it that you want to form a union with the tribal leader? It makes sense, considering how promising both of you are. No wonder other beastwomen are always thinking of you both."
Su Tang coughed awkwardly, unable to think of what to say.
Hua Mu: "The Beast Ring is actually a beastman’s commitment to his female partner. During the Pairing Ceremony, the beastman swears to the Beast God that he will always protect and care for his partner. After the ceremony, once the pair have mated, the Beast Ring will gradually appear on the female’s finger, signifying the successful union between the two."
"Since female partners are rare, some in smaller tribes have several mates. But a beastman can only have one partner unless that partner goes to serve the great Beast God. If he seeks another partner, he’ll be punished by his oath and will lose his life."
Su Tang was taken aback. "That’s serious..."
Then she remembered something and asked, "Xiongda previously mentioned that without a Beast Ring, one cannot become pregnant. Why is that?"
Hua Mu chuckled lightly, "Don’t pay attention to Xiongda’s nonsense. What would an unpaired beastman know? Let me tell you, the Beast Ring is a mark that forms only after you’ve completed the Pairing Ceremony and mating. Without the ceremony, no mark will appear after mating. But regardless, pregnancy is still possible."
Listening to Hua Mu repeatedly mentioning ’mating’, Su Tang’s face flushed.
As a doctor, she naturally understood all about pregnancy. It turned out that both she and Xiongda misunderstood when he said one couldn’t be pregnant without a Beast Ring. She had falsely assumed that this world had some bizarre rules about getting pregnant.
Seeing Hua Mu about to continue on this topic, Su Tang quickly changed the subject.
But Hua Mu was a chatterbox, even though the topic had switched, she still happily chatted with Su Tang. Most of the time, it was her talking and Su Tang listening.
It wasn’t until the tribe members finished eating and started to disperse that Hua Mu reluctantly stopped.
"Ah, I didn’t realize we chatted for so long."
Su Tang gave a soft smile, "It’s alright, I enjoyed chatting with you."
Hua Mu laughed, "Alright, I won’t keep you any longer. The leader will be annoyed if we continue chatting. Go to him, he’s been waiting for you a while!"
Hua Mu winked at Su Tang.
Su Tang looked back and indeed saw a sullen-faced Gaiyin looking at her. Gai Ya appeared to have fallen asleep, motionlessly lying in Gaiyin’s arms. Er Ha was quietly squatting beside Gaiyin. 𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
She got up and smiled at Hua Mu, "Then I’ll leave first, we can continue chatting next time."
Hua Mu waved her away, indicating that Su Tang should hurry off.
Returning to Gaiyin, she pointed at Gaiya and asked in a low voice, "Why did he fall asleep so early?"
Normally, Gaiya wouldn’t go to bed unless it was really late at night.
"He misses home."
With that simple three-word explanation and no further elaboration, Su Tang felt a pang of heartache while looking at the sleeping Gaiya.
She gently stroked Gaiya’s hair, preparing to say something comforting.
Then she felt something nuzzling against her leg. Looking down, ah, it was System’s Er Ha.
But what did its ’pet me’ expression mean?
Remember, you are the cool, noble and unique System 007! Are you really taking yourself for Er Ha?
Su Tang was speechless.
