She gave birth to a litter of furry babies, thus extending her life.

Chapter 403 She Stands on the Shoulders of Giants

After the elders from the Witch Doctor's Hospital and the Priest's Court left, Ruan Xiyue sat there and looked at Jiu Chen.

Jiu Chen cleared his throat: "I'm going to pick up my younger brother."

Ruan Xiyue peeked out and asked with her eyes: Where's your brother?

"He lived in the residential area where the priests were temporarily staying."

Ruan Xiyue looked at Jiu Chen with a teasing expression. Jiu Chen remained calm, as if Ruan Xiyue's belief that he disliked his younger brother having too much contact with her was just her imagination.

Ruan Xiyue pursed her lips: "Do you know how weak you are? If they have any bad intentions, they could get you into trouble?"

Jiu Chen walked over, gently put his arm around Ruan Xiyue, and rested his chin lightly on the top of Ruan Xiyue's head: "I'm sorry, I made you worry."

Ruan Xiyue remained silent. Jiu Chen kissed the top of Ruan Xiyue's head and said gently, "Long Ze and I have discussed it. They must have their reasons for urgently summoning my brother. If we don't let them succeed, who knows what other foolish tricks they might come up with."

"So, we've decided that I'll go pick up my younger brother, and Longze will take the cubs to play in the sand outside while keeping an eye on our family. Xia Weier will stay with you to see what they're planning."

Ruan Xiyue thought about it and realized that made sense.

Xia Weier broke the ambiguous atmosphere between Jiu Chen and Ruan Xiyue: "They are still willing to take risks for the sake of their own interests. Their visit this time can be considered a test."

Ruan Xiyue stepped out of Jiu Chen's embrace: "Yes, one reason they want to test how deeply you've gotten involved in the Hope Beast City affair."

"But seeing that I've always been in control of the conversation, they'll probably think you're mainly in charge of the Holy City and won't interfere with the affairs of Hope Beast City."

Duoduo quickly reported in Ruan Xiyue's mind: [Yes, host. Did you want to eavesdrop on what the elders of the Witch Doctor's Hospital and those Iron Lamp Great Witch Doctors and Great Witch Doctors discussed in private?]

[Also, regarding the High Priests' quarters, we can provide surveillance footage of what the High Priests, the Silver Cup High Priest and the Iron Cup High Priest, are saying.]

[Or you can watch it all together, including the plans and objectives of the leaders of each tribe, which can all be relayed to the host.]

Ruan Xiyue thought for a moment: [How many points are needed for the package deal?]

【Thirty-two thousand points, host.】

Ruan Xiyue gritted her teeth and bought them all anyway.

[Duoduo, you've been monitoring them all along, and you even recorded videos of them revealing their intentions, haven't you?]

Dodo, sporting the skin of a not-so-bright black cat, rubbed its paws excitedly: "That's right! Host, I've improved, haven't I?"

Ruan Xiyue nodded: [Good, good, keep it up!]

Xia Weier looked at Ruan Xiyue: "It seems that when I said last time that I didn't want to go to the Beast City Council, although they didn't refute me, they simply pretended not to hear me."

Ruan Xiyue nodded, pulled Jiu Chen to sit on the sofa chair, and she herself sat in Jiu Chen's lap, found a comfortable position, and took out a high-level energy fruit.

While eating, Ruan Xiyue said to Xia Weier, "They are clearly more afraid that I will use the influence of the Plantation Academy to divide the power of the Witch Hospital and the Priest's Academy."

Xia Weier shook his head: "It's not just because of that."

Ruan Xiyue stared intently at him, waiting for Xia Weier to continue.

Xia Weier then took Ruan Xiyue's small feet and placed them on his lap.

While massaging Ruan Xiyue's legs, he said, "Although the Beast Emperor, the Witch Doctor's Hospital, and the Priest's Academy complement and supervise each other, there are actually some things where the Beast Emperor's goals are contradictory and conflicting."

Ruan Xiyue thought about it and immediately understood. It was just like the civil and military officials and the emperor in her previous life!

Emperor Li Erfeng is a highly praised emperor in history, but even though he and his officials created a beautiful story of ruler and minister, the conflicts between them always existed.

Between the imperial power and the powerful families of civil and military officials, if one side becomes strong, the other side becomes weak.

Moreover, civil and military officials often clashed.

Ruan Xiyue gasped. How was this any different from the Beast King, the Witch Doctor's Hospital, and the Priest's Hospital?

Indeed, there is nothing new in history.

Seeing that Ruan Xiyue was staring intently at him, Xia Weier continued, "The duties of the Beast King, the Witch Doctor, and the Priestess are all to make the lives of the beastmen of the entire Beast God Continent better."

"But they must have their own selfish motives."

Ruan Xiyue chimed in, "Let me tell you, and you'll see if I'm right!"

"The Beast King wants the Beastmen to prosper and their descendants to flourish because when the tribes prosper, they will give more resources and tributes to the Beast City. Moreover, an ideal Beast King hopes that his name will be remembered for a thousand years of fame, not for eternal infamy."

Xia Weier carefully considered the few "uncommon" and novel words used by Ruan Xiyue, but after pondering for a long time, he immediately felt that the phrase "a name that has stood the test of time" perfectly described the long history of the country.

"Actually, the Witch Doctor's Hospital and the Priest's Academy, while complementing the Beast King, also pursue this goal, right?"

Xia Weier nodded: "The most skilled calendula healer at the Witch Hospital has invented many herbal formulas. If they send students to the Plantation Academy, most of them will surpass their teachers and even you."

Xia Weier couldn't help but chuckle: "So, in order to ensure that the credit will still go to their Witch Hospital when history is finally recorded, they will naturally oppose you recruiting more students from the tribe and the Beast City."

Ruan Xiyue opened her mouth slightly. She really hadn't thought of this. At the time, she was just standing on the shoulders of history from her previous life and thought that she should guard against the Witch Hospital to prevent them from monopolizing the learning. So, if the tribe and the Beast City wanted to learn these techniques and blood-nourishing formulas, they would definitely still have to seek help from the Witch Hospital.

Although shamanic hospitals have always been about saving lives, there are some difficult cases that even master shamans or iron-cup shamans can handle with ease. However, they insist on sending their own shamans to the tribe, or having the tribe's shamans receive further training, or replacing their own shamans with those of the tribe.

When Ruan Xiyue first heard about this, she was completely baffled.

She viewed witch doctors as professionals, so she couldn't understand why the witch hospital would put on such a show. Were they just bored? Or were they simply a complete idiot?

However, now that she looks at witch doctors from the perspective of the civil service interest group, she understands!

Some medium-sized tribes have shamans who were taught by the previous generation of shamans, and they do not have a sense of a common interest group within the shamanic community.

The hospital will definitely need them to "return to Beijing to report on their work."

In this way, the little witch doctors will be able to unite and work together!

Ruan Xiyue adjusted her position and lay down on Jiu Chen's lap. She took Jiu Chen's hand and pressed it against her temple.

Jiu Chen immediately began to use his long, strong fingers to massage Ruan Xiyue's temples.