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

Chapter 156 Talent Enhancement Pill (Bonus Chapter for Bookshelf)

The moment that thought flashed through Ruan Xiyue's mind, Qin Ye and the others understood immediately. They remained calm and continued walking without stopping.

As dusk approached, the Lion Clan and Cheetah Clan would likely be extremely worried if they returned too late.

The Treasure-Hunting Rat Tribe also felt that discussing important matters while on the move was neither clear enough nor appropriate and would be too hasty and abrupt.

So, everyone tacitly chose to remain silent and focused on moving forward. For a time, the only sounds were the orcs running and rustling through the grass.

Finally, they returned to the Lion Clan tribe. At the tribe's entrance, Luo Yurou's elder brother stepped forward and respectfully addressed Ruan Xiyue and her group:

“Holy Mother Xiyue, I will go back and report the situation to my father in detail. Everyone has had a long journey, so please rest well first. My father will definitely come tomorrow to discuss the follow-up matters with you all. What do you think?”

Ruan Xiyue nodded slightly, sincerely thanking the warriors who accompanied her, before stepping into the Lion Clan tribe.

The lion tribe chief rushed out and busied himself arranging accommodations for the treasure-hunting rat tribe's orcs.

He looked up and saw Cong Xian. He was about to call out to him and ask what had happened on this trip and how things had been resolved.

But out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Cong Xian's mother standing not far away, staring coldly at him, and he swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

He thought to himself that it wouldn't hurt to ask the other lion-like beastmen who had gone with him.

When Ruan Xiyue returned home, she saw that Li Miao had no intention of leaving and was about to follow her in without hesitation. She couldn't help but tell him to leave, "The tribal chief is arranging accommodations for you. You should go now."

Li Miao crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow, saying, "What, are you in such a hurry to kick me out? I'm keeping my distance from them so that I won't be taken advantage of by the Treasure-Seeking Rat Tribe in the future."

Ruan Xiyue looked puzzled: "What does this have to do with me?"

Li Miao's lips curled into a slight smile, his dark eyes fixed on Ruan Xiyue as he said, word by word, "Whether it concerns you or not, I don't know. But it concerns my future offspring, that's of great importance!"

Ruan Xiyue frowned deeply, hesitated for a moment, and finally stepped aside to let the person blocking the doorway pass by. She stepped into the house and said, "Fine, then tell me, what exactly is your tribe up to? You want to reap the benefits, but you also plan to scheme against my beast husband Xia Weier at any time?"

Li Miao followed without any ceremony, walked past Ruan Xiyue after entering the house, went straight to the sofa on the left side of the living room, and with a "plop," unceremoniously slumped onto it, pouting as he said:

"Even if I become your partner, do you think that means the tribe will side with Xiaweier? You're too naive!"

Ruan Xiyue was speechless for a moment after hearing this, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true.

After composing herself, she continued, "Since you won't be my beastly husband, there are many things I naturally won't let you know. I still hope you live elsewhere. In my own home, I don't want to constantly be on guard against anyone. For me, home should be a place where I can completely relax..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Miao raised her hand and bit her thumb, causing a bead of bright red blood to instantly well up.

He raised his hand and quickly drew a mysterious rune on his chest, then looked at Jiu Chen, his voice casual: "Since the High Priest is here, we don't need to go to the sacrificial plaza. I will swear an oath here and ask the High Priest to witness it and help me communicate with the Beast God!"

Upon hearing this, Jiu Chen's eyebrows twitched slightly, and then he nodded gently.

He slowly raised his right hand, fingers together, and gently held it in front of him, reciting an ancient, complex, and difficult-to-understand classical phrase.

After finishing his recitation, he looked up at the sky, slowly placed his right hand on his left chest, and continued to mutter incantations in a low and solemn voice.

After a moment, Jiu Chen nodded, looked at Li Miao, and said in a deep voice, "We can begin."

Li Miao's expression hardened, his face became serious, and he loudly swore an oath:

"I hereby swear on my own life and the fate of the Treasure-Seeking Rat tribe:"

If I do anything that would harm the Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue, or intentionally reveal any information I have seen, know, or speculate about regarding the Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue to any orc who intends to harm her, I am willing to pay with my life to bear the consequences of breaking my oath.

Not only that, but the entire treasure-hunting rat tribe's fortunes will decline, until it is completely wiped out.

Ruan Xiyue frowned slightly. She had actually been silently observing Li Miao for a long time. She noticed something: his relationship with the Treasure-Seeking Rat Tribe didn't seem to be very harmonious.

He even harbored a subtle hostility towards the Treasure-Hunting Rat Tribe!

Therefore, it is difficult to guess what Li Miao is thinking when he makes this vow.

Do you want to break your vow, or do you not?

Or perhaps, if he were forced to break his oath, he might as well take the opportunity to severely damage the Treasure-Hunting Rat Tribe?

Ruan Xiyue still didn't fully trust Li Miao. She went upstairs and released the cubs one by one. She fed the four largest cubs a cub intelligence pill worth 10 points each.

After eating the Cub Intelligence Pill, the cubs were initially happy to be able to come out and see their beast parents, but soon they became listless and lacked energy.

Ruan Xiyue's beastmen were terrified. Ruan Xiyue explained directly, "It's alright, they've eaten something and might need to rest."

The system repeatedly assured Ruan Xiyue that the cub would not feel pain, it would just want to sleep.

Only then did Ruan Xiyue feel relieved and feed the four largest cubs their medicine.

Ruan Xiyue sensed that after the battle with the Great Bamboo Lemur tribe, her beastmen seemed even more dissatisfied with their ability levels. She didn't urge them or demand anything of them. But they seemed to have a sense of urgency on their own.

Since that's the case, she also wanted to lend them a hand.

[Duoduo, will the Talent Enhancement Pill work for me?]

[My esteemed host, you don't need to consume this. Every time you give birth to offspring, the system will automatically use the gentlest method to enhance your bloodline talent.]

[So, does it hurt when my beastman takes the talent enhancement pill?]

[Hmm... well, you won't die. It'll probably hurt about the same as when a female gives birth to a cub with good developmental potential.]

Well done! That answer sounds painful!

[By the way, this pill says only my beast mate can take it, so beast mates who aren't my partners can't take it, right?]

[Host, this pill can only be taken by orcs you've mated with. Other orcs will experience no effect.]

Ruan Xiyue looked at Li Miao: "They're going to come with me to the nearby stream tonight. You stay home and wait for us."

Li Miao raised an eyebrow: "I swore an oath to the Beast God, and you still don't believe me!"

Ruan Xiyue glanced at Li Miao: "This has nothing to do with trust."

Hearing Ruan Xiyue say this, Li Miao became even more curious about what Ruan Xiyue was going to do with her beast husbands that night!