Billionaire’s Journey into the Beast World, Suitors Compete to Be Fed by Her! - Chapter 49

“Alright, physician, you’ve made a wasted trip today.”

“Okay, no problem.” The physician wiped the sweat from his forehead, but when he realized what Xiu Ka had said, he froze in shock.

“Huh? Didn’t you just say someone had fainted and was in critical condition? What’s going on now?”

The physician was visibly annoyed. He had rushed over in such a hurry that he nearly sprained his ankle, only to be told it was all for nothing.

“She… she’s fine now. You don’t need to treat her.” More than fine, she was doing exceptionally well.

Xiu Ka felt his heart bleeding. His hands, hanging at his sides, clenched into fists.

Only then did the physician notice Xiu Ka’s unusual mood and, after a moment, nodded and left.

Xiu Ka stood silently outside, listening to the intimate sounds coming from inside the house. At this moment, his heart ached as if being sliced by a knife.

Inside that room was the little female he loved, yet she was now kissing and being affectionate with another male.

Shaman Yue hadn’t agreed to bond with him yet. He didn’t even have the status or right to say anything.

…

Meanwhile, inside the stone house…

“Yue, I’m really happy now. We’re truly bonded.”

At first, Mi Yue had resisted him, her words nothing but perfunctory, but he hadn’t cared.

Only when he finally held the little female he had longed for in his arms did he realize that this was enough for a lifetime.

Mi Yue leaned against Xing Chi’s chest and smiled. Just then, the system’s voice echoed in her mind.

[Received 20 gratitude points and 40 virtue points from Great Sea Shark Xing Chi. Current gratitude points: 25. Virtue points: 85.]

[Host, you’re only 15 points away from exchanging for another year of life!!!] The system was clearly more excited than Mi Yue.

Mi Yue was also overjoyed.

After hearing the intimate sounds from inside, Xiu Ka didn’t leave. Instead, he stood guard outside the stone house alone, all night long.

At dawn the next day, Xing Chi stepped out of the stone house and found Xiu Ka still standing there.

“You didn’t actually stand guard here all night, did you?” Xing Chi’s eyes and brows were filled with delight as he looked at Xiu Ka with smug satisfaction.

“To think you really stayed the whole night. That must have been exhausting.” Xing Chi approached Xiu Ka and lightly patted his shoulder.

He wasn’t doing this out of genuine gratitude but to show off the small but unmistakable bonding mark on his arm.

Xiu Ka tilted his head slightly and saw the bonding mark on Xing Chi’s arm, a small black tiger.

He had thought he could be magnanimous, that he wouldn’t let it bother him. But the sight of that black tiger made him nearly insane with jealousy.

After a night of intimacy, how could Xing Chi not have a bonding mark?

Xiu Ka’s eyes faintly reddened.

“Is Yue’s bonding mark beautiful? The black one is quite distinctive.”

Xing Chi deliberately held his arm out in front of Xiu Ka, forcing the small black tiger into his line of sight.

It was impossible for Xiu Ka to miss it.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?” Xing Chi was inwardly overjoyed.

He knew Xiu Ka must be seething inside but could do nothing about it.

Before Xing Chi could continue gloating, Xiu Ka turned and walked away.

From start to finish, he hadn’t uttered a single word, but his heart was bleeding with pain.

Rather than staying here listening to Xing Chi boast about his companion beast mark, Xiu Ka decided to spend his time on something more meaningful.

So, Xiu Ka chose to go hunting, determined to vent all his anger on his prey.

Watching Xiu Ka’s retreating figure, Xing Chi couldn’t help but smirk.

He lowered his head to glance at the little black tiger on his arm and smiled with satisfaction.

Mi Yue slept straight through until noon. By the time she woke up, Xing Chi was already gone.

“Xing Chi,” Mi Yue called lazily.

But there was no response.

“Strange, where could he have gone at this hour? Did he go to play in the water?”

Mi Yue scratched her head and prepared to get up.

Just then, she heard footsteps approaching from a distance and assumed Xing Chi had heard her call.

“Xing Chi, where did you go? You didn’t even tell me,” Mi Yue grumbled as she sat up.

But when she saw who was standing by her bed, her expression turned to shock.

“Xiu Ka? Why is it you?”

Mi Yue suddenly felt awkward. She hadn’t expected her call to summon Xiu Ka instead of Xing Chi.

Would Xiu Ka get jealous and turn dark now…?

She was a little worried.

Without saying a word, Xiu Ka suddenly pulled Mi Yue into a fierce embrace and kissed her hard on the lips.

As if venting his anger, he bit down on her cherry-red lips, tasting the metallic tang of blood.

“Mmm… mmm…”

Mi Yue struggled, but Xiu Ka’s strength was overwhelming, she couldn’t break free.

“What?”

“Xing Chi can kiss you, but I can’t, is that it?” Xiu Ka’s eyes burned with a dangerous, hostile light.

Gasping for breath, Mi Yue wiped her lips with her hand. “That’s not what I meant, but why did you have to bite me?”

Her lips throbbed with pain, Xiu Ka had been far too rough.

“Shaman Mi Yue, I want to be your mate. Will you accept me?”

The aggressive male from moments ago had now softened entirely.

Xiu Ka cradled Mi Yue’s face carefully, his heart filled with fear, fear that her bond with Xing Chi was too strong, that she would reject him.

Mi Yue was still preoccupied with her stinging lips when she was about to answer, but a voice called from outside.

“Xiu Ka, Ma Ya wants to see you immediately. She says it’s urgent.”

“Understood.”

Xiu Ka responded tersely, his mood foul.

Mi Yue could sense the turmoil in his emotions, there was a risk he might spiral into darkness.

“I’ll go see what this is about. Think it over carefully, don’t avoid it. Sooner or later, you’ll have to give me an answer.”

With that, Xiu Ka left, leaving Mi Yue alone to nurse her sore lips.

…

“You, what did you call me here for?”

Xiu Ka’s face was darker than a storm cloud. Just when he was about to get the answer he’d longed for, he’d been dragged away, his mood was far from pleasant.

“It’s like this, the Lion City chief’s sister, Wa Shali, has taken a liking to Ya Ge, but…”

After listening to Ma Ya’s lengthy explanation, Xiu Ka grasped the situation.

Basically, the Lion City chief’s sister had set her sights on their leader, Ya Ge, and wanted to become his mate.

Wa Shali was rather plain-looking and, as a low-ranking yellow-tier female, her fertility was also quite low, making it difficult for her to bear offspring.

If it weren’t for the fact that she was the city lord’s sister, she would have long been driven out of Lion City.

“So, you want me to replace Ya Ge and partner with Wa Shali?” Xiu Ka asked.

Ma Ya nodded, while the others remained silent, though Xiu Ka took their silence as agreement.

“Not only do you resemble your elder brother, but your looks are even more striking than his. Wa Shali will surely be pleased.”

Ma Ya gave Xiu Ka a rare, kindly smile, the same reason she had allowed Xiu Ka and Wu Er to stay in Tiger City in the first place.