Billionaire’s Journey into the Beast World, Suitors Compete to Be Fed by Her! - Chapter 70

The physician shook his head and explained, “With my current medical skills, I can’t precisely determine the exact time of conception. However, based on the depth of the beast mark’s color, we can roughly estimate the cub’s age.”

Everyone turned their gaze to the beast mark on Claude’s arm, where a small pink tiger rested against his muscular forearm.

“It really is the tribe chief’s cub! It’s already been almost a month,” one sharp-eyed male exclaimed first.

Mikayla’s expression darkened, his eyes fixed intently on Mi Yue’s jet-black hair.

Then, with feigned concern, he said, “Claude, I’m happy for you to have an heir, but this Mi Yue, with her black hair, is the lowest rank of female. How could she possibly bear strong offspring? She isn’t worthy of you.”

Mikayla’s blatantly disparaging words instantly plunged the banquet’s atmosphere into an icy chill. His tone dripped with unmistakable scorn and disdain, using Mi Yue’s low status as a weapon to attack her.

“Besides, how could such an inferior female be fit to bear your cubs? And how could the cubs she produces ever lead our people or command respect?”

The males present found Mikayla’s words reasonable. They believed in the rule of the strong, Claude had been revered as the Lion City’s lord precisely because of his Purple-tier strength.

But what if his cubs weren’t Purple-tier? What if they were only Yellow or Green? How could they willingly submit to such weakness?

While the news of the city lord’s heir was joyous, Mikayla’s words also reflected a harsh reality.

Listening to Mikayla, Mi Yue curled her lips into a cold smile, a silent mockery of his behavior.

As expected, no matter where she went, there were always those who upheld male supremacy, never considering that without the sacrifices and contributions of females, there would be no continuation of their kind.

Mi Yue slowly rose to her feet, her bright eyes locking onto Mikayla as she spoke, word by deliberate word, “Mikayla, I strongly disagree with what you’ve said.”

“I had thought that, having lived most of your life, you’d possess some wisdom. But it seems I was wrong, you’re utterly ignorant.”

“Whether strong or weak, highborn or low, you’ve forgotten one thing: the reason our beast tribe continues to thrive is because of females. Without females, there would be no reproduction. Without your mother, you would never have been born.”

Mikayla stiffened at her words, taken aback by this female’s sharp tongue and eloquence.

He tried to defend himself, but his words came out weak and hollow. “You misunderstand me, that wasn’t my intention-”

Mi Yue didn’t let him finish. “Mikayla, your mother endured hardship to bring you into this world, yet you look down on females because of their status. As a fellow female, I grieve for your mother. She never could have imagined that between her legs, she birthed a cub who would one day despise her own kind.”

“A mother’s love for her child is the greatest and most selfless force in this world.”

“She would never scorn you for being ugly or weak. Yet now, you scorn females, your mother’s own kind, for being ‘lowly.’ What a tragic irony.”

Mi Yue’s words struck like hammer blows, each one resonating deeply with everyone present.

Mikayla’s face turned ashen, his lips trembling, but no retort came.

The crowd, too, was stunned by her commanding presence, their gazes filled with awe.

“Mikayla, you keep disrespecting young females with every word you speak. But weren’t you yourself born from a young female? Every drop of blood in your body belongs to your mother. How can you so easily trample upon other young females?”

Mi Yue’s words were like sharp blades, striking precisely at Mikayla’s weakest point.

Claude, kind-hearted and treating everyone equally, was beloved by all. Mikayla, seeking an alternative path to claim the city lord’s position, had no choice but to take extreme measures.

He went out of his way to win over those ‘male-chauvinist’ males, flaunting his disdain for lower-class males and young females to stand out from the crowd.

Because these disgusting remarks had only been made in private before, they had never spread.

But today, Mikayla was caught off guard by the news of Claude having offspring. Panicked, he began to speak recklessly.

As a noble young lady, Mi Yue naturally wouldn’t tolerate his foul behavior.

Neither a male’s strength nor a young female’s fertility could be predetermined. Who could guarantee that offspring would necessarily be of green-tier or blue-tier?

Thus, the young females of Lion City had long been dissatisfied with Mikayla’s actions, but no one had dared to be the first to speak out.

Now that Mi Yue had stepped forward, the young females were stirred by her impassioned words.

“How dare you look down on us young females? If it weren’t for us, you wouldn’t even exist!”

“If you’re so capable, why don’t you males bear the offspring yourselves instead of making us young females suffer?”

“Young female Mi Yue is right. Even if you’re a Lion City elder, you can’t bully young females like this!”

Faced with the united opposition of the city’s young females, Mikayla finally had no choice but to lower his head in silence.

He knew he had nothing left to say and could only endure the scolding from the young females.

This was also the first time Claude had heard such resolute words from a young female, and his heart swelled with emotion.

He tightly grasped Mi Yue’s hand and raised it, his lips curving into a gentle, jade-like smile.

Meanwhile, Vasali stood nearby, her face so dark it seemed water could drip from it.

She had never imagined that the lowly young females she despised so much could wield such power.

She glanced at Xiu Ka, only to find him gazing at Mi Yue with deep affection, though the next second, his eyes were clouded with melancholy.

At that moment, jealousy and resentment burned through him like wildfire.

Claude’s voice was soft yet carried immense weight. “Young female Mi Yue is my mate, and she is also the city lord’s lady of Lion City.”

As night fell, the Lion City banquet came to an end. Everyone left well-fed and in high spirits, except for one person: Mikayla.

Elsewhere, Claude had just settled into his stone house when the door was pushed open.

His brow furrowed as if he were pondering something important.

“Brother, I need to speak with you,” Vasali said urgently.

Hearing her voice, he looked up, his expression quickly returning to calm.

“What is it?”

Vasali strode straight to Claude and met his gaze. “Claude, do you truly believe Mi Yue is worthy of you? She’s just an outsider, a young female who doesn’t deserve someone of purple-tier strength like you.”

Claude’s expression remained composed. “Whether she’s worthy or not, I’ve already publicly declared her status at the banquet. Now the entire Lion City knows she is my mate.”

Vasali bit her lip, wanting to persuade Claude to change his mind.

“But big brother, lion cubs have a gestation period of three months. Where are you going to find a lion cub carrying your scent after three months? If you can’t produce a cub, how will you explain it to the pride in Lion City? How will you maintain your authority?”

Claude’s gaze deepened. He fully understood Vasali’s concerns, but he already had a plan in mind.