My husband is too wild, I need to go home and find my mom.

Chapter 176 Xuan’s Confession

Linni looked at Yao and the others blankly. They were all clearly unaware that the Beast Tribe was organizing a trip for the beastmen and them to the Rainforest Swamp Kingdom. Linni looked at Lan and said, "They're planning to send beastmen with us? We haven't heard anything about it, but we might not leave for another seven or eight days." She needed to be clean and ready before setting off. Since she'd heard it was so chaotic there, she definitely needed to be careful.

Luo said, "After hearing what you said at the bonfire party that night, everyone felt that this was a matter for the entire orc continent, and we couldn't let a female like you take such a risk. We also wanted to do our part, so let us accompany you to the Rainforest Swamp."

Linni knew that everyone had this thought, and to be honest, she was a little touched. However, she still smiled at them and said, "I am very grateful that you are willing to accompany me on an adventure to the Rainforest Swamp. But rather than accompanying us to the Rainforest Swamp, I would prefer that you take what I said in the Eagle Beast Tribe back to the Eagle Beast Tribe and spread the word about what happened during this time."

Yao agreed, saying, "Since the Beast Carving Tribe is willing to organize beastmen to accompany us to the Rainforest Swamp, then you don't need to worry about us being too few in number. Let us split up and each of us work hard for the re-descent of the Beast God."

Lan thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "You're right. Then we'll head back to the Eagle Beast Tribe tomorrow. Lin, Yao, take care!"

Linni felt that Lan was a beastman with a strong sense of justice, and smiled at him, "Lan, Guang, Luo and Su, take care! I hope that you single beastmen can meet females who are compatible with you in the future and spend a wonderful life together."

Su, the single beast, simply smiled and nodded without saying a word.

The single beastman said sincerely, "Thank you, Lin! But I probably won't see you again. I like you very much, and I know I'm not good enough for you. I hope everything goes well for you. I hope that the next time I hear news of you, it will be that the Beast God's messenger has awakened the Beast God, and the Beast God's divine light has once again descended upon the Beastman continent."

Linni looked at Luo. This eagle-beastman was very devoted and open-minded, but she couldn't reciprocate his feelings. She could only give him an apologetic smile.

"Then we won't bother you any longer when we leave tomorrow. Goodbye! Lin, Yao, Ye, Bai, Yan, and Xuan and Ling, see you again sometime!" Lan smiled and said goodbye to Lin Ni and Yao before turning and leaving.

"Goodbye!" Lin Ni watched them leave, then turned and went back into the tree hollow. She then noticed Xuan and Ling, who had come in with her. Oh well, there were two more here! So tiring! Lin Ni said to Bai, "I want to take a shower before I rest."

Ling went straight to her bathtub and said, "I'll go get you some water." Then she ran off.

Linni: ...

"I'll start the fire," Xuan said, and went to tidy up the stove.

There wasn't much firewood in the tree hollow; it was all provided by the Beast Carving Tribe. However, since Yao could start a fire with his bare hands and control the temperature well, and Linni especially loved his cooking, Yao did all the cooking and boiling of water, so no one went to collect firewood.

Lin Ni watched Xuan tidying up the firewood and tilted her head to say, "What are you really thinking? It's Ling's business if he likes me, right? You don't like me, so there's no need for you to try to please me too."

Xuan paused for a moment, then looked up at Lin Ni earnestly: "No, I love you. Little Lin Ni is the female I love the most and the only one I've ever loved in my two hundred years of life." He paused for a moment, then continued, "Actually, after receiving the Beast God's decree, I knew you were our destined partner. The moment I saw you, I truly wanted to be your partner and protect you with my life."

He put down the firewood in his hand and said to Linni, "The reason we lingered in the Vast North Sea last year wasn't because we disrespected the Beast God. The situation in the Vast North Sea wasn't optimistic. Besides the threat from the Cursed Land, the biggest difference between the Vast North Sea and the other three regions is that, apart from our own kind and females, all the beastmen here prey on each other. As the strongest of our race, if I left our habitat, my people would face the danger of becoming food for other races. I know you see us always in the water and think we don't care about you, but that's not the case. We've already abandoned our own people and come all the way from the Vast North Sea to find you. How could we not care about you? But we are aquatic, and being away from the water for a long time under the summer sun, while not fatal, is very uncomfortable. I'm telling you this not to force you to accept us, but just to tell you that I've already decided on you, and it's not because of Ling that I want to be with you. As for Ling, he didn't want to be with you before, but now he's truly fallen for you."

After he finished speaking seriously, he smiled again, becoming nonchalant as if he had put on a mask: "If you want to reject us, please don't say it. Whether you accept us or not, we will still stay by your side. Why don't you keep thinking about it?"

Xuan's words weighed heavily on Lin Ni's mind. Indeed, as prospective guardian beastmen of the vast North Sea, they did have their responsibilities. Being able to cultivate to level nine, they shouldn't be such lazy beastmen. It seemed she had misunderstood them deeply before! She thought that Ling hadn't wanted to form a partnership too early, and he had agreed; now Ling wanted to be her partner, and he had agreed. She had even mistakenly thought there was some kind of homoerotic tension between them? She hadn't expected to be confessed to again.

Linni was silent for a while, then asked curiously, "You are clearly two bodies, two beastmen with independent thoughts, can't you each find a female you like?"

Xuan shook his head: "If I were to become your partner, he would also have your partner mark on his arm, and his heart and body would belong to you, so we can only find one partner. In order to avoid any regrets, we agreed to find a female who moves both of us before asking her to be our partner."

Just then, Ling returned carrying a large bucket of water, looking at Lin Ni with delight: "Lin, you've accepted us?"

Linni: ...

Yan, ever the gossip, stirred things up by saying, "Lin said she only wants to be with Xuan, not with you."

Ling was struck dumb, completely stunned. After a long while, he looked at Lin Ni as if the sky were falling: "Lin, am I really that bad? What do you think I did wrong? I'll change, okay?"

Lin Ni glared at Yan. Don't let Yan's quiet demeanor fool you, he's quite adept at handling things! She said to Ling, "We were just joking. You're great, but I'll still think about it."

Yao suddenly spoke up: "Ling, put the bathtub here. Lin is quite tired today, let her take a good bath."