Transmigrating to the Beast World and Raising Cubs with a Black Panther

No sooner had the two children left than Qing came over carrying a leather bag.

He saw Bai Ze gesturing left and right at the cave entrance and asked curiously, "Bai Ze, what are you doing?"

"Qing, you're here!" Bai Ze turned around and smiled at him. "The cave entrance is drafty at night, so I'm thinking of making a door for it."

Qing said, "We can use tree branches to block it, and then block it with a big rock."

They do this during cold snaps to protect themselves from the wind and snow.

"Good idea." Bai Ze dusted off his hands and nodded in agreement. His gaze fell on the animal skin bag Qing was holding, and he asked, "Qing, what brings you here?"

"We're going to the mountains to the east to gather food today, do you want to come along?"

With their food supplies nearly exhausted, Bai Ze was considering setting traps in the nearby woods to try his luck when he heard this and immediately agreed: "Sure!"

It's also a good opportunity to get acquainted with the surrounding environment.

Bai Ze quickly returned to the cave and found two large animal skin bags on the wooden shelf.

The animal skin bag was crudely made and quite heavy due to the fur, but at least it didn't leak and was usable.

The two walked towards the center of the tribe. The road was flat and the weeds had been cleared away, which contrasted sharply with the tall, dense forest next to it.

Other caves gradually came into view, all with neat entrances and some piled with wood and stones.

Bai Ze also saw several small black leopards, their tails held high, rolling on the ground, chasing and biting their companions' necks and tails, having a great time, even making happy "purring" sounds.

Qing smiled and said, "The cubs really enjoy playing together."

"Yes." Bai Ze felt a warmth in his heart. He remembered when he was a child, the old people in the village would chat at their doorsteps, and the cats would like to play together in the open space next to them, basking in the warm sun, so leisurely and carefree.

Bai Ze asked, "Can they turn into humans?"

"Of course," Qing said as they walked, "it's just that the cubs like to transform into their animal forms and play together."

They hadn't noticed it before, but after walking for a while, Bai Ze noticed that their place seemed to be in a bit of a remote area.

Bai Ze asked, "Qing, were the locations of the caves assigned by the tribe, or did we choose them ourselves?"

Qing said, "Since you don't like being with everyone, Mo dug a cave on the edge of the tribe."

"Oh." Bai Ze suddenly became curious about what kind of person Mo was.

As they approached the center of the tribe, more and more people appeared. Although Bai Ze was mentally prepared, he still gasped when he suddenly saw the large black leopard patrolling back and forth in the distance.

Humans' fear of wild beasts is ingrained in their very being.

The central area of ​​the tribe is very similar to a primitive village, except that the houses are caves carved into the rock walls, of various sizes and arranged in a staggered manner. The ground in front of the mountain is very flat, and some places are even paved with stones.

"Qing!" Xing strode over, but the smile on her face vanished the moment she saw Bai Ze, replaced by an incredulous surprise. "Bai Ze?"

Qing's voice was gentle: "Xing, Bai Ze is going to collect with us today."

"Is he going out to gather food?" Xing's eyebrows rose. Even when food was scarce, he had never seen Bai Ze go out with them before.

"I won't hold you back," Bai Ze said at the right moment.

Xing looked at Qing in confusion. Could Bai Ze really say something like that?

Qing explained, "Bai Ze suffered a head injury and doesn't remember many things."

"Oh, oh." Xing looked Bai Ze up and down, noticing that the man's expression had indeed softened considerably. He pointed to himself and asked, "Then do you remember me?"

Bai Ze shook his head: "I'm sorry."

"It's alright, it's good that I forgot, it wasn't anything good anyway." Xing waved her hand and introduced herself, "My name is Xing, I'm about your age."

Bai Ze smiled and said, "Xing, hello."

Faced with Bai Ze's smile, Xing was momentarily stunned. This sub-beastman had always been cold and aloof or full of anger. This was the first time Xing had seen him so gentle and kind.

However, given Bai Ze's past actions, Xing was still quite wary. After all, the lessons from the past were too painful. If it weren't for Qing, he would have stayed as far away as possible.

Qing was in the middle, with Bai Ze and Xing on the left and right respectively, and the three of them continued to walk forward.

Bai Ze noticed that the sub-beastman named Xing was glancing at him from time to time. Although he meant no harm, he was still very curious.

Bai Ze quietly nudged Qing's arm, turned his head, and whispered, "How's my relationship with Xing?"

Qing said tactfully, "You used to... act a little impulsively sometimes, and you accidentally hurt him."

Bai Ze tentatively asked, "What do you mean by 'a little bit'?"

"He throws tantrums, smashes things, argues with Mo, hits Jue, curses..." The two families are close, and Qingjian has more scenes with him. His voice is very gentle, and if you don't know, you might think he is telling a fairy tale.

Bai Ze's expression grew increasingly awkward. He sighed and couldn't help but marvel at how powerful the original owner of this body was.

"Has my personality always been this unique?" Since he was occupying someone else's body, Bai Ze tried his best to maintain respect in his words, otherwise it would be too immoral.

Xing overheard their conversation and tilted her head: "Actually, you were quite nice when you first arrived."

Bai Ze: "Just arrived?"

"Yes, our Black Panther tribe rarely has beastmen from other tribes," Xing recalled. "When your adoptive father and beast father brought you and Bai Qing here, the chieftain and the high shaman discussed it for a long time before agreeing to let you stay."

Bai Ze received new information: the original owner of this body still had family. He was doomed, and felt even more guilty.

Xing is a straightforward person: "You changed after you and Mo became a couple."

Bai Ze pondered why, and asked, "Do I like ink?"

Qing and Xing exchanged a glance, but neither of them spoke.

Bai Ze immediately understood: "Then why did I become partners with Mo?"

Xing: "Your beast father injured his leg while hunting. Without a reliable beastman, it's difficult for sub-beastmen to survive, especially during cold waves."

Bai Ze could understand the pressure of life.

Bai Ze asked curiously, "What kind of beastman is Mo? How has he treated me?"

"He treats you very well." Qing felt that no orc in the entire tribe had ever been so tolerant of his partner.

Xing chimed in, "Mo is the most powerful beastman in our Black Panther tribe!"

As the three were talking, they saw several sub-orcs in front of them, with two very tall orcs standing beside them.

Bai Ze can now distinguish between orcs and sub-orcs. In this tribe, orcs are generally tall and imposing.

Because Bai Ze rarely shows himself, most people's impressions of him are based on rumors of his various misdeeds, so their attitude towards Bai Ze is mostly one of curiosity and observation.

Of course, there are also those I don't like.

Ma pointed at Bai Ze and said to everyone, "My God, look who I'm seeing!"

"Is he going to have another outburst today?"

Bai Ze glanced at him, frowned, and thought, "Why are there people like this everywhere?"

"Ma," Qing interrupted, "Don't talk like that."

Ma clicked her tongue: "Qing, are you out of your mind? How come you're still with Bai Ze? Do you enjoy being treated badly by others?"

Before Bai Ze could retort, Xing couldn't stand it anymore and retorted first, "What's it to you? Mind your own business!"

Ma said sarcastically, "Xing, have you forgotten what it looked like when you got hit by a rock last time?"

Xing glanced at him sideways and retorted, "Bai Ze isn't all that great, and you're pretty annoying too!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze smiled awkwardly; Xing was quite direct.

"You!" Ma was so angry that her face turned red.

Qing looked at Bai Ze and explained for him, "That's not what Xing meant."

Bai Ze smiled and shook his head: "I know."

Lola stopped Ma and said, "Alright, alright, it's time to go."

Ma glared at the three of them, then turned and walked out of the tribe, with the rest of the people following her.

After arguing with Ma, Xing felt much better and turned to comfort Bai Ze: "Don't mind Ma, he's much more annoying than you."

These words of comfort... well... they're quite unique.

"Is that so?" Bai Ze looked into his sincere eyes and for a moment didn't know how to reply.

This orc is quite interesting.

As everyone walked towards the outskirts of the tribe, the two orcs who were originally standing to the side instantly transformed into black panthers, one on the left and one on the right, protecting the safety of the tribe's sub-orcs at all times.

Beyond the flat village lies a range of towering mountains, covered in dense, towering vegetation that blocks out the sun.

The group walked cautiously. In the morning, the fog had not yet dissipated in the woods, and the ground was covered with damp dew on the weeds, which quickly soaked their ankles when stepped on.

Bai Ze wasn't used to these shoes made of animal hide; it felt like his feet were wrapped in a piece of cloth.

He couldn't help but miss his comfortable sneakers and skate shoes, and of course, the boots best suited for walking in this kind of forest.

Xing has always had a good personality and a good relationship with Qing. Seeing that Bai Ze was different from before, she put the unpleasant things that had happened in the past behind her.

Along the way, chatting quietly with them, Bai Ze gained a lot of new knowledge about this world from Xing's words.

His materialism was once again severely challenged.

The scale is comparable to an asteroid hitting Earth.

Around noon, the group arrived at their destination. The mountain to the east was even more lush with vegetation than the mountain where they lived.

Seeing that the people in front of him had stopped and were bending down to dig something, Bai Ze also looked down and saw a patch of plants that looked like amaranth.

Seeing that he didn't move, Qing reminded him, "This grass is edible. Although it tastes bitter, it can fill your stomach."

"Oh, okay." Bai Ze also squatted down and started digging.

Along the way, Xing and Qing pointed out several kinds of edible grasses to him, which Bai Ze thought looked very similar to some modern wild vegetables.

He could even name some of them, such as the purslane he was digging and the bitter greens.

With two enormous black panthers protecting them nearby, the beastmen gradually relaxed.

After they finished digging for wild vegetables, they continued walking and soon found several trees laden with fruit.

Bai Ze's eyes lit up when he saw it. It was an apple tree, but much taller than modern apple trees, and most of the ripe fruit hung on the higher branches.

The fruit Qing gave him yesterday must be this kind.

As Bai Ze was pondering how to pick them down, he saw the other sub-beastmen climbing up the tree one after another with animal skin bags, their movements very agile.

Bai Ze could also climb trees, but that was all when he was a child, and only in ordinary forests.

Faced with such tall fruit trees, and having not climbed them for so many years, he was still a little intimidated.

Seeing the other sub-beastmen quickly picking fruit, Bai Ze hesitated for a moment, but eventually followed Qing and Xing up the tree.