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

The sun was shining brightly, and the afternoon sun felt warm on people, giving one the illusion of spring.

Outside the cave sat many sub-beastmen, some gathered in twos and threes, weaving baskets with vines and chatting. When they saw Bai Ze, they all greeted him.

Bai Ze smiled and nodded in response.

A group of children ran towards us, chasing and playing with each other, each holding something in their hands and throwing it at the other from time to time, their faces beaming with bright smiles.

Suddenly, something hit Bai Ze on the head, and he instinctively reached up to touch his head.

A round, brown object landed at his feet.

Bai Ze looked down and saw that these were chestnuts! He quickly picked them up; they were big and plump, and felt substantial in his hand.

When the children saw that they had hit Bai Ze, they immediately stopped playing and ran over, standing obediently in place: "Bai Ze, are you alright?"

A young orc cub looked up at him with utmost sincerity and apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Bai Ze smiled and said it was alright, and asked them where they found the chestnuts.

"There are so many on the back hill, they're everywhere!"

"Yes, there are some on the trees too, all of them are thorny balls."

"We picked up a lot today."

The children were very enthusiastic about the questions they could answer, and all sorts of innocent children's voices filled the air.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze instantly became excited: "So many?"

"Yes, yes!"

"Aren't you going to eat it?"

The children all shook their heads: "They're so hard!"

"Can we eat them?"

Bai Ze smiled and nodded: "Sure, it's delicious."

The children eagerly handed him the chestnuts they held, their eyes sparkling with longing: "Bai Ze, can we try some when you make them?"

"Of course." Seeing that it was getting late, Bai Ze asked, "Then could you take me to a place where these fruits grow tomorrow? We can pick a lot and make some delicious food."

The children were very excited and replied in unison, "Yes! Yes!"

Seeing Bai Ze surrounded by a group of children in the distance, Mo walked over quickly and saw that he could hardly put down the chestnuts in his hand, so he reached out to take them.

"It's nothing." Bai Ze lifted the hem of his shirt to cover himself. "Have you finished discussing it?"

"Okay, we'll set off to exchange for salt in five days."

"Can I come along?" Bai Ze asked expectantly.

Mo nodded: "I'll take you with me."

Bai Ze blinked his bright, starry eyes, and Mo's image grew even more imposing in his mind.

"Mo, thank you."

"You are my partner."

Upon hearing this, for some reason, Bai Ze felt as if a small fish had swum through his heart, accompanied by ripples.

The two walked side by side toward home.

Abandoned by Mo, Yan stood alone under a tree in the distance. After witnessing the whole process, he shook his head helplessly, then hurried home, ready to find Qing to "complain" and seek comfort.

When they got home, they found that Xi had gone to Jue's place to help deal with the long-eared beast and the long-spiked beast.

Yan no longer dares to say things like "Why don't you just find Mo to be your beast father?" to Xi, because his little cub is really capable of doing it.

Bai Ze and Mo had only been home for a short while when the two children returned carrying the game they had prepared.

"How are you guys so amazing!" Bai Ze patted one of their heads with each hand, not holding back his praise.

The two children were a little embarrassed by the praise and secretly glanced at each other.

Bai Ze asked with a smile, "Would you like to try some new food?"

Xi immediately nodded: "Okay, okay!"

Bai Ze then handed over the task of cracking the chestnuts to Xi Hejue, while he opened the medicine he had taken from the Great Shaman and gestured for Mo to sit down.

"If it hurts, just groan, and I'll try to be gentle." Bai Ze lowered his head, took Mo's hand with one hand, and used his fingertips to apply ointment to his wound with the other.

Mo stared quietly at Bai Ze, his usually cold gaze now as gentle as a pool of spring water.

"Alright," Bai Ze reminded him.

Mo stared intently: "Hmm."

"You... let go."

"Hmm?" Mo lowered his eyes and realized that his hand, which had been gently placed in Bai Ze's palm, had somehow become clenched tightly.

He released his grip with a hint of unease, showing no sign of embarrassment.

Bai Ze, however, seemed a little embarrassed.

In this world, medicine is very precious. After Bai Ze finished using it, he wrapped the remaining ointment in leaves again, then put the shelled chestnuts into a pot with water and had the two children cook them.

Before Mo had even eaten the Moo Moo beast offal that Mo brought back yesterday, Bai Ze sliced ​​it into thin pieces, marinated it, and then stir-fried it with wild scallions and garlic sprouts over high heat. The aroma from the pan sizzled and wafted right up to people's faces.

He also steamed a pot of rice, which was quite a splurge.

The chestnuts were cooked, and Bai Ze took them out, peeled off the shells, put the flesh inside into a bowl, added a little warm water and some honey, and then used a stone pestle to mash them back and forth into a fine paste.

Without a nice mold, he and his two children would roll the dough into balls by hand, flatten them, and then place them outside to set.

After dinner was served, the entire cave was filled with a steaming aroma.

Considering Xi's injured lip, Bai Ze specially made him a small bowl without chili peppers. However, the boy insisted on eating the one stir-fried with chili peppers, slurping it as he ate, feeling both pain and addiction.

Mo and Jue were the same; they ate until their foreheads were sweating but refused to stop, saying that they would prepare all the animal offal and bring it back in the future.

Bai Ze was so moved by the rice in his bowl that he almost cried. He vowed to clear land and plant crops next spring so that he could have rice to eat every day.

After the meal, the chestnut cakes outside the cave had set. Bai Ze brought them in, worried that the two children wouldn't be able to eat them, but he soon realized he had been worrying unnecessarily.

"Delicious, so delicious!" Xi squinted her eyes with satisfaction, ate several in a row, let out a loud burp, and still wanted more.

Jue doesn't show his love for certain foods very obviously, but if you look closely, you'll see that he often lowers his head, holds the food in both hands, and eats it very carefully, not even dropping any crumbs.

Bai Ze handed Mo a piece, and the man ate it directly from the way Bai Ze held his hand. After finishing, his tongue inadvertently brushed against Bai Ze's fingertips, leaving them wet and itchy.

Bai Ze was somewhat surprised, but when he looked down and saw the calm expression on Mo's face, he realized that he was overthinking it.

Today, Jue and Xi cooked hot pot. Xi is quite interesting; whenever she comes to Bai Ze's house for dinner, if she doesn't bring any food, she always rushes to do the chores.

After tidying everything up, Bai Ze boiled two large pots of water, preparing to take a quick bath.

Mo leaned against the stone wall, listening to the pattering water in the bathroom and Bai Ze's soft humming. Suddenly, he turned around, silently set up a pot, added water, and started boiling it.