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

After discussion, Si decided that Li and the others would protect Bai Ze and the cubs, and take Yan to the mountain ahead.

He and Mo stayed behind, pretending to attack the hyena tribe to draw their fire.

They finally gathered at the stream where they had stopped on their way there.

Before setting off, Bai Ze grasped Mo's hand, trying to hide his unease, and forced a relaxed smile: "We'll be waiting for you."

"Mmm." Mo lowered his head and hugged Bai Ze, quickly kissing him on the lips. "Take care of yourself."

Xi covered her eyes with her small hands, and through her fingers, whispered into Jue's ear, "Your beast father and your adoptive father seem different now."

Jue turned her head: "?"

Xi explained earnestly, "They're a bit like my beast father and my adoptive father."

"They just love kissing and hugging."

"They always cover my eyes."

Li picked up the two cubs and instructed, "Make sure you hold on tight to Chen's back in a bit, understand?"

Xi Hejue nodded.

Moments later, a pack of black panthers burst out of the cave and headed straight for the hyena tribe, letting out angry growls as they ran.

The hyenas lurking nearby suddenly emerged, raising their heads and letting out sharp, urgent cries. In an instant, dozens of hyenas took off running towards the tribe.

Seizing the opportunity, Li led Kun and the others, speeding rapidly into the western forest.

It rained all night, and there was a lot of water on the ground. The air was damp and chilly.

The cold wind howled, and the greenery in the distance was shrouded in a layer of gray.

After running for an unknown amount of time, Bai Ze felt his face was freezing and painful, his ears were numb, and his hands were so stiff that he could barely grip the fur beneath him.

He turned his head with difficulty, but there was still no familiar figure behind him.

The group hurried on, only slowing down after they had left the hyena tribe's territory.

Suddenly, white specks began to drift down from the sky.

Bai Ze blinked, thinking he was hallucinating from the cold. He exhaled, and white mist immediately rose into the air.

It wasn't until the white dots on its black fur became more numerous and larger that Bai Ze realized it was snowing.

The temperature was dropping rapidly at a speed that could be felt on the skin, and the wind became increasingly fierce, like a knife, scraping against people's faces and heads.

After Mo and his group lured the hyenas away, they did not turn back, but instead did their best to buy time for Li and his group.

Once the enraged hyenas realized what was happening, they also swarmed around them, launching wave after wave of attacks.

"I'm exhausted!" Yan grabbed a hyena that pounced on him, slammed it against a tree trunk, and then panted with his tongue lolling out.

Si estimated the time: "It should be about time."

Mo looked at the snowflakes above his head, his gaze becoming heavy. He had to hurry and find Bai Ze.

The group retreated while defending themselves, and after a stalemate of some distance, they quickly turned around and ran away.

Yan growled, "I'll deal with you next time!"

"We'll stick you into trees to mark the way!"

The snow was falling heavily and began to fall in large swaths; in the blink of an eye, the air was filled with a vast expanse of white.

Bai Ze lay completely on the black panther's body, remaining in the same position for a long time, unable to move.

His face was red from the cold, his lips were completely bloodless, and his teeth were chattering incessantly.

Li noticed Bai Ze's condition immediately and called out his name anxiously, "Bai Ze? Are you alright?"

Bai Ze opened his mouth, but was hit by a gust of cold wind, and began to cough violently.

Li quickly found some animal skin blankets and covered Bai Ze up tightly: "We'll be there soon, hang in there."

Xi and Jue were also freezing and shivering as they transformed into their beast forms. Their eyes were so scalded that they could barely open them, so they buried their faces in Chen's back.

In the afternoon, the group finally arrived at the agreed-upon stream. In just half a day, the surface of the stream had already begun to freeze.

The ground was covered with a layer of snow, leaving behind a trail of large, plum-blossom-shaped footprints.

As soon as Jue got down, she ran towards her father, grabbed his cold hand with her claws, and looked at him with worry in her eyes.

Bai Ze had a lot of snow on his back, and after a few tries, he finally got down, trembling.

His face had an unnatural bluish-white tinge, his eyes were unfocused, and his gaze remained unfocused for a long time.

Xi Hejue anxiously circled around Bai Ze, her pink tongue licking his face repeatedly, trying to warm him up.

Chen and the others quickly found a lush tree canopy, cleared a space under the tree, gathered some relatively dry branches, and tried several times to finally start a fire.

Because of the high humidity, the smoke rising from the fire was blown away before it could even float into the sky.

Bai Ze didn't dare get too close to the fire. He stomped his feet and rubbed his hands until his body gradually regained sensation before daring to approach the fire to warm himself.

He was wrapped in an animal skin blanket, wearing a hat and an animal skin scarf, but he was still shivering from the cold.

Xi Hejue crawled inside and pressed himself tightly against Bai Ze, holding his hand in his mouth and placing it on his abdomen to warm it.

There are no caves around, so we have to stay here for the time being.

The black panthers were fine because of their thick fur, but Bai Ze was really freezing.

Night fell, but the snow showed no signs of stopping.

Chen boiled a pot of water and gave Bai Ze and the cubs some to drink.

The orc was already afraid of the cold, and now that they were in the freezing cold, he was really worried that Bai Ze would get sick from the cold, so he kept adding firewood to the fire.

Li and Kun went hunting, leaving only the howling wind and snow all around.

Bai Ze felt very sleepy. He opened his eyes with difficulty and knew that this was not a solution, so he asked Chen and the others to drag over some wood and branches, cross them on the ground, and barely built a shelter that could block the wind.

Although it's still cold, it's much better than enduring the cold wind.

After quite a while, Li and Kun returned, carrying several pheasants in their hands.

With the sudden snowfall, prey was hard to catch. It took a lot of effort to finally catch it in the bushes, pluck its feathers, and quickly return.

A pot of seafood soup was simmering nearby, and the aroma temporarily lessened the chill. Kun used a bone knife to trim the branches, skewered the chicken, and put it on the fire to roast.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of running as it approached.

Li smelled a familiar scent: "Mo and the others are here!"

Bai Ze crawled out shivering, and the next second, he bumped into a warm embrace.

Mo felt very hot as they sped along.

He gently stroked Bai Ze's cold face with his large hand, their foreheads touching, and he let out a deep sigh of relief.

Bai Ze looked up at him, asking worriedly, "Are you hurt?"

"No." Mo covered Bai Ze with the animal skin blanket, then tucked him back into the shelter. "It's windy and cold."

Si sat by the fire, gazing in the direction of the tribe, and whispered, "A cold wave is coming. I wonder if we have enough food stored up."

"Let's go back first." Yan calculated that it would take at least three days, provided that they couldn't stop along the way.

Mo poured a bowl of hot soup and served it to Bai Ze.

Bai Ze took it and began to drink it in large gulps; his body desperately needed something warm.