Beast World: Rise to Power with the Offspring System
Chapter 628 - 626 Make Do With It

Chapter 628: Chapter 626: Make Do With It

Chapter 628: Chapter 626: Make Do With It

Sally let Little Dot choose what he liked.

She walked over to a nearby stall selling small animals and saw a little bobcat with leopard-like spots, plump and very cute.

“How much is this one?” Sally asked the owner.

The owner immediately replied enthusiastically, “One tael of silver.”

Sally took out a Gold Coin, “I don’t have silver, will this be okay?”

The owner took it, bit it… confirming it was pure gold, he hurriedly said, “That’s fine, that’s fine, it’s just that I can’t make change.”

Sally asked, “Do you have any other good-looking little beasts?”

“Yes, yes, yes.” The owner hurriedly turned around and lifted a cage covered with a black cloth from the cart. “This fine creature just arrived this morning, and I didn’t even have time to put it up for sale yet. If the esteemed guest likes it, it will cover the remaining money.”

A little monkey with golden fur, looking very clever.

“It’s a little monkey, how cute. Do you like it, Little Dot?” Sally called to Little Dot.

Little Dot nodded, “I like it.”

“Then let’s take this one,” Sally said with a smile.

She put the little bobcat and the little monkey on the mule cart and continued shopping with Little Dot.

He chose a bunch of toys, saying he wanted to give them to his brothers and sisters.

Although they were just some ordinary items, for the children who had never seen or played with them before, they were treasures.

Jian paid with silver, and the mule cart moved forward.

Outside the city gate, there was a shop selling tea snacks, with lots of people in line.

Sally looked curiously.

Jian stopped the cart, “Wait here in the cart for a while.”

“Oh,” Sally responded.

Seeing Jian go to line up for tea snacks, Sally asked Little Dot, “Do you want some?”

“No,” Little Dot replied.

Sally, “…Not interested?”

Little Dot took out an empty milk bottle from the Little Storage Bag, “I’m full.”

Sally patted his head, “Little Dot isn’t greedy.”

Little Dot yawned, “Mom, I’m sleepy.”

“Sleep then.” The specialty formula for young animals, after drinking, their bodies would enter a growth absorption phase, and sleep was the best way to do this.

When Jian came back, he saw Little Dot sleeping in an egg cabin, tranquil and peaceful.

He handed the wrapped package to Sally, “Sweet cakes, try one.”

Sally took it, “Little Dot doesn’t really like sweets, he prefers meat.”

Jian paused slightly, then smiled, “Okay.”

The cart continued forward.

Sally, eating the hot freshly made sweet cakes, “They taste good, do you want one?”

“No need, I’ll follow my son’s lead, I also love meat,” Jian replied.

Sally snorted with laughter, “I can’t even deal with you.”

Jian leaned against the large burlap sack, glanced back at Sally, “Aren’t you really concerned about Zhu Sanlang’s matter?”

Sally replied, “He’s not the same as you.”

“How is he different?” Jian casually twirled his riding crop as if the grass-made whip had come alive, fluid and obedient to his will.

“He… has a gentle nature.” Sally remembered how Zhu Sanlang had been manipulated by his elder martial sister, how he had been expelled from Shenglong Mountain for being too compliant, never daring to refuse despite everything. If it weren’t for Shenglong Mountain offending her, kicking against this steel plate, who knows what would have become of Zhu Sanlang? Even his half-brother from a different mother was almost bullied to death, yet he didn’t dare to fight back…

“Yet you bore him two children,” Jian said, somewhat discontent.

Sally laughed, “I bore children because the Offspring System needed it, and the Offspring System only looks at potential genes. Honestly, having Little Fengning with Welly was also because Xiaomei was sneaking around, tempting me with points.”

[Host, Xiaomei was not sneaking around, Xiaomei was acting as a matchmaker, making connections for Host.] Xiaomei protested.

Sally swatted away, [You can drop it.]

“What about my Little Dot?” Jian looked at Sally with hopeful eyes.

The cart suddenly clattered over a rock, jolting. Sally, unsteady, leaned forward, but she still protected the egg cabin first.

Jian reached out, catching her and the egg cabin in his arms.

Sally and he looked eye to eye for a moment, her heart skipped a beat, then her expression darkened, “Drive properly!”

“This road is rough, just bear with it,” Jian replied.

Sally humphed, sitting back down with the egg cabin, “Knowing it’s a rough road and still you take it.”

“A rough road is still a road, better than having no road to take.” Jian looked ahead, the road was rugged and winding, but on either side, the crops were thriving and lush.

Sally stored the egg cabin back into the System Space, letting Little Dot sleep quietly inside. She turned into a little white mouse and dozed in the sun on the burlap sack.

Jian occasionally glanced at her, eventually unable to resist the itch in his hands, scooped her into his palm, “Yanyan~”

“Hmm, I’m sleepy,” Sally murmured groggily, her thoughts slowed considerably, and her demeanor not as sharp.

“You drugged the Host!” A few words appeared in the air.

Jian smirked, “Just let her sleep a bit, keep it secret.”

“What’s in it for me?”

“I’ll tell you an Ancestral Dragon’s weakness!”

“Deal.”

…

When Sally woke up, she found the mule cart had stopped beside a mountain pond.

A piece of clothing was draped over her.

Transforming back into human form, she tossed the clothes aside and looked around.

Jian, carrying a bundle of firewood, came down a small mountain path. “Awake?”

Sally took out Little Dot, who had already woken up, from the System Space. “He’s awake.”

“Son, come and help,” Jian called to Little Dot.

Little Dot happily circled around him, “Is it a bonfire party?”

“Bonfire party? What’s that?”

“You just make a bonfire and play games around the fire with brothers and sisters.”

“Does it sound fun?”

“It’s really fun, Little Dot wants to play too.”

Jian looked towards Sally.

Sally called to Little Dot, “They’re all in the Holy Palace. We’ll all play together when we return there, okay?”

“Okay.” Little Dot cuddled into Sally’s embrace.

Sally held him and kissed his forehead.

Little Dot became even happier.

“Where are the little monkey and the little mountain cat we bought?” Sally asked Jian, noticing the two little creatures were missing from the mule cart.

“I set them free; they were creatures of this mountain.”

“Good, it’s nice they could return to their groups.”

“How are the two little kylin born from you doing?” Jian asked. “Can Zhu Sanlang take care of them well?”

“Now, Little Shier and her little sisters are being personally looked after by the Ancestral Qilin. Zhu Sanlang can only watch.”

“That old fool may be dumb, but surviving till today, he must have some brains.”

“Your self-assessment is quite accurate,” Sally glanced at him. Calling the kettle black, they were all antiques from the same era.

Little Dot listened quietly to their conversation, his little eyes blinking, clearly taking in everything.

Noticing this, Jian quickly shut his mouth and changed the subject, “Yanyan, help prepare the fishing rods.”

Sally took out one large and one small fishing rod, along with bait, from the System Space and handed them to Jian, “There are instructions included.”

“Okay.” Jian read the tadpole script, thankful that he had learned such text with Little Fengning, otherwise, he wouldn’t have understood it.

Sally watched their two figures, one large, one small, fishing from the chairs, her expression somewhat distant…

The father and son duo had a great catch, and Sally, worried about Jian’s lack of attention to detail, personally handled cleaning the fish.

She walked downstream.

And had Jian and Little Dot prepare the charcoal for grilling the fish.

Once the fire was ready, Little Dot jumped into the water to catch shrimp.

Jian joined Sally, “There’s a saying in the Human Clan, it seems to go, ‘when there’s a stepmother, there’s also a stepfather.’ There’s some truth in it upon reflection. Consider bringing the little kylin close and raising them.”

“If I could have brought them, I would have done so already. The old ancestor wouldn’t permit it. Now, it looks like he might have seen Zhu Sanlang’s lack of steadfastness from the beginning. That’s why he keeps the three children hidden from the world. Moreover, I don’t know the Qilin Clan’s heritage.”

“I do.”

“…I won’t even give you Little Dot, and you want to take the little kylin? Dream on.”

“I really know how.”

“Even if you do, it won’t work. I’ve already agreed with the old ancestor; once their learning is complete, they’ll come back to me. Since it’s agreed upon, we must wait.”

“Send them back?”

“Yes, do you think I’d really wash my hands of it all? Enough, enough. Move along, don’t be a nuisance here. Go look after your son,” Sally said impatiently.

Jian’s eyes lit up, “You’ve admitted Little Dot is my son!”

Sally choked, “…Your head is seriously sick!”

Little Dot ran around the bonfire, jumping up and down. Sally sprinkled the fish with spices, and the aroma burst forth.

“Mom, Little Dot is hungry and wants to eat grilled fish!” Little Dot hurriedly exclaimed.

“It seems Little Dot hasn’t tried Mom’s cooking yet, it’s definitely not worse than Uncle Zulu’s~” Sally handed a well-grilled fish to Jian, “Cool it down for the child.”

“No need, the heat enhances the flavor.” Jian handed it to Little Dot.

Sally picked up another fresh fish and placed it on the fire to grill. “Is your beast body the same as Little Dot’s?”