I Transmigrated as a Villainess to Raise Babies, and My Beast Husbands Are Fighting Madly Over Me!

Chapter 336: Please Let Us Stay

"Achoo!"

Qiao Xixi picked up the little tiger cub and rubbed her small nose.

"What’s wrong? Were you restless last night? Did you catch a cold?"

The little tiger cub rubbed her small nose with her little hand. It seemed itchy. Soon, her face was red from scratching, and a rash had broken out all over her body.

Seeing her so uncomfortably itchy, Qiao Xixi’s heart ached.

"Is this an allergic reaction?"

"AWOOOOO~!" The cub whined. Her whole body was terribly itchy.

Jin Ling entered the room. Seeing the cub in this state, his heart ached. He picked her up, sniffed her body, then gently opened her little mouth and sniffed again.

"An’an, did you eat some random flower from the roadside?"

Qiao Xixi was surprised. "What flower?"

Jin Ling explained, "It’s a small purple flower called Itching Grass. It’s not edible. I just smelled Itching Grass on An’an’s breath."

Qiao Xixi looked resigned. "Is there a cure for this?"

"There is. When Itching Grass matures, it grows a red fruit. Eating the fruit is the cure. But this isn’t the season for it to mature. I’ll go ask the Witch Doctor if she has any."

"I’ll go with you. Let’s take An’an. If she has some, we can give it to her right away. It’s painful to see her so itchy."

"Okay."

Jin Ling picked up the cub, transformed into his beast form, and let Qiao Xixi and the cub ride on his back as he headed for the Witch Doctor’s residence.

When they arrived, the Witch Doctor was just returning from outside, looking pleased.

In Qiao Xixi’s memory, the Witch Doctor was always stern and serious. It was rare to see her so happy.

"Witch Doctor, did something good happen? You seem so happy."

The Witch Doctor smiled. "Several females in the tribe are pregnant. We’ll have new cubs born soon."

New life was always something to look forward to, and it swept away the gloom that had settled over the Witch Doctor from the previous incident with the ’freak’.

"Clan Leader, what brings you here today?"

Qiao Xixi stepped forward, holding the little tiger cub. "An’an was being mischievous and ate some Itching Grass she found somewhere. Now she’s broken out in a rash all over and can’t stop itching."

The Witch Doctor truly adored cubs. Seeing the red rash covering the little tiger cub’s fair, tender skin, her heart ached terribly.

After examining the little tiger cub, the Witch Doctor confirmed it was from Itching Grass. "This is easy to treat, not a big problem. I’ll go find the medicine for you."

"Okay."

The Witch Doctor turned and went into her house, rummaging through her things and muttering to herself from time to time.

"That’s strange, why is it gone? Did I use up the whole stock I had before?"

The Witch Doctor searched everywhere but couldn’t find it. She returned to Qiao Xixi with a helpless expression.

"It’s all gone. I must have used it up already. I’ll give An’an some other medicine for now to ease the symptoms. It’s not serious; it should fade in a couple of days."

Qiao Xixi held the little tiger cub’s hands to keep her from scratching, but the itch was so unbearable that the cub grew angry and opened her mouth to bite Qiao Xixi’s hand.

Qiao Xixi had to free a hand to gently rub the rash on her body, trying to soothe the unbearable itch.

The Witch Doctor brought out some medicine and had the little one eat it. She then applied a medicinal liquid to the cub’s skin, and she finally quieted down.

Perhaps because she was sick, the little one’s spirits were low. She lay listlessly on Qiao Xixi’s shoulder, no longer fussing.

Just as Qiao Xixi and the others were about to head back, they saw Yuyu flying over.

"Clan Leader, I finally found you."

Yuyu landed in front of Qiao Xixi, panting from exhaustion.

"What is it? Don’t rush, take your time and tell me."

Yuyu let out a breath and steadied his breathing before continuing, "Clan Leader, another small tribe has arrived outside, wanting to migrate here. Uncle Ma Qing and the others want you to make the decision."

As a large tribe, this was a common occurrence. Qiao Xixi didn’t think much of it. If the other party would be beneficial to their growth and development, she wouldn’t mind letting them join.

"Let’s go, we’ll take a look."

When Qiao Xixi and her group arrived, Fox Ji and his people had already been waiting outside for quite some time.

When Ma Qing saw Qiao Xixi arrive, he stepped forward and explained the situation.

Jin Ling’s gaze shifted and settled on Fox Ji.

Qiao Xixi also recognized Fox Ji. He was the adolescent fox cub they had met by the stream before.

Fox Ji hadn’t expected Qiao Xixi to be the Clan Leader of the Black Panther Tribe. For a moment, he grew nervous.

’He’d secretly followed them that day. They couldn’t have found out, could they?’

"Clan Leader, we are from the Big Fox Tribe. We met you by the stream last time, and as I told you then, our tribal lands are no longer suitable for us to live in. Therefore, we wish to merge with the Black Panther Tribe."

As he spoke, Fox Ji took two beast-hide bags from Fox Spirit and opened them. One bag contained various dried flowers and herbs, while the other held a few scattered Crystal Stones.

"This is our offering to the Black Panther Tribe. Please, Clan Leader, allow us to stay."

Qiao Xixi’s gaze merely swept over the Crystal Stones before settling on the bag of dried flowers and herbs.

Lately, Qiao Xixi had been studying the plants in the Collection Book in her spare time and had come to recognize quite a few. She could tell at a glance that many of the dried flowers and herbs in the bag had significant medicinal value.

"These dried flowers and herbs, did you pick and preserve them all yourselves?"

Fox Ji was not good at lying. He lowered his head, his voice soft. "Yes."

"In your entire tribe, how many cubs do you have? How many adult males? And how many of those adult males have an Awakened Beast Soul?"

Seeing Qiao Xixi questioning him in detail, Fox Ji nervously clenched his fists.

"We have 23 cubs, 20 females, and 40 adult males. Of the males, 15 are elderly. Among the able-bodied males, 5 have Awakened Beast Souls. The highest beast soul star-rank is two-star; the rest are all one-star."

Qiao Xixi frowned slightly. This ratio made her hesitate.

After all, their arrival would mean so many more mouths to feed.

"Clan Leader, I beg you to let us stay. For the first ten days, we won’t require the tribe to provide us with any food. We can even turn over food to the tribe to prove that we will absolutely not be a burden."

Fox Spirit’s eyes widened in shock. ’Has my brother gone mad? We’ve been starving for so long. It’s already hard for the males in our tribe to feed us all, so how could we possibly manage to turn over food to a large tribe?’

While hesitating, Qiao Xixi spotted a Regeneration Flower hidden among the dried flowers and herbs.

She impassively took out the dried Regeneration Flower to examine it. After confirming what it was, she rummaged a bit more and found something else underneath.

At that moment, she made her decision.

"Alright, I will give you one chance. If you can do as you say, I will let you stay."

Seeing Qiao Xixi agree, a look of joy appeared on Fox Ji’s face.

"Thank you, Clan Leader! Thank you, Clan Leader!"

Qiao Xixi personally went with them. She took out a notebook and pen—exchanged for with points—from her space and registered them one by one.

Fox Ji and the others were amazed, having no idea what Qiao Xixi was doing.

"Get settled in for today. Someone will be by in a little while to give you a basic tour of the tribe."

As she was speaking, the Witch Doctor arrived to treat Fox Chuan.

After the Witch Doctor came out of the stone house, Qiao Xixi accompanied her back to her residence.

Qiao Xixi took out the bag of dried flowers and herbs.

"Witch Doctor, take a look. Is there anything wrong with these?"