Beauty and the Beasts

An especially burly brown bear beastman glanced at Bai Qingqing’s ankle and replied, “Isn’t he already your male? Homeless beasts who’ve already mated won’t take away the females of other males. Of course we’ll be ruthless towards him. And he has four animal stripes—we’re no match for him.”

The bear beastman then realized that his words could make the female feel uneasy and quickly added, “But don’t worry. If the snake beastman wants to take you away, all of us will protect you.” He scratched the back of his head, and his bronze face flushed so much that it became black. “And I like you. You’ll let me become your male, right?”

Bai Qingqing looked up at the bear beastman, who was much larger than her. She felt immense pressure as if she was being crushed by a mountain.

This bear beastman was nearly twice as tall as her, and the patch of fur on his chest was so thick that the skin underneath couldn’t be seen. It was as if he hadn’t transformed at all.

Bai Qingqing’s head only reached the bear beastman’s abdomen. If she looked down slightly, her eyes would land on his skirt. The tent set up underneath had to be huge—the skirt was about to be flipped.

Seemingly because of her staring, the hem of the skirt suddenly jumped up and finally flipped the short and small piece of fabric, revealing the huge, hideous object underneath.

“Ah! No, no, no, our body types aren’t compatible.” Bai Qingqing quickly waved her hands. She was so frightened that she forgot the tactfulness that was such an inherent trait of the Chinese.

Parker rushed out with a wooden spatula in hand and roared at the bear beastman.

The bear beastman stepped backward, creating a distance between him and Parker.

He wasn’t intimidated by Parker as he also had two animal stripes. He sheepishly tugged at his skirt and said to Bai Qingqing in a simple and honest manner, “I like petite females like you. I may look big, but I’m actually very gentle.”

Bai Qingqing moved towards Parker. “I’m not petite. I’m much taller than many females.”

The bear beastman couldn’t tell that Bai Qingqing was rejecting him and instead thought that she was criticizing herself for being too big. He quickly replied, “But I still think you’re cute. Are you afraid that it’ll be hard to give birth to cubs if your male is too big? You don’t have to worry about that. We bear beastmen have very small cubs. They’re very easy to give birth to!”

Parker was so furious that a few dark and coarse whiskers suddenly appeared on his face. He ripped off his skirt and pushed Bai Qingqing away. “The fish is ready. Go and eat it. I’m going to kill him!”

“Parker.” Just as Bai Qingqing reached out to stop Parker, he transformed into his animal form and pounced at the bear beastman.

The bear beastman transformed into a brown bear. When he stood up, he was almost five meters tall—not much shorter than the carnivorous giant beasts. He opened his mouth and let out a deafening roar.

The brown bear staggered backward as Parker pounced on him. He then waved his hand at the leopard and dodged it.

Anxious, Bai Qingqing hurriedly asked the surrounding beastmen for help. “Who’s going to stop them?”

A tiger beastman immediately replied to Bai Qingqing, “Why stop them? Don’t you females love to watch males fight for you? If you accept that bear beastman, they’ll still have to fight it out to decide their statuses in the family.”

Bai Qingqing was speechless.

“Then… they won’t die while fighting, right?” Bai Qingqing asked as she looked worriedly at the two fighting beastmen.

“Don’t worry. They know when to stop.” The tiger beastman comforted her.

The surrounding beastman also quickly comforted Bai Qingqing.

“Don’t worry, little female. I’ll help you to keep an eye on them.”

“Yes, yes, yes.”

The males were so friendly that Bai Qingqing couldn’t handle them. She was relieved knowing that Parker wouldn’t come to harm and said to the beastman, “That’s good, then. I’ ll head inside to eat. You guys help me to keep an eye on them.”

“Okay, female. Go ahead and eat.” A leopard beastman resisted the temptation from the aroma of the fish, then stared fiercely at the two dueling beastmen.