21 Are you truly pregnant?!

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Upon hearing Cang Qian say the words “father beast,” Banai was momentarily stunned.

“What do you mean, father beast?”

Cang Qian turned to look at him, placing his large hand on her belly once again, and repeated, “There’s a beast cub in here, yours. You’re going to be a father beast!”

“Fa—”

Banai didn’t finish his sentence before it dawned on him. His eyes widened as he slowly lowered his gaze to her abdomen, then lifted his eyes back to meet hers. His expression shifted from disbelief and incredulity to surprise and shock, finally settling into joy as he exclaimed, “You… you’re pregnant?”

Watching his vivid reaction from start to finish, Cang Qian smiled. When he asked, she nodded seriously.

Banai asked with a mix of excitement and doubt, “But… but we just formed our bond last night. How could it be so soon?”

Conceiving offspring in the beast realm is no easy matter. Although it’s not as difficult as for those of the divine beast clan with high-level spiritual powers, it’s still unlikely to happen overnight!

So he found it hard to believe.

Seeing his disbelief, Cang Qian didn’t explain further, merely snorted, “Believe it or not, in two months when the cub is born, you’ll believe me.”

Hearing her, Banai immediately held her anxiously and asked, “You’re serious?!”

“Of course I’m serious!”

Cang Qian glared at him with slight irritation and snorted again. “Who would joke about pregnancy?!”

With that, she pushed him away, lay down on the bed with her back to him, and huffed twice in annoyance.

Seeing her angry made Banai even more anxious. He took off his shoes, lay down beside her, and hugged her from behind, coaxing, “I was wrong, I was wrong.”

“I believe you. From now on, I’ll believe whatever you say, and I’ll only trust you. Little Qian, please don’t be mad!”

Cang Qian turned around and said, “Then I’ll tell you now—I’m pregnant, and the cub will be born in two months. Do you believe me now?”

This time, Banai nodded resolutely without hesitation. “I believe!”

Hearing his firm affirmation, she smiled and finally explained, “Do you remember the fertility level I measured on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony?”

Banai replied, “The silver-white one that represents the highest fertility?”

“Yes.”

Cang Qian said, “The fertility level assigned by the Beast God is real. At that time, Sang Yingying forcibly told everyone that my fertility level was white, which means no fertility at all.”

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“She wanted to lead the clan to doubt me. Before, she sabotaged me into being seen as a wicked female, causing the clan to dislike me, so naturally they listened to her.”

“Then she manipulated things further so the clan would think I’m unworthy and demand my inheritance rights be revoked, or even kick me out of the tribe. That way, her plan would succeed!”

Banai suddenly understood. “So your fertility really is the highest level!”

Cang Qian smiled firmly and nodded again.

Banai immediately hugged her joyfully. “Little Qian, that’s wonderful! You’re really pregnant! And I have a cub—I’m going to be a father beast!”

“Are you feeling unwell now? Or is there anything special you want to eat? I can ask the clan leader tomorrow to let me go back to the forest and get it for you.”

Cang Qian said, “I don’t feel unwell, and there’s nothing particular I want at the moment. I’ve just been sleepy all day and want to rest.”

“Then rest now. I’ll stay with you.”

Saying this, Banai held her tightly, wanting to accompany her to sleep.

Cang Qian smiled and pushed him away gently. “It’s already dark and dinnertime. Even if I want to sleep, I should eat dinner first. Besides, I’m hungry.”

Upon hearing she was hungry, Banai immediately got up, carried her to the bedside, and helped her put on her shoes while saying, “When I came in earlier, I saw Naiwa and Quangang already cooking.”

“They should be almost done by now. Let’s hurry up and go out. I can’t let my Little Qian go hungry.”

Seeing his anxious expression, Cang Qian laughed. So Banai had such a cute side!

The two left the guest room and went to the living room.

Seeing that dinner wasn’t ready yet, Banai first helped Cang Qian sit down comfortably, then quickly strode into the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves, and began cooking.

He even thought Naiwa and Quangang were too slow, so he kicked them out of the kitchen and took over.

Naiwa, who had been driven out, looked at Cang Qian in confusion. “Little Qian, what’s going on with Banai at your place?”

Cang Qian laughed. “Nothing special. I just said I was hungry, and he was afraid I’d be hungry for too long, so he’s cooking himself.”

Naiwa and Quangang were instantly speechless.

Che Baiyuan, sitting beside Cang Qian, said, “Chen Yu has been taken away by the clan leader. Your grandfather knows everything now, but as you expected, he didn’t punish anyone.”

Cang Qian said, “To my grandfather, it’s all family; he naturally wants to keep the peace.”

Che Baiyuan nodded in agreement, “In that case, don’t worry about it. To avoid causing your grandfather trouble, I’ll handle it. After all, Sang Yingying wanted to kill my cub. I won’t let her off.”

Cang Qian nodded.

Then she remembered something and asked, “Sister Baiyuan, how do you know if someone is pregnant?”

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Che Baiyuan suddenly looked at her sharply, raising her voice a little. “You’re really pregnant?!”

Naiwa and Quangang, sitting at the dining table waiting to eat, also turned to look at Cang Qian in unison.

Cang Qian calmly replied, “Don’t get excited. If we test it, we’ll know for sure.”

Che Baiyuan gasped and whispered, “But this morning you told me you and Banai only formed the beast bond last night. How could it happen so fast?”

Cang Qian said, “I knew you wouldn’t believe me. Other clan members, including my grandfather, wouldn’t believe either. That’s why I just asked how to test for pregnancy.”

Che Baiyuan looked at her incredulously, swallowed hard, and said, “The high priestess checks the pulses of the bonded females in the village at the end of each month to see if they’re pregnant.”

“But usually it takes at least three days of pregnancy for the high priestess to detect it. It’s probably impossible to detect it after just one day!”

Hearing that it takes only three days to detect pregnancy, Cang Qian was quite shocked, because in the human world, it’s impossible to tell so quickly.

Indeed, the beast realm is very different from the human world!

Che Baiyuan thought for a moment and said, “How about this: in three days, my father beast and mother beast will return. The clan leader just told me there’ll be a welcome banquet for them.”

“At the banquet, I’ll tell everyone about your situation and have the high priestess check your pulse. If pregnancy is confirmed, that’ll prove your one-month claim early!”

At that moment, Banai came out of the kitchen carrying dishes.

Hearing Che Baiyuan’s suggestion, he immediately agreed, “That’s a good plan. Let’s do that!”

Che Baiyuan said, “It’s a good plan, but if it turns out you’re not pregnant, it might be embarrassing.”

Cang Qian confidently said, “Don’t worry, sister. I’m definitely pregnant. I have faith!”

Actually, she just trusted what the system told her.

“Alright, then we’ll wait for the welcome banquet in three days.”

Seeing her confidence, Che Baiyuan inexplicably found herself believing too.

She said, “Once your pregnancy is confirmed, I’ll have the father beast and mother beast reveal Sang Yingying’s deeds. The clan leader won’t be able to avoid punishing her publicly!”

Afterwards, the five of them finished dinner. Cang Qian and Banai returned to their large wooden house.

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