Chapter 182 - 180: What She Longed For Day and Night

Chapter 182: Chapter 180: What She Longed For Day and Night

At this moment, they all clearly saw the person standing before Moo Moo. It was the person they had been worrying about, the person who had been on their minds every moment for the past two days.

It was none other than the person they loved.

It was Shen Yue.

Shen Yue hadn’t expected that after rushing back to Barbaric City in a panic, she would be greeted by the sight of Lizardmen besieging the city.

Her heart leaped into her throat.

Watching from afar as Mu Silin, Ye Lüqi, and the other two erected the Boundary Wall, giving their all to protect the city, she felt a mix of heartache and pride.

At least these men were dependable in a crisis.

They were men of great compassion who knew to protect the masses.

She hadn’t been wrong about them.

That’s why she and Huang Ziyue had rushed over, to keep them from overexerting themselves.

But unexpectedly, Moo Moo appeared at the critical moment and repelled the horde of Lizardmen.

Only then was she able to relax.

In that same moment, she witnessed Moo Moo’s power firsthand. The voice from her dream had once told her that beneath the seven Divine Halls slumbered the seven great Guardian Beasts.

The seven great Guardian Beasts were of the utmost importance to her.

They would be her powerful allies.

She hadn’t known how strong the Guardian Beasts were before, but today she had seen it with her own eyes.

It seemed the future calamity in the Beast World wouldn’t be as simple as dealing with these Lizardmen; it must be an unprecedented, world-ending disaster.

Therefore, although she didn’t know when this calamity would occur, she had to quickly find the remaining six Divine Halls and awaken the other six Guardian Beasts.

At the same time, she had to protect her seven little cubs and teach them their skills as soon as possible.

Shen Yue walked up to Moo Moo. Looking at the beast that had come specifically to greet her, she reached out and stroked its head.

"You’ve worked hard, Moo Moo."

"Thank goodness you were here."

Under her touch, Moo Moo’s big, round eyes showed its delight at being praised.

"MOO~"

It obediently tilted its head and nuzzled her palm in response.

As if to say it was no trouble at all.

Sensing its joy, Shen Yue said:

"You’re so good."

Huang Ziyue stood to the side, watching. He was happy for Shen Yue and felt relieved for Barbaric City.

At least Moo Moo’s presence had saved the city’s people and this border city itself.

Shen Yue sat on Moo Moo’s back and headed toward the city gate.

Mu Silin, Ye Lüqi, and the others had already opened the city gate while she was still a long way off.

Inside the city gate, all the guards, some of Barbaric City’s commanders, Si Muye, and the others were all standing together at the entrance, waiting for her.

Until she drew near.

The excitement and joy on Si Muye’s face were practically overflowing.

"A Yue!!"

He was still used to calling her A Yue.

Even though he now knew her name was Shen Yue and that she was the Duchess.

Although back in the Royal City, he had heard of the infamous Duchess, he had never met her.

Nor had he ever treated the stories about her as amusing gossip.

All he knew was that they had met on Wilderness Mountain, and she was his A Yue, and his alone.

Besides, who she used to be and what kind of past she had didn’t matter to him. All he knew was that she was the one who had given him a second life.

She was the person he was meant to protect for the rest of his life.

Shen Yue looked at Si Muye, who was the first to walk toward her, and saw a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth.

"You’re injured?"

A pleased look appeared on Si Muye’s handsome face at her concern.

"It’s just a scratch, nothing serious!"

Ye Lüqi, Mu Silin, and the others drew near, their eyes fixed on Shen Yue.

Their eyes were filled with unconcealable love and worry.

Mu Silin asked anxiously:

"Shen Yue, are you alright? Are you hurt?"

Ye Lüqi: "Did that man in black do anything to you?"

Gu Fangqi: "You’re back. As long as you’re back, that’s all that matters!"

Shen Yue looked at them.

"Why so nervous? Don’t worry, I’m fine."

Her gaze held a warmth she had rarely shown before.

"You’re the ones who’ve been working hard!"

Hearing her words, they all simultaneously sensed that something about her was different.

It wasn’t just her attitude toward them; looking closely now, they suddenly felt that in just three short days, Shen Yue was exuding an aura that was impossible to ignore.

Even her appearance seemed to have grown more beautiful.

It was a beauty that radiated from within, a dazzling luminescence.

For a moment, Mu Silin was stunned.

"We haven’t worked hard at all. This is what I’m supposed to do."

He paused, a faint blush on his face.

"But you... you seem different!"

Hearing this, the corners of Shen Yue’s mouth curved up. She tilted her head and looked at him.

"How so?"

Her smile instantly dazzled them again.

And in unison, even the tips of their ears turned red.

Ye Lüqi was always blunt.

"You’ve become even more beautiful!"

When Shen Yue heard this, her smile became even more heart-stopping.

It caused all the guards standing behind to stare, forgetting to react.

They had never seen such a soul-stirringly beautiful female.

It seemed another glance would make their breath catch and their hearts race until they fainted.

The person before them was so beautiful it seemed otherworldly, possessing a beauty like that of a celestial maiden from the highest heavens, one whom mortals could never glimpse.

It was an intimidating beauty, making one’s heart tremble even when looking from afar.

At that moment, everyone seemed to be captivated by Shen Yue’s smile.

Meanwhile, Huang Ziyue, who was standing beside Shen Yue, also felt his heart leap wildly at her smile, but seeing so many men staring at her made him incredibly displeased.

It was like watching his own precious treasure being coveted by others.

The mere sight of someone else looking at this treasure made his blood boil.

Thus, an uncontrollable cold aura emanated from him, making even the fur on the nearby Moo Moo tremble.

But no matter how intensely he released his cold aura, it wasn’t enough to intimidate the crowd of men that so annoyed him.

The guards remained stunned in place until Shen Yue had followed Mu Silin and the others into the city and headed west.

When Shen Yue finally saw her seven little ones, the small figures were all standing eagerly in front of the courtyard where they lived.

Seeing Shen Yue return safely with Huang Ziyue, Mu Silin, and the others, the little one thought he was seeing things. Especially when he saw Shen Yue.

Even Dabao had to rub his eyes before calling out in confirmation:

"Female mother?"

The other little ones reacted, their eyes turning red.

"Female mother is back!"

"Female mother is back! Er Bao missed female mother!"

"Female mother, it’s female mother!"

"Xi Xi missed female mother!"

The little ones swarmed toward Shen Yue like a hive of bees.

Before she recovered her memories, her thoughts had been consumed by these little cubs of hers.

Her love for them had already reached a point where she could not bear to be apart from them.

But now that she had her memories back and knew they were her biological children, her love for them instantly deepened, settling into her very bones.

They were her own flesh and blood.

They were the ones she had eagerly anticipated from the very beginning, the ones she had carefully nurtured in her womb.

The ones she had longed for day and night.

There was no greater happiness in life than this.

They were the angels she had given all her love to from the start, a precious gift from the heavens.

She slowly knelt, waiting for their soft little bodies to plunge into her arms and fill her heart.

Filling the void left by three days of longing.