Chapter 188 - 190: Give Birth to a Black Bear Cub

Chapter 188: Chapter 190: Give Birth to a Black Bear Cub

Her experience surviving the post-apocalypse told Su Luoluo never to reveal her trump card until the very last moment.

Su Luoluo’s heart skipped a beat, and a hint of panic bloomed within her, but she kept her expression calm. "Is... is that so? When did Mother’s letter arrive? How come she didn’t write to me?"

’This Xi Yi is always so cunning; he’s probably trying to trick me.’

Hearing this, Xi Yi’s beautiful eyes glinted. He pressed even closer to Su Luoluo, toying with her fingers as he said nonchalantly, "It just happened in the last few days. You were busy with the plague, so you might not have seen it."

"So what did she say?" Su Luoluo’s heart was pounding, but she suppressed her anxiety and continued to ask.

"She said you don’t seem like..." Xi Yi paused at just the right moment, glancing down at Su Luoluo. His crescent-moon eyes held an unreadable, smiling expression.

"Like what?" Su Luoluo’s heart clenched, and it felt like it had leaped into her throat.

’This way he has of speaking, leaving her hanging, is so infuriating.’

It left her on edge, her whole body tense with nervous suspense.

"Why don’t you guess what she might have said?" Xi Yi’s eyes shimmered as he suddenly changed the subject.

Su Luoluo had the sudden urge to curse Xi Yi’s entire family line. ’Can’t this damned Lizard just spit it out for once? Being so wishy-washy is infuriating.’

But she had a guilty conscience, so she had no choice but to play along. She ventured, "Was she asking how I’m doing?"

After saying that, she added with concern, "How is the plague over on Mother’s side? Is she alright?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Su Luoluo felt the conversation was a bit strange.

’In this terrible plague-ridden environment, how did Xi Yi even receive a letter?’

’The birds in the sky should be too busy trying to survive. How could they have time to deliver mail?’

At this thought, she looked at Xi Yi suspiciously. "Who delivered this letter? Are there still birds that can carry messages?"

Xi Yi nodded. "Of course something delivered it. The bats aren’t affected."

’Right, I’d forgotten. Bats are the kings of viruses; they’re not afraid of anything.’

"So how is Mother?"

"She’s fine. She also asked how we’re doing, but I haven’t replied yet."

Hearing this, Su Luoluo felt a little more at ease. "We’ll be fine too. Tell her not to worry."

"Mm, she probably isn’t worried about that. She’s probably worried about you."

"Me? What’s wrong with me? I’m perfectly fine, aren’t I?"

Xi Yi lifted his gaze, a faint smile playing on his lips. "She said you seem a little different. Not quite like you used to be."

"Th-that’s normal. It’s been a while, so a little change is to be expected. Is that all Mother said?" Su Luoluo said, remaining composed.

"Of course not." Xi Yi stopped toying with her hand. His fingers slid up her neck, stroking it lightly as he spoke in a sexy, bewitching tone, "Mother also said you should form a Contract Totem with me soon, so we can have a few little Black Bear cubs."

Su Luoluo had been skeptical from the start, but now that Xi Yi said this, she was completely convinced he was lying.

’It wasn’t anything else. This just sounded exactly like something Xi Yi would say.’

’He was always going on about forming a Contract Totem.’

She shot him a sidelong glance, swatted his wandering hand away, and said doubtfully, "You’re just making this all up, aren’t you? You’ve been talking for so long, so where’s the letter? Show it to me!"

Xi Yi looked heartbroken. "Luoluo, how can you think that of me? Everything I said is true."

The more she listened, the more convinced Su Luoluo became that he was making it up, and she grew bolder.

’I knew it. How could a letter from the Black Bear Tribe arrive just like that?’

Besides, Xi Yi had finished speaking but still hadn’t made a move.

Seeing he couldn’t produce it, Su Luoluo waved her hand dismissively. "Alright, just go sleep over the—"

Before she could finish, Xi Yi grinned and pulled a piece of beast skin from his robes. "This is the letter from Mother."

’Damn it, there really is a letter.’

’And here I thought Xi Yi was trying to trick me.’

Su Luoluo had to swallow the rest of her words. She took the beast skin from Xi Yi and unrolled it, discovering that the letter was written with words formed by pasting on a special type of grass.

The leaves, treated with some unknown method, had retained their vibrant green color.

’But who can understand these dense, worm-like squiggles?’

At this moment, Su Luoluo could only think of her unreliable system.

"System, are these even words?"

"Host, this is Bear Text, the exclusive written language of the Black Bear Tribe."

’Black Bears have their own written language these days!’

Su Luoluo was stunned. She couldn’t help but marvel internally. ’So advanced!’

"So what does this advanced language say? This Xi Yi isn’t trying to fool me, is he?"

"Host, please wait. Scanning for you now."

’At least this stupid system didn’t say it couldn’t recognize it.’

"Host, the Bear Text says that you should form a Contract Totem with Xi Yi soon and have a few little Black Bears."

’So it really is just like Xi Yi said?’

’He actually wasn’t lying?’

"Are you sure you read that correctly?"

This stupid system had been unreliable many times before, so Su Luoluo asked again, just to be safe.

"Host, I am certain. We use machine scanning. The translation of this Bear Text is absolutely correct."

"Could the original owner of this body read Bear Text?"

’If she couldn’t, I could still play dumb and refuse to acknowledge it. After all, if I can’t read it, who’s to say if the letter is real or fake?’

"System data indicates that the original host lived in the Black Bear Tribe for eight years. She should be able to read it."

’Fine, so I have no choice but to admit it.’

’I’ve been observing Xi Yi for a long time now and haven’t noticed anything off about him.’

’But to say he’s completely normal... I don’t think so.’

’And the system hasn’t given me any hints or warnings about him from the very beginning.’

"System," Su Luoluo asked on a whim, "what do you think would happen if I really got together with Xi Yi today?"

"Th-that... Host, I do not know. I have never encountered this situation before."

"If Host is lucky, you might have an unexpected gain. But if you’re unlucky, your mission might end here. The system still hopes Host will think twice before acting."

’I knew it. This system is completely useless.’

’Forget it. I’d better not take the risk.’

She folded the beast skin letter and handed it back. "I understand what Mother said, but since I’m already pregnant with a cub, I don’t think I can have another one right now."

"That’s alright, Luoluo. I can wait for you. Besides, we can form the Contract Totem first." Xi Yi took the letter, a smile on his face as he looked at her, acting as if he were being completely reasonable.

’If I didn’t know Xi Yi wasn’t a simple person, I might have actually been fooled by him.’

Su Luoluo pursed her lips, pondering how to respond, when suddenly a clear voice rang out from outside the door: "Luoluo, there’s a new development with that wolf."