Su Mingxuan sighed, but his expression softened again. His heart was still filled with joy. After so many days of worry, this news felt like light shining into the tribe.
Just as he was about to tell Bai Ling to go back and rest, Bai Ling suddenly lifted her head again, her eyes wide as if she had just remembered something important.
"Tribe Leader!" she said quickly.
Su Mingxuan stopped and looked at her. "What is it?"
Bai Ling smiled brightly, her tone full of excitement again.
"I’m not the only pregnant female!" she announced.
The tribe leader blinked. "What?"
"Qinglan-jie is also carrying cubs!" Bai Ling said proudly.
Her words hit Su Mingxuan like thunder.
He froze, his eyes widening like saucers. "What did you just say?"
He turned sharply toward his daughter.
Su Qinglan stood there awkwardly. She had completely forgotten to tell her father about it. Everything had happened so quickly, she had never found the right time.
Now, seeing her father’s shocked face, she could only laugh nervously.
"Ah... I was going to tell you, Father..." she began softly.
Su Mingxuan stood frozen for a long moment, staring at his daughter as if he couldn’t believe his ears.
His mouth opened slightly, but no words came out.
He had thought Bai Ling’s pregnancy was already the best news of the season, the tribe’s hope, the Beast God’s blessing. But now... his daughter was also carrying cubs?
That meant he was going to become a grandfather.
A big, proud smile slowly spread across his face. His heart swelled so much it almost hurt.
He turned his head away for a second, rubbing his face to hide the grin, but he couldn’t. The happiness kept bursting out of him like the morning sun breaking through clouds.
He laughed loudly with a bright expression. "Good! Good! The Beast God really blessed us this time!"
The nearby beastmen looked at him, smiling at the sight of their tribe leader laughing like an excited cub.
He turned toward his daughter again, his eyes soft and shining. "You silly girl," he said, his voice trembling slightly. "You should have told me earlier! You made your old father nearly faint from surprise."
Su Qinglan scratched her cheek awkwardly. "I forgot..."
"Forgot?" he repeated, pretending to glare at her but unable to keep the smile from his face. "How can someone forget something this big?"
He sighed and shook his head, though the corners of his mouth kept twitching upward.
Inside, Su Mingxuan’s heart was dancing. His daughter was pregnant! The tribe would have cubs again and his own bloodline would continue.
The thought warmed him to the core. He imagined tiny little cubs running around the caves, soft and chubby, their tails short and fluffy. He could already hear their laughter echoing in the tribe.
He pressed his lips together to stop himself from smiling too wide, but failed again.
He was going to be a grandfather!
The word made him feel proud and strangely emotional at the same time.
But then another thought slipped into his mind. He looked at his daughter’s stomach again.
The cubs... what kind of cubs would they be?
He frowned slightly. Were they tiger cubs from Hu Yan? Or maybe fox cubs from Rong Ye? Or wolf cubs from Han Jue? Or... maybe snake cubs from Xuan Long?

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