Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off novel Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Chapter 94: Eat Well Before We Mate

The man did not stop. His hand abandoned her face, his fingers gripping her waist hard...a hold that made her yell out in pure shock and sharp pain.

That kiss, that sudden cold air, that aggressive grip... suddenly cleared her mind.

With a surge of strength, she shoved hard against his chest and, twisting her neck, swung her arm up and delivered a stinging slap across his stone-cold, beautiful face.

"Who wants to mate with you!" she yelled at him; just because he is handsome does not mean she was going to mate with him.

Then she saw his face. His expression was utterly unreadable, stoic, and devastatingly calm. And she realized that she had just slapped the ancient, powerful lord of the forest.

Her hand dropped, trembling. She stared at it, wishing to sever the offending limb. She has completely forgotten that he is still a powerful snake who might gobble her up in one bite.

"Hehe... my lord, about earlier... I didn’t mean to...uh...slap you. It was just... nerves! You know, I was so scared that my hand acted faster than my brain."

Xuan Long looked at her for a long moment, then finally said, "So, females nowadays like boldness during mating."

Su Qinglan almost choked on her own breath. "Wh...what?!"

He nodded slowly, very seriously. "I have heard females even scratch their mates and bite them while mating. I understand now."

She coughed so hard that tears almost came out. "Cough...cough...who told you that nonsense?!"

He looked thoughtful. "Old beasts talk. They say females enjoy leaving marks."

Su Qinglan almost fainted. "Who enjoys leaving marks?! What kind of forest gossip circle do you have here?!" she cried inside her head.

She stared at the serious-looking snake lord in front of her, and for the first time, she truly believed this ancient being was completely unsocial! He had no idea how the world worked!

And mating? With him?!

No, thank you! What if this giant snake got hungry in the middle of the night and decided to taste-test her? Even her bones wouldn’t be left to bury!

She didn’t want to die a graveless death!

Her eyes darted around, brain spinning fast. Change the topic, Qinglan! Quick!

As if heaven heard her prayers, her stomach suddenly betrayed her with a loud growl.

Grrrrrrrrr~

Silence.

Both of them froze.

Then slowly, Xuan Long’s gaze lowered... straight to her belly. His expression changed slightly. "You are carrying cubs?"

Su Qinglan’s eyes went wide as saucers. "W-what?! How do you know?!"

He blinked calmly. "Your stomach made a sound."

She gawked at him. "That’s not cubs! That’s hunger!"

He looked genuinely confused. "Hunger?"

Su Qinglan blinked at him, trying to think of any excuse that might save her poor life. Before she could even explain further, Xuan Long suddenly said, in that calm, serious tone of his, "But you are also carrying cubs."

Su Qinglan froze for a second, then her brain made a dangerous decision. She nodded quickly. "Yes! Yes, I am! And I’m hungry!"

Then she felt it move again.

Her heart stopped. Slowly, she turned her head... and saw a long, fluffy, reddish-brown tail swishing behind her.

Su Qinglan’s eyes went wide. "...What the hell is that?"

She grabbed it. It moved. She yelped.

"Wait, wait, wait—this is attached to me?!"

She tugged it once more, and sure enough, it tugged her back. "I—I have a tail?! Since when?! I didn’t sign up for this! I was a normal person yesterday!"

Her mind spun in circles. She had never heard of beast women who could partially transform! Full beastmen, yes...but females? Never!

She groaned, burying her face in her hands. "Is this some new setting the system forgot to tell me about?"

Little did she know that beast females could show parts of their beast form when extremely emotional...overexcited, terrified, or...during mating.

But Su Qinglan didn’t know that. She was too busy turning in circles, staring at the tail. After a while, curiosity replaced panic.

"...It’s actually kind of cute," she murmured.

The fluffy tail swayed lightly, reacting to her mood. She reached out and brushed it with her fingers; it was incredibly soft. She giggled before she could stop herself.

Then she noticed something else. The top of her head felt... a little heavy.

She touched it and froze again. "What the...EARS?!"