My husband is too wild, I need to go home and find my mom.

Chapter 56 They've all become human, why do they still need to hibernate?

Yao helped her put on her clothes to cover the three marks: "It's no use for others to do this, even if they use your blood, it won't work. Only if you want him to die will it work."

Linni looked at them, then at their arms, and noticed that everyone had consciously tied a piece of animal skin around their left arm, including Feng.

Seeing her scrutinizing him, Feng said somewhat embarrassedly, "Well, my father and mother already know about the partner mark."

There are no secrets that stay hidden forever. As I accumulate more and more partners, it's impossible to keep it a secret forever. Linni nodded: "I told them to hide because I didn't want too many males to seek me out for a partner. Now I don't need to anymore. With such a powerful partner as Feng, he should be able to help me keep those males away, right?"

Feng solemnly said, "I am willing to spend the rest of my life protecting you."

He tore off the animal hide from his left shoulder. He wanted everyone to know that he hadn't found a mate all these years because he was waiting for such an outstanding woman. Only the only naturally born female on the beastman continent was worthy of the only level eight single beastman in the entire mountain range. They were a perfect match.

His partner is so outstanding that he deserves to be seen by everyone.

Feng didn't stay on the mountain for long. As soon as he returned to the stone house, orcs came looking for him. Feng could only smile apologetically at Lin Ni and then went back down the mountain.

Linni really wanted to go to the orc tribe's trade fair, but her lower body was in a lot of pain, so she had to stay home. Lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), she told Ye that she wanted to install a wardrobe in the room to store clothes and some daily necessities, and also to make a larger cabinet to place next to the stove outside, where they could put their bowls, chopsticks, and some food.

Ye, Yao, Yan, Bai, and several other orcs busied themselves in and out all afternoon, quickly adding a lot of furniture and daily necessities to the house, making it feel more like home.

Feng returned very late. By then, Lin Ni was already getting ready for bed. He stood at the door of Lin Ni's room and said, "Lin, I'll be a little busy these next couple of days. I'll definitely spend some quality time with you once I'm done."

Lin Ni nodded noncommittally.

Feng pursed his lips and asked in a deep voice, "Are you feeling any better now?"

Lin Ni blushed slightly, lowered her eyes, and said, "I feel better."

"Then, you should get some rest." Actually, after hurting her like that last night, he knew that Yao and the others would never let him stay, but Feng couldn't help but feel a little hopeful. He knew that she always slept with two partners, so what if...?

There's no such thing as a "what if".

Linni nodded: "Good night!"

"Goodnight." Feng was a little disappointed, turned around and went into the large cave. Inside the cave, Yan, Bai Shu, and Bai Ji were watching him come in, and for a moment they were speechless.

Linni put the comb down, looked at Ye, and remembered that they had been resting in someone else's place before, which was just a big cave and a grassy hut, so the three of them had been sleeping together. But now they had their own cave, so she asked him, "Ye, aren't you going to sleep in the cave?"

Ye looked at Lin Ni with a bit of a puzzled expression: "You're so badly injured, do you still want to mate with Yao?"

Linni's face flushed: "What did you say?! I didn't want that!"

Ye asked, puzzled, "Then why do you want me to go to the cave? Didn't we sleep together?"

Linni: "Didn't you used to live in a cave?"

“Yes.” Night nodded.

Linni: "If you like living in caves, then go ahead and live there. We lived together before because we had nowhere else to go, but now that we have a place, everyone should have their own room. This is my room." She paused, "You don't want to live in the same cave as them?"

Ye Mang nodded: "That's right."

Linni: "Then you can stay in the small cave for now. Aren't there four small caves? You can choose one to stay in first."

Night: Is it a problem with the cave? She couldn't help but point at Yao: "What about him?"

Yao quickly said, "I don't like living in caves, and I didn't live in a cave before."

Linni glanced at Yao. Well, she'd just share a room with him. She liked being with him too. Besides, his eating and living habits were quite human-like, he understood Mandarin, he couldn't transform into his beast form, and he appeared in the place where she had come from—who knows, he might be human too? (Ignore the part about him disappearing on her shoulder and suddenly reappearing.)

After hesitating for a while, Ye said, "Although I used to live in a cave, I want to sleep with you."

Linni: "But—" Of course she knew everyone wanted to sleep with her, but she still wanted her own private space, and with so many people around, it was so awkward.

Ye looked at Lin Ni and reached out to pull her into his arms: "I know I'm cold, but you like Yao's warmth, so you can sleep in his arms. Let me stay with you this autumn, and we'll take turns staying with you next year, okay?"

Feng and Yan, who were eavesdropping in the cave: I feel warm too.

Linni hugged him back when she heard his slightly humble voice: "Mmm!"

The three of them lay down, and Ye kissed her face and lips before pushing her into Yao's arms. Lin Ni nestled in Yao's warm embrace, then turned to him and asked, "What about winter? Will you be very, very cold?"

Ye hummed in agreement.

Yao said, "He finds a place to hibernate in the winter."

Hibernation? Linni sat up in surprise. How normal! Don't snakes hibernate? But she had never thought about this before! He's already in human form, so why does he still need to hibernate?

Yao pulled Lin Ni back into bed: "It's cold at night." The temperature was only around ten degrees Celsius, and Lin Ni, wearing only a sports vest, was indeed feeling a bit cold. She nestled against Yao, her eyes wide as she gazed at the outline of the night sky, unconsciously asking, "Night, are you going to hibernate all winter?"

Night nodded and said, "That's right. I'll hunt a lot of game for you over the next period of time. You should try to store it up for winter. Then, about ten days before winter, I'll go outside to store up energy for the winter. After winter begins, I'll hide away and hibernate. I'll come back to find you next spring."

Lin Ni thought that if that were the case, she wouldn't see Ye for 120 days, and asked sadly, "Does it have to be hibernation?"

Ye gently put his arm around Lin Ni and comforted her, "It's alright. We're in the Tiger Beast Tribe now, and Feng is here. You won't be in any danger." He paused and added, "As long as that bastard doesn't cause any trouble." Then he glared at Yao, "Didn't you say you'd become strong before winter?"

Yao hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's impossible to reach level nine before winter."