The Fifty-Seventh Chapter: Innate Demon Beasts
Hearing Lei Dong cry out like that, even someone of Ding Wanyan's stature couldn't stop her heart from racing. She hurried over to examine the tiger. Sure enough, just as Lei Dong had said, the Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger showed signs of having just given birth. The senior sister and junior brother exchanged a glance, then quickly put away the tiger's corpse before spreading out their spiritual sense and searching separately.
Before long, Ding Wanyan found two newborn Shadow Tiger cubs deep in a rocky cave, its walls mottled and softened by the erosion of Yin Wind. They were still attached to their placentas and umbilical cords. Fortunately, the Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger had an extraordinary bloodline and tremendous vitality. The two translucent, filthy little beasts were barely clinging to life.
She hastily took out some Spirit Peak honey she usually ate and fed each cub half a bottle. Then Ding Wanyan gently wrapped them in her true qi, boarded the Green Cloud Shuttle, called Lei Dong over, and hurried back to Myriad Ghost Cave.
This was Lei Dong's first time inside Ding Wanyan's home. Sure enough, it was worlds apart from a man's place—far more refined and tasteful. Nothing like Lei Dong's own home, which was empty as could be.
But with two Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger cubs in hand, the two had no time to concern themselves with anything else. Lei Dong searched through the books on the shelves and found several texts on Monster Beasts, including articles on how to care for newborn beast cubs. Following the instructions, they bathed the cubs, wrapped them in quilts, and fed them some flower honey. Only then did the little beasts seem to recover; they fell into a deep sleep and stopped shivering.
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