Zhi Le knew his little female was full of clever ideas, especially when it came to making money—she was a real money-making machine! He asked with a curious smile, "How does this ’matching game’ work?"

Si Shuo smiled, pressing her lips together. "We can make a bunch of Beast Skin Bags, about the size of your palm. We’ll put meat jerky or dried fruit inside, and brand numbers on the back of the bags—specifically, the eight numbers from one to eight found in the Beast Patterns.

Customers can choose if they want to play for meat jerky or dried fruit. We’ll arrange them in a three-by-three grid. If they get a matching pair of numbers, they get an extra bag. If they get a full line of the same number—vertically, horizontally, or diagonally—they get two extra bags.

There will also be some hidden prizes. If you find one, you get another one free!"

Listening to her, it wasn’t just Zhi Le; even the cubs eavesdropping nearby couldn’t wait. "Mother, I want to help Father Zhi Le..."

"Me too, me too! It’s too tiring for one person. We’ll all help and take turns running the matching game for the customers," the little ones chimed in, raising their hands.

"Alright, alright. In that case, what do you think we should put in the hidden prize bags?" Si Shuo crouched down with a smile, hugging the cubs and nodding. "Let your fathers worry about the meat jerky and dried fruit. I’ll be in charge of duplicating the branded Beast Skins. The small Beast Skin Bags can be reused, so they can take the meat jerky they win home... And the cubs will be in charge of packing the bags. Put five pieces of meat jerky or eight pieces of dried fruit in each bag..."

The cubs hummed in agreement, their eyes sparkling as they offered their idea. "Mother, we’ve been learning talisman making recently and have gotten pretty good at it.

These talismans work, but their effects could be better. For example, the Invisibility Talisman only lasts for two minutes and has a fifteen-minute cooldown, which is a bit impractical. They’re not as good as the ones you give us, Mother.

We made a lot of them while we were practicing, so we can use them as prizes. How about a one-in-twelve chance of winning one!" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The males in the family doted on the cubs but were also strict with their training. They had them participating in various training programs since they were six months old. They even took the cubs to the Southwest Forest for practical experience.

After what amounted to fourteen months of training, the cubs had gradually awakened their innate superpowers. Their superpowers were mostly inherited from their respective fathers, while the female cubs inherited their Mother’s growth-acceleration and Healing Technique!

With their superpowers awakened, they could now learn and understand how to create talismans together. However, they were still too young. Even if they were gifted, their progress in this area wouldn’t be too fast.

Si Shuo snapped her fingers. "That’s a great idea! Won’t our stall be a massive hit then? Zhi Le, you guys will have to prepare a lot more meat jerky and dried fruit."

"No, wait. If we do it all ourselves, we’ll spend all our time on it, won’t we? Why don’t you find some Beastmen from the Luoni Tribe that you’re on good terms with to help out? We’ll pay them a processing fee!

We’re not going to rely on selling meat jerky and dried fruit to live in the future, so it’s fine if these recipes get out.

We’ll sign an agreement with them. As long as they help us and strictly follow the recipes to make the meat jerky and dried fruit, they can use the recipes however they want after the competition ends.

If they break the agreement, we’ll just punish them by making them mute for two months!"

Zhi Le agreed with a smile and immediately summoned two doppelgangers. One went to the Luoni Tribe’s territory to teach his good friends how to make meat jerky and dried fruit. Another went to collect cheap Beast Skins. His original self, meanwhile, started teaching Zhi Li combat techniques.

Zhi Li stared at his three sons, momentarily stunned. His mind drifted back to when he first became a father, taking care of the three little ones, watching them open their eyes, take their first steady steps, and play together. The satisfaction and happiness had filled his heart. But when he left and later returned, only one of his three cubs was left, and now Xiao Le was a father himself.

"Little Zhan, Xiaoqi, Xiao Le?" Zhi Li slowly walked forward, managing to call each of them by name.

"Father, you can tell us apart?" Zhi Zhan asked, his lips pressed tightly together. "Zhi Qi and I are Zhi Le’s doppelgangers. We don’t know if we’re truly real, created from his Spirit Root, or if we’re just products of Zhi Le’s subconscious imagination."

Hearing his question, Si Shuo turned to look at Zhi Le beside her and took his hand. ’I never knew this big cat was carrying such a heavy burden.’

Zhi Le chuckled lightly and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "I’m fine. I’ve never been happier than I am right now."

With tears in his eyes, Zhi Li reached out to touch each of them in turn. "Of course I can. You’re all here, you’re all here! If you were just imagined by Xiao Le, how could he have imagined you so completely? How could he have pictured the exact expressions on your faces when you see your Father, or the little nervous habits you have?"

Zhi Zhan and Zhi Qi’s eyes were filled with shock. They instinctively turned to look at Si Shuo, their pitiful expressions making her heart ache.

She pulled Zhi Le over, extending their clasped hands. She placed Zhi Zhan’s and Zhi Qi’s hands on top one by one, then covered them all with her other hand and said with a smile, "Zhi Zhan, Zhi Qi, Zhi Le—no matter who you are, you are all my Beast Husbands. There’s no getting away from that. Unless, you want to leave..."

"We’ll never leave," Zhi Zhan interrupted her, his gaze burning as he looked at her. "Kitty, you are the little female the three of us brothers chose at first sight, and you are the Beast God’s salvation for us.

We swear to follow you until death! This arrangement with the three of us is perfect. As long as we know that Zhi Qi and I truly exist, nothing else matters."

Zhi Qi also promised solemnly, "The three of us brothers as one is the best possible arrangement. It allows us to better protect you and the cubs. Just like you said, the effect we have now is 1+1+1 > 3. If we were to separate, it would create many conflicts and also weaken our power."

Zhi Le squeezed Si Shuo’s hand. "Kitty, we’re being selfish, too. This way, we can get three times the attention from you."

Si Shuo looked at the three identical, tall, handsome, and agile Snow Leopard Beastmen and whispered, "Don’t worry. I’ll treasure you all the mostest!"

Xiao Cheng raised his voice and asked weakly, "Big Sis, I have three tails. Can I get three times the attention too? Once I reach Level 15, I’ll have four tails, and an extra life to boot."

Si Shuo turned and glared at him. ’This mood-killing fox. I was in the middle of a sentimental moment, and he just had to slam on the brakes.’

Seeing her turn, Xiao Cheng grinned, his tails popping out and wagging. He looked so radiant that she found it hard to say anything harsh.

With him, Si Shuo truly understood the meaning of the saying ’you can’t hit a smiling face’...

Yin Jiang cleared his throat. "I have a pair of wings."

Xu Chi added, "Me too!" As for what he had, everyone already knew.

"Do a pair of fins count?" Gong You asked, raising an eyebrow with a smile.

Ji Liang, who had snuck back at some point, hissed with a laugh. "I have a pair, too!"

A PAIR OF WHAT!!!!

Si Shuo gritted her teeth, pulled out a talisman, and took a bite out of it. Instantly, one of her became nine. She shoved one of herself at each of them and didn’t forget to teleport one to Wei Ce’s side. "Here! One for each of you, no need to share!"