“In the future, he will be our husband.”

 

“What?”

 

Such a simple sentence contained so much information that Hidori froze in place.

 

The young cat girl, together with her sisters, was betrothed.

 

Chen Le then asked, “Do you know the Duke’s daughter, Andayal?”

 

Hearing this, Adas nodded. If it weren’t for Andayal, they wouldn’t be here.

 

“We came here originally to rescue her.”

 

“Follow me, I’ll take you to see her and thank her for helping us.”

 

In the dimly lit room, a small magical stone emitted a faint light.

 

The two awakened young pregnant women eagerly consumed the food brought by the mother goblins.

 

Today’s meal was a delicacy from the Wolf Ridge, carefully prepared by the mother goblins bestowed with culinary skills by the Goblin Emperor. The taste was decently good.

 

Currently, having the highly intelligent Red Devil goblins as chefs was a bit extravagant, and their combat strength was also tight. The Purple Demon goblins were not fit for cooking, and the Green Skins were not as robust.

 

The culinary skills of the goblin tribe were somewhat stagnant for now, but there were more and more good ingredients available. They could temporarily satisfy the appetites of the pregnant women in the harem.

 

“Lila, have you been living here like this all along?”

 

Andayal also had a big appetite now because the child in her belly made her crave more food.

 

Generally, the Goblin Emperor’s children wouldn’t crazily absorb the mother’s nutritional substances but would slowly absorb the excess nutrients. Only when the mother ate a lot would they quickly absorb the nutrients to develop themselves, helping to maintain the mother’s physical condition before and after pregnancy.

 

“After getting pregnant until giving birth, they won’t gain weight or become thinner.

 

This is a special growth rule for goblins, aimed at ensuring that when mother goblins hide in caves to avoid being hunted down, they won’t harm themselves and will maintain the fetus’s lifespan as much as possible, reducing the chance of premature death.

 

In the Goblin Emperor’s harem, this situation perfectly protects the pregnant women’s figures, keeping them seductive even after childbirth.

 

Lila, chewing on a slice of meat, pouted and said, ‘Hmm, as Le said, my job is to eat well, drink well, and sleep well, nothing else.’

 

Andayal: …

 

Andayal had to admit that not all noble daughters could have such a life.

 

“But this kind of delicious meat has only been available in the past half month. Le said it was from the neighboring territory where the goblins claimed victory. They have good offerings there,” Lila said as she ate.

 

Andayal certainly knew about this kind of meat, the Red-eyed Flower-horned Deer from the western Wolf Ridge. It was delicious and nutritious, usually something only nobles could afford. Due to the difficulty in obtaining it, even ordinary nobles rarely bothered to acquire this deer meat.

 

Lila’s family was a count, naturally capable of obtaining it. And it was said that Countess Earl Rogerson, Lila’s mother, also coveted this kind of deer meat.

 

However, the territory adjacent to the Wolf Ridge was the domain of Count Hansen. There were boundaries that could not be crossed between different nobles, including neighboring territories, not to mention the bad relationship between Count Hansen and Count Earl Rogerson.

 

Unexpectedly, now it was the daughter of Count Earl Rogerson, who had been abducted by the goblins, who could easily enjoy such delicacies.

 

Andayal couldn’t help but regret why she had been so persistent in trying to save her back then, only to end up getting herself caught.

 

Now, like Lila, her belly was growing bigger and bigger. In a few days, she might really give birth to a goblin.

 

Oh dear, she was a duke’s daughter. How could she possibly accept such a thing?

 

But when her stomach growled, and delicious food was right in front of her, not eating it would be even more uncomfortable.

 

She, really was going to become a birthing machine for goblins.

 

Dong, dong, dong…

 

Outside the door came the familiar knocking from last night.

 

Hearing this sound, Andayal’s body reflexively tensed. She knew, that guy was here again.

 

No, Lila was still awake this time. She must drive him away this time.

 

As Andayal thought so, the door was pushed open by the person outside.

 

Just as Andayal was about to speak, she saw the white-haired cat-eared woman walking in from outside, and she froze.

 

Looking at Andayal, whose belly had already bulged quite a bit, the expression on Adas’s face became extremely complicated.

 

In the end, Casandra still thought they were betrayed by Andayal and tricked into coming here.

 

Adas herself had some doubts.

 

But now, regardless of the truth, Adas had accepted it. Allowing the Black Cat tribe to fall into the arms of the goblins was her choice after seeing the Goblin Emperor.

 

Not telling others about the goblins was also to avoid exposing the emperor’s secret and to prevent the Black Cat tribe from losing Casandra and Xiao Rui, who were captured, as well as the opportunity to gain the protection of the Goblin Emperor.

 

“Teacher Adas, you… you…”

 

“I’m sorry…”

 

Andayal’s eyes turned red as she saw Adas, realizing that her appearance here meant something had happened.

 

Last time she was captured and brought to see Naga after being captured, and the goblin behind Adas did something to Naga in front of her.

 

Now that her teacher was captured, he would naturally bring her to see her, and this guy was likely to do something to her face-to-face.

 

Oh, god.

 

Andayal’s mind exploded.

 

Her guess wasn’t wrong; that’s exactly what Chen Le had in mind.

 

Let the newcomer witness the attitude of obedience from their seniors, which would make it easier to manage the newcomers.

 

As one of the members of the Goblin Emperor’s harem, Andayal, who was captured first, was a senior to her teacher, Adas.

 

This time, it was up to the student to give her teacher a lesson in person.

 

Chen Le also walked into the room and slowly closed the door behind him as Andayal’s pupils trembled.

 

In the room, the youngest girl, unable to resist, bore the weight she shouldn’t have at her age in front of her teacher and friend.

 

Misunderstandings between students and teachers were resolved in the process, but it was a bit bumpy.

 

Of course, it wasn’t because there was some new rift between them or because there were things that couldn’t be said, but because the girl spoke intermittently during the process, using only about eighty percent of her breath for talking.

 

But the ending was good; the ice was broken, and the student and teacher reconciled under the witness of their common husband.

 

In the room, when the conversation ended, so did the formalities.

 

Andayal’s clothes had long been dropped on the floor, and she was hiding under the blanket, not daring to show her head.

 

“Lady Andayal, Le is doing this for your own good. The more intense our scent is, the more obedient the goblins will be, and they won’t trouble us anymore.”

 

Lila said, tearing off a piece of the food in her hand and feeding it to Chen Le.

 

“It’s hard on you. Here, have some. Teacher was also captured, so you have to suffer a bit more.”

 

Adas: … How is this girl still so naive!

 

Sometimes she really envied her innocence.

 

“Eat more and try to give birth to more little goblins.”

 

Chen Le reached out and patted the head of this little fool, Lila.

 

“Okay.” Lila nodded hard.

 

This silly girl, after knowing that Andayal was captured and brought to live with her, her hopes soared, and even the idea of giving birth to goblins, which she couldn’t accept before, was accepted.

 

It seemed that bringing Andayal to her side was not a bad thing; it was actually a good thing that the goblins did for her.

 

If Andayal knew about this, she would surely regret bringing her friend into this mess just to save her.

 

Leaving Andayal and Lila’s room, Adas not only sighed, because of Andayal’s mistake, the lives of the three of them and their people had undergone huge changes.

 

Perhaps, this was destined, or maybe not.

 

Chen Le wrapped his arm around Adas’ waist and led her towards the cell where Xiao Rui was held.

 

Adas suddenly became alert as she took a few steps. This was the path to Xiao Rui’s cell, and she wondered if what happened to Andayal earlier would happen to her.

 

“Wait, Your Majesty,” Adas suddenly stopped.

 

“What’s wrong?” Chen Le asked.

 

“Could we go to a separate room? I…”

 

Adas clenched her hands tightly, her body slightly stiff.

 

It seemed she was nervous about performing in front of him.

 

This was quite natural.

 

For those who surrendered, more tolerance should be given.

 

Of course, what needed to happen would happen sooner or later.

 

“I’ll wait for you in this room.”

 

Ahead was Xiao Rui’s cell, and Chen Le entered the adjacent room, calmly waiting.

 

Adas stood outside the room in silence for a long time, staring at the closed door in front of her. Stepping forward, she arrived at the door of Xiao Rui’s cell.

 

Seeing Adas outside the door, Xiao Rui hurried over but didn’t see the goblin emperor.

 

Amidst her surprise and joy, she anxiously asked, “Adas, are we really going to follow him? Didn’t you already have someone you liked?”

 

A gentle smile appeared on Adas’ beautiful face as she gently stroked Xiao Rui’s smooth and tender cheek.

 

“That person? I’ve forgotten him. It doesn’t matter,” Adas replied.

 

“Sis, don’t lie to me. Although I’m younger than everyone and have been protected all the time, with the least exposure to things, I know that love is not something you can forget just like that. Because when you were with that person, you were exceptionally happy.”

 

Xiao Rui’s gaze wandered outside the cell, and when she confirmed there was no one else, she quickly said:

 

“I’m fine, sis. I never had anyone I liked, and I was always someone who had to hide in the dark and couldn’t be seen or touched by the light. But you’re different. You can leave here and pursue your own happiness.

 

“Sis, from when you were a teenager until now, you’ve done a lot for our clan. Our small tribe can survive to this day because of you alone. Now, you should have your own freedom.

 

“Leave here, sis. Leave everything else to me and sister Casandra. You don’t need to get involved anymore.”

 

After hearing this, tears of crystal-clear water couldn’t help but overflow from Adas’ eyes as she held Xiao Rui’s face in her hands.

 

“You really resemble your father.”

 

“Huh? Sister Adas, didn’t my father pass away a long time ago? Auntie and Uncle said you were only two years old at that time. How do you know about my dad?”

 

“Oh, I don’t know.”

 

Adas lowered her head and accidentally bumped into Xiao Rui’s forehead, just like this girl would sometimes bump into her when she got angry.

 

Caught off guard, Xiao Rui was left feeling dizzy and cross-eyed, like a stunned kitten.

 

“Ouch, Sister Adas, what are you doing?”

 

Adas wiped away the tears from her eyes and covered her sorrowful face with her hand. After a moment’s pause, a hint of smile appeared on her lips again.

 

When she removed her hand and stopped shielding herself, a determined look also appeared on her face. In this moment, her expression and demeanor underwent a profound change.

 

It was as if her inner world had undergone a tremendous transformation at this moment.

 

“Xiao Rui, what you said is right. Maybe I can consider myself for once.

 

But Xiao Rui, you have to know, people can’t always do things just for themselves, and some choices are destined to last a lifetime.

 

Before making choices that cannot be changed, you need to know what you will gain and what you will sacrifice.”

 

With determination, Adas stood up and walked towards the room not far away.