Back then, Cortis didnt kill Bai Qingqings former admirers as he wasnt completely sure if he wanted her to be his mate. He had planned to send her home if he didnt like her, so there wasnt a need to be ruthless.

But now, he was seized with regret. Because he didnt get rid of this hidden danger, they had now attracted the attention of the eagle, putting Xiao Bai in danger.

What he couldnt stand the most was that she liked that leopard.

Bai Qingqings heart was in her mouth as she listened to Cortiss tone.

Parker was so reckless.For goodness sake, dont risk your life by coming over and getting into a fight with Cortis.

However, Parker wasnt as crude and reasonable as when he was in the village. Although he was seething with anger, he remained far away at a distance of a few hundred meters from them. He roared at Cortis, The beast tides coming this way right now. Im here to protect Qingqing. Lets call a truce.

The murderous look in Cortis eyes slowly faded. He didnt respond to Parker and instead retreated back into the gap between the boulders while carrying Bai Qingqing, somewhat agreeing to Parkers protection.

Bai Qingqing felt a huge sense of relief. Knowing that Parker was outside, she felt secretly happy.

Cortis expression darkened. He grabbed Bai Qingqings chin and forced her to look at him. Your name is Qingqing?

He was strong, so his rough grabbing caused her much pain. She murmured, Yeah, my names Qingqing. But you can call me Xiao Bai too.

Cortis face brightened slightly, and he gradually felt happy. All of them call you Qingqing?

Yeah. Bai Qingqing nodded honestly. She didnt dare to provoke an angry Cortis.

Then, Ill still call you Xiao Bai, but Im the only one who can call you that.

Despite feeling slightly weirded out, Bai Qingqing nodded and replied, Whatever you say.

It was extremely quiet outside. All of a sudden, Cortis swung his tail outwards, flicked his tongue, and let out a threatening hiss.

Bai Qingqing looked outside as well. Then, she heard a roar come from the leopards throat. Howl!

Parker had secretly moved closer towards them.

Bai Qingqing quickly shouted, Dont fight! Parker, dont come any closer!

Otherwise, Cortis will explode!

Howl~ Parker let out an aggrieved howl, then paced back and forth on the rocky mountain. He eventually lay down behind a rock large enough for him to take shelter.

It was silent outside for a long time. Bai Qingqing felt relieved.

Cortis curled up his snake tail into a tight circle, then carried Bai Qingqing and said to her in an unusually soft voice, Sleep on my body.

Bai Qingqing was weirded out and thought that Cortis was publicly displaying his affection for her.

Wasnt he afraid that Parker would get the wrong idea if he said that in such a doting way?

Creak

A pair of leopard claws scratched against the rock, producing a sound that caused one to gnash their teeth. Parker glared in the direction of the gap, his teeth eager to sink into the snakes body.

Qingqings mine! Mine!

Bai Qingqing didnt dare to make a sound as she didnt want Parker to further misunderstand them. She lay against Cortis soft snake body and gazed at the three moons in the night sky.

Somehow, weve already been together for a month, Cortis suddenly said while hugging her.

Bai Qingqing let out a surprised hmm, then asked, You count the days too?

Cortis pointed at the smallest golden moon and replied, The golden moon was full on the day you came to me. And its full again today.

Bai Qingqing recalled that that really seemed to be the case. So, a golden full moon happened once a month.

However, the silver and orange moons were always crescent moons. She had never seen them become full.

What about the two other moons?

Cortis replied, The orange moon becomes full once every season, so thats once every three months. The silver moon becomes full once a year, so thats once every twelve months.

Bai Qingqings mouth opened in surprise. She then exclaimed, Thats so fascinating

It was a simple and crude way of calculating when the full moons would occur, but it was probably accurate.