obligatory love

Thorkel has been getting nervous lately.He always went hunting early in the morning while Cheng Yuan was asleep, and came back shortly after Cheng Yuan woke up, then stayed at home with Cheng Yuan all day, and went out early the next morning.

He doesn't restrict Cheng Yuan from going out, nor does he force him to follow him, but he must ask where he is going, who he is with, when he will come back, and he will go out to find someone after a long time.

People around joked that he is too close to people, and it has been almost a year since they have been married for almost a year.

Cheng Yuan just smiled and didn't speak, but his heart began to feel bitter.

Thorkel must have felt something, he always had terrible intuitions.

Cheng Yuan woke up this day, but saw that Sokel hadn't left, but was sitting on the edge of the bed as if waiting for him to wake up.

Cheng Yuan: "Good morning."

"Good morning." Thorkel took the clothes to be worn to him, "I will take you to a place."

"Where?" It's almost the rainy season, and I can't go far.The tribe is so big, where can we go.

"Beast Temple."

It is said to be a temple, but it is actually a relatively well-repaired house. A strange statue is enshrined in it, which seems to knead the characteristics of various animals together.

Sokel took him to pray devoutly in front of the statue, muttering words, then got up and took out the bowl he was carrying, cut his palm and poured blood into the bowl, and asked Cheng Yuan to prick his finger and drip two drops of blood into it , and took out a bottle of something unknown and filled the bowl.

"Drinked."

"What?" Cheng Yuan felt sick to his stomach looking at the scarlet bowl of blood. "What's this?"

"Hey, drink it, and you will be blessed by the beast god."

"What the hell is this?" Cheng Yuan took a step back, covering his nose in discomfort.His pregnancy reaction was not obvious, but such a pungent fishy smell was unbearable even for ordinary people, let alone him.

"Blood of beasts, plus your blood and mine."

"I'm fine and I'm not sick, what are you drinking this for?" Cheng Yuan looked at Sokel suspiciously.Thorkel never forced him to do anything, but today he was extremely stubborn. "I can't drink it." The smell of blood rushed straight into his nasal cavity, and he felt his stomach churning.

"Drink it and you will be blessed."

"What's the blessing? Sokel, tell me clearly!" Cheng Yuan was so dizzy by the smell, he wished he could rush out to get some fresh air.Suokeer was holding a bowl of bloody water, and his hand was still bleeding, which looked very scary, as if Cheng Yuan would not give up if he didn't drink it today.

However, Cheng Yuan has never been in the mood to compromise at will, and no one can force him to be stubborn.

"...The blood of beasts can impregnate you." Under Cheng Yuan's persecution, Suo Keer still said it out.

"So, when you go out these days, you are looking for wild animals to bleed?" Cheng Yuan is an atheist. Even if he has traveled to this world, he does not believe that a bowl of blood can get any hell blessings.Thorkel's current state is as if he has been brainwashed by a cult, and he is simply paranoid and terrible. "What if it doesn't work after I drink it? What should I do?"

"No, the Beast God will bless us." Sokel said with extra firmness, as if he had confirmed some fact.

"Bless?" Cheng Yuan laughed angrily, "What if? What if the Beast God doesn't have time to talk to me, a foreigner?"

"...I will collect the blood of beasts again."

until it works.

Cheng Yuan heard what he didn't finish, and nodded, the bowl was brought to his mouth, the stench and the black and red color rushed straight into his brain, Cheng Yuan couldn't hold back, knocked over the bowl with a clatter, and rushed Go out the door and lean against the tree to spit up.

He hadn't eaten breakfast, and his stomach was so empty that he could only vomit some sour water.

Sokel chased him out, and ran his hand along his back, trying to wipe the corners of his mouth if he didn't think it was dirty.

Cheng Yuan pushed the man away, and gritted his teeth, "Sockel, let me tell you, I will never drink that stuff unless you push me to the ground and force-feed it."

Sokel was not angry, and stood there blankly, as if he didn't listen to anything. "It doesn't taste good, you have to be patient, and I'll make something delicious for you when you go back."

Cheng Yuan laughed angrily at the coaxing words, "It's not a question of whether it's good or not." He took a breath and tried to calm his voice, "Is the child so important?"

Sokel didn't answer, but nodded firmly.

"What if you don't have children? Never have, what will happen?"

Thorkel looked at his female.There were tears in the little female's eyes, and it was unknown whether it was because of vomiting or if she was really crying. His face was pale, his eyes were wet, his lips were extremely pale, and he didn't have the warmth of a smile at all.

Thorkel stood upright, and no one noticed that his hands were shaking slightly.He knew that his answer would make Cheng Yuan even more angry, but there was nothing he could do.

Facing Cheng Yuan, he always seemed helpless.So he can only keep silent.

The tribe will not give up his offspring. If Cheng Yuan has not been able to conceive, the tribe will force him to have sex with other females to leave offspring.

He doesn't want other females to give birth to him, he just wants Cheng Yuan.

"Sockel," Cheng Yuan leaned against the tree, his legs were weak now.He was finally about to ask the question that had been lingering in his mind, "If you had known that I would not be able to conceive, would you have paired up with me?"

"……meeting."

"why?"

"...I don't want you, you will die." Thorkel's voice was steady and unwavering, "Only some disabled or old and widowed orcs would choose older females, and you will have a bad life."

"So what, what does this have to do with you?" Cheng Yuan looked at him, but Sokel didn't say a word.He sneered, and said the part he didn't say for Sokel, "Because I'm like your mother and father, right? You can't see me dying, and you think you have an obligation to me, don't you?"

Pairing with me, taking care of my daily life, and providing for my life are all because of "obligations".

"So, if we are married, I should give you a baby. This is also an obligation, right?"

Sokel opened his mouth eagerly, he wanted to say something, he wanted to justify something, but he couldn't say anything.Pairing is for friendship, and friendship is for reproduction. This has always been true.

He has learned archery and hunting, arithmetic and poetry, but no one has ever taught him to lie, let alone how to coax a female.

He just stands there like a joke.

"I'm sorry." He could only apologize for his inability to do anything.

"It's okay, it's not your fault." Cheng Yuan wiped his face carelessly.I just vomited so hard that tears flowed out. "What you said is not wrong. I was wrong." He smiled, but he was not as gentle as before. "Why would I want to talk to you? You are a savage, and you know what marriage is and what marriage is." Is it love?"

Cheng Yuan took two deep breaths, clapped his hands to get rid of the soil particles on his hands, "Go back." After speaking, he walked towards home on his own.

Or rather, his residence here.

Sokel froze in place for a moment, but finally followed.

After that day, the two rarely spoke.Suokeer was originally a person of few words. In the past, Cheng Yuan was willing and could always find out various topics appropriately. Now he doesn't speak anymore. The two of them may not have a word all day long.

"It's time to eat." "Let's have a rest." These are the few exchanges between the two.

Fortunately, Cheng Yuan is a person who never gets angry. After a few days of cold war between the two, Cheng Yuan returned to his former appearance.

He would still smile at Sokel, but in a gentle but distant manner. He would occasionally say a few words to Sokel, but he stopped talking about topics.Everything seemed to be the same as usual, and Suo Keer was careful not to mention the blood of beasts again, but after that day, Cheng Yuan went to Ning Luo's place more frequently, often going out in the morning and returning at night.

Sokel's patience has always been very good, and he can often achieve "If you don't tell me, I won't ask".But after Cheng Yuan ran to Ning Luo for several days, he finally couldn't help but said, "Cheng Yuan, you have something to hide from me."

Cheng Yuan looked at the young man who was squatting on the ground and looking up at him, but he still put down his work softly, "Yeah."

Thorkel held his hand in the palm of his hand, kneading it over and over again, trying to warm his fingertips.He didn't know whether he should press the female or not. These days, he was extremely flustered, and he was timid about what to do. In the end, he could only do things like pestering people and changing directions to monitor.

He didn't want to be like his beast father.He didn't even want Cheng Yuan to disappear on a rainy night like his parents did.

Cheng Yuan waited silently, he wanted to see if the young man would ask him, but after hesitating for a long time, Sokel just stood up and pretended nothing happened, saying, "The meal is almost ready."

Cheng Yuan suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable, as if someone had pinched the apex of his heart, it was so painful and sore that he couldn't speak.

"Sockel, don't you ask me what's the matter?"

Sokel paused and shook his head.He was afraid that he would not be able to ask.

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, I'm just not sure if this matter will be successful." Cheng Yuan took his hand and smiled warmly at him, his slightly trembling eyelashes seemed a little shy. "Ning Luo, he said he has a way to conceive me, but he doesn't know if it will work."

"Really?!" Sokel turned around all of a sudden, and the hand pinching Cheng Yuan's shoulder hurt him so much.

Cheng Yuan had never seen Sokel so excited, his eyes were shining brightly, and his usually expressionless face seemed to suddenly glow, like a dead lamp was suddenly lit.

"Really." Cheng Yuan smiled, but his heart cooled down a little.

"Great!" Sokel hugged Cheng Yuan all at once, happy like a child, "I know there will be a way!"

"But this method may not work. Has there ever been a precedent in the tribe for pairing but never having children?"

"No." Thorkel shook his head, "The cub is a gift from the Beast God."

"Then he probably gave it to us later." Cheng Yuan smiled.Did not continue this topic.

Although Suo Keer didn't know why Cheng Yuan suddenly changed his temper, joy still occupied most of his emotions, and he was about to drag Cheng Yuan to find Ning Luo.

"No hurry," Cheng Yuan took his hand, "It's late today, Ning Luo may have to rest, we'll go tomorrow."

"Okay!" Sokel nodded emphatically.

The author has something to say: countdown to the happy ending.

Ah, finally deducted the question, happy.