The elder female held a bloody animal-hide bundle. Inside it were three newborn cubs.
Qiao Xixi and Gu Man stepped forward to look, and their expressions turned grim.
One of the cubs had no eyes, or even limbs. Another had an extra hand growing from its back. The head of the last one was twice the size of a normal cub's, and its eyes bulged like a frog's. It was lying stiffly in the bundle, completely silent and still.
Although the other two were still breathing, their breaths were extremely faint. Qiao Xixi could already smell the stench of death on them.
Qiao Xixi quickly took the bundle from the elder female, wrapping it securely to prevent any other beastmen from seeing the three deformed cubs.
With a composed expression, she said, "Don't panic. This is just an accident."
The elder female was old, after all, and recovered from her initial shock and fear.
"Yes, yes... look at me, spouting such nonsense."
