Don’t you want me?

"Oh." Long Cheng's quick response as he is unsure if the statement will make him happy or not. He does not even know how to respond to that.

"Yes. The faster I have it, the sooner you will get the antidote." She responded Matter-of-factly, and it sounds too casual for his liking.

"What do you plan to do to them?" Long Cheng asked instead ignoring the ache in his heart.

"I want babies."

Long Cheng cannot help but grin at her brightly as him, and his inner beast imagined her heavily pregnant with not only one but probably twin dragons. 'That could be a wonderful sight.'

He even reached his hand at her face, intending to touch her tenderly. Sadly she moved away from his touch, clearly rejecting it. 'Right. She said I want babies, not your babies.' He thought bitterly to himself.

Planet Shou mainly has beasts as its central citizens, and they follow most of the traditional ways, even with mating.

There are two kinds of mate a male beast can take; one is half that can be more than one. The other is the true mate that can only be one in a lifetime. Sometimes even until the next life.

A true mate is very rare with how vast the universe that they are in right now add to the fact that there are others as well in different dimensions. That is why mating services are available. However, the chance is still slim to find one's true life partner.

He is lucky to meet her. Also, his sweet huntress is asking for his healthy sperm, means she wants his child.

A true mate wanting his offspring should be a delightful thing. However, for Long Cheng, the way his mate is treating him so far was proof enough that she does not plan a traditional mating.

She also probably does not plan to stay after getting what she wants, which he also cannot allow. Right now, she is also forcing him by using his own life.

'Mate, I am sorry. I can only pretend to play this game with you.' Long Cheng thought with determination.

He asked, "Do you know how dragons plan their offspring?"

"No. Lulu, discuss." She answered truthfully. However, instead of letting him explain, she asked her droid! Well, he can still use that to his advantage.

"Yes, master. The dragon clan is one of the strongest beast clans in Shou Planet. They are all strong warriors trained from a young age; thus, it is said the heavens limits their birth. A pregnant dragon mate needs to be taken care of and sometimes protected even by the entire clan warriors.

The higher the rank of the family, the greater protection is needed. Mating is even also considered sacred that priestess or shamans give a token of blessing so that the mated couple will be blessed-"

"That is enough." Lu Meili interrupted, her brows furrowed deeply. "So even though I got your specimen, there is no guarantee that I will get pregnant?" She asked him.

Long Cheng nodded gravely before answering, "You cannot say that I am not cooperating. Since our clan has a certain procedure, it is technically against our law for me to grant your request." He is not entirely lying.

If Lu Meili just allowed Lulu to continue explaining, she should have figured out that there are loopholes to the dragon clan rules.

She did not respond for a long time and seemed to be in deep thought. After a while, Lu Meili surprised Long Cheng when she laid a hand over his thigh!

"Ah, what are you doing?" He asked through clenched teeth as he grabbed her hand to stop it from moving further.

Instead of answering, her face drew closer to his. Her nose touched his cheek in a manner that entices him.

Long Cheng created distance between them, but she draws closer. Then Lu Meili said sweetly as she looked at her in a daze, "You know, I am not part of your clan law. I also believe that there is no harm in trying…"

"Ah, that is not a good idea…" Long Cheng gently held her shoulder and pushed her away.

Lu Meili tilted her head, her eyes looking at him with slight amusement. "I thought you are willing to cooperate. Why are you difficult?" She said, almost sulking. "Don't you want me?"

"Eh? Of course, I want you! But… But…" Long Cheng feels like his brain is almost frozen due to Lu Meili's advances. Add to the fact that his savage side is craving for her to be so close. The beast even wants to mate with her, then and there!

However, the logical mortal side is just confused about her current action that is different from earlier. He knows he is being deceived somehow. Should he let her?