"Okay." The tips of Hua Xi's ears were faintly red. He reached out and gently tucked a stray strand of Jiang Xinli's hair behind her ear, then said:
"When I was four years old, my father sent me to Furao Star 3. The Female Master had just turned five."
Jiang Xinli was astonished. "Four? Weren't you practically a toddler then?!"
Hua Xi gave a bashful smile. "More or less. But Male Beastmen gain sentience earlier than ordinary humans.
"Besides, a four-year-old can already wash up, dress, and go to sleep independently."
In the interstellar beast world, the way Male Beastmen and females were treated was worlds apart.
It was not uncommon for Male Beastmen to be thrown out of their homes to begin training as soon as they could walk.
Meanwhile, raising females in luxury and pampering them was not only a societal consensus but was also expressly stipulated by law.
