noffsinger Chapter 576 - 575: Cannot Make a Wedding Dress for Another
Chapter 576 - 575: Cannot Make a Wedding Dress for Another
Xu Feng’s brow furrowed. "Yanyi is the next Beast King chosen by the Beast God. Before he can bring his Blessings to the world, he’s just a fragile sprout we can risk snapping.
But there’s a saying about not pulling out a weed by its root—it will just grow back. I won’t be at ease until I see his bones.
Your sister’s group is too unreliable. They were scared off by a school of Cannibal Fish and didn’t even confirm if there was anyone else around.
What if someone else lured the Cannibal Fish over to create a diversion?
If there’s even the slightest chance Yanyi survived, I fear he’ll make us pay for today’s events a thousand times over!"
Yuan Ya replied nonchalantly, "Xu Feng, you’re being too paranoid. He may be the Beast King chosen by the Beast God, but doesn’t he have two eyes and a nose, just like the rest of us?
Besides having a pair of wings, what’s the difference between him and a regular fox cub?
I had Yuan Qi tell me over and over. They were out there long enough for a piece of meat two fingers thick to be fully roasted. After that much time, no one could have held their breath and survived, unless he’s a Fish Beast!"
Xu Feng supposed she had a point. Perhaps he’d been thinking of the God-chosen Beast King as too unnaturally powerful, which was why he was so unsettled. "Let’s hope you’re right. Still, have them search the area carefully one more time. Then we can rest easy."
Yuan Ya said with a smile, "Alright, the task the Beast King gave us is complete. Now, let’s just sit back and watch the show.
I heard a Divine Servant came from outside the forest, one who can supposedly change a Beast Mark regardless of the female’s wishes. Not long after arriving, she stole the most favored Beast Husband of a lady from our Beiping City!
Xu Feng, you’d better not be too conspicuous. I’m afraid she’ll get jealous of my good fortune and steal you away."
Xu Feng chuckled and pinched her cheek. "I’ve never met a female as clingy as you. Don’t worry. No one could steal me from you back in Pingjing, let alone here."
Yuan Ya lifted her chin slightly. "Of course. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have fallen for me at first sight!" But then her expression turned a little downcast. "Xu Feng, I’m sorry I haven’t been able to give you a cub yet. But don’t worry, my Mother said she’ll help us ask around about a Secret Technique for having cubs..."
"There’s no rush. You’re still so young. Having cubs is a matter of fate; it can’t be forced," Xu Feng said gently, though a shadow of gloom flickered in his eyes.
Xu Chi listened for a few more moments with a blank expression. Seeing that they were no longer discussing business and had moved on to personal matters, he didn’t linger, instead flying back with Little Ye.
On the way, he wrote down everything he had just heard, word for word.
Si Shuo’s eyes widened slightly as she read it, and she looked silently at Ji Liang beside her.
Ji Liang’s lips curled into a cold smirk. He gently squeezed her shoulder. He had a million things to say but was unable to speak, so he could only lower his head and write a note.
Beast Soldiers were patrolling everywhere, so everyone was doing their best to keep a low profile. No one would be foolish enough to look for trouble by activating a Protective Shield.
"Little Shuoshuo, this means even the Beast God is on our side. That little cub was saved, and as long as he has half a brain, he’ll have to pretend to be an ordinary cub and curry favor with us to survive.
In that time, we can build a relationship with him, assimilate him. If that doesn’t work, we’ll see if one of the female cubs in the family takes a liking to him and we can raise him as a child husband.
That way, it won’t be like... we’re just making a wedding dress for someone else to wear!"
Si Shuo couldn’t help but clap her hands softly and give him a thumbs-up. It was a brilliant idea. Although Tian’an had only just arrived on the Yongchang Continent, they had heard a lot of news in the past few days and had come to feel that the annihilation of the Horned Deer Beast Clan was inextricably linked to the royal families of the various Beast Countries. Nothing would be more reassuring than having the Beast King as her son-in-law.
However, Si Shuo continued writing on the note: "But, from what I’ve heard, Beast Kings always have many females. Who would want a son-in-law like that?"
Others might covet royal power and be desperate to forge ties with the royal family, but she believed a life free from worry was more important. Being Beast King was already a perilous role, and his females were often targets for many.
The Beast King’s children were numerous, all half-siblings, so the competition was bound to be fierce. She wanted no part of such a troublesome, bleak future filled with scheming and backstabbing for her own cubs.
Wei Ce wrote with a smile: "Simple. We make the little guy swear an oath to only follow a single partner. He can’t have all the good things in life for himself.
You win some, you lose some. If he wants to keep both his life and his future, he’ll have to sacrifice his freedom to have multiple partners. Of course, if he has his own plans, that’s fine. We can just work with him as an ally instead."
If he wasn’t one of their own, they obviously wouldn’t go all out to help him. That was a given. It all depended on whether the little guy had the foresight to see that.
Si Shuo nodded.
At first, the Beast Soldiers’ search was thorough and careful, but gradually they lost their patience. On top of that, the one tailing them had gone to eat, so they just gave the area a cursory glance, and the procession began to move much faster.
However, when they reached the foot of the stone cliff, they found it was also heavily guarded, with a Beast Soldier seemingly posted every ten steps. They were all expert hunters, appearing to be squinting lazily, but in reality, they were extremely vigilant, taking in everything that happened around them.
Seeing Si Shuo and the others return, Ning Han and the rest of the group nearby let out a long sigh of relief.
"We were just saying, if you didn’t come back, we were going to go looking for you. We don’t know what’s happening this year, but the security is much tighter than before. We heard it was Mr. Xu Feng who deployed it..."
"That’s right. Mr. Xu Feng is here on the Beast King’s orders. He’s supposedly just visiting relatives with his female, but he’s also inspecting the Border City’s military forces... and on top of that, he’s representing the Beast King at the Late Autumn competition and checking on the Zongwang..."
"If you ask me..." Xuanhuan said, lowering their voice, "Perhaps the Beast King doesn’t allow anyone to be stronger than him, not even his own son, so he deliberately sent a confidant to investigate the truth of the matter..."
Si Shuo nodded in agreement. No matter the era, those in high positions were never willing to tolerate a threat to their power.
This Zongwang may not have a partner, but that didn’t stop him from chasing this female today and challenging that male tomorrow. Even with a lame leg, he still left legends in his wake everywhere he went.
Now, Si Shuo didn’t dare to think of him as a simple character anymore. Perhaps it was all a smokescreen to confuse his enemies? In any case, they would just watch the drama unfold from a safe distance.
The females were busy sharing gossip with each other. Just as Si Shuo was getting into it, someone shouted from below, "Is the Si Shuo Divine Servant here?"
The shout instantly drew everyone’s attention.
Si Shuo put a hand to her forehead. On the Yongchang Continent, a male’s Beast Mark could be transferred three times, which was completely different from the customs outside the forest. Naturally, as someone who broke that rule, she had become the center of everyone’s attention.
She asked helplessly, "Can I say I’m not here, or that I’m not feeling well?"
Miao Ling and the others shook their heads in sympathy. The group of them had just been chatting animatedly at the mouth of the cave. Who wouldn’t have noticed she was there?