Traveling through the world of beasts: Beast husbands! Stop snatching!

Chapter 288 Secret Protection

“In that case,” Ye Shang stepped forward, a cold killing intent flashing in his scarlet eyes, “I’ll go with you.”

Di Lin glanced at him but did not object.

Ye Shang's current strength is unfathomable. With him by my side, we have a better chance of dealing with Hui.

"Alright. Let's not delay, let's set off immediately."

Without another word, the two moved and transformed into two streaks of light, one gold and one red, instantly darting out of Mutian City and disappearing into the distant horizon.

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Meanwhile, at the edge of the Eternal Forest.

Zehui stood on the castle terrace, watching Yuan Xiao and Chi Miao's departing figures, his brows furrowed.

Yun Feng was standing beside him, turning his head to look at Ze Hui.

Yun Feng: "What's wrong?"

Zehui said in a deep voice, his eyes full of worry, “I’m really worried about sending Xiaoxiao and Chi Miao to such a far place to look for Qianqian.”

Although Yuan Xiao's strength is now far greater than before, and Chi Miao is also a powerful King of Xicheng, this is not the Azure Ocean after all, and it involves the missing Chi Qianqian. Perhaps there is a mastermind behind it all.

The thought of this made him unable to feel at ease.

Yun Feng sighed: "I understand your concerns, but in Tiger Lion City, the tribes to the north are already embroiled in conflict over the issue of water resources in their territories. This morning, it was reported that two newly relocated tribes have already started fighting because they haven't reached an agreement on something."

These are trivial matters, and a few young punks can't handle them; we have to mediate personally. We're simply not up to the task.

Zehui rubbed his temples, knowing that Yunfeng was telling the truth.

As the rulers of the Eternal Forest, they have their own responsibilities.

"Where's Aoshuang? Didn't he come back? Let him go with us. He's a bird-beast, fast and strong."

"That won't do!"

Ao Shuang, who was in the courtyard below, immediately shouted.

Yun Feng laughed and said, "This stinky bird has sharp ears."

Ao Shuang explained, "It's not that I don't care about Xiao Xiao! My baby is about to hatch in the next day or two, and I have to stay by his side every step of the way. I can't go anywhere. I promised Xiao Xiao that there wouldn't be the slightest mistake. This is my first time being a father, so you can understand, right?"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Yu Mo beside him.

Dressed in black, Yu Mo leaned against a pillar with his arms crossed, looking languid and indifferent to everything.

Ao Shuang shouted directly, "Yu Mo!"

Yu Mo lifted his eyelids slightly, slowly walked over, and asked in a cold tone, "What is it?"

Ao Shuang asked directly, "Xiao Xiao and Chi Miao went to find Qian Qian, and the location might be quite far. Ze Hui and Yun Feng have urgent matters to attend to and can't leave, and I still need to incubate the eggs. You should go with them and protect them secretly to ensure everything goes smoothly."

Yu Mo raised an eyebrow, his dark, vertical pupils devoid of emotion: "Is this how you beg for help?"

Ao Shuang choked and took a deep breath.

Knowing Yu Mo's temper, he could only say stiffly, "Consider it a favor I owe you, I'll pay you back later."

"Don't you owe me enough favors?" Yu Mo retorted without any politeness, his tone still chilling.

Yun Feng, standing beside him, resisted the urge to facepalm.

Zehui also came over at some point, probably because he was worried and wanted to see if the two of them could decide who should go.

Hearing this, Ao Shuang quickly interjected, forcing a smile and softening her tone considerably: "Yu Mo, please, please! Xiao Xiao's safety is the most important! Please go through the trouble of making this trip!"

Ao Shuang was already handsome and had a youthful air about him. When he deliberately lowered himself to beg for help, he actually looked quite pitiful.

Yu Mo glanced at him and said coldly, "Stop disgusting me here." He paused, and under Ao Shuang's expectant gaze, slowly added, "Next month, you're not allowed to enter Xiao Xiao's room."

"Huh?!" Ao Shuang's face instantly fell, looking utterly dejected. "No way! Yu Mo! You're really ruthless... This punishment is too harsh!"

Yu Mo ignored his wails, turned around, transformed into a black mamba, a faint black mist emanating from its body, and silently slid into the bushes outside the castle, quickly blending into the shadows, its aura becoming almost nonexistent.

Zehui and Yunfeng exchanged a glance and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

With Yu Mo secretly following them, they felt quite at ease knowing his abilities.

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Yuan Xiao and Chi Miao were unaware of these arrangements.

After leaving Tiger and Lion City, they followed the last direction indicated by the crystal ball and headed north.

At first, the two discussed possible locations and analyzed clues as they walked.

After walking for most of the day, passing through vast forests and hills, Yuan Xiao's forehead was covered in sweat, and her pace slowed down.

Although her physical strength far exceeded that of ordinary females, she was not a beastman after all, and such a long journey was still somewhat strenuous for her.

Chi Miao saw this and felt extremely distressed.

He pulled Yuan Xiao back, looked at the seemingly endless road ahead, and then at the still somewhat blurry direction displayed by the crystal ball in his hand, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Xiaoxiao, are you tired?" Chi Miao asked gently, raising his hand to wipe her sweat.

"It's alright," Yuan Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "It's just that the road is still quite long. We need to hurry, the faster the better."

"Walking like this is too slow and exhausting."

Chi Miao pondered for a moment, looking around as if trying to determine his direction. Soon, he pointed to another fork in the road, "This way, follow me."

"This way?" Yuan Xiao looked at the path, which seemed to lead to a dense forest, not the main road...

"Trust me." Chi Miao took her hand and led her onto a side road.

The small black snake, hidden in the shadows of the bushes, silently slithered after them, a hint of doubt flashing in its vertical pupils.

He seemed to have never noticed this side road before.

After walking along the fork in the road for about fifteen minutes, passing through a dense mangrove forest with a salty, fishy smell, the view suddenly opened up before us.

A vast expanse of water appeared before us.

The lake water is clear, its edge faintly connecting with the azure sea further away, the water rippling and shimmering with golden light under the sun.

This turned out to be a huge inland lake, seemingly connected to the ocean by waterways.

"I didn't expect there to be such a large lake here?"

Yuan Xiao was somewhat surprised; she vaguely remembered that she had never marked such a large lake on any map of this area.

The Black Mamba, transformed from Yu Mo, also peeked out from the shadows, a hint of surprise flashing in its cold, vertical pupils.

He was quite familiar with the area around the Eternal Forest, but he had never known that such a scene existed there.

Yuan Xiao: "You're amazing! Now you can take me by water!"

Chi Miao smiled, a faint, slightly shy expression appearing on his handsome face: "Because this lake was expanded by me secretly diverting seawater. It's connected to the sea over there."