novelraw Chapter 425 - 424: At Least All Hope Is Lost
Chapter 425 - 424: At Least All Hope Is Lost
Catching Yin Jiang’s glance, Ji Liang and Xiao Cheng understood at once.
This was no place for their precious female to frequent. If she came here too often, her soft heart might just lead her to bring a few more Couple Brothers home for them!
"Shuoshuo, you know we worry about you the most. When you’re at home, it puts our minds at ease. That way, we can work without holding back, and if we run into danger, we can instantly teleport to your side!" Xiao Cheng smiled and started to move in for a hug, but then he remembered Si Shuo was currently in his form, which gave him the strange feeling he was about to embrace Xiao Zhao.
Ji Liang hesitated to reach out and pat Si Shuo’s head. She was about the same height as him now. "Little Shuoshuo, don’t worry. We’ll all use Invisibility for this operation. Absolutely no one will notice us.
If you can’t sit still, you can go inform the families and tribes involved. That way, we’ll be coordinating with them from the inside!"
Si Shuo pressed her lips together. "Then you must, must be careful. Don’t touch anything recklessly, and don’t even smell any fragrances in the rooms. It could be some kind of knockout drug.
You should wear your Hundred Poison Immunity Beads... No, wait, those beads protect against poison, but they might not work on knockout drugs or aphrodisiacs. I need to prepare some mind-clearing Spirit Plants for you..."
They smiled and agreed, promising to be extra, extra careful and that absolutely nothing would go wrong.
Ji Liang was especially adamant, wishing he could rip out his heart to prove his sincerity. One mistake was enough; he didn’t believe he’d be lucky a second time.
And so, Si Shuo returned home, while Ji Liang, Xiao Cheng, and Yin Jiang used Invisibility to investigate the Beast Slave Halls in Underground Yecheng City one by one, gathering information as they went.
They could use Invisibility and Transformation, and they also had a Mind Reading Technique superpower from Little Hong stored in a talisman, which made the information they gathered all the more accurate and detailed.
Knowing their female was intensely curious and had this on her mind, they wrote down any important information they found and placed it in their storage space to share with her.
One of the Female Slaves, Nong Mu, was the youngest daughter of the Tongdong Tribe’s Clan Leader. She had gotten separated from her friends at a gathering. At the time, she was already engaged to several outstanding males from prominent families and tribes, and was only waiting to receive the Beast God’s Blessing before holding her ceremony. After her disappearance, the entire Tongdong Tribe, the males she was engaged to, and their families nearly went mad searching for her. They tore the world apart, even searching Underground Yecheng City, but they never found her.
The incident caused a huge uproar at the time. The people who abducted Nong Mu, terrified of being discovered, deliberately poisoned her mute and disfigured her face so that even her closest acquaintances wouldn’t recognize her!
Now, she had been tortured beyond recognition. She was originally abducted to be a breeding tool, meant to bear cubs for powerful Rogue Beasts who had no shortage of Crystal Stones, but her captors didn’t value her at all. Even after she became pregnant, they didn’t let her rest, forcing her to continue serving males. As a result, she never managed to give birth to a single cub, and her body was ruined.
Nong Mu was now on her last legs. Dragging her broken, sore-covered body, she was forced to do laundry, cook, and clean, being squeezed for every last drop of her value.
She used to be so vibrant and beautiful, the most dazzling presence in the Tongdong Tribe. Her future Beast Husbands were all the best of the best. Her future should have been a happy and smooth one, but because of her abduction, she fell from heaven straight into hell!
Reading this, Si Shuo was so furious her heart ached.
Wei Ce frowned slightly. "I’ve heard of Nong Mu. The clan once wanted to arrange a marriage between us, but I refused. Besides, one of her future Beast Husbands was from the Black Wolf Clan.
Ever since she was abducted, of her four fiancés, one found another Female Saint, one insists on waiting for her, and the other two... became her brothers-in-law!"
Si Shuo couldn’t help but pinch his cheek. "Wei Ce, back when you were trying to win me over, if you had run into another Female Saint, would you have coupled with her?"
Wei Ce smiled, wrapped his arm tightly around her waist, and kissed her until she was dazed and her knees went weak. Only then did he pull her into a precious embrace, letting her listen to his heart pounding for her. "Shuo, how can you even ask that question? I only had eyes for you back then. Even if you were a male, I would’ve fallen for you at first sight. I was so desperate to get close to you that I even considered us serving the same Female Saint.
Besides, I was single until I met you. Do you really think I would have coupled with another Female Saint?"
Si Shuo smiled and nuzzled his chest. "You wouldn’t! It’s just... the longer I spend with you all, the more I realize how wonderful you are. I often get scared thinking that if just one little thing had gone wrong, I might have missed out on a lifetime with you."
"Silly Shuo, I’m right here. We Beastmen can only forge ahead on a single path our whole lives. What is there to fear from the past? Our union was decreed by the Beast God. You were always meant to be my Female Saint!
Come on, let’s get to work. We need to spread the news that we’ve found Nong Mu."
But Si Shuo held him back, asking worriedly, "Wei Ce, you said Nong Mu is mute, her body is riddled with disease, and she probably won’t live for much longer. In her condition... will her family still want her back?
She’s held on for so long, maybe just for the chance to see her family again. If all she sees in their eyes is disgust, contempt, and shame, then everything she’s endured will have been for nothing."
Wei Ce sighed softly, hugging her and whispering, "At least then, she’ll have closure."
Those words made Si Shuo feel even worse. ’How hopeless would that be?’
She lowered her gaze. "Then... then let’s follow her. We’ll wait until she sees their true colors, and then we’ll step in to help her, okay? Her health is just failing. A single Bone Marrow Cleansing and Vein Cutting Pill should be able to fix that!"
"Alright," Wei Ce said with a smile and a nod. He kissed her forehead, said a quick word to Zhi Le, and then led Si Shuo toward the Tongdong Tribe.
As one of the top three tribes among the Thirteen Families and Eight Great Tribes of Ten Thousand Beasts City, the Tongdong Tribe occupied a vast territory. Its members were full of vigor, it boasted numerous High-level Beastmen, and the entire place had an air of prosperity.
Si Shuo and Wei Ce used Invisibility to carefully avoid everyone, making their way to the Central Square. The tribe’s most important figures lived in this area—the Clan Leader, elders, the High Priest, the Witch Doctor, and their families. Many council meetings and banquets were also held here.
Once there, they waited patiently for the Clan Leader to pass by. Then, they transformed into two of the tribe’s own Beastmen who looked like they were returning from a trip, and pretended to hide while gossiping.
"Brother Xiao, why did you rush back in such a panic yesterday? What on earth happened?" This sentence stopped the Clan Leader in his tracks. Everyone is curious, after all!
"Big news. Unbelievably big news!" Brother Xiao said, his voice rough as he lowered it to a whisper. "You won’t believe it if I tell you!"
"How will you know if I believe you if you don’t tell me?"
"Alright, but you can’t tell anyone else. Otherwise, we’ll both be in huge trouble."
After getting his friend’s promise, Brother Xiao continued, "Yesterday, a buddy of mine dragged me to Underground Yecheng City. Guess who I saw?"