Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children

Chapter 431 - 430: A Pitiable Person Must Have a Detestable Side

In the past, he would have foolishly rushed forward to reunite with his clansmen.

But now he had his female and their cubs. They were his weakness, so he had to think things through carefully before acting.

These Horned Deer were being used as a life-extending remedy for certain powerful figures. They had been thoroughly conditioned not to even think about escaping and were supplied with fine food and drink. Aside from the fear that they might not live to see another day, they had no other worries. For the sake of their health, they were even given Female Slaves to enjoy every few days.

Comfort destroys one’s fighting spirit. They had even grown accustomed to being served, never having to worry about food or drink. Leaving this place, on the other hand, would cause them all sorts of discomfort.

’He couldn’t trust clansmen like that! He might save them one moment, only to be pushed out to die in their place the next.’

So he didn’t reveal himself. He just silently sliced open the main door of their prison with a Wind Blade. Whether they were willing to risk escaping, and whether they could actually make it out, was all up to their own luck.

Xu Chi hugged Si Shuo tightly. He had been very young when he left his clan, so he was naturally curious about and attentive to his own kind.

While investigating, he had used the Mind Reading Technique sealed in a Storage Spirit Talisman to listen to their thoughts. One had been sold by his own female! Another had confided in a close friend, but that friend started frequenting gambling dens and sold him when he ran out of Crystal Stones. There were others sold by their Couple Brothers, some who had let their identities slip and been targeted, and some captured by Bounty Hunters...

When Si Shuo woke up, the cubs were already chattering away in the main hall.

Her body felt like it had been run over by a truck; every inch of her ached. It was a good thing she had a healing Wood Element Ability. Otherwise, there was no way she could handle the seven strong, virile males in the house.

A gentle, soft Spiritual Power circulated through her body twice, and all the discomfort vanished. She felt full of energy and in high spirits, but she was absolutely starving.

Seeing she was up, Zhi Le brought her a bowl of millet porridge with brown sugar, containing two hard-boiled eggs—her favorite combination.

Si Shuo looked at him, her eyes sparkling.

Zhi Le chuckled softly and sat down beside her. ’She’s a Mother now, but she’s still as clingy as ever.’ Whenever she hadn’t seen one of them for half a day, her eyes would become glued to them.

Who wouldn’t feel delighted being the center of such attention? Of course, it could also be her intense curiosity for gossip, or the fact that she knew the males always brought her back some treats whenever they went out.

Either way, it was something for her to look forward to.

The cubs, knowing their Mother and Fathers were close, were used to it and focused on gobbling down their food without a second glance.

"Wei Ce’s Summoning Skill is incredible. The War Slaves were all gathered around Ni Jing and his men, protecting them, so they took a direct hit from the Wild Beasts. They had to fend off the Wild Beasts while also fighting the other Beastmen who were frantically trying to rescue their friends and family. Exhausted from the two-front battle, their casualties became even more severe... As the rescuing Beastmen charged forward, they freed all the Beast Slaves they found imprisoned along the way.

"Those Beast Slaves despise the Beastmen who guarded and tortured them. They were willing to risk their lives to get revenge for everything they had suffered..." Zhi Le explained the battle situation with a faint smile, placing more food on Si Shuo’s plate as he spoke.

"Ni Jing didn’t get hurt?"

"He’s very protective of his own life and has a lot of High Level War Slaves around him. It takes time to wear them all down. But this time, the Golden Python Clan and the Winged Dragon Clan will definitely suffer a major blow!"

Si Shuo sighed softly, trying not to think about how many people would die in this melee. "Zhi Le, isn’t the battle in Underground Yecheng City over yet? When are Xu Chi and Ji Liang coming back?"

"Soon," Zhi Le’s clone, Zhi Zhan, was still on the scene, so he could monitor the situation at all times.

「When night had completely fallen」

The males of the house finally began to teleport back one after another with the male cubs. Every one of them was stained with blood and dust, their hair disheveled, and their bodies covered in scratches.

Despite this, they were all in good spirits, their eyes bright. Clearly, everything had gone smoothly.

Knowing their female at home would be worried and curious, they each briefly shared what they had learned. For example, the Winged Dragon Clan’s Clan Leader had his claws chopped off, and an elder of the Gray Parrot Clan had all his feathers plucked out.

"Where’s Ji Liang?" Si Shuo asked nervously, seeing that almost everyone was back.

Gong You scoffed. "Sweetheart, he’s fine. Weren’t pretty much all the Beast Slaves in Underground Yecheng City rescued?

Ji Liang learned his lesson from last time and was being cautious, so he had Wei Jin’s Father pass on a message to everyone.

’These Beast Slaves are certainly pitiable, but pitiable people can have their faults. We can’t just let them go free without knowing who they are.

First, we keep them under observation and get to know their situations one by one. For those with families, we’ll have the Flying Beasts notify them to come and claim them.

As for those without families, we’ll see if they wish to stay in or near Guangshou City, or if they want to go somewhere else...

We acted out of kindness by rescuing all these Beast Slaves, but that doesn’t mean we should be adding dangerous individuals to our Beastman population in Guangshou City.’"

’The Big Snake Beast is so thoughtful!’

"Xu Chi isn’t back either?" Si Shuo relaxed, then looked around again and realized Xu Chi was also missing.

"Him," Yin Jiang said with a frown. "Xu Chi said he ran into a few of his clansmen. He doesn’t plan on acknowledging them, he just wants to see how they get settled."

’Clansmen? If they’re Xu Chi’s clansmen, doesn’t that make them Horned Deer?’

Si Shuo immediately recalled that the Horned Deer who appeared in that place were all used for life-extension, basically walking celestial treasures.

"He shouldn’t acknowledge them," she agreed with a nod. "Sometimes you can’t even trust your own parents, let alone clansmen you haven’t seen in years."

"Shuo, Underground Yecheng City has collapsed. On top of that, the goons and Wild Beasts they’d amassed for so long ended up slaughtering each other. Their forces were decimated and severely weakened. They won’t be able to regroup anytime soon," Wei Ce said, gesturing as he spoke. "However," he added, his eyes narrowing, "for the time being, you and the cubs should stay here in the valley."

"Why? What happened?" Si Shuo asked, confused.

"Sister, Underground Yecheng City collapsed and the Beast Slaves were freed, but some of the War Slaves and guards escaped. We don’t know where they might be lurking, so we all need to be on high alert!" Xiao Cheng’s eyes turned cold.

Si Shuo took his hand. She felt there was a hidden meaning in his words that she couldn’t quite grasp.

Xiao Cheng sighed softly. "I’m fine, Sister. It’s just... I saw some Beastmen who, despite suffering themselves, would do anything to lessen their own misery, even becoming those people’s lapdogs and dragging their own friends and family down with them!"

"You mean like some of the Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan Members, right?" Si Shuo nodded in understanding. She agreed that people like that were despicable.

"Yes. Many of our clansmen were tricked by those few," Xiao Cheng nodded. "It just goes to show, you should never mean to harm anyone, but you must always be on your guard."