novelraw Chapter 316 A Dilemma
Chapter 316 A Dilemma
Chapter 316 A Dilemma
The Huiye River flows through the Zhaoshi Mountain section because it is bordered by a mountain on one side and has a large drop between its east and west ends, resulting in extremely rapid water flow.
As spring warms, the thick ice melts, water levels rise significantly, and the ice carries a large amount of sharp ice floes.
The river in this section of Zhaoshi Mountain is about 300 meters wide, and the deepest part of the river is more than 100 meters deep. Even the shallowest part of the central section is more than 40 meters deep, so there are many large aquatic animals in the Yejiang River.
When Ling Chengen fell into the river, he was hit by ice floes and sank directly. The arrows that he hadn't removed in time were broken off, and the arrowheads were embedded even deeper into the water.
The blood was diluted by the river water, but the water beasts, with their keen sense of smell, followed the faint scent of blood and swam quickly toward where she was.
Ling Chengen reached out and covered the arrow wound on her shoulder, intending to swim to the shore as soon as possible. However, before she had swum more than ten meters, she sensed many aquatic beasts approaching. When she turned around, she saw a fish that looked a lot like a megalodon, swinging its tail and opening its blood-red mouth as it swam towards her.
Ling Chengen used her supernatural abilities to observe her surroundings, then turned and swam downstream. Before the giant beast that looked like a shark could bite her, she grabbed the whiskers of a giant water beast and, taking advantage of the beast's open mouth, skillfully slid into its mouth, avoiding the barbs on its throat and tongue, and nimbly slipped into its belly.
After hiding inside the giant water beast's belly, Ling Chengen took out a piece of wood from his spatial storage, lay down on the driftwood, and slowly let out a sigh of relief.
With a temporary safe place to stay, even though it was inside the belly of a water beast, she was finally able to properly treat her wounds.
The most serious injuries on her body were arrow wounds, especially the arrowheads that had been driven into her body by ice spikes. Pulling them out was very difficult, and even she was in so much pain that she became somewhat delirious. In the end, she had to stop pulling out the arrows and lay on the driftwood, feeling half-dead.
Exhausted and having been soaked in the icy river water, she vaguely felt that something was wrong with her wounds.
The wound on her arm, in particular, was constantly painful, so much so that her fingertips trembled slightly.
Ling Chengen took out an antidote from her spatial storage, popped one into her mouth, and looked at the driftwood that was violently shaking in the water. She realized that the water beasts outside might be fighting. If she lost consciousness due to her injuries, she might slip off the driftwood and drown in the water beasts' stomach acid.
After thinking for a few seconds, she moved a few more pieces of driftwood out of the space, tied the wood together with rope, hollowed out a groove in the middle of the wood, wrapped the rope around her waist, and fixed it in the groove.
Only then did he sit on the constantly rocking raft and begin to disinfect his wounds.
After treating the wound, she touched her forehead, feeling dizzy and even struggling to activate her powers. She carefully examined her arm. Worried that Fu Tong's tentacle might have other toxins that couldn't be neutralized by antidotes, she could only bite on a piece of wood and gouge away the flesh from the wound.
As a result, a large scar was left on his arm, and the area wrapped in bandages was stained red with blood.
Ling Chengen lay on the raft, slowly closing his eyes. His mind was still hazy as he thought that the hemostatic powder that had been sitting for so long seemed to be less effective.
However, because she had brought a shaman with her, and had previously given most of her medicinal powder to the shaman in order to treat the orcs of the Sea Spirit tribe, she only had the remaining powder left. At the moment, she had no other choice; even if the powder was damp and expired, it was better than nothing.
Unable to resist her body's instinctive reaction, she fell asleep in such a harsh environment.
When she woke up, she realized that her world was about to collapse.
The long-awaited breeding season, which had gone by without incident, finally arrived at this moment.
Ling Chengen felt a burning sensation from her chest to behind her ears and on her forehead. This unfamiliar discomfort made her slightly panicked, especially since she was pinching her wound, forcing the pain to intensify, yet still finding it difficult to keep her mind clear, which deepened her panic.
She didn't have many mental abilities at her disposal, because she used the vast majority of her abilities to stay conscious and restrained, so controlling this water beast was very difficult for her. She couldn't even figure out where the water beast was located...
Ling Chengen gripped the raft, reaching out to scratch his neck and chest, trying to relieve the anxiety and restlessness brought on by the breeding season.
But it had almost no effect.
She fell into the Huiye River, leaving little clue for others. The water beasts were also moving around in the river, making it difficult for the people of Beast City to find her.
Ling Chengen pondered for a long time, then suddenly touched a seashell.
Because Shi Panxing had been away from Beast City for quite some time, she didn't think of this thing for a while. It wasn't until she touched the Thousand Sound Conch in her palm that she belatedly recalled the instructions Shi Panxing and Shi Ruoan had given her.
When Ling Chengen held up the colorful, dreamlike conch shell in front of him, he couldn't help but smile wryly.
Shi Panxing said that if he used this conch shell at the beach, he would definitely sense it.
But she's currently inside the water beast's belly, and she doesn't know if this thing will work.
Ling Chengen held the conch shell close to his lips and blew it with great effort.
The sound produced by this conch shell was very low, like the sea weeping.
She even suspected that the conch shell's sound couldn't even pass through the water beast's body.
Although things haven't reached a dead end yet, the powerful influence of the female reproductive period may have made her start to feel a bit pessimistic.
He might die.
It's not so bad that she's dead, but her family members will probably be very worried and will likely spend a lot of time looking for her.
If they can't even find the body...
Bai Qingyu didn't know if he would do something foolish.
Ling Chengen's consciousness completely blurred before she could think straight, and she had no recollection of what happened afterward.
……
When Shi Panxing heard the sound of the Thousand Sound Conch, he was a little taken aback.
He used his special ability to sense the location of the Thousand Sound Conch and found that it was moving very fast and was near the mouth of a river.
He only gave away two of those thousand-sound conch shells.
One of the targets was Ling Chengen.
The purpose was to repay her for the kindness she had shown in saving him.
Once he confirmed that the conch shell had indeed made a sound, Shi Panxing did not hesitate and swam directly from the deep sea to the surface, constantly keeping track of the conch shell's location.
He didn't quite understand why Ling Chengen, a land-dwelling beastman, could appear in the rivers and seas, and even swim so fast in the water.
This situation was truly unusual; even without seeing it with his own eyes, he knew something must have happened.
When he locked onto the location of the Thousand Sound Conch, he looked incredulously at the giant water beast swimming in front of him, and closed his eyes again to unleash his supernatural power.
The Thousand-Sound Conch is inside the body of a water beast.
Shi Panxing hesitated for a moment, then caught up with the water beast that was about to leave and used his supernatural ability to teleport into the water beast's body.
In the pitch black, he sensed the raft inside the water beast's belly, and a familiar aura.
When my body landed on the bamboo raft, the whole raft started to rock.
Shi Panxing looked at Ling Chengen, who was barely conscious on the raft, and reached out to help her up, only to find that a rope was tied around her waist.
As his sharp fingertips severed the rope, Shi Panxing looked down at her face with a complex expression, and couldn't help but exclaim, "You're really amazing..."
With a soft sigh, Shi Panxing, carrying the raft beneath him and Ling Chengen in his arms, left directly from the water beast's stomach.
The fairly sturdy raft floated on the vast sea, the setting sun illuminating Ling Chengen's vampire-like face.
Shi Panxing looked around, feeling somewhat helpless. This place was far from the northern wilderness, and there were no islands nearby, making it difficult to find a place to settle down.
Ling Chengen's body was frighteningly hot, especially the corners of his eyes and neck, which were already burning red.
Shi Panxing wasn't a clueless child; these were clearly symptoms that only females exhibit during their reproductive period.
Moreover, the wounds on her body that had been soaked in water and gastric juices had begun to show signs of ulceration and infection.
If this continues... she might really die.
Shi Panxing reached out and touched her burning cheeks. After confirming the direction, he put her back on the raft, jumped into the water, and quickly caught a large, slender, and sharp fish from underwater.
This fish is over ten meters long and looks somewhat similar to a sailfish. This fish is called the yellowtail flying fish, and its speed in the sea is second only to that of the merman.
Secure the raft to the yellowtail flying fish with ropes, and Shi Panxing controlled the direction. The raft sped across the sea toward the nearest island at an eerie speed.
At the same time, Shi Panxing also blew another Thousand-Tone Conch, trying to contact Shi Ruoan.
Although he wouldn't mind helping Ling Chengen through his reproductive period, he quickly dismissed the idea.
Because it's not allowed.
Shi Ruoan likes Ling Chengen.
Moreover, Shi Ruoan is not only his only acknowledged relative, but also his savior who pulled him out of the mire.
Therefore, he could not do such a thing and embarrass his dull and stubborn cousin.
Moreover, Ling Chengen just came of age this year, and this is his first time entering the reproductive period.
Shi Ruoan stayed by her side the whole time, but there was no progress. If this continued... Ling Chengen's children would be able to hunt, and Shi Ruoan might still just be silently guarding her.
Rather than watching him stand there like a block of wood guarding Ling Chengen, it's better to take this opportunity to give him a push.
While female beastmen might not care about every male beastman they've had a relationship with, Ling Chengen... should be different, right?
Shi Panxing wasn't entirely sure.
He sat on the raft, looking down at Ling Chengen, whose face and neck were burning hot from a high fever. This man was very domineering, pressing his skin directly against Ling Chengen's cool tail, showing no intention of letting go.
Shi Panxing tried to pry her away a couple of times, but then, afraid of making the injury on her arm worse, he frowned and kept a tense expression. However, he didn't push her away coldly anymore. Instead, he quietly held the Thousand Sound Conch in his palm and fed her the last bit of fresh water in the space into her mouth.
The two arrived at the nearest island late at night. Shi Panxing stayed by Ling Chengen's side all night until the next morning when he saw Shi Ruoan stand up from the shore.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "You came faster than I expected."
Shi Ruoan looked behind him and asked, "Where is she?"
"It seems she's entered her reproductive period in the cave, and things aren't looking good." Shi Panxing had been outside in the cold wind all night, only going in a few times because he didn't dare stay in the cave for too long.
The scent of females during their breeding season is fatally attractive to male orcs.
Especially for races like merfolk, who have a monthly reproductive drive, they are practically poison.
Because he had stayed in Huangyan Beast City for a period of time, he still had some resistance to this kind of aura.
However, he will still choose to maintain a safe distance unless absolutely necessary.
Shi Ruoan breathed a sigh of relief and then explained, "After she fell into the river, Du Qi went back to inform me."
Without any hesitation, Shi Ruoan summoned Yu Heng back almost immediately to take charge of the City of Ten Thousand Beasts for him.
Yuheng naturally wanted to search for him as well, but Ling Chengen had fallen into the river without a breath or a trace. The orcs on land had no direction to search and could only use the most clumsy method to search along the lower reaches of the Huiye River.
However, there are too many aquatic beasts in the Yejiang River, making them difficult to find.
Fortunately, Shi Panxing found her first.
Shi Panxing gazed intently and said, "She's been in her reproductive period for about two days now. If we delay any longer, things might get worse. You should go in..."
Shi Ruoan asked, "Is she injured?"
“She had injuries, which she treated herself, and I also helped her treat them, but professional matters still need to be handled by professionals.”
Shi Ruoan: "I'll have Yuheng come over. I brought a piece of his vine."
Shi Panxing's right hand suddenly moved, and the vine that Shi Ruoan had just taken out appeared in his hand in the blink of an eye.
Shi Panxing turned around and said, "Help her with her reproductive period first, and then call Yuheng over."
Shi Ruoan's pupils contracted slightly: "Now is not the time to take advantage of someone's misfortune."
Shi Panxing sneered, "Only you still maintain the demeanor of a gentleman, but when it comes to vying for a woman's favor and attention, you're utterly useless!"
"I'll come over tonight, and I'll return the vines to you then."
After saying this, Shi Panxing leaped into the water with the vines attached, and his figure quickly disappeared underwater.
Shi Ruoan looked in the direction he disappeared, and the veins on her forehead suddenly bulged, her face turning somewhat grim.
Although he knew that Shi Panxing did this for him, but...
Shi Ruoan closed her eyes, turned around and walked into the cave.
The air inside the cave was thick and sticky, with a faint floral and fruity scent, and a hint of honey sweetness.
Shi Ruoan only inhaled a little bit of the smell, but her ears felt like they were on fire, burning instantly.
He stood at the cave entrance, caught in a dilemma.
Once inside, what will happen is entirely predictable.
But exiting...
Before Shi Ruoan could figure it out, a hand suddenly grabbed his neck from behind.
Ling Chengen seemed to have been suffering in fire and water for a long time. Perhaps he had endured it for two days, and now he finally regained some of his senses.
Sensing someone approaching, she instinctively wanted to kill them.
But as she got closer to the other person, she suddenly smelled a chilling, icy scent.
The familiar scent made her fingers relax a little.
She leaned close to Shi Ruoan's nape, like a bewildered kitten, and gently sniffed twice.