togophonebook Chapter 573 - 572: She Can Lose Her Eyes
Chapter 573 - 572: She Can Lose Her Eyes
The moment Si Shuo finished speaking, the other females couldn’t hide the delight on their faces. There was even a hint of contempt in their eyes.
’As expected of a female from outside the forest. She’s so naive and easy to fool. So what if she’s a Divine Servant? We can still wrap her around our little fingers and use her for our own ends.’
"Si Shuo Divine Servant, you just go ahead and investigate. You’ll find out we’re telling the truth," Su Yan said with an air of certainty, her tone full of conviction.
But Si Shuo heard her inner thoughts: ’Hmph, I’ve already arranged for my people to be all around. She can ask whoever she wants, but they’ll all speak for me unless they don’t want to make a living in Ningbei City anymore. It’s just a matter of a word or two. Who would want to bring trouble upon themselves? So what if she’s a Princess? Now that she’s in our Ningbei City, she’d better learn to behave herself!’
Her next thoughts were about how she would torment those two males after she got her hands on them. It was truly vile.
Si Shuo hurriedly cut off her superpower and glanced down at Little Hong, feeling a little worried. She breathed a small sigh of relief when she saw the little one was obediently nibbling on dried fruit.
’Sure enough, fame brings all sorts of trouble,’ she thought. ’I haven’t even figured out the Guiping Beast Country yet, and I’m already getting dragged into a power struggle.’
Si Shuo pressed a hand to her forehead and frowned slightly, her face a little pale. She nodded gravely. "The last time I transferred a Beast Mark, my spiritual power didn’t fully recover. My head is still throbbing. I’m afraid it will take another three to five days before I can perform the next Divine Judgment."
"That will give me a few days to properly investigate this matter. After all, it involves a Princess and the daughter of the City Lord Mansion. I can’t be careless."
Su Yan’s expression stiffened, but she quickly understood. The smile on her face became even more genuine. ’The more powerful the superpower, the greater the limitations. That’s perfectly reasonable.’ This thought allowed her to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
"There’s no rush. I’m just worried about the two of them suffering at the Princess’s hands. Sigh... It’s all my fault for being a useless female master, unable to protect them." Su Yan sighed softly and nodded.
However, her gaze remained locked on the males standing beside Si Shuo.
Outside the forest, females placed more importance on a male’s strength. The stronger he was, the more desirable he was, with looks being secondary. Similarly, a female’s fertility was a key factor for males when choosing a mate.
But on the Yongchang Continent, strength was no longer the only thing that mattered. A female’s or male’s appearance, character, family background, and other such factors had become more prominent.
Si Shuo had a thing for good looks, and she’d been quite lucky since arriving on the Beast World Continent. The Beast Husbands she found were powerful and had great talent, but most importantly, they were handsome, dashing, and loyal.
Wherever this lineup of men went, they were like a moving patch of evergreen in the dead of winter—and just as eye-catching as Si Shuo herself.
Each one of them was incredibly appealing. Su Yan watched them—sturdily built, with powerful auras and cold expressions that melted into looks of doting, all-consuming love whenever they looked at Si Shuo—and a fire ignited in her heart.
What she loved most was snatching males away and watching them go from initial resistance to being so thoroughly tamed by her that they would practically die for her pleasure. The challenge of it made her tremble with excitement.
But right now, she kept her eyes downcast, pretending to be a pitiful, bullied victim, while her gaze greedily swept over each of them. It was as if they were already in her grasp, and she was just deciding which one to start with.
Zhi Le and the others were highly sensitive to danger. Being stared at with such a disgusting gaze, their faces darkened grimly.
Once they were a good distance away, Gong You grit his teeth and said in a low voice, "My dear, she’s no good! She can do without those eyes of hers."
Si Shuo could hear the anger in his voice. She thought for a moment and understood, then smiled and patted his cheek. "You’ve been wronged, Gong You. But we’re new here; we have to think twice before doing anything."
"Don’t worry. If she dares to lay a hand on you, I’ll chop it off! I won’t let her get away with anything."
It wasn’t just Gong You and Xu Chi; even Ji Liang, who was usually good at dealing with all sorts of people, felt that the Beastmen in the city were too scheming and that it was all a bit mentally exhausting.
Before, he only had to focus on making money, improving his cultivation, and fending off attacks from Wild Beasts and Rogue Beasts, with a little brainpower spent on business deals. Now, for every single matter, these people seemed to plot ten or twenty steps ahead.
But this was the environment they were in. They had to grow stronger in every way!
Gong You’s face flushed slightly. He gave a low cough and said, "My dear, later I’ll find a secluded spot and take a dip in the river to see if there’s anything good to eat."
Hearing this, the two Yu Zai perked up and looked over. "Father, we want to go too!"
Si Shuo also looked on with eager eyes.
Xiao Cheng smiled and whispered, "I’ll go with you, Sister. If we turn into Fish Beasts, we won’t even need to surface for air."
After a brief discussion, the males picked up the female and the cubs, and they all headed downstream along the riverbank. The number of Beastmen camping on the shore gradually dwindled until they found a huge boulder that perfectly concealed them from view.
The males got busy setting up tents, gathering firewood, and starting a fire to cook, while Si Shuo went into the river with Gong You, Xiao Cheng, and the several cubs.
She transformed into a Golden Dragon Fish, Xiao Cheng became a Little Shark, and while Gong You and the two Yu Zai remained Blue Whales, they shrank their bodies.
This section of the river was wide, and the current was somewhat turbulent, carrying along sand and silt. As Si Shuo swam, the visibility was very low. She got a mouthful of sand, and from time to time, she would lose sight of the males and cubs beside her.
But they could all use Teleportation to appear by her side, so there was no fear of her getting lost.
Si Shuo kept her mouth tightly shut, breathing only through her gills, and swam quite cheerfully. Every so often, she would poke her head out to look at the river’s surface. Out on the water, she could feel the autumn breeze blowing and see the rolling waves. The feeling of drifting with the current was actually quite comfortable.
She leaped up and then plunged back into the water, continuing to swim with determination. Gong You and Xiao Cheng had just teleported to her side when she vanished into the murky river water again...
Si Shuo stuck to the shallower depths where the light was better and there was less silt. Most importantly, she could occasionally see boats passing by.
Just as she was wagging her head and tail for a hundred-meter sprint, she suddenly hit a boat with a THUD. For a moment, her head spun, and her whole body floated upwards, threatening to go belly-up.
"Why don’t we just dump him here?" came a male’s coarse, gruff voice.
Si Shuo quickly pressed herself against the hull of the boat, slowly blowing bubbles as she eavesdropped. She had a feeling something was about to happen.
A female walked to the bow of the boat and looked around, then chuckled lightly. "This is far enough. There are no Beastmen nearby, and not many boats pass through here. Let’s dump him here. I guarantee he’ll be as dead as dead can be. The fish will chew his flesh and blood right off his bones."
"Besides, out here on the river, no one will ever be able to find this place, no matter how sharp their nose is."
A muffled, whimpering sound filled with resentment, despair, and youthfulness could be heard. But the little one’s mouth was gagged, and he couldn’t speak a single word.
The female patted the little one’s face vindictively. "Yanyi, if you have to blame someone, blame yourself for being chosen by the Beast God and getting in someone else’s way."
"Hah. I’d like to see how the Beast God’s favor will help you in a place like this! To make today happen, we’ve been planning for over half a year..."