Chapter 148: No One Can Kill Him
In a stone house at the highest point of the Divine Leopard Tribe, soaring into the clouds.
A black leopard male beastman, dressed in Black Rubber Beast Skin Clothes, looked coldly at the patrol team prostrating at his feet.
On the other side stood Sangli, his shoulders hunched.
"So, you’re saying some outside Wandering Beasts caused trouble in the tribe and nearly blew you up with some unknown object?"
"Yes, Young Clan Leader. It was thrown by a female Wandering Beast. It injured several beastmen from our patrol team."
Sangkun’s amber eyes shifted, his seemingly gentle gaze falling upon Sangli.
"Sangli, you say they attacked you to save Sangqi?"
"That’s right! They’re all in it together. If it weren’t for them, I would’ve trampled Sangqi to death long ago."
Sangkun started to laugh, a smile spreading across his entire face.
Sangli looked up at his smiling face, but he was so scared he began to tremble. "Father, I..."
Sangkun raised a hand, cutting him off. "Sangli, you’ve been slacking on your training. Otherwise, how could you not even defeat some Wandering Beast cubs?"
"That’s not it, Father! They..."
"Take Sangli to the Beast Fighting Arena. Don’t let him out until his beast soul reaches 3-star."
Sangli’s face instantly turned deathly pale. "No, Father! I... I don’t want to go to the Beast Fighting Arena."
Sangkun stepped forward and patted his shoulder with a smile. "Don’t be afraid. As long as you reach a 3-star beast soul, you can come out. Go on."
"No, I don’t want to go, Father..."
The male beastmen of the patrol team watched Sangli being dragged away, too frightened to even breathe.
Sangkun turned his gaze back to the patrol beastmen. "Catching them shouldn’t be hard, right?"
"Rest assured, Young Clan Leader. We will definitely capture them and bring them back."
"Good."
After the patrol beastmen left, a male antelope beastman walked in.
"Young Clan Leader, those two Wandering Beast cubs have already reached 3-star beast souls at such a young age. If they were to stay in the Divine Leopard Tribe, they might become a great asset in our bid to become a Beast City."
Large tribes, after developing to a certain point, could petition the Beast King City to become a Beast City. But the prerequisite was that the tribe must have enough high-star-rank beastmen.
Sangkun turned and walked over to a tiger-skin-draped chair, then sat down. "But what I’m more interested in is what that female was holding."
’If it’s as powerful as they say, I must get my hands on it!’
"Has there been any news from the team that went to the Hopeless Abyss?"
"Not yet. Is the Young Clan Leader worried about the person in the Hopeless Abyss?"
Sangkun opened his eyes, which were filled with a chilling coldness. "His cub is just as disgusting as he is. No matter how I try, they won’t die. My only choice was to lock him in the Hopeless Abyss and let the demonic beasts and Mutant Beasts deal with him. But after all these years, he’s actually still alive. Just how... how can I kill him?!"
The male antelope lowered his head, hiding the emotions in his eyes.
’That person... he’s so powerful that his very existence is a threat. Yet, no one can kill him. It’s no wonder the Young Clan Leader has become more and more unhinged because of it.’
...
That night at dinner, Qiao Xixi carried Sangqi down from upstairs.
After several treatments with Qiao Qiao’s special ability, Sangqi’s spirits had completely recovered.
He lay on the stone stool, curiously staring at the bowl and the meat soup in front of him, as if pondering what on earth it was.
"This is meat soup. Those round things are called fish balls. All this is cooked food made from raw meat. Try it and see if you like it."
Sangqi cautiously stuck out his tongue and licked the soup. His dark eyes lit up.
One bowl down, but Sangqi wasn’t satisfied. He went on to eat several more.
"Alright, your little tummy is all round and full now. Let’s stop here for today."
Qiao Xixi took Sangqi’s bowl and chopsticks away and rubbed his little belly.
A low purr rumbled involuntarily from Sangqi’s throat.
"Come on, Sangqi. Your little brothers and sister helped you today. Shouldn’t you thank them?"
After Qiao Xixi spoke, three pairs of eyes stared expectantly at Sangqi.
Sangqi suddenly felt his tongue grow stiff with embarrassment.
"Th-thank you."
"You should call them ’little brother’ and ’little sister.’"
Sangqi’s face flushed red with anxiety, though it was hard to tell since his complexion was so dark.
He nervously tugged at Qiao Xixi’s beast-skin clothes.
"Little sister..." His voice was as faint as a mosquito’s buzz.
Qiao Qiao leaned in, putting her little ear close to Sangqi. "Huh? I didn’t quite hear what Brother Sangqi said."
Sangqi’s small face grew even redder. "Little sister."
Qiao Qiao grinned at him. "Mmhm, Brother Sangqi."
"I want to hear it too! I want to hear it too!"
Looking at the little face Qiao Ang extended toward him, Sangqi suddenly felt less nervous. "Weren’t you the big brother before?"
"Hmm? Oh yeah. So now I’m the little brother."
Sangqi’s lips twitched in what looked like a smile. "Little Brother Qiao Ang."
Qiao Ang suddenly found he couldn’t quite smile anymore. From now on, he was the little brother.
"Little Brother Qiao Lie, thank you all."
After saying this, Sangqi let out a huge sigh of relief. That felt harder than killing a wild beast with his teeth.
"DING!"
"Congratulations, Host! Mission complete. A reward of 300 points has been issued. Host, you now have 500 points again. Aren’t you happy?"
"I’d be even happier if you could give me some easier missions next time so I can earn points more easily."
"Hehehe, don’t worry, Host! I will definitely push you to the pinnacle of the beast world!"
"What?"
The sprite suddenly went silent for a moment. "Huh? Did I say something just now?"
"Hah!"
"Less talk, more action. Quickly, help me check on how Sunxiao and Feiyan are doing in the Hopeless Abyss."
"I knew the Host would ask. I already checked just now. They’re all alive, no problem."
"Mm."
For the next few days, Qiao Xixi and her group lived peacefully in the tribe.
Early one morning, as Qiao Xixi stood in the front yard, she heard a commotion outside the gate.
"We’re searching for the outsiders who harmed a cub of the tribe. If you don’t cooperate, you are to leave the Divine Leopard Tribe immediately."
Qiao Xixi peeked through the crack in the gate and saw several aggressive Hua Bao male beastmen searching the stone houses one by one. They were coming for them.
"Xixi, take the cubs and leave through the back door. I’ll handle things here," Jin Ling whispered, having appeared by Qiao Xixi’s side at some point.
Qiao Xixi frowned. Jin Ling had fought those male beastmen before; they would definitely recognize him. She didn’t want to blow things up before Sunxiao and the others returned.
’Sprite, Sprite, is there any medicine in the shop that can change one’s aura?’
"Yes, Host."
Qiao Xixi immediately opened the shop interface. After searching, she found Elk Qi Powder and White Cat Qi Powder. It seemed you could choose what type of beastman to transform into. A bottle cost only 10 points—not too expensive.
Qiao Xixi immediately bought a bottle of White Cat Qi Powder.
"No, Jin Ling. You take the cubs and hide near the back door for now. I can handle this."
The moment Qiao Xixi finished speaking, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.