Chapter 421: Chapter 420: The Direction of Guangshou City?

“Great Elder, you’re not actually thinking of having people search for them using the scent on their belongings, are you?” someone couldn’t help but ask, astonished.

Xiao Chun said calmly, “We’re completely clueless right now. We have to try every method we can think of. What if one of our clan members went missing only recently?”

The crowd exchanged glances. It wasn’t as if they had any better ideas.

The large group dispersed. Those with missing relatives went home to retrieve their belongings, wrapped them carefully in Beast Skins, and went together to the Great Elder’s house.

“Great Elder, my fifth son left home the year before last. We haven’t seen him since he left. We agreed back then that he would return for the rainy and cold seasons, regardless of whether he found a female or not…”

“Great Elder, my seventh younger brother left with a merchant caravan. He said he wanted to go out and make a name for himself, then come back for the Warrior’s Assembly. But everyone saw him arrive in Guangshou City and part ways with the caravan. After that, no one ever saw him again…”

“Great Elder, he’s my only son. You have to help me find him…”

There were many missing Beastmen, and several dozen of their relatives came to report them. Each person’s situation was different.

Xiao Cheng collected the items one by one. “Uncles, please don’t worry. I’ve made quite a few friends while I was away this past year or so. I’ll see if they can help.

If I have any news, I’ll be sure to tell you right away! Everyone should go home for now. No news might be good news. Maybe our brothers have found females and had cubs out there, and are just too busy to come back?”

After seeing everyone off, Xiao Cheng made the excuse of going to find his friends and left Zhuan City with Si Shuo and Zhi Le.

After leaving the city, they found a deserted spot and became invisible.

Xiao Cheng took out all the items. “Shi Si, see if you can sense anything.”

Shi Si transformed into a five-tailed Black Fox, leaped gracefully from Xiao Cheng’s shoulder, and placed a paw on one of the items. The group then saw a golden thread drift off in one direction. It was…

“The direction of Guangshou City?”

Shi Si’s paws touched every single item, and surprisingly, more than half of the threads pointed toward Guangshou City!

“Should we head there first?” Xiao Cheng asked, looking at Si Shuo.

Si Shuo nodded and teleported to Ji Liang’s side.

Ji Liang was in a restaurant with the cubs, listening to stories, when he felt a fluctuation of Spiritual Power in the air. He hastily raised a Protective Shield and reached out, catching the teleporting Si Shuo and pulling her into a tight embrace.

“Little Shushu, what are you doing back? You didn’t even give me a heads-up?” he asked, holding her dearly. They had taken turns accompanying her during their training in the Southwest Forest last night. But with seven males and a handful of cubs at home, his time with her felt far too short, let alone any time alone together.

Si Shuo smiled, her lips pursed. “The situation is a bit special, and I wanted to give you a surprise, Ji Liang!”

Before the two could exchange more than a few words, Zhi Le and Xiao Cheng also teleported over, along with the little fox cub.

Ji Liang reluctantly set Si Shuo down. He put an arm around her waist and asked, “What’s going on?”

Xiao Cheng briefly explained the situation. “We saw the golden thread pointing this way, so we thought we’d teleport here first and then search nearby.”

The two males at home who could fly, Xu Chi and Yin Jiang, were on duty today. Although Rootless Flower could also fly, it could only carry people at low altitudes, which wasn’t suitable for a secret investigation.

Si Shuo looked at Zhi Le. “Zhi Le, do you find being on duty tiring?”

Zhi Le shook his head with a smile. “It’s alright. We’re used to it. As Beast Soldiers, we have a certain amount of training every day. It allows us to maintain good physical condition even while living a comfortable life.

All of Guangshou City is guarded by hundreds of thousands of Beast Soldiers. I’m just one of them.

Besides, Beast Soldiers participate in hunts for the survival of the Beastman race. I’m not that noble. I just know my efforts are to protect my own female and cubs, and that’s enough for me!

If you really made me do nothing, I’d just feel anxious and unsettled. I can’t stay idle…”

Si Shuo couldn’t help but nestle into his embrace. Back in the Southern Continent, especially in the Luoni Tribe, Zhi Le had been a true prodigy. His name was renowned.

But because he went on a hunt to save his half-brother, he was stripped of his superpower, and his cultivation regressed to Level 3. It was only after becoming her mate that he slowly recovered.

Si Shuo had seen how hard Zhi Le worked. He had clawed his way up from Level 3 to his current status as a Peak Level 12 Beastman, sacrificing so, so much.

Sensing Si Shuo’s change in location, Gong You, who was at the Martial Arts Hall, and Wei Ce, who was inspecting the territory, both first used an Invisibility Talisman before teleporting to her side.

Upon learning of the situation, Wei Ce said directly, “This is simple. I’ll reassign Yin Jiang to farming duty and have Zhi Qi use Transformation to take on his appearance.”

Yin Jiang had the best flight ability, and his Combat Power Value was the second highest in the family. He excelled at reconnaissance, making him the most suitable for this mission.

Once Yin Jiang was swapped out and returned, he took Si Shuo and Shi Si, became invisible, and flew into the sky.

No matter how many times Yin Jiang had flown with her, Si Shuo still loved soaring through the sky, weaving through the clouds, embracing the blue expanse, and feeling the wild freedom of the wind.

All her negative emotions were washed away…

“Shi Si, try now and see where the missing Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan Members are,” Yin Jiang said, stopping after flying high into the sky and soaring with the mother and child for a while.

Shi Si’s eyes sparkled as he hummed his assent. He pressed his paw onto the item Si Shuo gave him. Almost instantly, a golden thread flew out, shooting purposefully toward a specific location.

Yin Jiang followed close behind. He never expected the golden thread to dart into the Golden Python Ni Family’s Beast Fighting Arena!

The Ni Family’s Beast Fighting Arena occupied a large area. In the center was a huge gladiatorial field surrounded by spectator stands. Beneath the stands was where various Wild Beasts and Beast Slaves were kept.

The Golden Pythons were skilled at digging, and beneath the stands was a labyrinth of stone tunnels where it was easy to get lost. But with the golden thread to guide them, they carefully avoided others and indeed found a massive Underground City!

This was not a place for young cubs to see. Si Shuo had Ji Liang summon Shi Si away.

’Shi Si was still craning his neck to look. What a lively and festive place! He could smell so many delicious things. But just so they could have some time alone, his Mother and Uncle Yin Jiang were casting him aside now that he’d served his purpose…’

After the cub had left, Si Shuo transformed into Xiao Cheng’s appearance and put on a mask. Yin Jiang, also wearing the kind of tusked mask everyone in the Underground City wore, slung an arm around Si Shuo’s shoulders, and they strode inside.

It was especially lively here, with lamps placed everywhere. The scale of the place was even larger than the city above ground.

The only difference was that underground, people wore masks and seemed to have no inhibitions. Males and females who took a liking to each other would simply take hands and pair off…

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