CHAPTER 282: CHAPTER 273 JIN YAO CRIED IN PAIN_1

Jin Yao pursed her lips. Jin Yang said anxiously, "Si Yan, don’t play dumb!"

Si Yan chuckled. "What do I know that I’m playing dumb about?"

She feigned sudden realization. "Oh! Yesterday! Yesterday!"

"Someone sabotaged my competition piece yesterday. That person must have been poisoned by my Witch Doctor’s poison. Why? Was that person one of you?"

Si Yan looked at them in surprise. "So, you two came together last night to mess with my piece?"

The surrounding Beastmen in the audience gasped.

"The Golden Dragon Clan actually sabotaged Delusional Domain’s competition entry?"

"How could they stoop so low!"

"The Golden Dragon Clan actually did such a thing? Why? They are the most noble clan in the Beast World!"

"Bullshit, most noble clan! Just because they use fine salt and good meat?"

"I think they’re all show and no substance."

"Shh, don’t say that. After all, they are descendants of the Beast God."

Old Gecko chuckled from atop Si Yan’s head. He couldn’t say these onlookers were wrong about the Golden Dragon Beastmen in front of them. He found them somewhat unpleasant to look at. Since when did the Golden Dragon Clan become so useless, to be completely outplayed by an Earth Dragon?

Jin Yang’s face flushed with embarrassment, and he lowered his voice. "Si Yan, show me some respect. Don’t say things like that."

Si Yan retorted, "...What relationship do I have with you? Why should I show you respect?"

At Si Yan’s words, Jin Yang grew a bit angry, but he still lowered his voice. "Si Yan... I am your brother, after all."

"Really? I haven’t joined any family register, nor have I acknowledged any relatives. I don’t have a brother."

Jin Tong also hurriedly said, "Go, go, go! Move along, move along! Don’t disturb our mud play."

Jin Yang became even more embarrassed.

He moved a bit closer and whispered, "Si Yan, name your price."

"What price?" Si Yan feigned ignorance.

"Just... the price for curing us of the poison." Jin Yang felt utterly humiliated at that moment.

Si Yan also smiled as she leaned in closer. "Then tell me honestly, who touched my things? Was it you, or Jin Yao?"

Jin Yang’s heart skipped a beat. He glanced at Jin Yao, who was tightly clutching his clothes. His expression darkened further as he faced Si Yan. "It was me."

"Oh, it was you, huh?" Si Yan whispered. "Then how did Jin Yao get infected too? Her stomach looks quite swollen. How much did she eat?"

Jin Yao felt awkward.

Si Yan whispered, "Jin Blockhead, don’t tell me you and Jin Yao have *that* kind of relationship? Has she become your Mistress? Did you infect her during mating?"

Jin Yang’s face turned white instantly. "What nonsense are you spouting! Don’t talk such rubbish! Jin Yao is my sister!"

Si Yan chuckled softly.

But Jin Yang felt completely uneasy. "Si Yan, I’m asking you to treat me!"

Si Yan replied, "You’re not poisoned. What treatment do you need?"

Jin Yang paused. "You can tell I’m not poisoned?"

Si Yan chuckled. "I’m a Witch Doctor. How could I not tell? That belly of yours is just swollen from overeating. In a little while, when the sun is at its zenith, you’ll need to relieve yourself, and you’ll recover soon after. As for this little Dragon Princess next to you..."

Si Yan’s eyes curved into a smile. "She, on the other hand, might not be able to pass it."

Jin Yao was frightened by Si Yan and looked at her, her face pale.

Si Yan said, "What? Not satisfied with my diagnosis?"

Jin Yao tensed up completely. She looked at Si Yan. "You knew?"

Si Yan smiled faintly.

Jin Yao felt utterly humiliated. She really wanted to cry; it hurt, it was uncomfortable, and her chest felt tight.

"Si Yan, what will it take for you to spare me?"

Si Yan’s interest was piqued. "Don’t talk nonsense. What do you mean, ’spare you’? You’ve been afflicted by a Witch Doctor’s poison, and I’m treating you. You should give me compensation."

Jin Yang’s mind was in turmoil. Looking at Si Yan, he felt, on one hand, that Jin Yao had gone too far—Si Yan wasn’t wrong, after all. On the other hand, he thought Si Yan was being too aggressive; Jin Yao was, after all, his younger sister.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Si Yan, what compensation do you want?"

Si Yan chuckled softly. "The Golden Dragon Clan’s most precious treasure: the Beast God Inheritance. I’m also aware of the Golden Dragon Clan’s Beast God Inheritance. It’s accessible once a year, allowing only two Beastmen entry. This year’s spot has already been decided for Jin Yao, right?"

Si Yan toyed with something in her hand. "You snatched my Wan Cheng Gathering competition spot earlier precisely to access the Beast God Inheritance in Myriad Beasts City. How about this: I’ll treat her, and you give me Jin Yao’s opportunity to enter the Golden Dragon Clan’s Beast God Inheritance. A fair trade, wouldn’t you say?"

Jin Yao’s expression changed instantly. "Si Yan, you!"

Si Yan’s eyelid twitched. "Unwilling?"

Jin Yao clenched her teeth. "The chance for the Golden Dragon Clan’s Beast God Inheritance was hard-won by me! I will not give it to you!"

Si Yan spread her hands nonchalantly. "Then there’s nothing to discuss."

Jin Yang cried out, "Si Yan, where are you going?"

Si Yan turned around and replied, "I’m still in a competition. Time is precious. I won’t waste it if a deal isn’t going through!"

After saying this, Si Yan returned to continue making her dried vermicelli.

Watching Si Yan leave so callously, a despondent Jin Yao started crying again. Her stomach hurt, and she cried because of the pain.

She saw a crowd of Beastmen watching her make a spectacle of herself and, with tear-filled eyes, tugged at Jin Yang. "Fourth Brother, I don’t want to be so humiliated... My stomach hurts so much..."

Ultimately, Jin Yang’s heart softened. He picked Jin Yao up and said, "I already asked all the Witch Doctors from our clan to come yesterday. They should be here soon. Let’s have our clan’s Witch Doctors treat you first."

Jin Yao buried her head in Jin Yang’s chest, sobbing. "It’s no use, Fourth Brother, it’s no use! Sixth Sister is just bullying me! She’s bullying me!"

Jin Yang carried Jin Yao back to the cave. Several of Jin Yang’s brothers from the Jin Family hurried over.

Jin Ting asked, "What happened to Yao Yao?"

"Yao Yao has been poisoned by Si Yan," Jin Yang said gravely.

Jin Kun asked, "What happened? Why would Si Yan poison Yao Yao?"

Jin Qian said, "Isn’t it obvious? Our sixth sister grew up outside and isn’t close to us at all. To win the competition against us, she’ll stop at nothing!"

Jin Yang started to say it wasn’t like that, but Jin Yao interrupted him.

Crying, Jin Yao said, "Don’t blame Sixth Sister... It’s me. I took Sixth Sister’s place as the Dragon Princess. It’s all my fault. I should leave the Golden Dragon Clan!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Ting, Jin Qian, and Jin Kun immediately felt a pang of sympathy.

"It’s not your fault," Jin Kun said. "Yao Yao, you didn’t choose to join our family in the first place. You were so young when you came, just a newborn."

Jin Qian said, "We grew up with you. With over twenty years of friendship between us, we definitely won’t abandon you."

Jin Ting said, "Just stay comfortably in the Golden Dragon Clan! Stop thinking about leaving all the time. As for our sixth sister, don’t worry. She won’t affect your life and status in the Golden Dragon Clan."

Jin Yang frowned slightly.

What was going on? This whole situation was Jin Yao’s fault to begin with. She should have been the one to apologize to Si Yan. Why, after just a few words from Jin Yao, did it seem like she was absolved of all blame? And why did Eldest Brother, Second Brother, and Third Brother seem even more hostile towards Si Yan?

Jin Yang felt a headache coming on, and he rubbed his temples.