CHAPTER 52: CHAPTER 47: PARALYTIC POTION_1

Si Yan was cornered, taking anxious small steps backward as a cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

There was no place to hide, no way to retreat.

The strength of a Red Crystal Beastman and a Green Crystal Beastman were indeed not on the same level. She could still manage some minor tricks against a Green Crystal Beastman, but the Red Crystal Beastman completely overpowered her, rendering her skills useless.

As the sharp claws neared her forehead, her pupils dilated, a hint of unwillingness in her eyes.

But that menacing claw stopped just less than one centimeter from her face.

The imposing, tall male in front of her paused, his eyes displeased as he looked in Lang Xin’s direction.

There stood Dongchi, the small, cold-blooded Snake Beastman. His Green Crystal shone on his forehead, and a mischievous little canine tooth peeked from the corner of his mouth, giving him a somewhat roguish appearance.

Lacking in height, he compensated with his tail. His lower body had transformed into a serpent’s, significantly increasing his stature. In his hand, he held a shiny, newly-evolved snake scale, pressing it firmly against Lang Xin’s delicate neck.

"Big Brother!" Xi Qing cried.

"Big Brother!" Bei Ji echoed.

Dongchi, the eldest brother, not only navigated the crisis successfully but also evolved into a Green Crystal Beastman in one fell swoop.

At this moment, he was using Lang Xin’s life to threaten Wolf Right.

"Let go of that ugly female, and I’ll let go of your..." He squinted, looking at Lang Xin with contempt. "Weak, filthy, disgusting, and wretched female, as worthless as a pile of mud."

Thank you very much, Si Yan thought.

Her mental fortitude was so strong that it no longer bothered her how her cub called her in broad daylight.

"Wolf Right!!!!!" Lang Xin was petrified, the syringe on her forehead trembling violently. "Let go of Si Yan! Hurry, let go of Si Yan!!"

Wolf Right seemed amused, looking at this four-year-old who couldn’t possibly be considered a rival. "Are you threatening me?"

Dongchi curled the corner of his lips. "Do you think it’s a threat?"

Wolf Right weighed his options. "The one I hold is your mother."

"Oh," Dongchi said indifferently. "You know she sold me. Whether she’s fit to be my mother is another question. But..."

With a little more pressure from his scale, Lang Xin screamed loudly.

Thin streams of red blood trickled down. Dongchi said playfully, "The ugly female’s death means nothing to me. But if your Mistress dies, will you drop to Green Crystal or Grey Crystal status?"

Dongchi continued with a smile, "It’s not easy to evolve into a Red Crystal Beastman, is it? Do you want to experience a damaged foundation and never be able to cultivate again?"

"Your mother doesn’t matter to you? Snake Beastmen are indeed very cold-blooded."

Clearly, Dongchi’s threat had an effect; Wolf Right began to weigh the pros and cons.

Si Yan wasn’t important to Dongchi, but Lang Xin was important to him.

Lang Xin, with her throng of males, was a daily, disgusting eyesore; there was certainly no deep affection there.

But if Lang Xin died, as Dongchi said, even if he himself didn’t die, his strength would plummet.

Becoming a Red Crystal Beastman was incredibly difficult. He knew this, so he couldn’t take the risk.

With that thought, Wolf Right quickly released Si Yan. Lang Xin’s other males dared not stop her.

Si Yan swiftly ran to Dongchi’s side; Xi Qing and Bei Ji also rushed over.

Dongchi still hadn’t released Lang Xin. Si Yan threw several leaf-wrapped packets of medicine onto the ground.

"Each of you, swallow one packet," Si Yan instructed.

"What is this?" Wolf Right asked.

Dongchi’s scale edged closer to Lang Xin’s neck. "Do as the ugly female says."

Wolf Right and the other males frowned slightly. They had never imagined that one day they would be threatened by these women, children, the sick, and the disabled.

Wolf Right approached the medicine packets, unwrapped the leaves, and saw black powder inside.

He didn’t recognize the powder but obediently ingested it.

Seeing this, Si Yan couldn’t help but marvel at the naivety of the Beast World. Daring to consume something an enemy provided—they were truly bold.

However, medicine in the Beast World was underdeveloped, and perhaps they didn’t even know what consequences these substances could cause.

Xi Qing looked up and saw the confusion in Si Yan’s eyes. He explained softly,

"Mother, the lives of males are worthless. To save a female, they would all sacrifice themselves.

When the Hunting Team is out, if they encounter unfamiliar food, the males try it first. Generally, males at Green Crystal rank or higher possess a certain detoxification ability, so they aren’t afraid."

Si Yan roughly understood. They had eaten poisonous fruits before but usually weren’t killed by them, so they weren’t afraid. But what she had given them was medicine—a paralyzing drug, not fruit.

She watched as Lang Xin’s males consumed all of her paralyzing medicine, her eyes narrowed as she observed them.

Soon, Wolf Right looked at her with utter disbelief.

Si Yan exchanged a glance with Dongchi. Understanding her unspoken intention, Dongchi gently released Lang Xin.

Lang Xin, astounded by the Si Yan family’s apparent foolishness, ran towards her males and shrieked, "Kill them! Kill them now! Wolf Right, kill Si Yan for me!!"

Wolf Right turned his head slightly to look at his foolish female.

The other males said to Lang Xin, "Mistress, it’s no use... We can’t move..."

"What did you say?" Lang Xin asked in disbelief.

Just as her words fell, the males beside Lang Xin collapsed one by one with a THUD, THUD, THUD, paralyzed and unable to move.

Only Wolf Right remained standing steadily, his true condition unclear.

Si Yan couldn’t fully grasp how strong the detoxification abilities of Red Crystal males were. She weighed her options again, then retreated, protecting her cubs.

"Lang Xin," Si Yan said, "sooner or later, you will pay the price for the evil deeds you’ve committed!"

"Si Yan! You deserve to die!!!" Lang Xin roared.

"Let’s go," Si Yan said, pulling her cubs along as she left.

After Si Yan had departed, Lang Xin began to furiously beat and curse her males, also berating the still-standing Wolf Right.

It wasn’t until Si Yan and her cubs had been gone for a very long time that Wolf Right finally slumped to the ground.

He lowered his head slightly, his expression profound.

"Wolf Right, this is all your fault! You’re too weak! Otherwise, Si Yan would be dead!!!"

"Shut up," Wolf Right said, clearly impatient.

That female knew how to use medicine. She was a Priest, perhaps even a High Priest. She might also be a great Witch Doctor. Her usefulness extended far beyond just reproduction. The Yanxiang Tribe had no idea what kind of talent they had just let slip away. In the Beast World, both High Priests and great Witch Doctors held extremely high status. Offending one... was not advisable. Lang Xin was too foolish a female.

He truly regretted his youthful curiosity. He had chosen the wrong female and had been constrained by her at every turn ever since.

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"Dongchi! Your hands and feet are healed!!" Si Yan exclaimed, overjoyed, as she checked Dongchi’s body.

The four-year-old cub’s face flushed slightly red, and he took two steps back. "Ugly female, keep your hands to yourself."

Si Yan smiled at him, then turned her attention to the other two cubs, exclaiming joyfully, "Bei Ji, you’ve evolved to Grey Crystal, and Dongchi, you’ve evolved to Green Crystal! Xi Qing, you’re also very strong! You’re all so wonderful!"

As she spoke, Si Yan opened her arms to embrace her three cubs.

Bei Ji happily allowed the hug.

Xi Qing looked a little awkward but still allowed the hug.

Dongchi kept backing away. "Ugly female, you’re too disgusting. Let’s go, quickly."