Si Yan smiled wordlessly.
Neither snakes nor scorpions were animals she liked.
She preferred fluffy, round-furred animals that were especially comfortable to embrace.
Si Yan lowered her head slightly and saw Dongchi’s fluffy hair.
She was wrong; she didn’t dislike all cold-blooded animals.
She loved her four cubs.
Her cubs were so cute and charming.
She couldn’t let such adorable cubs come to harm.
Nearby, the snake and scorpion beasts were slowly wriggling towards them.
Si Yan swayed but held her ground.
She had always known that when facing enemies, one must never show weakness!
She stood straight, a purple snake scale in her hand, standing proud despite the despair.
Nan Mo found another spot to break rocks.
She Ying carried the female cub, searching the vicinity for lactating wild beasts to nurse her.
Wang’s eyelids suddenly twitched; he felt a tug at his heart. He gently closed his eyes, and an image of Si Yan appeared—her face covered in mud, looking exhausted and disheveled.
These snakes and scorpions seemed somewhat fearful of the dark purple snake scale in Si Yan’s hand.
Dongchi had completely transformed into his snake form, baring his fangs ferociously at the swarm.
Dongchi, now a Green Crystal Beastman, did have some suppressive effect on wild beasts. But at this moment, there were simply too many snakes and scorpions opposing them.
A venomous snake lunged. With a precise swipe of the snake scale, Si Yan sliced it in two.
One or two venomous creatures didn’t faze Si Yan, but the sheer multitude swarming before her was overwhelming, and goosebumps rose on her skin.
"Mother, I have some suppressive effect on them. I’ll carve a path out; you escape," Dongchi hissed, his forked tongue flicking.
Si Yan didn’t speak, her gaze fixed coldly on the venomous creatures before her.
Si Yan half-closed her eyes, sensing her Special Ability.
After a few spring dreams, her space had expanded to 3.2 cubic units.
Her Wood-based Ability had also grown somewhat.
Unfortunately, her space couldn’t store living things. Otherwise, she could have saved Dongchi.
A scorpion lunged, claws outstretched. Si Yan slashed with the snake scale, splitting it in half.
Green scorpion blood splashed onto Si Yan’s face, and she frowned.
Just as nausea welled up in Si Yan, Wang’s lazy, sleepy face suddenly appeared in her mind.
Why would the Great Demon King’s face appear in her head at a time ? Si Yan shook her head, trying to refocus.
Go away. Don’t get in my way.
Wang remained silent.
The image in Wang’s mind sharpened, becoming real. At that moment, he was almost certain Si Yan had become his mate.
In the Beast World, a mate’s contract served many functions, closely binding a male and female.
When a female was in danger, the mate’s contract would urgently notify the male.
It could be said that the mate’s contract was a gift from the Beast God, intended to protect the already scarce females in the Beast World.
The mate’s contract had activated, signaling her extreme danger; she had unconsciously sought his help.
Seeing that the foolish female truly didn’t understand, Wang leaned against a tree and drawled, "Where are you?"
Si Yan was speechless for a moment.
Si Yan was startled. Why does this feel so real?
She gripped the snake scale tightly, a wry smile touching her lips.
She couldn’t understand it. Why, on the verge of death, was the person she saw not her adorable Xi Qing and Bei Ji? Or Nan Mo, her second cub, whom she hadn’t found in so long? Why was it this cruel, violent, and sleepy Great Demon King?
Wang’s patience thinned. "Where exactly are you now?"
Si Yan jolted, then straightened up.
"Is that really you?"
Wang had little desire to speak, but he had to. "It’s me."
Si Yan immediately smiled. "Great Demon King, I’m in danger! Can you come save me?"
Wang was no longer lethargic. He sat up, his eyes narrowing intently.
She was his female now. If she were severely injured or died, he would also suffer greatly, possibly even a drop in rank.
Si Yan said calmly, "I’m in a valley, half a day’s journey from White Eagle City. This valley is teeming with snakes and scorpions. I’m surrounded by them right now. It looks like they want to eat me."
Wang noted her surprisingly calm demeanor and asked, "How many?"
Si Yan replied, "Countless. Maybe... a few hundred, or a few thousand?"
Wang was silent again.
"I’m going to die. I have a final wish, listen to me..."
Wang cut in impatiently, "You’re too long-winded!"
Perhaps it was because she was facing death, but this mental ’video call’ gave Si Yan an inexplicable sense of comfort. Si Yan chuckled. "Great Demon King, you really live up to your name as the villain. I’m about to die, and you won’t even listen to my final wish."
Thinking back, since arriving in the Beast World, she had met a few males: Tai Seng, Ming Yan, Bai Feng, and Wang.
Tai Seng was fluffy and looked so cuddly. Ming Yan had short fur; his coat probably wouldn’t feel as good as Tai Seng’s. As for Bai Feng, with his feathers—plucking a few in winter to make a down coat would surely be warm.
Wang, with his icy demeanor, was her least favorite.
That cold-blooded, brutally cruel serpent Beastman.
Unexpectedly, on the brink of death, the one who appeared in her mind was the Great Demon King Wang.
Si Yan stared at the snakes and scorpions closing in. It seemed she and Dongchi could no longer intimidate them.
Si Yan felt her arms numbing; she had used all her strength in those last few moves.
She had done her best...
In Si Yan’s mind, the villainous, cold-blooded male slowly stood. He was thin and tall, his expression impassive and stern, his face frighteningly dark. His voice was deep. "Female, relax your mind."
Si Yan asked, "...What are you going to do?"
Suddenly, Si Yan’s mind buzzed.
Then, a surge of utterly unfamiliar power welled up within her.
Faint traces of a purple aura leaked out.
"SCRAM." A deep male voice suddenly boomed from above Si Yan.
Si Yan was completely baffled.
Dongchi turned to look at Si Yan, his serpentine pupils constricting sharply.
Could it be... their father?
Streams of purple aura emanated outwards. Si Yan looked up, surprised to see the snakes and scorpions actually... retreating?
Had she accidentally stumbled into the world of pirates?
Could this be purple Conqueror’s Haki?!?!
Dongchi flicked his forked tongue.
This must be their father. He was unleashing his power.
As the overlord of the Sen Ran clan, he was warning these snakes and scorpions, letting them know this female was under his protection!
The oppressive force of an adult male Sen Ran made even Dongchi struggle to breathe, let alone these unintelligent snakes and scorpions.
His cheap father seemed quite formidable.
After a moment of daze, Si Yan, ever astute, said to Dongchi, "Quick, let’s go!"
CLICK. The connection with Wang severed.
"Master?" She Ying, holding the little female cub, looked at Wang quizzically.
The air around Wang suddenly chilled. His icy eyes fixed on She Ying.
"I know where she is. Take the little one with you. Let’s go."
At the bottom of the valley, Si Yan found a small pool and, together with Dongchi, cleaned their wounds.
To avoid attracting other wild beasts, both she and Dongchi applied the juice of silent grass to themselves.
To deter wild animals, Si Yan lit a campfire.
Once everything was done, Si Yan finally began to reflect on what had just happened.
She had her Wood-based Ability and Spatial Ability.
But no purple Special Ability.
That purple ’Haki’ just now, what was it?
Dongchi sat beside her, poking at the fire, his eyes fixed on the flames.
That troublesome female must have contacted that cheap male.
The cheap male should have pinpointed their location by now.
In other words, the cheap male might arrive very soon.
It seemed he was about to meet that cheap father of his.