Chapter 64: The Beast King Doomed to be Single
Chapter 64: The Beast King Doomed to be Single
Chapter 64: Chapter 64: The Beast King Doomed to be Single
"Even the City Lord said I have the final say. Do you think you’re more powerful than him? Is that why you’re trying to control me, to put me in my place?"
The sky had already brightened. Feng Si leaned against the door, sitting quietly with her hands resting on her knees. Her jet-black eyes turned to him, deep and profound, and the sub-female’s entire demeanor felt completely different from before.
A chill crept up Yang Wen’s spine.
"I was the one who broke the rules." He lowered his head, avoiding Feng Si’s oppressive gaze.
He had spent a lot of time with the sub-female, Feng Si, and started to think she was easygoing. But he’d forgotten something crucial. On her own, despite being a sub-female of the lowest status, she had partnered with the City Lord in Nantong City to split the profits from a business with a daily income in the tens of millions.
One could attribute it to her craftsmanship, but if she didn’t have real capabilities, she would have been a target long ago. After all, killing a Beastman to steal their valuables is a common occurrence in the Beastman World. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Such an abnormal situation—wasn’t that enough to prove how extraordinary this sub-female was?
’If I offend the City Lord, a single word from him could end my life. If I offend *her*, I’d probably end up dead without ever knowing when or how it happened!’
"It’s alright, just don’t let it happen again~" Feng Si raised a hand and waved it dismissively, a smile returning to her lips. "It’s good that we’ve cleared the air. Please don’t worry about it."
Yang Wen’s voice was now even more respectful. "About getting your communicator number registered for the continent-wide network, I’ll go handle it for you right away. It’s just... with the City Lord away, I can’t apply for the coins for the fee..."
Feng Si was quick on the uptake. "I’ll cover it. You just go get it done. By the way, how many coins is it?"
Yang Wen raised his hand and held up two fingers in a ’V’ sign.
Feng Si said, "Two thousand? That’s nothing. No need to bother the City Lord for such a small amount." ’It’s my communicator, after all.’
Yang Wen shook his head. "Ma’am, to register for the network in each city... it’s two hundred thousand coins per city."
*Hiss—* There were 202 cities on the South Desolate Continent.
Two hundred thousand per city... Doesn’t that mean over forty million?!
The smile in Feng Si’s eyes instantly vanished, replaced by wide, almond-shaped shock. "In that case... I’ll front the money first, and then I’ll come back and have the City Lord reimburse me for his share. Si Shi is half his, right?"
Yang Wen: "...As you say, Ma’am."
’Why does this sub-female seem like a completely different person when ’coins’ are mentioned?’
...
「A few days later, in Pantian City.」
This year’s coming-of-age ceremony for females had been delayed for a long time after numerous twists and turns, and it still hadn’t been held.
Recently, nearly all the females who had just come of age this year had gathered in Pantian City. The number of fights between male beasts had clearly increased, and the branch Sacrificial Halls were packed with injured Beastmen every day.
The females gathered in Shuli Forest were also growing restless. Several Special-level noble females had already come to him to ask about the coming-of-age ceremony banquet.
Chi Jie currently had no Beast Queen. So, while the New Beast King’s coronation was being urgently prepared, High Priest Ran Qi had no choice but to run over and request instructions from the King.
Dressed in a white robe, with silver hair and a beard complementing his deep wrinkles, he stood in the council hall holding a silver scepter, looking every bit a wise old man.
The High Priest very subtly brought up the character of four Advanced Females from noble families, hoping Chi Jie would choose a Beast Queen soon and produce a new Young Master for the Southern Wilderness.
’Then, the New Beast King’s violent aura will be suppressed.’
After a female’s pheromones stabilized upon reaching adulthood, she was required to go to the Sacrificial Hall to have her fertility level tested. Therefore, the High Priest not only had information on this year’s females, but he had also pored over all the female records from previous years.
The Beast King’s status was noble, and the Contract partner he chose would become the Beast Queen of the Empire. This was a matter of utmost importance for the entire Empire. "Um... King, the stack on your right contains detailed information on several currently unmarried Special-level Females collected by the Sacrificial Hall. Would you please take a look?"
Chi Jie sat behind his desk, his gaze lowered. He glanced past the stack of auspicious dates the High Priest had prepared on the calendar.
"I don’t need a female."
His fingers pressed down on the stack of files for the Advanced Females, and he coldly pushed it aside. His tone was level, even rising slightly, yet it carried the innate, irresistible authority of a natural-born ruler.
The High Priest opened his mouth, but swallowed the words of persuasion he was about to say.
The New Beast King before him had black hair and golden eyes. Even just sitting in his chair, the murderous aura radiating from him was as chilling as a blizzard.
He had fought his way to the throne through war. The iron-fisted way he suppressed the forces of the other two Young Masters was still fresh in everyone’s mind.
His brutal temper hadn’t softened just because he’d taken the throne.
Nor would he treat the High Priest with any special regard or pleasantness just because of the Sacrificial Hall’s unique status.
This New Beast King was not like the previous Beast King, who had respected the Sacrificial Hall and been easy to talk to.
The High Priest stood to the side, keeping his eyes lowered and his thoughts to himself, and mentally struck the idea of putting in a good word for the Special-level Females from his list.
’I see now,’ he thought. ’Not a single female can catch the King’s eye. I wonder if the Beast King will find his female even a hundred years from now. It seems highly unlikely...’
"King, Lord Ying Kong has returned and requests an audience." A deep voice, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, entered the room, interrupting the High Priest’s internal sigh.
The newcomer was Mang Changbai, the head guard of the King’s Imperial Palace. A rare trace of urgency could be seen on his gloomy face—so urgent that he even forgot to bow to the High Priest standing in the room.
’What’s going on?’ The High Priest’s heart leaped into his throat.
Upon hearing this, the ferocity on Chi Jie’s handsome face melted away like ice and snow. A dark glint flashed in his golden eyes.
He tapped the auspicious date on the calendar. "The ceremony is set for the first day of the last month of the cold season," he said in a low voice to the High Priest standing before him. "I’m leaving this matter to you. Go back and make the arrangements."
As soon as the King spoke, an attendant who had been hidden in the room appeared from nowhere, respectfully gathered the papers from the desk, and handed them to the High Priest with both hands.
As the High Priest took the papers to leave, he felt a strange sense that the King was in a hurry to get rid of him.
’What on earth happened?’
As he slowly took his leave, he glanced back over his shoulder. The Beast King, who had been sitting steadily behind his desk just a moment ago, had vanished without a trace.
...
Inside a lavish and grand palace hall, Ying Kong knelt with a group of warriors, respectfully reporting to the Beastman seated above.
"According to our interrogations, this Jade Pendant was sold 123 days ago by a red-haired female to a shop for sixteen million, seven hundred and twenty thousand coins. It was subsequently auctioned through the Jade Tower Scripture at the Qiong Building in Cang City..."
In the past few days, he had interrogated every Beastman connected to this Jade Pendant. He also had each of them go to the Sacrificial Hall for a new blood test to rule out any disguised red-haired sub-females.
The result... not a single one of them was female.
The Beast King, Chi Jie, simply sat on his throne, casually toying with the Jade Pendant. His eyes were slightly lowered as he smiled at the properly kneeling Ying Kong. "So, you still haven’t found a trace of her... is that it?"