Primordial Era: The Holy Maiden Shiji, a woman of exceptional talent and beauty

The pigeon elf imitated Shiji's tone and whispered softly: "They are really stupid."

Seeing the warriors coming to attack her, Shiji quickly cast a protective shield and blocked them steadily.

The warriors surrounded Shiji and launched a fierce attack.

Shiji strengthened the shield to protect everyone, and at the same time instructed the pigeon elf: "Xin, quickly create a strong wind."

"Okay, Mr. Shi, I'll do it right away." The carrier pigeon elf responded.

A strong wind suddenly arose, carrying dust and sand, and rushed towards the warriors, shaking the earth at the same time. At this moment, the ground suddenly collapsed, and everyone fell.

When everything was settled, Wushu and Shiji were both lying on the ground. Fortunately, Shiji's shield saved him from serious injuries.

The loud noise of their fall attracted the nearby orcs.

These orcs have different shapes, some have rabbit ears, some have sharp beaks. They are not ordinary people, but orcs with special abilities.

The orcs slowly walked towards them. Seeing this, Shiji quickly put the carrier pigeon elf into the space ring.

The orcs, armed with spears, surrounded them.

The leading warrior tried to use his Qi to repel the orcs, but was surprised to find that he could not use his Qi.

"What's going on? I can't use my true energy!" he shouted.

When the orcs heard his shouting, they quickly knocked them out one by one, and then sent their extremely powerful orcs to carry them back to the orc kingdom.

When they woke up, they found themselves tied to pillars, one for each person, fairly and impartially.

An orc priest with eagle features said to the rabbit man next to him, "Go and invite the king over."

"Yes, Priest." The rabbit man bowed respectfully and then ran away.

An orc with dog ears and a dog tail pointed at Shiji and the others and asked curiously, "What are these? How did they get here?"

"Who knows? He's so ugly. Could it be that he can't find a mate over there and wants to come here to steal one?" After saying that, the orc covered his mouth, seeming surprised at his own bold guess.

A sharp-nosed and monkey-faced warrior snorted disdainfully: "Who would like you? You are so ugly, and yet you are trying to steal a spouse. You really know how to flatter yourself."

An orc with monkey features said proudly, "You look worse than me. I am recognized as the ugliest male in the orc country. I didn't expect to see a monkey uglier than me today."

Shiji secretly complained about these warriors in his heart. If they could be smarter, he really wanted to teach them how to roll their eyes in the most beautiful way. "How did this organization train warriors? Each one is more brainless than the other, and each one is less able to judge the situation. The most important thing to do now is to remain unchanged in the face of all changes and wait and see."

The sharp-nosed and monkey-faced warrior retorted: "Humph, you have no taste. I am obviously prettier than you."

"Shut up! What are you hostages making so much noise for!" The guarding orc obviously couldn't stand the warrior's noise anymore, and slapped him in the face to make him shut up.

An orc with cat features covered his mouth and laughed, "What a narcissist! With his condition, no female would be interested in him."

"Alian is right. No female would be interested in a man like him." The werewolf orc next to him echoed, and kept showing off his body, hoping to attract the attention of the cat-man orc.

The rabbit-beastman pushed the cat-beastman's arm, pointed at Shiji and said, "Alian, that person is very good-looking, and he is a good match for you."

Hearing what the rabbit beastman said, the wolf beastman became anxious and shouted, "Look at how frail he is, how can he be a good mate? Even if he has a good appearance, if the child he gives birth to is weak, he will still be eliminated!"

Shiji's face darkened when he heard them talking about him, but he was tied up and could not refute, so he could only wait for the orc king to come.

Just then, the orc king was carried over and sat on a shelf.

The Eagle Priest went over and helped the Orc King down.

"What happened?" the king asked the eagle priest.

The Eagle Priest bowed his head and replied, "Your Majesty, they heard a loud noise while on patrol, and rushed over to check, and found that outsiders had invaded. These people should have fallen from above."

The orc king walked up to Shiji and the warrior, pointed at the sharp-nosed and monkey-faced warrior, then turned to Shiji and asked, "You, tell me what's going on."

The orc king's eyes revealed a dangerous message: if the explanation was not clear or did not satisfy him, he might order their execution at any time.

"Your Majesty, this is what happened." Shiji replied, "We had a fight up there because of some dispute, and unexpectedly the ground suddenly collapsed, and we fell down. When we woke up, we were already here."

The king approached Shiji and looked him up and down. Although Shiji was not short, he was still shorter than the king. This height difference made Shiji feel a strong sense of oppression, but he remained calm.

"What are your intentions?" the king asked, but his eyes revealed contempt for humans. He did not really expect Shiji's answer, but looked away.

The king spoke to the other orcs in a gibberish, and the people around him were confused and had no idea what he was talking about. But judging from the king's expression, it was obviously not a good thing.

As soon as the king said a few words, there was a burst of laughter from the audience, followed by cheers. Everyone looked at each other and smiled, with a confused look on their faces, only Shiji laughed softly.

When the king heard the laughter, he turned and looked at Shiji: "Can you understand what I am saying?" A look of surprise appeared on his face. Obviously, he did not expect Shiji to understand animal language.

"Do you think animal language is difficult? For me, it's just a piece of cake." Shiji responded calmly, as if this was not worth mentioning to him at all.

"Humans are so cunning, how can they be compared with us orcs? If it weren't for their cheating, how could we orcs have been defeated in several battles?" The king's tone was full of indignation, and it was obvious that he was jealous of the wisdom of humans.

Shiji paid no attention to the king's emotions and continued to speak bluntly: "That is called strategy, not cunning. Humans are brave and resourceful, and can use their wisdom to create weapons and fight against enemies. This is a fact that you have to admit."

He looked around, shook his head, and said with disgust: "If you orcs have such wisdom, you can also adapt to the situation and create corresponding defensive weapons. It's a pity..." "It's a pity that your orcs are too poor. Even the basic survival of your people is a problem, let alone the manufacture of weapons." Shiji's words were full of sarcasm, but there was no fear in his eyes.

His calmness shocked the king and gave him a new idea.

"Now that you are in my hands, not only do you not beg for mercy, you even dare to slander the beastmen. Are you tired of living?" the king threatened.

Shiji straightened his chest and glared at the king fiercely. The king thought Shiji would be frightened and beg for mercy, but he didn't expect him to be so stubborn, which made the king even more interested in Shiji.

"You are an interesting person. If you were not human, I might have spared your life. What a pity." After the king said this, he waved his hand, signaling the orcs to pick up their weapons and prepare to attack.

The warriors were all frightened by the scene, looking flustered and at a loss. But Shiji remained calm and composed, without any panic.

Just as the orcs were about to attack, the king suddenly stopped them and slowly walked to Shiji: "Aren't you afraid of death?"

Shiji raised a smile and said nonchalantly, "Death? Of course I'm afraid of it."

"Then why are you so calm?" the king asked curiously.

"Because you know you can't kill me and won't kill me." Shiji said provocatively, which made the orcs present very angry, but the king laughed out loud.

"What is your name?" asked the king.

"My name is Shiji, and I'll stick to that name." Shiji replied.

"Shiji? You really impressed me. You are right, I will not kill you. Not only that, I will let you go. However, you have to agree to one request of mine," said the king.

A smile appeared on Shiji's lips, as if she had already guessed the king's thoughts.

"If you don't kill me, I will help you make the beastmen rich and improve their lives. How about that?" Shiji proposed.

The king was a little surprised. Before he even opened his mouth, Shiji had already guessed his purpose. This was really unbelievable.

"Shiji, are you a worm in my stomach? If you can make the beastmen rich, just make your request. I will do whatever it takes as long as I can do it." The king made a promise in front of everyone, which undoubtedly gave Shiji a reassurance.

"In that case, I won't beat around the bush. I only have one request, which is that after I make the beastmen wealthy, they must not cause trouble for humans anymore, let alone actively attack humans. Do you agree?" Shiji stated his request directly.

The request made by Shiji was not difficult for the king, and he agreed readily.

The king frequently attacks humans, not because he is belligerent or hates humans, but because the beastmen are too poor. As Shiji said, many times the beastmen can hardly guarantee their basic survival, as they can neither grow food nor make tools.

When they are desperate or lack necessities and cannot afford to buy them, robbing becomes their only way to survive. And their targets are often the relatively weak humans who live a rich life.

However, after several setbacks, humans began to be alert and created various weapons to resist the invasion of the beasts. Faced with these weapons, the beasts were helpless and were defeated repeatedly.

To this day, the beastmen still eat plants and trees. The king has long been tired of this life of hunger and fullness, but the beastmen and humans have formed a deep hatred, and humans are determined not to sell seeds to the beastmen. This completely angered the beastmen, and they vowed to be irreconcilable with humans.

Now, the appearance of Shiji gave the king hope. If he could really make the beastmen rich and live a life without worries about food and clothing, then humans would have done a great job for them.

Thinking of this, the king said to Shiji: "Shiji, we beastmen are not like humans. We don't have delicious food to treat you. But I promise you, if you can do what you said, let alone coexist peacefully with humans, I will be willing to pay tribute to humans."

Shiji quickly said humbly: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I just don't want the beastmen to go to war with humans over this kind of thing again, and let the civilians of both tribes suffer."

The king nodded and looked at Shiji with a new respect. He ordered his men to untie Shiji and others, and invited Shiji to follow him back to the palace to personally introduce the current situation of the beast tribe to him.

However, when the king proposed to untie the warriors, Shiji refused. He pointed at the warriors and said, "King, they are not my companions, but the people who are chasing me. So, there is no need to untie them."

The orcs immediately withdrew their outstretched hands upon hearing this. The king asked Shiji what he planned to do with these people, and Shiji grinned with a sly look in his eyes.

He said: "I have no grudges against these people, but they attacked me for no reason and wanted to kill me. Judging from their posture, they may be harmful to the beast tribe. Such people cannot be kept alive. The king should punish them according to the rules of the beast tribe."

The beastmen were simple and honest, and believed Shiji's words without a doubt. When the king heard this, he immediately ordered his men to take those warriors away. When those warriors heard that they were going to be thrown into the beast forest to feed the beasts, they were immediately scared out of their wits. They angrily scolded Shiji for being despicable and shameless, but the king turned a deaf ear to them.

Shiji followed the king to the palace. Although the beastmen were poor, the king's palace had a unique flavor and was not as dilapidated as Shiji had imagined.

Shiji looked around curiously. The king suddenly asked, "Shiji, why did you come to the beast tribe?"

Shiji paused for a moment and replied, "To be honest, I originally wanted to go to Yutian College, but I was attacked by those villains on the way. They all used their true qi to force me to retreat again and again, and I accidentally fell here. Fortunately, the king spared my life, and I thank him in advance."

The king believed Shiji's words without a doubt and did not ask any more questions. He asked carefully, "Shiji, can I really believe that you have a way to make the beastmen rich?"

Shiji answered confidently, "Please rest assured, King! Since I, Shiji, have said so, I will definitely do it. If I can't do it, then it won't be too late for you to kill me then!"

Shiji is full of confidence in himself. He believes that he can not only make the beastmen rich, but also provide them with more help.

The king was overjoyed after hearing this. He said, "Shiji, if you can really make the beast tribe rich, then you will be the benefactor of all the people in our beast tribe. Then, you will become a distinguished guest of our beast tribe."

Shiji smiled and said nothing more.

The conversation between the king and Shiji lasted for a long time, until it was getting dark, and then the king arranged accommodation for Shiji.

Shiji, under the guidance of the beastmen, came to his residence. It was a simple hut built with thatched grass, with spider webs everywhere, and the table and bed were covered with dust, which looked quite shabby.

Shiji stood at the door for a long time, as if he was thinking about something. The beastman seemed to see through his thoughts and said coldly: "Why are you still standing there? Just live here. We beastmen are not like you humans, who are particular about food, clothing, housing and transportation. This thatched house is already pretty good, so just live in it!" After saying that, the beastman left angrily.

Shiji felt a little puzzled. She hadn't said anything yet, so why did this beastman get angry? The rumors were true. The beastmen were easily angered. In comparison, the king's temper was relatively good. (End of this chapter)