The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 169 Huangyan Beast City
The orcs in the outer city have a variety of hair colors, including red, orange, blue, green, pink, gray, and cyan. These are clearly beautiful colors, but in Huangyan Beast City, where platinum hair is considered superior, even in the outer city, their status is very low.

Ling Chengen sat on a tree branch, his body completely hidden in the canopy, and turned his head to look at Bai Qingyu: "So why do the orcs here regard platinum hair as a sign of superiority?"

Bai Qingyu turned to look at her with a slightly surprised gaze, but after a while, he seemed to have thought of something and explained to her, "The royal family of the Southern Beast Plains has white-gold hair, so the closer the hair color of ordinary beastmen is to white-gold, the closer their bloodline is to the royal family, and the higher their status."

This is actually common knowledge; even the orcs of the Northern Wilderness generally know this.

Because the reputation of the Beast Plains royal family was too great. Standing at the pinnacle of the beastmen in the Southern Beast Plains, the royal family claimed to be the clan closest to the bloodline of the Beast God. In addition, they had formidable combat power and a perfect appearance...

Therefore, he was revered by the orcs throughout the Southern Plains.

Upon hearing this, Ling Chengen couldn't help but roll his eyes.

The bloodline of the Beast God is restored. There are at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, legends about the Beast God, and each version of the Beast God has a different beast form.

In the central region of their Northern Beast Plains alone, she had heard seven or eight versions of the story. Even Han Shan had a version that said the Beast God's true form was actually a Moon Feather Azure Crane, and that it was incredibly beautiful...

She had also heard multiple versions of the Beast God, including those from the Brown Bear Clan, Golden Monkey Clan, Tube Crocodile Clan, and Moonlight Rabbit Clan…

"What is the beast form of the Nanyuan royal family?" Ling Chengen asked curiously.

Bai Qingyu shook his head: "I don't know about that. The beast form of the Southern Yuan royal family is very mysterious. Not many people know about it, and even those who have seen it keep quiet about it."

Seeing that he didn't know, Ling Chengen was only slightly surprised, but more than that, he was astonished.

Because we live in a beast world, who doesn't have a beast form? Beast form is something we're born with, and many beastmen are proud of their beast form. It's rare to see a race that's secretive about their beast form.

Ling Chengen was only curious for a short while before his attention was quickly diverted.

Bai Qingyu whispered in her ear, "I've discovered that there are black-haired orcs here, but there are very few of them, and they all seem to be in dire straits. Hmm, you shouldn't show yourself."

Bai Qingyu had just noticed that a very thin, black-haired female, hunched over, carefully avoided the crowd as she walked forward from the shadow of the rock building. Then, at the corner of one of the alleyways, she was suddenly dragged away by a hand.

He stared at that spot for a long time, until half an hour later, the female beastman emerged from the dark alleyway, limping and covered in bruises on her face and legs.

The orcs passing by her also looked disgusted, covering their mouths and noses, as if they didn't want to breathe the same air as such trash.

Whether in the southern or northern plains, the number of females and males is unequal, and the proportion of females in the southern plains is also not high.

Logically speaking, female orcs should have a higher status, but the scene before us clearly defies common sense.

Moreover, this case of a black-haired female is not an isolated incident.

The two hid in the tree for less than an hour and witnessed three or four similar incidents, while the surrounding orcs all remained indifferent, seemingly accustomed to such occurrences.

Bai Qingyu felt extremely uncomfortable watching this.

He recalled his last visit to Nanyuan. He was pressed for time then and didn't have time to observe things carefully. He never imagined that just the outer city area would be in such a state of chaos.

The Huangyan Beast City's discrimination and contempt for black-haired orcs are ingrained in their very being.

He turned to look at Ling Chengen with a heavy gaze.

Perhaps because his partner was a black-haired female, Bai Qingyu felt a tightness in his chest when he saw what happened to those black-haired females. Right now, he didn't want to step into the outer city at all; he just wanted to get the people around him away from this disgusting place as soon as possible.

"Okay, let's go and check out the Youluo Forest. We shouldn't go to places like this."

Bai Qingyu reached out and gently tugged at her little finger, her eyes brimming with worry.

Ling Chengen shook his head, gave him a faint smile, and patted the back of his hand: "Don't worry, I'm not that impatient. Let's see how things go, I won't rush in."

She was aware of the discrimination against black-haired orcs, but she didn't get too angry about it.

She had guessed what Nan Yuan's situation was from the beginning.

This land is evolving into a slave society, and it is already taking shape. Everywhere you can see lowly orc slaves whose lives are worthless and who are even trampled and tortured at will by orcs of high status.

This environment is indeed suffocating, but thinking about it, it seems quite normal.

Social evolution takes time, and societal change requires a spirit of resistance, as well as the guidance and catalysis of visionary leaders…

Even humans struggled for over 1,800 years under a system of slavery.

This land has only existed for a little over a thousand years since the legend of the Beast God. Without external intervention, the Beast World still has a long way to go to become a more humane, healthy, and perfect society.

As darkness fell, Ling Chengen nudged Bai Qingyu, who was sleeping against a tree trunk. Just as Bai Qingyu opened his eyes and tried to speak, Ling Chengen quickly covered his mouth with his hand and shook his head at him.

Bai Qingyu's eyelids twitched slightly, and her gaze shifted to the lower right. She saw a man covered in blood, his wounds were gruesome, some even tinged with an ominous black, and the heavy smell of blood was mixed with the scent of the sea.

Ling Chengen's eyelids twitched slightly, and he frowned, using his mental power to transmit a message in Bai Qingyu's mind: "It's the Sea Clan."

The true sea people are not the amphibious mountain beastmen.

Ling Chengen slowly released his hand from Bai Qingyu's mouth, his sharp eyes sweeping over the dying beastman's ear. It looked completely different from the land-dwelling beastman, with large, thin, semi-transparent ear fins and three very obvious bone spurs, the lines of which were smooth and beautiful...

Perhaps due to dehydration, or perhaps it was simply the nature of the creature, the sea beastmen under the tree had scales all over their skin, starting from their ear fins and extending down to below their collarbones. Their faces were also covered in scales, and blood was seeping from the wounds on their faces...

This sea creature also has black hair, but the black is not pure; it's more like a dark blue. Because the color is so dark, and the sky is dim, it looks like black.

He was leaning against a tree trunk, likely due to excessive blood loss, and his body was unsteady. There were obvious knife wounds on his back and lower back, and the wounds were very deep. The wounds on his wrists and forearms were even deep enough to expose the bone.

"Someone is coming."

Ling Chengen gave Bai Qingyu a hint: her mental energy was constantly spread out to facilitate observation of the surrounding situation, while also keeping an eye on the unfriendly Southern Plains beastmen approaching.

“He can’t stay here any longer; those people are after him.”

Ling Chengen quickly made a judgment and immediately changed from sitting on the tree branch to squatting.

Bai Qingyu was no longer as relaxed and casual as before. He supported himself on the tree trunk with one hand and held her arm below with the other, preparing to leave silently with her. The sea creature standing under the tree, who was leaning against the trunk, suddenly raised his head. His gaze seemed to be able to see through the layers of dense leaves and make out their figures.

Bai Qingyu paused slightly, but only for a moment, before quickly retreating with Ling Chengen towards the cable car location without hesitation.

The young man under the tree watched the leaves swaying above him, and following the path of the swaying leaves, he judged that the person in the tree had left.

He vaguely sensed something was wrong, and his slightly closed ear fins suddenly stood up. Ignoring the bleeding wound on his waist and abdomen, he immediately headed in the direction Bai Qingyu had left.

Although he didn't know the identity of the person hiding in the tree, the fact that they didn't attack him proved that they had no intention of harming him and probably didn't harbor much malice towards the sea creatures. Their perception was superior to his, so following them should allow him to escape safely.

The young man gripped the scimitar with his left hand and pressed his right hand against the wound on his abdomen, quickening his pace.

Bai Qingyu moved quickly, leading Ling Chengen away along the most concealed route, but the man following behind was not much slower, even though the man was seriously injured...

It's unimaginable just how powerful this sea creature that came ashore really is.

The strength of sea creatures on land would be greatly reduced, possibly to less than half of their true strength.

Bai Qingyu turned around frequently, frowning as he said, "That sea beastman has been following us."

"Are you trying to shift the blame eastward?"

Ling Chengen shook his head: "It shouldn't be."

"He sped up."

Ling Chengen glanced back. In fact, she couldn't see the other person with the naked eye, but the other person was moving within the area covered by her mental power, and the increased speed was too abnormal, so it was hard for her to ignore.

If Bai Qingyu continues at this pace, he will be caught up by the injured sea creature in ten minutes at most.

However, Bai Qingyu sacrificed speed for concealment; if he were flying at high altitude, his speed would be at least four or five times faster.

"What about those who are chasing him? Are they close to us?" Bai Qingyu asked.

He wasn't worried about the sea creature beastman on the ground, but he was afraid of being caught up by the people who came out of Huangyan Beast City.

“There are two flying orcs, not far from us, but they are probably flying at an altitude of four or five hundred meters in order to catch up with that sea creature. However, because of the dense forest nearby and the fact that the land-based orcs behind them couldn't keep up with their speed, the group has become a bit separated…”

Ling Chengen's eyes flickered slightly, a smile playing on his lips, a sharp glint in his eyes: "Before those terrestrial beastmen chasing below catch up, we can strike at them first..."

By catching them off guard, we can directly eliminate their eyes that are locking onto their direction in the air, making it easier for them to leave this place.

"Ayu, make some noise and pretend that your whereabouts have been accidentally revealed." Ling Chengen already had a plan in mind.

Bai Qingyu didn't question her request at all, immediately increasing its altitude and sweeping a large area of ​​branches and leaves with its wings, leaving a very obvious trail in the night forest.

The two orcs in the distance clearly noticed the abnormality and quickly approached.

Ling Chengen estimated the distance to the other party and their ability level.

One is at the eighth rank, and the other is at the ninth rank.

It boasts improved speed and decent night vision capabilities.

They should be orcs from the Night Owl tribe.

"Go down."

Without hesitation, Bai Qingyu slipped through the gaps in the branches and leaves to land, moving swiftly at low altitude.

The two flying orcs followed suit and descended, and Ling Chengen suddenly jumped off Bai Qingyu's back and hid in the treetops.

Two orcs passed by her one after the other. Suddenly, she jumped onto the back of one of the orcs and slashed his neck with a knife. As the orc in front noticed something was wrong and turned back to help, Bai Qingyu suddenly appeared behind him.

The fog on the ground slowly spread out, only seven or eight meters high, but as Bai Qingyu mobilized the water vapor in the air, a thick white fog, as thick as milk, enveloped the area within a radius of several hundred meters centered on him.

Ling Chengen used his mental power to connect with Bai Qingyu, and the two worked together perfectly to quickly subdue the orc who was somewhat flustered in the thick fog and was preparing to fly into the sky.

As the second flying orc crashed down from the sky, Ling Chengen shook off the blood on his blade, jumped from the tree branch onto Bai Qingyu's back, and glanced back at the sea orcs that had caught up with them.

Through the thinning mist, she glanced down at the sea creature youth standing beside the corpse.

The other person was also looking up at her, their dark blue eyes still bright and clear even through the hazy mist.

Ling Chengen withdrew his gaze, and the man continued walking with his head down.

The two sides tacitly maintained their distance and did not exchange any words.

“This sea creature is quite interesting,” Ling Chengen suddenly said.

Bai Qingyu glanced behind him and sneered, "He's got some backbone, he didn't beg us to take him along."

"I don't know what he's doing on land. Don't the sea creatures never go ashore? And they especially dislike us land-dwelling orcs. He's come all the way to Huangyan Beast City, which is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the coast. I don't know how he did it."

"He was injured and had a bunch of pursuers behind him. It's uncertain whether he can escape back to the sea."

Ling Chengen couldn't help but sigh, but he didn't offer any help.

Before leaving the Southern Plains, they were constantly in danger and had no intention of getting themselves into trouble.

The man's aura was too obvious—a mixture of blood and a unique sea smell. Even a beastman with a less developed sense of smell could pinpoint the exact route by following the scent.

“If he manages to escape to the cable car, we’ll take him with us,” Bai Qingyu said.

Sea creatures are very rare to encounter normally.

If you can lend a helping hand, there might be unexpected rewards in the future.

As they approached the cable car station, Ling Chengen said with a grave expression, "There are people lying in wait near the cable car station."

Bai Qingyu suddenly slowed down: "How many people?"

"There are quite a few, twenty-eight in total, of which more than ten are at or above the ninth rank."

Bai Qingyu: "..."

He frowned and said, "This is a bit troublesome."

He stopped completely before alerting the orcs lying in ambush near the cableway entrance.

"Shall we head towards the western forest?"

“These people want to capture the sea creatures and are unaware of our existence. If we use that sea creature as bait, we should be safe as long as we stay away.”