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

Chapter 170 Northern Priest
"Go to the western forest."

They definitely can't go any further. Ten experts at the ninth level or above are not someone they can handle. Even if they join forces with the sea race expert behind them, they might not be able to escape via the cable car.

Compared to the orcs of Nanyuan, she and Bai Qingyu were not familiar enough with the terrain here and were likely to suffer losses, so it was best to avoid them altogether.

However, just as the two were about to head west, Ling Chengen raised his hand and pressed down on his back, saying in a deep voice, "That way won't work either. Two groups of people are coming. There are sixteen of them in total."

They might be an adventure team returning from the Youluo Forest.

Although these people are unlikely to be with the pursuers behind them, as fellow beastmen of Huangyan Beast City, they certainly won't have much goodwill towards them.

"To the east."

Bai Qingyu immediately changed direction.

The sea-folk beastmen who caught up from behind saw them suddenly change direction, stopped for a few seconds, glanced to the west, and immediately followed them eastward.

To the east of the Youluo Forest lies the Red Ridge of the Red Land.

The Red Land is a completely barren land with sparse vegetation and extremely high temperatures. Moreover, the seemingly desolate Red Land actually hides many small poisonous creatures with extremely high toxicity.

Bai Qingyu and Ling Chengen were not very familiar with the Red Land, but they didn't have a better way to leave at the moment.

It is said that there is also a cableway connecting the Red Land to the Northern Wilderness. The Red Land and Red Ridge are more dangerous, so most of the exiled orcs take the route through the Youluo Forest.

“Once we enter the Red Land, we can’t fly too high, or we’ll be easily spotted.” Bai Qingyu glanced back at Ling Chengen. “Because the climate in the Red Land is hot and dry, there’s no fog to conceal our movements, so we’re at great risk of being exposed.”

Ling Chengen glanced back at the sea beastmen trailing behind: "I'll ask that sea beastman if he knows the location of the Eastern Cableway. If he does, I'll take him with me."

Bai Qingyu nodded decisively: "Okay, but his ability level is definitely higher than yours. Are you sure you won't be attacked if you use your mental power to connect with him?"

Ling Chengen shook his head and said, "I'll be careful. There's no better way right now."

Chi Di and his group are unfamiliar with the area. Although they can figure it out on their own, they shouldn't make any mistakes. However, they are being followed by a "human locator" who refuses to change direction. Therefore, cooperation would be more beneficial for both of them.

Ling Chengen didn't dare to directly use her mental power to penetrate the sea beastman's mental domain. Instead, she tried to probe him a few times with her mental power tentacles, which clearly attracted his attention. Only when the sea beastman gradually realized that she had no ill intentions did she separate an extremely tiny strand of mental power and let it enter his mental domain.

Shi Ruoan suddenly felt a slight stinging pain in his head. He reached up to touch his forehead, his body swayed slightly, and he almost fell to the ground. He pressed his left hand against the stone beside him and gritted his teeth, thinking to himself that he had been careless.

Fortunately, the stinging pain lasted only a short time, and after he started again, a strange voice suddenly appeared in his mind.

Yes, the voice in my head.

His eyes widened in an instant, a sense of fear rising within him at the strange phenomenon, followed by a surge of murderous intent.

The other party seemed to know that this behavior would anger him, and stated his intentions directly: "Do you know the location of the cable car over there in the Red Land?"

"If you knew, we would take you with us."

Shi Ruoan paused slightly, sensing the voice coming from behind. Not knowing how to respond to the unfamiliar female voice in her mind, she could only reply as usual, "I know."

Ling Chengen patted Bai Qingyu on the shoulder, and Bai Qingyu slowed down. Ling Chengen said to the person behind him, "Catch up yourself, hurry up."

Shi Ruoan looked at the two people ahead who had obviously slowed down, somewhat taken aback.

Surprisingly, it really was the two people in front of him who were communicating with him.

I don't know what kind of strange talent or ability it is.

He didn't think too much about it; shaking off the pursuers behind him was the most important thing right now.

He bit his tongue, the taste of blood making his eyes bloodshot, but his speed and stamina also exploded in a short time. He caught up with Bai Qingyu in just three minutes, and after the other party lowered his flight altitude, he jumped directly onto the broad back of Yue Ling Qinghe.

Ling Chenen looked at the sea beastman who was covered in blood, his gaze lingering on his eyes and ear fins for a few seconds. He didn't waste any words with him: "We've never been to the Red Land before. You led the pursuers here. You're in charge of showing us the way."

Shi Ruoan pressed her bleeding wound on her waist and abdomen, quietly waiting for the effects of the burning blood to subside, and said in a calm tone, "You can't cross the cableway over the Red Land."

Ling Chengen stared in disbelief: "You're lying to us?"

“I do know the location of that cable car.” In just a few minutes, Shi Ruoan’s disordered breathing had completely calmed down, and he said calmly, “So, I didn’t lie to you.”

"Two high-level alien beasts are lurking near the cableway on the other side of the Red Land. With your combined strength, you will only become their prey and won't even last until the middle of the cableway."

Ling Chengen's face darkened slightly: "We can't just keep going around in circles, can we? What's your plan?"

Shi Ruoan sized up Ling Chengen for a moment, then asked with certainty, "Are you a beastman from the Northern Wilderness?"

"So what if it is?" Ling Chengen retorted, his tone not exactly pleasant.

Shi Ruoan's eyelids twitched slightly. She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. When she looked up again, she said in a calm voice, "Let's stay in the Red Land. I know a safe place."

"Once they lower their guard, you can find an opportunity to leave via the cable car over the Youluo Forest."

"My name is Shi Ruoan, and I am the High Priest of the Northern Region of the Sea Clan."

Shi Ruo'an is a merman, and her hair and eye color are the same as her beast form, both being dark blue, making her look mysterious and eerie.

Ling Chengen only knew about the sea creatures, but he didn't know that the seabed was divided into the Northern Region and the Southern Region... It seemed no different from the land.

"Where is that safe place you mentioned?"

Ling Chengen wasn't that curious about his identity; right now, all he wanted was to ensure his and Bai Qingyu's safety, and everything else was secondary.

Shi Ruoan pointed to the southeast: "Go that way, to the volcanic zone. There is a peak level 16 beast there. Its territory is very large. It is currently in a dormant state. As long as you don't attack it or get too close to it, you won't have any trouble."

"Peak of the sixteenth rank? How do you know that so clearly?" Ling Chengen asked in surprise.

Shi Ruoan ran her right hand over the wound on her waist and abdomen, and the blood that had been flowing out slowly stopped.

He glanced back, and seeing that the pursuers were long gone, he finally had the mind to answer the curious little female in front of him: "Because... I was hiding there before."

"Are you a sea creature?"

Shi Ruoan touched the dull scales on her waist and abdomen; the fishy smell on her body was impossible to hide. The corner of her mouth curled up in a mocking smile: "Isn't this obvious enough?"

"What are you doing ashore? Why are you being chased by the people from Huangyan Beast City?"

Shi Ruoan lowered her eyes and said calmly, "Something's happened... It's safer not to know."

"People who are too curious tend to die young."

Ling Chengen had a sour face and couldn't be bothered to talk to him anymore.

Bai Qingyu didn't have a good impression of this high priest of the Northern Sea Clan either. If this person hadn't insisted on following them, he and Enen wouldn't have gotten into this trouble. He was saved but didn't appreciate it, instead acting arrogantly.

He should have just thrown that stinking merman off the stage and let him run himself ragged.

Without Ling Chengen's questions, the atmosphere among the three became eerily quiet. Shi Ruoan also didn't really want to talk. He had been seriously injured and exhausted after landing on land, and he hadn't had time to replenish his physical strength and abilities. So, he only had the advantage of being higher level than these two children.

In truth, if it really came down to a desperate fight, he couldn't kill those two audacious ninth-tier brats in an instant.

Therefore, the probability of him being killed in a counterattack is as high as 80%.

Therefore, maintaining a delicate balance by keeping to oneself and not interfering with these two brats is the best approach.

He didn't trust the orcs on land, even though these two men came from the north.

But in his eyes, there wasn't much difference between the northern orcs and the southern orcs.

The orcs on land are cruel and savage.

Giving your trust too easily will only result in the most vicious betrayal and harm.

Ling Chengen observed the distance and position of the pursuers behind him, looked at Shi Ruoan, and said with a cold frown, "Your scent is too strong. If you don't cover it up, we won't be able to escape."

When Shi Ruoan looked up, her gaze was sharp, staring straight at her.

After observing her for a few seconds, he realized that she wasn't being sarcastic, but genuinely felt that way. He looked down at the dried and dull scales on his body and said, "Without water, I can't conceal my aura for the time being."

"Aren't you a water-based character?" Ling Chengen asked in surprise.

Shi Ruoan tilted her head slightly without answering, but her meaning was clear.

He's definitely not from the water system.

Ling Chengen took a deep breath: "Ayu, give him some water."

Bai Qingyu manipulated his supernatural power to evenly coat Shi Ruoan with water. After Shi Ruoan absorbed all the water, Bai Qingyu said in an annoyed tone, "I'm only giving you water because of Enen. At least you should treat us better. Otherwise, you'll just be waiting to dry up."

Shi Ruoan didn't speak, but just glanced at Bai Qingyu.

After absorbing clean water, the feeling of thirst and suffocation was finally relieved.

His drooping ear fins slowly stood up, and then the fishy smell on his body gradually faded away until it miraculously disappeared completely.

Ling Chengen, like a little dog, stretched his neck and sniffed around him and his arms, then opened his eyes and said, "Really nothing left? Even the smell of blood has disappeared."

Shi Ruoan wasn't used to people being so close to him. He stretched out a finger, pressed it against Ling Chengen's forehead, and pushed her head away expressionlessly: "Keep your distance from me."

He was the High Priest of the Northern Region of the Sea Clan, always holy and proud, and had never been offended like this before. Even the females of the Sea Clan who flocked to him never dared to overstep their bounds.

The young female in front of him, who was not yet an adult, was overly curious, had too many fidgety habits, and lacked a sense of boundaries. She also seemed to enjoy being pampered by males... Although she was pretty and cute, she had too many flaws and was not the type of person he liked.

After being pushed away, Ling Chengen never approached him again, but kept a safe distance, resting his chin on his hand and looking at the barren land in front of him.

It truly is a red land, red mountains, and red desert.

Even the few plants that were there were red.

Without careful observation, it can be difficult to distinguish them.

"Here we are, right in front."

Shi Ruoan pointed to a mountain range ahead: "Go through that mangrove forest, there is a crevice in the middle of that mountain, and there is a cave hidden in the crevice."

Bai Qingyu landed in the mangrove forest. Just as he was about to touch the ground, a bright red lizard suddenly stuck out its tongue and coiled towards his slender neck.

Ling Chengen reacted faster than Bai Qingyu. The moment the snake lizard's tongue licked the crane's neck, the bone blade in her hand had already fallen and then quickly returned to its sheath.

Immediately afterwards, she flipped over and jumped off Bai Qingyu's back, quickly dealt with the two snake lizards on the ground, and then turned around and waved to Bai Qingyu.

Bai Qingyu had returned to human form. He casually tore off the half of his tongue hanging around his neck, threw the bloody tongue at his feet, and washed the blood off his body with water.

"Should we get rid of the snake lizard?" Ling Chengen asked Shi Ruoan, turning around.

Shi Ruoan glanced at the northeast direction and shook her head, saying, "No need. The prey here is very sensitive to the smell of blood and will take care of these two snake lizards before the pursuers arrive."

"Get out of here as soon as possible."

Shi Ruoan led the way, reminding Ling Chengen, "Take out the knife and wash it clean."

Ling Chengen pulled out the bone blade. In fact, before sheathing it, she had shaken off the blood droplets on the bone blade, so there was no blood on it at all.

Shi Ruoan: "Don't underestimate the prey of the Red Land; they are very intelligent."

Even after shaking off the blood droplets from their weapons, the remaining traces of blood energy were enough to help these monsters track them to their hiding place.

Bai Qingyu washed away Ling Chengen's bone blade, and Shi Ruoan helped to conceal the aura on the two of them before leading them to the mountain crevice he had mentioned earlier.

Ling Chengen observed that it was actually a low mountain with a height of no more than 1,000 meters. The mountain was intact, but for some reason there was a very small crack in the middle. The crack was only a dozen meters high and could only allow one person to pass through sideways.

If Bai Qingyu and Shi Ruoan were even a little bit fatter, they might not even be able to squeeze in sideways.

Shi Ruoan turned to the side first and said, "It's a bit dark inside, but there's no danger."

"Follow me."

The three of them lined up in a straight line and struggled to move forward through the extremely narrow crevice. After advancing for about a hundred meters, they finally reached the entrance of a cave where they could hide.

Once inside the cave, the view immediately opens up.

There is light here.

It leaked down from the round hole above.

It only illuminated a small area at their feet; the surroundings remained pitch black.

Shi Ruoan waved to the two people who were observing the environment and continued walking deeper into the cave, casually parting a crimson vine curtain.

"Go here."

Ling Chengen and Bai Qingyu exchanged a glance, both surprised. They had thought this was their hiding place, but they hadn't expected there to be another hidden space deep inside.

She also admired the sixth member of the sea tribe for finding such a hidden hiding place.

Ling Chengen walked ahead, slipped under the lifted vine curtain, and was instantly illuminated by a warm light.

Countless crimson and orange-yellow crystals are embedded in the surrounding mountain walls, emitting an extremely beautiful radiance.

"It's also warmer here than outside."

Bai Qingyu is very sensitive to air temperature and humidity. As soon as she came in, she felt it was even hotter and the air was thinner.