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

Chapter 295 Gather together

Shi Panxing was completely stunned upon hearing this, and after a long while, he said, "I thought you would deny it."

An ambiguous answer is not something Shi Ruo'an would say.

Shi Panxing didn't say anything more, but used his supernatural ability to move back to the kang bed and extinguish the only light source in the room.

Although it was almost dawn, he still couldn't fall asleep.

Although Shi Ruoan did not give a definite answer, Shi Panxing knew very well that his mind was in turmoil.

The priests of the sea tribe never indulge in love or romantic relationships.

He is usually very self-disciplined and strict with himself, to the point of being inhumane.

His birth mother was the former High Priestess of the Sea Clan. Because she broke the rules of the Sea Temple, she suffered many punishments in exchange for the opportunity to step down early. However, she was ultimately betrayed by her lover and left for the outer sea, never to return.

Ling Chengen is a female beastman on land, and she already has several beastmen husbands, so she is not a good choice.

If Shi Ruoan wants to be with her, he not only has to endure so many males around her, but also bear a lot of pressure alone, face the punishment of the Sea Sacrifice Temple, and be away from home for a long time in the future.

If Ling Chengen betrays Shi Ruoan like his father did, Shi Ruoan will lose his home. The Sea Sacrifice Hall will no longer accept him, and he will lose his status and power in the Sea Clan, becoming completely alone.

Even if this beast city is wonderful, it is not suitable for the merfolk of the deep sea.

However, matters of the heart are beyond one's control.

Shi Panxing knew he couldn't interfere or stop Shi Ruoan from falling in love and getting closer.

This wasn't the first time he had realized that Shi Ruoan was giving Ling Chengen special treatment.

I never expected that someone who used to be so cold, aloof, and disciplined would fall for me so easily in such a short time.

Shi Panxing slowly pulled the blanket over his head and face. As the space became more cramped, he gradually felt safe. He emptied his mind, not wanting to think about this problem that had no immediate answer. He didn't know when he finally fell into a deep sleep.

When his breathing became slow and deep, Shi Ruoan opened his eyes, raised his right hand, and looked at the bracelet on his wrist. This was the space container that Shi Panxing had replaced for him, which was filled with the spoils of this hunt.

Among them are some large skipjack tuna unique to warm water areas.

He had noticed before that Ling Chengen really liked this kind of sea fish.

So after arriving in the southeast region, he parted ways with the hunting team and went directly to the sea along the river to complete the task of stockpiling supplies.

After thinking it over again, he deliberately caught more of these fish, intending to give them to him.

However, Shi Panxing saw through his hidden thoughts.

He suddenly felt a desire to back down.

He was unsure whether or not to give this gift.

Ling Chengen is too smart.

If she, like Pan Xing, had seen through his little scheme, and had clearly rejected him.

So how should he deal with himself, and how should he face her and others in the future?
He will eventually have to return to the deep sea; how can merfolk live on land forever? But...

But deep down, I always felt a sense of resentment.

……

Ling Chengen was unaware of the deep sorrow between the two Shi brothers. As soon as he returned to his room, he took a quick hot shower, climbed into his warm bed, buried his head in the soft quilt, and fell asleep.

As for Uga, things went exactly as they expected.

When I woke up, I felt like the sky had fallen.

Upon receiving the news, Chief Uja rushed to the Crow Clan's territory as quickly as possible.

It was so quiet that there wasn't a single crow in sight, not even a bird's call.

However, good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortunes never come singly.

When news arrived that the Xiama tribe was also empty, the chieftain of Uga was trembling with rage. His face was terrifyingly dark, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Investigate! Find out where they went and how they left!"

"How dare they betray us and cause such humiliation to our Ujah! We will make them pay dearly!"

"Chief, we found many footprints in the Xiama tribe. We followed the footprints to the riverbank."

Although the snow was heavy last night, it didn't stop until almost dawn because the evacuation was carried out overnight.

So the heavy snow did not cover up all the footprints.

These footprints disappeared along the riverbank and extended into the depths of the Mulan Grassland.

But now, deep within the Mulan Grassland, there is only one beast city.

Therefore, there's no need to investigate further who the Sangqi tribe and the Ya tribe have allied themselves with.

The results are obvious.

Chief Uga stood rooted to the spot, his hair flying wildly from the shock of his outburst, and slammed his fist into the giant tree beside him.

The giant tree snapped in half and fell, turning into countless fragments.

"Stone Forest, it's Stone Forest again!"

"No wonder they kept making excuses about handing over the prisoners of war. If we don't wipe them out, how can we, the Uja, have any face left in the Northern Plains?!"

"Go and inform the tribe's elders and high-ranking warriors to hold a meeting!"

"Also, summon all the chieftains of those small tribes..."

He doesn't believe it!
Could a tribe with a smaller population and lower combat strength than the Uga really withstand their full-scale attack?

……

"Ujah will definitely fight, and at the earliest... it might happen after the Xuemu River freezes over."

That is, in the middle or late part of next month.

“After the Xuemu River freezes over, crossing the river becomes very easy, and their tribe can directly launch a large-scale invasion.”

It was rare for Chongzhen to be able to rest. He unfolded the map in his hand and fixed it directly to the wall.

Chang Tianchen sat slumped in his chair, looking at the map, and rested his chin on his hand, saying, "There's at least another month. The river freezing over is one thing, but whether people can cross it is another."

"The most crucial factor in the battle between Beast City and Ujah is troop strength."

“Especially the number of high-ranking warriors.”

Chang Tianchen always saw things incisively. He turned to look at Bai Qingyu, who was sitting next to Ling Chengen, and raised an eyebrow to ask, "How have you made your decision regarding Hanshan? Right now, the warriors of Shilin are the main force in Wanshou City. The Xiama Clan also moved into the city a few days ago and can be considered one of the fighting forces of Beast City. The rest are the warriors of our Sheshan."

"The rat tribe and the orcs of Yaoluo are mostly weak in combat. They are good at logistics and support operations, but when facing the warriors of Uga head-on, they just throw their lives away..."

"Because the Uga operation is likely to take place during the cold season, the combat strength of our Snake Mountain warriors will be affected by the extreme cold weather, and their fighting power will be greatly reduced. Without the addition of you Cold Mountain warriors, this battle will be very difficult to win."

There weren't many high-ranking warriors in the three main forces to begin with.

If a real fight breaks out, the pressure will be immense. Even with Han Shan added, the number of high-level warriors is still less than that of Ujah.

Although absorbing the energy of high-level heart stones can rapidly enhance one's strength, if one loses control, one will suffer a backlash.

Instead, their combat power is built up by absorbing the energy of the Heart Stone. Due to a lack of practical combat experience and mastery of high-level abilities, their strength can only be described as inflated.

Ling Chengen placed his feet on the chair and rested his chin on his hand, saying, "We do have too few warriors between the tenth and fifteenth ranks. However, we do have three at the seventeenth rank."

"Yu Heng has wood-type abilities, Shi Ruo'an has ice-type abilities, and Shi Panxing has space-type abilities."

"Shi Panxing is still recovering from his injuries and is unable to move around easily. Although his use of superpowers is not affected, we can't expect a disabled soldier to go to the battlefield, so he can only be considered as reserve combat power."

"However, Shi Ruoan's ice-type abilities are far stronger in extremely cold weather than usual."

"Actually, if we go all out on the offensive, we might not necessarily lose."

“Even if we win, it will only be a Pyrrhic victory.” Chang Tianchen flicked his long snake tail twice, looking languid, and added, “The City of Ten Thousand Beasts has only just been built. You can’t possibly sacrifice more than half of your warriors’ lives in this battle, can you? Moreover, this battle is not only against Uga, but we also have to be wary of other large tribes stalking the cicada while unaware of the oriole behind.

"If we persuade Hanshan to join Beast City before Uja attacks the city, our chances of victory will be greatly increased."

"Moreover, as I mentioned before, the small and medium-sized tribes that were forced to relocate from the Mumulan Plain due to the fire can be persuaded to submit to the Beast City."

Ling Chengen turned to Su Weihua and asked, "I sent Su Weihua to persuade those small beastman tribes, like the cat tribe..."

Sitting by the brazier in the far corner, adding charcoal to brew milk tea, Su Weihua looked up when she heard her name called and said, "I've been to all those cat tribes. Most of them are willing to move to Beast City, but they still have their own concerns, so they need time to consider. Besides, they are very dissatisfied with what we did with the fire..."

“There are also some tribes that are very resistant.”

"Because they lost many of their people in the fire, they are extremely hostile towards us. Let alone offering any conditions, we can't even negotiate anything."

Su Weihua took out a folded piece of paper from the inside pocket of her clothes and handed it to Ling Chengen: "This is a list of small tribes that are willing to submit, and the conditions they have put forward."

"Some of them are quite harsh in their criticism."

"But in my opinion, these conditions can still be negotiated, and there is room to lower the price of the goods."

"I'm not very good at negotiating terms and lowering prices, so I might need Chongzhen's help."

Chongzhen, who was playing with her long hair, rolled her eyes when she heard this: "Am I just a brick, huh? Can't anyone move me if they need me? You have a mouth too, can't you talk to them yourself?"

Su Weihua looked up at him and said, "If I could have reached an agreement, I wouldn't have brought it up here."

Seeing that the two were getting more aggressive in their tone, almost like they were at each other's throats, Ling Chengen sighed and rubbed his forehead, saying, "Chongzhen, if you don't want to go, I'll let your father go. He's quite knowledgeable about supplies and logistics management."

Chongzhen immediately sat up straight, placed his right hand on the table, and said, "I'll go."

"Let my father stay in the city and continue to manage logistics."

Chongzhen understood his father's personality well; although he was shrewd, he was too weak-willed.

When faced with someone who is assertive, he will subconsciously lower his stance, which will allow the other party to take advantage of him.

Shi Panxing and Shi Ruoan did not participate in their conversation. The two sat quietly by the small wooden couch with a brazier burning, listening to them talk.

He glanced at Shi Ruoan and thought that Ling Chengen's several beastly husbands were quite interesting. Each of them had their own personality, and none of them were easy targets. It was a wonder that she was able to manage to balance things out among them all.

With such a large family, Shi Ruoan's personality probably wouldn't allow her to fit in. Even if she forced herself to join, she would definitely suffer in the future.

He hoped that Shi Ruoan could see things clearly and give up the idea of ​​staying on the shore.

It's not that I'm in a terrible situation, but I can't stand seeing people doing well.

Rather, if it's not suitable, it's not suitable.

These people are capable and of good character, forming a team with a subtle internal structure, but one that is relatively balanced.

He is a very reliable partner.

But clearly, Shi Ruoan was somewhat distracted.

He didn't understand why he had brought him here, and instead kept his eyes lowered, seemingly lost in thought.

Finally, the conversation turned to Hanshan, where Bai Qingyu was under a lot of pressure.

He returned to Hanshan several times during this period.

To be honest, he was a little confused about his father's thoughts and was gradually developing a feeling that he might be an outsider.

Bai Xi's intentions were very clear: she was very interested in Beast City and was also trying her best to persuade her father.

But the one in charge of Hanshan now is still the old clan chief, not these hotheads.

Because persuading his father wasn't going smoothly, he didn't dare to sneak into Enen's room at night anymore, afraid that she would ask about it or show him a disappointed look if she knew that things hadn't progressed.

But some things can't be avoided by simply running away from them.

I brought this up again today.

Ling Chengen gently pressed his hand on the back of his hand, his right hand firmly yet tenderly grasping his fingertips, as if injecting strength into his body, slowly calming his guilty heart.

“I’ll handle this. I’ll go to Hanshan tomorrow.” Ling Chengen turned his head and smiled at Bai Qingyu, reassuring her, “Let me have a serious talk with your father. Sometimes, the closer you are to someone, the harder it is to speak up. Just leave it to me.”

Bai Qingyu lowered her eyes slightly, slowly clenched her fingers, took a soft breath, and said, "Sorry, uh-huh."

"I'm so useless..."

Chongzhen curled her lip and whispered, "It really is useless."

Ling Chengen subtly kicked his shin and glared at him.

At times like these, it's best not to add fuel to the fire.

Bai Qingyu is a delicate and sensitive person, so it's very difficult to comfort her.

Don't try to help in a way that makes things worse.

Chongzhen glanced at the two of them, then her gaze fell on their clasped hands. She couldn't help but puff out her cheeks, turn to look at Yuheng, who seemed indifferent to the situation, and nudged him with her elbow: "Are you just going to watch like this?"

Yu Heng rolled her eyes at him, slowly sipped her milk tea, and chuckled softly, "You know perfectly well who holds the most important place in her heart, yet you still choose to provoke her at a time like this. Who else would she kick if not you?"

Chongzhen nestled back into her chair, knowing that getting involved now would be pointless. She turned to Su Weihua and asked, "Have you figured out the structure of that temperature-locking ring yet?"

Su Weihua tossed a handful of nuts, a few red dates, and some not-so-good-looking oranges onto the iron mesh of the charcoal brazier, shook his head, and said, "Just like Shi Panxing said, the internal structure will be damaged if touched. Since there aren't many things, I don't dare to forcibly dismantle it."

"The temperature-locking ring is with the wife now. She said she can use her supernatural abilities to examine the structure and perhaps find a solution."

Ling Chengen had already calmed Bai Qingyu down, and took out a stack of drawings from his spatial storage, handing them to Chongzhen and Su Weihua.

"This is the complete texture structure inside the temperature-locking ring."

"But it seems that there's more than just structural patterns inside; there's also a very strange energy imprint. I've drawn the pattern out, you can study it. I feel it might be some kind of secret technique from the Southern Plains..."

Chang Tianchen suddenly sat up straight and said, "May I take a look?"

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