Chapter 151 - 148: Nan Zishi Cleverly Rescues Wolf Ye

"Shut up!" The elephant beastman grabbed Wolf Ye by the head!

He yanked Wolf Ye’s hair, forcing him to look. "Do you see this? This is the Holy Fire. The Holy Fire of Ten Thousand Beasts City, the High Priest’s unquenchable flame. Today, we’ll use this Holy Fire to burn you to death, you fiend who spouts such wicked lies!"

A Prison Guard Beastman respectfully brought over the Holy Fire. Xiang Ze took charge himself, dragging Wolf Ye and tying him to a cross in the center of the pyre.

Wolf Ye tried to struggle, but his body was battered and he had been fed Witch Medicine. He didn’t have a shred of strength.

"Don’t save me!" Wolf Ye screamed himself hoarse. "Don’t make a pointless sacrifice! Don’t save me!!!"

"Little female master, what’s wrong?" Xuan Jin asked, looking down with concern.

Nan Zishi’s entire body went rigid. She gritted her teeth. "Xuan Jin, he can’t die. He’s one of my Beast Husbands. He’s the father of my little wolf cub!"

"What did you say?!" The Xuan Snake Beastman stared at the Silver Wolf Beastman among the rebel army.

Although Xuan Jin was indeed petty and possessive, he knew the difference between family and outsiders.

Within the family, it didn’t matter how they fought or engaged in Xiong Jing behind closed doors. The fights could be as brutal as they liked.

But when it came to outsiders, being bullied was absolutely not an option.

Nan Zishi took a deep breath. "Xuan Jin, let’s fall back."

"Alright." The Xuan Snake Beastman led Nan Zishi and Lu Ming to a deserted corner.

...

In a corner of the crowd, Wolf Day suppressed his emotions, his eyes crimson and bloodshot. His hands were trembling.

Wolf Ye was his little brother, his only brother!

How could he possibly watch Wolf Ye be burned alive!

How could he not save him? How could he possibly stand by and do nothing?

Tied to the pyre, Wolf Ye was still shouting with all his strength, "After I die, everyone must spread my words."

"The High Priest is colluding with demons from beyond our lands!"

"The High Priest is colluding with demons from beyond our lands!!"

Xiang Ze snatched a torch and lit the wood at Wolf Ye’s feet.

"Go on and shout, Wolf Ye. The Holy Fire will purify you."

As the flames began to creep toward Wolf Ye, the whites of Wolf Day’s eyes turned completely red.

Several beastmen from the rebel army, their eyes red, held him back. "Chief, you can’t! Not now!"

They were too weak and outnumbered. There were five Eight-striped Beastmen in the mining area. Xiang Ze was out in the open, but four others were watching like tigers stalking their prey.

For their small group to rush out now would be suicide.

Wolf Day was beside himself with anxiety, his heart twisting as if being cut by a knife.

’Wolf Ye... how many times did you tell me you regretted it? Regretted not telling Xiao Nan that you loved her.’

’Xiao Nan is right here in the mining area. You were both so close. You were just one step away, just one step from telling her you love her!’

’You can’t die!!’

"I can’t watch him die!" Wolf Day yelled, shaking off the beastmen holding him back. "He’s my brother!!"

"Chief!! Chief!!!"

BOOM!!!

"What was that noise?"

"Everyone, look! Look at the sky!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

Huge fireworks shot into the sky, shrinking to a single point of light.

Then, they suddenly burst open with a roar.

Amidst the fireworks, countless motes of starlight twinkled. The starlight formed into peach blossoms, the peach blossoms morphed into hearts, and the hearts exploded into a kaleidoscope of colors.

"What is that? Oh heavens, could this be a legendary divine sign?"

"Could it be the Beast God?"

"Is it the Beast God? Has the Beast God revealed themselves?"

Just then, a massive, shadowy figure appeared in the sky. It seemed to be wearing a cloak, and its gender was impossible to tell.

Then, they heard a tremendous voice that seemed to echo from a great distance.

"WOLF... YE... IS... INNOCENT..."

Seeing the enormous figure and hearing the booming voice, the beastmen all fell to their knees.

"A god."

"It’s the Beast God!!"

Xiang Ze was stunned as well. ’What’s happening? Isn’t the Beast God dead? What is this?’

In a corner of the mining area, Lu Ming was aiming a spotlight at a cloaked Nan Zishi. She held a microphone, and beside it sat a large speaker.

Using a voice changer, Nan Zishi spoke in a deep, articulate tone, "Wolf Ye is my most devout follower. It was I who bade him form the rebel army."

"How dare you burn one of my followers?!!"

The beastmen in the mining area grew frantic.

"Beast God, it wasn’t me! It was Xiang Ze! The Eight Pattern Priest, Xiang Ze!"

"That’s right, we didn’t want to burn Wolf Ye!"

Xiang Ze scoffed, "What is this nonsense? Just a cheap trick!"

In various dark corners, Xuan Jin’s Wandering Beastmen were in position.

They carried the oil barrels Nan Zishi had given them and doused the Punishment Cave and various other spots around the mining area.

While everyone was distracted by the fireworks and the distant, shadowy figure...

The illusion of Nan Zishi raised an arrow. She dipped the tip in a wooden bucket of oil, lit it, and let it fly with a WHOOSH!!!

The flaming, oil-soaked arrow instantly ignited whatever it touched.

"FIRE!!!!!!!!!!" a beastman shrieked in terror. "FIRE!!! IT’S RAINING FIRE FROM THE SKY!!!!"

"Oh gods, a divine sign just appeared, and now it’s turned into a rain of fire?"

"Why is it raining fire??!!! Is the Beast God sending these flames?!!?!!"

"It’s on fire! Everything’s on fire!!!"

Lu Ming immediately switched off the spotlight. He and Xuan Jin copied Nan Zishi’s movements, loosing their own flaming arrows into the chaos!

From the darkness, another Eight Pattern Priest who had been hiding nearby, Shide, rushed out.

"Xiang Ze, what’s going on? What was all that?"

"I don’t know!"

Xiang Ze and Shide looked back.

The mining area was already bone-dry. Whether the flaming arrows struck Beast Skins or piles of straw, they ignited in a flash!

"What’s happening?" Shide demanded.

"Now! Brothers, get him!" Wolf Day seized the opportunity, rushing toward Wolf Ye. Just as the flames were about to engulf his brother, he pulled him down and hoisted him onto his back.

"Brother, why did you come? It’s too dangerous!"

Wolf Day said, "Ah Ye! Someone’s helping us."

He broke into a run, carrying Wolf Ye on his back.

"Shide, they’re getting away!"

Xiang Ze and Shide snapped out of it and immediately gave chase.

The prison guards in the mining area joined the pursuit. Seeing this, the members of the rebel army began to subtly obstruct them.

The entire mining area descended into chaos.

Lying on Wolf Day’s back, Wolf Ye said, "Brother, put me down. You can’t handle so many Eight Pattern Priests alone. Besides, they have the Holy Beast White Deer. It’s already memorized my scent. I can’t get away."

Wolf Day gritted his teeth. "I won’t leave you! Ah Ye, I won’t!!"

"Brother... we have two cubs... We’ve already failed them so much... We can’t both die..."

"It’s not worth it, Brother."

Wolf Day gritted his teeth. "Ah Ye, do you know who I saw in the mining area? Xiao Nan. Our female master, Xiao Nan."

"Impossible," Wolf Ye said, stunned. "You’re lying, aren’t you?"

"I’m not lying." Wolf Day dodged an attack, continuing to run as he spoke. "Five years ago, you never got the chance to tell her you love her. Do you really want to give up on telling her now?"

Wolf Day cried, "We left our village to find her! We’ve searched for so many years. Are you going to give up now, Wolf Ye?!"

Xiang Ze was a slow runner, his steps making the earth tremble. Shide, however, was incredibly fast. He shouted as he ran, "Wolf Ye, thank you for luring out so many members of the rebel army! Running is useless! The Holy Beast White Deer has already memorized your scent. With the Holy Deer on your trail, you can’t escape!!"

Wolf Day looked up and saw it—on the cliff above, a snow-white Holy Beast White Deer was looking down on them.

"Brother..." Wolf Ye pushed at him. "Let me down. You have to escape. Brother, will you tell Xiao Nan something for me? Tell her I was wrong five years ago. I was petty, and my attitude was awful. Ask her to forgive me."

"No! I refuse!"

...

High on the cliff, Nan Zishi calmly surveyed the scene below.

Her aura now was a world away from when she had first arrived in the Beast World. She was calm, rational, powerful, and wise.

Xuan Jin watched her with open admiration, the adoration in his eyes more intense than ever before.

"That beastman carrying Wolf Ye... isn’t that Lang Ce from our cave? His build looks similar. But it looks like his face is covered." Nan Zishi remarked with surprise. "He’s part of the rebel army too?"

Xuan Jin was also taken aback. He peered into the distance, trying to get a better look.

Nan Zishi glanced at the distant Holy Beast White Deer. "With the Holy Beast White Deer present, they’ll be tracked endlessly even if they escape now. This trump card of the High Priest’s is just shameless. Why would the Beast God entrust such an important Holy Beast to the High Priest? Isn’t there any way to deal with it?"

Just then, Lu Ming tugged on Nan Zishi’s Beast Skin Skirt. "Pretty Sister, are you talking about that white deer over there?"