Chapter 199: Totem Space

Chapter 199: Chapter 195: Totem Space

The faces of Xuan Jin and the other two darkened with anxiety. Xuan Jin tried to rush toward Nan Zishi, but several other Priests blocked his way.

“Zhi… Nan…” Xuan Jin was afraid of making a mistake and ruining Nan Zishi’s plans. He ground out her name, glaring at Long Yi. “You can’t go with him!”

Xuan Jin had no idea what had happened inside.

All he knew was that he had to protect Nan Zishi to the death!

Long Yi wiped away a trickle of fresh blood that had escaped the corner of his mouth and looked at Nan Zishi again.

Nan Zishi said, “Xuan Jin, listen to me.”

Xuan Jin: “…”

Wolf Day and Wolf Night: “…”

Wolf Day held him back.

He whispered in a voice only they could hear, “Listen to the female master. As soon as we’re out, we’ll contact Chi Xiao, Hu Bai, and Lanxing and figure out a way to save her.”

The Mystic Snake stared at the bloodstain on Long Yi’s lips, and an unbelievable thought struck him.

‘No way.’

‘It can’t be, can it?!’

Nan Zishi said to Long Yi, “Let them go.”

Long Yi waved at the Eight Pattern Priests. They parted, and Xuan Jin’s group, following Nan Zishi’s order, obediently left the mining area.

…

Inside the largest cave in the mining area, all the necessities for a Beastman’s life were readily available.

The finest Beast Skins were laid out, the best beast meat was stored, and the clearest water was used.

Waiting outside the cave, Shide thought to himself, ‘So this Zhinan is Zhinan the Sage, the Great Sage the High Priest has been searching for these past five years.’

‘Ying Li said before that the High Priest treated Zhinan the Sage differently.’

‘Looking at it now, this is way too different.’

On a wide stone, the male Black Dragon sat to one side with his innate dominance.

Nan Zishi leaned against the other side.

To be honest, she had really enjoyed beating the crap out of Long Yi earlier.

‘But now… every bone and muscle in my body is so sore…’

‘Is this what it feels like to overexert your power?’

His dark eyes gazed at her seriously. “Are you hurt?”

Nan Zishi was tired and didn’t want to deal with him.

Long Yi stood up and walked toward her.

He half-knelt before her and took hold of her ankle.

Nan Zishi’s expression changed. She kicked at him forcefully but couldn’t break free.

He took off one of her shoes.

When Long Yi saw her small, exquisite foot, his gaze froze for a moment.

‘It’s been five years, has the little boy not grown up yet? His feet are so small, somehow… inexpressibly cute.’

He curiously compared it to the size of his own palm.

Nan Zishi quickly pulled her foot back. “Leave me alone. I’m not hurt.”

Long Yi picked up the Witch Medicine and began applying it for her, massaging and rubbing her muscles.

For some reason, the Long Yi of this moment gave off an indescribably docile feeling.

‘Almost like… a house husband hidden away at home?’

An illusion.

‘This is an illusion.’

Nan Zishi immediately sat up straight.

“Zhinan, where is the Beast God’s physical body?” Long Yi asked softly.

“It’s not on me.” Nan Zishi didn’t want him too close, so she pushed his shoulder with her small foot. “It’s in the mining area.”

As her foot pressed against him, Long Yi’s eyes darkened.

“Where in the mining area?”

“I don’t know. You’ll have to find it yourself.”

“Since you’re the one who hid it, I’m afraid it won’t be easy to find.” Long Yi picked up her other leg and began applying medicine and massaging it.

Nan Zishi raised an eyebrow, finding this interesting. She provoked him, “Has the High Priest admitted defeat?”

Long Yi looked up at her. “Trying to provoke me?”

‘Yes, I am.’

‘I’m just curious if you can find it.’

Long Yi lowered his head and resignedly massaged her muscles. “Fine, I accept your challenge. I’ll go look for it in a bit.”

After setting both her legs down, Long Yi kneaded her back. Only after she had comfortably fallen asleep did the tall Male Beastman finally stand up.

‘Even though I got beaten up, and quite badly at that.’

‘But as long as I can see her here, I don’t feel embarrassed or angry…’

‘It’s a strange feeling.’

Long Yi turned and strode out of the cave.

In her sleep, the six totems on her body lit up simultaneously.

…

「Outside the mining area.」

Xuan Jin was still leaning against a tree with his arms crossed, his brow furrowed in thought.

Wolf Day comforted him, “Don’t worry. I have a feeling the High Priest won’t harm the female master.”

“Hah. Of course, he won’t.” Xuan Jin relaxed slightly.

‘It’s just… strange…’

‘Can the little female master really wipe the floor with the High Priest?’

As they were talking, Xuan Jin suddenly felt a summoning sensation.

He was a little surprised and simply coiled himself up like an incense coil.

Wolf Day and Wolf Night also felt the summons. They found a large tree, leaned against it, sat down, and closed their eyes.

At that very moment, in the Eastern High Mountains, the High Mountain Fire Red Eagle, Chi Xiao, felt the summons. He quickly flew to a large tree, gripped the trunk, and closed his eyes.

On the Eastern Coast, after Lanxing and Chuchen reached an agreement, the lazy Chuchen finally consented to become the ocean’s Fish Princess and assist Nan Zishi. Overjoyed, Lanxing suddenly felt the summons, hurried back to his clamshell bed, and closed his eyes.

In the Eastern Forest, all the Beastmen of Stone Village knelt before the incomparably handsome Hu Bai. Of the dozen or so nearby tribes, not one failed to bow to him in submission.

Hu Bai held the hands of the four cubs, his demeanor cold and aloof.

“Disperse.”

“Yes, Lord!”

Hu Bai’s tone was icy and full of authority. “Remember, I am not the Lord. Nan Zishi is.”

“Yes, Lord Hu Bai!”

He, too, felt the summons. He said to the little cubs, “Aqi, Yang’er, Little Xian, Little Mu, stay in the cave and don’t wander off. I need to rest for a bit.”

The four cubs said in unison, “Okay, Daddy Hu Bai!”

Hu Bai transformed into his fox form and lay down on the stone bed.

The wisp of divine consciousness inside Nan Zishi’s body opened its eyes, shook its head helplessly, and then closed its eyes again.

After a long time, Nan Zishi once again stepped into the Totem Space.

In seven directions, seven totems shone brightly at once.

The resentful energy on the two Silver Wolf totems had long since vanished.

They leaped out and circled around Nan Zishi.

The fox totem, Mermaid Totem, Mystic Snake Totem, and Chi Xiao’s totem also circled her.

Only one totem, whose appearance was unclear but seemed to have antlers like a deer, remained shattered and broken into several pieces.

Nan Zishi now remembered all her previous totem dreams. She sat down.

The six totems stood in six different positions around her.

This time, the Totem Space seemed very different from before.

The Mystic Snake Totem suddenly spoke, and it was Xuan Jin’s voice. “Where is this? The Totem Space?”

The Mermaid Totem said, “Ah, so this place is real? Brother Xuan Jin, was that you who just spoke?”

Nan Zishi froze.

The six totems also froze, then burst into a flurry of chatter.

Hu Bai said in surprise, “This place actually exists? We can communicate here?”

The Mystic Snake said, “Could this also be a superpower of Moon Attracting Starlight? One that lets us communicate through our totems?”

Nan Zishi was very curious. “Hu Bai, Lanxing, Xuan Jin, Chi Xiao, Wolf Day, Wolf Night, is that you?”

The six totems all responded to her.

“Yes, it’s me.”

“Mhm.”

“I just felt a summoning, my consciousness sank, and then I ended up here.”

“Same here.”

“It’s the same for me.”

“Same.”

Nan Zishi said with pleasant surprise, “So you’re saying we can have a group call in here?”