Chapter 529 - 530: They Will Silence Them

Chapter 529: Chapter 530: They Will Silence Them

While they were lost in thought, a faint noise came from the direction of the cave entrance.

Qiao Xixi and the others snapped out of their thoughts and looked toward the cave entrance. An extremely thin female stood there, a look of unease on her face. The moment her gaze met theirs, she turned in terror and ran.

Qiao Xixi didn’t call out to her. She just looked at Jin Ling and the others. "It must be one of the females I just rescued. They’re waking up."

To complete the Forbidden Technique ritual, Jin Wei captured so many innocent females. If he finds out these females are still alive, he’ll definitely find a way to silence them.

Qiao Xixi looked up at Jin Ling. "Jin Ling, if we let the beastmen of Tiger Beast City know that Jin Wei was the one who captured those females, what consequences will he face?"

Jin Ling’s handsome features darkened. "Harming the city’s females... even a City Lord will be punished. The beastmen of the city would never let him remain in that position."

Qiao Xixi wasn’t familiar with the governance of Tiger Beast City. "If Jin Wei loses his right to be City Lord, who could replace him at a time like this without affecting everyone’s lives?"

Jin Ling was silent for a moment, then a face suddenly flashed through his mind.

"There’s one person who could."

Seeing the question in Qiao Xixi’s eyes, he explained, "It’s a younger brother of mine. He’s a righteous person. He should still be in Tiger Beast City right now."

Qiao Xixi nodded. This was a perfect opportunity to eliminate the threat of Jin Wei once and for all and stop Tiger Beast City from causing them any more trouble.

"I have an idea. Let me know what you think."

Qiao Xixi pulled them closer, and they leaned in to listen intently.

After she finished, both Jin Ling and Xijing nodded.

"Yes, let’s do that."

Once the plan was set, the three of them turned and walked to the stone door. Kunlin had already broken it down earlier, so they could enter without using the mechanism.

As soon as they walked in, Qiao Xixi saw the thin female from before standing pressed against the wall, staring at them in terror and unease.

"W-Who are you?"

Qiao Xixi took a step forward and softened her voice. "Don’t be afraid. We learned that many females were captured and locked up here. We’ve come to rescue you."

Seeing Qiao Xixi’s gentle expression and hearing her soft, quiet voice, the female’s fear subsided a great deal.

"That’s wonderful."

"Can you take us to the other females?"

The female nodded. "Okay, follow me."

Jin Ling moved past the two of them to lead the way, while Xijing followed quietly behind them. The two males protected them from the front and back.

Qiao Xixi saw that although the female’s expression had softened, her nerves were still taut with tension. She couldn’t help but ask, "My name is Xixi. What’s yours?"

"I... I’m Zhenzhen."

"Zhenzhen, that’s a beautiful name. Can you tell me how you were all brought to this godforsaken place?"

Zhenzhen’s face paled, and the fear she had just suppressed resurfaced.

"At the time, we went to the inner city to have our fertility tested. After the test, the shaman-doctor brought us to a large room and gave us some Holy Water that was supposed to help with pregnancy. After drinking the Holy Water, I don’t remember anything."

"Do you know who captured you?"

Zhenzhen pressed her lips together, seemingly fighting an internal battle. After a long moment, she looked at Qiao Xixi, a bit embarrassed.

"I... I don’t know..."

"Don’t be afraid. No matter who it was, the Beast God would never allow him to harm so many females. You can speak freely."

Qiao Xixi’s gentle words gave Zhenzhen a sense of invisible strength. She clenched her fists and spoke up bravely, "I... I actually woke up here once that day. I saw the City Lord and the Priest..."

"Besides you, did anyone else see them?"

Zhenzhen nodded. "Quite a few of the sisters saw them when they woke up."

Qiao Xixi gave a slight nod. ’That’s enough.’

They reached a stone chamber with many tunnels. Jin Ling immediately headed into the one where Jin Wei had been before.

But he returned very quickly.

He came to Qiao Xixi’s side and said in a low voice, "Jin Wei is gone."

As soon as he came back, Xijing went into the tunnel where Sanggu had been, but he also returned quickly.

"Fengxuan is gone, too."

When they were fighting Kunlin earlier, they couldn’t pay any attention to those two. They must have taken the chance to escape. 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

"Let’s rescue the other females first."

"Okay."

Jin Ling and the others walked back to the tunnel where the females were.

Jin Ling’s appearance earlier had already scared the females badly enough that they didn’t dare move. Now, seeing him return, they were so frightened they huddled together, pressing into a corner.

Qiao Xixi stood before them and spoke in a soft voice, "Everyone, don’t be afraid. We’re here to get you out. It was Jin Wei and Fengxuan who captured you and brought you here. They wanted to use you to perform a Forbidden Technique. We’ve driven them off now, so follow us and let’s leave this place."

The females looked at each other. Those who had already seen Jin Wei and Fengxuan here didn’t doubt Qiao Xixi’s words at all. Although some were still confused, they all agreed on one thing Qiao Xixi said: they had to leave this godforsaken place as soon as possible.

"Okay."

Qiao Xixi looked at Jin Ling, who nodded in understanding. He turned and led the way, and Zhenzhen was the first to follow behind him.

When the other females saw Zhenzhen follow, they also bravely went along.

Qiao Xixi stood to the side, silently counting them to see if the number matched from before.

After the last female had entered the tunnel, Xijing took her hand and followed along with her.

"Xijing, what do you think is at the end of the other tunnels?"

Xijing thought for a moment and said, "In a bit, you go up with Jin Ling first. I’ll go check the other tunnels."

"Mm."

Qiao Xixi was worried there might be other persecuted beastmen who hadn’t been rescued.

"Okay, be careful."

"Mm."

Qiao Xixi followed the females out of the underground palace and headed for the forest at the base of the stone mountain.

After reaching a clearing in the forest, Jin Ling stopped and had the females sit down to rest.

Jin Ling walked over to Qiao Xixi and said in a low voice, "Jin Wei and Fengxuan will definitely be afraid of being exposed. They absolutely will not allow these females to return to Tiger Beast City alive."

Qiao Xixi had thought of this as well.

"We’ll take a different route."

’Little Sprite, plan a relatively hidden route back to Tiger Beast City for me.’

’Understood, Host. Please wait. I will send the route directly to your map.’

Qiao Xixi was just checking the location when she heard a commotion behind her. She pulled herself from her thoughts and turned around to see Xijing approaching with a large group.

Following behind him were almost all emaciated adult beastmen, and there were even quite a few cubs.

Qiao Xixi’s eyes widened in shock. ’Just how many people have Fengxuan and the others used as test subjects all these years!’