Chapter 533 - 534: Do You Miss Me?

Chapter 533: Chapter 534: Do You Miss Me?

Jin Ling was certain he saw an expression of disdain on that serpentine face.

Sunxuan flicked his forked tongue, then whipped his tail in dissatisfaction, striking the dazed Four Non-Beings.

Like a small mountain, the Four Non-Beings was knocked sideways, sliding to a stop right in front of Jin Ling.

Jin Ling sized up the Four Non-Beings. It was easily two or three times his size and looked bizarre. ’What on earth is this thing?’

"What are you staring at? Kill it," Sunxuan said, his voice cold and heavy as he glanced at Jin Ling.

Jin Ling snapped back to reality. Before the Four Non-Beings could react, he shifted into his beast form, leaped behind it, and sank his teeth into its neck.

But the moment he bit down, he immediately let go and spat.

No wonder Sunxuan hadn’t simply swallowed the creature—its fur was like a mouthful of bone needles!

A hint of anger colored his gilded pupils. His hand transformed into a sharp claw that he plunged viciously into the Four Non-Beings’ throat. As he yanked the claw out, a torrent of dark red blood gushed from the wound.

After a series of convulsions, the Four Non-Beings’ body went still.

The beast warriors of Tiger Beast City were stunned to see the Four Non-Beings killed and charged toward Jin Ling and the others.

With Qiao Yi and Sunxuan joining the fray, the beast warriors, who initially had a significant advantage in numbers, were steadily forced into retreat.

The beast warriors looked up at the sky in astonishment, finding that the Golden Eagle Beasts were all immobilized, unable to move a feather.

One of the Black Bear Beast warriors pulled out a bone whistle and blew it with all his might. Normally, the Golden Eagle Beasts would know what to do upon hearing the signal. But now, even as he blew until his face was contorted, the Golden Eagle Beasts showed no reaction whatsoever.

"What’s wrong with the Golden Eagle Beasts? Why aren’t they moving?"

"Who is that Bai Feng? It seems like he’s the one suppressing all the Golden Eagle Beasts."

"Damn it all! Who are these people? They’re like monsters! They even killed the Four Non-Beings!"

"If this keeps up, we’re all going to die here. Let’s retreat for now. You, send someone back to inform the City Lord of the situation. The rest of us will find a place to hide."

"Alright."

Once they agreed, another male Black Bear Beast shifted into his beast form and let out several roars toward the sky. The coarse bellows echoed throughout the entire mountain forest.

Hearing the roars, the beast warriors still fighting Qiao Yi and the others began to fall back.

Seeing the Three Unlikes trying to escape, Qiao Yi let out a furious roar, leaped onto its back, and gathered a formidable power in his fist, smashing it down hard on the creature’s head.

A pained bellow tore through the air.

The sound of shattering bone followed. The Three Unlikes let out an agonized howl, then collapsed, never to rise again.

Qiao Yi jumped off the Three Unlikes’ body and turned to face Sunxuan, who was slithering over.

"Go on, eat. This should be a big enough meal for you."

The crimson snake pupils darkened slightly. "You eat it."

Qiao Yi scoffed. ’Suit yourself. I wonder who it was that would swallow rocks when he got hungry, and now he’s getting picky.’

In the sky, the Golden Eagle Beasts suppressed by Yun Ji heard the order to retreat. They began to flap their wings anxiously, trying to break free from his control.

Seeing that the beast warriors had retreated, Yun Ji withdrew his beast soul energy.

The suppressing force vanished, and the Golden Eagle Beasts fled without a moment’s hesitation.

Several males from the Feather Pavilion’s Phoenix Wing Clan flew to Yun Ji, their expressions reverent.

"Holy Priest."

Yun Ji nodded slightly. "Send two men to keep an eye on them."

"Yes, sir."

As the beast warriors retreated, Qiao Xixi also stopped, and the vortex of wind swirling around them gradually dissipated.

"Xixi."

The moment the great wind dispersed, Qiao Xixi saw Qiao Yi walking toward her.

Her face lit up with joy, and she ran over, throwing herself into Qiao Yi’s arms.

"Father."

Qiao Yi was happy too, hugging her gently. "Are you hurt?"

Qiao Xixi let go and looked up at him with wide, eager eyes, shaking her head. "I’m not hurt."

Yun Ji also folded his wings and landed on the ground. Sunxuan shifted back to his human form and walked over.

"Father, what are you all doing here?"

Qiao Yi explained, "Huang Yue sent someone to Beast King City to report that a monster had been discovered in Wing Beast City. It had already injured many people, and since they couldn’t catch it, they asked us to come take a look."

The route from Beast King City to Wing Beast City passes through Tiger Beast City.

"We were about to look for a place to rest when Yun Ji noticed a large number of Golden Eagle Beasts gathered here. He felt something was wrong, so we came to investigate."

They never expected to run into Qiao Xixi and her group here.

Qiao Xixi looked at Yun Ji. "I think I know what’s going on with the monster in Wing Beast City."

Yun Ji walked up to her and, with a natural air, gently pulled her hand from Qiao Yi’s grasp and held it in his own.

The corner of Qiao Yi’s eye twitched as he glanced at Yun Ji. ’How can he do that so naturally and skillfully?’

"Tell me."

Qiao Xixi frowned slightly and recounted the story of Kunlin appearing in their tribe.

"When I was about to finish it off with heavenly lightning, it suddenly vanished. I don’t know if it’s really gone."

A somber look appeared on Yun Ji’s usually composed face. "Vanished suddenly?"

"Yes. Jin Ling and the others saw it too. It was as if it was sucked away by something."

"It’s just a Kunlin. Even if it didn’t die this time, we can just deal with it the next time it shows up."

Qiao Yi didn’t like seeing Qiao Xixi worry so much about these things. He just wanted his cub to live a peaceful life like any ordinary female.

Yun Ji tightened his grip on Qiao Xixi’s hand. "I’ll have the Feather Pavilion search for it."

But Yun Ji felt that, under these circumstances, even if the Kunlin wasn’t dead, the chances of finding it were extremely slim.

"Okay."

Yun Ji turned to look at the beastmen huddled together.

"I sensed Jin Wei’s ambition before, but I never thought he’d be so vicious."

Qiao Yi snorted. "He doesn’t even care about his own cub’s life. Why would he care about the lives of other beastmen?"

"We’ve ruined Jin Wei’s plans, so he definitely won’t let this go. I already discussed it with Jin Ling and Xijing. We plan to eliminate this problem once and for all."

Qiao Xixi explained her plan to Yun Ji and the others again.

After listening, they all nodded in agreement.

The sky was still dark. Xijing and Jin Ling went to check on the injuries of the other beastmen.

Qiao Yi and Sunxuan stood guard in the surrounding area.

Yun Ji flew up to a towering tree with Qiao Xixi in his arms, his broad wings spreading to shelter her.

Meeting his affectionate gaze, Qiao Xixi reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck.

An unspoken current of longing flowed between them.

Qiao Xixi tilted her head and gently nuzzled the tip of her nose against his neck. Her warm breath on his skin made his pristine white phoenix feathers tremble slightly.

"Yun Ji, did you miss me?"

Yun Ji’s hand supporting her tightened slightly, and his deep voice rumbled in her ear, "I did."

Qiao Xixi let out a light laugh, her voice filled with endless delight. She was mostly laughing because the words she was about to say felt a little cheesy.

"How much?"

At her question, Yun Ji pulled back slightly, his strong hand gently tilting her face up.

Just as Qiao Xixi thought he was about to answer, a kiss full of tender affection descended upon her lips...