Chapter 309 - 307: Terminally Ill??

Chapter 309: Chapter 307: Terminally Ill??

He had scoured the entire mountain forest before dawn, herding all the fattest, most tender, and freshest prey over here at once...

All just to appease Shen Yue, make Wubao happy, and hopefully earn the right to step into the courtyard and have a hot meal.

Shen Yue looked at the courtyard full of prey, then at the awkwardly fawning White Tiger King in the tree. For a moment, she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry...

This arrogant Forest Beast King’s way of appeasing people was truly simple and crude.

Shen Yue’s voice was tinged with exasperation.

"Beastmaster Yun, did it not occur to you that these wild fowl would shit everywhere?"

The moment she spoke, the expression on Yun Lie Ting’s face froze. He looked down...

...only to find the courtyard was full of droppings.

Red, yellow, green...

Huang Ziyue, Bai Chaosi, and the others also looked as if they were constipated.

’Was it easy for us to clean this courtyard?’

’This brainless tiger shows up and turns the place into a cesspit...’

’He really is the Dung King.’

Shen Yue looked at the ground covered in feathers, fur, and droppings of all sizes, and said,

"Thanks, I’ll take these creatures. However, you’re the one who’s going to clean this courtyard."

With that, Shen Yue walked over to the animals. She stretched out a hand, and in an instant, the entire courtyard of living birds and beasts vanished...

...leaving only a floor of droppings behind.

Yun Lie Ting’s eyes instantly flew wide...

’Wh... Where did they all go?’

This unbelievable scene made him stare at Shen Yue in utter shock...

Huang Ziyue, Bai Chaosi, and the others, however, were unfazed. Though they had never asked about Shen Yue’s ability to make things vanish into thin air, they knew full well that it was her Divine Power!

Yun Lie Ting stared, wide-eyed, and it took him a long moment to process what had happened.

"You... you..."

He couldn’t form a complete word.

Wubao tilted his little head back to glare at Yun Lie Ting in the tree, his voice adorably fierce.

"Don’t make such a fuss. My female mother put them all away. Now get down here and clean the ground. No slacking!"

Yun Lie Ting remained stunned for a long moment.

It wasn’t until Shen Yue and the children had turned and gone back inside that he hesitantly jumped down from the tree.

He picked up a shovel leaning against the corner of the wall and stared at the colorful filth covering the ground...

The tips of the ever-proud White Tiger King’s ears turned faintly red. He could only lower his head and begin clumsily shoveling it all up.

Gu Fangqi, Ye Lüqi, and the others leaned against the doorframe with their arms crossed, leisurely supervising his work.

They occasionally exchanged mocking glances, none of them showing the slightest intention of helping.

The arrogant Forest Beast King, cleaning up feces for two days straight—a sight one might only see once in a century.

Swallowing his frustration, Yun Lie Ting shoveled all of the filth into a bucket.

Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Ye Lüqi sauntered over and advised him lightly,

"Beastmaster Yun, look. The ground is still stained. You’ll have to rinse it with water, otherwise it won’t be truly clean."

Yun Lie Ting met Ye Lüqi’s green eyes, simmering with concealed anger. He clenched his fists but, in the end, held himself back.

Sullenly, he picked up the water bucket and headed for the pond.

He fetched water again and again, scrubbing the bluestone pavers until they were spotless, leaving not even a whiff of an unpleasant smell.

Just then, two figures hurried in from outside the courtyard.

They were the subordinates of Mu Silin and Ye Lüqi.

The two men pulled Mu Silin and Ye Lüqi aside respectively to whisper reports in their ears.

Whatever they heard, their previously casual expressions vanished in an instant, and their faces fell.

A grave look filled their eyes, and their brows furrowed deeply.

With his excellent hearing, Huang Ziyue also overheard what the two subordinates reported.

His dark red eyes darkened as he glanced toward the house.

Just then, Shen Yue walked out of the house. Seeing the clean and tidy ground, she was about to say something to the men in the courtyard...

...when a vivid scene exploded in her vision without any warning!

Within the deep, dark blue of the Deep Sea.

A translucent crystal palace glowed with a gentle light. A stunningly beautiful mermaid was holding the soft, small form of Qibao...

She paced anxiously within the hall, her voice choked and panicked.

"Xi Xi, wake up! You have to be okay!"

"Xi Xi, open your eyes and look at Grandma. Your Father will be back soon. Don’t fall asleep, Xi Xi..."

In her arms, Xi Xi’s little face was pale.

Her eyes were shut tight, her small body curled up as she murmured in pain,

"Female mother... Xi Xi wants her female mother..."

The Mermaid Queen’s tears rolled down her cheeks, transforming into round pearls that clattered onto the floor.

Her voice trembled.

"Alright, alright... Grandma will send someone to the surface to find your female mother right away. Xi Xi, just please don’t fall asleep, okay?"

Before she could finish speaking, a Sea Clan guard stumbled through the palace gates, his face ashen.

"My Queen, terrible news! Someone saw the Prince go to Sea Cliff Nu! He entered two days ago and hasn’t been seen since!"

The Mermaid Queen’s beautiful eyes widened in horror, and she trembled.

"What did you say? Cang Yue went to Sea Cliff Nu?"

At that exact moment, Xi Xi began to convulse violently in her arms...

Her weak breathing grew even more faint, as if it would stop at any second.

"Xi Xi! Xi Xi, what’s happening to you?"

The Queen let out a choked scream, her pearl-tears falling even faster as the Royal Palace was thrown into chaos.

The vision ended abruptly.

Shen Yue’s breath hitched, and she froze as if she’d been nailed to the spot.

A chill washed over her. She clutched at the sharp pain in her chest and staggered back a step.

Huang Ziyue, Bai Chaosi, and the others had already noticed that something was wrong with her expression. They rushed forward to support her, their voices urgent.

"Shen Yue, what is it?"

"Did you see something again? Focus!"

They all knew Shen Yue had the ability to foresee danger and the future...

Shen Yue leaned against Huang Ziyue’s arm, the pain in her heart so sharp she could barely breathe.

She gasped for air, her daughter’s pale little face from the vision floating before her eyes.

So small, in so much pain, calling out for her...

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. Her voice was trembling and broken.

"Xi Xi... Something’s happened to Xi Xi!"

Hearing the name "Xi Xi," Si Muye flinched.

Panic flooded his eyes.

"A Yue, what’s wrong with Xi Xi?!"

The little ones at her feet instantly grew tense.

"Female mother, what’s wrong with our sister?"

"Is Qibao’s sickness not better yet?"

"Female mother, Er Bao doesn’t want anything to happen to our sister! Er Bao wants our sister to come back!"

The little cubs’ eyes all began to turn red.

’Their sister was in trouble. What on earth had happened?’

Mu Silin and Ye Lüqi exchanged a look. This was the very news they had just received from their subordinates.

They hadn’t expected that before they could even tell Shen Yue, she would foresee it herself!

Yun Lie Ting, still holding the water bucket, stood to one side. He heard the name Xi Xi and listened to the children’s words...

’...and he was confused.’

’A sister? The children have another sister?’

’Aren’t there six children? There are seven?’

’Shen Yue has a daughter...?’

Huang Ziyue held her tightly, gently patting her back.

"Don’t panic. I’m here."

Mu Silin was the first to speak, his voice low.

"I just received a report myself. A messenger from beneath the sea says that the Sea Clan’s Princess—that is, Xi Xi—is gravely ill with no known cure. The Mermaid Prince, Lan Cangyue, has been searching everywhere for a treatment and, two days ago, entered Sea Cliff Nu, the forbidden ground of the sea area."

Ye Lüqi’s expression was also grim.

"That’s right. I received the same report just now."

Everyone’s faces turned pale as they listened.

’Gravely ill with no cure?’

’Is Qibao’s condition really that serious?’

’Though they didn’t know what Sea Cliff Nu was, anything called a ’forbidden ground’ was certainly not a place one could enter lightly...’

’Lan Cangyue must have been truly desperate...’