Chapter 284 - 286: A Way Out

Chapter 284: Chapter 286: A Way Out

Su Luoluo pursed her lips before continuing, "This must be a sign from the Heavenly God. Do you remember that bird that snatched me away in the Salt Well Cave?"

Mo Xuan nodded. "Wasn’t that Fu Feng’s childhood fiancée?"

"Yes, that’s right. She started hating me because Fu Feng broke off their engagement. She found the Great Witch of her Flower Clan and had them start casting a curse on me, trying to kill me with an effigy. After Fu Feng and the others found out, we swapped the wooden doll and made her suffer the consequences of her own actions."

"The Heavenly God told me that her Mother, Gu Wanyi, is preparing to come to the Lower Domain to get revenge on me because of this."

"This is my fault. I’ve dragged everyone into this."

As she said this, Su Luoluo felt a little embarrassed.

After all, this whole affair started because of her, but she never expected it to implicate the entire Wolf Clan.

Su Yang shook his head after hearing this, his expression sober. "Don’t blame yourself. Some things are just a matter of cause and effect. With a personality like hers, even if you had yielded to her, she would have gone out of her way to cause trouble for you."

As the leader of a clan, Su Yang had dealt with many people and had a decent understanding of human nature.

You can’t run from things like this. In fact, sometimes trying to hide will not only fail but will also make the other party think you’re weak and easy to bully, leading them to torment you even more fiercely.

His brows furrowed, and his expression turned serious. "The Xuan Bird is one of the four great beasts of the Upper Domain. If we face them head-on, our chances of winning are slim. We need to think this through carefully."

"Xuan Bird? What’s there to be afraid of? Worst-case scenario, I’ll call my Father over. If our Dragon Sparrow clan fights them, they won’t get the upper hand," Fu Feng scoffed, unafraid.

"Big talk. ’Call your Father over’—are you sure your Father would even come to help?" Mo Xuan immediately threw cold water on Fu Feng’s idea.

’The Dragon Sparrow clan is powerful, but the Xuan Bird clan is not weak either. Why would they risk disturbing their own peace for a small clan like the Wolf Clan?’

’Fu Feng was just being too naive.’

’Among powerful clans, interests are what matter most. Without some substantial benefit, why would they help you?’

"Why wouldn’t he help? Luoluo is my female, what reason would my Father have not to help? Besides, Luoluo is pregnant with my cub! For that reason alone, it’s impossible he wouldn’t come help!" Fu Feng said righteously.

’He refused to believe his Father would have no reaction. That old man wouldn’t remain indifferent after hearing he had a great-grandcub.’

’As long as his grandfather supported him, his Father would have no choice but to agree to send people.’

"What did you say? Luoluo is pregnant with your cub?" Of everything Fu Feng had said, this was the line that stuck out most to Mo Xuan.

He looked at Su Luoluo in surprise, his expression a little miserable. "Luoluo, you’re not being fair. How could you get pregnant with his cub so quickly?"

Xiao Ye scoffed at this. "He says that, and you just believe him? He’s just bluffing his elders that Luoluo is pregnant. If his grandpa finds out it’s a lie, they might not send anyone at all."

"What’s wrong with a bluff? They don’t know if it’s true or not! Besides, Luoluo is my female. It’s only a matter of time before she’s pregnant with my cub, right?" Fu Feng retorted indignantly.

Luan Ting patted the head of a small, squirming cub and shook his head. "Even so, your Father wouldn’t need to confront the Xuan Bird clan over this. If Luoluo were pregnant with your cub, just bringing her to the Upper Domain alone would also be a good solution."

Su Yang sighed after hearing this. "That’s true. As a clan leader, I would do the same."

"What’s there to be afraid of? If no one helps, we’ll just hide. The continent is huge. They live in trees all year round; they can’t possibly know the terrain as well as we do," Xiao Ye said languidly, his eyelids half-closed.

"I wouldn’t be so sure about that. We bird-beasts may live in trees, but we have incredible eyesight. It’s pretty easy to spot someone with a single sweep from the sky," Fu Feng said, disagreeing.

Xi Yi thought for a moment. "If we can’t hide, then let’s set an ambush. Fu Feng, do you bird-beasts have any weaknesses?"

’Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. If they knew the weaknesses of the bird-beasts and set a targeted ambush, they might have a fighting chance.’

Fu Feng listened, then rubbed his chin and shook his head. "I can’t seem to think of anything we bird-beasts are afraid of."

Nantu, who had been listening for a while, thought for a moment and said, "If you really need to hide, there’s a place that would be perfect. They would never find you there."

"Where?" At his words, everyone turned to look at him.

"My home, the Infinite Sea. The surface is covered in fog year-round, making it impossible to see anyone. People who go in often lose their way. You Land Beastmen probably aren’t familiar with the water; even if you got in, you might not get out. However, you might have to put up with living in a Water Curtain."

"HAHAHA, the sea! Now that’s a good place! Fu Feng, you bird-beasts probably can’t swim well. You’re afraid of water, right?" Mo Xuan immediately burst out laughing.

Fu Feng’s expression turned a little awkward at Mo Xuan’s words. ’But thinking about it, bird-beasts really weren’t very good swimmers.’

However, he didn’t let Mo Xuan keep laughing at him and retorted coldly, "As if you’re a great swimmer. Can leopards swim?"

Mo Xuan fell silent instantly. He really couldn’t.

Hearing this, Su Yang’s eyes flashed, and he slapped his thigh in approval. "The sea! An excellent place! If we hide there, the water is so vast that even if the Xuan Bird clan stared until they went blind, they’d have a hard time finding any trace of us!"

"When it comes to the water, no one is a match for you Merfolk, not to mention you can also Charm People’s Hearts!"

"But isn’t the Infinite Sea quite far from us? Would it take a long time for us to migrate there?" Xi Yi asked after thinking seriously.

"If we go by water, it would take less than three days."

"By water? We’d need a waterway nearby, and preferably one that connects to the sea," Si Cheng said after some thought.

Su Luoluo used her Water Ability to probe the area. "The nearest part of the sea is to the east. It would probably take us ten days to get there."

"But ten days is too long. The Xuan Bird clan would probably catch up to us before we even reach the coast."

Bai Meng looked at Su Luoluo and said, "Actually, there’s another place that leads directly to the sea. It’s very close."

"Where?"

"The place where Hong Shuang took Su Nuannuan to jump off the cliff. When I was searching for them, I discovered a Dark River."

’Su Luoluo had actually wanted to mention this place, too. The system had told her that Su Nuannuan used this route to get to the Island. She just hadn’t figured out how to bring it up yet and was surprised Bai Meng spoke up first.’

"A Dark River? Isn’t that at the bottom of the cliff? How did you get down there?" Su Yang asked, a little surprised.

Bai Meng rubbed his nose, a little embarrassed. "Previously, Luoluo asked me if I had seen Su Nuannuan’s body, so I went down to the bottom of the cliff to search."

Su Luoluo was surprised; she had only mentioned it casually that day and hadn’t expected Bai Meng to take it to heart.

Seeming to feel he’d been too obvious, Bai Meng quickly added, "And Su Zhao has been looking for Hong Shuang, so..."

Su Zhao, who had been zoned out, heard this, and his eyes lit up. "Then is it possible Hong Shuang is in the Dark River too?"

Su Luoluo, who knew Hong Shuang was dead, pursed her lips and ultimately said nothing.

’Sometimes, not telling someone the truth and giving them a little hope is for the best.’

With the problem solved, Su Yang made an immediate decision. "Alright, then. I’ll go discuss the migration with the clan."

Su Luoluo nodded, then looked at Si Cheng. "You need to tell them about this, too. I’m sorry for getting them dragged into this."

Si Cheng shook his head. "Don’t say that, leader. You’re the one who saved our lives. If it weren’t for you, we would have been long gone."

The matter was urgent, so Si Cheng left as soon as he finished speaking.

The other Beastmen, realizing the gravity of the situation, also dispersed to make their own preparations.

Su Luoluo thought for a moment. ’There’s still one more stumbling block. With Lan Ya’s personality, she might not agree to go. I should go see her.’

Who knew that what she saw would make her jaw drop.