mtl008 Chapter 324 The Aura of Beasts
Chapter 324 The Aura of Beasts
Her head was spinning, and she still felt the warmth of the newborn cub in her arms.
The old witch doctor looked down on her good-for-nothing appearance.
Ying Shen and Ying Xu
"Young clan leader, don't you have any ideas?"
"What are your thoughts?" Besides envy, what else could she be thinking?
The old witch doctor pulled her into a corner.
"Young clan leader, don't you think about it? Shen Ji has always been disobedient to your discipline. In this case, if she hadn't begged the eldest clan leader to insist on forming a pact with Lord Tai Lin, there wouldn't be this mess now."
"Why bring this up? Besides, forming a pact with the Taihao clan is beneficial and has no drawbacks, and Mother is very supportive of it."
Seeing that she had misunderstood, the old witch doctor reminded her again.
"Young clan leader, what do you think about Lord Yingxu and Lady Ji forming a sworn brotherhood?"
"Are you kidding me?" Yingrong wanted to laugh. "I'm Yunyun's foster mother. Isn't this messing up the generations?"
“At this point, why bother with these formalities? I heard that the Lady Consort has formed a pact with the Ying clan of Beihai, and the children she gave birth to were adopted by her father’s family. If Yingxu is lucky enough to have the Lady Consort have a few more children, it wouldn’t matter if one was adopted.”
"You...you mean..."
Yingrong's breath caught in her throat.
The old witch doctor was not surprised by her reaction.
Who wouldn't be tempted by such a thing? She's not of high enough status, otherwise she would have shamelessly tried to force her grandson into it.
"After the adoption, the young clan leader will personally raise the child, and he will surely be more intelligent and sensible than Consort Shen in the future."
That's natural!
Ying Rong thought.
If she had children, she certainly wouldn't abandon them like her cousin did.
She will carefully teach her how to conduct herself in society and impart principles, so that she can succeed the clan in the future and be capable of shouldering the responsibility of the clan leader.
Yingrong took a deep breath.
Just thinking about it brings tears to her eyes; how could she not be moved?
"Can this work?"
Yingrong was worried. Yingxu was impetuous and wild. Could he really be likable?
"Lord Yingxu may act recklessly at home, but he is quite well-mannered outside. Moreover, his father's clan is the Taihao clan, and he inherited three-tenths of the fox clan's appearance. How could the concubine not be tempted?"
"If that's the case, then that would be for the best."
Yingrong could no longer sit still.
I felt like I had something to look forward to in life.
She walked briskly and went to the greenhouse again. She placed all eight eggs in the nest and became happier and happier as she looked at them.
She doesn't need many, just one would be enough.
Just one, one is enough.
......
"Young Chieftain," a slave called from outside the door, "the Chieftain requests your presence."
Yingrong woke up groggily.
She watched over Mu Yunyun for three days and three nights, and last night she actually fell asleep while watching the cubs.
The greenhouse was very hot, and when she got up, she felt sticky all over.
"Young patriarch."
"Young patriarch."
The slave shouted a few more times.
Yingrong looked impatient. Her mother had called her over because of Taihao's matter.
"I know, why are you rushing me?" She walked out, glancing at the slave. "I'll go change my clothes and then I'll come over."
"Young clan leader, you'd better hurry up, or we'll keep Taihao Clan waiting."
"If you keep nagging, I'll throw you into the South China Sea to feed the fish."
Little slave: "......"
......
Yingrong certainly knew the gravity of the situation.
She changed her clothes and went to the front hall, where Taihao's people had already arrived.
The most outstanding young members of the Divine Mountain Fox Clan, who worship the Taihao Clan, have all reached the pinnacle of the Great Realm.
They sat there, their expressions arrogant, while the patriarch of the Yingzhao clan could only sit at the head of the table and force a smile, his old face growing sore from smiling.
"Mother."
Yingrong accepted a gift.
"Rong'er, come and sit down."
The clan chief waved to her.
Yingrong lifted her skirt and sat down, and the slaves promptly served her tea.
She didn't seem inclined to drink it; she simply asked with concern.
"I heard you were all seriously injured. Are you all well now?"
"Let's skip the pleasantries and get down to business."
The speaker was named Taiheng. His mother's clan was the Red Fox Clan. He had served his clan diligently for many years, and he had reached the Great Realm early on. Among his generation, he was the most talented, and the other junior disciples respected him.
"The theft of the spirit bone was indeed an accident. As you all know, this formation is a tenth-order formation. Anyone who can break this formation..." Ying Rong smiled, "is probably unique in the entire Nine Provinces and Four Seas. If we really investigate this, it will make everyone look bad."
"What do you mean by that?" The junior disciples were so angry they almost jumped up. "Are you saying that the person who broke the formation has a grudge against my Taihao clan, which is why they stole the spirit bone?"
"What a joke! If that's the case, let me ask you: you invited Lord Tailin to come here to recuperate with the spirit bone, so why did you allow outsiders into the mountain?"
"That's right, you're the thief crying 'stop thief!' You stole the spirit bones first, then broke the formation, and now you're turning around and accusing us! If we hadn't discovered it early on, we probably would have been fooled by you!"
"Why waste so much breath on them? We should bring that foreigner here, interrogate him personally, and torture him severely. He'll surely spill the beans."
"How dare you!" Ying Rong's face darkened. "I concealed this matter first, why take it out on others!"
"Young clan leader, your words are biased. You previously said that my Taihao clan caused trouble and lost the spiritual bone. Now, you remain silent about the outside clans entering the mountain. What kind of logic is that?"
Yingrong took a deep breath.
These damned foxes are too unreasonable and irrational. She can't argue with them and can only accept her bad luck.
But to suggest that they hand over Mu Yunyun to them for interrogation is out of the question.
Even if Yunyun were still unconscious, she would never let her get involved in this matter, not even if she were fully conscious.
"The spirit bone is gone, so be it. As for the matter of forming a pact, let's pretend our clan never mentioned it. Are you all satisfied now?"
"No! I don't agree!"
A scream made everyone turn around.
Ying-yu rushed in, her face turning pale with anger.
"I heard everything! It was the Snow Weasel Clan who stole the spirit bone! Why should Mother cover for her?" She turned around and said, "Guards, bring that lowly outsider here and beat her severely! Don't be afraid she won't behave!"
"Yu'er, shut up!" Yingrong wanted someone to take her away.
How could Ying-yu agree to that!
"Mother, you first secretly let the foreign tribes into the mountains, and now you have the nerve to break the agreement on my behalf?"
"you!"
Yingyu didn't want to waste time arguing with her.
This contract was finalized long ago.
The women of the other clans were incredibly envious.
Moreover, she had long admired Tai Lin, and if Tai Hao hadn't been driven out of the sacred mountain, she wouldn't have had this opportunity.
To quell Taihao's anger, even killing someone would be justified!
The slaves looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.
After weighing the pros and cons, the clan chief nodded and said, "Let's do as Shenji said and invite the person over first. If it's really a misunderstanding, that would be best."
"Mother, you've gone mad!"
Yingrong was extremely anxious, and her mother was completely confused.
This is a family matter; how could it involve outsiders?
"Clan Chief, the Mu Clan has sent people."
Outside the door, the little slave bowed and crawled on the ground.
Ying Rong frowned.
"Yunyun is awake?"
“He is the lady’s companion,” the little slave said. “He said he came to visit the lady, and to be on the proper terms, he first came to pay his respects to the clan chief.”
"I'll go see him."
Family scandals should not be aired in public, and Yingrong was too ashamed to talk about it with outsiders.
"Wait!" Yingyu stopped her and said to the little slave, "Invite her in first, and she'll come when the time comes."
"Zhen'er!" Yingrong could hardly believe how ruthless she could be.
The young slave hesitated, glancing at the clan leader.
The patriarch nodded slightly.
The person was quickly invited in.
The old doctor followed behind Shaoyi, feeling quite puzzled.
Why are there so many people?
He seemed quite nonchalant, intending to go see Yunyun after saying hello. He wondered how Yunyun was doing, whether she had given birth to the cubs, and how worried he was.
and many more.
He sniffed again.
What's that smell? It's so pungent!
The old mountain doctor looks up.
Hey, the little fox clan of the sacred mountain.
Is this the legendary Taihao clan?
Tsk tsk tsk, he really is handsome.
Here.
The little foxes started to get restless.
As everyone knows, the fox clan of Shenshan worships their ancestral clan, Taihao.
Taihao clan belongs to the lineage of spirit fox.
What is a spirit fox?
Those were divine beasts born from the spiritual energy that nurtured them at the beginning of the universe.
And what about the divine bird, the Azure Phoenix?
Born with heaven and earth.
They are all of the same lineage as mythical beasts.
The difference in status and position between divine beasts and mountain beasts is enormous.
Moreover, beasts exchange their auras with each other.
Even though Shao Yi tried her best to suppress it, these little brats still couldn't stand it. They were all sitting on pins and needles, and the hair on their bodies stood up.
Shaoyi never expected to run into Taihao here.
He stepped forward and bowed.
"The Mu family of Yuanzhou has come to pay a special visit to the clan leader."
The clan leader was unaware of the subtle communication between the beasts.
She simply nodded and smiled: "Please sit down and have some tea first."
Shao Yi didn't want to drink, and he was about to politely decline when Ying Yu interrupted him.
"Why be so polite to this lowly foreigner? His partner did such a shameful thing, he should know about it too."
The little foxes were dumbfounded.
I was so scared I almost flew out of my skin.
Hey Hey hey.
What a lowly foreign race!
Don't kill!
The old doctor was the first to complain.
"What does this lady mean?"
Yingyu scoffed, her face full of disgust: "Someone stole our clan's spiritual bones, and we are about to arrest and interrogate them."
"Interrogation?" Shao Yi asked as if she had heard a joke: "May I ask this lady how she intends to conduct the interrogation?"
Yingyu didn't look at him, but instead looked at Taihao, her face full of sincerity.
"Naturally, we'll use severe torture. If the evidence is conclusive, we'll kill him immediately. We certainly won't let the adults down."
Upon hearing this, the fox cubs jumped up.
"This matter must be a misunderstanding. The young clan leader has also said that the matter of forming a pact is off, and we do not wish to pursue it any further."
"Yes, yes, we won't pursue it, we won't pursue it."
"Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings."
It was so scary.
Who will be killed?
Who are you going to kill?
Did you kill the mate of the divine bird, the Azure Phoenix?
If you want to die, then die!
Even if they're tired of living, we can't drag them down with us!
Yingyu was not about to give up.
"Guards, seize him!"
Yingrong was extremely anxious and quickly pleaded, "Mother, as I just said, Yunyun has just given birth and hasn't woken up yet. Even if we want to ask, can't we wait until she wakes up and recovers before asking?"
what!
The old doctor was shocked.
"You said our clan leader just had a cub?" He was furious. "Why didn't you say so sooner? Come on, take us to see it."
"Who dares to leave!" Yingyu stopped them.
"Don't be presumptuous!"
The little fox clan was startled, and even their spiritual energy was forced out.
As the spiritual energy swept across the area, Yingzi's knees buckled, and she knelt down.
"You're blocking an old man's way, do you have a death wish?!"
The little foxes all stood up and chased after it.
They are young, but incredibly curious.
They had long heard of the divine bird, the Azure Phoenix.
I heard that he was born within the Nine Provinces, not on the sacred mountain.
It should be known that the spiritual energy in the Nine Provinces is scarce. The divine bird Qingluan survived nine tribulations of lightning in such a scarce spiritual energy to reach the top of the Great Realm and even broke through the lifespan limit to live for tens of thousands of years. It is simply a role model for us.
Every family ancestor would recount this matter again and again, finally encouraging them to cultivate diligently before finally giving up.
They had heard tales of the divine bird Qingluan since childhood, and now that they had seen the real thing, how could they not be excited?
The young fanboy completely forgot about the spirit bone.
"Sir, the little fox cubs are catching up." The old doctor smelled the scent; it was pungent and strong.
Why bother with them?
Shaoyi didn't want to argue with a bunch of kids.
He was only worried about her.
I'm afraid something might happen to her.
......
"Lord Shaoyi!"
Bai Sang'er was surprised to see Shao Yi. She quickly ran out and offered her congratulations.
“The clan leader just gave birth to a cub last night and is still very weak and hasn’t woken up yet.” She smiled. “The clan leader gave birth to eight cubs, but Lady Shaoyi’s cub is the strongest. You’ll have to take care of it from now on.”
Whether it's a cub or not is unimportant.
Shaoyi stepped inside: "I'll go take a look."
Old Mountain Doctor was overjoyed; Yunyun gave birth again, and it was their adult child!
Their children are naturally strong and healthy.
"what?"
However, as soon as he entered the house, he sensed that something was amiss.
"What's wrong?" Shao Yi's heart tightened.
The old doctor rubbed his eyes.
"My lord, this..."
He seemed a little incredulous.
"The Clan Chief's Rejuvenating Pill has a stable effect..."
"What do you mean?"
The old doctor looked around.
Seeing that Bai Sang'er was not there, he quickly spoke up.
"Previously, the effects of the medicine in the patriarch's body were precarious, but now, the effects have stabilized."
"really?"
"I always feel that the effects of this medicine are due to human intervention."
Now, it's as if people are using spiritual energy to enhance the medicinal effects.
"You mean Ying Hua?" Shao Yi frowned.
"I've heard that Lord Yinghua has dual wood and fire spiritual veins, at the peak of the eighth rank. This can indeed alleviate the instability of the medicine's effects, but it's far from enough."
"Is it a spirit bone?"
"That's right, the spirit bone!"
The old doctor realized what was happening.
"That explains it. When the patriarch gave birth, he consumed a lot of spiritual energy, causing his Qi Sea to become stagnant. After Lord Ying Hua used spiritual energy to stabilize his Qi Sea, the patriarch himself absorbed a lot of spiritual energy to replenish it, which is why he was out of danger."
So, in that case...
Lord Yinghua knows about the Rejuvenating Pill?
"It's good that everyone is alright." Shaoyi concluded, not wanting to dwell on the matter.
The old doctor nodded: "Yes, yes, it's good that the clan leader is alright."
He looked out the window again.
"Sir, what should we do with these fox cubs?"
They kept saying that Yunyun had stolen the spirit bone.
Don't they know what kind of person Yunyun is?
Shaoyi stepped out.
"Let's go and ask."
They're out! They're out!
The little foxes were startled and instantly stood up straight.