Chapter 6: Whale Shark Clan Chief

Whale Shark Clan Chief

Xichong left with those two Beastman attendants.

The Black Butterfly Shell Beastman, who hadn't dared to say another word just moments ago, began to sigh repeatedly, his face filled with despair, "Sigh, I hope he didn't hold a grudge against me just now..."

He looked at Chaosheng and Baini with a dejected expression, "You two should just take the pearls and leave quickly."

"I sold the pearls to you, so don't make things difficult for me!"

Chaosheng looked at the lifeless-looking Black Butterfly Shell Beastman in confusion, "What do you mean by this?"

The Black Butterfly Shell Beastman looked at the puzzled Chaosheng, hung his head, and after a moment of silence, said to Chaosheng, "Xichong is the younger brother of the Whale Shark Clan Chief. If he is offended, I fear the Whale Shark Tribe will not easily sell the Sea Spirit Ginseng to us."

The Jingju Tribe is also a hegemon of the Polar Sea; the low-powered Black Butterfly Shell Beastman could not afford to offend either side and could only pray in his heart that they would be kind enough to let him go.

The Black Butterfly Shell Beastman now suddenly lost his luster; the black pearl was no longer bright.

Chaosheng felt a tug of distress in her heart, her lively purple eyes dimming. She looked at the Black Butterfly Shell Beastman with deep apology and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, I didn't know about this."

"If you need my help in the future, just come find me."

"Alright." The Black Butterfly Shell Beastman replied casually, taking it as mere polite talk. What could a criminal female exiled to the Polar Sea possibly help him with?

More than half of the Treasure Hunt had passed, and there were already many Beastmen on the island getting cozy with one another.

Baipei and Baiqi looked at Chaosheng and Baini, who were walking over while holding a bag of pearls, and smiled with understanding.

The Beastmen were bustling and discussing, and the Whale Shark Elder had already stepped onto the platform.

"Alright, now it is time for each tribe to buy our Sea Spirit Ginseng."

"Each tribe will offer Crystal Coins, and we will distribute the Sea Spirit Ginseng to you based on the amount of Crystal Coins."

Many tribes called out their Crystal Coin amounts, and the Whale Shark Elder directed the Beastmen to distribute the Sea Spirit Ginseng bit by bit.

The Sea Spirit Ginseng, which looked like a green radish, had gradually been distributed into the hands of the various tribes. The Beastmen all looked curiously at this treasure, which was said to be able to cleanse the Mental Sea.

"We offer five hundred Crystal Coins," Baipei called out.

"Distribute five to the Jingju..." The Whale Shark Elder was just directing the Beastmen to take five Sea Spirit Ginseng for the Jingju Tribe when he was interrupted by a familiar voice.

"No!" A cold and beautiful female stepped onto the stone platform. Her graceful body was wrapped in fine pearl gauze, faintly revealing beautiful abdominal muscles. Her face bore not a trace of expression; she was extremely cold.

She looked coldly toward the direction of the Jingju Tribe and said, "We will not sell Sea Spirit Ginseng to the Jingju Tribe."

Baipei's gentle brows furrowed, and she asked uncomprehendingly, "Why?"

Xizhi looked at Chaosheng, who was standing among the Jingju Tribe, her eyes filled with blatant dissatisfaction and hostility, "The Sea Spirit Ginseng is ours. We will sell it to whoever we want to sell it to, and we won't sell it to whoever we don't want to!"

Xizhi is the Clan Chief of the Whale Shark Clan in the Polar Sea. Unlike other Beastmen who are divided into several tribes, all Whale Shark Beastmen are united together and live as a clan.

Xizhi knew that Xichong had just had a small friction with them, but she didn't actually take it to heart.

But what really concerned her was that the female Xichong was fond of happened to be Rusui of the Mad Shark Tribe, and they were to be wed after this Treasure Hunt. Since this outsider Mermaid had now angered the Mad Shark Tribe, she had a position to take as an older sister.

Upon hearing this, Baipei's complexion sank in a flash. Although she didn't think much of that so-called Sea Spirit Ginseng, no Beastman in the Polar Sea had ever dared to make her lose face like this.

She looked serious and composed, "Clan Chief Xizhi can certainly choose not to sell to us."

"However..." Baipei paused threateningly, "I hope you can always possess such good things, and that they aren't snatched or stolen one day."

"I wonder if Clan Chief Xizhi will still be able to speak so boldly then?"

Over the years, Baipei had led the Jingju Tribe and rarely had conflicts with other tribes, to the point that people had almost forgotten the lethality of their Orca kind in the ocean.

Xizhi's eyes were gloomy, and her cold, beautiful features radiated chill, "Leader Bai is indeed powerful, but you should also know the principle that the few cannot defeat the many."

The atmosphere on the island solidified, becoming so heavy that people only dared to breathe softly, fearing that the war between these big figures would implicate them.

If the Sea Spirit Ginseng were truly useful, it would be one of a kind. At that time, it was highly possible that Xizhi would use the Sea Spirit Ginseng to drive other Beastmen to deal with the Jingju Tribe together.

Baipei lowered her head in silence, naturally understanding this principle as well.

Seeing Baipei suffer a setback, Chaosheng's heart sank inexplicably. She was not a fool; she feared the cause of this conflict still had to do with her.

She liked Baipei as an elder, and furthermore, she had already made up her mind to take Baini as her Beast Husband, so she should naturally help the Jingju Tribe.

Chaosheng raised her head, her eyes meeting the cold and arrogant Xizhi with determination, "To purify a polluted Mental Sea, besides the Sea Spirit Ginseng, there is actually another kind of treasure."

Since this was an ocean world, the medicinal herbs that originally grew in the sea should also be found here.

She did not want to expose the fact that she possessed Witch Power, but she could think of a way to help the Beastmen purify their Mental Seas, and incidentally, dampen the arrogance of this Whale Shark Clan Chief.

In her hazy memories, the image of a green-leafed seaweed vaguely emerged.

"Hah!" Xizhi looked at her with disdain, as if she had heard some joke. She looked at Chaosheng haughtily, "Oh, if you knew of such a treasure, why would you be driven out by the Mermaid Clan?"

The Mermaid of low character was lying again; unfortunately, she would not believe such a clumsy lie.

Chaosheng lowered her eyes and said calmly, "If you don't believe me, you are welcome to try me."

Xizhi curled her lips. It was no wonder such a female, full of lies, would be abandoned by her own clan and become a criminal female exiled to the Polar Sea.

Her eyes were cold, carrying a slight mockery, "You won't even say what it is? How do you expect us to believe you?"

"Why don't you answer me, what exactly is it?"

"Is it that your lie hasn't been made up yet?"

She indeed hadn't thought it through; there were many herbs that could have a purifying effect, but they might not all be found in the Polar Sea. However, Chaosheng did not show it on her face and replied calmly and softly, "If you don't want to believe it, then don't. I am just giving everyone an extra choice."

Then Chaosheng looked at the groups of standing Beastmen, her gaze pausing slightly on the most remote Black Butterfly Shell Beastman, her voice soft and convincing, "If any Beastmen who failed to buy the Sea Spirit Ginseng are willing to believe me, they can come to me to help them purify their Mental Seas."

Narrowing her sharp brows and eyes, Xizhi looked at her with a sinister gaze, "Are you trying to steal my business?"

"Fine, then from now on, I will set another rule."

"Any Beastman who wants to buy Sea Spirit Ginseng must not go to this Mermaid, and those who have gone to this Mermaid cannot come to our Whale Shark Clan to buy Sea Spirit Ginseng again."

As soon as Xizhi's words fell, it was almost met with a chorus of approval. The silent Beastmen, upon hearing this, immediately widened their eyes and sycophantically pledged their loyalty to Xizhi.

"Clan Chief Xizhi, it is enough for us to buy the Sea Spirit Ginseng."

"That's right, that's right, who would believe her? A shameless criminal female, there surely isn't a word of truth in her mouth!"

"She doesn't even tell us what it is, just saying she can purify the Mental Sea; that is too ridiculous..."

A figure slowly walked up to the Mad Shark Tribe; Rusui stepped onto the stone platform and stood beside Xizhi. Although her appearance did not match Xizhi's, her dark, bright eyes held a stubbornness, the corners of her mouth turned down in defiance, and she possessed a unique spirit.

"Our Mad Shark Tribe will set an example: from this day forward, we are only willing to use the Sea Spirit Ginseng provided by the Whale Shark Tribe."

"As for anyone who believes this guilty female and goes to her to purify their Mental Sea, they are going against our Mad Shark Tribe!"

In the crowd of Beastmen, Ruyao was full of disapproval and shouted anxiously to stop her, "Rusui!" Her intuition had been sharper than that of ordinary Beastmen since she was small, and now she felt a sense of growing unease; that Mermaid was definitely not simple! Moreover, if Baini really married her, then she would also become a Fifth Rank female beast in the future.

Rusui turned her head and looked at Ruyao in silence, the miserable state of Rutong's death appearing in her mind; if you, eldest sister, will not avenge Rutong, then I will!

She looked at Chaosheng with hatred and said, "This guilty female killed my younger sister Rutong; from now on, she is an enemy of our Mad Shark Tribe!"

Her face was ferocious as she stared fixedly at Chaosheng, telling her that this matter was not over!

Glares full of malice struck Chaosheng like sharp blades; feeling the prickling sensation on her back, Chaosheng stood alone, accepting the judgment of the gathered Beastmen.

"She actually killed a precious unmarried female?!"

"How vicious, no wonder she was exiled here by the Mermaid King..."

"There isn't a word of truth in this female's mouth; it's fortunate we didn't believe her words just now!"