Chapter 65: Waking Up

Waking Up

"Am I still alive?" Yake sat up with an expression of disbelief, touching his aching head in a daze. "I actually... didn't die?"

Yake looked at Yazhu with joy and began to slowly recall what happened before he lost consciousness.

It seemed he had been taking Brother Baili to find their Mate.

As a result, something pushed him at the edge of the rift, and then he fell into the Black Rift Valley.

Then, a large amount of Black Filth at the bottom of the valley entered his Mental Sea, and he lost consciousness.

Oh, right!

Brother Baili!

"How is Brother Baili?"

"Hmm?" Baini reacted instinctively, as if by reflex, before realizing that Yake was calling for his older brother.

His older brother was born early, and their mother named him Baili.

Later, after Baini was born, he was only given a nickname, with plans to give him a formal name after he could speak.

As it turned out, during that period, Baini's father died in an accident.

To commemorate him, Baipei named this son Baini.

Baipei, Niying.

Baini reined in his wandering thoughts and said distractedly, "He hasn't woken up yet."

Only then did Yake notice Baili lying beside him and asked nervously, "What happened to him?"

"Will he be alright?"

Yake had an honest and thick-featured appearance, with somewhat rugged facial contours and large, sturdy muscles on his body.

It was clearly the opposite of what Baiqi liked, though it was unknown if it was intentional or unintentional.

Yazhu looked five parts like Yake, only with two parts less ruggedness and a bit more innocence and youthfulness on his face.

"It's alright, brother."

Yazhu's voice was thin, carrying the crispness unique to a youth. "Chaosheng the female said he will wake up later."

Chaosheng... the female?

Yake looked at that young female among the circle of Beastmen, besides Baipei.

Her flowing purple long hair blocked half of her face; her slightly exposed chin and lips had beautiful lines, and her gently swaying tail shimmered with golden light.

At a glance, she was an extremely beautiful female.

He had heard of her; she was a female who doted on her Beast Husbands very much.

Male Beastmen would also compare themselves to one another, comparing whose Mate doted on them more.

And although Baini was no longer in the Jingju Tribe, there were still many Beastmen in the Tribe who would talk about him.

It was said he married a criminal female who had been exiled, but in reality, that female was beautiful and capable, and she especially doted on Baini.

Whatever Baini requested, she would almost always satisfy.

Moreover, she was not fickle; up until now, she had only taken those two Beast Husbands, and he hadn't seen her take any other Male Beastmen since.

Such a female was truly rare; powerful females in high positions were always fickle, such as Xizhi, such as Baipei, and such as the female Leaders of many Tribes.

Those females who only took one or two Beast Husbands mostly had no ability, because they couldn't take better Male Beastmen.

So they just took one or two to save themselves the trouble.

Some greedy females took a bunch of useless Beast Husbands, without their own abilities increasing in the slightest, and still had to constantly breed the next generation for her Beast Husbands.

If they didn't have the ability to suppress so many Beast Husbands, they might even be controlled by the Male Beastmen in turn.

How could a proud female endure that?

Chaosheng noticed Yake's gaze, tilted her head, and opened her eyes slightly. "Hmm?"

Her soul-stirring beauty was revealed from her seaweed-like purple hair; Yake's breathing stopped involuntarily. Such... such a beautiful female.

He then realized what he was thinking and lowered his head in shame.

A cold gaze struck him, looking at him as if looking at a dead beast.

A tall figure stepped slightly forward, blocking the line of sight between Yake and Chaosheng.

It was Yinxu.

Chaosheng's Beast Husband.

Yake kept his head down in shame; as a fellow Male Beastman, he smelled a dangerous aura on him.

"Hey!"

"Look, Brother Baili seems to have woken up!"

Yazhu called out excitedly; he saw Baili's fingers move.

Baili's tightly closed eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes.

"Lier, you've finally woken up!"

Baipei looked at the bloodless, listless Baili with worry and asked with concern, "Lier, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

A pale and gentle smile hung on the corners of Baili's mouth. "I'm fine, Mother."

"Sheng!" Baipei looked at Chaosheng and said anxiously, "Sheng, does Lier waking up mean he's alright?"

"Mm." Chaosheng nodded slightly, her tone earnest. "He will be fine after he goes back and gets a good rest."

Hearing this, Baipei finally let out a sigh of relief, her heavy mood easing. Seeming to think of something, her gentle black eyes took on two parts of severity.

"Lier, don't worry."

"Mother will definitely avenge you!"

"Once I find him, I will definitely torture him to death!"

Baili's expression froze, and his throbbing brain began to recall the final scene.

"Go to hell!"

A force came from behind, and just as he was about to turn his head, he was pushed down.

He vaguely remembered that the Beastman seemed to be wearing yellow-green beast-hide clothing.

Yellow-green...?

Wasn't that voice Lianxun's?

He confirmed with Baipei, "Is the Beastman who harmed us Lianxun?"

Upon hearing this name, Baipei's expression turned cold for a moment, "Yes, it is him!"

"Yes, brother," Yazhu said, kneeling beside Yake, "it was that hateful Beastman who harmed you both."

"But rest assured, Mother has already sent Beastmen to capture him."

Sent to capture him?

Yake looked around, finally realizing one important Beastman was missing, and his thick lips parted, "Mate..."

Where did Mate go?

No need to guess, she probably went to look for him too.

Or perhaps she is just hiding him to protect him.

Mate loves him so much; even though he committed such a grave mistake, she is helping him as always.

"Are you asking about Baiqi?" Baipei asked, "I don't know where she went off to fool around."

"She probably went to find Lianxun."

Yake lowered his head in desolation, not saying a word.

Yazhu pouted, her eyes moist, "Did Mate go to find him again?"

"This time he harmed brother, is Mate still going to help him?"

"Forget about her," Baipei said in a flat tone, only her slightly lowered eyes revealing a trace of disappointment, "If she makes the wrong decision again, I will act as if I never had this daughter."

Afterwards, she said soothingly to Yakeyazhu, "Rest assured."

"If that day truly comes, I will have you two separated first."

"Afterwards, I will take you as my foster sons, if you are willing."

As soon as Baipei's voice fell, the entire Ice Cave went quiet.

Yake kept his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.

Yazhu was already crying sadly, sobbing.

"Mother, if Lianxun is caught, please inform us as well."

Chaosheng said to Baipei, her star-bright eyes flashing with an inexplicable dark light, the corners of her mouth curling slightly, her voice slightly deep, "We have a score to settle with him too."

Baipei looked meaningfully at Baini, who was sitting there drowsily, a flash of pain passing through her eyes.