Chapter 69: Lianxun's Death

Lianxun's death.

Lianxun crawled on the sandy ground, coughing violently, which tugged at the wounds on his face and caused blood to seep out again.

"Ah!"

Lianxun let out a cry of pain, and a ripple of emotion appeared on Baiqi's numb face as she anxiously patted his back, "Xun, what's wrong with you?"

"Mate, it hurts so much..."

"Enough!"

Baipei spat out these words coldly, her eyes filled with deep disgust as she looked at Lianxun, "You like using poison, don't you?"

"I spent five hundred gold coins to buy this from a Hydra Beastman."

Baipei gestured lightly, and a Sea Beastman walked in front of Lianxun holding a specially made Sea Gourd, grabbed his chin forcefully, and then poured the mucus inside the gourd onto Lianxun's face.

"Ahhh!"

"What is this?!"

As soon as the wounds on his face touched the toxic mucus, they immediately began to swell, and his thin, frail body began to tremble uncontrollably, "Aha... Mate, it hurts so much..."

Baiqi looked at Baipei imploringly, "Mother, Xun is at fault."

"He deserves to die, but please, give him a quick end!"

"Don't torture him like this..."

"Torture him?" A deep anger appeared on Baipei's face; she looked at Baiqi, and the affection of the past was long gone from her eyes.

Her left hand moved slightly, and a burst of power struck Baiqi's abdomen, causing Baiqi to double over in pain, "Ah..."

"He poisoned Baini, making Baini suffer the pain of the Shelan Grass and nearly lose his life."

"He pushed Baili and Yake off the Black Rift Valley, making them suffer the agony of a Mental Sea Riot, and they also nearly lost their lives."

"Baiqi, this is the Beastman you love!"

"It wasn't enough to harm your brothers; are you planning to harm me next?"

"No... it's not like that..." Baiqi retorted weakly, but seemingly aware of how pale and powerless her defense was, she consciously shut her mouth and said nothing more.

"Ahhh... ah!"

Lianxun was already lying on the ground in agony, his body twitching and rolling uncontrollably, his voice calling out hoarsely; he called to his Mate for help, but he was in too much pain to say any other words.

He really hadn't meant to harm his Mate's brothers; that time with Baini, he truly didn't know that an ordinary piece of grass could be so powerful.

This time, he just wanted to kill those two damned Male Beastmen.

He didn't know Baili would come.

Baipei had heard enough of Lianxun's cries, and a flash of killing intent crossed her black eyes; a Wind Blade struck Lianxun's heart fiercely, finishing him off.

Baiqi's heart pounded, and she looked at the lifeless Lianxun in disbelief; the Beastman who had been fine just a moment ago was now gone?

Before she could recover, Baipei's cold voice fell once again.

"Baiqi, the Jingju Tribe can no longer accommodate you."

"Commit suicide."

What?! Baiqi raised her head in shock, looking at the mother who had doted on her for many years, wondering if she had just misheard.

How could her mother want her dead?

"Sister..." Baini couldn't help but call out, his eyes struggling; he hadn't expected his mother to be so determined this time.

Chaosheng took in Baini's expression and asked tentatively, "Baini, do you want to save her?"

"I..." Baini looked at the disheveled Baiqi, feeling that she was far removed from the gentle and refined sister in his memory; he lowered his eyes, his tone dejected and lost, "I don't know."

"Baiqi, do you want me to do it myself?"

Baipei's gaze was indifferent, as if the person about to die was not her own biological daughter.

Even though she was a mother, she was even more so the Leader of the Jingju Tribe, and she had tolerated Baiqi too many times.

This time, she could not and did not want to tolerate it any longer.

"I..." Baiqi stared blankly at Baipei, her face full of disbelief; did her mother really want her to die?

She had already lost the love of her heart; wasn't that enough?

Then her gaze fell on the head-bowed Baini, as if she had grabbed a straw to save her life, "A-Ni!"

"A-Ni, say something!"

"Do you want your sister to die too?"

"Have you forgotten who used to look after you?"

Yes, yes, A-Ni would definitely not let her die; A-Ni was a Seventh-tier Beastman now, and Mother would spare her this time for A-Ni's sake.

Baini kept his head down, his eyelashes trembling slightly, biting his lip, not daring to look at Baiqi.

A cool hand reached out, and a shadow fell over her; Chaosheng stepped forward, blocking the space between Baiqi and Baini.

"Sister, didn't you love Lianxun very much?"

"He is dead now, why don't you go keep him company?"

"You..." Baiqi sank her face, looking at Chaosheng with hostility; how dare she speak to her like that?

She was, after all, the sister of her Beast Husband.

Hadn't Lianxun said before that this was truly a vicious female?

"Let me talk to A-Ni."

Chaosheng stood firmly in front of Baini, her crystal-like eyes flashing with cold light, "No, I won't give you that chance."

"Since we were married, have you ever come to see Baini once?"

"No."

"The few times you sought me and Baini out, it was only to have me marry into your family so you could increase your bargaining chips to inherit the position of Leader."

"Perhaps you truly loved Baini once, but now you merely view Baini as a tool you can use at will; why bother bringing up past affections?!"

Her abdomen churned with agonizing pain; Baiqi's face was deathly pale, and fine beads of sweat seeped from her forehead, quickly merging with the seawater.

She clutched her stomach and screamed heart-wrenchingly, "What do you know?"

"My success in becoming the Leader was also for A-Ni's own good; do you think I wouldn't care for my own younger brother after becoming the Leader?"

"Besides, having you marry into the family as a matrilocal husband was also for A-Ni's own good!"

"Once you became a matrilocal husband, you naturally wouldn't dare to beat or scold Baini at will like those other Female Beastmen."

"I am naturally considering things for his sake."

Even if she had mixed in her own selfish motives, she was still doing it for A-Ni.

She had only done these things after confirming they would be beneficial to A-Ni.

"Forget it." Baini suddenly raised his head, his round black eyes dim and helpless, looking pleadingly at Baipei, "Mother, let my sister go this one time."

"Before my sister met Lianxun, she was very good."

"Now that Lianxun is dead, it would be good to give her a chance; perhaps she will return to how she used to be."

Baipei listened quietly until the end, then looked at Chaosheng with an inscrutable expression: "Do you think so too?"

Chaosheng tugged at the corners of her mouth, her expression strained, "If this is Baini's wish, I will respect it."

Just then, Yake pulled Yazhu to kneel one step behind Baiqi, "Please, Leader, show mercy; we do not wish to lose our Mate."

Ever since they married, Male Beastmen have been forever bound to Female Beastmen, especially Male Beastmen with abilities like theirs; the bond between them and the Female Beastmen cannot be severed.

If Baiqi died, no other Female Beastman would be willing to accept them.