PDLP Chapter 1016 In this beast-world novel, the queen's puppy is fierce and ruthless! 8
Chapter 1016 In this beast-world novel, the queen's puppy is fierce and ruthless! 8
Jiao Xi watched as her furry ears trembled slightly upon hearing the beastman's words, noticed the occasional flash of wariness in her golden eyes, and saw the shallow dimples that appeared at the corners of her mouth when she smiled.
Every single detail was like a carving knife, carving deep into his heart.
His previous indifference and arrogance towards the orc world vanished at this moment.
At this moment, he even forgot that he was a powerful figure in the Jiaolong clan, a rare talent, and that he had always disdained to pay attention to the trivial matters of land-dwelling races. At this moment, only one thought remained in his mind—to get closer to her, and even closer.
He wondered if her hands were as warm as they looked.
He also wondered if she would speak to him with a faint smile...
Once the thought popped into his head, it spread like wildfire, instantly entangling his entire mind. He even subconsciously folded his wings, wanting to land right in front of her.
The moment the ability to fly appeared, the little girl who had just been smiling at the orc next to her suddenly looked at the area of the sky where he was, a hint of vigilance and murderous intent flashing in her eyes.
This caused Jiao Xi to silently retreat back into the clouds, subconsciously concealing her figure.
It was that murderous glance from the girl that made Jiao Xi suddenly realize that they didn't seem to be from the same race.
While the six major clans are not exactly mortal enemies, they are not exactly on good terms either. Apart from occasional intermarriage between smaller clans, there is no precedent for intermarriage among their main beastmen groups.
Subconsciously, Jiao Xi had already begun to consider whether or not to help the Jiao Clan go to the Holy Land, even though he used to think that the Holy Land was more of a joke and that he would never go there to do such a boring thing.
However, all the orcs in this world deeply believed in it.
But then, Jiao Xi came to her senses. The girl leading the group at the front couldn't possibly be some beastman from a small tribe...
At this time, the Holy Land is opening, and those who can lead others there are either warriors or beings of an even higher level...
So, he can't win the competition on behalf of the Jiao Clan, otherwise, he'll become her enemy?
At this moment, the powerful dragon clan member, who was always willful and didn't even care about his father's words, froze in mid-air, his silver-blue eyes fixed on the snow-white figure, and even his breathing became lighter.
Miaomiao had sensed something watching her since the beginning, but when she looked around calmly, she didn't see any strange beastmen or anything unusual in the sky except for the occasional bird flying by.
Clearly, it wasn't some eagle-clan orc monitoring them from mid-air.
After Miaomiao looked away, Jiao Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did he realize that a thin layer of sweat had seeped out on his back.
As he watched the girl rejoin the procession, a slight smile involuntarily crept onto his lips, and his silver-blue eyes were almost overflowing with infatuation.
Jiao Xi did not leave.
At that moment, he didn't know what he was thinking; perhaps he just wanted to be closer to her.
He watched from mid-air as the group continued forward, quickly reaching a hundred meters away. The speed was so fast that it seemed as if the snow-white figure would disappear into the depths of the dense forest again in the blink of an eye.
Without a moment's hesitation, Jiao Xi decisively folded its wings and slowly descended from mid-air, landing in a dense forest a few hundred meters away from the group.
The Jiaolong clan are born to be the kings of the water, just as the Cangying clan are the kings of the sky.
Their control over water far surpasses that of other races, not to mention Jiao Xi, who was rumored to be the first beastman to revert to his ancestral form from birth. With just a slight movement of his fingertips, the water vapor in the surrounding air gathered into a transparent water film, enveloping his entire body.
This water membrane not only isolates his aura but also subtly eliminates the sound of his footsteps. Even if he is only ten meters behind the group, it is enough to deal with the less perceptive orcs.
But now, he doesn't want to be an enemy of the team ahead. He just wants to get closer to her and find a way to truly get close to her in the meantime. However, ever since he learned that they cannot marry, he subconsciously knows that he cannot reveal his identity as a Jiaoren in front of her.
After concealing himself, Jiao Xi took a step forward, following the group a few hundred meters behind like a devout follower.
His gaze remained fixed on the occasional glimpse of white in the ranks ahead, watching the tiger-tribe beastmen cautiously advance, while she skipped and hopped along, seemingly without the slightest worry.
Through the occasional gaps, he could even see her fair feet stepping on the weeds, so beautiful that his Adam's apple bobbed. He felt both thirsty and hungry, yet he couldn't understand why he was behaving so strangely.
Even among the reckless python race, he had rarely heard of any instances of orcs eating other orcs...
Jiao Xi frowned secretly, but he also had a vague feeling that he didn't really want to eat her, yet the desire deep in his heart was a little too strong.
Miaomiao felt as if something was watching her from behind, but when she turned around, there was nothing there. She could only quietly inform Hu Lie beside her that going to Jinqiao might be dangerous, and there might even be unseen troubles. She had to be more careful.
"My lord, ahead lies a Black Wind Forest. According to our brothers who have hunted here before, there is a lot of poisonous miasma in it. Should we send the deer clan's guards to scout ahead first?"
In the group, Hu Lie suddenly asked.
They walked from the height of sunlight until dusk, when the sky was already beginning to darken.
Miaomiao stood still, glanced at the dark forest not far away, and nodded.
She brought not only tiger warriors with her this time, but also a few orcs from other tribes, which was what the elders meant by making the best use of resources.
As the first few guards stepped forward and left, Miaomiao quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Traveling in the dark, if you were to encounter a python coiling around you, that would be the most terrifying thing ever.
Jiao Xi paused in his tracks, the sound he heard making him feel somewhat incredulous, yet also as if it were the right thing to do.
It turns out that the orc emitting the pleasant scent was the king of this tribe.
It turns out she wasn't a warrior of the Tiger Clan, but actually the Tiger Clan's queen?
The kings of the six major clans are not hereditary; each king is the strongest member of his clan.
They all bear the responsibility for the survival of their people.
Although the Jiaolong Clan and the Tiger Clan have never had a direct conflict because they are located in different regions, they are competitors in the Holy Land competition because they belong to different groups. In other words, they are also considered enemies.
He had been debating whether to represent the Jiao Clan in the competition, but now he realized that he couldn't afford to get involved with this opposing force.
Or, betray the Jiaolong clan?
The thought suddenly popped into his head, startling even himself.
He is a powerful figure that the Jiao clan has only seen once in a thousand years, and he is the hope of the clan. His father and the elders all place high hopes on him.
But the thought of being at odds with the girl in front of him, and having no future with her because of the custom of not intermarrying between major clans, filled him with a strong sense of resistance...