Chapter 195: The News Spreads

Chapter 195: Chapter 195: The News Spreads

As Shangguan Yulan spoke, Qu Yilin and the other women grew increasingly nervous. After all, even though the Eighth King General had made it sound simple, they knew better.

It couldn’t have been that effortless!

After all!

What kind of Exotic Beast were they talking about!

This was a King-level Beast!

The strongest of the strong!

How could killing such a powerful Exotic Beast possibly be that simple!

Even their husband must have expended a great deal of effort!

But their biggest worry right now wasn’t that. It was Ye Yunyi’s whereabouts!

Seeing their questioning gazes,

the Eighth King General said, "I had help from another King General who returned with me to slay the Exotic Beast. That King General invited Ye Yunyi to another barrier."

Her words

served as a sort of explanation.

Then, Shangguan Yulan studied their faces. None of them seemed to believe her.

After all, he’d suddenly left right after a major battle, paying no mind to his wife who was on the verge of giving birth.

Something didn’t seem right.

Especially after she’d just described how dangerous the fight had been.

Shangguan Yulan’s mind raced. After a moment, she added, "That King General said they wanted to arrange a marriage for him, so he eagerly went along. He should be back before long."

At her words,

everyone’s expression shifted to one of sudden understanding.

Even Qu Yilin and the others nodded.

They all wore looks that said, ’Ah, so that’s what happened.’

The Eighth King General was speechless. ’Ye Yunyi, just look at the impression you’ve left on everyone.’

’To think I actually got away with such a ridiculous excuse!’

"Alright, everyone, let’s clean up the battlefield!"

Seeing their expressions, Shangguan Yulan breathed a sigh of relief.

However, there was still a lot of work to do.

She then ordered everyone to carry the King-level Beast’s corpse inside.

While they cleaned the battlefield and processed the Exotic Beast,

news of what had happened at the Cyan Ink Barrier began to spread.

「Half a day later.」

Over here,

Shangguan Yulan had finished processing the Fire Flood Dragon.

She then headed for the manor.

Zhou Huaiwei and the others opened the door.

Shangguan Yulan looked at Zhou Huaiwei.

Her belly was quite large now; she looked ready to give birth any day.

"Eighth King General, please come in."

Zhou Huaiwei said, inviting her inside.

The Eighth King General clapped her hands.

Behind her, a squad from the Alliance Guard Army entered.

They placed everything in the middle of the manor.

Foremost among the items was a massive Crystal Core!

Everyone stared at the Crystal Core, which was half as tall as a person, their mouths falling open as they gasped.

’This Crystal Core is huge!’

Qu Yilin’s eye twitched as she looked at the core. "The Crystal Core of a King-level Beast!"

Then, more members of the Alliance Guard Army came in.

They carried in the Fire Flood Dragon’s scales and meat!

All of its useful parts were placed inside the manor.

Shangguan Yulan watched. This was every useful part she had harvested from the Fire Flood Dragon.

She had planned to keep some for herself, but now she decided against it. ’I’ll just give it all to Ye Yunyi.’

’After all, Ye Yunyi was the one who killed the Fire Flood Dragon, and given his current situation...’

"These are all for you. When Ye Yunyi gets back, have him take a look."

Shangguan Yulan said, not forgetting to see her act through to the end with another lie.

"Okay. When my husband returns, I’ll have him pay you a visit."

Zhou Huaiwei walked over to the Crystal Core to get a better look.

The next moment!

Zhou Huaiwei felt the child in her womb...

...seem to stop absorbing the power from the Crystal Core in her sachet, turning its attention to the power of the King-level Beast’s Crystal Core instead.

"You little glutton."

Zhou Huaiwei said fondly, rubbing her belly.

The sight made Shangguan Yulan’s heart feel even heavier.

’Looks like I’ll have to take good care of Ye Yunyi’s wives from now on.’

「Meanwhile.」

「Within the Evergreen Barrier.」

Yu Bingyan and Fu Huiyu were listening to recent hunting reports from the Patriarchs. The hunting grounds had all been extended much farther out.

Although the Patriarchs’ hauls weren’t large, it at least demonstrated the success of the last joint hunt. A bountiful harvest was predicated on a safe environment, after all.

If the area wasn’t safe, what good was any prize?

"It looks like the last joint hunt will keep the Evergreen Barrier safe for a long time!"

"I feel like we pushed a bit too far last time. Ye Yunyi’s group, you could say they completely shattered the Exotic Beasts, clearing a path way too far out!"

Fu Huiyu mused, "Now we don’t have to worry so much. We could even visit some other barriers soon."

"True. It seems the newly recruited Alliance Guard Army is about to begin training."

Her words

made Yu Bingyan pause.

Then she remembered something.

They were forming this new Alliance Guard Army as a force to protect the barriers, and of course, it would fall under the direct command of a King General!

Training a new Alliance Guard Army now meant there must be a candidate for a new King General!

"So who’s the candidate for Tenth King General?"

Yu Bingyan asked, then ventured a guess, "If I’m not mistaken, it’s Ren Jingyi, the daughter of the Fifth King General, Ren Tianxing, isn’t it?"

"You guessed right. That girl is a bit younger than us and already at the Half-Step King Level. It shouldn’t be long before she breaks through to King Level. When that happens, the newly trained Alliance Guard Army will likely be hers to command."

"If you ask me, Ye Yunyi would be a better choice for Tenth King General. I feel like that guy is way more formidable than that little brat Ren Jingyi."

Yu Bingyan said, giving Ye Yunyi high praise.

Fu Huiyu nodded as she listened. However, it was hard to say who was actually stronger between the two of them right now.

’Plus, Ren Jingyi has her old man’s influence. I’m afraid Ye Yunyi won’t be able to compete!’

The next moment.

A Dark Guard returned.

"Third King General, Sixth King General! A King-level Beast has appeared near the Cyan Ink Barrier!"

BOOM!

The news hit them like a bomb.

Fu Huiyu and Yu Bingyan shot to their feet.

A King-level Beast!

This was no laughing matter!

"Do they need support?"

"I don’t know. When I left to report, the Eighth King General wasn’t at the Cyan Ink Barrier. Ye Yunyi is leading the high-ranking officers of the Alliance Guard Army and the Patriarchs to hold it off!"

"What? Shangguan Yulan isn’t even at the barrier?!" Fu Huiyu’s eyes narrowed.

It took about half a day for the report to get here.

Half a day had already passed.

A conclusion had likely been reached by now.

’Can Ye Yunyi hold out?’

’If he can’t hold on, and with Shangguan Yulan absent, what if that King-level Beast decides to break through the barrier? It would be a catastrophe for the Cyan Ink Barrier!’

Their expressions turned grave.

They anxiously glanced outside.

After all, they had sent out more than one Dark Guard.

Fu Huiyu and Yu Bingyan looked outside,

pacing around the room as they waited.

"That’s it, I’m not waiting anymore," Fu Huiyu declared. "You guard the Evergreen Barrier. I’m going to the Cyan Ink Barrier." She started to get up and head outside.

The next moment!

A Dark Guard rushed inside!

The news had arrived!