This news was explosive enough to stun everyone where they stood.

Before they could even wonder, Yichu explained the whole story from beginning to end. It turned out that Yichu had seen how tall and formidable the male Iron eating Beast Clan members were. Since she was a Black striped Field Mouse Beastman and it was her first pregnancy, she was afraid her cubs would be too large and that she would suffer during childbirth.

So after her clan arranged for her to marry into the Iron eating Beast Clan, Yichu only completed the Contract and the Beast Mark transfer with Wei Jin on the first night. For all other occasions, she altered the memories of a Female Saint she was on good terms with, making that woman conceive and bear children in her place.

Because memories couldn’t be altered consecutively, Yichu only allowed Wei Jin into her room once every three months...

Yichu explained how she had deceived everyone, her step-by-step calculations chilling to the bone. "Whenever I thought about Wei Jin having been with someone else, or that Wei Ce was the spawn that crawled out of another woman’s belly, I was utterly disgusted! I couldn’t even stand having them near me!"

Si Shuo chuckled. "Then I suppose I should thank you. It’s no wonder, really. How could a vicious and selfish Female Saint like you give birth to someone as upright, kind, responsible, and talented as Wei Ce?"

But right now, Yichu was desperate to spill her bellyful of secrets, so she didn’t have time to think. The words just poured out of her like water through a broken dam.

Yichu spoke until her lips were chapped and her mouth was dry, finally getting to the main point.

"...The Underground City is gone, their source of income has been cut off, and many Beast Slaves have escaped. They’ve suffered devastating losses, while the Iron eating Beast Clan is thriving. The truth is, everyone has long wanted to carve up the Iron eating Beast Clan and take their many Bamboo Forest Mountains, farmlands, and homes... On top of that, many tribes and families that usually keep a low profile have suddenly grown powerful, for reasons unknown. This gave those people a sense of crisis, which is why they plotted for so long and orchestrated this incident with the flowering of the Bamboo Forest Mountain...

Guo’er usually hung around with those people, and one time, after drinking too much Monkey Wine, he blabbed about my superpower...

They threatened to kill us if we didn’t join them. Guo’er was responsible for finding people, and I was responsible for sealing the memories of everyone involved in this matter..."

Having gotten the answers she wanted, Si Teng didn’t even need an order from Si Shuo before she shoved the Beast Skin back into Yichu’s mouth.

Yichu glared at Si Shuo, silently accusing her of playing dirty.

Si Shuo said with a smile, "For someone like you who has no regard for human life, even eating is a waste of food. Don’t worry, I’ll send you on your way shortly."

Yichu secretly sighed in relief. ’As long as I can get far away from here, I can start all over.’

Coming out of the room, Si Shuo glanced toward a spot where dust was stirring despite the lack of wind and called out helplessly, "Xiao Cheng."

Only then did Xiao Cheng reveal himself. "Sister, I... I was just afraid they might hurt you. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop."

He was the tall and lean type who looked slim in clothes but was well-muscled underneath, and when a fight broke out, no one fought more recklessly than him. But now, he looked like a chastised child who had done something wrong, which gave Si Shuo a headache. It was as if she were the villain bullying him.

She beckoned him over. They walked a fair distance away, and only after Xiao Cheng had set up a Protective Shield did she summon Wei Ce.

Summoned by the young female, Wei Ce fixed her with a burning gaze that made Si Shuo’s heart flutter nervously.

Suppressing her inappropriate sense of reluctance, Si Shuo lowered her gaze and told him what had just happened. "Brother Ce, how do you want to handle this?"

It took Wei Ce a long while to digest the news. Then, his expression grew cold as he said, "Yichu altered my Father’s and my birth mother’s memories. Let’s just leave it at that.

My Father has a new family, and my birth mother probably doesn’t even know I exist. With what has happened to the Iron eating Beast Clan, migration is inevitable..."

He acted as if he didn’t care, but the trace of loneliness in his voice still made Si Shuo’s heart ache. She stepped forward and hugged his waist. "Then before we leave, let’s go see how your birth Mother is doing and if she needs any help.

I don’t want you to have any regrets."

Wei Ce held her tightly. "Shuo, I’m actually not that upset. In fact, I’m relieved. I’m glad I’m not Yichu’s cub.

I’m long past the age where I need a Mother’s care and companionship. I have my own little family to protect now. I’m not some unwanted child."

Si Shuo chuckled softly. "Since the truth is out, take Little Hong and make all those people remember what they’ve done. We’ll take our revenge and settle our grudges.

Even if the Iron eating Beast Clan has to leave, we have to make sure those evil Beastmen are skinned alive, if not killed!"

She stuffed a bag full of Storage Rings into his hands.

Wei Ce’s eyes quivered as he took them, and he nodded heavily. "Right. The Iron eating Beast Clan has nothing to lose now. I wish we could drag every last one of them down to Purgatory with us. They dared to cut off our clan’s path to survival, so they will bear our wrath."

He still had much to do, so after sharing another tender moment, he left with Little Hong.

Si Shuo said a word to Xiao Cheng, then returned to the room by herself.

She regulated her breathing, then put her hands together and murmured, "Lord Beast God, you previously promised me three favors. I would now like to use one of them. I request that the Beast God help me find a Bamboo Forest Mountain suitable for the Iron eating Beast Clan to survive for at least a thousand years!"

The Beast God sighed softly. ’So this is what the young female was waiting for, huh?’ "Are you sure you want to use this opportunity?" He felt like she was more of a Beast God than he was.

Si Shuo nodded. "Lord Beast God, isn’t this actually your job? The continent you govern is vast; there must be a place that meets the requirements.

The Iron eating Beast Clan is already so rare that they are on the verge of extinction. If they don’t have a specific destination for their migration, the aimless journey alone will cause many females and cubs to perish along the way.

As a Divine Servant, I certainly can’t stand by and watch them die."

The Beast God nodded. It was true. The living conditions for the Iron eating Beast Clan were rather demanding. Even without natural predators, they had still managed to become an endangered Beastman clan.

He pondered for a moment before tossing Si Shuo a Beast Skin with a map branded on it. "Go through the forest to the Southwest. On the outskirts, there’s a very large bamboo forest that has just recently started to reach a significant size. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, and based on how the Iron eating Beast Clan has cared for bamboo forests in the past, this one should be able to last for one or two thousand years, maybe even longer.

That’s enough time for the Iron eating Beast Clan members to find a new habitat by the time this bamboo forest dies!"

He gave a low, awkward cough and said, "And don’t you go thinking I’m not taking care of things. There’s a natural Array surrounding this bamboo forest. To enter it, one must first know the way in, and second, have the clan’s tacit permission to enter. You can’t be missing either one. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Furthermore, I’ve recorded the method for setting up and entering this Array on the back of the map. In the future, when they need to find new clan territory, they’ll be able to set up an Array themselves..."

In other words, once the Iron eating Beast Clan members moved there, they would be truly isolated from the rest of the world. Others wouldn’t be able to see such a large bamboo forest and would naturally not covet it.

Only their closest kin would be able to enter, and a small number of people—one or two, or even thirty or fifty—would be unable to threaten the safety of the Iron eating Beast Clan.