Chapter 546: Chapter 545: Toying with Them

Si Shuo was held tightly in Zhi Le’s arms, surrounded by a Protective Shield. Zhi Zhan, meanwhile, had transformed into a Snow Leopard and was carrying them forward.

The Protective Shield consumed an immense amount of Spiritual Power, much like a car’s air conditioner. Only someone with an abundance of it would dare to be so extravagant.

However, Zhi Le had two doppelgangers, so they could take turns. Besides, the other males were all lined up and waiting for their turn.

Aside from Youyou, whose condition required special attention, the other cubs could transform into their beast forms. With their powerful physiques, a bit of rain and cold was nothing to them.

The sky darkened. Yin Jiang led his group down from the sky, using fire to dispel the cold dampness from his body before pulling Si Shuo into his arms. He whispered, "We’re moving fast, and we have guards posted. They won’t dare to follow too closely."

Si Shuo pursed her lips and smiled lightly. "Then let’s have Ji Liang take a portion of the clan ahead. We’ll stay here and continue to mislead the others."

Xiao Cheng peeked his head in and said with a smile, "You should go too, Sister. The journey is too hard. I can take on your appearance!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the other males in the family glared at him.

Si Shuo also pursed her lips in amusement and nodded. "Alright. If nothing unexpected happens, we’ll be spending the rainy season and the coldest season in the bamboo forest.

In that case, I’ll go on ahead and see what our new home will look like."

Wei Ce found Wei Jin and several elders. After some discussion, they also decided to send the females and cubs ahead. Their guard was high, but they knew the people following them were trying to probe their true strength and find out where the Iron-eating Beast Clan was migrating.

But those Beastmen didn’t dare get too close, and they couldn’t fly up to scout from the air, either. Therefore, moving the females and cubs out of the main party wouldn’t attract any attention.

Half of the males were also dispatched, leaving only a third of the adult and adolescent males to keep up appearances.

Gong You’s lips curled into a smirk. "When the time comes, we’ll make as much noise as possible. Each Beastman will make enough commotion for ten people!"

Si Shuo hugged Gong You, Yin Jiang, and Xiao Cheng, who were staying behind. "If anything happens, you have to tell me."

"Don’t worry, my dear," Gong You chuckled. Others might not like the rain, but as a Fish Beast, he seemed to be completely in his element.

Following the map on the sheepskin scroll, Ji Liang first located the outskirts of the natural Array. Although the clouds here were also heavy and the air was humid, it wasn’t raining.

He scouted the surroundings. This place was indeed on the outskirts of the Southwest Forest. There were Wild Beasts about, but their Levels were not high—Twelfth Level at most—well within the range the Iron-eating Beast Clan could handle.

To be on the safe side, he still set up an Array in the vicinity before reporting the situation to Si Shuo.

In less than half a minute, the surrounding Spiritual Energy fluctuated, and the young female descended from the sky, her smiling eyes curving as she landed in his arms.

Ji Liang nuzzled her forehead. Before he could make another move, his Couple Brothers teleported over one by one...

Si Shuo sensed the big snake’s frustration and chuckled, tugging his hand.

Ji Liang knew time was tight, so he just gave her a kiss before smiling and setting her down.

Everyone took out their Spirit Storage Talismans. Using Wei Ce’s summoning Skill, they stood inside a Protective Shield and began to summon the members of the Iron-eating Beast Clan one by one, according to the list in their hands.

Once all the Beastmen who were to be teleported had arrived, they began to study how to enter the natural Array together.

This place was a sparse bamboo forest. The rustling sound, mixed with the fresh scent of bamboo, successfully soothed the panic and despair the Iron-eating Beast Clan Members had felt over the bamboo blossoms, allowing them to truly feel the relief of being alive again.

However, before the Clan Leader and the elders gave the word, not a single Beastman broke off any bamboo to eat, even though the cubs were pitifully twitching their noses, greedily sniffing the air.

The method to enter the Array described on the sheepskin scroll was very detailed. Anyone who wished to enter had to touch a stone monument engraved with the character for "bamboo." The monument looked as if it were pieced together from blades. Anyone who touched it would get a cut on their finger, causing a drop of blood to fall.

Only Beastmen with Iron-eating Beast Clan blood or a connection through a Beast Mark could see the special path within the bamboo forest. It was as if everyone else was color-blind, while the Iron-eating Beast Clan Members and their partners had been granted a stronger ability to discern.

This natural Array not only created visual obstacles but also generated strong suggestions and interference in space and time.

In other words, only those recognized by the stone monument or led by a guide could find their way inside.

After about a quarter of an hour of twisting and turning, the group finally arrived at a long, narrow valley filled with bamboo! Although it was a valley, the ground was high, so there was no fear of flooding during heavy rains.

The valley was long, narrow, and winding. Its horizontal area was considerable, and its length was like a snail’s shell, spiraling around and around, making it long and land-efficient. Above the valley was a dense forest with trees that blotted out the sun, making it naturally difficult to discover this place.

Immediately, some Flying Beasts flew back and forth to measure the area, crying out in excitement. Flying Beasts loved nothing more than to build their nests on cliffs or in trees.

The males scouted the valley’s interior, growing more and more satisfied with what they saw. This bamboo forest had only been growing for a few years and was filled with the type they most loved to eat. It was as if they were destined to come here.

The climate here was much milder than in the Central Continent, but no one dared to let their guard down.

After the initial excitement faded, the males scouted the area several more times and held intense discussions.

The group began to carve caves into the cliff walls. Si Shuo and her mates exchanged a look and decided to directly copy the three-story cave design from outside Guangshou City!

The cubs also followed their Fathers, HUFFING AND PUFFING as they worked.

Having found such a suitable place to settle down, everyone was full of energy, digging caves virtually nonstop, day and night. In just a day or two, their new home was already beginning to take shape.

Meanwhile, over these past few days, Gong You and the others were having fun toying with the group of Beastmen. They not only made a huge commotion to make their trackers believe the entire clan was on the move.

They also took turns, creating the illusion of a continuous, nonstop march day and night. On top of that, they would occasionally run into packs of Wild Beasts that had come out to forage in the light rain.

Exhausted, sleepy, and hungry, and having to deal with Wild Beasts on top of it all, the pursuing Beastmen complained endlessly.

In a moment of carelessness, they lost the migrating Iron-eating Beast Clan!

They searched all over the nearby area but found nothing, as if the entire Iron-eating Beast Clan had evaporated into thin air.

The last batch of Iron-eating Beast Clan Members returned, and from that day on, they had no more connection to Guangshou City!

After settling in, Si Shuo became extremely curious about the culture and customs of the Southwest Continent. She studied the map over and over. Although there were Beast Cities here too, they were more developed in every aspect.

One could tell just from how the territories here were divided. That’s right—if the Southern Continent was a primitive society and the Central Continent was a slave society, then this place was a feudal society!

"If my kitty is so curious, we can go take a walk around and see for ourselves. That’s much more effective than staring a hole through that map," Zhi Le said, amusedly pinching Si Shuo’s cheek.