My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 697 - 235: Engraved Painting

Du Xixi appeared relatively calm, and even as she followed the two Iron-eating Beasts inside, she still had the presence of mind to pay attention to her footing, avoiding the dangling silken threads and ground-level vine tendrils, careful not to trip over any slithering snakes.

However, it was truly nothing exceptional until Du Xixi walked past various groups of ferocious beasts and her heart reached its peak of tension. Despite this, the beasts showed no intention of attacking her; only a few seemingly leader-like beasts occasionally lifted their eyelids to glance at Du Xixi.

Overall, it still seemed relatively safe.

Du Xixi thought the Iron-eating Beasts were going to take her into the herd of Iron-eating Beasts; Ke Lian and the others thought so too. To everyone’s surprise, the two Iron-eating Beasts flanked Du Xixi, bypassing the Iron-eating Beast herd completely, advancing towards the direction where the number of beasts intensified.

Du Xixi visibly paused her step, but this "visible pause" didn’t last long. The two Iron-eating Beasts beside her gave her no time to rest. Seeing Du Xixi stop, they both roared at her, clearly urging her.

Du Xixi’s heart fluttered at their roar, but she managed to smile politely at the two Iron-eating Beasts and resumed her steps, determined not to show any sign of fear.

Originally, Ke Lian and the others were some distance from the "curtain," but as Du Xixi and the two Iron-eating Beasts moved farther away, they gradually lost sight of them and started to move closer to the edge of the "curtain." Eventually, they even gathered the courage to try to walk through the "curtain," intending to follow Du Xixi.

However, while the beasts silently accepted Du Xixi’s presence, they regarded Ke Lian and his group as uninvited guests. One by one, the beasts sprang up from the ground, their roars echoing from all directions, surrounding Ke Lian and the others in an instant.

Ke Lian quickly gestured for them to retreat. They had barely stepped through the "curtain," so with a quick step back, they were outside it again. Perhaps seeing Ke Lian and the others "take the hint," the beasts once again issued a series of threatening growls before gradually "calming down" and lying back down as if to groom themselves, just like before.

"These beasts, could they really be sexist? Or maybe Xixi is just too beautiful, even the beasts are smitten?" Mo Feng gritted his teeth as he watched Du Xixi, now completely gone, escorted away by the two Iron-eating Beasts. In frustration, he stomped his foot. "Letting sis-in-law face danger alone, that’s something I can’t do."

"Do you think we can?" Mo Feng’s words only seemed to pour oil onto the fire. Despite their strong camaraderie, in this anxious heat, someone couldn’t help but snap back.

Fortunately, everyone understood the urgency of the situation now. Glancing at each other, nobody, Mo Feng included, expressed their inner agitation any further.

Just when Ke Lian and the others were utterly at a loss, a massive camouflaged green robot slowly approached the green "curtain." Its slender mechanical arm parted the "curtain" effortlessly.

This was 2569. A robot, it was unaware of the threat these beasts posed. Although it perceived the potential danger of fangs and claws, such threats were merely data recorded in its database, causing no hesitation to its metal-clad, thick-skinned demeanor.

boldly charged into the green "curtain," first wandering around the edge, then tentatively moving forward. Its four wheels lightly churned the soil, creating faint noises that nonetheless drew the attention of many beasts.

"2569!" Ke Lian gasped, suddenly aware that he had been preoccupied with how to venture in and find Du Xixi, not noticing 2569 quietly slipping into the "curtain" amidst their distraction.

This reckless act was quite a headache. Ke Lian hurried forward, intending to pull 2569 back. The last thing he wanted was for the beasts to tear apart the robot’s head before finding Du Xixi.

As Ke Lian stepped into the "curtain," reaching out to draw 2569 back, he saw a fierce lion with dark brown fur rise up and let out a thunderous roar in his direction.

Ke Lian’s hand froze, not because the roar was terrifying, but because... it seemed to be directed at him? Solely at him!