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Chapter 687: Chapter 691: Bai Ling
Hearing this, Xi’s heart does a little ’thump’. He can probably guess what Liao Li wanted to do with Gaiyin.
It should be about that favorite cub of theirs, what was her name, Bai something?
Xi knew that the guy had done a lot of outrageous things and was now imprisoned in the dungeon of Taoyuan.
He didn’t rush to speak up, only pretending to be clueless to prevent any contradictions with Gaiyin’s story that could arouse Liao Li’s suspicion.
He obediently lowered his head and followed Liao Li out of the underground cavern.
He didn’t ask further about those cubs, acting as if he was only concerned about Liao Li’s interests, not sympathetic towards the cubs.
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As Gaiyin predicted.
The three beast soldiers that left earlier quickly returned with more beast soldiers.
What was unusual is that their leader was a female.
The previously beaten beast soldier had a glint of resentment in his eyes. He pointed at Gaiyin and complained to the female leader, " Fifth Commandant, they stopped us from catching the cub and even injured us."
The female appeared around their age. She was wrapped in a piece of leopard skin around her chest and lower body. Her figure was extremely hot, and her long fiery red hair flowed behind her, also drawing attention.
She crossed her arms over her chest in a haughty, disapproving manner and looked at Gaiyin and his companions.
"Who are you, people I’ve never seen before? How did you get here? Are you harboring any ill intentions towards our kingdom?"
Gaiyin, Yadang, and Xi’en stepped forward, shielding Su Tang, Qiu Mo as well as the elderly grandmother behind them.
Gaiyin: "If you want to fight, then fight. No need for so much nonsense."
Bai Ling: " ..."
None had ever dared to speak to her like this before!
A flush of anger passed over her face. Bai Ling snorted, then waved to the Beast Soldiers behind her, "Arrest them all!"
The more than ten beast soldiers surged forward.
Gaiyin chuckled, and with a wave of his hand, a band of metal wrapped around the bodies of all the Beast Soldiers, including Bai Ling—both their wrists and ankles.
Several beast soldiers, due to their inertia, were wrapped in metal and fell directly to the ground. They squirmed like maggots but couldn’t get up.
Bai Ling: "····"
The Beast Soldiers: "····"
Bai Ling couldn’t help but turn red with embarrassment, she cursed under her breath, "Useless, just watch me!"
She closed her eyes slightly and started to gather her Primordial Power.
Suddenly, the metal layers wrapped around her body ignited with fire. The flames were massive, but Bai Ling seemed unfazed by it.
The metal on her body was getting redder and redder from the burning, but there were no signs of it melting. Instead, Bai Ling’s tightly closed eyes showed an increasingly frowned brow.
Finally, when the metal ring on her body heated to a certain degree, she couldn’t bear it anymore. She extinguished the fire, and began to hop around on the spot like a bunny.
"Ah, it’s so hot, it’s so hot! It hurts, it hurts so much!"
Since there were no bodies of water nearby, Bai Ling could only rely on the slight breeze generated by her hopping to cool the temperature of the metal ring.
The Beast Soldiers: "····"
Su Tang, who was hiding behind Gaiyin, found this scene somewhat hilarious and couldn’t help but laugh.
Upon hearing the laughter, Bai Ling shot a fierce glare, "You dare to laugh at me!"
Su Tang suppressed her laughter and shook her head solemnly, "No, you misunderstood."
Bai Ling retorted, "Nonsense! My Superpower Level has already reached Level 4, how could I possibly have misheard! You were laughing at me just now!"
Su Tang blinked her eyes and a smirk crept up on her, "So what if I was laughing at you, what are you going to do about it?"
Bai Ling’s face turned red with anger.
But now she was trapped and could do nothing about it.
Therefore, she yelled, "Release me if you dare, and let’s fight one on one! Let’s see if I can’t beat you!"
Su Tang scoffed, "Do you think I’m stupid?"
Bai Ling glared at Su Tang, "What’s so great about hiding behind beastmen?"
Su Tang just shrugged nonchalantly, "I never claimed to be great."
Bai Ling was infuriated by Su Tang’s impossible-to-reason-with attitude.
Realizing she couldn’t win the argument, Bai Ling then turned to Gaiyin, raising her head in a haughty fashion, "You are a Level 5 Divine Brave Warrior, right? Are you proud of taking advantage of someone who’s only Level 4? Do you know who I am? I’m the yeoman’s cub! You better let me go, or my father won’t let this pass!"
Before Gaiyin could respond,
Su Tang’s head peeked out from behind him again, "Oh, I’m so scared, the cub of the monarch. So, being the monarch’s cub entitles you to bully others? You just bullied me, who doesn’t have any superpowers. Why can’t he bully you?"
The corner of Bai Ling’s eye twitched, "Who are you to interfere? Can you keep your mouth shut!"
Su Tang imitated Bai Ling’s previous demeanour, raising her chin in a haughty fashion, "And who are you to tell me to shut up? If you tell me to shut up, I have to shut up? Don’t I have any face left?"
Bai Ling felt like she was going mad!
Breathing heavily, her eyes suddenly reddened, then she began to cry.
Everyone was stunned.
What kind of maneuver was this?
Surrounding beast soldiers sighed in unison, their expressions full of despair.
At this moment, the grandmother, covering Cub’s ears, stepped forward to explain to Su Tang and the rest.
"This is one of the youngest most favored cub of the country’s ruler. Her name is Bai Ling, she inherited the bloodline of the Vermilion Bird Clan, and she’s the youngest and weakest of the five commanders.
She usually likes to meddle in other people’s business and prefers to stand up for others. If you’re bullied, you can go find her, and she will definitely help you seek justice. Everyone really liked her for that.
Just one thing is quite a headache, when she cries, it’s endless. Once, Young Master Bai Zheng accidentally upset her, and she cried for three days and three nights. Even her throat went hoarse from crying but she didn’t stop.
Finally, the country’s ruler forced Bai Zheng to apologize to her, and only then the matter was resolved."
Hearing the grandmother’s explanation, Su Tang couldn’t help but sigh in her heart: This girl was a bully!
However, to avoid the torment of her crying, Su Tang decided to give in!
She stepped out from behind Gaiyin, looked at Bai Ling with a bit of helplessness, "Enough crying, okay? I’ll signal him to let you go, okay?"
Bai Ling’s crying suddenly stopped, she leaped forward, and fiercely pounced on Su Tang.
Everyone was shocked at her sudden move, and, considering the close distance between the two, Su Tang was instantly knocked down.
After a harsh fall on her buttocks, Su Tang winced in pain.
Gaiyin, instantly pushed Bai Ling aside, and scooped up Su Tang, "Are you alright?"
Su Tang grunted in pain while rubbing her bottom, then she turned to Bai Ling, "Damn, that was dirty of you!"
Though Bai Ling was on the ground and couldn’t get up, it didn’t stop her from proudly shaking her head, "Hehe, I bet that hurt, didn’t it?"
