Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 126 - 125: Who Is the Cat, Who Is the Mouse

Chapter 126: Chapter 125: Who Is the Cat, Who Is the Mouse

Xiao Cheng carefully placed the heavy elephant trunk into a bag made of Beast Skins, then tucked the two long tusks into the back of his waistband.

He wiped a fist-sized Water Element Crystal Stone, giving it a light squeeze. He couldn’t help but chuckle. "Big Sis will definitely love my welcome gift!"

Worried the elephant trunk would spoil if he waited too long, Xiao Cheng didn’t delay. With a single leap, he transformed into his Three-tailed Blue Fox Beast Form and headed toward Dongye Middle Square.

He had only been running for a short while when he abruptly stopped. Just as he’d expected, about a dozen Winged Dragon Beastmen with Combat Power at the Eleven and Twelve Levels emerged from behind a large rock.

The one in the lead wore a White Tiger Skin Headband, in the center of which was embedded a Level 14, fiery-red Fire Element Crystal Stone polished into the shape of a flame.

Even in his human form, a pair of ridged dragon horns protruded from his yellowish-green hair, displaying his noble bloodline.

Seeing Xiao Cheng shift from his Three-tailed Blue Fox Beast Form back into his human form, Chu Ming’s face turned livid. "Xiao Cheng, to think you’d actually choose to become a male just to avoid me!"

Xiao Cheng just smiled, toying with the handle of a knife conjured by his Gold Ability. The small blade spun rapidly between his fingertips, slicing through the air with a low whir.

All the Beastmen present tensed up, terrified that if he paused for even a moment, the knife would be at their throats.

"I’ve always been male. What’s this nonsense about a ’choice’? Don’t you think you’re overestimating your own importance?

You went to all this trouble to corner me with your men. Are you trying to pick a fight?"

Chu Ming gazed at Xiao Cheng’s androgynous beauty. Even without a curvy figure, his features were exquisite. With his blue hair, pale skin, and foxy eyes that held a natural Charm, he was still captivating enough to make one’s heart ache with desire.

"Hah! So what if you’re male? In the entire Beast World Continent, there’s no one I, Chu Ming, have ever wanted but failed to obtain.

I followed the proper procedures and came to your home to ask for your hand in marriage, giving your Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan plenty of face. It was you who didn’t know what was good for you.

Since you don’t want to be a female, fine. Just come back with me obediently and serve me well, and we can forget the rest. Otherwise, I’ll cut off one of your tails for every time you struggle!

Take a look at what happened to Yin Jiang. You wouldn’t want to find yourself... missing something too, would you?

Especially now that you’ve become a male!"

As he spoke, Chu Ming’s gaze drifted downward, a smirk of unclear meaning on his face.

The Winged Dragon Clan Members behind him roared with laughter. "A male Three-tailed Blue Fox has more than just three tails..."

Xiao Cheng’s face darkened. ’So this is the Winged Dragon Clan,’ he thought. ’They really don’t care about gender.’

"You dare bring up Yin Jiang? That’s a debt I will make you pay on his behalf."

"Hahaha! Even the Eagle Clan didn’t dare make a peep. What justice could a fox who only knows how to submit like a female possibly get for him?" Chu Ming laughed, looking to his clansmen on either side.

The Winged Dragon Clan had always been renowned for their formidable Combat Power. Aside from a couple of powerhouses from the two or three major families in Guangshou City, they looked down on everyone else.

Xiao Cheng let out a soft chuckle. With a clench of his fist, the knife that had been glinting golden in the sunlight vanished without a trace.

He walked forward step by step. As expected, Chu Ming didn’t budge, seeming to utterly disregard him—and in truth, he did.

Chu Ming didn’t dare look into Xiao Cheng’s eyes. The Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan Members were skilled in Charm. Some powerful but unscrupulous individuals who let their guard down had been controlled and forced to slit their own throats, dying in a single move.

Aside from that, the Fox Clan Members had no other noteworthy skills.

Xiao Cheng walked up to Chu Ming’s side and whispered in his ear, "Chu Ming, do you know what I dislike most about you?"

"What?" Up close, Xiao Cheng’s skin was as smooth and white as porcelain. Chu Ming couldn’t resist reaching out to touch his face.

Xiao Cheng sidestepped the touch, not showing any anger. He said coolly, "Your Winged Dragon Clan is arrogant, tyrannical, and treats others’ lives like dirt. And you are utterly foolish!

Before you gathered a team to hunt me down, why didn’t you use your brains and think? If I could orchestrate an escape all the way from the Central Continent to the Southern Continent, why would I be so careless as to leak my whereabouts in Dongye Forest after becoming a male, just to let you corner me?"

Only then did Chu Ming sense that something was wrong. He narrowed his eyes. "Xiao Cheng, what are you getting at?"

Xiao Cheng smiled, perking up his ears to listen. "Oh, nothing much. I just did it on purpose, to see if you’d really be foolish enough to take the bait.

It seems I didn’t underestimate your intelligence one bit.

Now, how about we play a game of cat and mouse?

I’ll be the cat, you be the mice. And now... I’m coming to get you!"

After speaking, he turned and dashed back the way he had come.

Chu Ming still didn’t quite understand. "Hah. Just like a member of the Fox Clan, always being deliberately mysterious. If you’re the cat, why are you running away?

Let’s go, brothers! After him..."

With a wave of his hand, he led his men in pursuit.

But Dongye Forest was filled with centuries-old trees with thick trunks. After falling behind by only two or three breaths’ time, they had already lost sight of Xiao Cheng.

The Winged Dragon Clan’s sense of smell was decent, but the area was filled with pungent flowers and plants, not to mention a persistent, foul stench in the air. Coupled with Xiao Cheng’s speed, his scent barely lingered before the wind blew it away, making him even harder to track.

In the middle of the forest, the Winged Dragon Clan couldn’t transform into their massive Beast Forms to fly. Chu Ming didn’t believe Xiao Cheng could have gotten far, especially since they were already nearing the outskirts of Dongye Forest. He immediately ordered his men to split into three groups to continue the chase.

They had barely taken a few steps after splitting up when their expressions changed. A dense pack of hyenas—dog-like, with long necks, spotted bodies, and large teeth—was swarming toward them!

Hyenas weren’t large, but their strength lay in their massive numbers. They hunted with perfect coordination and had astonishing bite force. They were known for their dirty tactics, specifically targeting an opponent’s weak points and using every foul trick in the book. They were also incredibly vindictive and could often take down Fierce Beasts or Beastmen who were much larger and had superior Combat Power. Any Beastman who hunted in the wild would rather face a High level Fierce Beast than provoke a pack of these things.

It was said they were experts at taking advantage of a Fierce Beast or Beastman’s divided attention, using their sharp teeth to rip open the animal’s anus, eventually tearing through the digestive tract to bring down even a ferocious Fighting Horned Beast.

The Winged Dragon Beastmen’s scalps went numb with fear. A certain part of them clenched instinctively, and they squeezed their legs together. Forgetting all thoughts of advancing, they turned tail and ran.

The hyenas yelped excitedly as they gave chase in a massive pack, and soon the Winged Dragon Beastmen were scattered.

One Winged Dragon Beastman had thirty or forty hyenas hot on his heels. He didn’t dare stop to fight. If they managed to bite a vital spot, his happiness as a beastman would be over.

Suddenly, he glanced to the side and saw one of his clansmen riding a Golden Leopard, catching up to him. Without stopping to wonder how his brother had become skilled enough to tame a Golden Leopard Fierce Beast, his face lit up with joy. He panted, gasping out between breaths, "Cheng Han! Quick, give me a hand! I’m exhausted..."

That "Cheng Han" just smiled. He reached out, grabbed the running Winged Dragon Beastman’s wrist, and with a powerful heave, threw him directly into the pack of hyenas!

The Winged Dragon Beastman was completely stunned. But in the next moment, the hyenas pounced, viciously sinking their teeth into every part of his body. The sharp pain was so intense that his Spiritual Power dissipated before he could even gather it.

One hyena bit directly into his neck, spraying blood everywhere. Through the boundless pain and despair, he watched as the Beastman on the Golden Leopard transformed into his own likeness and raced off into the distance.

It was Xiao Cheng!

’Of course,’ he realized in his final moments. ’There’s a small number of Beastmen in the Three-tailed Fox Clan who can awaken their bloodline’s power... the power to freely transform their appearance...’