Raising Beast Husbands with My Space — The Villainess Becomes a Beloved Favorite-Chapter 345: Not So Simple

Bi Zhixu tried hard to suppress his emotions, but a trace of feeling still seeped into his voice.

Especially when he spoke these words, there was a hint of melancholy between his brows.

Su Muyao seemed to realize something, and her heart skipped a beat. She stared at Bi Zhixu almost without blinking, "Mr. Bi, you said I look a lot like your aunt. I wonder how your aunt is now?"

Su Muyao had a suspicion in her heart that Bi Zhixu’s aunt might be her mother.

All she wanted to know now was how her mother was doing and if she was still alive and well.

She hoped she hadn’t become some kind of sacrifice.

When asking this question, Su Muyao’s heart was tightly gripped.

Bi Zhixu met Su Muyao’s expectant gaze, sighed softly, and said, "Miss Su, come in and let’s talk."

After entering the room, Bi Zhixu twisted something on his wrist, and the power of a Magic Artifact set up a barrier around them, preventing any beastmen outside from hearing their conversation.

Then, Bi Zhixu poured Su Muyao a cup of tea and said, "Miss Su, let me tell you a story first."

’It is said that in ancient times, the Turquoise Pool descended from the sky, landing on the Cang Beast Continent, forming a pool like a celestial lake. The Turquoise Pool nurtured the Bihua Beast, which established the Bishui Tribe. Later, the waters of the Turquoise Pool flowed out, merging into the major rivers.’

"From a very early time, the leaders of the Bishui Tribe knew it was the responsibility of the Bihua Beast to control all the water hazards on the continent."

Su Muyao took a sip of tea and quietly listened to Bi Zhixu continue.

She knew that every word he spoke and every piece of information should be important.

Was the legendary Immortal Pool’s Turquoise Pool really descended from the sky?

It was quite surprising that the Bihua Beast was actually nurtured by the Turquoise Pool.

Bi Zhixu continued, "A thousand years ago, there were no occurrences of water disasters. Most of the time, the weather was favorable, and even if there were some issues, the Bihua Beast’s water control ability could manage the rivers and water hazards."

"But since a thousand years ago, on a night of thunder and lightning, the Water Suppressing Stone Tablet under the Yao River disappeared, causing water disasters to rage. Numerous beastmen in the Southern region died or were injured, and the River God Envoy appeared, instructing the Bishui Tribe to sacrifice a female offering every hundred years to replace the Water Suppressing Stone Tablet in suppressing the water hazards."

"Given the circumstances at the time, the Young Clan Leader of the Bishui Tribe unhesitatingly made the sacrifice, and since then, the water disasters ceased."

"Over a thousand years, the Bishui Tribe has sacrificed ten females. Twenty years ago, it was the centennial period again. My father could not bear to let my aunt be sacrificed, nor did he believe in the sacrifice method."

"My father felt that this method, if continued, would have no end. The Bishui Tribe sacrificed too many females. Originally, the ancestors of the Bishui Tribe were female, and past leaders were also female, but later, females had to be sacrificed, so males became leaders."

"In this generation, the Bihua Beast only has one pure blood female, and that is my aunt. The night before my aunt was to be sacrificed, my father put medicine in the soup he gave her. My aunt had no guard against my father, drank it, and fell into a deep sleep."

"My father sought the help of the High Priest, sending my aunt to the most ordinary Mortal Beast Continent. Although it’s said that the Mortal Beast Continent is resource-poor, with sparse Spiritual Energy and scarce materials, it is relatively peaceful and stable."

"My father hoped that in the Mortal Beast Continent, my aunt could live an ordinary life, without having to make sacrifices or bear any responsibility."

"Moreover, once entering the Mortal Beast Continent, it’s extremely difficult to return to the Cang Beast Continent."

Hearing this, Su Muyao had a more certain suspicion that Bi Zhixu’s aunt was her mother.

"Later, the water disasters indeed raged, and my aunt had to come back. When she returned, she said she married on the Mortal Beast Continent and had a daughter. She said her daughter was named Su Muyao."

"Miss Su, I think you are probably my aunt’s daughter."

This was why when he first met her, he instinctively felt a sense of closeness and trust.

"I’m sorry because I feared that with the current raging water disasters, if you returned to the tribe and were known to be my aunt’s daughter, the beastmen might want the tribe to sacrifice a female again to ensure the water disasters wouldn’t happen again."

But Bi Zhixu couldn’t understand why, why should these females be sacrificed to suppress the water disasters.

Why should they sacrifice themselves?

Besides, no one knew the true cause of the water disasters; it might be a conspiracy.

His father was investigating this matter.

He vaguely felt this matter wasn’t simple.

Moreover, the River God had never truly appeared. Just because the River God Envoy claimed to be the envoy, did that make him so?

Su Muyao listened to these words and understood roughly what was going on.

Just hearing that her mother was later sacrificed made Su Muyao’s heart sink heavily, and her face changed.

Her chest felt heavy and there was a dull pain in her heart.

But she steadied herself and comforted Bi Zhixu, saying, "Cousin, you don’t have to apologize, it’s not your fault."

"Did my mother really get sacrificed, did she die?"

When she called him cousin, Bi Zhixu’s eyes, like Bishui, rippled with a wave of emotion, seeming to break apart, and he felt accepted by her.

Since childhood, he knew he had a cousin, although he had never met her, he had imagined it countless times.

Now, hearing her call him cousin, Bi Zhixu almost couldn’t hold back his emotions.

He said hoarsely, "I don’t know. After my aunt was sacrificed and sent into the Yao River, her situation became unknown to me, but my father and I always felt she was still alive."

In any case, they couldn’t believe she was dead.

Su Muyao took a moment to calm and reflect, then said, "Cousin, I must go to the Bishui Tribe."

"I will find out what’s going on, and I will rescue my mother."

No matter what, she couldn’t believe her mother was dead.

But if her mother was indeed dead, she would find out why, and no matter who was behind it, she would avenge her mother.

Bi Zhixu had told these things to let his cousin know the truth so she would stay away from the Bishui Tribe.

Furthermore, when faced with her probing questions, he couldn’t bear to lie.

Unexpectedly, after hearing these things, his cousin was determined to go to the Bishui Tribe.

Bi Zhixu remembered his cousin wasn’t a Bihua Beast and couldn’t swim.

"Cousin, right now the southern region is prone to water disasters. Even beastmen who can swim can easily be swept into whirlpools. You shouldn’t go south at this time."

Neither the Southern region nor the Bishui Tribe should she venture to.

Su Muyao could swim, but she knew that in the face of turbulent rivers and hidden whirlpools, no matter how strong her abilities were, she might not be able to avoid them.

At this moment, the system excitedly said, "Host, Ye Ying gave you a Spatial Bag that contains a Water-Repelling Pearl."

"Water-Repelling Pearl?"

The system replied, "Yes, once you have the Water-Repelling Pearl, you can freely move underwater, like a water beast skilled in swimming."

Ye Ying had previously entrusted the neighbors to give her a Spatial Bag, which contained many Spirit Stones.

She hadn’t noticed anything else was inside.

She had only taken some Spirit Stones to hire a carriage and buy food before.

"Yes, there is indeed a Water-Repelling Pearl. Ye Ying really thought of you, and prepared many things that you might need."

Listening to the system, Su Muyao took out the Spatial Bag, opened it, and though she couldn’t see anything special, by using her mind to sense the items within, she did find many good things.