Chapter 234: Chapter 234

Ying Shan, upon hearing Si Yan directly expose the facts, suddenly became flustered. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩

Ying Chang was somewhat steadier. He paused for a moment and said, "How could it be us? It’s clearly this serpent Beastman who stole our beautiful gauze. Perhaps he gave it to some female."

Si Yan instantly laughed.

"In White Eagle City, he only knows one female, and that female is me."

"And this beautiful gauze, I liked it, so Bai Feng helped me get it. As for She Wang..." He is my Guardian Beast...

Before Si Yan could finish speaking, She Wang suddenly pulled her back.

Si Yan turned and faced the cold-blooded serpent Beastman, who was nearly a head taller than her.

"Don’t say so much to them."

The young serpent Beastman gave a cold laugh. She was a disciple of the High Priest, yet she had taken a serpent Beastman as her Guardian Beast. With so many Hawk Beastmen watching her, it wasn’t a good time for her to disclose this. To think there would come a day when I’d worry about my identity affecting someone else.

The serpent Beastman looked down at her; she looked up at him, her eyes slightly curved and very bright.

"Are you worried about me?"

The young serpent Beastman blinked.

Ying Chang, no longer caring about the consequences, decided to throw caution to the wind; the blame had to be pinned on She Wang!

"Little serpent brat, admit it sooner! If you admit it sooner, it’ll save us a lot of trouble, won’t it?"

The cold-blooded serpent Beastman’s icy eyes shot towards him.

For the first time, Ying Chang saw such a murderous glint in the eyes of a young serpent Beastman.

"Ying Chang, what’s wrong?" Ying Shan asked anxiously.

Ying Chang snapped back to his senses and shook his head.

What was going on? Had he just been frightened by a young serpent Beastman who wasn’t even ten years old?

Si Yan tugged She Wang’s arm, and the hostility emanating from the young serpent Beastman dissipated once more.

Then, Si Yan looked to the side, where a small black cat was reluctantly dragging out a young White Eagle Beastman, about ten years old.

Si Yan said, "Tell everyone what you just saw and heard."

The young White Eagle Beastman had unintentionally overheard what happened and had been caught by Si Yan; now, he had no choice.

He said, "I was resting over there and heard these two Gray Hawk Beastmen saying the beautiful gauze was missing and that they were planning to find someone to take the blame. Then they targeted that serpent Beastman."

After all, the young White Eagle Beastman was from the White Eagle tribe, so his words convinced most of the White Eagle Beastmen.

"What? So that’s what happened? Those two Gray Hawk Beastmen lost the item themselves, didn’t dare to take responsibility, and then found someone to take the blame? This is too despicable!"

"How could such degenerates appear among us Hawk Beastmen!"

"I can’t believe it. I’d rather believe the serpent Beastman stole it."

"Exactly! Would we Hawk Beastmen really resort to framing others?"

Si Yan was a bit surprised. She had thought that after the young White Eagle Beastman spoke up, the truth would be clear.

But many still didn’t believe She Wang.

To completely clear him of suspicion, they have to find that beautiful gauze. But I don’t know where the beautiful gauze is now.

"What’s going on?" a clear voice sounded.

The White Eagle Beastmen voluntarily made way.

Down the path walked Bai Feng, the High Priest of White Eagle City.

Along the way, Bai Feng had actually been paying attention to Si Yan. It’s somewhat surprising. Since this serpent Beastman appeared, Si Yan seems to have matured considerably. Not only does she dare to confront me, but in a situation , she’s also defending this serpent Beastman with such clear logic.

Seeing the High Priest arrive in person, Ying Chang and Ying Shan were so frightened they quickly knelt.

"High Priest, the beautiful gauze you ordered... it’s been stolen by that serpent Beastman! H-he still won’t admit it!" Ying Chang stammered.

Bai Feng’s gaze shifted to Si Yan, then to the cold-blooded serpent Beastman who was staring intently at Si Yan. Looking at this very dangerous young serpent Beastman, he still couldn’t help but frown slightly.

Finally, his gaze fell on Ying Chang and Ying Shan.

"Are you certain it was that serpent Beastman who stole the beautiful gauze?"

Intimidated by Bai Feng, Ying Chang stammered, "High Priest, I saw with my own eyes that he stole our beautiful gauze."

He carefully raised his head to look at Bai Feng. "It’s the beautiful gauze you personally asked for..."

Bai Feng’s expression remained unchanged as he said flatly, "I’ll ask you one more time: are you certain it was the serpent Beastman who stole the beautiful gauze?"

Hearing the High Priest ask this, the onlooking White Eagle Beastmen all sensed something was amiss. What does the High Priest mean? Could it be the item wasn’t actually stolen by the serpent Beastman?

Ying Chang and Ying Shan trembled with fear. The High Priest’s gaze was too terrifying; those pure white eyes seemed to see through all the evil they had committed over the decades.

Ying Shan, whose nerves were frayed, was the first to break down, almost in tears.

"High Priest! High Priest, we were wrong! We were wrong! We didn’t mean it. When the item went missing, we were afraid of taking responsibility, so we thought of blaming it on the young serpent Beastman."

"Ying Shan!" Ying Chang cried out urgently.

Ying Shan grabbed Ying Chang. "Ying Chang, we can’t try to hide it from the High Priest! We can’t keep it from him!"

Ying Chang grew increasingly guilt-ridden and finally lowered his head.

"High Priest, we were blinded by folly. We were the ones who lost the item, we were the ones who didn’t dare take responsibility. We were wrong..."

Si Yan looked at Bai Feng in surprise.

Doesn’t he dislike She Wang? Why is he helping him?

Bai Feng, noticing Si Yan’s gaze, lowered his head. Their eyes met for an instant before he looked away.

He said, "White Eagle City does not welcome foreign Beastmen with dishonest intentions. Bai Shou."

"High Priest, I am here!" replied Bai Shou.

In front of the High Priest, even he, the City Lord, could only act like a servile lackey.

Bai Feng said, "Exile these two Gray Hawk Beastmen from White Eagle City. Henceforth, they are forbidden to set foot in White Eagle City."

Bai Shou immediately responded respectfully, "Yes, yes, of course."

With that, Bai Shou then commanded the White Eagle Beastmen, "What are you waiting for? Drive them out at once!"

The two Gray Hawk Beastmen kowtowed furiously. "We’re sorry, High Priest! It was our fault, we admit our mistake, we were wrong! We beg the High Priest to forgive us!"

Bai Feng whispered a few words to Bai Shou.

Bai Shou then led the White Eagle Beastmen in expelling the two Gray Hawk Beastmen from White Eagle City.

The two Gray Hawk Beastmen cried until they were breathless.

From a young age, the Beastman they admired most was the High Priest of White Eagle City.

But now, they had made a mistake and been caught by the High Priest, who despised them. The High Priest himself had decreed they were no longer allowed to set foot in White Eagle City.

They had lost their faith.

They were in immense pain.

Bai Shou, however, understood them well.

The Beast God is intangible and invisible. But High Priest Bai Feng is someone they can see and touch. Not only that, for hundreds of years, Bai Feng has protected White Eagle City, Myriad Beasts City, and this entire Beast World. He is the aspiration and object of reverence for all Beastmen, especially for all avian tribes, and even more so for the entire Hawk Clan. One could say that in the eyes of Hawk Beastmen, Bai Feng’s status is no different from that of the Beast God. Being despised and exiled by Bai Feng is a tremendous blow to their faith.

Bai Shou sighed. "The High Priest has one last message for you."

Ying Chang and Ying Shan asked anxiously, "Lord of the Castle, what did the High Priest say?"

Bai Shou replied, "The High Priest said you overlooked a package. It’s on Ying Chang’s waist."

Ying Chang was stunned, then suddenly remembered.

Knowing the beautiful gauze was important, I didn’t dare keep it with the other goods. I specifically tied it inside my belt. But then... I completely forgot about it.

Ying Chang quickly untied his belt, not caring that his animal-hide skirt fell. He saw the beautiful gauze wrapped inside the belt.

At that moment, overcome with regret, Ying Chang collapsed to the ground and burst into tears.

If I hadn’t forgotten, I could have completed this task perfectly. Even if I had forgotten, if I hadn’t lied, High Priest Bai Feng would have told me where it was. But no, I had to try and frame someone else, make them take the fall, and as a result, High Priest Bai Feng exiled us!

Seeing this, Ying Shan was also overcome with anger.

"This is all your fault! All yours! Why did you forget where you put such an important thing?!"

The two Hawk Clan males started to brawl.

Bai Shou sighed again, retreated into White Eagle City, and ordered the White Eagle Beastmen to close the city gates.