Chapter 316: Chapter 316

"If you long for kinship, you could easily return to your Earthworm family. Your biological parents are alive and well, and so are your siblings. Your family is enormous; sometimes, one of you can even split in two and become two new relatives."

Jin Yao’s expression grew increasingly fierce. "Third Brother! What are you talking about? I am Jin Yao! You are all my family! It’s all Si Yan’s fault! She has everything, and yet she still wants to take what’s mine!"

To think she had treated Jin Kun so well, only for him to change instantly the moment he saw Si Yan. His eyes held only his blood sister, Si Yan, not her. A mere pet! For just a pet, he had actually hit her and even rejected her! Si Yan, Si Yan, Si Yan! It was all Si Yan! Was Si Yan specifically her nemesis?!

Jin Kun looked at Jin Yao’s increasingly ugly expression and felt a strange revulsion welling up inside him.

This feeling was very strange. She was a sister he had cherished for many years, so why did he suddenly find everything about her so wrong? Why did he suddenly dislike her so much, even feel disgusted?

As Jin Yao took a step forward, Jin Kun hastily retreated several steps. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel-fire.ɴet

"Third Brother! Don’t abandon Yao Yao!"

Jin Kun turned around and left without any hesitation or reluctance.

Strange, really strange. In the past, although he knew she was adopted, she felt no different from a biological sister. But now, the feeling had changed. He was acutely aware that she was adopted; emotionally, it was clear she was an adopted sister with whom he had no blood relation. And intellectually, it was even clearer. This earthworm Beastman was not the same as the gentle giants of the Golden Dragon Clan. She had killed Bi Yao’s Little Guoguo and misled Bi Yao into eating it. She was an earthworm with an ugly heart.

"Third Brother! Where are you going? Don’t you want Yao Yao anymore? Third Brother!"

Jin Yao’s cries had no effect; Jin Kun was resolute this time, his departure absolute.

Shi Bo, returning from the hunt, dropped his prey and leaped to Jin Yao’s side.

"Shi Bo!" Jin Yao grasped Shi Bo’s arm, completely consumed by jealousy. "Fifth Brother doesn’t want me, Fourth Brother doesn’t want me, and now even Third Brother doesn’t want me anymore!"

"It’s all Si Yan’s fault! All because of Si Yan!"

"Help me! I want to kill Si Yan! Help me!"

"Jin Yao, calm down. Si Yan is the Dragon Princess."

"She’s not! If she’s the Dragon Princess, then what am I?! Kill Si Yan! I want to kill Si Yan!"

"Doesn’t Si Yan have a child in her belly? Make her miscarry! If she miscarries with a belly that big, she’ll definitely die! She has to die!"

In the room of the four little ones.

Dongchi and the others had pushed their beds together. Four small beds joined to make a large one. Dongchi and Nan Mo slept on the left, Xi Qing and Bei Ji on the right, and they had Bi Yao sleep in the middle.

Bi Yao lay looking at the ceiling while the four little ones curiously watched him.

"How exactly did you offend that malicious female, Jin Yao?" Bei Ji asked curiously.

Bi Yao said, "...I think it might be because my name sounds a bit like hers, and she’s not happy about it."

The four little ones were silent for a moment, speechless.

How petty could a female be? It’s a wonder those silly uncles still doted on her so much.

Dongchi asked, "Then how did you find out about our mother? I heard that malicious female’s identity was well concealed within the Golden Dragon Clan."

Bi Yao looked at the four adorable little ones and said, "I overheard it. I heard my parents talking about it, and I also saw my sister’s portrait."

"A portrait of our mother?! I want to see it!"

"I want to see it too!"

"Can we take a look?"

The four little ones were suddenly full of excitement.

"You can. It’s on me."

Bi Yao sat up and took out a wooden tablet with a portrait. The four little ones all leaned in to look.

It was a portrait crudely etched onto a wooden plank with sharp claws—very... how should one put it... very abstract.

Xi Qing said incredulously, "And you can recognize our mother from *this*?"

It didn’t look like her. Not at all.

Bi Yao explained, "It’s not just because of this tablet. It’s also because Sister looks like our great-aunt. I felt an instant connection, a feeling that she was indeed my sister."

The four brothers glanced at each other, then Dongchi said, "You can’t oppose our mother anymore. And you can’t speak ill of her either, or we won’t let you off."

Bei Ji added, "Our mother is a very kind person, not like that malicious female. You’ll gradually come to realize that."

Xi Qing declared, "If you don’t oppose our mother, we can still be good friends with you. Otherwise, we won’t like you either."

Nan Mo thought: Mm-hm. Even if you’re cute, we won’t be friends with you.

Bi Yao looked up at the four of them and pursed his lips. "Mm."

The rain poured down harder, drenching everything. The air grew thick and uncomfortably humid.

This was Si Yan’s third time experiencing such a downpour in the Beast World. The heavy rains here were so exaggerated; it was as if someone were continuously emptying huge basins of water from the sky. The rainy season had indeed arrived early.

The Beastmen, who had initially been enthusiastic about the martial contest, suddenly lost their spirits. They gazed out at the torrential rain, growing concerned for the safety of the tribes outside the city and their own homelands.

This anxiety lasted the entire night.

The ground in front of the Delusional Tavern was pitted and uneven. In low-lying areas, water was already ankle-deep.

Before long, a Beastman rushed to the entrance of the Delusional Tavern to deliver a message.

"Wise One Si Yan, we’ve come to inform you: the rainy season has arrived early.

We aren’t sure if it’s because this year’s Scorching Sun was particularly intense, but this rainy season is much heavier and more sudden than we anticipated. Our City Lord has received word that many Beastmen from nearby small tribes couldn’t make it to higher ground in time and are now flooded out and trapped.

The Beastmen of Water City and the Merfolk Clan have already left the city to help with rescue efforts. The Wan Cheng Gathering will have to be postponed."

Si Yan anxiously asked, "Is it very serious?"

The Beastman replied gravely, "Very. Alas, the High Priest’s warning actually came two days early, but everyone assumed it would be like previous rainy seasons and didn’t take it too seriously. As a result, the downpour was too sudden, and the volume of rain too immense..."

He shook his head. "Many Beastmen are trapped."

Si Yan’s expression also turned grave.

"Wise One Si Yan, I must inform the other tribes, so I’ll take my leave now."

After the Beastman left, the snake Beastman looked at her, his face stern.

Before Si Yan could speak, the snake Beastman stated unequivocally, "No."

Si Yan pursed her lips, then said, "I promised you I wouldn’t leave the house, and I wasn’t thinking of going out to help."

Only then did the snake Beastman’s expression soften considerably.

Si Yan tugged his arm, taking his hand. "I’m heavily pregnant. Not only would I be no help, but I’d also be a burden to everyone. I know my own limitations, so don’t be anxious."