Chapter 361: Chapter 361

The priests had never seen their Beast God coaxing a female so softly before. They felt as if the world had been turned upside down.

Si Yan stared at the Beast God before her and said sarcastically, "Did you take a bath on purpose? And even put on new clothes?"

The Beast God Long Ze gave a sheepish smile, murmuring quietly, "Isn’t it because I know you’re a stickler for appearances? I even spent a long time combing out my long hair... how else could I coax you?"

Long Ze laughed heartily. "Today’s occasion is quite important, after all. It’s not too much to be a bit more formal."

Si Yan looked him over for a while, not really feeling as angry as she might have.

Old Gecko had been too conspicuous along the way. Aside from not directly telling me that he was the Beast God, it was pretty much the same as not hiding it from me at all.

It was I who didn’t make the connection between him and the Beast God.

I should have guessed it long ago.

Now that I knew, although there was some initial anger at being deceived, once my emotions settled, I actually felt quite good about it.

Being friends with a god was quite a novel experience.

However, the Beast God in front of me was too dazzling and too handsome, which made me feel a bit uncomfortable.

I was more accustomed to the very down-to-earth gecko who had been with me all along.

The conversation that followed wasn’t suitable for others to hear, so Si Yan transmitted her voice, "Are the dragon bones at the back mountain of the Silver Wolf Tribe’s Coiling Dragon Mountain your remains? Is this body truly your own? Old Gecko, how much has your strength recovered?"

Being called Old Gecko made Long Ze feel a particular sense of closeness.

He replied with a smile through voice transmission, "Bai Feng helped me excavate the bones from Coiling Dragon Mountain. This body was reshaped with my own bones and the scattered bits of flesh. My strength has recovered quite a bit; you don’t need to worry."

Si Yan squinted her eyes.

Old Gecko’s physical body did look handsome, it was true, but his skin was an unnaturally pale white. He seemed very weak. He was clearly just putting on a brave front.

Si Yan didn’t want to see him pretending to be strong any longer. She said, "I’m planning to go and lash out. How long can you hold on? If you can’t, just turn back into a gecko."

I knew I couldn’t hide it from her, Long Ze thought.

His eyes blinked. "Lashing out, huh? Grandpa is best at that; do you need me to help you?"

Looking at this handsome male calling himself ’Grandpa,’ no matter how I looked at it, it felt out of place, Si Yan thought.

Her eyelids twitched, and she turned to say, "No need. You just watch."

At Si Yan’s command, Jin Yao was once again brought to the sacrificial altar.

This time, Jin Yao was different. As soon as she got onto the altar, she immediately knelt and began kowtowing furiously to Si Yan, appearing utterly pitiful.

"Si Yan, I beg you, please let me go.

"I’m not like you; you have the Beast God to rely on, while I am just an ordinary, powerless Land Dragon Beastman.

"Are you really that heartless? You should know that I didn’t mean to take your things."

She knelt on the ground, crying as she spoke. Of course, she wasn’t kowtowing to Si Yan willingly; at this moment, it was her only way out.

Han Shuang watched, her heart aching. "Jin Yao, stop hitting your head! Si Yan! No matter what, Jin Yao is my adopted daughter and your sister. Can you really bear to watch her ?"

Si Yan’s face was expressionless, as if the scene before her had nothing to do with her.

Jin Yao moved forward on her knees and said, "Si Yan, Sister! To be honest, I was very happy when I learned the Priests had found you this year."

Jin Yao looked even more pitiful, as if Si Yan were the one bullying her.

Si Yan’s eyelids twitched.

Was she implying that she has been the Dragon Princess of the Golden Dragon Clan for over twenty years, and I was the one usurping her identity?

"I don’t know why you dislike me, nor do I understand why you are so averse to me."

Jin Yao kowtowed forcefully. "I am just a Land Dragon female, and I am truly very self-conscious and sensitive. It wasn’t intentional; I hope you can understand me.

"I don’t ask for much; I just hope that my life doesn’t change too much and that I can continue to be filial to my sire and dam.

"You are a Golden Dragon female and also my sister! And I am just a weak Land Dragon. You are so powerful, how can you not let me go?!!"

Si Yan was also shocked. Can ’I’m weak, so I’m right’ really be expressed this way?

Some of the Beastmen witnessing the scene, those with softer hearts, watched as Jin Yao knocked her head to the ground pitifully and whispered,

"Although they are not blood sisters, she is still a foster sister. She’s begging , why won’t Priest Si Yan let her go?"

"Exactly, Jin Yao is just a female Land Dragon. So weak, so pitiful."

Jin Yao lifted her head, her forehead already wounded, and she roared, "Si Yan, must you be so heartless!"

"I know it’s all my fault. I have already admitted my mistakes. What more do you want? Do you want me to die?!"

Han Shuang also shouted angrily, "Si Yan, do you really intend to drive Yao Yao to death? Do you also want to drive your biological mother to death?!"

Si Yan couldn’t help but laugh.

"Is there more to the performance? Go ahead, continue."

Jin Yao was also startled. So many Beastmen are watching, I’m kneeling here and kowtowing , why won’t she forgive me? Doesn’t she know? There are so many weaker Beastmen here; surely many will sympathize with my situation. Then, the image of the Beast God’s Messenger that she has worked so hard to cultivate might completely collapse. Does Si Yan really not care at all?

Jin Yao suddenly realized.

Si Yan, wearing a colorful Priest’s robe, stood tall and proud, looking down at her. And although Jin Yao was wearing a golden Priest’s robe, her appearance had become one of utmost pitifulness; the robe was torn, her forehead was injured as she continued to kneel, and she was in utter disarray.

Jin Yao suddenly realized.

I have fallen from the exalted status of Dragon Princess Jin Yao to my present state, scorned by countless Beastmen as the Land Dragon Jin Yao. While Si Yan, from having her fate and totem stripped away, has gradually become a sage, a Priest, and the Beast God’s Messenger. She is looked up to by all Beastmen. Si Yan is becoming more and more notable. Clearly, all the achievements Si Yan has now should have belonged to me! Why has it all come to this?!

"Is your performance over? Is it my turn now?"

Si Yan looked down at Jin Yao, holding in her hand the Echo Conch that Lan Hai had once given her.

Jin Yao, upon hearing some sounds, suddenly became terrified. How could she have this recording?!

"Si Yan, why would you use a conch to store this recording?!"

"Don’t play it, don’t play it, NO!!!!"

Si Yan smiled indifferently and lifted the Echo Conch so everyone could hear the sound from within.

From the Echo Conch echoed Jin Yao’s conversation with two Priests who had participated in the Priest contest.

Jin Yao: "Today, you will dance as I instructed."

A Priest asked, "Dragon Princess, will this dance truly summon the Divine Temple?"

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After hesitating for a moment, the Priest refused on the spot, "Dragon Princess, the Beast God is my deity. As a Priest, I cannot desecrate him ."

Jin Yao: "The Beast God is already dead, what are you afraid of?"

The Priest still refused. "To open the gates of the Divine Temple without permission is an act like that of thieves and robbers; it is an act of disrespect towards the Beast God. I cannot do it!!"

Jin Yao’s voice suddenly turned ominous. "Xiang Zhao, if you want your female and cubs to live well, then listen to me obediently. Otherwise..."

A small Beastman cub was brought forward.

Priest Xiang Zhao immediately took a few steps forward. "Cub!!"