Chapter 340: Chapter 340: Cold-blooded Snake Beastman

Su Muyao heard this, her heart trembled, instinctively sensing something was wrong, and asked, "Why... why must there be a sacrifice?"

Yun Qinglan said softly, "It’s rumored that there is a River God in the south, who awakens once every century. Every hundred years, a female must be sacrificed; otherwise, the river will flood disastrously."

"And this sacrifice can only come from the Bishui Tribe; female sacrifices from other tribes are useless."

"Of course, this is just a rumor; no one actually knows the truth."

Upon hearing this, Su Muyao’s face turned white.

A sacrifice?

"So, every century, a female from the Bishui Tribe must be sacrificed."

"No wonder."

Yun Qinglan asked, "No wonder what?"

Su Muyao murmured, "No wonder the Young Master of the Bishui Tribe won’t let me go there."

She now thought of Bi Zhixu’s expression; when he heard her name, his eyes showed a slight ripple, but he concealed his emotions deliberately, not letting her notice.

She saved him, said she wanted to go to the Bishui Tribe, yet he claimed he couldn’t take her there, even said it was better not to go.

At the time, she thought he was unwilling to take her.

Now it seems there was an underlying reason.

Yun Qinglan was also a bit surprised, "Why do you want to go to the Bishui Tribe?"

"Nowadays, the southern rivers often flood, and dangers arise periodically. Even beastmen who can swim may lose their lives in the whirlpools of the swift currents."

Saying this, Yun Qinglan looked at Su Muyao nervously, afraid she might want to go to the dangerous southern territory.

Not to mention the Bishui Tribe, which is the oldest tribe, where heritage and danger coexist.

"In fact, the Bishui Tribe and the Xuanyuan Tribe are somewhat similar; the Bishui Tribe rarely allows other beastmen to enter its territory."

"They are even stricter; any males or females joining their tribe undergo rigorous examinations. They have an ancient, mysterious method of checking, so the Bright Hall Law Enforcement Disciples can’t infiltrate their forces."

After coming to Cang Beast Continent, the clan elders briefly explained some situations regarding the top tribes to Yun Qinglan.

So he knows a bit more.

Su Muyao explained, "Because my mother might be from the Bishui Tribe."

"I want to go to the Bishui Tribe to find my mother."

Yun Qinglan was extremely shocked after hearing this, thinking of the legends about the Bishui Tribe. For some reason, he felt a faint unease in his heart.

"Yaoyao, don’t go to the Bishui Tribe yet. The current situation is unclear, and you might encounter danger if you go. I’ll first arrange to have our people investigate the situation there."

Su Muyao nodded and said, "Okay."

She wouldn’t act rashly, knowing there’s danger.

"Yaoyao, do you know what your mother’s name is?"

"I remember my father once said it’s Ji Shui."

Upon hearing this name, Yun Qinglan’s face instantly turned pale.

Seeing Yun Qinglan’s expression, Su Muyao realized there was a problem, "Yun, have you heard my mother’s name?"

Yun Qinglan pointed to the ancient books, hoarse, "See for yourself, you’ll understand."

Su Muyao quickly opened the ancient book, many things were just as Yun Qinglan said.

She found a page with crucial content, carefully reading, "Thousands of years ago, there was no mention of sacrifices, the River God protected the southern territory, with favorable weather, no talk of sacrifices, but a thousand years ago, a great flood broke out, and the River God Envoy demanded the Bishui Tribe to offer the tribe’s Holy Daughter as a sacrifice, every hundred years they must offer a Holy Daughter."

"Originally, the responsibility of the Bishui Tribe’s Holy Daughter was to guard the Turquoise Pool, but later on, the Holy Daughter became the sacrifice. These Holy Daughters have no unique names; once selected as Holy Daughter, they are called Ji Shui."

"Since the offering of sacrifices, the river has not overflowed..."

Upon seeing this, Su Muyao’s fingers trembled, barely able to hold the ancient book.

"My mother... my mother wouldn’t become a sacrifice, right?"

Could it be that her mother died?

Su Muyao’s mind was chaotic, unable to accept this possibility at all.

Yun Qinglan’s eyes flashed with a mournful light, he reached out to embrace Su Muyao, gently stroking her hair, "Don’t worry, your mother shouldn’t have become a sacrifice. Otherwise, if she had, the river wouldn’t have flooded in the past twenty years."

Yun Qinglan’s gentle aura soothed her, and Su Muyao gradually calmed down.

Thinking of something, she asked, "Then have you heard any news about my father?"

Yun Qinglan knows her father’s name.

He shook his head, "No, but ever since the day I came, I’ve already had people look into your father’s whereabouts, but so far, there’s no trace or clue."

After completing her reading on the ancient books from the Bishui Tribe, Su Muyao then continued seeking other resources.

She came across records of the Golden Crow Bird Beast.

Yun Qinglan explained alongside her as she read, "The Golden Crow Beastman Tribe was annihilated overnight over fifty years ago."

"Golden Crow Beastmen are Sun Bird Beasts, the most revered beasts among beastmen. The Sun Bird Beast Tribe is highly prestigious in the Cang Beast Continent because, in primitive society, fire was a blessing bestowed by Divine Beasts, a symbol of faith. Only Sun Bird Beastmen could easily awaken fire abilities, and it wasn’t just ordinary fire; they possessed True Sun Fire that could suppress evil and dark aura."

"In past tribal rituals, the Sun Bird Beast Tribe was invited to ignite the Holy Fire using True Sun Fire."

"Now that there are no more Sun Bird Beastmen, fire ability users are rare; people now use fire sticks to ignite fires."

But Yun Qinglan knew Hua Linye possessed fire abilities.

Su Muyao said, "The Sun Bird Beast Tribe was also destroyed by Bright Hall."

"I saw those scenes in my dreams."

"By the way, is there any news about the Fire Fox Clan?"

Yun Qinglan reported what he knew honestly, "The Fire Fox Clan’s Young Clan Leader married the Sun Bird Beast Tribe’s leader as a Beast Husband, later dying together, leading the Fire Fox Clan to quietly retreat, now there is no news of the Fire Fox Clan."

Su Muyao flipped through some pages but found no records of the Fire Fox Clan.

"Is there anything about the Green Bamboo Snake Clan?"

Su Muyao never knew Wen Nanxi’s background; he just appeared out of nowhere.

Her father trusted Wen Nanxi greatly, with good reason.

Yun Qinglan knew Wen Nanxi was unique in Su Muyao’s heart; he was her first Beast Husband. He shook his head, sighed, "There are no top snake beast tribes in Cang Beast Continent; most Snake Beastmen are wandering snake beastmen."

"In Cang Beast Continent, snake beastmen are considered cold-blooded beastmen, disfavored by beastmen."

"They were classified as poisonous snakes and insects."

"In Cang Beast Continent, beastmen greatly dislike snake beastmen, female members of other tribes are reluctant to marry snake beastmen, perceiving them as inherently cold-blooded and heartless."

Hearing this, Su Muyao furrowed her brow tightly.

She communicated with her system mentally, "System, what’s Wen Nanxi’s situation now, can it be detected?"

"I only know he’s alive, and if he were in trouble, I would be able to detect it as his system, being your Beast Husband. But since I can’t sense anything, he should be fine."

Seeing Su Muyao’s worried expression, Yun Qinglan understood, "Don’t worry, I’ll have clan members help find them."

"Yun, thank you so much."

"Right now, I can only rely on you."

Thinking of Nalan Gui Xue, she sighed inwardly.

It always felt like something stood between them, invisibly.

And she couldn’t count on Nalan Gui Xue to use the Nalan Clan’s manpower to help either.

Fortunately, Yun Qinglan can still help her search for people.