86: If the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain.

"Reluctant to leave them?" Xuan Jin asked.

Nan Zhisui pondered for a moment before saying, "Probably not."

It was hard to describe the feeling at this moment; there was gratitude and awe.

But that Red Fox Village belonged to Qi Yingmei, not her.

Her homes—one was on distant Earth, and the other was still by the seaside.

Red Fox Village was friendly to her, and she would treat them with friendliness in return.

But what she was reluctant to leave behind wasn't them, but her family.

Before they had gone far, Lizard Solid and the others finally arrived late.

"Lord, Lord Xuan Jin, we finally found you!"

They looked a bit disheveled and immediately began to complain upon seeing Xuan Jin.

"Lord Xuan Jin, that bastard Xie found us! That bastard just injured many of our poor Wandering Beastmen."

Nan Zhisui asked curiously, "Who is Xie?"

Lizard Solid gave her a white-eyed look and said, "In the Cold-blooded Scorpion Beastmen tribe, only that one person gave up his name and used his race as his name—Xie."

Another Wandering Beastman said, "He is very strong, a Seven-Striped Scorpion King!"

Nan Zhisui: "...Didn't they say Seven-Striped Beast Kings are very rare?"

In the past, when she traveled through the Beast World, she only ever heard of Beast Warriors and Beast Generals; she almost never heard of a Seven-Striped Beast King.

Now, not only was her beast husband White Fox a Seven-Striped Beast King, but even the Stinky Snake in front of her was one.

Even this Xie they spoke of was actually a Seven-Striped Beast King?!

Lizard Solid rolled his eyes at her again. "Beast Kings are rare to begin with, but look at Lord Xuan Jin's status—he's the big boss of the Wandering Beastmen!!"

He didn't forget to praise his Lord Xuan Jin while rolling his eyes at her. Nan Zhisui was truly impressed by this toxic fan lizard Little Sixth.

Just as Lizard Solid and the others were complaining, a sudden movement came from the woods.

Nan Zhisui looked over and actually saw a young Male in his early twenties with short brown hair, no eyebrows, but delicate features.

"Xuan Jin!" The young Male was extremely excited!

Xuan Jin seemed a bit annoyed; he ignored him and turned away impatiently.

In the next instant, Xie charged over. Xuan Jin flicked his huge tail, and then, as if to avoid involving Nan Zhisui, he directly led Xie to the side to fight!

Immediately after, over a dozen Scorpion Beastmen appeared behind Xie and charged at the Wandering Beastmen.

The Wandering Beastmen and Scorpion Beastmen fell into a chaotic brawl.

Nan Zhisui pulled the toxic fan Lizard Solid and asked, "Why do they start fighting as soon as they meet? What's the conflict?"

Although Lizard Solid disliked this Female who had snatched away Lord Xuan Jin, he still answered her, "What conflict? Conflict over business, conflict over territory, conflict over Females! We Wandering Beastmen are somewhat mindful of beastman morality when doing business. Those Scorpion Beastmen are extremely malicious in everything they do!"

Wow! So it's a case of crook eats crook!!

Two Seven-Striped Beast Kings fighting in the forest instantly startled countless wild beasts into fleeing.

As Nan Zhisui watched, she suddenly felt—

Another perfect opportunity to escape!

If I don't run now, when will I!

Just as Nan Zhisui planned to sneak away, Lizard Solid, who was closest to her, noticed something was wrong.

"Female, where are you running?!" Lizard Solid growled.

Just as Lizard Solid was about to report to Xuan Jin, Nan Zhisui shushed him and whispered, "Shh, shh, shh, Lord Lizard Solid. Don't you hate that your Lord Xuan Jin has a female master? I'm leaving now, and I promise I'll never bother your Lord Xuan Jin again!"

Lizard Solid's expression was ever-changing—truly ever-changing. As a lizard, his skin turned various colors before returning to normal.

He turned around, acting as if he hadn't noticed Nan Zhisui at all.

"Kill!!!" He charged toward the Cold-blooded Scorpion Beastmen!

Nan Zhisui quietly backed away, and once she reached a certain distance, she turned and ran!

She didn't know how many times she had tried to escape by now.

Having gained experience in escaping, Nan Zhisui jumped straight to the edge of a swamp and smeared swamp mud all over her body, leaving only her eyes exposed!

Then she ran forward recklessly.

She was very fast, sometimes swinging on vines and sometimes jumping from one tree branch to another.

This time, she didn't take any detours and focused solely on running toward the sea!

White Fox, wait for me! Lan Xing, wait for me!

Aqi, Little Fu, Yanger, Little Sixth, wait for me!!

...On Xuan Jin's massive tail, the snake scales flared up like knife edges, and the sharp snake tail stabbed toward Xie!

Xie retreated rapidly, and his huge tail with a poisonous stinger also stabbed toward Xuan Jin.

Xuan Jin's snake scales flattened instantly, forming solid armor!

Xie jumped down from the air to attack Xuan Jin's upper body.

In an instant, Xuan Jin covered his entire body with snake scales and then transformed into his full snake form!

His massive tail pinned Xie down, and his venom-coated fangs bit toward Xie. In an instant, Xie also transformed into his full beast form!

His hard armor blocked the sharp fangs, and he counterattacked Xuan Jin fiercely, escaping from the predicament once he found an opportunity.

The two Seven-Striped Beast Kings faced each other from a distance in the jungle. Xie suddenly spoke. "Xuan Jin, your prisoner seems to have escaped."

The Cold-blooded Scorpion Beastman hadn't even considered the possibility that his rival Xuan Jin might have formed a companion bond.

He thought that the pretty Female from just now was Xuan Jin's prisoner.

Xuan Jin: "Prisoner?"

His leisurely dark eyes looked back, and then a faint, wicked yet terrifying smile appeared on his cold face.

"Escaped again."

He had already tried everything to make her like him.

But why did she still want to leave him?

Xie's purple tongue licked his huge pincers. "You Wandering Beastmen are already wanderers, yet you're so good to a prisoner? She's clean, and her wounds are bandaged? If you ask me, prisoners should be tied up, shackled, and locked away! Xuan Jin, do you want me to help you catch her? I promise I'll treat her well."

Xuan Jin's gaze suddenly turned icy, and his eyes, filled with killing intent, instantly swept over.

"Oh, getting angry over business and a woman now?" Xie watched the spectacle, enjoying the trouble.

Xuan Jin instantly flashed in front of Xie, his hand tightly clutching his neck and pinning him against a large tree.

"Xie, you have no right to touch her."

The Cold-blooded Scorpion Beastman's brown eyes looked down at this rival he had fought for many years.

"Your mood isn't right. What, have you taken a fancy to her?"

The Cold-blooded Scorpion Beastman's poisonous tail attacked Xuan Jin, and Xuan Jin retreated rapidly.

Xie successfully escaped, and the two equally matched Seven-Striped Beast Kings stood face to face.

"Alright, I've had my fill of fighting. It's about time; I'm heading to the East Sea too."

Xie turned around, and his subordinates also retreated one after another, following him.

"Let's go!"

With that, the group of Scorpion Beastmen left together.

Xuan Jin's cold gaze swept toward Lizard Solid, who immediately lowered his head.

"Lord Xuan Jin, while you were away, we couldn't beat them... Several of our businesses on the East Sea Coast were snatched by them."

"East Sea?" Xuan Jin asked.

Lizard Solid nodded quickly. "Yes, right on the East Sea Coast."

"That..." Lizard Solid asked somewhat guiltily, "Lord Xuan Jin, are we still going to chase that Female?"

If he really wanted to catch her, he could easily continue the game and bring her back.

But... he looked at the hand she had held all day; the soft touch of the Little Female's hand still lingered on his palm.

What then, after catching her? The Little Female would still run.

He was getting a bit greedy; he was becoming more and more greedy.

Now, he actually hoped the Little Female wouldn't hate him—at least, that she wouldn't run... Xuan Jin closed his eyes and tilted his head back.

If the mountain won't come to me... I can only go to the mountain.

Xuan Jin flicked his dark tail and turned to leave.

Lizard Solid guiltily watched his lord's back.

Xuan Jin's cold voice drifted back. "To the East Sea Coast."