Si Shuo also thought the Beast God was just a figurehead, naively clinging to the rules of the legacy. But now, Dao Yuan was actually using those same rules to manipulate the Beast God for his own ends.

’This is just too much!’ She tugged on Xiao Cheng. ’This guy is full of ideas. We need to make him think up a good way to make that selfish Beastman suffer a little.’

Xiao Cheng smiled, hugged her, and gave her a kiss.

Dao Yuan and the female dallied for a while longer before she reluctantly got dressed, lowered her head, and left with the guard at the door.

Dao Yuan, however, remained on the bed, lying with his arms cradling his head. He muttered to himself, ’You know, with all the chaos in the square that day, I never noticed that Yi Wan’s son’s wife was so beautiful and delicate. When she gets angry, she’s like a little flame that sets your skin tingling. And Yi Wan’s own wife is quite delicate and lovely, too...’

’Maybe in the next couple of days, I’ll possess one of their Beast Husbands. Tsk, tsk. Once they’ve had a taste of my skills, they’ll be just like Ying Lan, unable to ever forget me.’

’Females are emotional creatures, after all. If sleeping with them once isn’t enough, then I’ll do it two or three times. They’ll submit eventually...’

Xiao Cheng was seething with rage as he listened. If they weren’t trying to dig up more information, he would have nailed the man to a wall and pounded him into a meat patty right then and there!

But it wasn’t long before a male came in. The two of them immediately embraced and started making out, leaving Xiao Cheng and Si Shuo stunned for a long moment before they closed their eyes to block out the cringeworthy scene.

’Dao Yuan really isn’t picky about gender!’ The two of them went at it for a long time. Before the male left, he fed Dao Yuan a Level 10 Crystal Stone.

’There’s a way to do it like that?’ He didn’t want to put in the effort of Cultivation but still wanted to increase his cultivation level. Dao Yuan would rather make a living on his back...

Si Shuo was at a loss for words. And to top it off, he was ambitious enough to want to control all of Golden Lion City.

The atmosphere in this place was vile. Xiao Cheng didn’t dare let Si Shuo stay for too long. When they returned to the tunnel, he saw that Dao Yuan was still limp with exhaustion, so he wrote a letter to Wei Ce.

And so, one second Dao Yuan was still savoring the memory, and the next, he was lying on a platform in the square of the neighboring Beast City!

The crowd was in the middle of asking the City Lord and the elders about traveling to Golden Lion City for the arena competition. They were startled by Dao Yuan’s sudden appearance. Then, everyone noticed the marks on his body, and their gawking eyes filled with knowing smiles. So this was what High Priest Dao Yuan was into. No wonder he didn’t have a wife; the females coming and going were probably just a cover for him.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "That’s High Priest Dao Yuan! He’s the one who ordered our City Lord and elders to hide the news from us and stop us from participating in the arena competition, all to force High Priest Yi Wan to step down!"

"He’s so selfish! The chance to train and gain experience is a good thing, an opportunity others couldn’t get even if they begged for it. And here we are, using our own absence to threaten someone? Only an idiot would do that!"

"They’re probably hoping we don’t go, anyway..."

Dao Yuan was overcome with shame and fury. His Beast Skins had been left behind in the female cave. Even if he changed into his Beast Form now, he would still be completely bare!

But at this moment, with all the Beastmen watching, the City Lord and elders didn’t dare show any sign of a good relationship with him. They all avoided him like the plague, leaving him to lie stiffly on the ground.

Dao Yuan had no choice but to cover his private parts with his hands and scramble to his feet. Keeping his back to the crowd, he ran behind the City Lord. In just those few steps, someone threw sharp fragments of rock at the fleshy parts of his backside. The sharp stones cut his skin, and blood gushed out, looking like a female’s monthly visitor. It completely stripped him of any masculine dignity.

Everyone roared with laughter. It was quite cathartic. A man like Dao Yuan was surely not worth the City Lord’s and elders’ continued cooperation. The matter was considered over. All that was left was for the City Lord to lead the Warriors to Golden Lion City for the competition.

However, someone was still furious. "Dao Yuan did this on purpose! We can’t let him off so easily! Since he doesn’t like wearing Beast Skins, let’s just tie him up and display him in the square for three days!"

"Right! We’re not even setting him on fire, so that’s already merciful... I remember he used to love smoking people... He’d roast them alive like smoked meat until they were dried out, then feed them to their own relatives..."

"That’s so vicious! How was he ever fit to be a High Priest?"

Hearing this, Dao Yuan paled and said frantically, "You—someone must be playing tricks! I’m telling you, you’d better send me back with respect. Otherwise, you’ll all be in for a world of hurt!"

"Haha, is he threatening all of us? I think that’s even more reason not to let him have an easy time. Otherwise, when he gets back on his feet, won’t he really make us pay with our lives? Are we the kind of fools who would let a tiger return to the mountains?"

"Of course not! So, let’s smoke him for three days, too. If he’s still alive after that, it’ll be the Beast God’s mercy. We all respect the Beast God, so of course, we’ll let him live..."

One by one, the crowd chimed in, deciding on Dao Yuan’s punishment together.

Only then did Dao Yuan feel true fear. "No, you can’t do this to me! I—I’ll give you Crystal Stones, just let me go..."

"Don’t listen to him, everyone! He’s a treacherous scoundrel. Not a single word out of his mouth is true, and who knows what he’s plotting against us in his heart... I’m afraid we might earn the Crystal Stones but not live long enough to spend them..."

Dao Yuan was both furious and frantic. ’Who is this? A mind-reader? That’s exactly what I was thinking.’

"It’s not like that! I’ll definitely be eternally grateful to you, I’ll only think of repaying your kindness..." Tears and snot were now streaming down his face. He knew these people were the type to follow through on their threats.

A crowd of stubborn, brutish Bull Beastmen was completely deaf to reason!

"Everyone, don’t listen to this Flower Mouse’s silver-tongued words! Gag him... or we won’t even know how we died."

And so, Dao Yuan was gagged, his hands and feet bound, and he was hung in the center of the square. Below him, a small fire slowly burned damp firewood, and the thick smoke choked him so badly that he squeezed his eyes shut and didn’t dare take a deep breath.

Nearly every Beastman in the city came to light their torches for cooking and roasting meat, and while they were at it, they’d toss another piece of damp wood onto the smoldering fire.

Regret was written all over Dao Yuan’s face. A moment ago, he had been so smug, but he never expected retribution to come so swiftly. ’If I had known this would happen, I should have gotten far away from here the moment the Beast God stripped me of my status as a Divine Servant.’

Forget three days; after just half a day, the sweat never stopped pouring off him. His lips were chapped, and he was so thirsty it felt like his heart and lungs were being clawed at. His consciousness began to blur.

Although Dao Yuan was no longer a High Priest, he was still a person from Golden Lion City. Fearing they would earn his grudge, the City Lord and elders finally had someone cut him down. They left his hands and feet bound and took him along on their journey to Golden Lion City.

Dao Yuan kept his eyes tightly shut. Aside from gulping down some water and viciously tearing into a chicken leg, he didn’t say a single word. With his eyes downcast, he seemed to have become quiet and withdrawn, but in reality, he was already plotting. ’I’ll make sure this group of people has a one-way trip...’