Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 242 - 241: The Beast Mark Disappears

After changing his disguise and hiding his power to appear as a Level 6, Ji Liang swaggered into the heart of the tribe. Moving through the shadows, he dispatched the unconscious Beastmen one by one. Only then did he feign drunkenness and start making the rounds, offering toasts to each Beastman. Even though they were already unconscious, he forced a cup of wine laced with Red Mushroom down each of their throats, guaranteeing they would never open their eyes again.

After making his rounds, he had stripped several Storage Rings from their fingers. Inside were treasures the leaders had accumulated over many years; High level Crystal Stones were stacked in piles, not to mention rare medicinal herbs, pelts, jewels, and ores.

About twenty stragglers remained. A smirk played on Ji Liang’s lips as he staggered "drunkenly" toward the caves.

The North Head Tribe was divided into a front and back mountain. The caves on the front mountain were residential, while those on the back were used to imprison various Female Slaves and Male Slaves.

Within their own tribe, the Beastmen weren’t as vigilant as usual. Especially since nearly all of them had been drinking today, it made things much easier for Ji Liang.

Storage Rings were exceedingly rare treasures, after all. Only the three leaders possessed them, and their capacity wasn’t even that large. The other Beastmen all hid their valuables in their own caves.

Ji Liang avoided the occupied caves and searched the empty ones one by one. Without a second glance, he tossed everything he found into their shared space, leaving it for his Couple Brothers to organize.

He didn’t get greedy. After one sweep, he went to the back mountain and silently took out the few Rogue Beast guards at the gate. Opening the iron cage, he whispered, "Follow this path down the mountain. Quick, run!"

After hearing him, the Male Slaves inside offered hasty thanks before bolting, scrambling for the exit.

Ji Liang glanced at another cave where the Female Slaves were kept. Thinking of what his own little female had gone through, he sighed softly, opened their door as well, and said flatly, "Go or stay. It’s up to you."

"Sir, thank you for saving us," a young female said, stepping forward and timidly reaching for his sleeve. "But since you’ve helped us this much, could you escort us to a city? We would be so grateful..."

Ji Liang coolly sidestepped her touch. "No. You are not my responsibility."

Another young female behind the first spoke up, her eyes glinting. "Are you one of the Rogue Beasts from here, then? Did you free us while the others are drunk?"

Not wanting to cause any trouble for himself, Ji Liang just grunted in affirmation.

They had been in the valley for fifteen days, and Si Shuo’s belly had started to swell. The cubs inside were very active, especially when she was eating. Whenever she had fresh, sweet fruit or delicious meat, they would practically do somersaults in her womb.

Through the thin skin of her belly, the males could all see it bulge with a small lump from time to time. The sight was quite startling.

Wei Ce would always end up shouting at her belly, "You little rascals, that’s your own dear Mother in there! If you won’t take it easy on her, who will? Your Mother is eating all the things you love, isn’t she?

"We need to be gentle cubs... When you’re born, Father will roughhouse with you all you want..."

The cubs seemed to oblige their Father. After he finished speaking and stroked Si Shuo’s belly, they would quiet down, their movements becoming much gentler.

Si Shuo pursed her lips into a smile. ’Tuanzi was so tiny when he was first born,’ she thought. ’I wonder... in the Beast World, a Beastman’s Beast Form is five times their normal size. Will the Tuanzis be bigger to match?’

’No, wait. The babies I give birth to are in human form. The male cubs have to figure out how to shift into their Beast Form on their own!’

As she continued to nibble on the sweet corn, her eyes crinkling with a smile, she suddenly froze. She reached up with a dazed expression to touch the spot behind her ear. ’I can’t feel anything!’

Her heart seized with panic. She grabbed Gong You, who was beside her, and turned her head to ask urgently, "Gong You, help me look! Is Ji Liang’s Beast Mark still there? Why can’t I feel it anymore?"

Stunned, Gong You looked. The skin behind her ear was smooth and fair. The coiled, tongue-flicking black snake was gone!

His own heart gave a hard lurch. "It’s gone."

"What do you mean, gone? Gong You, you’re not joking, are you? How could it be gone?" Si Shuo’s voice was already thick with tears as she struggled to control her emotions. "I... I didn’t feel the Beast Mark burn or ache. Ji Liang has to be okay, right?"

The other males, who had been working nearby, sensed her emotional distress and all rushed over. "What happened?"

Gong You took a deep breath and said grimly, "Ji Liang’s Beast Mark vanished without a trace!"

Zhi Le asked, his voice strained, "kitty, did you feel anything before the Beast Mark disappeared?" He and the others with him were her first Twin Brothers, and their bond was the deepest.

"Nothing. Just a sudden emptiness in my heart, and the connection I felt behind my ear vanished completely," Si Shuo said, clenching her fists and taking one deep breath after another. The cubs in her belly seemed to sense her grief and pain, stirring faintly.

Yin Jiang took Si Shuo’s hand. "Shuo’er, try not to panic. The fact that you felt no pain means Ji Liang is alright. Perhaps," he paused, "perhaps he used some method to dissolve the Contract."

Xu Chi added earnestly, "A shuo, you have to have faith in Ji Liang. He made a name for himself in the treacherous environment of the Southern Continent. Now he’s a Level 12 Beastman and carrying plenty of life-saving items. He’ll definitely be able to turn any danger into a blessing."

Si Shuo shook her head. She didn’t want to cry, but tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. The ache in her heart was impossible to suppress. "Ji Liang’s personal space is gone too. His things are all piled up in the shared area, and a section of our shared planting plot has vanished!

Without the Beast Mark, he can’t use his Stepping Point Superpower..."

’So what if he’s a Twelfth Level Beastman? Yin Jiang was Level 13, and he was still tortured beyond recognition.’

"Sister, Brother Ji Liang adores you. He must have just run into a small problem," Xiao Cheng said earnestly. "Don’t you worry. Just focus on your health and the pregnancy. We’ll discuss it amongst ourselves and go to Gubei to find him. Besides," he added, "Brother Ji Liang is always thorough in his planning. Even without his personal space, he can still use his Storage Ring!"

Wei Ce slammed his fist into a nearby tree, and the thick trunk fell with a loud SNAP. His face was dark as he said, "He must have been forced to use something that dissolves the Contract. It’s what happened to my Father. Once his Beast Mark was gone, my Mother didn’t want him anymore."

The Beast Mark was a guarantee of a male’s loyalty, something many females valued. After all, males couldn’t be by a female’s side at all times. How many could truly resist the temptations of the outside world?

Moreover, without the binding of a Beast Mark, it wasn’t unheard of for males to be seduced by other females and return only to betray their family. What female, given the choice, wouldn’t want to possess her male’s Beast Mark?

Si Shuo wiped away her tears, her expression hardening with resolve. "I’ll stay in the valley and take care of myself and the babies. I’m counting on all of you for Ji Liang’s sake. Please, find out what happened to him, but you must promise to keep yourselves safe. I can’t bear the thought of losing any one of you!"