The group found a safe place and made sure there were no mushrooms or strange plants nearby before putting down their luggage.

Before Su Tang could even speak, Su Jianyuan asked in confusion, "Hu Shen, weren't you in the Black Mountain Tribe? How did you end up here?"

Upon hearing Su Jianyuan's words, Hu Shen replied without changing his expression, "Those captured orcs volunteered to stay and guard the Black Mountain Tribe. I was worried about you, so I came back to find you first."

As he spoke, he gazed intently at Su Tang.

He dared not imagine what dangers might have befallen Ah Tang on her journey if he hadn't returned to find her—whether she would have been strangled by vines or become food for other wild animals.

Hu Shen's words were ambiguous, and Su Jianyuan and the others naturally assumed that he and Ying Jie had gone back to the farm to look for them first, and then chased after them after discovering that they had come to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

In fact, Hu Shen came directly from Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain and happened to run into them while taking a detour.

But saying it like that doesn't count as lying.

Su Jianyuan patted Hu Shen's arm gratefully twice. "Hu Shen, it's a good thing you came, otherwise we really don't know what would have happened."

They had never been to this forest before, and now they knew just how terrifying the dangers within it could be.

They didn't even know how they died.

Niu Li had already hidden behind Ying Jie, fearing that Hu Shen would blame him for not protecting A Tang and Si Bao on the way.

However, Hu Shen's attention was not on him at the moment, allowing him to escape unscathed.

After all that trouble, they finally overcame this difficult journey.

"Ah Tang, what are you doing in the forest in this direction? Are you heading to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?" Hu Shen asked, looking at the group's travel-worn appearance.

Hu Shen was no outsider, so Su Tang didn't hide anything and nodded in reply, "Yes, we're going to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain to find the Beast King."

Such a precious thing as the Divine Stone is naturally not something that ordinary beastmen can possess. If she wants to obtain the Divine Stone to cure Sibao's illness, she can only do so by seeking out the Beast King.

Upon hearing this, Hu Shen and Ying Jie froze.

Hu Shen's expression shifted repeatedly, a sense of unease creeping into his heart. Did A Tang already know his identity? Was A Tang angry, which was why she came to find him?

Ying Jie's heart was pounding; for some reason, he had a guilty conscience.

He had essentially helped Wang keep it a secret from Atang, and when faced with Atang's gaze, he always felt like he had done something wrong.

Niu Li was a bit slow on the uptake and didn't realize there was anything wrong with what he said.

"Sibao's voice is damaged, it can't make a sound now. I want to go to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain to ask the Beast King for a divine stone to heal Sibao's voice." Su Tang's voice entered their ears again.

Hu Shen noticed that Su Tang's gaze wasn't on him when she mentioned the Beast King, and he quickly realized what was going on.

A-Tang is unaware of her own identity.

She simply wanted to go to the Mountain of Ten Thousand Beasts to find the "King of Beasts".

"I've heard that the magic stone can cure any disease. I wonder if it can cure Sibao's throat."

"Yes, it can definitely be cured," Hu Shen replied without hesitation.

Su Tang thought Hu Shen was trying to comfort her, so she tugged at the corners of her mouth and smiled, "I don't know if I can get the divine stone yet. For the sake of the Four Treasures, I can only try my best."

She wanted to cure Sibao's illness, just as countless orcs wanted to cure the illnesses of their families.

The divine stone is so precious, why would the Beast King exchange it with her? She knew it would be difficult, but she wouldn't give up.

"Ah Tang, our King..." Upon hearing this, Ying Jie couldn't wait to tell her Hu Shen's identity, but Hu Shen gave her a cold glare.

He abruptly changed his tone, "We're going to the Beast Mountain. The beastmen there are compassionate and loving. Seeing how good you are to Sibao, they'll definitely give the divine stone to Sibao."

“Yingjie is right, you don’t need to worry, we’ll find a way when we get to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain,” Hu Shen nodded in agreement.

Da Qing looked at the two of them with a strange expression, then suddenly remembered something. "Wait a minute, weren't you two driven out of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain? That Beast King should be utterly wicked, ferocious, and tyrannical. If it were like what you're saying, why would he have driven you out?"

Eagle Swift: "..."

Hu Shen felt it necessary to salvage his image, saying, "It was the previous Beast King who drove us away from Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, not the current Beast King."

Su Jianyuan nodded and interjected, "When Lang Zhuang and I came to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain before, we heard that the Beast King had been replaced, and Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain didn't seem to be very peaceful."

Seeing that the conversation was getting further and further off track, Hu Shen changed the subject and asked, "How did Si Bao get injured?"

Did something dangerous happen after he left?

Su Tang then briefly recounted how Lion Feather had captured her, the cub, and Cat Nine.

Since neither Shi Ling nor Shi Da had ever called Shi Tian by his name, Su Tang had no idea what his name was, only that he was Shi Ling's father.

Upon hearing this, a chill flashed in Hu Shen's eyes. Ah Tang had actually encountered all this.

Where is that lion feather now?

"When Mao Jiu and I escaped with Zai Zai, they were surrounded by wolves. Maybe they didn't escape the wolves."

Hearing this, the coldness in Hu Shen's eyes dissipated somewhat.

But why do those two lion-like beastmen that Ah Tang described seem so familiar...?

...

at the same time.

Ying Yiyi and Ying Tai also set off.

Mo Bai sat on the back of one of the Azure Eagle Beastmen, leading the way.

"Go left ahead, go straight around this hill, then turn right. There's a wide river ahead. Once you cross the river, you can leave this place..."

Hearing Mo Bai's voice, the group of orcs felt that they were getting closer and closer to leaving this place, and their hearts were filled with joy.

Finally, they can fly out of this strange place. They've been so bored these past two days that they're practically in a daze.

Soon, a group of orcs flew across the river.

The river was about ten meters wide, with a rapid current, and the wind above it was very strong, scraping against Ying Yiyi's face like a knife.

Ying Yiyi coquettishly let Ying Tai land, while Mo Bai's obedient voice rang out from the side.

"Big sister, my tribe is to the left. I've been out for too long and should go back. Thank you for saving me. If you keep going forward, you'll be able to leave this forest."

Upon hearing that Mo Bai was leaving, Ying Yiyi immediately raised her head.

"You want to go back to the tribe? Aren't you coming with us? I can take you away. You won't have to hunt anymore. Follow me, and you'll never have to worry about food or drink." Ying Yiyi looked at Mo Bai's handsome face and said with some reluctance.

Mo Bai looked troubled. "Big sister, I still have an older brother in the tribe. He is injured. It's just me and my brother left in my family. If I leave, there will be no orcs to take care of him."

He seemed to really want to leave with Ying Yiyi, but couldn't bear to leave his brother behind.

Ying Yiyi looked at his face. He was so handsome, his older brother couldn't be too bad either, right?

A thought struck her, and she said to Ying Tai in a coquettish tone, "Brother, since we're already out here, why don't we send Mo Bai to his tribe?"