"Hey! Haotian, are you so handsome that you make people want to commit a crime? Look at that smile you just gave me, how many women's hearts did you capture! By the way, from now on, you can only smile like that at me, Nangong Ziyan, understand? If you dare to flirt with other women outside, I'll kick you off the bed in the middle of the night."
Nangong Ziyan clenched her fist and said to Beiming Haotian with a warning look on her face.
"Say it again, what...what did you want to do to me in the middle of the night...?"
Bei Minghaotian's face suddenly changed color, and he looked at her dangerously with narrowed eyes. She was actually going to kick him off the bed...
Looking into those dangerous eyes, Nangong Ziyan felt a chill run down her spine. This guy had such a powerful aura that it could intimidate anyone. "Hehe... Haotian, did you hear me talking just now? I think I was eating an apple. Hey! It's so crisp and sweet, do you want one?"
Nangong Ziyan looked at Beiming Haotian with an innocent and puzzled expression, as if she really hadn't said anything at all.
Bei Ming Haotian smiled helplessly; he finally understood the feeling of punching cotton.
"Yan'er, something terrible has happened! There are many magical beasts outside that we don't know how they got across the sea, and they're attacking humans at the port of Lingxian Island!"
Nangong Jingqi's urgent voice broke the tranquil moment.
Nangong Ziyan quickly sat up from the rocking chair and exchanged a quick glance with Beiming Haotian.
"Second brother, what happened?"
Nangong Ziyan frowned and asked.
“Yan’er, I’m not quite sure either. My elder brother and I were planning to help Young Master Hua build a ship, but as soon as we got there, a large number of magical beasts surged out of the water. Now the port is in a mess. The trampling by the magical beasts has caused countless deaths and injuries. If this continues, the magical beasts will soon attack the island lord’s mansion.”
"Let's go take a look."
Nangong Ziyan could imagine the scene and just how destructive the monsters were.
"Come on, I'll take you there." Bei Ming Haotian grabbed one of them with each hand, moving at almost instantaneous speed. By the time Nangong Jingqi came to her senses, they had already arrived at their destination.
"Wow! Wow! Haotian, that speed is amazing!" Nangong Jingqi exclaimed in shock.
But the sounds of the monsters and the people fleeing for their lives were too loud, and no one heard his surprised exclamation.
When Nangong Ziyan saw the scene, it was horrific. Forty or fifty large and varied magical beasts were chasing after people, who had become their prey. The beasts were constantly fighting and tearing at each other, and the scene was as bloody as a massacre.
"Qingluan, come out."
Nangong Ziyan shouted loudly, and the Azure Phoenix flapped its wings and stopped in mid-air.
At this moment, Nangong Ziyan seemed to have forgotten her fear of heights, and leaped onto Qingluan's back.
"Azure Phoenix, fly in front of the demonic beasts and stop them."
"Yan'er..." Bei Ming Haotian looked at Nangong Ziyan with some worry, but it was too late to stop her.
"Hey! Haotian, have you noticed that Yan'er's cultivation seems to have improved a lot? No matter how well she performed before, she had never flown this high before?"
After Nangong Jingqi said that, Beiming Haotian suddenly realized that it might be because of that piece of amethyst jade.
"You monsters, all of you, get back to the Dark Realm!"
Nangong Ziyan let out a loud shout, and Qingluan landed on the ground with her.
She stared wide-eyed at the stench-filled monster standing beside her.
These magical beasts seemed to encounter resistance; upon seeing Nangong Ziyan, they acted as if they had seen a ghost, constantly retreating.
Baili Jun'ao and Hua Nongying, who were fighting against the monsters, looked at Nangong Ziyan in surprise when they saw this scene.
Although Baili Jun'ao had seen her once before, they were all speechless with shock at how these mindless and irritable magical beasts could be so afraid of her.
The monsters kept retreating as they looked at Nangong Ziyan, their eyes filled with terror, and they huddled together with their massive bodies.
Everyone present stared wide-eyed at the scene. Baili Yuechan and Dongfang Yifei, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, also looked at Nangong Ziyan in surprise. She actually dared to get so close to the magical beasts, and the magical beasts were afraid of her.
"Save us! We don't want to hurt humans, we're being controlled by them."
A helpless voice suddenly reached Nangong Ziyan's ears. Nangong Ziyan frowned and looked around. Who was talking to her?
"Please, save us." A tall, rabbit-eared magical beast looked at Nangong Ziyan pleadingly.
"Yes, is it you talking to me?" Nangong Ziyan asked incredulously. After waking up from a nap, could she really understand the language of magical beasts? Before, magical beasts would run away when they saw her, and she couldn't understand a word of their chattering. Should we add something more shocking? She was already completely shocked.
"Yes, we can feel your kindness. You radiate a powerful glow that seems to melt us. We are very afraid of you, but we also desperately want your help."
"The rabbit-eared monster pleaded sincerely."
"You say you're controlled by humans? How can any human enter the Dark Barrier? Besides, the magical beasts you left outside will attack humans." Nangong Ziyan didn't quite believe what it said. The magical beasts had been driven into the Dark Barrier by humans more than a hundred years ago. Those left in the human world were all domesticated magical beasts, willingly serving humans.
"Yes, it happened a few years ago—I can't remember exactly how many years ago—when a hole suddenly appeared at the edge of the Dark Barrier. Many magical beasts escaped from there, and a major upheaval occurred within the Dark Barrier. Our chieftain's direct descendant was kidnapped and his whereabouts remain unknown. The one who currently rules our magical beast world is the eldest son of the Beast King. Later, we discovered that his bloodline is impure; he is not our Beast King's child at all. Our Beast King's true direct descendant is a child born to a human, but his fate is now unknown. The current Beast King is conspiring with humans to try and bring our magical beasts back to power." "In the human realm, we magical beasts dislike living alongside humans. Humans are too malicious. We long to live peacefully within the Dark Barrier, where we can automatically transform into humans and live freely. Here, however, we are forced to live with these ugly faces. Therefore, we vehemently oppose the Beast King's plans. But the Beast King not only ignores our advice but also conspires with humans to control us with drugs. I am an elder by the Beast King's side. After discovering the scheme, I pretended to be poisoned and used the opportunity to seek help, and also to find our young master of the Dark Barrier."
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