Chapter 448, Side Story 3: The Colorless Realm
As the number of beastmen and offspring increased, the daily dramas of vying for favor in the shrine also unfolded one after another.
As the cubs learned to understand, they began to help their beast mates compete for favor, whimpering and pulling their female mothers to their fathers' palaces every day.
Those beastmen who had not yet hatched offspring could only lament incubating their eggs in the palace.
These past few days, Jiang Xi has been pestered relentlessly in the Divine Palace, so she decided to stay in the Colorless Realm for a couple of days.
Leonidin, Holen, and Ryucas's previous clones had shattered due to frequent travel between the two realms. Later, as the number of orcs in the colorless realm increased, they stopped creating new clones to prevent unforeseen circumstances.
Therefore, Jiang Xi would occasionally stay there for a couple of days.
The sky of the colorless realm was bright under the illumination of the three seals, and even the black ocean shimmered in the light.
The Kuroshio Current has receded considerably, and the submerged land is gradually being exposed.
The orcs built temporary dwellings on the land, gradually gathering into tribes of varying sizes, forming a considerable scale.
The three landmasses floating under the three blazing suns became sanctuaries for the orcs to heal and return. Occasionally, some trades and sales that the orcs couldn't complete on the ground would be finished on the floating continents.
Above the three floating continents, there is another continent that even the beastmen cannot see. It has magnificent palaces and lush flowers and plants, resembling a small divine palace.
When Jiang Xi came to the Formless Realm, she lived there.
Today she came, and Leonidine, Hollen, and Lucas all stayed with her.
Meanwhile, there's also Duan Si training his little brat in the Colorless Realm.
Duan Si grabbed the little snake by the tail, made it coil around his arm, and entered the hall.
"The female master."
As soon as he finished speaking, the little snake cub wrapped around his arm burst into tears.
"Mother! Mother, save me! Waaaaah!"
The little snake cub is named Xuan Chi, a name Duan Si came up with after searching through ancient books. He felt that his clan might have been called Chi in ancient times, and Xuan Chi meant the leader of the ancient Chi clan.
Now, he truly lives up to his name, fearless and daring, even conquering the Black Tide with great enthusiasm.
Jiang Xi reached out to take it, and Duan Si loosened his grip slightly. The little black snake then darted into its mother's arms and buried itself in her chest, crying loudly.
"Waaaaah, Mother! Father is so scary! I want to go back to the Goddess Palace with Mother! Waaaaah~~"
While crying, Xuan Chi secretly observed the female mother with her red vertical pupils, which were devoid of any tears, trying to gauge her mood and whether she would indulge him.
Jiang Xi patted his head, "Oh, I see. Then I'll have your father take you back later."
The black dragon blinked its eyes and rubbed the tip of its tail against the female's palm.
"Where is the female mother?"
Jiang Xi said, "I'm going to stay in the Colorless Realm for a few days. You should go back first."
Xuan Chi's eyes widened, and he immediately changed his mind.
"Then I don't want to go back either. Home is where the mother is. Xuan Chi just needs to stay with the mother."
Although Xuan Chi acts like a demonic child outside, in front of its female mother, it is always an obedient and cute little snake cub. As soon as it sees its female mother, it will cling to her body and refuse to get off, being extremely clingy.
And this differential treatment of his did not even spare Duan Si.
Although he couldn't do anything about this little brat, he knew that the brat was good with words and knew how to please the female master.
Out of affection for the mistress, he was also granted the privilege of staying overnight in the mistress's palace, thanks to his status as a child.
The other three people in the hall did not look too good when they saw Xuan Chi.
After all, once the Xuan Chi arrived, it took over the female master, making it impossible for them to have any intimacy with her.
Liukas spoke first, "Xuan Chi has been in the Colorless Realm for a while now, Duan Si, you should send him back first. He's young, and staying here for too long is bad for his health."
Hollen echoed.
"Take Xuan Chi back to the Divine Palace first. Come over later if you need to."
As he spoke, he winked at Duan Si, signaling him to quickly take the brat away and prevent him from delaying important matters in the palace.
Duan Si naturally couldn't go back.
Because, to travel to and from the Colorless Realm, one needs to go through the teleportation of three seals, and these three seals are controlled by three people.
Once he takes Xuan Chi back, he definitely won't be able to get over there for a while; he'll be blocked there.
Duan Si pretended not to understand and said, "Xuan Chi hasn't seen his female mother for several days, so he might as well keep her company."
Xuan Chi stole a glance at its father beast, then buried itself in its mother's arms and whimpered.
"Mother, Xuan Chi misses you so much! Mother, will you come with me to the Black Sea to catch giant crabs?"
Xuan Chi is small in stature but incredibly clever.
Although he disliked the male beasts competing with him for the female mother, he disliked the female mother's other male beasts even more.
Compared to them, he barely managed to accept reality under the relentless oppression of his father.
Father and son are of one mind.
Jiang Xi also wanted to go see the Black Tide, so she agreed.
"Okay, let's go to Kuroshio to catch big crabs."
Her children are all cared for by their father beast. In addition, the children are of different beast races and their daily activity areas are different, so she doesn't often have the opportunity to take them out to play.
Now that she has the time, she wants to fulfill her responsibilities as a mother.
Hollen pursed his lips, then offered, "I know a place with lots of small crabs, perfect for Xuan Chi to catch and play with."
Xuan Chi's eyes darted around, and it looked up at its female mother, saying, "Xuan Chi wants to catch a big crab."
Hollen: "..."
Leonidin: "A crab king has just been born in the depths of the Black Sea. Does Xuan Chi want to capture the crab king?"
Xuan Chi really wanted to, but he still shook the little snake's head into waves.
"In no mood."
Ryukas: "..."
"Kid, what exactly do you want?"
During this time, Duan Si had been training the little brat in the Colorless Realm, and as a result, everyone knew how difficult the little devil was to deal with.
In the current situation, it's clear that this little brat is making things difficult for them.
Xuan Chi blinked twice, then burst into tears.
"Waaaaah, Mother! Xuan Chi is scared! Uncle Liukas is mean to me! I'm so scared, waaaaah!"
Ryukas: "..."
Jiang Xi stroked the little snake's head and glanced at Ryukas.
"How old is he? How old are you? Why are you arguing with him?"
Leonidin and Hollen both fell silent.
Duan Si's lips curled slightly, then he lowered them again.
Jiang Xi really liked this little cub that looked exactly like Duan Si when he was a child.
Of all the beastmen, she was the only one who participated in Duan Si's childhood.
Perhaps, it was just an illusion of childhood.
But the days she spent playing and splashing around with Kurkan remain a precious memory for her.
She even felt that Duan Si woke up too quickly and grew up too fast, preventing her from properly spending time with him during his childhood.
Duan Si said to the three of them, "Xuan Chi is young and doesn't know any better, please don't take offense."
Amidst the daily drama of vying for favor at the shrine, Duan Si also learned the art of speaking and how to solve problems and gain the mistress's affection and attention more effectively than through violence.
Leonidin gave a forced smile. "The child is still young, how could I blame him?"
Ryukas gritted his teeth, "How could I dare?"
Hollen: "Your children are our children, how could we hold a grudge against our children?"
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