Chapter 379 Can't beat them, can't argue with them
Jiang Xi sorted out thirty people, and then registered the remaining teams, instructing them to sort out thirty people each day according to their number tags.
On her way back, she encountered Ryukas, who had put away his pair of golden-red wings, put his hands in his pockets, and leaned against the stone wall. When he saw her, he straightened up.
Jiang Xi glanced at him, puzzled, and was about to walk over.
Ryukas raised his hand to block.
"etc."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Liufeng pushed away the arm that was blocking him.
Jiang Xi stopped. "What is it?"
Ryukas: "Name your terms. What do you want?"
Jiang Xi: "Is there anything that can raise one's ability level?"
Ryukas: "No."
"Even if such a good thing existed, we would definitely use it ourselves."
Jiang Xi: "..."
"No way."
Ryukas: "I saw you grooming the appearances of the ordinary orcs in the tribe, so why can't you groom mine?"
Jiang Xi really didn't know what to say to him.
“You said it yourself, they are orcs from the Lion's Roar tribe. As a holy female of the tribe, I naturally have the obligation to protect their safety and prevent their supernatural sea riots from harming innocent people.”
Ryukas frowned. "There's no way I'll join the Lion's Roar tribe."
Jiang Xi: "..."
She looked at Ryukas's perfectly normal appearance and couldn't help but say something.
"You seem to be doing fine now, you don't look like there's anything wrong with the Superpower Sea."
Ryucas: "I'm actually fine, but the Mother Tree sent down a divine message, asking me to come to you and renew our pact."
Jiang Xi was even more speechless.
She really didn't want to say a single word to him.
She turned and walked away.
Ryukas tried to stop them, but a blast of cold air froze his hands and feet.
If it weren't for the fact that his superpower contained fire, he would probably have been frozen into an ice block on the spot.
He stood there, shouting angrily at Jiang Xi's retreating figure.
"Jiang Xi! This is the Mother Tree's divine decree. As a favored female, you cannot refuse!"
Jiang Xi quickened her pace.
To hell with the Mother Tree Oracle.
She had been in contact with so many mother trees, but she had never received such a divine revelation.
But just as she thought that, something suddenly occurred to her, and she paused, turning to look at Ryukas.
"What color is the mother tree of your Fengshan?"
Ryukas was taken aback. "The Mother Tree's radiance has always been only one color. How could it have other colors?"
Upon hearing his words, Jiang Xi looked at Lu Liufeng.
"What color was the light emitted by that holy woman yesterday?"
Lu Liufeng didn't understand why she asked that, but he still said, "It's a bright green, the same color as you and the mother tree."
Jiang Xi suddenly realized, "That's exactly right."
The orcs could not see the true colors within.
Jiang Xi turned around and continued walking forward with the three beastmen.
Ryukas's eyes widened. "Hey! Wait for me!"
Of course, his steps were halted at that moment. The wind wall blocked his path, leaving him only able to watch Jiang Xi walk away. He couldn't even hear the words he called out.
He patted the stone wall, feeling only annoyed.
"If only I had known, before Nafiel and Lu Liufeng entered the Earth Rank..."
Suddenly, a Phoenix Mountain beastman came over.
"Holy Son, the Holy Mother requests your presence."
Ryukas: "I'm not going!"
After saying that, he turned and went up to the wall.
"I'm going to the Cursed Land to improve my abilities, so don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary."
He refused to believe that he could be left behind by Lu Liufeng.
He is the Holy Son of Phoenix Mountain, with phoenix blood flowing through his veins, and is the master of the sky. How could he possibly be trampled underfoot by a mere eagle clan?
Seeing that they couldn't persuade the Holy Son, the Fengshan beastmen had no choice but to return and report.
On the treehouse platform of Fengshan, two old men sat: one was the Grand Protector of the Holy Temple, and the other was Elder Fengshan.
The two sat facing each other, with a hot pot of spicy oil bubbling between them, and various meat and vegetable dishes laid out on the table next to them.
Elder Fengshan picked up a plate of thinly sliced beef and skillfully cooked it.
"Just blanch it briefly before eating; it won't taste good if it's overcooked."
The Grand Protector suspected he was implying something.
He picked up a piece of beef, dipped it in the dry and sour sauces, and put it in his mouth.
Not bad, not bad.
Elder Fengshan: "Not bad, right?"
"You have no idea how convenient it is to eat hot pot. It would be even more comfortable to eat it in winter."
Grand Protector: "Barely."
Elder Fengshan didn't expose him and changed the subject.
"In my opinion, it's not appropriate for either of us to get involved. We should just let these younger generations handle it themselves."
The Great Protector was displeased upon hearing this.
"If you hadn't insisted on taking me to the Cursed Land last night, they could have..."
He paused, then the Great Protector frowned suspiciously and looked at Elder Fengshan.
"You did this on purpose!? You colluded with them?"
Elder Fengshan remained unfazed.
Is that possible?
"If I really colluded with them, would the Holy Son still be able to get the cold shoulder from Jiang Xi?"
The Grand Protector thought about it and agreed.
Soon, the two steered the conversation to something more serious.
"The peak season for the beast tide is coming soon; then it'll all depend on our own abilities."
Elder Fengshan: "Of course."
"However, the harvest season is not short. If you want to live in peace, it is best to maintain good relations with the Lion's Roar tribe."
"Violence cannot solve problems."
Of course, if the Lion's Roar tribe doesn't have any Earth-rank members, violence can also solve the problem.
Unfortunately, it can't be resolved now.
The Great Protector snorted coldly, "We have the Holy Mother, so we don't need to be as timid as you are."
At this moment, an orc from the holy city came to report to the Great Protector.
"The Holy Son rejected the Holy Mother."
The Great Protector looked at Elder Fengshan.
Elder Fengshan stuffed his mouth full of meat and ate and ate.
"Don't look at me, I can't control the Holy Son."
The Great Protector said, "With the Holy Female here, why are you so fixated on Jiang Xi? Her personality has changed drastically, and her beast husbands are not easy to get along with. Why go looking for trouble?"
Elder Fengshan ate and repeated, "I have no say in the matter of the Holy Son."
"I'm just a lowly elder."
The Grand Protector snorted coldly, but didn't mention the matter again.
Jiang Xi was a little tired after dealing with thirty orcs in a row.
When she got home, she went upstairs to catch up on her sleep.
"I'm going to sleep for a while. Wake me up when dinner is ready."
Nafiel and Nakanzi both turned their gazes toward Lu Liufeng.
Lu Liufeng lifted his leg to go upstairs, then stopped on the stairs and turned to look at Nakan.
"You cook."
Nakan: "Huh?"
"I?"
Lu Liufeng didn't answer and went upstairs directly.
Jiang Xi fell asleep as soon as her head hit the bed, and by the time Lu Liufeng came upstairs, she was already soundly asleep.
Lu Liufeng sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the sleeping face of the female master.
His long eyes were half-closed as he raised his hand to gently stroke the female's face, carefully caressing every inch of it, his eyes filled with tenderness and longing, as if they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Suddenly, his gaze became unfocused, but it quickly returned to normal.
He frowned, raised his hand to press his forehead, and muttered to himself.
"This shouldn't be happening..."
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