"Yes, kill him!"
"We can't let him go back!"
Upon hearing this, all the beasts shouted loudly.
Su Jianyuan had a bad feeling. Was he going to be killed to silence him?
He glanced at the group of tall, burly orcs; there were too many of them, he couldn't possibly defeat them!
After a moment's thought, he hurriedly explained:
"I was really just passing by. I came to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain to exchange for white stones. I don't know this Lion Heaven you're talking about. If you don't believe me, I have a companion who came with me. You can go ask him!"
There's no way to escape now, so let's stall for time and find a chance to run away later!
Ying Jie and Niu Li ignored his explanation and made a move to drag Su Jianyuan away to deal with him.
Hu Shen looked at Su Jianyuan with his deep eyes, raised his right hand, and gestured for the two of them to stop.
"You said you came to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain to exchange for white stones, so why are you here?" Hu Shen asked in a low voice. "It's quite a distance from the entrance to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain."
Su Jianyuan subconsciously looked up at the powerful orc.
It seems he is the leader of this group of orcs.
For some reason, I, who am usually not afraid of being in front of others, subconsciously felt like bowing down in worship in front of this orc.
Su Jianyuan broke free from Ying Jie and Niu Li's restraints and replied:
"I was planning to go to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, but I don't want to hand over so much prey. If I hand over the prey, I won't have much left to exchange for White Stones. My whole family of beasts is waiting for me to bring White Stones back, so I came here to see if I can climb up."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Hu Shen.
“I really didn’t lie. If you don’t believe me, my companions and belongings are nearby. You’ll see if you come with me.”
Su Jianyuan could tell at a glance that something was wrong with these orcs, and the more this was the case, the more he had to pretend he knew nothing.
He didn't care about the grudges and conflicts between these orcs and the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain; all he wanted was to successfully exchange for the White Stone and return home as soon as possible.
"Don't believe him. Whether what he's saying is true or false, we can't afford to make a single mistake!" Yingjie still didn't believe him.
Hu Shen, however, remained indifferent, revealing neither his joy nor anger.
He glanced at the talkative Yingjie and said, "Yingjie, you talk too much. Step aside."
Ying Jie's heart skipped a beat, knowing that if he said anything more, the king would probably get angry.
He bowed respectfully and said no more.
"Have you found a place to climb up?" Hu Shen asked Su Jianyuan.
The foot of Beast Mountain is fraught with danger; apart from a few entrances guarded by orcs, there is almost no way to get up there.
For centuries, the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain has maintained its invincible position on this continent precisely because of this.
Unexpectedly, a traitor emerged from the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. For nearly a hundred years, the Tiger Clan had been the king of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, but now the king had changed hands in one day.
"Of course we found it." Su Jianyuan nodded, seeing that there was hope, and tentatively spoke.
"You guys also want to go to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, right? I'm not saying this to be mean, but the Beast King of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain is too ruthless. You have to pay such a huge amount of prey just to go up the mountain. Who can afford that!"
"If you don't mind, I can share the mountain path I found with you, but I have one condition..."
Before Su Jianyuan could finish speaking, Niu Li angrily stopped him.
"How dare you! Who gave you the audacity to slander Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain and the Beast King!"
“Ahem… Niu Li.” Ying Jie nudged Niu Li’s arm and whispered a reminder, “He’s cursing Lion Heaven, not our King.”
Lion Sky, that traitor, deserves to be cursed, while Eagle Swift has developed a better impression of Su Jianyuan.
It seems this guy really wasn't sent by Lion Sky.
Niu Li was taken aback for a moment, then realized what he meant and scratched his head sheepishly, "I almost forgot about that. I thought he was cursing Wang."
Su Jianyuan didn't hear their whispers and felt completely bewildered.
Isn't Lion King the Beast King of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?
What are these guys up to? One minute they say they were sent by Lion King, the next they're cursing Lion King, and then they turn around and lecture him.
How can we please these orcs?
Su Jianyuan had never met such a difficult person.
"Tell me what your requirements are," Hu Shen asked.
"I'm here to exchange for white stones. If you can exchange my things for white stones, I'll tell you the way I found," Su Jianyuan said calmly.
He realized that these orcs, like him, didn't want to go up the mountain through the main gate.
Since that's the case, why not make a quick buck?
Hu Shen turned to look at Niu Li, "Do we have Bai Shi?"
"Yes!" Niu Li nodded repeatedly. They had just found a lot of white stones on the little traitor they had captured from Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. The guy probably wanted to exchange the white stones for something, but they had just intercepted them.
“Okay.” Hu Shen turned his head and readily agreed to Su Jianyuan’s request.
“Let’s exchange them first, then I’ll tell you.” Su Jianyuan was very wary. “You can’t bring them with you, you can only bring two orcs with you to get the items.”
It would be terrible if I told them first and they killed me to silence me.
Hu Shen's eyes flashed; this male was quite alert and wary.
However, he didn't care about these things. As long as he knew the way up the mountain, he could reduce the number of casualties when he conquered Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
Although he wanted to find the cubs as soon as possible, he didn't want to follow his men to their deaths in vain.
“Okay, I’ll go with you to make the exchange. Niu Li, bring Bai Shi with you.”
Hu Shen confronted Niu Lidao.
“But…” Yingjie opened his mouth, wanting to stop Hu Shen, but was stopped by a look from Hu Shen.
Su Jianyuan nodded. The orc leader seemed to have some backbone and didn't seem like the type to go back on his word.
He led Hu Shen and Niu Li to where Lang Zhuang was waiting.
"A-Yuan." Lang Zhuang was sitting under the tree, not in the mood to rest. When he saw Su Jianyuan return, he hurriedly got up.
He didn't expect Su Jianyuan to find the path up the mountain, and stepped forward, saying:
"It's getting late, we've already wasted half the day. If it's really too late, you wait here for me, I'll go hunting!"
He worried that if he delayed too long, the sheep wouldn't last until he got back.
If we go into the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain sooner and exchange for the white stone, we can go back sooner.
“No need.” Su Jianyuan pressed his shoulder. “I found orcs and we made an exchange.”
After he finished speaking, he looked behind him.
Hu Shen and Niu Li emerged from the bushes.
Wolf Zhuang immediately became alert, frowning as he asked, "Who are they?"
Snatching of prey is common at the foot of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. Wolf Strong had experienced it before, and he instinctively became wary and defensive when he saw unfamiliar beastmen.
"Don't be nervous, they want to trade Bai Shi with us." Su Jianyuan patted his arm, signaling him to relax.
"Exchange for white stones? Are they orcs from Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain?" Wolf Strong looked suspicious, still uneasy. "Why would orcs from Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain come down the mountain to exchange for white stones?"
Hu Shen frowned slightly and looked at the suspicious Lang Zhuang.
Su Jianyuan keenly noticed Hu Shen's change and pulled Lang Zhuang aside, saying, "You don't care who they are. As long as we can get Bai Shi, it doesn't matter where the beastmen are from."
Orcs are all single-minded; if they come to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain to exchange for white stones, they absolutely must go to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
Su Jianyuan is different; his goal is Bai Shi, and he's willing to trade with anyone.
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