Chapter 267: The Base Was Raided
Realizing the guards would only get hurt if they faced the controlled Upper Realm People, Yu An ordered them to retreat.
A triumphant glint flashed in Tian Fu’s eyes. With a wave of his hand, Ao Si moved to stand behind him.
"Let’s make a deal," he said with a smile. "The Beastman World isn’t that important to you, really. Once it’s destroyed, you can just return to the Upper Realm."
He had just been thinking—it would actually be more beneficial to him if Yu An recovered her previous memories.
If he could get the help of a Beast God like Yu An, he wouldn’t have to secretly turn the beastmen into Blood Crystals anymore.
"In the entire Beastman World, only the Endless Land has survived. Since you’re from the Upper Realm yourself, why not take your people and return with me? I guarantee..."
Yu An didn’t hear the rest. Her focus was entirely on what Tian Fu had just said: "In the entire Beastman World, only the Endless Land has survived."
"What do you mean by that?" Yu An’s palms clenched into fists. "What did you do to the people of the Beastman Continent and the Beast God Continent?!"
"Don’t be so emotional," Tian Fu chuckled. "I simply took the opportunity, while you were occupied in the Endless Land and couldn’t watch over those two continents, to turn them into Blood Crystals."
"They’re just a bunch of lowly beastmen. Why get so worked up?"
His sole focus was on completing his mission to inherit his family’s legacy. The sadistic streak he displayed in front of Yu An was merely a ruse to mislead her.
Keeping Yu An in the Endless Land was precisely to prevent her from turning her attention to the Beastman Continent and the Beast God Continent.
Without the Beast God’s attention, the disappearance of all the beastmen wouldn’t trigger the wrath of the Heaven and Earth Stone.
With no one to file a complaint, the Heaven and Earth Stone would simply assume the Beastman World had perished naturally.
’So, the beastmen of the two continents, her Female Mother and Beast Father, and all her other relatives and friends... they were all...’
Yu An’s breath caught in her throat. The look she shot Tian Fu was utterly savage, as if she wanted to swallow him whole.
Tian Fu just smiled nonchalantly. "Since things have come to this, you might as well join me."
He hoped Yu An wouldn’t resist. If he pushed her too far and she alerted the Heaven and Earth Stone at this critical juncture, it would be a disaster.
The smile on Yu An’s face vanished completely. "What makes you possibly think I’d agree to join you?"
"All of your people are in my hands," Tian Fu said, gesturing toward Ao Si. "This is your fourth brother. Your Female Mother and Beast Father are in the storeroom as well."
"Their lives are in my hands. If you agree, I will of course restore them once we return to the Upper Realm."
Tian Fu added enticingly, "All your relatives will be with you. Just forget about these insignificant people."
The only "insignificant people" present were Tian Shu and the guards.
Tian Shu promptly dropped to his knees, nearly grabbing Yu An’s leg to beg her not to abandon them.
’Even though he was from the Upper Realm and considered himself superior to these beastman peasants, in this situation, he’d probably die even faster than they would!’
The guards exchanged uneasy glances again. Although they didn’t know exactly what was happening, they all felt a chill run down their spines.
Yu An looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Are you delusional? As the Beast God, everyone here—no, that’s not right—everyone in this entire world is my people. And you’re telling me to abandon them?"
"You must be out of your mind!"
Tian Fu’s face fell. "Yu An, don’t refuse a kindness only to be met with force!"
"My apologies," Yu An said, looking him straight in the eye. "Whether you’re offering a toast or a punishment, I’m not drinking either way."
Before Tian Fu’s expression could sour again, she abruptly changed her tune. "However, if you were to offer that toast yourself, I suppose that’s a drink I could consider."
"You’re right. The Beastman World really is nothing compared to the Upper Realm. How can staying here even begin to compare with the pleasures of the Upper Realm?"
It was hard to say what others were thinking, but as for Tian Shu, his legs wouldn’t stop trembling after he heard her words.
’It’s over.’
’His ally is about to team up with Tian Fu. Do I even have a chance of survival?!’
Tian Fu’s eyes lit up. "Oh? Have you come to your senses?"
Yu An nodded, then said with feigned distress, "But I’m just one of the countless masses in the Upper Realm. I’ll be completely ordinary once I go back. On second thought, it’s much more satisfying to stay here and be worshiped by the beastmen."
"That’s an easy fix," Tian Fu said breezily. "Once we’re back in the Upper Realm, I’ll be the Young Master of the Tian Family, the future Family Head. I can give you anything you desire."
"Is that so..."
Yu An said thoughtfully, "Let me think about it."
Tian Fu magnanimously gave her time to think.
’Yu An knew that Tian Fu was afraid she would alert the Heaven and Earth Stone, which was why he was speaking so pleasantly and trying to "bribe" her.’
’But what he didn’t know was that all the Heavenly Punishments were in her pocket dimension. For the time being... she couldn’t contact the Heaven and Earth Stone. At the very least, it wouldn’t know what was happening here.’
’Lu Lu had already moved all the Blood Crystals, so Yu An wasn’t worried about their safety. Right now, Tian Fu only had one hostage: Ao Si. As long as she could get him back, she would no longer have to hold back for fear of harming the hostage.’
’But...’
’How can I get Ao Si back to normal?’
Just as Yu An was racking her brain, someone else arrived.
The newcomer had a long, mournful face. The moment he saw Tian Fu, he fell to his knees. "Master, the Blood Crystals... the Blood Crystals are gone!"
"What?"
Tian Fu was stunned for a moment before frowning. "How many are missing? If it’s not a large amount, don’t worry about it."
He assumed one of his subordinates had skimmed a little off the top. He was willing to tolerate a bit of graft, so as long as it wasn’t too much, he didn’t mind looking the other way.
"N-no."
The man stammered, "They’re gone! They’re all gone!"
A loud BUZZ filled Tian Fu’s mind. He strode forward, hauled the man to his feet, and grabbed him by the collar.
His eyes were bloodshot. "You... what did you just say?!"
’Gone?’
’All of them, gone!’
’What does that even mean?!’
The man was scared to death, terrified that Tian Fu would strangle him in a fit of rage. But faced with the question, he suppressed his fear and repeated himself.
"The Blood Crystals are gone, and the beastmen in the training grounds... they’re all... all..."
The beastmen in the training grounds were inconsequential, but at the news that all the Blood Crystals had vanished, Tian Fu violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood!
This man was his trusted confidant; he didn’t for a moment suspect the man was making things up to deceive him. If he had, he would have torn him to shreds.
’So, what the man said was true. The Blood Crystals really had all disappeared!’
’It’s over!’
’I’m finished!’
’Yu An had hoped to keep the secret a little longer, to avoid backing Tian Fu into a corner and making him do something desperate.’
’But alas, things rarely go as planned. The cat was out of the bag.’
While Tian Fu was reeling from the shock, Yu An stealthily unleashed her superpower, hoping to extract the Gu Worm from Ao Si’s body while he was distracted.
However, Tian Fu hadn’t earned his reputation for nothing. Based on pure speculation, he deduced that Yu An had to be involved in all of this.
He whipped his head toward Yu An. "Where did you take the Blood Crystals? Hand them over!"
"What a strange accusation," Yu An said, crossing her arms. "I didn’t even know these ’Blood Crystals’ existed until a moment ago. How could I possibly know where you hid them?"
"If someone robbed you blind, go investigate instead of baselessly pinning it on me. Seriously, there’s something wrong with you!"
Tian Fu turned a deaf ear to her words. His eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse. "I won’t listen to your sophistry. I’ll say it one last time: hand over the Blood Crystals!"
"Otherwise, I will order your fourth brother to kill himself, and you won’t be able to stop him!"