Chapter 779 - 771: Magic Artifact (First Update)
Though Mei Qingchen remained motionless, an intense killing aura surrounded him, stirring up a gust of Wind Power that made the residual soul of the Youluo Tree Beastman flicker.
He showed a look of regret and pain on his face.
"It was my fault."
But his regret was of no use now.
"I was foolish back then, fooled by Ci Xiang’s Illusion Technique, misunderstanding Jin Lianrong."
Ci Xiang was the Young Clan Leader of the Thorn Flower Clan at the time.
Meanwhile, he was the Young Clan Leader of the Youluo Tree Clan.
He was originally engaged to Jin Lianrong from the Golden Lotus Clan.
Later, he broke off the engagement and chose Ci Xiang.
Shen Ci’an raised his narrow eyes slightly and curled his lips in a mocking arc, saying, "If you betrayed, just admit you betrayed. If you fell for another female, just say so. What, you did it but dare not confess."
"There’s no medicine for regret in this world."
The residual soul of the Youluo Tree Beastman became even more transparent, clearly struck by these words.
Some things he was unwilling to admit, but they were indeed true.
Mei Qingchen looked at the Youluo Tree Beastman with a hateful expression and said, "Females are precious. Not only did you not know how to treat them well, but you hurt the other party like that."
"Breaking off the engagement is one thing, but you deliberately used the Youluo Fragrance, causing her death."
In the ancestral memories, Mei Qingchen knew his grandmother had died early because of the Youluo Fragrance.
His grandfather, grieving excessively, also followed suit and died.
Of course, other memories were vague, but even amid the blur, he knew it was the Youluo Tree Beastman who caused their deaths.
"How dare you harm a female. Even if Ci Xiang doesn’t act against you as you claim, Heavenly Dao will punish you."
The Youluo Tree Beastman showed a strange expression and said, "Females are precious, but not to such an extent."
"Breaking off the engagement is quite normal."
"As a Young Master of a clan, I wouldn’t wrong myself. Only if I like someone would I be willing to marry and contract with them."
According to his mentality at the time, liking Ci Xiang naturally meant being with Ci Xiang.
"If it weren’t for Jin Lianrong launching a lethal attack on Ci Xiang, I wouldn’t have used Youluo Fragrance against Jin Lianrong to control her."
Only later did he realize it was a misunderstanding.
Ci Xiang had set up an Illusion Realm.
Su Muyao listened to this and caught onto key information, "You mean, in your memory, males weren’t that precious, and Heavenly Dao didn’t particularly protect females?"
"Males, as Beast Husbands to wife, aren’t necessarily constrained by their wife leaders."
The Youluo Tree Beastman nodded and said, "That’s right, although usually females marry Beast Husbands, if a male is unwilling, he can cancel the marriage contract, and even after contracting, he can leave peacefully."
"If the female does something wrong, the male as a Beast Husband can naturally act."
"But if the female does nothing wrong, the male as a Beast Husband shouldn’t act."
"Back then, I committed an unforgivable error and didn’t know how the clan fared. I only know the Thorn Flower Clan was punished and banished."
He wasn’t sure whether his own clan was banished.
Su Muyao listened to these, her expression shifted.
Suddenly, many pieces of information fell into place.
It turned out the Thorn Flower Clan was banished to this tribe because of this.
"Do you know of the Vine Clan matter?"
Teng Lixuan excitedly asked.
Why was their Vine Clan banished here?
The Youluo Tree Beastman’s expression changed several times and said, "I’m not clear on this, the Vine Clan didn’t live near us."
"What was the place you lived in, was it the Fusang Forest?"
Su Muyao thought she could learn more about Plant-type Beastmen through the Youluo Tree Beastman.
You Luo Feng showed a confused expression and said, "Many memories aren’t clear, only that our clan lived in a valley, before marriage, we had never left the valley."
"Our place was indeed full of mountains and forests, but whether it was the Fusang Forest you’re talking about, I don’t know."
He was now just a residual soul, his memories fragmented, leaving only the most heartbreaking segment.
Other memories were very blurred.
Su Muyao continued to ask, "The banishment you mentioned, who banished these Beastmen here?"
"I’m also unsure."
"I only know the Golden Lotus Clan was strong, initially my family arranged my engagement to Jin Lianrong for the family to gain protection."
"Later on, what happened to the Golden Lotus Clan, I had no idea."
Shen Ci’an said, "Then surely you know about the Teleportation Array?"
The Youluo Tree Beastman thought for a moment, as if recalling something, and nodded, saying, "Yes, they’ll use special teleportation methods to banish and transport the Beastmen here, but it’s one-sided; unless they cleanse themselves of sin, they won’t be pardoned, nor will they return to the ancestral land."
"Moreover, it seems due to some strange dark aura that arises, attacking Beastmen, those banished here wouldn’t be allowed to return to the ancestral land, as it would affect the Spiritual Energy of the ancestral land."
Su Muyao briefly explained the situation here as the Taixu Secret Realm to the Youluo Tree Beastman.
Speaking of polluted atmosphere, the Youluo Tree Beastman seemed to suddenly remember something, exclaiming, "I know, and there’s the Purification Power."
"Because everyone needed the Purification Power of the Golden Lotus Clan, they certainly sought justice after learning I harmed Jin Lianrong."
"So Ci Xiang eventually died, and the Thorn Flower Clan was banished."
Mei Qingchen said softly, "So the Taixu Secret Realm is where Plant-type Beastmen were banished to."
"What about the Animal Beastmen here?"
The Youluo Tree Beastman pondered for a moment and said, "Then maybe they’re the native Beastmen."
"Actually, initially Plant-type Beastmen didn’t marry Animal Beastmen, there seemed to be a serious feud."
"You say females became precious later; perhaps Heavenly Dao intended to protect females."
Otherwise, harming females like they did would indeed cause issues.
Because the bodies and abilities of females differ from males.
Their innate strength wasn’t as robust as males.
For instance, Jin Lianrong had strong Purification Power, but weak combat ability, so she lost to him and was controlled by him using Youluo Fragrance.
"If there had been such Heavenly Dao suppression back then, I wouldn’t have been able to harm Jin Lianrong."
Thinking of this, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
Even as a residual soul, he was still in pain.
Su Muyao listened to this, and waves surged in her heart.
It suddenly felt like a lot of things had become clear.
Yue Wuhen remained silent for a long time before speaking, "Do you know the secrets of the Thorn Flower Clan, like how to find the escaped Thorn Flower Clan Beastmen?"
He wouldn’t spare any Beastman who harmed Su Muyao.
All dangers must be resolved in advance.
The Youluo Tree Beastman said, "Using Tracking Butterfly, their whereabouts can be tracked."
Su Muyao had never heard of such a thing, asked, "What is it?"
"It’s a tracking Magic Artifact made from a special butterfly fragrance, tracking according to scent; Thorn Flower Clan is naturally fragrant, so with something they used, it can track them."
Speaking of Magic Artifacts, Su Muyao thought of Vine Heart Pearl, "Do you know the Magic Artifact Vine Heart Pearl?"
"Yes, its Vitality can help counter my Youluo Fragrance."
Su Muyao, her heart beating fast, asked, "Then do you know who made this Magic Artifact?"