Chapter 231 - 233: Falling into the Trap

Chapter 231: Chapter 233: Falling into the Trap

"Hahaha, this is hilarious! The Weasel Beastman’s superpower is actually dropping his pants and letting out a foul fart." Su Luoluo laughed so hard she was doubled over, listening from her perch on Mo Xuan’s back.

Listening to the woman in his arms roar with laughter, Mo Xuan wore a resigned expression. He and the others were stacked up like acrobats on the cliff behind the Salt Well Cave, forming a human bridge just so Su Luoluo could watch the show.

Just having Fu Feng carry her through the air wasn’t good enough; she’d complained the sounds were too faint. So, they had no choice but to stand on each other’s shoulders to prop Su Luoluo up.

Fu Feng, hovering in mid-air to protect Su Luoluo, flapped his wings and remarked, "How can they even stand it? A weasel’s farts are the worst."

"Can we please not talk about such disgusting things? You’re making me think you have the sudden urge to fart yourself," Xi Yi said, frowning as he listened.

"Luoluo, be careful. Don’t laugh so hard you lose your balance and fall." Luan Ting shook his head fondly as he listened.

Su Luoluo nodded, placing her hands on her hips. "I know, I’ll be careful."

Upon hearing her, Xiao Ye quickly flew beneath her. His tone was full of disdain, but his body betrayed his concern as he positioned himself to protect her. "You’re the only female who would insist on watching a show from a cliff’s edge while pregnant."

Su Luoluo shrugged. "Don’t you guys think this is great?"

’Locking up these ambitious schemers in a cave and letting them tear each other apart, dog-eat-dog... She hadn’t needed to lift a finger to orchestrate such a huge spectacle. How could she possibly not watch?’

Nantu didn’t understand what Su Luoluo found so great about it, but seeing her so happy brought a faint smile to his own lips.

Just as she finished watching the Weasel Beastman, Su Luoluo’s gaze swept over to the cave entrance, where Su Nuannuan and her party had just arrived.

’I knew it. Su Nuannuan is the one behind all this. But it hasn’t been that long since I last saw her. How did she get even uglier? Didn’t she just have some red bumps before? Now she’s all black and blue. I guess the wanted poster I drew actually beautified her.’

’But when did Su Nuannuan start hanging out with the Black Pig Tribe? That Black Pig Leader is actually pretty handsome.’

The words were barely out of her mouth when Su Luoluo felt a sudden chill shoot up from her feet, like a cold draft creeping up her back. A moment later, several pairs of cold eyes stared up at her from below.

Xiao Ye’s snake tail coiled around her waist. "What’s this? Decided we’re not good enough for you? That we can’t satisfy you, so now you’re looking for someone new?"

Su Luoluo instantly recoiled, letting out a placating laugh. "Don’t get the wrong idea! I wasn’t thinking that at all. I just meant Su Nuannuan has good taste."

"Besides, that Black Pig Leader is nowhere near as handsome as you all. His chin is too short, his face is too square, and he’s not nearly as tall as any of you."

Su Luoluo kept her gaze fixed on the distance, her eyes narrowed in criticism as she listed his flaws, the corners of her mouth turning down in a slight pout.

’These guys are so possessive,’ she thought. ’The jealousy is practically pouring off them. I can’t even say a few words about someone else.’

Fortunately, after she rattled off a few criticisms about the Black Pig Leader, the men finally fell silent.

’Though, it’s not like I was lying,’ Su Luoluo thought to herself.

Hei Feng was certainly handsome, but he was a far cry from her own six Beastmen.

Listening to the commotion from within the distant cave, Su Luoluo clapped her hands once it seemed to have reached a peak. "That’s about enough. We can let Father know now."

...

Su Luoluo and her party departed, but the chaos inside the cave raged on.

"You damn Vulture, you’ve only got a few feathers left on your head! What are you fighting for salt for? You think it’ll cure your bald spot?"

"And you damn Hyenas, you’re no better! You’re covered in spots. It’s hideous!"

The Salt Well Cave was in utter chaos.

As the Black Pig Beastmen, Vulture Beastmen, Hyena Beastmen, and Lion Beastmen arrived together at the Salt Well Cave, the first thing to greet them was a freshly severed Toad Beastman’s leg, hurled by a Flower Jackal Beastman.

WHOOSH—a whole pile of them were tossed out, looking like bones carelessly discarded on the ground.

The four tribes instantly exchanged uncertain glances.

Su Nuannuan, trailing behind Hei Feng, frowned deeply as well.

’It looks like the fighting inside is intense. Going in now would not be a wise choice.’

’What is Hei Feng thinking? He knew the location of the Salt Well had been leaked, yet he still rushed everyone here. Isn’t this just sending us to our deaths for no reason?’

’But thankfully, we haven’t gone inside yet. There’s still time.’

Her body bound in vines, she hopped over to Hei Feng and whispered, "Hei Feng, the situation in there doesn’t look good. Why don’t we leave for now and come back when they’ve worn each other out?"

Hei Feng nodded. After untying Su Nuannuan, he waved for the Black Pig Tribe to retreat. But suddenly, a Fire Jackal Beastman emerged. He spotted Su Nuannuan and, without a second word, dragged her inside. "Well, what do you know. After searching high and low, you just fall right into our laps! Leader, I’ve found Su Nuannuan!"

The beastman moved so quickly that before Hei Feng could even react, Su Nuannuan had been dragged away.

"Who are you?! Let her go!" Hei Feng roared, finally reacting. His eyes blazed with fury as he stared at Su Nuannuan’s captor and lunged forward in pursuit.

However, before he could reach Su Nuannuan’s hand, he was met with several more toad legs hurtling through the air.

Green toad juice splattered across Hei Feng’s face. The viscous, dark green liquid trickled down, and his skin instantly began to feel itchy and inflamed.

After being dragged inside, Su Nuannuan saw that the small Salt Well Cave was crammed with beastmen.

Toad Beastmen, Wild Duck Beastmen, Lizard Beastmen, Leopard Cat Beastmen, Weasel Beastmen... even the foolish roe deer were there.

The entire scene was a blood-soaked frenzy, with everyone fighting with crazed, bloodshot eyes.

However, the Flower Jackal Beastmen clearly had the upper hand. They had more warriors at the Fifth Rank or higher and had basically surrounded the few Salt Wells.

Su Nuannuan was surprised. ’I thought they would have been wiped out too. I didn’t expect them to be so strong. It seems I wasn’t wrong to put my faith in them; telling Feng Huo the information was the right move.’

’If Feng Huo has been able to hold out this long, the Wolf Clan must have been defeated by now!’

Su Nuannuan stumbled along as the Flower Jackal Beastman escorted her, yet her eyes showed no trace of panic. Instead, she scanned the ground with gleeful anticipation.

’I have to see just how miserably Su Luoluo died. And as for her Beastmen... well, since they were so handsome, I suppose I can be charitable and build them a tomb.’

Yet as she scanned the ground back and forth, all she found were toad legs, wild duck wings, eagle feathers, and a few lizard corpses. There wasn’t a single trace of any wolves.

And Su Luoluo’s corpse, which she had been so eagerly anticipating, was nowhere to be found.

’How can this be?’ Seeing this, Su Nuannuan’s expression soured. Her already bruised and swollen face twisted as her eyes widened, making her look like a pop-eyed frog.

"How can this be? Where is the Wolf Clan you defeated?"

"What Wolf Clan? This Salt Well Cave belongs to our Flower Jackal Tribe. We just got lucky and took it over this morning," her Flower Jackal captor replied, looking at her smugly.

"You’re saying you got the Salt Well without even fighting the Wolf Clan?"

"That’s right. That pack of wolves was scared off by yesterday’s fight. They didn’t dare to show their faces again."

Su Nuannuan’s face instantly turned bone-white. "Let me out of here! This has to be a trap!"

"A trap? Don’t be ridiculous. Just behave. You were brought here to purify salt for our tribe," the Flower Jackal Beastman said, unmoved, and kept dragging Su Nuannuan forward.

"No, it’s really a trap! I know Su Luoluo’s character. She would never give this up so easily!"

As she spoke, Su Nuannuan tried to turn and run, but the one holding her captive wasn’t about to let her go. He simply dragged her directly in front of Feng Huo.

When Su Nuannuan saw Feng Huo, she frantically grabbed the hem of his beast skin clothes. "Quickly, this place is a trap! We have to retreat now!"