ISWTDB Ch66

Chapter 66: The Primal Beastman World (12, 13)

Because of the mistake Bai Lan made before, he now has to follow the team to pick fruits for a month. This is a relatively strenuous task for a female.

Since that day, the orcs in the Tianma tribe village have become much colder towards Bai Lan. Seeing the strange looks from the people around him, Bai Lan felt very displeased.

A few days ago, he had secretly passed a message to the winged tribe, who had been hovering not far from the tribe, telling them to prepare to attack the Tianma tribe. He told them he had uncovered the secret of their entire tribe and had agreed on a time for the attack.

Bai Lan believed that with the winged tribe’s combat strength, once they arrived at the Tianma tribe’s village, they would easily capture all the orcs.

However, he was still very uneasy about Ying Zhao, because Ying Zhao possessed a lot of knowledge only known in modern times. Bai Lan believed Ying Zhao was a very cunning person, so he worried that with Ying Zhao around, unexpected changes would occur sooner or later.

Moreover, he also hoped to personally kill Ying Zhao to relieve his own grudge. So, when Bai Lan found out that Ying Zhao was also in their fruit-picking team today, he became extra vigilant.

Ying Zhao was in a very good mood recently because he was going to hold a bonding ceremony with Yan. Yan brought back a large amount of prey every day as reserves, and they were almost ready.

This time, Ying Zhao joined the fruit-picking team mainly to find the precious Zhu fruit in the forest. Zhu fruit grows on cliffs, making it hard to find and pick, and it is rare in quantity.

But Zhu fruit has a good meaning; it is said that partners who take Zhu fruit together during the bonding ceremony will receive the blessing of the beast god.

Of course, Ying Zhao hoped his bonding ceremony could be perfect, so he spoke to the team leader and joined them in the forest today.

With the assistance of the system Xiao Bai, finding the Zhu fruit was a simple task for Ying Zhao. Ying Zhao even thought that if he could encounter Yan while picking in the forest, it would be a beautiful thing for the two of them to travel together.

However, the forest was quite large, and meeting by chance wasn’t easy. Xiao Bai had already reported to Ying Zhao that Bai Lan had contacted the winged tribe and was planning to attack the Tianma tribe’s village.

To Bai Lan, the biggest obstacle in the Tianma tribe was Ying Zhao himself, and he guessed that Bai Lan might take the opportunity to attack him.

Halfway through the picking, Ying Zhao left the team on his own to find the Zhu fruit. Although the forest was full of dangers, he was still a male, so the team leader did not stop him.

Not long after, Ying Zhao sensed someone quietly following him. The follower’s tracking skills were good, indicating that Bai Lan had indeed learned some real skills during his years with the mercenaries.

But this couldn’t deceive the keen senses of Ying Zhao. Following Xiao Bai’s tips, Ying Zhao arrived at a cliff where Zhu fruits grew. He then pretended to look casually over the edge of the cliff.

Sure enough, while he was gazing at the cliff, someone suddenly rushed up from behind and gave him a heavy push, sending him off the cliff.

All of this was within Ying Zhao’s expectations. As he fell, he saw Bai Lan’s maliciously triumphant smile on the cliff and smirked mockingly.

The Tianma tribe could fly, and even though his beast form was semi-beast, it didn’t hinder his flying. However, Ying Zhao didn’t expect another person to jump down from the cliff right after him.

The person fell straight down, seemingly chasing after him. As the man got closer, Ying Zhao saw clearly that it was none other than Yan.

Ying Zhao didn’t know why Yan was here, but Yan’s unwavering demeanor brought tears to his eyes. Yan hugged Ying Zhao tightly, fully transforming his wings.

However, one of Yan’s wings was deformed, curled at an abnormal angle, making it impossible to fly. Despite his other wing flapping hard, it couldn’t maintain balance in the air.

In the end, Yan gave up, feeling sad and desperate. He hugged Ying Zhao tightly and quickly whispered in his ear, “Ying, I’m sorry! I lied to you. I am a winged tribe member with a congenital wing deformity. I cannot fly. But, Ying! I love you!”

Yan quickly flipped his body in mid-air, positioning his back toward the ground, allowing Ying Zhao to crawl into his embrace. He wanted to use his own body to protect Ying Zhao.

Seeing Yan act this way, a gentle expression flashed in Ying Zhao’s eyes. No wonder his lover always looked conflicted and guilty whenever they talked about bonding before. Ever since they had known each other, Yan had never mentioned his beast form.

Although Ying Zhao had already known the truth, he never thought it was a problem and didn’t realize the root of his lover’s hesitation.

Ying Zhao knew that Yan was now prepared to sacrifice his own life to give Ying Zhao a chance to live.

Indeed, no matter how many worlds they traversed or how much time passed, his lover always moved him in such a way. It made him want to pour out all his love and give it to him.

Taking a deep breath, a silver-white gentle light surged around Ying Zhao. He quickly transformed into his true form, that of a centaur-like sacred beast.

His upper body remained the same, but wings sprouted from his upper arms. His lower body transformed into that of a white horse with light gray tiger stripes.

This creature, which seemed not to belong to this world, still looked dazzlingly beautiful, adorned with a holy aura.

At this moment, Yan felt that such a Ying Zhao was an illusion created by his falling mind. But then he saw Ying Zhao flapping his wings, flying into the air. Ying Zhao flew toward him, carrying him on his back, and they landed steadily at the bottom of the cliff.

The cliff was so high that Bai Lan couldn’t see what was happening below. After hearing rumors of discord between the high priest and Ying Zhao, Bai Lan had gone to the high priest to inquire about Ying Zhao in detail. He knew Ying Zhao’s beast form was incomplete and thought Ying Zhao couldn’t fly at all.

Now, believing that both Ying Zhao and Yan had fallen to their deaths, Bai Lan felt he had finally dealt with his biggest threat. He left joyfully, hurrying back to the fruit-picking team and acting as if nothing had happened.

At the bottom of the cliff, after they had fully landed, it took Yan a while to react. He quickly climbed off Ying Zhao’s back.

Staring at Ying Zhao in front of him, Yan was stunned, unable to express his feelings. He naturally knew what the fully transformed Tianma tribe beastmen looked like, and Ying Zhao’s current centaur form was entirely different from the Tianma tribe’s beast form.

He opened his mouth to ask Ying Zhao but couldn’t utter a word for a long time. Ying Zhao smiled at Yan’s expression, then transformed back into human form and said:

“You must have heard the high priest say many times that I am unlucky, right? Have you ever wondered why?”

Yan shook his head woodenly. He had never thought about it. He assumed the high priest was just targeting Ying Zhao. Moreover, in the entire tribe, people almost always spoke well of Ying Zhao, praising his inventions and contributions. Yan had never inquired further, so he didn’t know what was special about Ying Zhao’s beast form.

Seeing Yan’s reaction, Ying Zhao reached out and stroked his cheek, with a touch of sadness in his eyes, and said softly:

“I was born only able to half-transform and cannot fully transform. Because I am a malformed beastman who can only half-transform, the high priest says I am unlucky. Yan, do you still want me like this? Wasn’t my beast form just now ugly?”

Hearing Ying Zhao’s question, Yan’s emotions surged instantly. He understood the pain caused by a flawed beast form. He hugged Ying Zhao tightly and said loudly, “No! No! Ying, your beast form is the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life!”

Yan didn’t know how to describe his feelings. He hadn’t expected his lover to have the same issue, a problematic beast form.

But Yan thought Ying Zhao’s beast form was beautiful, so beautiful that it moved him. It was as if a halo surrounded Ying Zhao. That half-human, half-beast form, combined with Ying Zhao’s holy face, made him look like a deity.

Then Yan heard Ying Zhao whispering in his ear, “Do you know? When you hugged me and told me your beast form was flawed, I was a bit happy. Because I was always worried that if you knew my beast form looked like this, you would dislike me and abandon me. But now I know you are like me, so we are meant to be together, aren’t we?”

Yan nodded vigorously but quickly shook his head and said seriously, “Only I have a problem. Ying, your beast form is so beautiful, really beautiful! You are the best-looking I have ever seen, whether in human or beast form!”

While speaking, Yan couldn’t help but kiss Ying Zhao’s lips. He felt an overwhelming emotion that needed to be released, and the way to release it was to be intimate with his lover.

He hugged Ying Zhao tightly, filled with his lover’s scent, kissing his soft and sweet lips, feeling happiness surge from within.

They kissed passionately for a long time before parting. Yan cupped Ying Zhao’s head with his large hand, pressing their foreheads together, breathing heavily.

At this moment, Ying Zhao, embraced by Yan, clearly felt the changes in his lover’s body. He had set this whole situation up.

Ever since Xiao Bai told him that the original owner’s beast form was the same as his true form, Ying Zhao knew controlling flight wouldn’t be an issue.

So he needed Bai Lan to believe he was dead, allowing Bai Lan to confidently call upon the winged tribe to attack the Tianma tribe’s beastman village.

After all, dragging on like this had already worn down Ying Zhao’s patience, so he came up with such a strategy to accelerate the occurrence of events.

It’s just that the only uncontrollable factor outside of this plan was that Ying Zhao didn’t expect Yan to suddenly appear here. Moreover, to save him, Yan unhesitatingly followed him and jumped off the cliff.

Thinking that he still needed to stay here for a day or two to make Bai Lan lower his guard and couldn’t return to the village immediately, he looked at his lover who was holding him tightly and licked his lips, wondering if they should do something that they had never done in this world.

Hence, a hint of ambiguity appeared in Ying Zhao’s eyes. He reached into his arms, took out a red fruit, and waved it in front of Yan.

When Yan saw the red fruit, his eyes instantly widened with surprise, “Is this a Zhu fruit? It’s very hard to find! With this fruit, we will definitely be blessed by the Beast God when we form our bond!”

Ying Zhao nodded upon hearing this and said, “We will certainly be blessed by the Beast God, with or without this. Yan, let’s eat it now.”

Yan was a bit reluctant to eat such an important fruit, wanting to save it for their bonding ceremony. But Ying Zhao didn’t care, directly biting into the sweet and sour fruit and then kissing Yan with the fruit pulp still in his mouth.

After swallowing the fruit juice, Ying Zhao immediately felt a slight warmth rise in his body. His eyes flashed, realizing why it was said that couples who ate this fruit would be blessed by the Beast God.

It turned out this fruit had a slight aphrodisiac effect, though not enough to make anyone lose their senses. However, it could make couples more enthusiastic at night.

Thinking of this, Ying Zhao raised his eyebrows with a hint of interest. After kissing his lover for a while, he looked up and saw that Yan’s face was already flushed, trying to endure.

Ying Zhao couldn’t help but smile, “Alright, don’t worry about this fruit. I have another one in my arms, which we can use during our bonding ceremony!”

Hearing this, Yan finally felt relieved. The Zhu fruit tasted great, sour and sweet with plenty of juice. But the taste of the person in his arms was even better.

Yan felt his whole body heating up, unable to resist holding Ying Zhao tighter, wanting to be closer, even closer to his beloved. He kissed Ying Zhao’s lips again, this time much more passionately.

Yan felt his self-control crumbling, but he was unsure if he could let himself go completely. Even though he was on the verge of exploding, he remembered that Ying Zhao had told him before that he didn’t like being forced.

So Yan raised his head, panting heavily, and asked Ying Zhao, “Ying! I want to…”

Seeing the man in front of him sweating and still asking for his opinion, Ying Zhao felt a warmth in his heart. He kissed Yan’s prominent nose and smiled, nodding.

Yan’s eyes instantly gleamed with a predatory light. He quickly pulled a piece of animal hide from his bag and spread it on the ground, then picked Ying Zhao up and laid him on the hide, covering him.

Seeing his lover’s impatience, Ying Zhao blinked but also completely opened himself up to his lover. The two of them indulged wildly under the deserted cliff until it grew dark.

The wind at the bottom of the cliff was a bit cold, so Yan transformed his intact wings to wrap Ying Zhao, preventing him from getting cold. Feeling his lover’s thoughtfulness, Ying Zhao felt a sweetness in his heart.

But Ying Zhao also felt sorry for his lover, so he kissed Yan’s lips and sat up. With the help of Xiao Bai, they soon found a cave nearby where they could settle.

Yan had plenty of game in his bag, so they didn’t need to hunt for food. They simply lit a fire by the cave, and Yan began to cook the food.

Ying Zhao sat next to him, chatting casually. Ying Zhao didn’t hide anything from Yan, directly telling him that he suspected Bai Lan was a spy sent by the Winged Tribe, intending to harm the Tianma Tribe.

Because Ying Zhao felt that since Yan came from the Winged Tribe, he hoped Yan would be prepared for this. After all, the Winged Tribe leader Lin was his elder brother.

However, Yan had no hesitation upon hearing this. He had never felt any warmth from his tribe.

Over the years, he had lived alone. To him, the warmth and happiness he had found with Ying Zhao in these short days were something he had never experienced before.

That was something he had never had in all those years, so he stood firmly by Ying Zhao’s side without hesitation, which made Ying Zhao feel relieved.

In fact, Yan was also curious about how Ying Zhao had discovered Bai Lan’s connection with the Winged Tribe. After all, he himself came from the Winged Tribe and hadn’t noticed anything unusual about Bai Lan.

But then he thought of his lover’s exceptional intelligence, who could invent and create so many miraculous things for the Tianma Tribe, naturally having a different level of observation, so it was reasonable for Ying Zhao to discover these things.

Ying Zhao was curious why Yan happened to be by the cliff, so he asked Yan, and Yan replied that he was hunting nearby.

Yan had smelled Ying Zhao’s scent, so he approached to see if he could meet him. He hadn’t expected to see what was happening and, without thinking, jumped off the cliff with Ying Zhao.

Although Ying Zhao had guessed the situation in his heart, hearing Yan say it still made him feel deeply moved.

Taking the hot roasted meat from Yan, Ying Zhao looked up and kissed Yan’s lips again, whispering, “This is your reward!”

Yan was a bit confused when he heard Ying Zhao’s words and asked, “Why are you rewarding me?”

Ying Zhao slightly lowered his eyelids, his eyes filled with unfathomable tenderness, and sighed, “Not every beastman is willing to jump off a cliff for their partner.”

Hearing Ying Zhao’s words and seeing his incredibly beautiful face illuminated by the firelight, Yan couldn’t help but blush. Yan bit his lips, a sudden desire rising in his heart. He nervously asked Ying Zhao, “Then, can I ask for a bit more reward?”

Ying Zhao looked at Yan’s expression and blinked. Although he didn’t know what his lover was expecting, he wanted to satisfy him as much as possible. So he nodded and said, “Sure, go ahead. Whatever reward you want, you can have it.”

Yan swallowed and said, “Then I want to see your beast form again!”

Ying Zhao was momentarily stunned by Yan’s request, not expecting him to ask for this. But he didn’t refuse and quickly transformed into his original beast form in front of Yan.

The beast form of the Tianma tribe was not particularly large. To be honest, it took some effort for Ying Zhao to carry Yan initially. Fortunately, he could use some of his primal energy in this world, so it wasn’t overly strenuous for him.

Yan looked at the all-white, holy-looking Ying Zhao with full infatuation in his eyes. He unconsciously stroked Ying Zhao’s back, admiring the stripes on his beast form, feeling that every part of it suited his taste.

The silver-white fur was incredibly smooth, and the pure white wings were awe-inspiring. Seeing the love in Yan’s eyes, Ying Zhao allowed him to touch his beast form, willing to show everything to his lover.

However, as Yan continued looking, his gaze changed. Especially when Yan’s hand touched the tail area, Ying Zhao was so startled that he almost jumped up.

He quickly stepped back two steps and, seeing his lover’s increasingly heavy breathing, felt a bit panicked. Blushing, he asked Yan, “Yan! What are you doing?”

Yan, hearing Ying Zhao’s words, raised his head again, his eyes slightly red. Unable to resist, he tightly embraced Ying Zhao’s human form, kissed him hard on the lips, and then panted in his ear, “Ying, Ying! You’re so beautiful, I can’t hold back anymore!”

As Yan spoke, a pair of fiery red wings suddenly spread out from his back. The left wing was enormous, blocking the light in front of Ying Zhao. Although the other wing was somewhat deformed and twisted, its size was still apparent, far surpassing Ying Zhao’s small wings.

Feathers grew behind Yan’s ears, and then his lower body began to transform. His feet turned into eagle-like talons, and his body doubled in size. However, his body and head remained in human form, appearing half-beast in front of Ying Zhao.

Then Yan, in this form, tightly hugged Ying Zhao, kissing him wildly on the face, and begged, “Ying, let me, please let me…”

Ying Zhao swallowed, knowing that the Winged Tribe’s full beast form was enormous, but he hadn’t expected the half-beast form to be so grand.

Looking up at his lover, whose shadow completely covered him, especially when Yan held him tightly, the prominent and unavoidable part in front of him challenged Ying Zhao’s nerves.

Ying Zhao felt a bit scared, but hearing his lover’s constant pleading in his ear, he finally softened. Biting his lip, he nodded to Yan.

In that instant, he could clearly see a fire igniting in Yan’s eyes.