Yu Jiao’s vomit sprayed down like a sudden storm, and everyone scrambled to get out of the way.

But Xiao Cheng tilted his head back and smirked. ’Reflect. Reflect it all!’

As a result, everything Yu Jiao threw up wrapped around her own body without a single drop hitting the ground. Most of it landed on her face, and the stench made her eyes roll back in her head. Nauseated and dizzy, she continued to retch up bile.

The Golden Lion Beastman’s expression froze. He was disgusted, too, but if he didn’t leap up to catch her, Yu Jiao would have fallen to her death.

Steeling himself, he caught her and quickly set her upright on the side. But to Yu Jiao, the world was spinning. She couldn’t possibly stand. Terrified out of her wits and with her legs gone soft, she instinctively clung to his arm. The filth from her face smeared onto the Golden Lion Beastman’s arm. He could even feel its stickiness, and the sour stench that was particularly potent assaulted his nostrils...

Si Shuo covered her mouth and nose. "You’re still not leaving? Are you hoping for a second trip through the air?"

Yu Jiao didn’t even have the strength to make threats. She closed her eyes and tugged on the Golden Lion Beastman. ’What a useless piece of trash. I’m being bullied like this, and he doesn’t even lift a finger to help. Fine. I’ve decided to use him as a sacrifice.’

’A Beast Husband who doesn’t obey and doesn’t know how to protect me in every way is better off gone!’

The Golden Lion Beastman held his breath, scooped her up horizontally, and ran for home as fast as he could...

After they were long gone, Si Shuo bit down on a Dust Cleaning Talisman. Once all the filth and the sour stench were cleared away, she laughed freely and buried herself in the arms of Xiao Cheng, who had rushed over. "You’re the absolute worst!"

Xiao Cheng held her smugly. "Of course I am. This is what you call a true taste of her own medicine. Sister, she used to bully you before you met us.

Now we’re all here. If she even thinks of bullying you in some new-fangled way, we’ll pay her back with interest."

Si Shuo hummed in agreement, nuzzling against his chest and feeling an immense sense of security.

Around noon, everyone went back to their own homes for lunch. Si Shuo then told the other males in her family, and even the cubs, about her communication with the Beast God.

Ji Liang narrowed his eyes and hissed, "Right now in Golden Lion City, the one with the most authority isn’t the City Lord, Xinba, but the High Priest, Dao Yuan. He’s the one who incited everyone to distrust the Beast God and convert to believing in the Golden Lion Beast God instead.

You could say he holds the power of life and death over any Beastman in the city!"

Si Shuo tilted her head and weakly raised her hand.

Everyone looked at her with resigned amusement. She was the boss at home; was there anything she couldn’t say?

"So, what’s the relationship between this High Priest and Miao Juan? Yu Jiao came looking for me while I was eating breakfast, and I got so mad that I punished her a little.

Do you think the High Priest will give us trouble?" Si Shuo asked worriedly.

Ji Liang nodded. Seeing the little female’s face fall, he said with a smile, "Little Shushu, even if this hadn’t happened, he would’ve targeted us. Simply by leading the hunt, we undermined his prestige in the eyes of the city’s Beastmen. Given that High Priest’s petty and intolerant nature, he was definitely going to cause trouble for us.

Before, we could have just left at worst, without having to worry about him. But now, haven’t you become the Beast God’s Servant?

We’re standing in direct opposition to him now. That being the case, we might as well have an open confrontation. Who’s afraid of whom!

The Beast God’s place in everyone’s hearts is irreplaceable..."

Zhi Le added, "That’s right, kitty. People might be disappointed in the Beast God for a while, but our ancestors have worshipped the Beast God for generations. His legacy is etched into our very bones.

No matter how much this Dao Yuan hypes up his so-called Golden Lion Beast God, the imprinting of males and the blessing of females still can’t be done without the Beast God.

Now that you can lead everyone on trials and restore their reverence for the Beast God, you can absolutely make Dao Yuan surrender without a fight!"

The other males all agreed. No matter what trouble Dao Yuan planned to stir up, they would face it as it came. With their strength and skills, they definitely wouldn’t be the ones to lose out.

But everyone, including the cubs, became more vigilant. After all, some people used less than honorable methods.

Sure enough, right after they finished lunch, a Beastman arrived with a message from the High Priest, summoning Si Shuo and her family to the public square to be reprimanded!

Once the messenger Beastman left, the people from the Luoni Tribe grew worried. Cui Tai pressed her lips together tightly. "In the past, our Luoni Tribe was quite large, and we could hold our own against the powers in Golden Lion City.

But now, the Beastmen in our tribe are either dead, crippled, or have left. The only ones who remain are those who know each other well, have deep feelings for the tribe, and have nowhere else they want to go.

Ever since we arrived in Golden Lion City, we’ve been constantly bullied and suppressed by the Beastmen here. Even the other tribes and families friendly with them, in order to curry favor, would sometimes ambush us in the wild and steal the food we worked so hard to find."

Ke Biao also nodded, his face full of worry. "But they don’t dare to be too open about their bullying of the Luoni Tribe. After all, not many people are devout enough in their belief of the Golden Lion statue yet. The High Priest has to maintain his public image, so he needs a reason to bully people.

We of the Luoni Tribe don’t like to pick fights, but they’re slowly backing us into a corner. Sooner or later, we’ll be forced into open hostility...

In the past, to establish their authority, they would periodically drag people up for public criticism sessions, claiming the Golden Lion Beast God was sending down divine punishment. They burned quite a few Beastmen to death that way..."

Zhi Le clapped him on the shoulder. "Who knows who’ll be burned by ’divine punishment’ this time? Let’s go see what he has to say!"

The family headed toward the square in the center of Golden Lion City. Beastmen with nothing better to do also spread the word and rushed over to watch the spectacle.

When they reached the square, Si Shuo saw the Priest sitting on a chair carved from beast bones and draped with a White Tiger Skin. He was surrounded by a row of powerful, able-bodied Beastmen, and below the stage stood nearly a hundred male Beastmen who were at least Level 8!

Yu Jiao had already cleaned herself up. Now dressed as a witch in a white rabbit-skin tube top and a leather skirt, she stood behind the High Priest with her chin held high.

The Beastmen who had come to watch the show all gasped. "This is a pretty big setup today, isn’t it? Before, when they called people for a reprimand, there were twenty guards at most, right?"

"When our entire tribe first moved in, the reception was on this scale. It was meant to intimidate us."

"They’re all Level 8 and above, and there are even some at Eleven and Twelve Levels. What in the world is going on?"

Wei Ce sneered. "If you ask me, he didn’t call us here to be reprimanded. He’s here to pass judgment and solidify his tyranny, isn’t he? In Guangshou City, not even the Golden Python Ni Family would dare to be this blatant."

Yin Jiang curled his lip. "They’re just bullying people because they have power. If it were anyone else here today, wouldn’t they just be playing right into their hands?"

Si Shuo nodded in agreement. "Yu Jiao just suffered a huge loss, and after only one meal, she’s already trying to get even. Tsk. Surely she doesn’t think she can do whatever she wants just because she has the High Priest backing her, does she?"

Too bad for them, they had run into a tough crowd.

Ali, who was perched on her Father’s shoulder, was already getting excited. She muttered, "Zhi Le, Father! Ji Liang, Father! Hurry up and pick a suitable candidate. We’re going to strip that High Priest of his status as Divine Servant and replace him!"