Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 296 - 191: Black Scale

When he was very young, Xi had heard of the Secret Realm. It was a place of great mystery, guarded by his clan for millions of years. Legend had it that within lay a Holy Artifact, a gift to their clan from the great Beast God.

Only his mother, the Queen, his Beast Fathers, and a few high-ranking Elders were qualified to enter the Secret Realm.

"How could this happen? Have you found out who entered the Secret Realm?" Xi circled the High Priest anxiously.

Before the Priest could speak, the sound of turbulent currents came from outside. Accompanied by several angry shouts, a few Merfolk figures slowly emerged from the water-curtain doorway.

The Merfolk in the lead was also a tall, handsome Blue Shark. He was younger than the Priest but more mature than Xi, and his face bore a striking resemblance to Xi’s.

The newcomer said furiously, "Priest, it’s just as you said! A group of despicable Land Beastmen broke into the Secret Realm and stole the Holy Artifact! No wonder the Sea Creatures are going berserk!"

"And at the scene, I found—"

The moment he saw Xi and An Jin, the Blue Shark’s voice came to an abrupt halt.

"Eh? Kiddo?" The anger on his face vanished in an instant. He swam over and circled the pair.

"So you finally decided to come back, huh? You disappeared for four years! I thought you had turned into seafoam on land. I was just about to have another litter of cubs with your Queen to play with."

Xi’s mouth twitched. He said awkwardly, "F-Father, it’s not what you think. Actually, I..."

"Save it. I don’t want to hear your excuses. Did you get your Shark Pearl back? Didn’t I tell you not to come back until you did?" Seeing the strange expression on his silly son’s face, Yi Yue finally stopped his incessant chatter and turned his gaze to An Jin.

"You are..." He wasn’t surprised to see Xi, but he gave An Jin a few extra glances.

Yi Yue almost instantly sensed the terrestrial aura coming from this female, and the anger he had just suppressed flared up again.

"Father, this is An Jin. I’m the one who brought her here."

Xi knew his father was prejudiced against Land People, so he immediately pulled him aside and added in a low voice, "My Shark Pearl is with An Jin."

With things spelled out so clearly, how could Yi Yue not understand? Realization dawned on him instantly.

He looked at Xi. "So, you want her as your mate?"

’That little female isn’t bad-looking.’

Yi Yue glanced at An Jin out of the corner of his eye, his prejudice against Land People instantly overcome by her good looks. His gaze then fell on Xi’s fair, bare chest. "Well, that’s fine, I guess. Your taste isn’t half-bad. But it’s been so many years. How have you not sealed the deal yet?"

"...An Jin doesn’t seem to like me in this form," Xi said, defeated.

"What female would like a clingy little Merfolk? What did I teach you? You have to learn to be tougher in front of them! Forget it, forget it. Just stay in the tribe for the next few days, and I’ll teach you how to win her over..."

"Father!" Xi’s face turned beet red. Even though they were whispering, he was afraid An Jin would overhear Yi Yue’s booming voice. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Xi hurriedly steered Yi Yue back to the topic at hand. "Didn’t you say someone broke into the Secret Realm? What did you find? What exactly is the situation right now?"

"Oh, right, right!" Yi Yue slapped his forehead. He had almost forgotten the important matter.

His expression instantly darkened again, like an actor changing masks in a play. He gritted his teeth and said viciously, "Those damn Land Beastmen! Who knows what method they used, but they broke into the Secret Realm and stole the Holy Artifact!"

"Don’t be scared, little female, I wasn’t talking about you," he said, giving An Jin a gentle smile. "Xi just told me your reason for coming."

"Since you’re also a Land Person, you can help us take a look at something. This is a clue we just found in the Secret Realm."

Yi Yue came before An Jin and opened his palm. Lying inside was a single Black Scale. "We don’t have any black-colored Merfolk here, nor any creatures with black scales. Besides, the aura left behind in the Secret Realm doesn’t feel like one of us Sea Clan Beastmen. Do you know which Land Beastman race has this kind of scale?"

The instant she got a clear look at the scale, An Jin remembered him—the little villain she had rescued before.

After all, he was the only Beastman she had ever seen with black scales.

Besides, given his villainous role, he was definitely capable of something like this.

An Jin pursed her lips. She met Yi Yue’s probing gaze and, after a moment of thought, replied calmly, "I have a question. How were you able to find this Black Scale in the Secret Realm?"