Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 202 - 146: Uncle, Are You Looking for Mommy?
Sang Luo’s cheeks were flushed, her eyes glistening. As he pounced, a sliver of reason returned to her. "I... I’m still pregnant."
Caesar’s eyes darkened. "Whose child?"
"A Young Master from the Bian Clan. He and I... ugh!"
He gripped her hands tightly, his actions turning fierce. "Your womb can only carry my child."
Sang Luo’s brow furrowed, and a thin sheen of sweat trickled down her face. A sense of unfamiliarity flashed through her mind, but it was gone in an instant as Caesar kissed her lips gently. "Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you. I’ve missed you so much. Indulge me... alright?"
The potent aphrodisiac scent clinging to him was intoxicating, clouding her mind.
Sang Luo’s eyes soon grew hazy, and she found herself unable to refuse his advances.
Their wild entanglement lasted for an entire day. After only a brief respite, Caesar would rally and cling to her again, taking from her fiercely as if to make up for all their lost time. She could hardly bear it, caught between ecstasy and oblivion...
...
Yao Nannan was hosting a birthday banquet in the Imperial City.
Her mother was the highly respected Great Elder of the Northern Bian Clan and was also on good terms with Si Jing. Si Ye was attending the banquet on behalf of his clan.
The banquet lasted late into the night before finally concluding.
Si Ye was known for his impeccable etiquette, always representing his great clan with poise. Today, however, every guest could see he was distracted. He sat alone in a corner, sullenly nursing his drink.
He hadn’t seen Sang Luo in days.
He’d been angry with her for days, and she hadn’t come to him to explain.
He felt wretched and conflicted. He didn’t want to see her.
Remembering the Beast Crystals he had given her a few days ago, he figured she must have finished them. Si Ye stood to return to his mansion. Just then, Yao Nannan approached with a cup of wine and a gentle smile. "Brother Ah Ye, it’s my birthday today. Do you have any well wishes for me?"
"May the noble female be blessed with joy and happiness for all her days. With every year, a new gift; with every gift, a new measure of delight." Si Ye produced a small brocade box. "On behalf of my clan, I present this gift. May our two clans be forever united and strive forward as one."
"Thank you, Brother Ah Ye. I’m so happy you could come in person."
Yao Nannan accepted the brocade box and handed it to a nearby servant. She poured him a cup of wine, smiling shyly. "I’d like to propose a toast to you, Brother Ah Ye."
Si Ye stared at the cup. The familiar aroma sent a jolt through him, and he suddenly asked, "What kind of wine is this?"
"I-It’s just ordinary Peach Blossom Brew." Yao Nannan had a quiet and timid nature. Having done something to trouble her conscience, a nervous flicker crossed her face, and she nearly spilled the wine.
Si Ye’s eyes darkened. He took the cup and forced a nearby servant to drink it.
A moment later, the Beastman collapsed to the floor, clearly in heat.
The wine cup in Yao Nannan’s hand slipped and shattered on the ground. "I’m sorry, Brother Ah Ye!" she said in a panic. "There was Aphrodisiac Powder in the wine... I... I just wanted you so badly..."
Before she could finish, he teleported away.
Si Ye returned to the Marquis Mansion and strode off to find Sang Luo, only to discover she was gone.
He searched the entire Marquis Mansion, inside and out, but there was no sign of her.
Si Ye tried to sense their Soul Mark, but he couldn’t feel anything. It was as if she had vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind.
"Luoluo!"
Panic seized Si Ye’s heart. He rushed to find the steward. "Have you seen the mistress today?"
"The mistress was here this morning. She had a very beautiful Little Black Snake with her and said she was going to find its father."
Little Black Snake... father...
For some reason, Si Ye’s thoughts grew even more chaotic. He remembered the Little Black Snake at the morning market, the one that had been so unusually affectionate with Sang Luo...
Si Ye went directly to the Beast Palace to find Fei Yuan.
"Luoluo is gone!"
Fei Yuan was polishing a tea set when Si Ye burst into the palace, his eyes red with panic. Fei Yuan frowned. "Weren’t you supposed to be by her side throughout her pregnancy? When did she disappear?"
Si Ye looked utterly devastated, his voice choked with emotion. "I... It was my fault. I wasn’t with her. I failed Luoluo. It’s all my fault." He slapped himself hard across the face.
Fei Yuan was about to tell him not to work himself into such a state, but then he realized his own tracking mark on Sang Luo had also been blocked.
"...I’ve heard that the Demon Clan has a Deceit Technique. At the cost of immense energy, it can block the connection between Soul Marks for a period of time."
"It was Si Yang," Si Ye said, his entire body turning cold, his hands trembling. "He’s always wanted to eliminate Luoluo and her child. I failed to protect her. If anything happens to them, I... I..."
"Don’t jump to conclusions. That Deceit Technique only blocks the sensory connection of the Soul Mark; its other functions are unaffected. If her life were in danger, the mark’s protective function would have activated. The fact that you weren’t teleported to her side means she’s not in grave danger. At the very least, she’s still alive," Fei Yuan told Si Ye. "Come with me."
The two of them entered a secret chamber.
Fei Yuan had Si Ye slice open his palm with a knife and drip his essence blood onto a Magic Wheel.
He began to cast a Curse Technique.
Once the Deceit Technique was broken, they could both sense Sang Luo’s presence again.
Fei Yuan was puzzled. "Why did she go to the South? Does she have a Beast Husband there?"
Without a word, Si ye teleported away.
Fearing Sang Luo had been captured by Demon Beasts, he charged into the South alone. He became a Purgatory Asura on a warpath, and countless Demon Beasts were slaughtered at his hands.
Yet, more and more Demon Beasts appeared to block his path, pouring out in swarms as if being controlled by someone.
He was even besieged by several Demon Beasts at the Peak of King Rank.
A Beast Tide of this magnitude was something even the Beast Emperor would not dare to provoke lightly. But it was no match for a Male Beast on the brink of rage, believing he had lost his mate and child. Si Ye carved a bloody path all the way to the Southern Soaring Snake Clan.
「Two days later.」
Covered in wounds, he stood before the gates of a Prince Mansion.
No one inside tried to stop him; even the defensive Arrays had been deactivated. It was a clear invitation into a trap.
As Si Ye stepped through the main gates, he once again encountered the Little Black Snake.
Little Qi recognized him at a glance. He slithered closer, wagging the tip of his tail happily, and asked with curiosity, "Uncle, are you here to find my mother?"
"...Mother?"
Si Ye froze.
After a long moment, he let out a soft laugh. He took the storage ring from his finger and gave it to the little snake, sliding it perfectly onto the tip of its slender tail. In a low voice, he asked, "Where is your mother now?"
"Mommy and Daddy are getting all lovey-dovey in the room~ Maybe Little Qi will have a little brother or sister soon! Uncle, you shouldn’t go disturb them."
Si Ye didn’t know what he was feeling as he walked to the room. Hearing the faint sounds of lovemaking from within, he found he could not take another step. He stood frozen at the door like a statue.
A short while after the sounds died down, Sang Luo emerged from the room, fully dressed. But the tell-tale red marks on her neck and wrists, and the radiant, post-coital glow on her face—any male who had been with her would know what kind of extreme pleasure she had just experienced.
When Sang Luo saw Si Ye at the door, she froze. "Ah Ye, why are you here?"
Si Ye looked at her, his face frighteningly pale, a bone-deep chill spreading through him.
’So that’s how it is... No wonder... How could she have gotten pregnant with my child so quickly...? She already had a partner. I was just a tool for her amusement...’
’She said she was going to the South to find someone... she was looking for her Beast Husband. She needed my innate ability for something, so she schemed to get close to me.’
’Using that wine... using the child...’
’Everything between us... it was all a complete and utter lie.’
"Sang Luo, did you ever have any true feelings for me?"
Si Ye’s eyes were as red as if he’d wept tears of blood, and his voice was utterly raw.
He saw Caesar emerge from the room behind her. Their gazes clashed in a silent battle. Caesar’s lips curled into a smirk as he wrapped an arm around Sang Luo’s waist.
Si Ye’s smile was even more wretched. He said to Sang Luo, "Since you already have someone in your heart, you should never have gotten involved with me, and you certainly shouldn’t have deceived me."
With nothing left to linger for, he teleported away.
"Ah Ye!" Sang Luo started to chase after him but stopped dead in her tracks after only two steps, a sharp pain erupting in her chest.
With a trembling hand, she touched the Soul Mark on the side of her neck. It had been slashed and erased.
"He... he completely severed our bond..."
