When Beauty Meets Beasts

The moment Huanhuan fell off the cliff, Little Brat's voice suddenly sounded in her ears.

"The host's life is in danger. Activating the emergency transfer system."

A moment later, she found herself standing on the top of the mountain with the altar in front of her.

At this moment, there was no one else on the mountaintop except her.

"Where are the others?"

Little Brat said lazily, "They should still be on the way. They haven't reached the top."

Huanhuan walked down the mountain.

Little Brat stopped her. "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to look for Bai Di and the others."

"Don't go yet."

"Why?"

Instead of answering, Little Brat asked, "Don't you want to find the murderer who tried to kill you just now?"

Huanhuan froze.

She recalled what had happened before and after she fell off the cliff. She looked thoughtful. "You mean someone deliberately wanted to harm me?"

"Otherwise, why do you think that guard didn't sprain his ankle earlier or later? Why did he sprain his ankle when you were at the cliffside? Although the beasts who can become guards of the 10,000 Beast Temple are not as skilled as your four mates, they're much stronger than ordinary beasts. How could that beast sprain his ankle while walking? Moreover, he happened to choose such a critical moment. Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence?"

Huanhuan said slowly, "Maybe he was born with flat feet, so it's easy for him to sprain his ankle when he walks?"

"…I think you're missing something in your brain. Hurry up and eat some walnuts to nourish your brain!"

"Ahem, I was just joking. You don't have a sense of humor at all."

Little Brat raised his voice and questioned, "You almost lost your life just now, yet you're still in the mood to joke?!"

Huanhuan raised her hands in surrender. "I was wrong."

She quickly changed the subject. "You just said someone was trying to harm me. What does that have to do with me not being able to go down the mountain?"

"Silly girl, those people think you've fallen to your death. The scene is in chaos now. The person who secretly plotted against you will definitely take the opportunity to gain something from this. Otherwise, it would be meaningless for them to harm you. That's why you should go with the flow now."

Huanhuan clapped. "Daddy is so smart!"

"Of course!"

Just as Little Brat had expected, everyone was stuck on the mountain path. They were in a dilemma, and the scene was chaotic.

Bai Di had been guarding the spot where Huanhuan had fallen, and his expression was extremely ugly.

Shuang Yun, Sang Ye, and Xue Ling were no better. Their faces were pale, and they were in so much pain that they wished they were dead.

Especially Xue Ling, who spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, Jian Yi quickly said, "This is the backlash of the mate contract. Hurry up and help them rest!"

Someone immediately said, "The back is blocked. We can't go down the mountain. We have to go up first."

"Then let's go up the mountain!"

"But Lady Huanhuan…"

Jian Yi waved his hand and instructed in a low voice, "Let's not worry about that for now. Let's hurry up the mountain. We'll send someone to the foot of the mountain to look for her corpse later."

"Alright!"

Everyone helped Xue Ling and the others up the mountain. Xue Ling was unwilling to leave.

"Huanhuan is still here. I'm not leaving. I want to be with her!"

Jian Yi frowned and advised, "Lady Huanhuan is dead. You have to come up the mountain with us. You can't stay here anymore."

Unfortunately, Xue Ling did not listen to him at all. Shuang Yun and Sang Ye also refused to move.

In the end, Jian Yi had no choice but to ask Leng Xiao and Shuang Jing to help force Bai Di, Shuang Yun, Sang Ye, and Xue Ling up the mountain.

After the people in front moved, the mountain path immediately became smooth.

People walked up the mountain one after another.

Before long, everyone had reached the top of the mountain.

Bai Di, Shuang Yun, Sang Ye, and Xue Ling were helped to the shade to rest. Jian Yi and Leng Xiao stood at the side and discussed in low voices what to do next.

Huanhuan, who was supposed to be in charge of presiding over the ceremony, suddenly fell off the cliff. Now that she was dead, how could this ceremony be held?

Most importantly, if the heir died, who would take the position of prophet?

Everyone was discussing in low voices with different thoughts.

At this moment, the first elder walked out.

He raised his voice and said, "Although Lady Huanhuan is no longer around, the 10,000 Beast Ceremony has to continue. Otherwise, none of us can bear the responsibility of angering the beast gods!"

Everyone stopped talking and looked at him.

Jian Yi asked solemnly, "We understand what you're saying, but without Lady Huanhuan, who will preside over the ceremony?"

The first elder said, "If you trust me, I can temporarily preside over the ceremony in place of Lady Huanhuan."

As soon as he finished speaking, the third elder behind him immediately echoed.

"The first elder has participated in the ceremony many times. He's experienced, qualified, and has a high status. No one present is more suitable to preside over the ceremony than him!"

Many people beside him agreed.

Most of these people were members of the Elders' Association. The rest just wanted to take the opportunity to stir up trouble and watch the commotion.

Jian Yi did not give a direct answer. He turned to look at Leng Xiao. "What do you think?"

Leng Xiao said unhurriedly, "Presiding over the ceremony is a very important matter. With our statuses, we can't decide on this matter. I suggest we ask the king of all beasts for his opinion."

Jian Yi walked up to the king of beasts and respectfully asked for his opinion.

The king of all beasts was called He Zong.

After hearing Jian Yi's question, He Zong thought for a moment. "Be it experience or qualifications, the first elder is indeed the most suitable candidate here, but…"

"But what? If you have anything to say, just say it. This is a critical moment. This matter has to be resolved as soon as possible, or it'll easily cause trouble."

He Zong continued, "But to preside over the ceremony, you have to have the divine artifact. Otherwise, you can't open the altar."

The altar in front of them looked ordinary, but there was actually a hidden mechanism. If one wanted to open the true altar, one had to use the divine artifact.

Many people knew about this, but what had just happened was so sudden that Jian Yi and Leng Xiao ignored it. If He Zong had not mentioned it, they would have forgotten about it.

Shuang Jing said, "The divine artifact was originally in the hands of the prophet. Later, he passed the divine artifact to Lady Huanhuan."

Jian Yi looked worried. "But Lady Huanhuan has already…"

He paused, but he still couldn't say the word 'die'.

Everyone understood what he meant.

Without the divine artifact, even if someone was willing to preside over the ceremony, they would not be able to open the altar. The 10,000 Beast Ceremony would still not be held.

What should they do now?

The first elder said leisurely, "Is this bone knife the divine artifact you're talking about?"

Everyone looked in the direction of his voice and saw that he had taken out a white bone knife.

There were several people present who had seen the bone knife before. They immediately walked up to the first elder and examined the bone knife carefully.

He Zong nodded. "It's indeed the divine artifact."

The other three nodded in agreement.

Shuang Jing quickly asked, "Isn't the divine artifact in Lady Huanhuan's hands? Why is it in your hands?"

The first elder said proudly, "Before the prophet left, he secretly handed this divine artifact to me for safekeeping. He had long expected this to happen and specially instructed me to take out the divine artifact at this time so that the 10,000 Beast Ceremony could be held smoothly. As for the divine artifact in Lin Huanhuan's hand, it's fake!"