Chapter 49: Deer Horned Man

The thin figure's eyes swept over the goddess silently, and he actually hooked his finger lightly at Tong Yao.

Tong Yao was overjoyed. Just as she stood up halfway, she was pulled towards the horned man by a brute force. Although his hands were so small, the strength was so great that it clamped the woman's shoulders like an iron clamp.

The thin figure pulled out a fork of his antler, held it in his backhand, and threw it at the black elk with ease. With just one strike, the deer king's beast transformation was defeated. The bone spur hit the back of the man's hand and pierced through the ground.

The pollution in Lubei was finally soothed by Shouying for the first time.

After doing all this, black fog lingered around the antler man and swallowed up the goddess...

Tong Yao now felt as if there were countless pairs of eyes staring at her. Her shoulders felt as heavy as if a thousand pounds were dropped on them. The moment she was wrapped in the mist, even every breath seemed to take an extremely long time.

There were shrill screams, sad cries, and the harsh noise of nails scratching on hard stone.

Tong Yao was so scared that her legs were shaking.

The horned man's eyes fell on the magic staff on Tong Yao's waist. He showed disgust for a moment, but soon returned to normal.

She said coldly: "What are you afraid of?"

Tong Yao waved her hands hastily, put on a smiling face, and explained palely: "No, I was just frightened by those ungrateful orcs just now, and I haven't recovered yet."

Tong Yao couldn’t see the horned man’s face, so she didn’t know what expression this benefactor had. She couldn’t tell whether he believed it or not.

Tong Yao quickly changed the subject.

"Thank you for saving me. I don't even know how to address you. As long as I return to the temple, I will repay you, God of Beasts."

The Deerhorn people are somewhat numb to this topic.

It took her a long time to answer Tong Yao's question.

"You don't need to know my name. It's just a code name. Do you want to repay me?"

As he spoke, the horned man released his hand on Tong Yao's shoulder and approached the woman with a misty face, filled with strong malice and murderous intent.

"Why not, just die now. If I hadn't taken you away, you wouldn't be alive today anyway."

Tong Yao wanted to cry but had no tears, and her already dirty face looked even uglier.

The goddess forced a smile, revealing a row of pure white teeth. Her standard eight teeth smiled and said, "My benefactor, how could you do that? You saved me, but now you want to kill me..."

The horned man turned his head away in boredom and no longer looked at the poor and downtrodden goddess.

[System: Host, this person's body is full of garbled codes. There is no way for us to interpret or attack him. You are on your own.]

Tong Yao looked at the horned man. His bony antlers were as sharp as cones, his long white hair was scattered behind his head, and his whole body was wrapped in shiny black animal skin. If it weren't for the huge antlers, this thin figure would probably be half a head shorter than herself.

The goddess asked curiously: "You are a male orc, right? But this body..."

The antler man was washing his hands in the gutter at his feet. He answered the woman without raising his head: "Don't try to understand me. I can only say that I am dangerous. This body belongs to my lover. She is a female."

Tong Yao has already imagined dozens of melodramatic plots in his mind: reincarnation for love? Willing to become a woman to revive his lover? A strong man can't bear the separation of his lover?
The water in the ditch became turbid and smelly, and the horned man's hands became clean and wet. Only then did she stand up straight with satisfaction.

The cold voice said without emotion: "I will escort you back to the temple. Let's go now."

The goddess let out a puzzled "Ah", and then she found that the horned man was getting farther and farther away.

The woman had no choice but to hurry up and catch up, but the horned man was too fast, and even if she ran as fast as a whirlwind, she could only see his shadow.

Tong Yao yelled, "Big man dressed as a woman! Please walk slower! I can't keep up with you!"

I don’t know what the deer-horned man thought of, but he really slowed down his pace and waited for Tong Yao to catch up.

The desert was especially silent at night. Tong Yao followed the horned man closely and inevitably felt scared. She accidentally stepped on a cactus and the woman burst into tears. "Wow, it hurts."

The horned man took out a piece of clean cloth and threw it on the delicate little feet because Tong Yao looked similar to someone.

She said reluctantly, "Pull out the thorns, wrap them with this, and leave here quickly. You don't want to be caught up by the orcs from Beast King City, do you?"

When Tong Yao heard this, she didn't care that the soles of her feet were covered in blood. She endured the pain and pulled out a few thorns. She gritted her teeth and wrapped her feet together, then followed the horned man closely.

The goddess thought that although this male orc spoke coldly, he was not a completely bad person.

Tong Yao didn't notice that the horned man was looking at the silver staff at his waist with a resentful look.

Two people left two rows of footprints in the desert, one deep and one shallow. Soon the wind blew and the sand covered the footprints...

The Shadow City Lord followed A Yao's scent and rushed to the royal city in the desert. The city was in a mess, and the square was full of bloody traces of battle. The orcs looked extremely miserable.

He didn't know what kind of fierce battle had taken place in the city.

The young man pulled over an orc with a strong herbivorous smell and asked with pretended concern: "I am a royal guard. I just came back from a mission. What happened in the royal city?"

The orc gnashed his teeth and said, "During today's deer god drum festival, the goddess made a mistake. We were about to attack her when a white-haired stag showed up and severely injured the new deer king. Countless people died, and the stag escaped with the goddess!"

Ying raised his eyebrows and pronounced his words with great emphasis.

"The new Deer King?"

The orc patted the boy's shoulder and explained in a good-tempered manner: "It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Lu Bei. The old Deer King was assassinated, and he must ascend the throne. Brother, you just came back from a mission, so it's normal that you don't know."

Ying's silver eyes dilated, and he didn't ask any more questions.

If A Yao really came to Beast King City, Lu Bei would have no reason not to force her to form a couple, but there was no news of A Yao for several days, and Lu Bei was seriously injured, so the situation became troublesome.

The person who kidnapped A Yao was not the Deer King, but an unknown existence.

Lu Bei sniffed the smell in the square hard, and a familiar aroma surrounded his nose.

This is A Yao’s favorite plant, the bitter fragrance of mugwort. Although it is not strong, it is enough to prove that A Yao has been to Beast King City.

The young man ignored the surprised looks of the orcs around him, turned around the square a few times, and flew to find the main hall of the Beast King.

Lu Bei's injury was not serious, as it was common for male deer to have broken antlers. However, the penetrating wound on the back of his hand could not be repaired, leaving a hollow gap.

The man looked at his palm with a grim face, and punched out a gust of wind with his other hand.

Lu Bei asked coldly: "Who is it?"

The young man walked out of the sticky shadows, with no smile on his face. He frowned and asked, "Lady Ayao disappeared in the City of Beasts. Has the Little Deer King seen her?"

Lu Bei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was an acquaintance. Just as he was about to shake his head, he realized something was wrong!
The man walked towards the young man with heavy steps and said in a gloomy voice: "I had never seen A Yao before, but at the Deer God Drum Festival last night, there was a white-haired stag with the same eyes as A Yao. I called A Yao's name at the time, but the madman didn't reply. He was too strong, and I was suddenly contaminated."

Lu Bei paused, and then continued: "The guards said that after I was polluted, I fought with the white-haired stag and my antlers were broken, but the white-haired stag actually calmed my pollution. This is too weird. My intuition clearly told me that the stag wanted to kill me..."

A hint of doubt flashed across Ying's face. It was hard to tell whether what he said was true or not, but the injury on Lu Bei's hand was indeed real.

The young man said thoughtfully: "Master Ayao is from the tiger tribe, and the gender does not match, but the Royal City Square really has the flavor of Master Ayao."

Lu Bei added: "And the blood of the white-haired stag is purer than mine. We have never seen such an orc in our royal family. Ayao? She was abducted under your protection. Is there really anyone who can do that?"

Ying clenched his fists and bared his fangs.

The young man roared, "They took Master Ayao away right under my and the High Priest's noses!"

The little deer king was speechless.