My husband is too wild, I need to go home and find my mom.

Chapter 158 Changes in the Companion Mark

Thinking of her happy life in her original world, her wise and humble father, and her gentle and virtuous mother, Lin Ni said sadly, "Mainly because my parents, they only have me as their child, like an infant. If I suddenly disappear, they will be very sad. My mother is in poor health, and I'm afraid that too much sadness will make her sick. Moreover, in our country, parents have an obligation to raise their children, and children have an obligation to support their parents in their old age. I'm afraid they will be lonely and helpless in their old age..."

The people of the Beastman Continent could not understand the deep bond between parents and children in China. Yao held Lin Ni without saying a word, but Yan said, "Then can we bring them here? When they get old, we'll take care of them with you."

Although Linni was facing Yan, her gaze was fixed on an unknown distance: "Yan, I don't know how I suddenly came to the Beastman Continent, so I don't know if I can go back. As for bringing them here, even if we can contact them, they probably wouldn't want to come. Let's consider other things when I find a way back."

Ye looked at Lin Ni, then suddenly turned her gaze to Yao: "Yao, isn't he from China like you?"

Everyone turned their attention to Yao. Since things had come to this point, Lin Ni didn't mind going into more detail: "Yao, do you know how you got there?"

Yao shook his head: "All I know is that I want to be with you."

"Still no memory recovery?" Linni murmured softly, a little disappointed but also within expectations. Linni looked up at them and said, "Yao was by my side when I came to the Beastman Continent." Speaking of this, she couldn't help but think of how she was with Yao immediately after arriving in this world. She blushed and said, "But after we became partners, he disappeared from my arm and fell into a deep sleep for a while."

Ye and Bai both nodded. They had watched Yao suddenly appear in the cursed land to save Linni. Although they found it unbelievable, so many unbelievable things had happened to Yao that they had become accustomed to it.

Yan suddenly said, "Was it when I saw you again in the cursed land amidst the towering mountains? Yao must have reappeared not long ago then, right?"

Linni nodded: "Yes."

Yan: No wonder he saw Yao as weak as a newly grown adult male back then, and their interactions were a bit awkward. But in just a few days, Yao rose from level one to level five. So that's why!

Linni continued, "I think as long as Yao regains his memories, he should be able to find a way to return to my original world. As for the story about him losing his strength to protect me, that was just an excuse I made up to deal with you guys back then, since we weren't familiar with each other at the time."

Yan smiled wryly: "You really kept it a secret!"

Thinking that Feng died without ever knowing the origins of his partner, Lin Ni couldn't help but silently apologize to him in her heart. With that thought, she unconsciously rolled up her left sleeve to look at the several partner marks on her left arm. Feng's partner mark had long since lost its essence, like a faded line drawing, unchanged. Yao's partner mark, however, originally a bright red, burning flame, had now transformed into a vibrant firebird poised for flight. Upon closer inspection, it resembled Yao as a phoenix, but unlike Ye and the others' partner marks, it wasn't as clear and lifelike. This phoenix mark seemed somewhat blurry, as if stamped with a shaky hand.

Yan said with some surprise, "Yao's partner has revealed its true form."

Night said, "I used to think Yao was a fire beast."

Linni laughed too: "I used to think he was a fire spirit."

Yao asked with a smile, "Is the Fire Spirit some kind of mythical beast?"

Linni grinned: "Fire spirits aren't mythical beasts, so where would you find so many mythical beasts!"

After the five closest people had an open and honest conversation, there was no longer any distance between them, and they felt closer to each other.

However, Yan still glanced at Yao with a complicated expression. He felt a suppression emanating from Yao. They were both at the ninth level, yet Yan was being suppressed by Yao. This was highly illogical, wasn't it? Could he have originally been a Heavenly Rank being? He couldn't help but wonder: This mark is still a bit blurry. Is it because his strength hasn't fully recovered?

Lin Ni suddenly looked up at Yao seriously: "Yao, you said before that everyone had been bitten by ferocious beasts, and that there was a high probability that they would turn into ferocious beasts if they entered the Cursed Land again. So, has the evil aura on them been cleared now?"

Yao nodded: "It's been cleared. Just now, I saw the divine power of the Vermilion Bird Stele covering the entire Ten Thousand Ren Stone Cliff. All the cursed places on the Ten Thousand Ren Stone Cliff should have been cleaned up."

Everyone couldn't help but recall the vast cursed land that the original Peacock Tribe had become and Feng's departure. Everything happened so suddenly, so fast, that no one had time to react before he was killed...

Regarding the upcoming journey, Linni decided not to return to the Eagle Beast Tribe; she didn't want to deal with the lone beastmen who would surround her. Yao suggested finding a quiet place near water to rest for a few days before setting off for the eastern rainforest. This suggestion was unanimously agreed upon. After all, finding a place to stay nearby shouldn't be a safety issue, and besides, they had six level-nine beastmen (two White Tigers, of course), plus an level-eight Night; no beastman could defeat them at the Ten Thousand Ren Cliff. They were also very glad they had given their luggage to Xuan; it was so convenient, they didn't even need to go back to the Eagle Beast Tribe to retrieve it.

That night, Linni slept with Yao. The summer night was inevitably a bit stuffy, and the more Linni slept, the hotter she felt, as if she were inside a volcano. Linni drowsily wiped away her sweat and then realized that she was floating inside a volcano.

Previously, she never felt any temperature when she came to this space, only feeling a slight heat when she reached the lava lake. However, the last two times it had gotten increasingly hot, and Lin Ni wondered if she might die from the heat. Nevertheless, she unconsciously controlled her body, drifting towards the large lava lake in the center of the volcano. Upon reaching the lava lake, she didn't feel particularly hot; the occasional bubbles and sparks from the lava were as dazzling as ever. Lin Ni reached the center of the lava lake and slowly approached the large fireball in the middle. The repulsive force surrounding the fireball, like an aura, still prevented her from getting closer. Lin Ni continued to push forward against the pressure, as if pressing against a fully inflated balloon. She heard that familiar "thump, thump, thump" of her heartbeat again. With a burst of strength, Lin Ni felt as if she had passed through some barrier, or perhaps nothing at all; she felt the force that had been repelling her had vanished.