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

Chapter 45 The Beast God Stele and Blessings

Perhaps because she had something on her mind, Lin Ni woke up quite early today. She had just had breakfast with Yao when Yan flew up. He said to Yao, "I'll take you to the Beast God Stele first. You stay there with Lin. At noon, you can take Lin directly to the new house."

Yao nodded in agreement: "Okay."

Yan thought for a moment and explained to Yao, "Ye originally wanted me to stay with Lin over there, but I thought I wasn't her partner yet, so it would be more appropriate for you to stay with her."

Yao smiled and said, "That's fine. You and Ye have thought of everything very carefully."

Linni asked, "So, should I bring my luggage with me?"

Yan laughed: "No need, I'll take them all with me later. It'll be too tiring for you to carry them!"

Linni felt that carrying only her backpack wouldn't be tiring, but she decided against it; carrying luggage would likely lead to more questions from the orcs. She picked up her water bottle and hung it around her neck. "Let's go then."

Yan transformed into a black eagle. Although his back wasn't very broad, it was just right for Lin Ni and Yao to sit on; it would have been a bit cramped for Ye. Yan carried the two of them westward, soaring over the bustling Central Square and Humen. After crossing two more mountains to the west, Lin Ni saw the Beast God Stele suspended atop a high mountain. It was a stone stele, round at the top and square at the bottom, standing three meters above the ground. The stele was about ten meters high and five meters wide, without any patterns or carvings, only an ancient and heavy appearance. Behind the stele were layers upon layers of clouds, truly like a fairyland from a movie.

Yan stopped in the open space, transformed into human form, and said to Lin Ni, "Just do what everyone else does. After the prayer ceremony, Mei will distribute salt to everyone. After you get your salt, go to the new cave." Seeing Lin Ni nod, he looked at Yao and asked, "Can you find the place?"

Yao nodded: "No problem."

Yan turned to Lin Ni and said, "I'll come pick you up once things are done over there."

Seeing that everyone around her was looking at her, Lin Ni nudged him and said, "Okay, you can go now."

Linni: As long-winded as the night!

Yan and Ye: It's because I'm worried about you two!

Yan glanced at Yao and Lin Ni again, and thinking that this was under the Beast God Stele, no one would dare to do anything bad here, so he flew away, looking back every few steps.

Seeing that many males were with their partners, Linni and Yao held hands and found a corner to wait. They weren't too late; although there were already thirty or forty females waiting in the open space, male beastmen of various animal forms were still arriving with their female partners one after another. The females of the Tiger Beast Tribe were all very tall, most being 1.7 meters, and quite a few being 1.8 meters.

As soon as they stood still, two black-striped yellow tigers ran up from the foot of the mountain. Reaching the center, they transformed into two beautiful women, Mei and Li. Lin Ni had thought that females couldn't transform into animal forms after becoming human, but it turned out they could change forms at will, just like males. Accompanying Mei and Li were several other females who looked to be in their forties or fifties, carrying various fruits. Behind them followed several males carrying bull heads, wild boar heads, and goat heads.

Mei nodded to Linni and led the people forward to place the sacrificial items.

Linni was looking to the side when a female approached and greeted her with a smile: "Hello! I'm Hui. Are you a new female member of our tribe?"

Standing at less than 1.7 meters tall, she was rather short compared to the other females, and her long, flowing black hair, like Linni's, made her stand out among the group of women with yellow and brown hair. The black-haired woman also had black eyebrows and black eyes, and a patch of white fur adorned the lower left corner of her black animal-patterned dress. It looked truly beautiful, and this was the first time Linni had seen a female with black eyes, black hair, and yellow skin like herself on the Beastman Continent. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous: Could she also be from the modern world? "Hello, I am Lin."

Hui looked at Yao: "Your partner is really handsome!"

Linni smiled and replied, "Thank you!" Then she glanced at Hui's left arm. Hui's first mate was a black-striped yellow tiger, as were most of the females here. Below the yellow tiger were four mate markings. Linni didn't look closely and casually asked, "Did Hui come alone?"

Hui pointed to a tall, strong, bronze-skinned tiger-beastman on the side: "That's my partner. I rarely see black-haired females like me, so I came up to ask out of curiosity. Are you also from the cat tribe? Your clothes are so beautiful. I've never seen a female as fair as you before!"

Lin Ni laughed awkwardly, "I've always been more sensitive to the cold."

Hui laughed, "But you look quite good like this. I'll go back and find some animal hides to make one for me." Seeing that Lin Ni kept looking up at the stone tablet, Hui said to her, "Lin, is this your first time seeing the Beast God Tablet? I was also very impressed when I first saw it! The Beast God is truly omnipotent!"

Linni nodded: "Yes! I wonder what's behind the Beast God Stele?"

Hui looked at her with a bit of surprise: "Behind the Beast God Monument is the end of the world! We've already reached the end of the world!"

Linnie repeated in surprise, "The end of the world?"

Is this really a continent? Linni, who has received 12 years of education, believes in science. Only spheres can have sunrises and sunsets, but the world of spheres has no end.

Yao spoke up from the side: "The Beastman Continent is a flat land with a round sky. At the four ends of the world, there is a stone tablet that stands guard over this beautiful Beastman Continent. The other three stone tablets are located at the Ten Thousand Cliffs, the Rainforest Swamp, and the Vast North Sea."

Hui glanced at Yao disapprovingly: "This is the Beast God Stele."

Linni wanted to ask more questions, but then Mei came to the center and loudly reminded everyone: "Please come to the center, we are about to begin the blessing ceremony! Today is an auspicious day, the trade fair will begin tomorrow, and we hope that someone will receive the blessing of the Beast God!"

The chatter subsided; the women walked to the stone tablet, while the men retreated to the surrounding area. Linni glanced at Yao, who smiled encouragingly at her, released her hand, and took two steps back. Linni could only take two steps forward, standing at the edge of the women's group.

An elderly woman cried out, "Pray!"

Mei led all the women to face the stone tablet, knelt down with their hands clasped in front of their chests, and then bowed to the Beast God Tablet. Linni followed Mei in kneeling and bowing, placing her hands on the ground in front of her knees and kowtowing three times. Mei raised her head and said loudly, "The Tiger Beast Tribe prays to the Beast God for blessings. We will do our best to protect the towering mountains and hope that the Beast God will bless us!"

The women all chanted in unison: "The Tiger Beast Tribe prays to the Beast God for blessings. We will do our best to protect the towering mountains and hope that the Beast God will bless us!"