225: Chapter 225 He must have altered their memories a long time ago.

Jiao Luo snapped her eyes open, gasping for air in terror as memories flooded into her mind.

Her eyes widened in shock, almost popping out of their sockets.

"It was actually him..."

Her memories had actually been tampered with by his own brother, not by the soul of the Servant of the Beast God.

That trash possessed the Supernatural Ability to alter memories.

Why did none of them know?

No, they wouldn't know.

Because he must have altered their memories a long time ago.

Jiao Luo forced herself to close her eyes again, searching for the missing fragments of her memory.

A moment later, she opened her eyes and sneered.

"That idiot."

Every time Prince Jiaoli altered their memories, it was the ones where they treated him as an Energy reserve.

He had preserved the memories of the times they occasionally treated him as family.

No wonder. Father and she had long since lost all affection for Prince Jiaoli, yet they still celebrated his birthday every year.

And granted his birthday wishes.

Did that idiot really think that by doing so, they would actually treat him like family?

Father wished for his soul to disappear as soon as possible, and she felt the same.

His existence was merely delaying the soul of the Servant of the Beast God from taking over the body.

Jiao Luo learned from those recovered memories.

Because Prince Jiaoli had been bled for years, his body was extremely weak, and he possessed very little Energy.

His Supernatural Ability could only be used occasionally.

But the last time—that day, he had the opportunity to kill her.

Yet he couldn't bring himself to do it; instead, he exhausted all his Energy to completely alter her memories.

That was the reason he fell into a deep sleep.

Having lingered on for so many years, his soul power was finally exhausted, and he was gone.

"What an idiot, truly a fool!"

Jiao Luo laughed in anger.

Because she now knew that the Female Beastman he had risked his life to protect was—Tang Ruan.

Did he think that by saving someone, they would remember him for a lifetime?

She didn't remember him at all.

She now even had a Beast Husband that even she envied.

"How could our Jiao Clan produce an idiot like you? What a waste of my time."

Jiao Luo shouted toward the door: "Come in!"

Several Jiao Clan Male Beastmen entered and knelt before her.

"Bring that escaped Cub back to me!"

"Yes!"

Regardless of who Tang Ruan had that Cub with, it was her Cub.

She probably didn't know yet that her egg had already hatched!

If she found out, this Cub would be—her weakness!

Although Jiao Luo couldn't defeat Tang Ruan's Beast Husband, she could use this Cub to capture Tang Ruan.

As long as Tang Ruan was in her hands, whether it was Prince Jiaoli or that Beast Husband of hers with the Power of the Beast God in his blood, they would all have to obediently give her their blood.

Jiao Luo thought to herself and laughed aloud involuntarily.

"Hahaha—hahahahaha—"

Her arrogant laughter echoed through the palace for a long time.

Two months later, Central City.

"Tell the truth!"

As She Mu's deep, gruff voice fell, he stomped on the hand of a Jiao Clan Male Beastman.

The Jiao Clan Male Beastman's scream echoed throughout the Beast King Palace.

"I... I really don't know. Someone gave me crystals and just told me to bring that Cub over."

The Jiao Clan Male Beastman trembled all over from the pain.

As he spoke, he looked up at Yan Qing, who sat high upon the Beast King Throne.

Yan Qing rested his chin on one hand, his gaze shifting indifferently from the portrait of Guo Guo lying on the ground to the man's face.

Just one glance caused the Jiao Clan Male Beastman—who had refused to tell the truth even when his fingers were crushed—to immediately change his mind.

Being stared at by those emerald-green eyes made his heart nearly stop. It felt as if he would die the next second.

"I... I..." the Jiao Clan Beastman hesitated.

Yan Qing had no patience for his stalling.

The next second, the Jiao Clan Male Beastman was slammed to the ground by the pressure radiating from Yan Qing.

"I'll talk! It was the Second Princess who ordered us to find that Cub!"

"The Second Princess?" Yan Qing frowned, recalling the Female Beastman he had fought at sea. "Isn't Jiao Yi the only royal left in your Jiao Clan?"

"I... I'm not sure about that either. I heard that the Second Princess and Third Princess had fallen into a deep sleep a long time ago due to severe injuries. Who would have thought that just after the First Princess..."

He cast a cautious glance at Yan Qing, then continued, "The Second Princess, Jiao Luo, woke up."

Yan Qing: What a coincidence.

He furrowed his brows in thought. "Why does she want this Cub?"

"I don't know. That Cub was always locked in the Merfolk Palace, ignored by everyone. It had been missing for a long time, and then a few days ago, she suddenly ordered us to find it."

Seeing that Yan Qing had stopped speaking, the Jiao Clan Male Beastman said anxiously, "Beast King, I'm telling the truth! I wouldn't dare lie to you! Please, spare my life!"

She Mu glanced at Yan Qing and tactfully dragged the man away. When he returned, Yan Qing asked, "Have you found a Witch Doctor capable of verifying a mother-child relationship?"

She Mu replied, "Not yet." He paused, then added, "But I know a crude method: put the blood of two Beastmen together. If it merges, it proves they are related. But it's not necessarily accurate."

Yan Qing hummed in acknowledgment. There was no point in doing something without a hundred percent certainty.

If Guo Guo really was Tang Ruan's Cub, he wouldn't mind.

He had known from the start that she had five Beast Husbands, but this fifth one had never appeared.

And on the Snake Tribe's painting of the Beast God, the blurred section seemed to resemble the shape of a fish tail.

Therefore, he had speculated that her last Beast Husband might be from the Jiao Clan.

However, assuming he had appeared before any of them and already had a Cub with Ruan Ruan...

Where was he now? Why would he be separated from Ruan Ruan? Why would he leave the Cub alone to live in the Jiao Clan, and even suffer abuse?

Why had Ruan Ruan's Beast Form and Energy been sealed by the Jiao Clan?

What exactly had they experienced back then? All of this could only be known once Jiao Luo was captured alive...

"What about Hu Che?" Yan Qing asked.

"No movement. But Jiao Clan people have appeared in many cities, searching for Guo Guo."

Yan Qing pondered for a moment, then suddenly understood.

Guo Guo might truly be Ruan Ruan's Cub. This Jiao Clan Female Beastman was very clever. She knew that there was no chance of winning if she confronted them head-on, so she planned to use the Cub to lure Ruan Ruan out.

However, she probably didn't know that Ruan Ruan was already with Guo Guo. If she had known, she wouldn't have sent people to search for Guo Guo alone.

But—if Guo Guo was useful to her, why would she let her follow the Beastman who delivered food and run away? This was the one point Yan Qing still couldn't understand.

Yan Qing said, "Spread the word that Guo Guo is with the Goddess and has returned to Red Fox City with Hu Che. Find a small Beastman to disguise himself as Guo Guo."

"Yes!" She Mu walked out of the Beast King Palace.

Yan Qing thought quietly: He needed to force Jiao Luo to make a move directly against Ruan Ruan. Only if she acted in front of them could they better protect Ruan Ruan.

Just then, the doors of the Beast King Palace were pushed open once more. "Yan Qing! I need you to help me find a Witch Doctor."