Many descendants

Imperial capital.

Teleportation array to the Forest of Beasts.

All the talented males in the Rong family were brought here.

Having found neither Rong Ruo nor Su Yan, Zong Sili, as he had said, decided to send the entire Rong family to exile in the Dark Continent, except for the elderly, women, and children.

The Rong family head also knew that this was the greatest concession and mercy the clan had ever shown. Letting the Rong family go to the Dark Continent to kill magical beasts was a worthy way to die.

After all, the Rong family also had two females with above-average fertility whom they valued highly, but they were captured by the Illusionary Beast and died on the Dark Continent. They had long wanted to take revenge.

That fulfilled my wish.

"Thank you, Brother Zong." The Rong family head bowed to the old patriarch.

Old Zong patted him on the shoulder, "Take care."

This departure meant he was destined never to return.

Zong Sili did not appear; he had already taken his son to the Dark Continent. In his alternate dimension, he had brought enough milk for Little Deer to drink for a month.

Old Master Zong naturally didn't want the newborn Lu Shu to go with Zong Sili, but no matter how much he pleaded, it was to no avail.

He still took it with him.

The teleportation array suddenly lit up, and everyone looked towards it.

Someone has been teleported back to the capital.

Two people appeared after a blinding beam of white light.

It was Su Yan and Rong Ruo.

When they were teleported to Feifeng Prefecture, the teleportation array between Feifeng Prefecture and the capital city happened to malfunction, and it took some repairs before they were able to return.

The sun had already risen by then.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the two of them.

Old Zong, in particular, had tears welling up in his eyes. "It's good that you're back."

What awaited Rong Ruo was a heavy slap from the Rong family head, which landed hard on Rong Ruo's cold, porcelain-like face, leaving five bloody finger marks.

Su Yan was also shocked, "Why did you hit someone?"

The Rong family head immediately bowed respectfully to Su Yan, saying, "This rebellious son has kidnapped Su Guici, committing an unforgivable crime. Today, he will be handed over to Su Guici for punishment. Whether she beats or kills him, she may do so at her discretion!"

Su Yan was stunned... and looked at Old Zong, "What's going on?"

Old Zong explained briefly, "When Rong Wu took you away, the Beast King was furious and ordered the Director of Ceremonies to hold the Rong family accountable. The Director of Ceremonies gave them one day; if they could bring you back, the matter would be let off lightly. If not, the entire Rong family would be exiled to the Dark Continent."

Su Yan frowned and looked at Rong Ruo, "The one who kidnapped me is Rong Wu, and the person in front of me is Rong Ruo."

“Rong Ruo?” Old Zong looked Rong Ruo up and down. He seemed less arrogant than before, and he didn’t always act like someone owed him something.

Rong Ruo bowed respectfully to Elder Zong, saying, "Student Rong Ruo greets Elder Zong."

"...He's become more polite than before," Old Zong said thoughtfully.

The Rong family head didn't care about any of that. What Rong Wu and Rong Ruo? Weren't they all useless and good-for-nothing bastards? He really regretted having such a bastard son.

"Old Master, he's in your hands now. Our Rong family will also go to the Dark Continent, not for anything else, but to avenge our daughter!"

After saying that, he led his men toward the teleportation array.

Previously, they could be described as being exiled, but now it's different; they volunteered to go.

The old patriarch bowed to the Rong family head, saying, "The Rong family head is truly righteous! I will inform the Beast King immediately, and when the Rong family head returns, I will certainly ask for the greatest credit."

"Thank you!" The Rong family head returned the greeting, then gave Rong Ruo a sharp and disgusted look. "The Rong family can no longer tolerate you!"

These words meant that he was to be expelled from the Rong family.

After that, the group of them disappeared into the teleportation array.

Rong Ruo lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought.

Su Yan patted his shoulder, "I'll go explain to His Majesty, it has nothing to do with you."

“It’s my responsibility. I shouldn’t have let him get away with it. I’m sorry, Su Yan. Give me a few days. When I come back to you, you can do whatever you want with me.”

"Really, no need! Well, go ahead and do your thing, just don't come looking for me again." Su Yan really didn't want to see him anymore. Rong Wu was a ticking time bomb; who knew when he'd suddenly appear?

Rong Ruo understood her meaning, smiled gently yet sadly, and teleported away.

Old Zong was surprised, "He's a Heavenly Rank cultivator?"

"He has two beast bodies, one with an Earth-rank talent and the other with a Heaven-rank talent, both of which are water-based."

“Oh, I remember now, his birth mother was a female from the South District. She died after giving birth, and always wore a veil on her face; no one else has ever seen what she looked like.”

Su Yan thought of Rong Wu's mermaid-beast form; that person must also be a mermaid.

"Where are the Master of Ceremonies and the children?"

"Sigh! Speaking of Master of Ceremonies, he's incredibly stubborn. He took the child to the Dark Continent."

"What!?"

……

The system update will be completed in nineteen hours.

Su Yan felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.

How could such a tiny cub adapt to the environment of the Dark Continent? Even she had to take an antidote pill before going there.

"Daughter-in-law, don't worry too much. The Deer-Shu clan is naturally highly resistant to darkness, making them difficult for demonic energy to invade." Old Master Zong personally cooked a pot of meat porridge and served it to Su Yan.

Su Yan quickly stood up, accepting the gift with both hands, "Thank you, Father Zong."

"Eat quickly, eat quickly~" As long as you call him "Dad," it doesn't matter whether you include his surname or not.

"I went to the palace to see His Majesty. His Majesty was overjoyed to learn of your return and has sent his attendant Yu Yan to the Dark Continent, ordering the Director of Ceremonies to bring the child back."

“Hmm.” Su Yan took a sip of porridge. “Even if he has high resistance, he’s still young. If he wants to kill the demon, let him go. At least the child can stay. We can’t let him have his way in the future.”

"Yes, my daughter-in-law is absolutely right. I'll teach him that way from now on." Old Zong now listens to Su Yan, the family's great contributor, without a word of argument.

Su Yan chuckled, "I'm at ease about the child's safety. If I weren't absolutely certain, I doubt he would have kept him with him. It's just that he's so young, and he's suffering."

“My daughter-in-law is absolutely right. Where’s Manman? I haven’t seen her for quite some time.”

"Her?" Su Yan then remembered that she had left the little guy sleeping in the system space.

The system space allows you to set children's status, such as sleeping, playing, speaking, or learning talents and skills.

Manman is still very young, so Su Yan mostly lets her sleep, play games, or learn to speak. She'll let her learn other skills when she's older.

"Oh, she's still at the inn, right? I'll bring her over later to keep Zong's father company."

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait."

"By the way, I was kidnapped by Rong Wu and taken to the South District this time. What's the relationship between the East District and the South District?"

"So-so. The magical beasts of the Dark Continent don't attack the Southern District, so they keep to themselves and rarely interact with the Eastern District."

Why aren't the monsters attacking the southern region? Why are they attacking the eastern and western regions so frequently?

"Of the four regions, the East, South, North, and East, the East has the most beastmen and other races. The Bird-Man race is also located in the East, which encompasses 80% of the continent's resources."

The western region is next, but in recent years, both the population and the number of animals have been recovering year by year.

There are very few orcs in the South and North districts.

The orcs in the southern district are all water beasts who live in the water and generally do not come ashore. All of them combined are not as numerous as the orcs in a single state in the eastern district.

The northern region is perpetually frigid, inhabited only by a few highly resistant beastmen, such as polar bears and snow leopards, and scattered groups that are impervious to the extreme cold. The total number of beastmen does not exceed two thousand, and it is gradually decreasing.

The last time the Northern Beast King came to the capital to celebrate His Majesty's birthday, he came all alone, a truly pitiful sight. He has lived for over five hundred years, without a single male or female companion.

"...So, besides the four districts of east, west, south, and north, are there any other districts?"

"Are you asking if there are any other orcish regions outside the mainland?"

"Ah."

Old Zong peeled another spirit-grade fruit for Su Yan, saying, "The Beast World Continent we are in is just a basic part of the vast Beast World. If we consider the Beast World Continent as a district of the Beast World, then there are indeed many other Beastman districts."

"The Beast World?" Su Yan remembered that Xiao Mei had said that her name was the Beast World Childbirth System.

So, she originally thought the West District was the beginner's village, and that she would start leveling up in the East District, then complete the mission and return to Earth.

In reality, the entire Beast World continent is just a beginner's village!?