Catch Me If You Can (2)
Legend has it that several tribes lived in secret within the City of Beast Gods, especially the legendary royal tribe of the beastmen.
However, this was merely a legend, no one could confirm if this was true!
This story was unrelated to Ye Lang right now though. He only wanted to know one thing. âAre there any other roads to the tiger tribe lands?â
âNo sir, this is the only way. We canât go around it,â the coachman shook his head.
âOh, if thatâs the case Iâll walk! You may returnâŠâ Ye Lang came to a peculiar decision after giving it some thought.
It was the only way, yes, but he was referring to vehicles. Walking was a much more flexible mode of travelling and one could take alternative paths that a carriage couldnât.
âBut⊠Sir, they gave me clear instructions to bring you to your destination! I canât let you travel alone no matter what!â said the coachman, panicking.
Ye Langâs method would work in theory but heâd forgotten that he was prone to losing his way. If he walked, no one knew where he would end up.
This was what the rest of them was worried about too. That was why they told the coachman to bring him to his destination no matter what and he couldnât leave Ye Lang alone under any circumstances.
âItâs fine, I have Little Xin here. She can help me find the way, she wonât go wrong!â Ye Lang shook his head. She now had a newly added functionâ she was a GPS locator so she could tell him exactly where they were anytime.
That still didnât mean he would take the right path, it merely meant he would know where he was!
âButâŠâ
âItâs fine, you may leave. We donât know how many days weâll have to wait. Iâd probably be able to find her and have a long chat with that much time!â he shook his head, refusing the coachmanâs advice.
The coachman thought for a moment. Ye Lang was right. Based on a typical meeting among the beastman tribes, no one knew when it would end. It might even be half a month long!
âNo matter what, I still have to follow their instructions. I still canât let you travel alone!â the coachman shook his head vigorously again as if he was about to shake his brain out of his skull.
âThis is an exception, an unpredictable circumstance! You donât want to wait here either! Alright, here is a hundred gold coins, itâll be enough to cover your journey here a few times over! Thatâs it!â Ye Lang tossed the gold coins into the carriage then sprinted away.
The coachman could only keep the money then look for new customers. He wanted to chase after Ye Lang but even his horse carriage wouldnât be able to catch up.
On the other hand, Ye Lang had initially intended to take a path around the meeting location. However, he stopped because of someone he met.
âHey, arenât those tiger beastmen like Tigress?â Ye Lang wondered when he saw a few beastmen with tiger ears on their head and tiger tails behind them.
Ye Lang approached them and asked, âMay I ask, do you know where Tigress⊠No, Tai Ya is?â He had to take the opportunity to ask them since they were of the same tribe. If they didnât know, he could at least ask them where their tribe lands were exactly.
âYouâre a human, why are you looking for Tai Ya?â one of the beastmen asked very cautiously. It seemed like he knew where Tai Ya was.
âIâm looking for Tai Ya, I just want to meet her⊠What do you mean why? Please tell me where she is!â Ye Lang asked again, getting excited.
âI wonât tell you, youâre a human! We will never reveal confidential information to you,â the beastman shook his head, eyeing Ye Lang suspiciously.
Confidential information? Tai Yaâs location was a secret? Although it seemed like they were only guarding it against humans, Tai Ya must still be someone important.
âSheâs my servant! Let me tell you this, if you donât tell me, Iâll make you suffer!â Ye Lang threatened with a fist in the air. According to his logic, any secret could be forced out with intimidation.
âServant?!â The beastman was stunned, then his expression changed. âSo youâre the human who made Master Tai Ya a slave! How dare you step foot on our lands! You must be looking for death! Guards, lock his human up, weâll let Master Tai Ya deal with him!â
A group of beastmen surrounded Ye Lang instantly, all of them agile in movement. They all looked similar to Tigress- tiger ears and tiger tails.
Although they were âbeastsâ, they did look adorable- especially the girls. He could see why humans wanted to keep them as servants.