102: Chapter 102 "That was...comfortable..."

"That was... because it felt good..."

Tang Ruan stared at the shadow.

Its thickness was about the same as Yan Qing's Beast Form.

But why would he return in his Beast Form?

Was he injured?

Tang Ruan felt a jolt in her heart.

She immediately ran out.

Her body stiffened, and she quickly retreated.

The crocodile from yesterday was lying at the entrance of her cave.

Hearing her voice, it slowly turned its head.

Its mouth was half-open, revealing saw-like teeth.

It flicked its tail and twisted its body excitedly.

It seemed about to charge at her...

Tang Ruan suddenly recalled that her science teacher had once excitedly told them in class—

"Crocodiles are apex predators.

They possess an extremely high level of focus and persistent chasing behavior for their chosen prey.

And they will proceed with strategy until they successfully capture it..."

So, this crocodile.

Had not let her go at all!

Since yesterday, it had been trying every possible way to avoid the beastmen.

At this moment, the Dog Tribe beastmen were gathered together preparing dinner.

They wouldn't come to call her until it was ready.

This was—the best time to hunt.

"Is anyone there? Help! There is a—"

The crocodile made a move as if to pounce on Tang Ruan.

Scared, she immediately fell silent.

She opened her palm and aimed it at the crocodile.

Instantly, many things fell out of her space.

Pots, bowls, and ladles made of stone, as well as stone tables and chairs...

She had brought the entire set of kitchenware that Yan Qing had helped her make.

She hadn't expected it to come in handy in this way.

The crocodile was buried under a pile of things and stopped moving.

Tang Ruan: ...

Was it smashed to death?

She tiptoed, wanting to bypass the crocodile to find the Dog Tribe for help.

Suddenly, the crocodile flipped over the stone stool on its head.

"Thud!"

The stone stool crashed down beside Tang Ruan's feet.

She screamed in fright.

She opened her space again.

An arapaima, with its gaping maw, flew out.

As it thrashed, its fish tail struck the crocodile's face with two "smacks."

The crocodile: ...

Tang Ruan took advantage of the crocodile being stunned by the slap.

She turned and ran.

The crocodile realized what happened, turned around, and chased after her relentlessly.

The science teacher's words echoed in her ears again—

"Crocodiles have an average speed of 18 kilometers per hour, and their instantaneous speed can reach 5 meters per second."

Tang Ruan wanted to cry but had no tears.

Someone like her who couldn't even pass the 800-meter run was no match for a crocodile.

Why couldn't she awaken some useful Supernatural Ability!

Suddenly, Tang Ruan thought.

She could manipulate the life and death of plants.

Perhaps she could also...

Tang Ruan decided to give it a try!

The crocodile had caught up to her.

It lunged fiercely.

At the same time, Tang Ruan turned around.

She closed her eyes and reached out her hand toward it.

A red light flashed.

Her hand touched something smooth and cold.

Kill it!

She chanted in her heart.

The next second.

A dull "thud" sound came.

The crocodile fell to the ground.

It thrashed around in agony, kicking up yellow sand that blotted out the sky.

Seeing that it worked, Tang Ruan turned around, preparing to find the Dog Tribe beastmen.

It wasn't dead yet, and she didn't have the confidence to go over and finish it off.

"Tang Ruan..."

Suddenly, she heard a hoarse and weak voice.

Had the crocodile gained sentience?

Why did this crocodile's voice sound so much like—

Tang Ruan turned around abruptly!

The yellow sand dissipated.

Through the yellow sand, she saw a green snake tightly coiled around the crocodile.

There was a flame-like red mark on its forehead.

"Yan Qing!"

Under his constriction, the crocodile had already stopped breathing.

The moment Yan Qing let go, it went limp on the ground.

Tang Ruan ran toward Yan Qing.

Just a moment ago, she was still wondering why he had used his Beast Form.

Shouldn't he be able to burn this crocodile to death with just a flick of his finger?

Only when she got closer did she notice.

Yan Qing's Beast Form was covered from head to toe, with almost no part left uninjured.

There were cut wounds everywhere.

A large chunk of the beautiful scales on his side was also missing.

Her eyes turned red instantly.

"What happened to you?"

She rushed over and reached out to press on the largest wound on his body.

She wanted to help heal him.

Yan Qing transformed into his human form in the blink of an eye.

He grabbed her hand.

His large hand wrapped her small hand tightly in his palm.

"It's nothing..." he said weakly.

"You call this nothing? How did you get injured?" Tang Ruan shouted angrily.

Yan Qing felt happy being shouted at.

That's right, his Mistress should have this reaction.

"Help me back first."

He was so heavily injured that Tang Ruan dared not disobey him.

She sniffled and, pretending to be strong, hoisted him up.

Yan Qing's arm rested on her shoulder. In reality, he didn't put much weight on her.

Just holding her like this made him feel as though his strength had returned.

Tang Ruan supported him with one hand, while her other hand carefully steadied him by a patch of uninjured skin on his waist.

She looked calm on the surface.

But her heart was actually trembling the whole time.

She dared not imagine what he had gone through.

How much pain he must be in...

Thinking about it, her hand also began to tremble involuntarily.

Rubbing against the skin on Yan Qing's waist.

"Nn..."

He suddenly let out a muffled groan.

Tang Ruan stopped abruptly.

She looked at him anxiously, "What's wrong? Did I touch your wound?"

Yan Qing looked at her anxious expression.

He curled his lips into a smile.

"It's nothing."

His eyes were deep, and the roots of his ears quickly turned red.

Fortunately, she didn't notice that he was just reacting to her touch.

Back in the cave.

Tang Ruan was anxious to treat him.

But she was stopped by Yan Qing again.

"Mistress, from now on, you must listen to me," Yan Qing said solemnly.

He lay half-reclined on the soft couch, unable to resist the desire in his heart, kneading her hand.

Tang Ruan examined him.

His pectoral and abdominal muscles were covered in cuts, and red marks were visible everywhere on his arms and legs.

The wound on his shoulder was even deep enough to see the bone.

For a moment, she didn't know where to start.

She nodded.

Listening to Yan Qing was definitely the right thing to do.

Yan Qing opened his space.

A black rope as thick as a wrist slid out.

At a glance, Tang Ruan thought it was a snake.

"What is this?" she asked.

Yan Qing handed the slippery rope to her.

"Tie me up."

Tang Ruan, who was about to take the rope, immediately withdrew her hand.

"What are you doing?"

"Be obedient..." His eyes began to lose focus.

After seeing Tang Ruan, the desire stirred up by the love-chaos herb was like a beast about to break out of its cage...

If he acted recklessly, he would definitely hurt her.

As long as he could endure these next few days, it would be fine.

Seeing that Tang Ruan didn't move, he lied to her, "I am poisoned; this rope has a healing effect."

"Does it have to be tied up? I can also help you heal."

He was covered in wounds; wouldn't it hurt to be bound?

At least she should treat his surface wounds first before tying him up...

"Hurry..."

Yan Qing let out another muffled groan.

He seemed to be in great pain.

Tang Ruan panicked and immediately helped him tie it up.

"Tie up the hands and feet, and the neck too..."

During the binding process, every time she touched his body.

He would let out a moan.

Tang Ruan's hands were trembling.

"Yan Qing, is this really useful?"

"It is useful."

"But you keep groaning."

"That was... because it felt good..."