116: Chapter 116 "I never expected my wife to be so impatient with me..."

As the Rat Tribe beastman completely disappeared, the firelight slowly extinguished.

The surroundings plunged into darkness once again.

Yan Qing turned around, intending to return to Tang Ruan's side.

Suddenly, his footsteps faltered.

A pain like being stung by bees and bathed in fire surged from beneath his skin.

Yan Qing clutched his chest abruptly, his body leaning forward uncontrollably.

He grabbed the doorframe, and the stone doorframe shattered instantly.

Yan Qing collapsed to the ground, kneeling on one knee.

One hand braced against the ground, while the other tightly gripped his chest.

A red and green intertwined Supernatural Ability was released from his palm, clashing with the flame-bright light on his chest.

Veins bulged on the back of his hand, illuminated by the light.

His body trembled slightly.

A moment later, the light on his chest gradually dimmed...

Yan Qing let out a sharp breath.

A drop of sweat rolled down his jaw and dripped onto the ground.

The Barrier of Beast God Mountain was truly powerful.

It had already been several days.

The blow he had taken was still inflicting continuous damage on him.

It was said that the Beast God was dead, which was why the punishment for beastmen who broke their contracts was not as severe as before.

What did he think?

Perhaps the Beast God just couldn't be bothered to care.

Yan Qing pulled open his clothes.

On his sturdy pectoral muscles, blue-purple lightning-shaped patterns radiated outwards from his heart.

The patterns were much fainter than when he had first been struck.

A few more days of recovery, and he should be fine.

By then, he would go to Beast God Mountain again to see if he could find a way in.

Before confirming that the beastman on the mountain was indeed Lang Lie.

He did not intend to tell Tang Ruan about this matter.

Because if even he couldn't get up Beast God Mountain, then no one in the Beast World could.

As for the breach in the Barrier that the Rat Tribe had mentioned, it had long since been patched.

But even if he confirmed it.

He still did not intend to tell Tang Ruan immediately.

He had to bring Lang Lie to her in person; that was his promise to her!

Otherwise, he was afraid that Tang Ruan would do something foolish after finding out.

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Tang Ruan had a nightmare all night long.

In the dream, she arrived at Beast God Mountain.

But she was at the bottom of the water beside Beast God Mountain, looking up.

Her feet were locked by a thick chain.

No matter how she swam upwards, she couldn't break through the surface of the sea.

Separated by the seawater, Beast God Mountain looked like a burning triangular bonfire.

Countless blue-purple lightning bolts intertwined on the mountain.

Later, she swam until she was exhausted.

Just when she thought she was about to drown.

Tang Ruan suddenly discovered that she could actually breathe underwater.

Thus, she regained her confidence.

She turned around, wanting to find a rock to smash the shackles.

Suddenly, she discovered a huge thing on the seabed swimming towards her.

Its size looked like a whale, but it was stark white, as if only its bones remained.

Tang Ruan was terrified and swam upwards desperately, but she could never break free from the shackles of the chain.

She swam like this all night; the monster kept approaching her, yet it never truly appeared.

What a strange and terrifying dream...

Tang Ruan panted slightly, her hand resting on Yan Qing's chest through his clothes.

She looked up at him and saw that he was still asleep.

Very consciously, she snuggled into his arms.

In Yan Qing's arms, she wasn't as scared anymore.

Suddenly, she thought.

This was a good opportunity to strip off his clothes!

This man had slept in his clothes again yesterday, although he had changed into a green set.

But the neckline was even smaller.

The Beast World was becoming more developed, so why was it becoming more conservative?

Tang Ruan slowly withdrew her hand from his chest and used one finger to flick open Yan Qing's neckline.

She could just barely see a bit of his right chest.

She held her breath and widened her eyes.

Suddenly, she felt like—a perverted man peeping at a virtuous woman...

Shouldn't she be able to look at her own Beast Husband openly and honestly!

Tang Ruan decided to pull open the other side too.

Suddenly, a large hand grabbed her.

Yan Qing lowered his eyes.

"What are you doing?"

Tang Ruan said righteously, "Just taking a look!"

Yan Qing: ...

Yan Qing: "It's not like you haven't seen it before."

Tang Ruan: "It's not like you haven't been seen by me before."

She felt even more like a hooligan.

"Not today."

Yan Qing sat up, stood up, and intended to leave again.

Tang Ruan pounced on him and hugged his waist from behind.

"No! I want to see it now!"

Yan Qing turned back around, staring at her with a half-smile.

Just when Tang Ruan started to wonder what he was actually trying to do...

Yan Qing suddenly pinched her face.

Tang Ruan's face was pinched out of shape by him, her mouth pouting like a little goldfish.

A rare smile of a successful prank appeared on Yan Qing's face.

Tang Ruan swatted at him, "What are you doing—"

Yan Qing suddenly lowered his head and fiercely captured her lips.

His hand slowly let go, and his other hand reached around to the back of her head to support her.

A moment later, Tang Ruan was kissed until she was oxygen-deprived.

Her head was dizzy.

"Not today, I'll let you see another day."

He kissed her on the forehead again.

Then, taking advantage of Tang Ruan still being stunned.

He strode out of the room.

Tang Ruan: ...

She had fallen for it!

And it was a honey trap!

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There must be some secret under Yan Qing's clothes.

After that day, he didn't even come to her room to sleep anymore.

Could it be that he was really injured?

Was he afraid that she would worry, so he wouldn't let her see?

Tang Ruan felt that Yan Qing was definitely the type of person who would do something like that.

Thus, she decided to wait until he was bathing...

As a level-ten beastman, Yan Qing had actually reached the realm of being spotless and free of dust.

Even if he didn't bathe for ten days or half a month, his body would still have a faint scent of cedar.

But Yan Qing was still a snake who liked to bathe; he had originally built the Beast King Palace here.

Precisely because there was a large hot spring here.

Tang Ruan snuck to the back of the hot spring.

She circled around a big tree and hid behind a bush.

Yan Qing was soaking in the water, his back leaning against the bank, his arms resting casually on the edge.

Under the thick mist, his tight back was full of a sense of power.

Tang Ruan: ...

What to do, it was the feeling of heart-throb.

She hadn't properly looked at Yan Qing for many days and had forgotten how good his physique was.

Such a good physique, and yet—he wouldn't let her look!

The more Tang Ruan thought about it, the angrier she got; she wished she could jump down and bathe with him.

The more he wouldn't let her look, the more she wanted to—see him all bare!

"Divine Maiden."

Hearing the voice behind her, Tang Ruan was startled and sat down on the ground with a thud.

She rubbed her butt and climbed up.

"She Mu, why don't you make any sound when you walk?"

She Mu pointed to the location of the big tree that Tang Ruan had just circled around.

Tang Ruan: Uh... the tree was gone.

"I have been standing there the whole time."

Tang Ruan: ...

She was careless; when the snake-formed She Mu didn't move, he really looked like a tree.

Tang Ruan smacked her lips awkwardly, "Actually, I came to—"

"You came to peek at the Beast King bathing."

She Mu said this sentence expressionlessly and righteously.

Tang Ruan was so embarrassed that she was tongue-tied.

Did this person not have any emotions at all?

"I... I didn't..."

"The Beast King instructed me to guard against you, as you might come."

Tang Ruan widened her eyes in shock.

Yan Qing—actually had She Mu—guard against her—afraid that she would—peek at him—bathing!!!

Tang Ruan was going to die of anger.

She took a deep breath.

She intended to educate the wooden She Mu that beastman partners who had already concluded a contract had the right to watch each other bathe!

"She Mu, you go out."

Yan Qing's voice suddenly came from not far away.

Tang Ruan turned her head.

She saw that he had already put on his outer garment and was lying on his side on a smooth, large rock.

His neckline was half-open, a bit seductive.

"Yes!"

She Mu walked out.

Tang Ruan stiffened her neck and stood where she was.

Until she heard Yan Qing call her: "Isn't my Mistress here to see me?"

Only then did she pretend to be haughty and walk over.

She had just sat down beside him.

Yan Qing suddenly grabbed her hand.

He flipped over, pinning her beneath him.

His fingers brushed across her cheek.

The pleasant scent of cedar mixed with the smell of steam drifted into her nostrils.

"I didn't expect my Mistress to be so impatient with me..."