122: Chapter 122 Answer Me!

"Of course not!"

As soon as Lang Chi spoke, Lang Yu reached out and pinched him.

"Ah! What are you doing!" Lang Chi shouted.

"No... nothing..."

Lang Yu hurriedly turned his face away.

It seemed he had said the wrong thing.

They all thought that Tang Ruan had always known that even if the Beast Husband Mark remained, it didn't necessarily mean the Beast Husband was still alive.

But looking at her reaction, she didn't seem to know.

But so many years had passed, how could she have not known all this time?

Tang Ruan stood there in a daze for a long while.

Recalling what she had heard about the Beast Husband Mark over the years.

She had indeed heard that the existence of a Beast Husband Mark didn't necessarily mean the Beast Husband was still alive.

But the Female Beastman chieftain of the Grey Wolf Tribe had once held her hand and said, "The Beast Husband Mark is still so vibrant. Even if he wasn't found in the end, he must have lived a happy life. Child, don't be too sad."

"B-but the chieftain of the Grey Wolf Tribe said that as long as the Beast Husband Mark is there, it means the Beast Husband is still alive."

Hearing Tang Ruan's words.

Sweat was almost streaming down the temples of Lang Chi and Lang Yu.

The two of them, one regretted not bringing the clever Lang Feng.

The other regretted not bringing Lang Mo, who looked foolish but was actually very clever.

Finally, the two nodded frantically together.

Looking like they were desperately trying to cover up their tracks.

"I am from the White Wolf Tribe, which is different from the Grey Wolf Tribe."

"My father never taught me..."

Tang Ruan believed them, though she was still somewhat skeptical.

But deep down, doubts still arose.

Could it be that Yan Qing was afraid she would be sad, so he had the Grey Wolf Tribe chieftain say that on purpose?

Just as she was thinking this, she caught a glimpse of a striking figure walking towards them.

Hu Che's snow-white skin and orange-red hair were particularly eye-catching among the crowd of beastmen.

Tang Ruan grabbed Lang Chi and Lang Yu and ran.

"Let's go! We're going back!"

The three of them had just returned to the Beast King Palace.

Lang Chi and Lang Yu hadn't even had a chance to ask what had happened.

When they were called away by She Mu.

Tang Ruan, still shaken, walked to her bedroom alone.

That was close! She had almost been seen by Hu Che.

She had been avoiding him for almost half a month.

She hadn't figured out how to tell him they should break up. The matter had been weighing heavily on her heart.

It was only after seeing Lang Chi and Lang Yu today that she felt a bit better.

She didn't expect that the moment she stepped out, she would run into him.

"Why are you hiding from me?"

Hu Che's aggrieved voice came from above.

Tang Ruan looked up and saw him leaning against a pillar in the corridor with his arms crossed.

Tang Ruan: !!!

"How are you so fast?" she blurted out.

Hu Che lowered his arms and walked slowly towards her.

"You didn't think the Beast King Palace only had one entrance, did you? What? Did Yan Qing not tell you?"

As soon as he mentioned Yan Qing, Tang Ruan sobered up.

She decided to just get it over with, gathered her courage, and said loudly, "I'm sorry, Hu Che! I can't take you as a Beast Husband! I don't want to lose Yan Qing, and I don't want him to be sad!"

Hu Che stopped in his tracks, his eyes widening as he stared at her blankly.

Tang Ruan closed her eyes, feeling as if her heart was about to fly out of her chest.

She thought he would question her.

However, Hu Che just stood there.

After a long time.

He suddenly chuckled.

"Is it because you don't want to make Yan Qing sad, or because you don't love me?"

He took a step forward, his gaze suddenly becoming stern.

Tang Ruan had never seen him with such an expression before, and for a moment, she was actually a little scared.

Meanwhile, the beastman on duty in the corridor had already been scared to the point of collapsing to the floor...

Ahhhhh! How did he see something like this again!

Tang Ruan stiffened her neck, "Is there a difference?"

"Look into my eyes!"

Tang Ruan looked over subconsciously.

She saw a rose-red light churning in the depths of Hu Che's eyes.

The next second, she heard Hu Che's voice, which seemed to come from far away.

"Answer me! Do you love me?"

"I love you..."

The three words "I love you" slipped from Tang Ruan's lips.

She suddenly realized that it was her own voice.

The light in Hu Che's eyes vanished instantly.

A sweet smile tugged at the corners of his mouth, "I already know the answer. You don't need to worry about Yan Qing."

He walked past Tang Ruan, humming a tune, seemingly in a good mood.

Tang Ruan, however, was anxious.

She chased after him, "Hu Che, are you going to find Yan Qing?"

"Yes!" Hu Che replied in a lighthearted tone.

"Don't go, you are no match for him."

Hu Che stopped and paused, "Are you concerned about me?"

"No... I have already made it clear to you."

"That you love me?"

Tang Ruan: Why is this person selectively deaf!

Hu Che pushed open the doors to the Beast King Palace.

Tang Ruan rushed in ahead of him.

"Wait a minute!"

As soon as she shouted, she realized that the hall was packed with about a hundred beastmen.

Tang Ruan: ...

Hu Che immediately found his place and stood still.

So he had come to see him for official business...

A hundred pairs of eyes landed on Tang Ruan at the same time.

It wouldn't be appropriate for Tang Ruan to retreat now, as she had made quite a commotion when she rushed in.

She had no choice but to walk over, sit down next to Yan Qing, and listen along.

These beastmen came from all over the Beast Kingdom to learn the planting techniques, animal husbandry techniques, and various other forms of knowledge from Central City.

And Yan Qing was going to leave Central City for a while to visit various cities and personally inspect the situation.

"During this period, if you have any matters, you can consult the Red Fox Tribe chieftain, Hu Che."

As Yan Qing's voice fell.

Over a hundred pairs of eyes landed on Hu Che simultaneously.

Hu Che nodded slightly.

Yan Qing turned his face back and said to Tang Ruan, "The same goes for you; help me manage Central City together with Hu Che."

He took her hand.

Tang Ruan stared at him with wide eyes.

What did that mean?

Did he not intend to take her with him? He wanted her to stay behind with Hu Che?

Many of the beastmen looked at Tang Ruan with curiosity.

Only Hu Che had a smile on his face.

Tang Ruan blinked.

So, was Yan Qing tacitly approving?

Then was he... testing her all this time?

He had even intentionally given them time to be alone.

Tang Ruan looked at Yan Qing with tears in her eyes.

Sob... such a good Beast Husband, she would treat him well for the rest of her life!

She turned to look at Hu Che and found him smiling at her.

The dark cloud weighing on her heart had finally dispersed.

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After seeing Yan Qing off.

Hu Che and Tang Ruan arranged for the beastmen to go to their respective places to learn.

They were busy until the sun went down.

Tang Ruan dragged her exhausted body back to her room.

Suddenly, she heard a sound coming from the end of the corridor.

"Who is it?"

She instinctively took a step back.

Only Yan Qing and Hu Niu would come to this floor.

And Hu Niu had already been transferred elsewhere.

Tang Ruan gathered a ball of golden Supernatural Ability in her palm.

Although her Supernatural Ability was for healing and promoting plant growth, she had learned over the years how to crudely gather Energy in her palm and use it like a bomb.

A sturdy figure slowly walked out of the darkness.

"Sister Tang Ruan!"

Hu Niu was holding a package of something in her hand, her face beaming with joy.

"Why are you here?" Tang Ruan asked.

"I missed you, and the Beast King allowed me to come see you."

Tang Ruan breathed a sigh of relief, "Then come in and sit down!"

"No, no!" Hu Niu hurriedly waved her hands.

"I have things to do, I'll be going now!"

Hu Niu carried the package and trotted away.

Tang Ruan: She reasonably suspected that she was in love, smiling like that.

Although Hu Niu had left, that sense of crisis had not disappeared.

There were many empty rooms on both sides of Tang Ruan's room.

Walking past them one by one now, she felt that each one was dangerous.

Sure enough, as long as Yan Qing wasn't around, she felt no sense of security.

Suddenly, a wooden door opened.

The next second, Tang Ruan was pulled inside.