14: Chapter 14 You'll be mine sooner or later!

Early the next morning, Tang Ruan went out.

She wanted to go to the forest to find something before the stream heated up.

To wash off that thing on her body, the thing that she couldn't identify.

She just didn't expect someone to be earlier than her.

"Yes! A little higher! That branch right there!"

"I didn't expect the Wolf Tribe to be so amazing! You'll have to come and help us in the future!"

"It's so good to be tall! Those Beast Husbands of mine look sturdy, but they can't even jump that high."

"It's a pity that we don't have a chance..."

The teasing laughter of the Marmot Tribe Female Beastmen drifted from outside the cave.

Tang Ruan looked up.

She saw Lang Lie in his Beast Form take a leap.

He hung the piece of meat on the highest branch.

Yesterday, they had wanted to hang the cured meat on the trees to dry.

Unfortunately, the Marmot Beastmen had limited jumping height, and the branches too high up were soft and not suitable for climbing.

In the end, they were all packed tightly together.

Tang Ruan had been worried last night that it would spoil.

Looking at it now...

The pieces of meat were hung in an orderly fashion, even on the very tips of the trees.

Sensing Tang Ruan's presence.

Lang Lie turned around in mid-air, landed gracefully in front of her, and transformed into his human form simultaneously.

"Tang Ruan!"

His voice was overflowing with joy, even with a hint of anticipation.

"Tang Ruan, Lang Lie came to help first thing in the morning."

"That's right, Tang Ruan. You just casually said yesterday, 'I'm afraid it'll spoil if hung like this.' He came over early just to help."

"Hey! Such a diligent beast—"

"Do you have nothing else to do?"

Tudou clenched her hands at her sides, her face flushed red.

The two Female Beastmen who were speaking seemed to suddenly remember something.

They slapped their foreheads.

"We have things to do."

"We have things to do, we're leaving... Tang Ruan, he really is great!"

Tang Ruan: ...

Lang Lie was still looking at her expectantly, blocking her path like a mountain.

"Thank you."

If she didn't say this thank you, she definitely wouldn't be able to leave today!

"Are you going out?"

Tang Ruan hid her leather bag behind her back.

"Are you going to the other side of the stream?" Lang Lie pressed.

"That..."

"I'll take you."

Lang Lie was already familiar with the routine; as he transformed into his wolf form, he even helped her choose the angle to lift her foot.

Tang Ruan: ...

Tang Ruan hurriedly looked at little Tudou nearby, seeking reinforcements.

Eh? Where is Tudou?

"That... why did you come to our side so early?"

"I came to tell you that we have found a cave to live in. Tomorrow, you can move back."

"Oh..."

Then who told him they needed help hanging the meat? Is there a traitor in the Marmot Tribe?

"There are Wolf Beasts in the forest now, do you really not need me to accompany you?"

Hearing him say this, Tang Ruan felt she really did need it.

She didn't know what the other Wolf Beasts were thinking.

But this one, Lang Lie, had inexplicably started to get "in heat" for her recently; with him around, she would be safer.

"Okay."

In the forest.

This time, Tang Ruan wasn't looking for medicinal herbs, but a type of fruit tree called the Bubble Tree.

Last night, no matter how hard she scrubbed, she couldn't wash off that little triangle; she had even scrubbed her skin red.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration appeared in her mind, and the image of a Bubble Tree emerged.

The leaves of the Bubble Tree would produce foam when rubbed, having an effect similar to soap locust.

"Haven't found it yet?" Lang Lie asked.

"Hmm." Tang Ruan nodded, "It's a tree that bears purple fruits."

She glanced at Lang Lie, "If you have things to do, go ahead and get busy!"

There were indeed many Wolf Beasts busy around them.

According to Lang Lie, they were clearing an open space in front of the cave.

But they were all quite far from her.

"Not busy..." Lang Lie scratched his hair, "I meant that I can take you to a higher place so you can see more clearly."

Tang Ruan thought what he said made sense.

Lang Lie carried Tang Ruan on his back and jumped to the mountainside, giving a panoramic view of the valley.

It turned out that some areas above the forest had good sunlight, just obscured by trees.

Suddenly, a beam of white light shot straight into the sky from the forest.

Tang Ruan instinctively gripped Lang Lie's ears tightly.

"It's okay, it's Lang Yu."

Tang Ruan looked up and saw Lang Yu standing next to a tree that had just fallen, standing tall and graceful.

The sunlight hit his silver hair, making it dazzlingly bright.

He just lifted his hand slightly, and the broken tree was cut into several pieces again by wind blades.

"So amazing!"

Tang Ruan couldn't help but exclaim; she had thought only Lang Lie among the Wolf Tribe had a Supernatural Ability.

"What's so amazing about it?"

"Just... cutting trees is quite amazing?"

Tang Ruan's voice lowered.

She inexplicably felt that this wolf seemed to be angry.

Lang Lie didn't speak again.

Tang Ruan pursed her lips, thinking this was the perfect opportunity to make things clear to him.

She had no intention of finding a partner in this world.

If one day she suddenly returned to her original world, then she would be the only one left in sorrow and pain.

And she was a romantic fool; sometimes she really would do something desperate because of love.

"Lang Lie, I—"

Lang Lie suddenly jumped down from the mountainside with her.

At the same time, several flashes of cold light streaked by.

Several large trees in different locations fell simultaneously.

Lang Lie landed next to one of them, "The Bubble Tree you wanted."

Tang Ruan looked at the neatly cut trunk and felt speechless; the tree was innocent.

She ran a bit further away from him: hurry up and pick it, then go home; this wolf was a bit dangerous right now.

Lang Lie: ...

Did he scare the little Female Beastman?

Lang Lie proactively went over again to strike up a conversation, "What are you picking these leaves for?"

Tang Ruan hurriedly stuffed the leaves into her bag all at once.

"Nothing, just that a dirty thing appeared on my wrist. These leaves can be used as a cleaning agent to wash it off."

"Dirty thing?"

"It's this."

Tang Ruan quickly raised her hand to let him see the triangular mark on her wrist.

"I'm done picking, let's go back!"

Who knew, Lang Lie grabbed her hand.

His gaze was icy and piercing, "You want to wash this off?"

Tang Ruan was startled.

Even on the first day the Wolf Tribe arrived at Dongdong Valley, he had never shown such a cold and desperate look.

Seeing Tang Ruan not answer, Lang Lie's hand tightened involuntarily.

It was as if as long as he held on tighter, she really wouldn't be able to escape.

"You're hurting me!"

Hearing her voice, his reason suddenly returned.

Lang Lie loosened his hand.

Tang Ruan seized the opportunity to pull her hand back.

She turned and ran towards the depths of the forest.

Lang Lie stayed where he was for a while.

It must be the reason for the contract, making him uncontrollably want to be close to her, protect her, and even possess her...

But she had no intention of taking him as a Beast Husband.

Once the contract was formed, unless the Mistress died, the shackles brought by the contract would always exist...

Tang Ruan got lost in the forest.

She didn't see Lang Lie following, but she always felt something was following her.

Rustling, like some kind of reptile.

"It must be psychological." Tang Ruan comforted herself.

But she still felt a chill.

Dongdong Valley was like spring all year round and had never been this cold.

Suddenly, a white shadow flashed by.

"Ah!"

Tang Ruan screamed and stepped back.

"Baa..."

It was a little lamb!

Tang Ruan's eyes lit up.

There were also sheep among the prey the Wolf Tribe had brought over a few days ago.

However, they had already been killed.

She had always wanted to raise a pair of sheep.

Once the sheep grew up, not only would there be sheep milk to drink, but maybe she could slowly develop it into a flock of sheep.

By then, the Marmot Tribe could also eat meat when needed!

Although the Marmot Tribe was mainly vegetarian.

But when encountering a pregnant Female Beastman who needed to nourish her body, the Beast Husbands still had to risk going into the forest to hunt.

Tudou's mother's two Beast Husbands had gone missing just like that.

Tang Ruan quietly approached the little lamb and pounced forward!

Unsurprisingly, it escaped.

Tang Ruan chased after it relentlessly.

By the time she came to her senses, she had already arrived near the stream.

At this time, the sun was setting.

If she didn't leave the forest now, it would be dangerous.

She pointed at the lamb that had escaped into the forest and declared: "You wait! You will be mine sooner or later!"

After saying this, she walked in the direction of home.

Not long after Tang Ruan left, the miserable cries of the lamb came from the forest.