179: Chapter 179 My little one is also my little one.

"Does A-Wu want the ghost crystal to be born through the egg of our Cub?" Fen Tian asked straightforwardly.

He couldn't quite accept it.

The thought that a Cub of another beastman would hatch from the egg belonging to him and A-Wu...

And that beastman was still alive in this world.

And was still being thought of constantly by A-Wu.

He couldn't control his anger.

"No." Tang Ruan said softly.

Of course, she could see that Fen Tian cared a lot about this egg.

In the past, he had offered to help Baby reincarnate because he thought Lang Lie was dead.

He thought doing so would make her happier.

Now the situation was different.

"Hu Che and I have discussed it; we will use Hu Che's Cub in the future.

I just don't know how to stop Baby from entering the egg. Do you have a way?" Tang Ruan asked seriously.

Hearing that she hadn't even considered their egg, but instead wanted to use the Stinky Fox's Cub to reincarnate...

For some reason, Fen Tian was still very unhappy.

Hu Che chimed in, "Foxes usually have multiple offspring in one litter. When the time comes, Baby might be able to be born together with my Cub.

Oh! No, no, no!

Baby is also my Cub."

Hu Che walked over and picked up the ghost crystal around Tang Ruan's neck.

He held it tightly in his palm.

It was as if he were covering a child's ears.

"Baby, don't be angry. Daddy didn't mean that. You are also Daddy's little treasure."

Tang Ruan looked at Hu Che with a smile.

Fen Tian watched the two of them, jealousy surging in his heart.

"Actually... if you really want to use ours... we can have more in the future..." Fen Tian said hesitantly.

He wanted Tang Ruan to pay more attention to him, but he was also reluctant to part with his own Cub.

"No need." Hu Che interrupted him.

Fen Tian clenched his fists abruptly.

He was talking to A-Wu; why was this Stinky Fox butting in!

He was just about to rush over.

Hu Che continued, "Your Energy is too great; the Cub's level would definitely be very high, and it would require a lot of Energy.

It is already very fortunate that the Mistress is carrying an egg this time.

If she were carrying a Cub directly, there is no telling how much she would be drained by it..."

Fen Tian suddenly remembered that A-Wu had not yet awakened...

Indeed, that would be too dangerous.

He had actually forgotten just now, and was even thinking about having A-Wu give birth to another one for him.

He really hadn't thought it through enough!

The Stinky Fox was so weak; his Cub was indeed the safest.

Fen Tian didn't say anything more.

The few of them got busy together again.

Hu Che took out a stone knife and cut the animal hide according to the design.

He took out a bone needle to join and sew the pieces together.

Tang Ruan worked on it with him.

Fen Tian watched them, holding a thin bone with a thread tied to it.

He poked it in from one end and pulled it out from the other.

Repeating this over and over, he actually managed to make a bag.

Then, he stuffed the cloud-like material he and Hu Che had bought into it.

A soft cushion was made.

Fen Tian wanted to try too.

But the small bone needle in his hands was harder to handle than any monster he had ever encountered.

He focused intensely, his face turning red, but he only managed to sew a few crooked stitches.

He pulled the thread hard—and it snapped.

Fen Tian: ...

Tang Ruan snatched the piece of white otter fur, which still looked decent, back from his hands.

"I'll do it!"

Fen Tian suddenly felt useless.

Standing on the side watching the two of them work, he could only worry anxiously.

"What can I do?" Fen Tian asked.

Tang Ruan thought for a moment, "Go cook with the beastmen! I'm a little hungry."

"Okay!"

Fen Tian agreed immediately and flashed out of the cave.

It was unknown how much time passed.

Tang Ruan's stomach let out a "rumble."

She silently took two steamed buns out of her space and shared one with Hu Che.

"Why is Fen Tian so slow? I'm about to starve to death."

Hu Che: "I'll go take a look."

As the two were talking, they heard a "thump, thump, thump, thump" sound in the distance.

Tang Ruan and Hu Che hurried to the cave entrance and looked up at the sky.

They saw Fen Tian standing above the clouds.

His space was wide open, and over a dozen goats kept falling from the sky.

Judging by the sound, they had fallen into the original stream of Dragon Valley.

But at that height, they were mostly likely dead from the fall.

"Fen Tian!" Tang Ruan shouted.

Why did you kill them all? If we couldn't finish them, we could have raised them!

Fen Tian heard her voice and flew down happily.

"A-Wu."

"Where did you go? You were gone for so long."

"Beast Kingdom."

Tang Ruan: ...

"That's so far."

"I went to catch goats for you. You used to love eating goat the most." He curled the corners of his mouth proudly, like a child waiting for praise.

Tang Ruan didn't remember if she "used to" love eating it.

But she quite liked it now.

She really hadn't eaten lamb skewers in a long time.

Thinking of the taste, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

"Did you throw all the goats down?"

Fen Tian: "Yeah."

Tang Ruan: "Alright..."

Seeing her pout slightly, her cheeks round and chubby, Fen Tian's hands itched, and he pinched her face.

"I'll go roast the goat for you."

"Wait a moment!"

Tang Ruan hurriedly called out to stop him.

"Let's just make do for lunch; we'll eat it tonight."

Tonight?

Fen Tian didn't understand.

Thinking he had been away too long and Tang Ruan was starving, he said guiltily, "I can roast meat very quickly."

Tang Ruan: "But marinating takes time."

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Tang Ruan hadn't made lamb skewers in a long time.

Fen Tian was responsible for processing the goats: skinning them, removing the organs, discarding the inedible parts, and then cleaning the meat.

Fen Tian had never processed prey so meticulously before.

Tang Ruan talked, and he did it.

Having watched the whole process, Tang Ruan leaned against the wall and threw up.

"A-Wu, what's wrong?" Fen Tian, covered in goat blood on his arms and face, walked over to her in a hurry.

Tang Ruan: "Fen Tian, go take a bath."

Fen Tian: ...

How did he manage to make everything so bloody?

Realizing Fen Tian's rough and careless nature...

Tang Ruan only let him be responsible for cutting the goat meat into large chunks.

Hu Che and the other beastmen used small knives to slowly cut them into small pieces.

Beastmen generally had large appetites.

Especially the beastmen of Dragon Valley, whose appetites had grown larger and larger under her and Hu Che's care.

So, this was no small task.

Tang Ruan watched everyone cutting together; the progress was clearly not very fast.

She suddenly missed Lang Lie.

Both had sharp claws, but Lang Lie could be both fast and precise.

She wondered if he and Yan Qing had gone to look for her after waking up.

After the meat was cut, Tang Ruan took out her "Tang-style Marinade," which she had treasured for many years.

This marinade was prepared back when they were with the Marmot Tribe.

To make the Grass Bamboo Rat taste better, she had put in quite a lot of effort.

However, it wouldn't spoil no matter how long it was kept in the space!

Tang Ruan sprinkled the seasoning evenly into a large vat of meat.

Looking up, she saw Fen Tian squatting to the side with a dejected look on his face.

She called out, "Fen Tian, help me mix it."

His eyes lit up immediately, and he ran over.

Fen Tian reached his sturdy arm into the meat vat, following Tang Ruan's instructions, mixing and turning it at a steady pace so that every piece of meat was coated with the marinade.

This was the most meticulous work he had done in his many lifetimes.

So he did it very carefully.

Until he saw a satisfied expression on Tang Ruan's face.

Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.

Tang Ruan picked up a piece of raw meat and brought it to Fen Tian's mouth, "Taste the saltiness."

Fen Tian opened his mouth and took it in.

He chewed it.

His eyes suddenly became exceptionally clear.

"Delicious!"

Tang Ruan: "Then we can roast it tonight."

Fen Tian frowned.

Can't we eat it now?

He had only eaten one piece.

Seeing Fen Tian gazing longingly at the meat before him...

Tang Ruan suddenly remembered her father mixing dumpling filling when she was a child.

She had also watched just as longingly.

Her father would inevitably use chopsticks to pick up a little bit and put it into her mouth to satisfy her craving.

Back then, there was no concept of sashimi.

She only felt the fresh sweetness of the raw meat and the pungent fragrance of the spices in her mouth.

Tang Ruan picked up another piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

"As for the rest, you have to wait until tonight to eat it after it's roasted!"

Fen Tian nodded in satisfaction.

Raising his eyes and seeing Hu Che gazing longingly over, he smiled at him provocatively.