18: Chapter 18 Four Beast Husbands

When Tang Ruan woke up the next day, she found herself sleeping in Lang Lie's arms.

She was pillowed on his arm, her hands hugging his neck.

One of her legs was even recklessly draped over his waist.

Tang Ruan: ...

She carefully lifted her head and met a pair of affectionate ice-blue eyes.

“Hi—” Tang Ruan spoke awkwardly, “I was half-asleep last night.”

“Half-asleep?”

Lang Lie's expression became visibly gloomy.

He pursed his lips and remained silent, seemingly enduring something.

Tang Ruan wanted to withdraw her leg, but he grabbed it.

He held her in the original posture.

At that moment, Tang Ruan suddenly realized that something hard was pressing against her other leg.

After realizing what it was, her face instantly turned as red as a ripe tomato.

Lang Lie saw her reaction and suddenly let out a soft chuckle.

“Mistress, are you shy?”

Tang Ruan's eyes widened: Mistress? This... he can't just call me that...

Didn't they just lie together for one night?

She hadn't even slept with him, so how did she suddenly become the Mistress for no reason?

Lang Lie watched her reaction, finding it both surprising and amusing.

He had never heard of a Female Beastman being shy about such things.

Since Female Beastmen weren't bound by contracts, they were often even more proactive in these matters.

Some Female Beastmen even left a trail of broken hearts everywhere, not caring about the Male Beastmen's lives at all.

And they themselves could freely choose whether or not to allow the cubs to be born.

Tang Ruan's reaction might seem strange to other beastmen.

But Lang Lie found it very cute.

He couldn't help but lower his head and plant a kiss on her brow.

Tang Ruan: !!!

Tang Ruan's heart raced, and she was anxious to escape.

She pushed against his chest with both hands, but she couldn't budge him.

Tang Ruan: “Move back a bit, let... let go of me.”

“I'm afraid I cannot obey.”

Lang Lie didn't move back; instead, he smiled and held her even tighter.

Tang Ruan had no choice but to use the strength of her legs as well.

Lang Lie: !!!

His voice was strained: “Mistress, if you keep moving, I really will have to move...”

Tang Ruan: ...

Tang Ruan behaved herself.

After an unknown amount of time, perhaps because his embrace was too warm, she fell asleep again.

When she woke up again, it was because of hunger.

Lang Lie was no longer by her side, and the snowstorm had also stopped.

The bright sunlight at the cave entrance gave her the illusion that everything that had happened before was just a dream.

She had clearly come to talk things out with him, so how did it turn out like this?

Even she herself seemed to feel a bit of a spark...

“Witch Doctor! Witch Doctor!”

Xingxing ran in crying.

With a “thud,” he knelt down before her.

“What are you doing?”

Tang Ruan hurried to help him up.

Xingxing knelt firmly; he wasn't old, but he was quite strong.

“Witch Doctor... boohoo... can you give the Clan Leader back to my mom!”

“Give him... to your mom?” Tang Ruan felt conflicted.

Xingxing wiped away his tears. “Ever since you moved into the Clan Leader's cave, Mom has become so scary.

She said... the Clan Leader is hers, and you should die!

Boohoo...

I don't want the Witch Doctor to die, and I don't want Mom to become like this.”

Tang Ruan's eyes widened in shock.

She hadn't expected Lang Yue to hate her so much.

Treating her like the third party who broke up her and Lang Lie.

But she seemed...

Indeed, to be that third party...

“Get up first,” Tang Ruan said.

“Witch Doctor, promise to give the Clan Leader to Mom first; anyway, you don't like him.”

“I...” Tang Ruan opened her mouth.

Did she not like him?

It wasn't that she completely disliked him, she just felt there was no future with him.

“I can't promise that.”

Xingxing's eyes widened, looking at her in disbelief.

“But... but Mom said you didn't want the Clan Leader.”

“But I can't make decisions for him.

Lang Lie is a beastman, not an object.

Who he likes is his freedom.

He can be with your mother, but it can't be because I gave him away.”

Xingxing blinked his large, watery eyes, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Aren't Beast Husbands just the property of the Mistress?

If a Mistress doesn't like a certain Beast Husband, she can give him to someone else.

The sound of footsteps on snow came from the cave entrance.

Tang Ruan looked up and saw Lang Lie standing there, though she didn't know when he had arrived.

Sunlight shone in from behind him.

She couldn't see his expression clearly, but she felt like he might have smiled.

“Everyone made roasted meat using the method you taught. Let's go eat together?”

“Okay.”

Tang Ruan looked down at Xingxing helplessly.

Lang Lie walked over in a few steps and hoisted the little cub onto his shoulder.

He gripped the boy's thigh with one hand and walked out.

“Adult matters aren't for you little ones to worry about!”

Tang Ruan suddenly remembered—the day before yesterday, he had carried her over in the same posture.

So embarrassing...

But why was her heart racing?

Oh no! I'm developing a love brain.

The meat roasted by the wolf beastmen had no salt or spices, so naturally, it wasn't as good as hers.

But Tang Ruan was hungry now and ate with gusto.

“Witch Doctor!”

“Are you staying with us this time and not leaving?”

A white-haired Female Beastman asked, holding Tang Ruan's hand.

Tang Ruan smiled, “I have to go back; my friends are all over there.”

“Oh!” The Female Beastman seemed a bit disappointed.

She looked at Lang Lie, who was sitting diagonally opposite, and Tang Ruan followed her gaze.

She saw the disappointment in Lang Lie's eyes.

But she couldn't help him not be disappointed; she hadn't planned on being with a beastman in the first place.

For one, the Fortune Teller's words had indeed come true; she had entered the world of her dreams.

So any romance here would eventually hurt her.

Secondly, now that Xingxing's mother's situation was involved, was she “the other woman” again?

Tang Ruan cared quite a bit about this.

Although she believed Lang Lie's thoughts wouldn't be as filthy as her ex-boyfriend's.

But she hated getting caught in complicated relationships.

She still had to find an opportunity as soon as possible to talk things out with him.

Tang Ruan avoided Lang Lie's gaze and took a tactical sip of water.

“Then how about... let our Clan Leader go back with you?”

“Pfft!”

Tang Ruan spat out a mouthful of water.

Did these wolf beastmen take a fancy to her medical skills and were determined to force their Clan Leader on her?

The one speaking was Lang Yu's father.

He looked at Tang Ruan with a smile, truly waiting for her answer.

Tang Ruan: ...

She wiped her mouth, “No need, I think the Wolf Tribe needs a Clan Leader more than I do.”

Lang Yu's father pondered for a moment and slapped his forehead. “If the Witch Doctor doesn't mind, take my boy too!

When the time comes, the Clan Leader can stay in the Wolf Tribe as the First Beast Husband.

And my boy can go with you to the Marmot Tribe to take care of you.”

Tang Ruan's mouth twitched.

Was he serious?

Or was he joking?

“You cunning old beast!

How is it your Lang Yu's turn to be the Witch Doctor's second Beast Husband?

Our Lang Chi is a genuine descendant of the old Clan Leader, with pure blood!”

Lang Chi, who was mentioned: ...

The chicken leg in his hand suddenly didn't taste as good.

He subconsciously made eye contact with Tang Ruan; why was his heart racing?

Although the little female was a bit weak, she was truly fair and beautiful...

If he could hold her to sleep every day...

Tang Ruan smiled awkwardly: “Everyone, stop joking with me, haha...”

Lang Yu's father: “Fine, fine, then we'll be third in line!”

“How could you forget Lang Mo?

That boy Lang Mo is the most honest; if he follows the Witch Doctor, at least he won't be fooled by bad females in the future!”

“It's a pity Lang Feng already has a Mistress...”

Tang Ruan silently stood up.

Suddenly, she felt a sharp gaze from across.

She looked up and met Lang Yue's venomous stare.

Lang Mo sat next to Lang Yue, rubbing his hands, looking at her nervously.

The beastmen's discussion grew more intense.

They had already started assigning jobs to Tang Ruan's “four Beast Husbands”...

Just as several elders were discussing who should name Tang Ruan's first child.

The surrounding temperature plummeted.

The beastmen couldn't help but shiver and look up at the sky.

“Is it going to snow again?”

The brilliant midday sun was shining on the earth.

They suddenly remembered that their Clan Leader's Supernatural Ability was—Ice.

“Mom, why did my roasted meat freeze into a stone—”

A Female Beastman covered her cub's mouth.

Along with all the beastmen, she lowered her head, enduring the pressure emitted by Lang Lie.

Lang Lie slowly stood up.

He walked to Tang Ruan's side and took her hand.

He walked toward the depths of the forest.

Until there was no path left.

Only then did he stop in front of a stone wall, taking a deep breath to adjust his emotions.

“Don't listen to them. Your future Beast Husbands...”

He took another deep breath.

“...must pass through me first!”

Only a beastman stronger than him would be worthy of being her Beast Husband alongside him.

Tang Ruan blinked.

“You don't need to worry about that.”