184: Chapter 184: Only Death Remains

Hu Che: "..."

Hu Che looked at Fen Tian with disdain: "You really are his biological father."

Fen Tian could hear the sarcasm in Hu Che's voice.

Fen Tian thought about it and, for the first time in his life, humbly asked a common beastman for advice.

"That Witch Doctor—where can I find one?" This Stinky Fox knew the Beast World better than he did.

Hu Che: "Send me back to Red Fox City. Once I find one, come back and pick us up."

"Fine!"

Fen Tian agreed immediately; he wasn't afraid of Hu Che running away.

There was just one thing Fen Tian didn't understand.

"Why don't you want A-Wu to know about this?"

"I'm not trying to hide it from her! I'm afraid of Shui Yin overhearing."

The little Female Beastman was dedicated and earnest; he didn't want her to think they were doubting her abilities.

After all, only Shui Yin could see the Cub's condition. They needed to maintain a good relationship with her.

But she herself was only in her teens.

Hu Che really couldn't feel at ease leaving Tang Ruan in her hands.

Moreover, she seemed... to care a bit too much about his thoughts...

Sometimes Hu Che really felt that this handsome face of his was a burden.

He needed to keep an appropriate distance.

Meanwhile, Fen Tian still couldn't figure out why that female couldn't know.

Being a beastman was so troublesome.

It was better being the Beast God, making all beastmen fear her and making everyone obey submissively!

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Hu Che successfully returned to Red Fox City.

Even he hadn't expected Fen Tian to let him go so easily.

Perhaps he was so powerful that he was overly confident.

After all, if he wanted to, destroying the entire Beast World was not out of the question.

That was what he was born for.

Hu Che found Chief Hu Xiao immediately.

"Do you know where the Beast King and Lang Lie are?"

When Chief Hu Xiao saw him, his mouth hung open in shock.

"Little Prince, you're finally back!"

Hu Che said anxiously: "Hurry, tell me!"

"They went to find you! They followed the river to look for you and the Goddess!"

After Chief Hu Xiao's brief explanation, Hu Che understood the sequence of events.

Yan Qing had actually guessed the right direction based on the little map he had left behind.

"How long have they been gone?"

"It's been a few days."

Hu Che pondered for a moment.

There were no beastmen in the Beast Kingdom faster than them.

Even if he sent people to chase after them, they wouldn't catch up.

Now, he could only hope to find a Witch Doctor quickly so that Tang Ruan could be prepared before they reached Dragon Valley.

Just because Fen Tian accepted him didn't mean he would necessarily accept Yan Qing and Lang Lie.

"Chief Hu Xiao, please help me find a Witch Doctor who can deliver a female's baby, preferably a female one."

Chief Hu Xiao immediately understood Hu Che's meaning.

"I'll get on it right away!"

On the other side.

Tang Ruan stared blankly at the planning map on the wall.

Given the situation, she wouldn't be able to work on Dragon Valley's affairs for at least three months.

She didn't know when she would finally be able to build the Dragon Valley from her dreams.

There was also one thing Tang Ruan found very strange.

The beastmen that appeared in her dreams weren't the ones currently in Dragon Valley.

Those beastmen, though from different tribes, all looked very strong. This included the ones farming and fishing.

She guessed that Dragon Valley must have become prosperous first before it attracted beastmen to settle here.

How long would that take...

How long would it be before Yan Qing and Lang Lie could return to her side...

Fen Tian watched Tang Ruan sighing as she looked at the drawings on the wall.

He walked over, circled her from behind, and rested his chin on the top of her head.

"Does A-Wu want to turn Dragon Valley into this?"

"Yes."

"But A-Wu cannot overwork herself right now."

"I know."

"Then I..."

Tang Ruan turned her head and looked up expectantly at Fen Tian's chin.

Was he going to take her out to organize the land in Dragon Valley?

She saw his red eyes glancing down at her, his thin lips pursed slightly.

Fen Tian thought: If it were that Stinky Fox, what would he say to his Mistress at a time like this?

Fen Tian: "After you give birth and your body has recovered, I will help you with it."

Tang Ruan: "Oh."

She was a little disappointed.

Actually, she felt that since she would just be sitting in a high place directing Fen Tian's work, it wouldn't be tiring at all.

But having lost a Cub before, Tang Ruan was extra careful with this egg.

If she couldn't go out, she wouldn't; safety first.

One day a week later, Tang Ruan suddenly heard a violent noise coming from outside the cave.

"Fen Tian! Fen Tian!" Tang Ruan called out as she stepped out of the cave.

She scanned the surroundings but saw nothing unusual.

The few nearby beastmen were busy in the fields and showed no signs of panic.

Long Bao came running from a distance.

"Sister!"

"Where is that sound coming from?"

Long Bao: "Brother is blocking the holes in Dragon Valley."

"Holes?"

Tang Ruan remembered—the kind of holes that monsters crawled out of.

The previous one, and the one Long Bao used as a wishing well, had been blocked by Fen Tian early on.

But apparently, there were others elsewhere in Dragon Valley.

It was good to block them.

In Tang Ruan's eyes, those monsters were like giant bugs, and these holes were like giant wormholes.

If they weren't blocked, who knew what would crawl out sooner or later.

Fen Tian had become more thoughtful.

He really had changed a lot.

Tang Ruan had a sudden thought: if one day Fen Tian could accept Yan Qing and Lang Lie...

What would he be able to learn from them?

Thinking of Yan Qing and Lang Lie, she really missed them so much...

She wondered if Hu Che had seen them after returning to Red Fox City, and how he would tell them about her situation here.

During the following week.

Almost every day, Tang Ruan could hear the sound of Fen Tian blasting rocks to "block the holes."

However, he always did this work during the day when she was awake.

He didn't want to disturb her rest.

Over the past few days, Tang Ruan could clearly feel a large, hard lump in her belly.

Although it didn't move, she could already trace its shape with her hand.

With the crystal providing energy, the egg was indeed growing very fast.

But Hu Che had not yet returned.

There truly weren't many Witch Doctors in the Beast Kingdom who knew how to deliver a female's baby.

Because before giving birth, if a female found that the Cub was unhealthy or too large for an easy birth, she would absorb the Cub.

Even if it was a Cub that already had a soul.

Even if there was a one-in-ten-thousand chance of a difficult labor.

There was no such dilemma for Male Beastmen as "save the child or save the mother."

They would certainly kill the Cub with their own hands and pull it out for the sake of their Mistress.

But Tang Ruan didn't want that.

Her soul, after all, was not from this world.

She couldn't accept killing her own Cub with her own hands.

Meanwhile, in Red Fox City.

Hu Che looked at the dozen or so Witch Doctors kneeling before him.

"Is there not a single one of you who knows how?"

Hu Che gripped the armrests of his chair, his voice steady but filled with majesty.

The kneeling Witch Doctors trembled one by one.

"If you dare to lie, I will use Mind Control on you one by one!"

When these Witch Doctors arrived, they had heard there would be rich rewards and were all full of confidence.

They had patted their chests and guaranteed him that they could not only ensure the female's safety but also ensure the Cub was born smoothly.

However, Chief Hu Xiao had let something slip.

Upon learning they were delivering for Hu Che's Mistress and that it was an egg birth.

Witch Doctors were the clever ones of their respective tribes, so they naturally realized it was the Cub of the Goddess and the Beast God.

They all immediately changed their tune, saying they "didn't know how."

Hu Che saw that the Witch Doctors still kept their heads down and remained silent.

He stood up.

"Fine!"

"If I find out anything you don't want others to know in a moment, don't blame me for not warning you beforehand."

In this world, who didn't have secrets?

Seeing that Hu Che was really going to use Mind Control.

Finally, a young Male Witch Doctor boldly raised his hand.

"Speak."

"Lord Hu Che, it's not that we are unwilling to go with you."

"It's just that we really cannot guarantee that both the Cub and the Goddess will be fine!"

"Why can't you guarantee it? What did you say when you first came?" Hu Che shouted angrily.

The young Witch Doctor swallowed hard and continued: "If the Goddess carries the Cub to full term, there will be only one path to death."