191: Chapter 191: I felt betrayed by my underlings.

Yan Qing suddenly turned around and walked up to Tang Ruan.

He crouched down, pinched one of her fingers, and said, "Ruan Ruan, I'm going to Red Fox City for a bit. I'll be back soon."

His voice was as gentle as a warm breeze brushing against her heart; Tang Ruan's heart was about to melt.

She nodded subconsciously without asking what he was going to do.

However, even though Red Fox City was closest to Dragon Valley, a round trip at Yan Qing's speed would still take over ten days...

"Then be careful on the way," Tang Ruan said.

"Mm."

I'll be back soon."

He reached out to rub her head, then turned and walked into the distance.

Hu Che followed closely behind.

Tang Ruan suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Hu Che, are you going too?"

Hu Che: ...

Hu Che: "I just want to have a word with Yan Qing."

Just as Hu Che left, Fen Tian followed as well.

"Fen Tian!"

Tang Ruan finally realized what was wrong.

These three seemed to have made a plan together.

And just now, Fen Tian and Hu Che were clearly just playing around, so how did they suddenly bring up the Merfolk Princess?

Moreover, when Hu Che was telling Yan Qing about what happened recently, he deliberately exaggerated the "suffering" he endured with the Merfolk Princess and glossed over the events on Beast God Mountain.

She could understand glossing over the Beast God Mountain events to avoid conflict.

But why was two-thirds of the conversation spent embellishing how the Merfolk Princess bullied her?

These three... couldn't be going to vent her frustrations for her, could they!

Although it wasn't a bad thing for her Beast Husbands to stand up for her...

Yan Qing hadn't wanted to get involved in the Jiao Clan's mess for all these years; he must have his reasons.

Because she...

Forget it, the Jiao Clan really went too far!

And—

She suddenly looked confidently into the distance at Fen Tian, who was staring intently at Lang Lie.

Fen Tian hadn't been paying attention here just now, so he didn't see at first—

They just... hugged?

He hadn't even agreed yet!

Who allowed him to hug A-Wu!

Fen Tian clenched his fists and strode toward Lang Lie.

"While you're out, discuss things with Yan Qing as they come."

Tang Ruan's voice interrupted Fen Tian's emotions.

He stopped in his tracks.

Did she guess what he was going to do?

A-Wu is so smart.

Tang Ruan was afraid Fen Tian wouldn't listen to her and might accidentally destroy the Beast World.

She explained patiently, "If there's too much turmoil at sea, it might affect the land... even Dragon Valley."

Fen Tian's eyes widened slightly.

Clearly, he hadn't thought that far ahead just now.

He only thought about wiping out the Jiao Clan.

"I'll wait for you at home," Tang Ruan said sweetly. "I'll give you a surprise when you get back."

Fen Tian's eyes immediately lit up.

He looked provocatively at the wolf holding her.

He was only going out for a bit, and A-Wu was already preparing a surprise for him.

This gray-furred wolf had been gone for so long, and yet there was nothing.

He was still the more important one.

"Go on, quickly!"

"Okay!"

Not far away.

Hu Che called out to Yan Qing.

"Yan Qing, where are you going?"

Yan Qing stopped, turned around, and looked at him with a half-smile. "Next time you want to complain, you don't have to be so indirect.

Anything regarding Ruan Ruan is my bottom line."

Hu Che: Ruan Ruan... he just called her that so naturally? He wanted to call her that too.

Hu Che cleared his throat.

"Who said I was complaining to you? I was complaining to both of you. Sea beasts are very powerful; it'll be hard for you to deal with them alone."

"You—"

Yan Qing frowned slightly, a bit annoyed by him.

Although he was right.

But the thought that he was no longer the strongest among Tang Ruan's Beast Husbands gave him a sense of frustration that made him very uncomfortable.

He felt as if he was no longer needed.

"It might be more effort for me alone, but as long as the plan is sound—"

"Venting frustration for the Mistress is something that should obviously be left to the strongest."

Suddenly, Fen Tian's voice came from nearby.

He walked up to the two of them, crossed his arms, his face practically screaming, "I'm the strongest, hurry up and beg for my help!"

"Of course!" Hu Che said with a grin.

Yan Qing looked at him, feeling like he had been betrayed by his lackey.

Fen Tian: "Stop wasting time. Let's go and come back early so we can still make it back to have dinner with the Mistress.

Oh! Right! A-Wu said she prepared a surprise for me.

I have to hurry."

Fen Tian seized every opportunity to show off again.

He grabbed Yan Qing's arm with one hand and Hu Che's with the other, vanishing before everyone's eyes in the blink of an eye.

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Gazing at the three black dots in the sky.

Lang Lie held the bowl, forgetting to feed Tang Ruan.

Admiring the strong and wanting to become stronger was the nature of the Wolf Clan.

But at this moment, he felt so insignificant.

Tang Ruan took the bowl from his hand and placed it on the stone table nearby.

"Do you want to go with them?" She turned to look at him.

Lang Lie lowered his gaze, his icy blue eyes meeting hers.

He didn't really want to go; in terms of strength, those two Beast Husbands of hers were indeed more suitable for battle.

While he and Hu Che were better suited to stay and look after her.

"No."

"The sea isn't the Wolf Clan's home turf," Tang Ruan said.

Lang Lie: Indeed, fighting in water would reduce his combat power by at least half. Not to mention he couldn't compare to them at all.

"In the future, if there's a fight on land, you can go then."

Lang Lie: ...

He wasn't simply looking for a fight.

Just as Lang Lie was about to speak, Tang Ruan suddenly hugged him back with a grin.

"Great, they're all gone.

Now I can have some quality time with you."

Lang Lie's heart skipped a beat at her sudden proximity.

He hugged her back, resting his chin on the top of her head.

"I missed you so much, Lang Lie..." Tang Ruan rubbed against his chest.

It was a familiar scent; she took a deep breath.

"I thought about you during the day, at night, even in my dreams..."

Lang Lie's gaze softened, and all his negative emotions were swept away by her softness.

"Me too..."

"Lang Lie is mine, mine mine mine. I'm never going to lose you again," Tang Ruan acted spoiled.

Lang Lie gently pushed Tang Ruan back a bit, hooked her chin with his finger, and was about to kiss her.

*Clack!*

Someone's chopsticks had dropped.

The two of them immediately looked toward the sound.

They saw the beastmen of Dragon Valley and the Witch Doctors eating with them—over twenty beastmen in total.

At this moment, they had all stopped what they were doing and were staring straight at the two of them being all lovey-dovey.

Tang Ruan: Oh no! I forgot we were eating outside with everyone today.

"Um... I suddenly remembered I have something to do... Lang Lie—"

Before Tang Ruan could finish, Lang Lie had already picked her up.

"I'll take you back to rest."

Lang Lie took two steps.

Behind them, a Witch Doctor's weak voice suddenly drifted over, "It'll take at least a month before..."

Tang Ruan was so embarrassed she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

Ahhh! They misunderstood!

"I know."

Dropping those two words, Lang Lie quickened his pace.

They turned a corner.

Tang Ruan suddenly started fussing to get down.

"Quick, put me down!"

Lang Lie placed her on the ground.

"What's wrong? Did I walk too fast and hurt you?"

Tang Ruan's eyes darted around. No.

"I just suddenly remembered that you owe me something."

Lang Lie frowned slightly, tilting his head as he looked at her in confusion.

Tang Ruan suddenly pushed him against the wall.