194: Chapter 194 Yan Qing, how about I go back with you!

Lang Lie took a deep breath, suppressing the pang of sorrow in his heart.

"Isn't this good?" Lang Lie asked in return.

Yan Qing suddenly smiled.

"You're right."

The Beast God and Ruan Ruan are in love, so naturally, that is for the best.

That way, they will be happy when they are together.

However, before coming here, he thought he had come to save her.

He had thought that her heart would be filled with him and Lang Lie every day.

Yan Qing had to admit that he was jealous—jealous to the point of madness.

Over these past few days, she had spent time with Fentian, Lang Lie, and Hu Che, but she had not spent any time with him.

Even the first time she saw him, the hand she reached out towards him ultimately landed on Lang Lie instead.

They were all people she had chosen to love.

He was the only one who had only ended up with her because they were searching for Lang Lie.

Yan Qing stood up, turned around, and walked off into the distance.

When Tang Ruan saw his actions, she suddenly felt as if a piece of her heart was missing.

She opened her mouth, preparing to call out to him, but a spoonful of food was shoved in.

"A-Wu! Once you've finished eating, I'll take you to see the surprise I've prepared for you!"

Tang Ruan felt that something was definitely wrong with Yan Qing, though she didn't know exactly what.

Still, his back looked very lonely.

It was the same feeling he had given her when Hu Che had suddenly arrived at Central City.

Yet, just a few days ago, he had clearly acted as if he didn't care much about Fentian.

Fentian was in high spirits.

Tang Ruan still couldn't quite figure out his true attitude toward Yan Qing and Lang Lie.

She couldn't very well just leave him to go find Yan Qing.

Finally, the meal ended.

Tang Ruan decided to slip away to find Yan Qing.

She was caught when Fentian hooked her by the back of her collar with one hand.

Tang Ruan: ...

Fentian looked aggrieved. "Didn't you promise to go see the surprise I prepared for you?"

Tang Ruan: Did she really?

— Sitting in the crook of Fentian's arm, Tang Ruan looked down over the entire Dragon Valley.

It was as if this place had completely changed from the Dragon Valley she had seen before.

Although the newly cleared fields hadn't been planted with crops yet, and the grassland area was still barren,

the water flowed directly to irrigate the fields, and the water in the fish pond was crystal clear.

This layout was exactly what Dragon Valley looked like in her dreams.

It was just missing a few people and a little bit of time.

"When did you do all this?" Tang Ruan asked, pleasantly surprised.

Fentian proudly lifted his chin slightly. "Not long ago."

Tang Ruan recalled that for a period of time, Fentian had always left early and returned late.

She would always hear "thump-thump" sounds while she was in the cave.

At the time, he claimed he was plugging insect holes.

Now that she thought about it, how could Dragon Valley possibly have had that many insect holes to plug?

She had actually been deceived by such a simple-minded Beastman like Fentian.

"Do you like it?"

"I love it!" she said sincerely.

Although the reason she had wanted to change this place was because she felt that once it was renovated, Yan Qing and the others would be able to return to her side.

Yet now, wasn't this confirming what had happened in her dream?

"Thank you, Fentian." She kissed him on the cheek, then asked cautiously, "Can you accept them now?"

Fentian's upturned lips sank slightly.

He gazed into the distance without answering.

After these few days of contact, Fentian had to admit that her Beast Husbands were a little smarter than the Beastmen he had known before.

They were also sincere toward A-Wu, and it was indeed impossible for A-Wu to let them go.

However, he just couldn't get past that hurdle in his heart.

Fentian didn't answer.

Instead, he held her and flew down.

"In the future, Dragon Valley will become exactly as you like it."

He dropped this sentence and turned to fly toward the cave where the eggs were hatching.

Tang Ruan: Is he angry?

No, that's not right. If Fentian were angry, he would vent it out directly; he wouldn't give her the silent treatment.

That meant—he was wavering.

Tang Ruan's eyes brightened.

She suddenly saw a tall, slender black figure standing in the distance.

The black robe was bathed in sunlight, shimmering with a faint cyan glow.

His jade-green eyes gazed at her from afar, like a silent invitation.

Tang Ruan was just about to walk toward Yan Qing when he suddenly turned around and left.

Tang Ruan: Now that was him being angry!

Yan Qing didn't walk far before stopping.

He had thought Tang Ruan would follow him.

However, when he turned around, she was already gone.

A few minutes earlier, Tang Ruan had sighed.

This snake, Yan Qing, was really quite difficult sometimes.

The more he cared, the more he would pretend not to.

The more he wanted her to coax him, the more he would show her his back, waiting for her to come to him.

Lang Lie and him—one loved to be self-deprecating, and one loved to make people guess his thoughts.

No wonder they got along so well.

Conversely, look at Fentian and Hu Che.

One says exactly what he wants, and the other will kick and scream until he gets his way!

Their personalities had similarities.

At this moment, Tang Ruan was one hundred percent certain that Yan Qing was jealous and waiting for her to hug him.

She was just about to run over when she looked up and saw Fentian hovering in mid-air, arms crossed over his chest, watching her with great interest.

Tang Ruan: Why hasn't he left? He wasn't doing this on purpose, was he!

Fentian curled one corner of his mouth...

Tang Ruan: ...

She immediately turned on her heel and walked toward her own cave.

There would be plenty of time in the future; for now, she shouldn't exacerbate the conflict between the two of them.

— The next day, Yan Qing took the initiative to cook.

Tang Ruan hadn't tasted his cooking in a long time, and besides, Yan Qing's cooking was naturally the best among all her Beast Husbands.

Tang Ruan seized the opportunity to heap praise upon him.

"Yan Qing, it's been such a long time since I've eaten something this delicious!" She gave him a thumbs up.

Fentian frowned slightly and glanced at Tang Ruan.

But he had to admit that, aside from being the smartest and strongest among these Beastmen, that Stinky Snake was also the best at cooking.

No wonder A-Wu called him "Chef."

"As long as you like it."

Yan Qing reached out and ruffled Tang Ruan's hair right in front of Fentian.

He retracted his hand before Fentian could flare up.

Tang Ruan suddenly realized that she had finished the plate of dessert Yan Qing had taken out from his storage space.

She licked her lips. "Yan Qing, is there any more?"

"There isn't. If you want some, I'll go back to Central City to buy them for you. I'll also buy you those mung bean cakes, milk dates, and fruit pastries you like..."

As Yan Qing spoke, images began to surface in Tang Ruan's mind.

She swallowed her saliva uncontrollably.

She missed the days in Central City so much—the days filled with delicious food and fun things to do.

But it would take Yan Qing a long time to go back and forth, so she decided to let it go.

Thinking of this, Tang Ruan suddenly realized something else.

Yan Qing had been away from Central City for quite a while, hadn't he?

Didn't the Beast Kingdom need him to manage it?

"Yan Qing, are you planning to stay here with me all the time? Who is managing the Beast Kingdom?"

"A Beast Husband should be with his Mistress. Nothing else is important." He said this as if it were a matter of course.

Tang Ruan, however, stood up abruptly.

"How is it not important?"

During those five years, she had accompanied Yan Qing as he established the Beast Kingdom.

She had seen the scenes of corpses covering the fields and people trading children to eat.

It had been so hard to finally settle down...

It was only because Yan Qing was there to keep things in check that no Beastmen dared to cause trouble.

How could she let the Beast Kingdom fall back into instability because of her?

Tang Ruan thought about it seriously.

"Yan Qing, why don't I go back with you!"