197: Chapter 197 "I'm better than you..."

Tang Ruan never expected that it would be Fen Tian who got hurt.

In her heart, he was the strongest.

So much so that when she heard the three of them were going to fight, her first reaction was that Fen Tian would unilaterally bully Lang Lie and Yan Qing.

She had never worried about him.

At this moment, looking at his unsteady steps and tightly furrowed brows, Tang Ruan felt extremely guilty.

She was truly too biased!

Without using his Supernatural Ability or his Beast Form, wasn't Fen Tian just an ordinary beastman?

Furthermore, he never engaged in hand-to-hand combat, so his practical combat experience definitely wasn't as rich as Lang Lie's or Yan Qing's.

Fen Tian let go of Lang Lie and Yan Qing and stumbled toward her.

"A-Wu..."

Tang Ruan reached out to catch him.

Fen Tian was tall, and the top of Tang Ruan's head only reached his shoulder.

The overwhelming, heavy aura coming from him made her feel like he was injured even more severely.

Fortunately, Fen Tian held back his weight, only hugging her tightly and using her as a support point; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to hold him up at all.

Yan Qing: ...

Lang Lie: ...

Hu Che in the distance: !

"A-Wu, I thought I wouldn't be able to see you again."

Lang Lie: ?

Yan Qing: ...

Hu Che: !!!

Hu Che: That Stinky Bird is too exaggerated. Mistress won't believe him, right?

Tang Ruan patted his back comfortingly.

"Don't be afraid. Your injury isn't that serious. You just don't usually fight with others and haven't been hurt before.

So, being injured suddenly, you're just a little scared," she said gently.

Hu Che: He doesn't fight with others? He hasn't been hurt before?

Has Tang Ruan lost her memory?

"I'll help you back to rest."

Tang Ruan didn't actually think Fen Tian was as serious as he claimed.

He didn't even look like he had broken skin; she just felt a tiny bit of guilt.

Hu Che: How did this Stinky Bird become so cunning?

He took a step forward, about to expose him.

Just then — "Hiss—"

Lang Lie suddenly clutched his shoulder.

Tang Ruan: !

Tang Ruan looked behind Fen Tian.

Fen Tian moved his body unobtrusively, but still couldn't block her line of sight.

"Lang Lie, what's wrong?" Tang Ruan asked nervously.

Lang Lie: "It's nothing, just accidentally injured a bone while sparring with the Beast God earlier."

Injured a bone!

Tang Ruan looked closely and indeed saw faint purple energy on Lang Lie's arm.

Compared to Fen Tian's all-bark-and-no-bite performance, this was much more serious.

Tang Ruan immediately dropped Fen Tian and ran over to heal Lang Lie.

"Maybe it didn't injure the bone, it just strained the tendon a bit," Tang Ruan concluded after checking.

However, although he wasn't seriously injured, Lang Lie must be in a lot of pain.

Tang Ruan remembered the scene many years ago when she helped heal a wound on Lang Lie's shoulder.

Given his personality, no matter how severe his injuries were, he would never cry out in pain in front of her.

Therefore, since he actually complained of pain, it proved that it must really, truly hurt this time.

"Fen Tian is really something, he doesn't know how to hold back," she muttered.

Fen Tian, who was left on the side: ...

Lang Lie sat on the grass, and Tang Ruan knelt beside him to heal him.

Lang Lie rested his head on Tang Ruan's shoulder and rubbed against her naturally.

Fen Tian clenched his fists.

This Cub is actually copying him!

Didn't he know how much force he used when he struck?

He was mindful that he was his good brother's Cub, so he didn't use much strength at all, okay!

To think he was putting on an act here!

Fen Tian was just about to expose Lang Lie.

Just then — "Ruan Ruan, can you help me check what's wrong with my back?"

Yan Qing suddenly sat down next to Tang Ruan, turned his back, unbuttoned his clothes, and exposed his back.

Yan Qing's back lines were smooth, his muscle shapes were prominent, his waistline was firm, and he had a perfect inverted triangle physique.

With his movements, the muscle lines on his arms also appeared even more vigorous and powerful.

Tang Ruan: It's been a long time since I've seen Yan Qing without a shirt; I had forgotten he had such a good physique.

She couldn't help but take a few extra looks.

Tang Ruan placed her hand on his back to sense it.

Yan Qing's skin was scorching hot, and the temperature traveled from his skin to her palm.

The atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.

"How is it?" Yan Qing said gently.

"It's... it's nothing."

Yan Qing: "Then maybe there's something in my clothes that pricked me."

Lang Lie, Fen Tian, Hu Che: !!!

The Stinky Snake is lying through his teeth!

Mistress won't believe him, right!

Tang Ruan lowered her head and rummaged through his clothes for a while.

"There's nothing here..."

But this action brought the distance between the two even closer.

Tang Ruan could clearly smell the pleasant cedar scent on him, a scent unique to Yan Qing.

"Then help me check my chest; I fell earlier."

Yan Qing suddenly reached out behind him and accurately grabbed Tang Ruan's wrist.

He turned around and placed her hand on his chest.

Yan Qing's pectoral muscles were still as full of power as before, rising and falling with his long, steady breaths.

His skin was very smooth and very hot.

Her hand, guided by him, wandered across his chest, making Tang Ruan feel like her ears were on fire.

She couldn't help but swallow.

Yan Qing really has some tricks up his sleeve...

Fen Tian saw Tang Ruan's ears turning bright red.

He ran over furiously.

His waist wasn't sore anymore, and his legs didn't hurt anymore.

"Stinky Snake! You think you're the only one who has it, huh?"

Fen Tian slid to his knees beside Tang Ruan, grabbed Tang Ruan's other hand, and pressed it onto his rock-like pectoral muscles.

He looked at Yan Qing provocatively: "I'm bigger than yours..."

Tang Ruan: ...

These two are actually comparing themselves.

Lang Lie looked down at himself.

Tang Ruan: ...

Before Lang Lie could voluntarily show off, Tang Ruan abruptly pulled back both of her hands.

She finally saw it; they were doing this on purpose, it was male competition!

She couldn't bring this unhealthy trend into her home.

Tang Ruan stood up silently.

She turned around and walked away.

Lang Lie: ...

Yan Qing: ...

Fen Tian: ...

"Hu Che, let's go eat!

Let them continue playing their 'compare who is the biggest' game here!"

"Okay, Mistress!"

Hu Che happily took Tang Ruan's arm and walked toward the place where they were eating.

Fen Tian: "Why do I feel like the Stinky Fox won?"

Lang Lie suddenly grabbed Fen Tian's neck and tackled him to the ground.

"Wolf Cub! You're playing dirty!"

A trace of a smile curled on the corner of Lang Lie's mouth, as if he wanted to find another reason to fight him.

"It's all because you scared Tang Ruan away," he said with a smile.

Fen Tian: This Stinky Cub has a strong desire for revenge.

"It was the Stinky Snake who started it!"

Yan Qing: "Tang Ruan and I were originally getting along fine, and she also really likes —"

He raised one eyebrow, swept a glance downward, and continued, "Mine."

Fen Tian: Can't take it anymore.

Soon, the three of them were brawling again.

The eating spot was not too far from them.

Tang Ruan now had excellent hearing, and she listened to their scuffling sounds.

The smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't be suppressed.

It was really good that they could get along well.

Hu Che, who was on the side, couldn't hear their sounds and asked curiously, "Are they still fighting?"

Tang Ruan held her chopsticks, just about to say something.

Suddenly, her face drained of color, and she froze in place.