212: Chapter 212 My Wife, You Can't Forget Me Just Because You Have a Handsome Male...

Lang Lie quickly transformed into his Beast Form, and in the blink of an eye, he had already run in front of those beastmen.

At the same time, the Male Beastman who was shouting "The Beast God is imposing punishment" had also been subdued by several Sheep Tribe Male Beastmen behind him.

The leading Sheep Tribe Male Beastman was named Jiao Jue. He was tall and burly, characterized by his gradient grey hair and eyes that turned into horizontal pupils when he was angry.

He was the right-hand man of City Lord Yang Youyou of Sheep City; the two had met before when Lang Lie returned to Dongdong Valley.

Jiao Jue immediately knelt on one knee and saluted Lang Lie, saying, "City Lord!"

The Sheep Tribe had always been the most law-abiding among all beastmen. This was likely related to the fact that they had always been at a disadvantage among the beastman races.

"Get up!"

Lang Lie transformed into his human form and patted him lightly on the shoulder, "What happened?"

Jiao Jue's eyes widened slightly in nervousness as he stood up and looked at the Jiao Clan Male Beastman behind him, whose mouth was gagged.

He hesitated before speaking, "This beastman—he stole something."

"Is that all he stole?" Lang Lie's gaze fell upon his black hair and brownish-blue eyes, recalling what Potato had said.

He walked towards him.

"City Lord!"

Before Jiao Jue could finish his sentence, he saw Lang Lie grab the Male Beastman's arm.

The Jiao Clan's human forms mostly had smooth, delicate skin, with almost no visible pores.

This Male Beastman was exactly like that.

"Let him go," Lang Lie said.

"But... but..." Jiao Jue looked at Lang Lie in panic, his peripheral vision catching sight of Tang Ruan, who was sitting on the giant fox and coming towards them.

"He stole something from our City Lord, I'm afraid he must decide the punishment himself."

Both the Sheep Tribe and the Marmot Tribe were afraid that this Male Beastman's claims would anger the Beast God and the Beast King, leading to them being implicated.

Therefore, they had been keeping him under house arrest at the City Lord's mansion.

As a result, he found an opportunity today to not only steal the City Lord's things but also attempt to escape.

"I already know about his situation. Impersonating the Divine Maiden's Beast Husband—I want to question him myself," Lang Lie said.

Jiao Jue's eyes widened slightly in shock. The Wolf City Lord already knew? Did the Beast King and the Beast God know?

The Sheep Tribe and the Marmot Tribe were very timid races; they were afraid of being implicated and had originally intended to keep this matter hidden.

Regardless of whether he was truly the Divine Maiden's Beast Husband, it was best not to let the Beast King and the Beast God know.

As Jiao Jue thought this, his gaze involuntarily fell on the face of Tang Ruan, who had already walked closer. That Cub really looked just like the Divine Maiden! Could it be true?

At a signal from Lang Lie's eyes, a Sheep Tribe Male Beastman removed the fur stuffed in the Jiao Clan Male Beastman's mouth.

"How dare you treat me like this! Aren't you afraid that if the Divine Maiden finds out, she will kill you all!"

Lang Lie crouched down to be at eye level with the kneeling Jiao Clan Male Beastman. "Do you recognize me?"

The Jiao Clan Male Beastman looked Lang Lie up and down and sneered, "Who are you? Why should I know you? Ah!!"

The Male Beastman suddenly let out a miserable scream. It was because Lang Lie had pinched one of his fingers and applied force.

A "crack" was heard. That finger broke, bending backward at an impossible angle.

Tang Ruan was slightly surprised. Lang Lie had known about this matter all along, but he had acted very calmly. She had thought he didn't care. She didn't expect that he would break one of the opponent's fingers the moment they met.

Hu Che sneered, watching the Male Beastman trembling with pain. "Lang Lie is truly too kind."

Tang Ruan: ...

The Jiao Clan Male Beastman hissed in pain. "You dare treat me like this, I am the god—Ah!!!"

The second one. Lang Lie raised his hand and pointed behind him. "Do you recognize her?"

Tang Ruan looked at the Jiao Clan Male Beastman, and the Jiao Clan Male Beastman also looked at her. Tang Ruan frowned slightly; to be honest, she felt this beastman was somewhat familiar. But he definitely couldn't be her Beast Husband. Because his appearance did not fit her aesthetic at all...

And that Jiao Clan Male Beastman stared at Tang Ruan for a few seconds. His eyes, which were not large to begin with, grew wider and wider...

"It really is you, you are still aliv—" His voice suddenly stopped abruptly. He changed his words: "Do you still remember me?"

Tang Ruan: ...

Tang Ruan shook her head, "Did we know each other before?"

Hearing Tang Ruan say this, Hu Che and Lang Lie glared at the beastman. The surrounding Sheep Tribe members also became nervous. Could he really be the Divine Maiden's previous Beast Husband? They were truly unlucky; why would he appear here? Would the Beast King and the Beast God implicate the Sheep Tribe because of him?!

"That's right... it's me." The Jiao Clan Male Beastman stood up and walked slowly towards Tang Ruan, "Don't you remember? You fell into the sea, and I saved you. After that, we fell in love and even had a Cub."

"Shut up!" Hu Che grabbed his throat, bloodthirsty light erupting from his eyes, as if he would strangle him to death in the next second.

The Jiao Clan Male Beastman lifted his chin, looked at Hu Che, and smiled, "Oh! This must be the Lord of Red Fox City. I have heard of you; everyone says you are the most beautiful Male Beastman in the Beast World."

He turned his gaze back to Tang Ruan, "My Mistress, you cannot forget about me just because you have a handsome Male Beastman... I am your—"

His subsequent words were drowned out by the sensation of suffocation. The Jiao Clan Male Beastman struggled to pry off Hu Che's hand, his face gradually turning liver-colored.

"Hu Che!" Lang Lie called out, "You can't let him die yet." Although Lang Lie did not believe that Tang Ruan would fancy such a Male Beastman, he seemed to truly know Tang Ruan, and they might be able to ask him about the memories she had lost.

"Now tell me, who are you? Why are you pretending to be the Divine Maiden's Beast Husband?"

Rose-colored light swirled in Hu Che's eyes. Lang Lie and Tang Ruan only then realized that he wasn't actually trying to strangle him to death; he was using Mind Control on him.

Hu Che let go. The Jiao Clan Male Beastman stumbled back a step. Gasping for air, he said in terror, "My name is Jiao Qiao, and I am responsible for delivering food to the Prince. I pretended to be the Divine Maiden's Beast Husband so that someone would protect me, allowing me to live a prosperous life."

Hearing him say this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Hu Che continued to ask, "Did you know the Divine Maiden before?"

Jiao Qiao looked at Tang Ruan, "I know her, I know her. I know her! But she definitely doesn't remember me."

Upon hearing this, everyone stared at Jiao Qiao even more intently. "Why would the Divine Maiden not remember you? What happened during the time you knew the Divine Maiden?" Hu Che continued to ask.

Tang Ruan had a Jiao Clan Seal on her body. That Seal not only sealed her Beast Form but also sealed her Energy. It was equivalent to imprisoning her in another way. She must have experienced something bad while in the Jiao Clan.

After Hu Che finished asking, Jiao Qiao did not answer immediately as he had just done. Instead, he lowered his head and began to think. Suddenly, his body began to convulse. A stench of charred rotten flesh began to emanate from his body.

"What is going on?" At the same time that Jiao Jue's voice fell, Hu Che had already tackled Tang Ruan, shielding her beneath him. A "bang" sound rang out.