244: Chapter 244 I want to try again.

Tang Ruan looked up.

She saw that ahead, the tallest Male Beastman among the crowd suddenly dropped what he was holding and walked toward them.

Tang Ruan watched him curiously, thinking: "Is this Male Beastman going to fight someone?"

Who would have thought, the Male Beastman walked straight toward them.

Tang Ruan immediately clenched her fists and looked up at Guo Guo, worried that Guo Guo would be frightened.

But Guo Guo widened her large purple eyes, her face full of excitement.

Looking at Heng Zhou again, he didn't seem to be affected either.

The Male Beastman walked up to Heng Zhou and reached out to take the things in his hands.

Tang Ruan: "Hey! You Male Beastman, how could you—"

She stopped mid-sentence, suddenly realizing what was happening.

Heng Zhou had used his Supernatural Ability on him!

But "grabbing" someone on the street to help them carry things—wasn't that inappropriate?

Heng Zhou had already handed everything in his hands to that Male Beastman.

Seeing the things Tang Ruan had placed on the ground, his eyes looked into the distance, searching for a suitable target in the crowd.

Tang Ruan turned to face Heng Zhou, just about to stop him.

Suddenly, a Female Beastman's scream came from behind—

"Ah!"

That voice was so familiar.

Tang Ruan turned around immediately.

She saw She Yan being helped up by three or four of her Beast Husbands.

Recently, a mode of transportation similar to a sedan chair has become popular in Central City—a wooden chair with two sturdy poles attached underneath.

Usually, when families with many Beast Husbands go out, two Beast Husbands carry the Mistress.

But at this moment, one of She Yan's Beast Husbands suddenly dropped the pole and stood there blankly.

She Yan pointed at her Beast Husband and roared: "Are you crazy? Do you believe I'll give you away!"

This was a Beast Husband She Yan had recently taken in, and she was very fond of him.

She didn't expect that the first time she brought him out, he would drop her.

The Male Beastman seemed not to hear her voice.

He walked straight toward Tang Ruan's side.

She Yan widened her eyes in shock, her gaze following his figure until she saw Tang Ruan standing not far away.

"Tang Ruan?"

Tang Ruan awkwardly raised her hand: "Hi..."

After Tang Ruan explained the situation clearly to She Yan.

"I'm sorry! We will help him lift the Supernatural Ability right now." Tang Ruan bowed to She Yan.

Heng Zhou's brow twitched, and he was about to act.

She Yan waved her hand generously: "No need, no need. Let him help you carry the things back first."

As she spoke, her gaze traveled back and forth between Heng Zhou and Guo Guo.

"You two—the Cub is already this big—ha!"

She Yan thought: This Cub looks about five years old. Tang Ruan has been with the Beast King for over five years, so that means—

She Yan opened her mouth wide—

She had discovered something incredible!

Tang Ruan looked so obedient and gentle; back then, when she offered to share five of her sons with her, she didn't even want them.

Yet, in the few years she had been with the Beast King—the stories circulating in Central City about the Lord of Wolf City, the Lord of Red Fox City, and even the Beast God... were simply incredibly dramatic.

And now there was another one—

The more She Yan looked, the more she thought Heng Zhou was good-looking; this Male Beastman was different.

His skin was smoother than a Female Beastman's, and his looks were on par with the Lord of Red Fox City...

And these eyes, they were just too beautiful...

Tang Ruan saw that she had misunderstood and hurriedly explained.

"This is my brother."

"Your brother?"

She Yan suddenly raised her voice.

Her gaze fell on Guo Guo, "Then this isn't your Cub, but your brother's Cub?"

Tang Ruan: ...

Fearing she would hurt Guo Guo's feelings, Tang Ruan gave a vague "Mm."

She didn't expect that Guo Guo would still hear it.

"Mommy... why... don't you want me anymore? Mommy, why... don't you want to be... my mommy anymore?"

With a crying tone, Guo Guo looked at Tang Ruan with her large, pitiful purple eyes, which were filled with tears.

Plus, since she spoke slowly to begin with, she looked extremely aggrieved.

For a moment, many Beastmen stopped in their tracks, watching them.

She Yan: ...

She Yan gave Tang Ruan a look, letting her figure it out herself.

"For a Female Beastman, it doesn't matter if you have a few more Beast Husbands. I personally like taking in Beast Husbands of different species. But, you must acknowledge the Cubs you give birth to; not only acknowledge them, but raise them well."

Tang Ruan couldn't explain it clearly.

She leaned into She Yan's ear and said, "She's my goddaughter."

She Yan was annoyed; she had always been quite doting toward her own Cubs.

"Why would you make your brother's Cub your goddaughter!"

Tang Ruan: ...

She Yan left angrily, dumping her Beast Husband on them and not caring anymore.

The little boat of their friendship had finally capsized in an unpredictable way.

Tang Ruan sighed.

Turning back, she saw Heng Zhou looking at her with scrutiny.

"You—"

"I wasn't peeking at your thoughts." Before Tang Ruan could finish, Heng Zhou interrupted her.

But he had looked at She Yan's thoughts.

He knew about the rumors regarding her few Beast Husbands.

For them to be together, it was indeed—not easy.

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Returning to the Beast King Palace, Tang Ruan gave the two "helpful" Beastmen some crystals as payment.

Then, after a great deal of effort, she finally coaxed Guo Guo and let Hu Niu take her to catch rabbits.

In Heng Zhou's room, Tang Ruan organized the things they had bought while instructing him, "Brother, you cannot control Beastmen at will anymore. The current Beast World is not the same as it was in your time. Everyone is equal."

"Do you still remember things from that time?" Heng Zhou suddenly asked.

Tang Ruan looked up at him and shook her head.

Heng Zhou smiled.

Tang Ruan could now distinguish that this kind of smile meant he was unhappy.

He looked out the window, and Tang Ruan didn't know how to comfort him. She could only bury her head in organizing the things.

In Heng Zhou's mind, he was full of rumors about how Little A-Wu's four Beast Husbands had actively pursued her.

He replayed it several times and concluded that Little A-Wu liked those who were especially proactive.

He thought back to a long, long time ago.

When he first realized he liked her, he wanted to tell her.

But she spoke first, "Brother, I have someone I like."

He saw an extremely tall figure appear in her mind.

Although it was just a shadow cast by the sunlight.

However, he had already determined it wasn't him.

His build, whether among them or among ordinary Beastmen, did not belong to the particularly tall type.

Later, he couldn't suppress his feelings.

Once, while she was fast asleep, he stole a kiss from her.

Little A-Wu opened her eyes, seemingly unaware that he had stolen a kiss.

Just as Heng Zhou wanted to take the opportunity to confess, she saw that shadow again.

So, she was thinking of that person even in her dreams.

The third time, he wanted to tell her that he liked her, liked her so much he could no longer hide it.

But she told him, "Brother, I have fallen for Fen Tian."

Only then did he realize that the shadow was actually the foolish Fen Tian.

Little A-Wu had said: "I have never met a Male Beastman who was willing to risk his life, and just didn't want me to suffer even a tiny bit of harm."

Heng Zhou asked himself, wasn't he also such a Male Beastman?

How could he bear to let her suffer even a tiny bit of harm?

But later, he understood.

He and Fen Tian were different.

He would quietly guard the cave entrance when she was training her Supernatural Ability, appearing in time the moment he discovered danger.

While Fen Tian would directly destroy those caves, then tell the Beast God that his Supernatural Ability had gone out of control.

So that Little A-Wu wouldn't have to fight the monsters in the cave at all.

And he himself would happily accept the Beast God's gruesome punishment.

This was their difference.

He wanted to hone her into someone sharp and unstoppable, so that even without him, no one would dare to oppose her.

While Fen Tian wouldn't think so much.

He simply used everything he had to protect her.

But did he not... sacrifice everything he had?

For her to be happy, he even took the initiative to propose killing the Beast God with them.

One must know, that was the person he once treated as a father...

While they were planning to kill the Beast God, Heng Zhou decided to confess for the fourth time.

Because if he died, he would never have another chance.

However, Little A-Wu rejected him straightforwardly.

"Brother, I hope you will always be my brother. I already have Fen Tian, and I love him."

Four consecutive failed confession experiences.

Heng Zhou had long since lost confidence.

But at this moment, looking at her back as she squatted on the ground, he suddenly wanted to try again.