273: Chapter 273 Is he really sure he won't accidentally kill him?

Shui Zhu seemed to sense that Tang Ruan had accepted her proposal.

She pressed on, "When a Cub is just born, its Energy is extremely strong. In the past, the royal family of the Jiao Clan would drink the blood of newborn Cubs to obtain Energy—"

She stopped abruptly at this point, remembering the sins she had once committed together with the Jiao Clan.

Shui Zhu sighed.

Even though she had chosen to collude with Princess Jiao Yi to save her own life, in the end, she and her daughter still could not escape their fate—having their tails severed to feed the monsters.

It was just that she was relatively lucky, sacrificing an arm to survive.

Her daughter had not been so fortunate.

Tang Ruan watched as the corners of Shui Zhu's eyes gradually grew damp.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, and she asked, "Do you know Shui Yin?"

Shui Yin had once told her that she had seen many Cubs in the Jiao Clan...

Her mother seemed to be a Witch Doctor.

Shui Yin—Shui Zhu, their names were also very similar.

"Shui Yin!"

Shui Zhu straightened her body abruptly, as if wanting to stand up, but because she lacked lower legs, her whole body tilted, and she nearly fell off the chair.

Tang Ruan was quick to support her.

"Is… is she still alive? Where is she?" Shui Zhu's voice trembled.

Tears streamed down her tightly closed eyes and fell onto Tang Ruan's hands.

Tang Ruan replied, "She is still alive, but like you, she has lost her legs."

A few days later, Fen Tian descended from the sky, carrying a huge bamboo basket.

As soon as the basket was placed on the ground, Shui Zhu urged the beastman responsible for taking care of her, "Quick! Quickly take me over there!"

The Male Beastman responsible for caring for her carried her, along with the cushion she was sitting on, to the front of the bamboo basket.

Shui Yin, who had just teleported a thousand miles, trembled as she peeked out from the bamboo basket.

She looked around in terror.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up: "Mom!"

Shui Yin knocked over the bamboo basket and scrambled into Shui Zhu's arms.

All around them, Tang Ruan, Yan Qing, Fen Tian, Heng Zhou, Lang Lie, Hu Che, as well as the Witch Doctor and some other beastmen from the Beast King Palace... were all moved by the scene before them.

Shui Zhu pulled Shui Yin to face them and bowed repeatedly.

"Shui Zhu swears allegiance to the Beast God until death, Shui Zhu swears allegiance to the Beast King until death, Shui Zhu swears allegiance to the Goddess until death…"

Originally, she had only served the Beast King with all her might to survive, just as she had done in the Jiao Clan before.

But from this moment on, she began to pledge her loyalty to the Beast King from the bottom of her heart—unwaveringly until death.

Yan Qing looked at Fen Tian. Fen Tian remembered what Yan Qing had taught him, immediately raised his head, and said to the mother and daughter, "Get up! Now that you are reunited, you must serve the Goddess wholeheartedly in the future."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The three Old Witch Doctors received a signal from Yan Qing and immediately stepped forward to help the mother and daughter up.

Through their interactions with Witch Doctor Shui Zhu, the three Old Witch Doctors had long since become friends who appreciated each other.

Amidst the lively scene, Tang Ruan's gaze passed through the crowd and landed on Lang Lie.

Lang Lie sensed Tang Ruan's gaze and looked over at her.

His ice-blue eyes met Tang Ruan's, and he raised an eyebrow in confusion.

Tang Ruan: (^▽^)

Lang Lie: ?

Tang Ruan: ヾ(^▽^*) )))

Lang Lie: ...

In the evening, the group ate together.

Tang Ruan suddenly noticed a wound on the arm of Fen Tian, who was sitting beside her.

She grabbed his arm, "How did this happen?"

Fen Tian said nonchalantly, "I was scratched by a monster."

Lang Lie put down his bowl and chopsticks and took the initiative to say, "It's all my fault. When we had finished clearing out the monsters and were preparing to leave, the ground near the valley suddenly exploded, and we were ambushed by monsters. Fen Tian was scratched… while saving me. I'm sorry!"

Fen Tian saw Lang Lie lowering his head, looking very guilty.

He stood up, feeling somewhat uncomfortable, "You Cub, is such a small injury worth apologizing for?"

Yan Qing said, "We are all family; don't always be thanking and apologizing."

Lang Lie nodded, but he still felt that he had held them back.

Fen Tian watched him looking unhappy and didn't know how to express his feelings.

He scanned the table, saw a dish that Lang Lie might not be able to reach, picked up a large portion with his chopsticks, and stuffed it into Lang Lie's bowl.

Lang Lie looked up and wanted to say "Thank you," but as the words reached his lips, he remembered Yan Qing's words and swallowed them back.

He and Fen Tian looked at each other. The atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment.

"Big Brother, I want some too!" Hu Che suddenly spoke up.

Fen Tian looked over at him.

"Get it yourself."

Hu Che: "I can't reach it."

Fen Tian: "Stand up!"

Hu Che blinked: "What Big Brother picks up tastes better…"

Fen Tian got goosebumps all over.

"Stinky Fox, don't use that voice to disgust me!"

Consequently, a perfectly good meal turned into—the four of them watching Fen Tian chase Hu Che, who was holding his rice bowl.

"Heh!"

Heng Zhou chuckled.

The moment the sound escaped, he realized he had laughed.

He actually felt that the scene before him—was somewhat happy.

Is this… what the feeling of a home is?

And this loving little family was built because of little A-Wu.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at Tang Ruan.

At the same time, Hu Che's cry for help came: "Mistress! Save me!"

Fen Tian had pinned Hu Che down again.

Heng Zhou frowned slightly. Would he really accidentally kill him by mistake?

He was just about to open his mouth to say something when he suddenly felt everyone's gaze turn toward Tang Ruan.

Tang Ruan actually didn't speak up to help Hu Che?

This was truly strange.

As it turned out, they all saw at the same time that Tang Ruan was staring intently at Lang Lie.

Lang Lie blinked, confused.

Seeing that Tang Ruan didn't react, he widened his eyes and looked at her, asking with his mouth shape: "Is something the matter?"

Tang Ruan: (^▽^)

Lang Lie: ?

After the meal, the group discussed the matter of eliminating the monsters.

"Although Princess Jiao Yi's soul has not been found, I suspect that the recent appearances of monsters are all related to her. The Jiao Clan is the only race the Former Beast God retained during every apocalypse. The Former Beast God bestowed upon the royal family of the Jiao Clan the ability to control sea beasts. Both monsters and sea beasts were created by the Former Beast God. Although I do not have the ability to control monsters, I cannot guarantee that Princess Jiao Yi does not." Heng Zhou said.

Everyone nodded.

"Whether it's sea beasts or monsters, as long as they are wiped out completely, there is no need to worry." Yan Qing said.

Lang Lie: "The problem now is that if we use Fen Tian's Supernatural Ability, we can eliminate them most thoroughly, but it might trigger disasters and harm ordinary beastmen. If we use Heng Zhou's Supernatural Ability, some monsters hiding underground cannot be cleared out completely."

"Then what about luring them out?" Tang Ruan asked.

Hu Che: "We tried. Heng Zhou sent a monster inside, trying to lure the other monsters out. But it was killed shortly after going in."

Fen Tian stood up: "A-Wu, don't worry! I can go in and kill them all!"

Tang Ruan grabbed his hand and pulled him back to his seat.

Yan Qing pondered for a moment, "Fen Tian's Supernatural Ability is too powerful; fighting underground will still cause earthquakes. Plus, the lighting underground is very poor, and you will easily be at a disadvantage."

He glanced at Fen Tian, then turned to the others and continued: "What about fire attacks or water attacks?"

Heng Zhou: "Many monsters can breathe underwater, and fire is extinguished very quickly underground."

Tang Ruan looked at Heng Zhou with slight surprise.

He actually understood the principle that insufficient oxygen underground would cause fire to extinguish.

The game-newbie Former Beast God had indeed taught him quite a few things.

Tang Ruan asked Heng Zhou: "Then what are the monsters most afraid of?"

Heng Zhou thought very seriously…

"Crackling."

Tang Ruan: ?

"Crackling?"