281: Chapter 281 "Hating me is useless. You are my beastly husband, you can only listen to me!"

Tang Ruan felt the Energy in her body draining away, her brows furrowing tighter and tighter.

Why did they still have no heartbeat?

Her Energy was almost exhausted; why hadn't they come back to life yet?

It must be that her Energy wasn't enough...

Back then, the two of them had used up all their Energy to save her.

Tang Ruan held her breath and focused again, digging deep into the Energy within her body.

The dual-colored crystal on her neck gradually lost its glow...

Suddenly, a chill came from her abdomen.

Tang Ruan opened her eyes abruptly and discovered a ball of blue light appearing on her abdomen.

"Baby?"

The blue light floated twice, as if nodding at her.

Tang Ruan suddenly smiled: "Why did you have to come back now?"

She had already prepared herself to sacrifice her own life to save the two of them.

Yet, he had returned at this very moment.

Now, that's great; she couldn't die.

She lowered her eyes and thought about it seriously.

Perhaps there was another way.

Tang Ruan withdrew her hand.

Her Energy had reached its limit; if she continued to transfer it, she would lose her life very soon.

She needed more Energy.

She suddenly thought that she could take the two of them to Dragon Valley; the crystals there could assist her.

It was just that she hoped she still had the strength to take them there...

If only there were some absorbable Energy nearby.

She looked around and saw a fallen towering tree.

Tang Ruan walked over and placed her hand on the tree.

The tree withered instantly.

Tang Ruan: This bit of Energy wasn't even enough to fill the gaps between her teeth.

"Goddess... are you the Goddess?"

Suddenly, Tang Ruan heard someone call out from her side.

Tang Ruan turned her face slightly.

She saw a frail Male Beastman crawling towards her.

"Goddess, Goddess, please save me. My leg is broken, I beg you to use your Energy to restore my leg."

Tang Ruan stared at him and suddenly smiled: "My Beast Husband died, so I also beg you to give your Energy to me to bring them back to life."

The Low-level Beastman was stunned, as if he didn't understand Tang Ruan's words.

He stammered: "I am just a Low-level Beastman, I cannot save your Beast Husband."

Tang Ruan: "I didn't expect you to bring them back to life, but giving me your Energy will be at least a little bit useful."

She stepped on the Low-level Beastman's back.

"Ah!"

The Low-level Beastman screamed, and not knowing if it was from pain or fear, immediately turned into a gray-furred rabbit.

Tang Ruan curled her lips in disdain; the Energy of this kind of Low-level Beastman wasn't even as good as a tree.

But it was better than nothing...

Just as she was about to act, she suddenly heard a commotion not far away.

Tang Ruan looked up and realized that behind this rabbit beast, there was actually a group of Beastmen following.

The corners of her mouth curled into an arc.

One wasn't enough, but a group should be somewhat useful.

Especially a few among them that looked strong enough...

Those few strong Beastmen, running into Tang Ruan's predatory gaze, instinctively rushed to run far away.

Tang Ruan stepped over the rabbit beast and flashed in front of them quickly.

"You... what are you doing?"

The few Beastmen were so scared they retreated repeatedly.

The moonlight hit Tang Ruan's profile, and she revealed a sinister smile.

"Don't make me go to the trouble, come over and die yourselves."

One of the Beastmen stammered: "Aren't you the Goddess? Shouldn't the Goddess protect us?"

Tang Ruan: "What law stipulates that I must protect you?"

"Law?" another Beastman asked questioningly.

Tang Ruan was suddenly stunned, remembering her former identity.

What was she doing?

She wanted their lives to save Fen Tian and Heng Zhou.

However, they were innocent.

Even the fact that they became like this was all because of her.

She couldn't...

No! She could!

She couldn't.

She—

Tang Ruan's gaze suddenly became sharp.

They were just a few ants; if they died, they died.

She raised her hand abruptly.

"Mistress!"

Yan Qing brought Hu Che down from the sky.

"We finally found you!"

Tang Ruan was suddenly pulled into a warm embrace by Hu Che.

His body had a faint floral scent, diluting the surrounding decaying scent of death.

Her cold, hard heart became soft in an instant.

Tang Ruan turned her head to look at Yan Qing, her gaze no longer sharp, and said calmly: "Take us to Dragon Valley."

The group set off for Dragon Valley; at Yan Qing's current speed, it would take about a week.

On the way, the group walked and stopped intermittently.

Wherever they passed, except for Beastmen, there were no other living creatures.

Yan Qing watched as Tang Ruan instantly sucked a wild horse into a mummified corpse.

He had a moment of trance, feeling that this Female Beastman before him was not the Tang Ruan he knew.

Tang Ruan felt his gaze and turned back to ask: "What's wrong?"

Yan Qing: "Nothing."

Tang Ruan: "Do you think I'm cruel?"

Yan Qing hadn't had time to speak yet.

Tang Ruan suddenly sneered: "Don't you eat them? Or have you never killed a Beastman? As a King, you should know better than me what to do in what situation, right? Or do you think I am not as likable as before?"

Yan Qing: "No, you did the right thing."

Tang Ruan was stunned.

Yan Qing: "Like this, I am more at ease."

He had always hoped that she could become stronger and more powerful.

Tang Ruan walked up to him and raised her head.

She suddenly reached out and pinched his chin, staring straight at Yan Qing: "It's useless to hate me. You are my Beast Husband, you can only listen to me!"

Yan Qing: ...

She let go of Yan Qing, turned around, and continued to deal with the next animal.

Yan Qing looked at her back and suddenly couldn't help but laugh.

This bossy look of hers.

Why did he think—she was even cuter!

And Hu Che had long since turned into Tang Ruan's little fanboy.

"Mistress, Mistress! I found more animals over there!"

Tang Ruan: "Good..."

Finally, they arrived at Dragon Valley.

Tang Ruan directed Yan Qing and Hu Che to move all the crystals in Dragon Valley into the cave.

What couldn't fit in the cave was piled outside the cave.

Tang Ruan absorbed the Energy from the crystals while transferring the Energy into the bodies of Heng Zhou and Fen Tian.

The crystals became dim to the naked eye, and even the small grass pressed under the crystals withered instantly.

After a long time.

Tang Ruan felt that there was no more Energy to absorb.

She took a breath.

She shouted to the outside of the cave: "Yan Qing, go find if there are any more crystals?"

Yan Qing and Hu Che looked at the surrounding crystals that were still shining at the same time.

Could it be that these still weren't enough?

The two didn't say anything and turned to look for more.

Not long after, Tang Ruan heard a sound at the cave entrance.

She thought it was them returning.

She raised her hand to continue absorbing, but there was still no Energy.

She walked out of the cave in confusion.

She discovered it was Long Bao sitting on the ground, hugging his knees, looking into the cave.

He knew his brother had returned and also knew his brother was sick.

Sister Tang Ruan wouldn't let him in, so he had to wait here obediently.

But he couldn't help it and started to inch towards the cave...

Tang Ruan was afraid of accidentally absorbing his Energy.

He was already so old; if she accidentally sucked him to death, it wouldn't be easy to explain to Fen Tian.

Just as she was about to open her mouth to stop him, she suddenly discovered that the crystals at the cave entrance were still sparkling.

Looking further away, the crystals outside the cave were also still bright.

That meant she hadn't finished absorbing the Energy of the surrounding crystals.

Then why couldn't she absorb it anymore?

Could it be...

Tang Ruan stepped back, thinking of that possibility...

She blinked, calmed her emotions, and mobilized her Supernatural Ability again to find out where the problem was.

Suddenly, Tang Ruan felt as if the blood in her whole body had frozen.

Not long after, Yan Qing and Hu Che returned.

Yan Qing piled the crystals at the entrance, walked in, and said to her: "There are no more crystals in Dragon Valley. If you still need them, I will go back to the Beast Kingdom to get some."

Tang Ruan: "No need."

She raised her head and looked at Yan Qing: "If they still don't wake up tomorrow, I will die with them."