283: Chapter 283 "Little brother, we're counting on you!"

"He has a wolf tail?"

A Witch Doctor heard Tang Ruan talking to herself.

Turning her head with a smile, she said: "Yes, he has a wolf tail. This Cub's level is quite high!"

"Is this... normal?" Tang Ruan asked nervously.

The Witch Doctor seemed to have heard something amusing and couldn't help but laugh.

The Mistress already has five Beast Husbands, how could she not know this?

She explained patiently: "Even for the Cubs of High-level Beastmen, most are born in their Beast Form."

"About two days after birth, the Cubs will change into human form."

"So, for a Cub like yours to be in human form right at birth is extremely rare and very impressive!"

So that was it. Tang Ruan let out a sigh of relief; she had thought the Baby hadn't developed properly!

Xiao Yi and Guo Guo were both born from eggs.

The Snake Tribe is also egg-born, and they are little babies when they hatch.

Although she had heard that newborn Cubs are in Beast Form, she had never actually seen one.

"Then his tail... will it disappear?" Tang Ruan asked.

"Yes, once the Cub feels uncomfortable, he will retract it himself."

So that's how it is.

Since the little tail wouldn't be visible for long, why not...

Tang Ruan couldn't help but reach her hand into the Baby's little swaddle.

Oh, Baby...

Mommy will just touch it once, you don't mind, do you?

Suddenly, she touched something soft and furry.

Tang Ruan: A tail!

The thing suddenly moved.

It felt like someone was gently brushing her fingertips with a calligraphy brush.

Tang Ruan: !!!

Ahhh!

She loved this feeling!

"Mistress!"

The stern voice of the Female Beastman Witch Doctor suddenly came from above.

"Touching a newborn Cub's tail will give him diarrhea."

Tang Ruan: ...

Is that really a thing?

Tang Ruan obediently withdrew her hand.

Suddenly, she thought of Xiao Yi.

The Baby has already been born, so Xiao Yi should be hatching soon too, right?

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One month later, Tang Ruan was lying leisurely on a bamboo chair, watching Xiao Yi bump into a stone.

This stone was found by Heng Zhou from the seabed; it looked like granite to Tang Ruan and was said to be extremely hard.

And Xiao Yi, under the supervision of his two dads, Fen Tian and Heng Zhou, had already bumped into it 20 times.

The granite didn't budge, and Xiao Yi's eggshell didn't budge either.

Tang Ruan: ...

Sob... her poor Cub, he wouldn't be trapped in the egg forever because of saving her, would he?

Tang Ruan's memory drifted to what Yan Qing had told her not long ago...

That day, in Dragon Valley.

After Yan Qing and Hu Che were sent away by Tang Ruan.

Because they were worried about her, they didn't really leave.

They walked some distance away, and seeing her lie down, they turned back.

The two of them guarded the cave entrance until dark.

Suddenly, they sensed something was wrong.

Tang Ruan was not a quiet sleeper, but she hadn't moved at all for the entire afternoon.

Hu Che ran in first.

He touched Tang Ruan's ice-cold hand and hurriedly felt her chest.

Her heartbeat was also extremely slow, seeming as if it could disappear at any moment.

In desperation, Hu Che immediately transferred his Energy to her.

Previously, when Tang Ruan was under the Seal, her ability to absorb Energy was extremely poor.

But at this moment, as soon as Hu Che transferred his Energy, Tang Ruan absorbed it immediately.

Hu Che thought this was a good thing; as long as she could absorb Energy, she could recover.

However, he soon discovered something wrong.

The Energy he sent in didn't seem to have any effect on Tang Ruan.

Her body remained cold, and her heart continued to beat slower and slower.

Until Hu Che had depleted himself to the level of a Mid-level Beastman.

He realized that doing this—was completely useless!

"Could it be that the Mistress's Beast Form is too massive, and my Energy is too little?"

He turned to look at Yan Qing, who had been observing.

Yan Qing walked over, picked up Tang Ruan from beside Heng Zhou and Fen Tian, and placed her in a more spacious area.

While transferring his Energy to her, he carefully sensed the changes in Tang Ruan's body.

Suddenly, he noticed that the crystals around them, which had dimmed, suddenly brightened up.

In other words, the Energy they had just transferred to her, for some unknown reason, had leaked out of her body and nourished the surrounding crystals.

"How could this be?" Hu Che also discovered the problem.

"Her body cannot retain Energy," Yan Qing said.

He placed his hand on a crystal, attempting to absorb Energy.

But he didn't have the Supernatural Ability to absorb Energy, and the Energy in the crystal just entered his palm slowly and normally.

Yan Qing impatiently moved his hand away and said to Hu Che: "Our speed of absorbing Energy is too slow."

"The speed at which we supply Energy to Ruan Ruan cannot keep up with the speed at which she loses it."

"If there were a Beastman who could absorb and transfer it to her at the same time, perhaps there might be hope..."

Hu Che's eyes widened suddenly.

He took an unsteady step back.

What did he mean by—perhaps there might be hope?

If there was no such Beastman, then would the Mistress be beyond saving?

"Where would I find a Beastman with the same Supernatural Ability as the Mistress?"

"Except for the Mistress, I have never seen such a Beastman!" he roared uncontrollably.

Yan Qing seemed to see the fragile and helpless Hu Che from many years ago again.

Yan Qing thought for a moment.

"There is."

Hu Che was stunned and lunged to Yan Qing's side.

"Who?"

Yan Qing: "It's just that there's no guarantee it will work."

Thus, Yan Qing stopped transferring Energy to Tang Ruan.

He conserved his strength and packed all the crystals in Dragon Valley into his space.

And brought everyone back to Central City.

Xiao Yi inherited Tang Ruan's ability to absorb and release Energy.

Only he could save Tang Ruan.

But he... hadn't even hatched yet...

Yan Qing told his idea to the three Old Witch Doctors.

They all believed that letting an unhatched Cub use his Supernatural Ability to save an adult Beastman—

Was simply impossible!

Because most Beastmen only gradually awaken and master their Supernatural Ability after they become adults.

Even if Xiao Yi had excellent talent and learned to use his Supernatural Ability to turn Energy into wings to fly at a very young age.

They all believed that this was due to his Beast Form instinct.

"If he can pull it off... it can only be considered a miracle," the Old Witch Doctor who spoke sighed.

The other two Witch Doctors nodded in agreement.

But Yan Qing, Lang Lie, and Hu Che still decided to try.

Yan Qing was afraid that Xiao Yi wouldn't understand their meaning.

He first found Guo Guo, hoping she could understand the situation and use her Supernatural Ability to convey it more clearly.

Yan Qing was extremely nervous when talking to her about this.

He held her little hands the entire time, fearing she would be scared or cry.

Because in Yan Qing's impression.

This was a female Cub who liked to cry at the drop of a hat.

However, Guo Guo opened her round, big purple eyes.

She listened to Yan Qing's words seriously.

"Is it to let Little Brother give Energy to Mommy?" Guo Guo repeated Yan Qing's words seriously.

Yan Qing: "It's to absorb Energy from the crystals while simultaneously giving the Energy in the crystals to Mommy."

"But we must ensure that Xiao Yi will not be harmed."

Guo Guo nodded vigorously, "Daddy Yan Qing, I understand."

"I'll go find him now."

Throughout the whole time, except for when she heard the words "Mommy is hurt," her expression was slightly tense.

The rest of the time, she was so calm that it didn't seem like she was a Cub of only about six years old.

Yan Qing suddenly felt that he had misunderstood Guo Guo.

Her personality now was more like Tang Ruan after she awakened.

Although she was usually naughty and liked to act spoiled, she was calmer than anyone when facing a crisis.

Guo Guo conveyed the meaning to Xiao Yi.

To avoid any miscommunication, she repeated it several times.

After Xiao Yi understood, he immediately broke through the window and rushed to Tang Ruan's side.

He desperately burrowed into her arms, trying to wake her up.

Yan Qing filled the entire room with crystals.

Guo Guo suddenly ran over and hugged Xiao Yi.

She held him tightly in her arms and rubbed her face against his eggshell.

Gently and firmly, she said: "Little Brother, whether Mommy can wake up or not, it's all up to you!"