285: Chapter 285 She's been here for ages, and the little one hasn't smiled at her at all!

Hu Che and Tang Ruan looked toward the door at the same time.

They saw Yan Qing standing at the doorway.

Tang Ruan: "Yan Qing, why are you here?"

Yan Qing: "Should I not have come?"

Tang Ruan: ...

Why was he speaking so aggressively all of a sudden? It didn't feel like Yan Qing's style.

Could it be because he heard she was going to have a Baby for Hu Che, and he was angry?

Tang Ruan felt a bit awkward for a moment and didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Yan Qing didn't let her feel awkward for too long and got straight to the point.

"We are discussing matters regarding the Beast Kingdom. You two should come along!"

His gaze fell on the Baby in the small cart, and he looked at him for a few seconds.

The little guy's big eyes rolled toward him, and then he let out two "giggle" sounds.

Tang Ruan: She had been here for a long time, but the Baby hadn't smiled at her!

Yan Qing's cold face—the Baby actually found it funny?

Tang Ruan and Hu Che looked at Yan Qing with envy.

They saw the corners of his mouth hook into a curve.

He seemed satisfied as he turned and left.

In truth, he was incredibly fond of the little guy and had to find time to come over and see him several times every day.

After he had called Lang Lie over just now, he realized that everyone should be involved in this matter.

He could have asked someone else to call Tang Ruan and Hu Che, but he came in person just so he could catch a glimpse of the Baby.

After all, the Baby was the first Cub born into this little family who would smile at him and could be teased.

He wouldn't be like Xiao Yi, where if you teased him, you wouldn't know what his reaction would be.

And he wouldn't be like Guo Guo, where before he even started teasing her, she already knew what he was going to do...

Therefore, he actually really wanted to have a Cub of his own soon.

Arriving at the Beast King Palace, Tang Ruan discovered that all her Beast Husbands were there.

Generally, Fen Tian and Heng Zhou only worried about matters related to her and did not like to participate in the affairs of the Beast Kingdom.

Could this family meeting be related to her?

Yan Qing did not sit at the head of the table; instead, he pulled up a chair and sat in a circle with everyone.

He got straight to the point: "Although the disaster has passed, there are still many problems in the Beast Kingdom that need to be resolved.

I know Fen Tian and Heng Zhou don't care about the affairs of the Beast Kingdom, but I think that since we are a family, we can sit together and listen. After all, we currently live in the Beast Kingdom."

As Yan Qing spoke, he looked at Heng Zhou and Fen Tian.

Over the past half year of interacting with the Beastmen, Fen Tian had received their respect and offerings. He had gradually begun to see himself as their "God" and cared about their suffering.

As for Heng Zhou, during this disaster, he had been willing to risk his life to save those Beastmen.

On one hand, it was because the disaster was indeed caused by them. On the other hand, it was because they had all gone. He couldn't just watch Fen Tian, Lang Lie, and Yan Qing go to their deaths.

But as he kept saving them... watching those lives that should have perished survive because of his minimal effort, and hearing them express endless gratitude to him.

Heng Zhou experienced a sense of achievement and responsibility he had never felt before. This time, he wasn't killing people; he was saving them.

Therefore, when Yan Qing said that he and Fen Tian didn't care about the Beast Kingdom's affairs, he was a bit angry. Why wouldn't he care?

But he didn't want to say it out loud— "He did care about those ants; the lives of ants were also lives."

"Yan Qing, that's not right!" Tang Ruan suddenly spoke up.

She glanced at Fen Tian and Heng Zhou, then turned to Yan Qing with some indignation and said seriously: "In order to save the Beastmen of the Beast Kingdom, they almost lost their lives.

No! If I hadn't broken through the Seal in time and found them, they would already be dead. How can you say that about them?"

As she spoke, she stood up and turned to Fen Tian and Heng Zhou, looking at them both with heartache, and said: "In the past, we did do things that harmed the Beastmen.

But that was because we were brainwashed and controlled by the Former Beast God. But in this lifetime, Fen Tian is truly fulfilling his duties as the Beast God. Before the disaster, he had already saved many Beastmen.

And Heng Zhou, as a servant of the previous Beast God—he originally could have done nothing, but he still risked his life to save people. It's unfair for you to say that about them!"

Tang Ruan recalled how Fen Tian and Heng Zhou looked in their Beast Form. Her tears fell "pitter-patter" out of heartache.

She had also almost never seen any of them again. At the time, she thought she had died and her soul had traveled back. Fortunately... it was just a dream.

Although everyone didn't understand what "brainwashed" meant, seeing Tang Ruan crying immediately made them panic.

Fen Tian and Heng Zhou stood up first and walked toward her. Heng Zhou pulled Tang Ruan into his arms, "Don't cry, good girl... Brother knows... knows you feel heartache for me."

Fen Tian also opened his arms. But Heng Zhou was holding A-Wu tightly, leaving him no room to intervene, so in the end, he had to hug Heng Zhou as well.

For a moment, the three of them couldn't control their emotions. Lang Lie and Hu Che saw Fen Tian's eyes turn red.

Thinking about the time when Tang Ruan was in a coma, when they had to check Tang Ruan's breath a hundred times a day, fearing that if they were distracted for even a moment, they would lose her forever. Thinking of this, their hearts felt incredibly sore.

Hu Che turned his face away, his eyes also turning red. Lang Lie stood up, turned his back, and took a deep breath.

Only Yan Qing calmly observed everyone's reactions the whole time.

"I'm sorry, I apologize." Suddenly, Yan Qing bowed solemnly to Fen Tian and Heng Zhou.

He continued: "I shouldn't have misunderstood you. You are both heroes of the Beast Kingdom, the Gods most revered in the hearts of the Beastmen. Every Beastman will be grateful for everything you have done for them."

Following Yan Qing's words... everyone remembered that over the past few months, Beastmen had constantly appeared at the entrance of the Beast King Palace, offering them what they considered their most precious gifts. They thanked them for saving them and giving them a chance at rebirth.

However, this disaster was clearly also caused by them. For a moment, Fen Tian and Heng Zhou felt their sense of responsibility weigh even heavier.

Hu Che wiped away his tears and glanced at Yan Qing. He said fiercely: "Let's talk about serious matters!"

The few Male Beastmen also felt that crying in front of their Mistress was quite embarrassing.

Reminded by Hu Che, everyone quietly concealed their emotions and returned to their places.

Yan Qing began to discuss the serious matters.

"Currently, the Beast Kingdom is facing three main problems.

One, Beastmen from the disaster-stricken areas are flooding into other cities. Although resettlement work has been done, some places are still experiencing food shortages and overcrowding.

I have already allocated food from places with sufficient supplies and am simultaneously evacuating people to cities with smaller populations. However, the number of High-level Beastmen is too small, and food delivery is not timely.

Some Beastmen do not follow the arrangements and are unwilling to leave the new cities they have finally adapted to. Others want to own their own land as they did before.

Two, recently, many cities have had outbreaks of disease.

Three, many Beastmen were separated from their families during the disaster; while searching for them everywhere, they have also caused the disease to spread further.

I want to hear from you all—do you have any good suggestions?"

Tang Ruan lowered her eyes in thought: Isn't this just post-disaster reconstruction work? She had been in a deep sleep after the disaster and thought that when they said "settled," it meant there were no problems left. It turned out there were still so many problems that hadn't been resolved.

Tang Ruan tried hard to recall. The world she used to live in also often had disasters; after every disaster, what did the news say? How was it handled?

Suddenly, Tang Ruan slowly raised her hand.