295: Chapter 295 Next time I'll catch a few handsome rabbit men and give them to you as payment!

Tang Ruan: ...

Tang Ruan pointed at her own nose, "Me?"

Rabbit Lady: "Is there anyone more useful than you?"

Tang Ruan: The logic holds up, it's just that...

"Boss!" Tang Ruan suddenly waved to the Deer Tribe beastman behind the counter.

The Deer Tribe beastman immediately came out from behind the counter, "Goddess, what are your orders?"

Tang Ruan pointed to a dense row of menus on the wall. Below the menus, there were careful pictorial explanations to ensure that beastmen who hadn't learned to read could still understand.

She waved her hand grandly: "One of everything! Get the crystals from the City Lord of Rabbit City!"

The other customers in the shop couldn't help but let out a soft gasp at the sight.

Rabbit Lady slapped the table: "Can you finish all that?"

Tang Ruan smiled slightly, "If I can't finish it, I'll pack it to go. I have a big family!"

This is the 'acquaintance' fee!"

That day, Rabbit Lady learned a new term called—acquaintance fee.

Tang Ruan left the vegetarian shop carrying bags and parcels of all sizes.

Rabbit Lady: "Let me help you carry them!"

Tang Ruan hurriedly stepped back, "No, no, no! You're pregnant!"

The Rabbit Tribe really is just like the legends, one litter after another!

Wait, no! It's several litters at a time, one after another.

It's said that the Rabbit Tribe has two uteri and can be constantly pregnant.

Tang Ruan thought about it and asked casually, "How come I didn't see Lang Yu following you to the meeting? Is he really comfortable letting you come alone?"

Even if Rabbit Lady wasn't carrying a Cub, didn't he know how popular his Mistress was in the Beast Kingdom?

Rabbit Lady took the items from her hands and tucked them into her storage space in the blink of an eye.

Tang Ruan: She forgot that only her own storage space was just for show.

"My other Beast Husbands came with me."

Tang Ruan suddenly stopped in her tracks, "Who!"

"Rabbit Lady! Rabbit Lady, I'm here! Over here!"

Suddenly, Tang Ruan heard a familiar voice.

She turned her head to look.

In the crowd, a dark figure was jumping three feet high and waving to Rabbit Lady.

Tang Ruan: "She Ming? You two are together?"

Rabbit Lady stroked her belly: "Mm!"

After what happened that time, I went back and thought about it.

Since I was going to take in Beast Husbands anyway, one more doesn't hurt.

I didn't take him before because I was afraid of snakes...

Later, I found that She Ming's Beast Form wasn't that scary..."

Rabbit Lady thought of something, and a hint of pink appeared on her fair, tender cheeks.

"Now the house has one black and one white. When I get tired of the white one, I look at the black one. When the black one gets annoying, I look at the white one."

Tang Ruan: What a mind-blowing statement.

"Then the one in your belly is—"

Rabbit Lady: "It's snake eggs."

Tang Ruan suddenly understood. No wonder Rabbit Lady came looking for her to see the snake Cubs as soon as the meeting ended.

She just wanted to see if the Cubs hatched from snake eggs were any different from those of other tribes.

Looking at the silly She Ming, Tang Ruan somehow felt as if her best friend had been taken advantage of.

When looking at She Ming alone, she really wanted to set them up.

But seeing them together, she felt he wasn't good enough for Rabbit Lady...

A few days later.

Tang Ruan was at the riverbank seeing Rabbit Lady off.

There had always been a river within the Beast Kingdom that flowed through many cities.

Over the past few months, after some modifications by Fen Tian and Lang Lie, the river could now pass through most of the cities.

Based on the blueprints drawn by Hu Che, the beastmen built passenger ships suitable for carrying people.

The passenger ships only took about ten days to traverse the old site of the Beast Kingdom.

This way, small tribes with only Mid-level Beastmen as chiefs, or beastmen in special situations like Rabbit Lady, wouldn't be exhausted from traveling to Central City for meetings.

Rabbit Lady: "If I can't think of a good name, you help me think of one the next time you come."

"Sure!" Tang Ruan winked playfully, "But that's a different price."

Rabbit Lady: "You—"

You've really buried yourself in a pile of crystals. Those who don't know would think you're very poor!

Next time I'll catch some Rabbit Tribe handsome men as your reward!"

Suddenly, a soft cough was heard.

Like a startled little rabbit, Rabbit Lady's whole body trembled. She looked up and saw standing not far behind Tang Ruan—the Beast King, Hu Che, Lang Lie, Fen Tian, and Heng Zhou.

She didn't know who had coughed intentionally.

But no matter who it was, it was terrifying.

Rabbit Lady nervously lowered her head, suddenly catching sight of the bracelet on Tang Ruan's hand.

Her eyes lit up, and she immediately threw her nervousness to the back of her mind.

"How is it so beautiful!"

Where did you buy it?

I've seen these beads before, they seem to be from the sea... they're called pearls!"

She lifted Tang Ruan's hand and looked it over repeatedly.

Tang Ruan: "It wasn't bought."

"Then where did it come from?"

"It was—"

Tang Ruan hadn't finished her sentence.

Rabbit Lady suddenly spun around 180 degrees and marched toward She Ming in goose-steps.

She Ming: !!!

Tang Ruan: !

Tang Ruan turned back to look at Heng Zhou with some annoyance, raising her voice to say the unfinished words word by word.

"My-Beast Husband-went-to-the-sea-to-gather-them-for-me!"

Heng Zhou rubbed his nose and looked elsewhere.

Tang Ruan sighed.

It wasn't that Heng Zhou was overly sensitive.

After all, most males felt that crying was a very shameful thing.

Moreover—

Tang Ruan's memory went back to that day.

Tang Ruan held a handful of small pearls in one hand and hugged Heng Zhou's arm with the other, acting spoiled.

"Brother, I still need three more, just three..." That would be enough to string a bracelet.

Heng Zhou: ...

Tang Ruan watched this man who had been shouting "don't leave him" all night.

He took a deep breath.

He closed his eyes.

He seemed to have the urge to push her away.

Tang Ruan immediately stood up and found the ring she had helped him buy yesterday in the room.

"This is for you."

I didn't buy it for you just because I wanted small pearls!

I bought it yesterday, and seeing the pearls you gave me, I suddenly remembered."

Tang Ruan handed the ring to Heng Zhou.

He lifted his eyes.

His light purple eyes shimmered in the sunlight like melting purple ice.

He took the ring and immediately put it on his finger.

He reached out to pull Tang Ruan back and placed a kiss on her forehead.

That afternoon, the smell of chili peppers wafted through the kitchen of the Beast King Palace.

That night, Heng Zhou awkwardly stuffed five more small pearls into her hand.

He even said that if she liked them, he could have more.

Tang Ruan: ...

She seemed to have mastered some secret to getting rich.

Not long after Rabbit Lady and the others left.

Tang Ruan, Hu Che, Fen Tian, and Xiao Yi were also to leave on another ship for Dragon Valley to fulfill the promise to Hu Che.

Originally, they could have taken the same ship as Rabbit Lady.

But as soon as the beastmen saw Fen Tian, they would kneel and bow, making it impossible to relax.

Lang Lie: "I'll go see you in a while."

Tang Ruan: "Okay!"

Heng Zhou: "I can go see you anytime."

Tang Ruan: "Okay."

Yan Qing: "I—"

Yan Qing had just said one word.

Hu Che suddenly shouted to the boatman: "Let's go, let's go, it's fine."

Boatman: ...

The four of them enjoyed the scenery along the river, stopping and going. In the cities they passed through, they bought many things they might need after reaching Dragon Valley.

When they reached the seaside, Fen Tian transformed into his Beast Form and carried everyone to Dragon Valley on his back.

Outside the newly built city gate of Dragon Valley, Chief Hu Xiao was already waiting there.

Seeing them, he immediately welcomed them enthusiastically.

Fen Tian transformed into human form mid-air and caught Tang Ruan in an instant.

Hu Che, who was suddenly suspended in mid-air: !!!!!!