34: Chapter 34 Such a good thing?

In the end, he still followed along.

After chatting with Potato for a while, Potato's Mom and Tang Ruan walked out of the cave.

"Tang Ruan is staying here tonight.

Come back and pick her up tomorrow!"

Lang Lie looked at Tang Ruan with concern.

She had been very weak lately; sometimes, even a gust of cold wind would make her cough for a long time.

He was truly worried.

Hongshu patted Lang Lie's arm.

Standing on tiptoe, he whispered in his ear, "Clinging too much to the Mistress will only lead to her growing tired of you..."

Tang Ruan: ...

He was too loud; she heard him!

"I'll go back tomorrow."

Under her repeated assurances, Lang Lie finally left reluctantly.

Once he was gone.

Tang Ruan immediately looked at Potato's Mom.

"Chief, can you tell me why now?"

After beastmen form a contract, they usually conceive their first Cub very quickly.

Tang Ruan only found out about this after the ceremony.

Almost all the Female Beasts who participated in the ceremony with her were pregnant.

Tang Ruan could see a soft, pale blue mist in their abdomens.

But she still hadn't...

Potato's Mom led Tang Ruan back into the cave.

Inside the cave, there were only the two of them.

"Between some races, it's impossible to have Cubs."

Tang Ruan's head went blank for a moment.

But she and Lang Lie both really wanted a Cub to make their home feel complete.

She asked, unwilling to give up, "Then what race am I?

Can I have one with the Wolf Tribe?"

Although she used to be human, her senses had become much sharper since she transmigrated, and she even possessed a Supernatural Ability.

She shouldn't still be human...

"You don't know?" Potato's Mom asked in return.

Tang Ruan shook her head.

"I still haven't remembered anything from my past."

Potato's Mom glanced at her suspiciously.

She walked to a corner and began rummaging through things.

After a while, she returned to her.

"Stretch out your hand."

In the palm of Potato's Mom's hand lay a ruby the size of a broad bean.

Tang Ruan reached out.

The moment their hands met, a red light swirled around them like threads.

In the red light, Tang Ruan saw the shadow of a Marmot appear behind Potato's Mom.

Her eyes widened in disbelief.

A moment later.

Potato's Mom wore a puzzled expression. "How could this be..."

"What is this?" Tang Ruan asked curiously.

It could actually reveal one's Beast Form!

"This is a treasure left behind by the Beast God when he sealed the monsters.

It can be used to see through any beastman's Beast Form."

An X-ray of the Beast World?

"Then what am I?" she asked urgently.

She was face-to-face with Potato's Mom; she must have seen it.

Potato's Mom shook her head. "I can't see it. Perhaps..."

Tang Ruan looked at her expectantly.

"Perhaps the Beast God doesn't want you to reproduce."

Among the Beast God's servants, there are some beastmen with terrifying Beast Forms.

To prevent them from destroying the world, the Beast God would Seal their Beast Forms.

Sealed beastmen lose almost all their Energy.

Naturally, they are unable to maintain their reproductive abilities.

But Potato's Mom didn't dare tell Tang Ruan these things.

She feared that once Tang Ruan knew, she would try everything to break the Seal.

If she truly succeeded.

It would be a catastrophe for the entire Dongdong Valley, and even the world beyond.

Moreover, these were just her guesses.

"The Beast God is just a legend," Tang Ruan didn't want to give up. "Let's try one more time—"

"It's not a legend."

Potato's Mom interrupted her.

"My mother once told me that the entire Dongdong Valley is the place where the Beast God sealed the monsters.

At first, I didn't believe it either.

Until—the Wolf Tribe actually found many giant monsters in the canyon..."

Everything Potato's Mom said was logical; all the details matched up.

"But why wouldn't the Beast God allow us to reproduce?"

It's not fair!

Potato's Mom sighed.

"Perhaps someone among your ancestors did something unforgivable to the Beast God."

Tang Ruan's family had been simple farmers since her great-grandfather's generation.

Although her mother didn't treat her well, she couldn't be called truly evil.

So... was it because of Lang Lie's parents?

"Chief, I want to ask a favor of you," Tang Ruan pleaded. "If Lang Lie ever asks you...

Tell him it's because of me!"

Potato's Mom thought for a moment.

"Alright."

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Lang Lie shouldn't have to bear the blame for his parents.

But Tang Ruan still had to tell him about this.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be fair to him.

Male beasts care deeply about their Cubs.

One could even say that for over ninety percent of Male Beastmen, the purpose of having a Mistress is to have a Cub.

To let their genes carry on.

If Lang Lie regretted it...

Tang Ruan suddenly clenched her hands.

Dammit! If only she had known to stop him from drinking that cursed stuff!

She would truly rather he leave than keep someone who didn't love her by her side.

The more Tang Ruan thought about it, the angrier she became.

"Mistress, what's wrong?"

Only then did Tang Ruan realize she had twisted Lang Lie's ears out of shape.

"Lang Lie, I have something to tell you."

Tang Ruan felt that the sooner she told him, the less it would hurt him.

"Mhm."

Lang Lie lowered his head.

He gestured for her to come down so they could talk face-to-face.

Tang Ruan felt a bit guilty.

"Let's just talk like this..."

"Alright."

Lang Lie didn't object.

But she felt the muscles on his back tense up.

Her palms were also sweating.

"Lang Lie! It's impossible for us to have Cubs! I asked Potato's Mom, and it's truly impossible!

It's because of me!

If you regret it, we'll go back and find her!

Maybe there's an antidote!"

She said it all in one breath.

After shouting it out, she felt like her heart was about to leap out of her chest.

For a moment, she could only hear the sound of her own heartbeat.

She didn't know how long passed...

"Really?"

In his Beast Form, his voice was naturally intimidating.

Tang Ruan couldn't help but shiver.

He really was angry!

He was probably going to tear her into a thousand pieces!

Lang Lie's bright future had been ruined by her hands!

"Really..."

His tense back suddenly relaxed.

Lang Lie gave a light chuckle.

"You scared me. I thought something had happened to you..."

Sensing his nonchalance.

Tang Ruan asked uncertainly, "You... you don't care?"

Lang Lie: "Cubs aren't always cute anyway.

Moreover, if you had a Cub, you definitely wouldn't have time for me.

Furthermore, if you were very fertile, many males would surely try to seduce you.

Why did you hide such a good thing from me until now?"

"A... a good thing?"

Lang Lie's mindset is a hundred years ahead, even by modern standards!

Truly the man she chose!

In the blink of an eye, Lang Lie transformed into his human form.

He lifted her into his arms and even gave her a little celebratory bounce.

He leaned in close, his tone suggestive. "Besides, if you don't conceive a Cub..."

He whispered something in her ear.

Tang Ruan's face instantly turned red.

She punched him in the chest.

He was fine, but her knuckles hurt a bit.

When his muscles tensed, they were as hard as stone.

She knew he did it on purpose.

Because this man was currently grinning at her with all his teeth showing!

"Mistress," the undercurrents in Lang Lie's eyes surged, "I want to take you home quickly."