35: Chapter 35 The Bait Thrown Down

After the cold wave passed, Dongdong Valley regained its former vitality.

Tang Ruan lay on the grass by the stream, basking in the sun.

From time to time, a cub would run over, holding a plant in its hand.

"Witch Doctor, is this a new discovery?" the cub asked, its tone filled with anticipation.

Tang Ruan reached out to touch it.

"Yes, it is!"

"Great!"

Hearing Tang Ruan's answer, the cub jumped three feet high with joy.

Because as long as he found something new, he could exchange it for a Grass Bamboo Rat from Tang Ruan.

However, what he didn't know was...

The Grass Bamboo Rats that Tang Ruan had kept in captivity had already become a plague!

If she didn't eat them quickly, she would have an endless amount of grass to cut every day!

As the weather warmed up.

Many animals returned to the forest, and small things like the Grass Bamboo Rat didn't seem as popular anymore.

Only the little cubs still liked them, just like roasted sausages at the school gate.

No matter how delicious food might be, sometimes it couldn't compare to the nostalgia for those processed, artificial treats.

"Witch Doctor, what is that?" a little Male Beastman pointed at the stream not far away.

Tang Ruan straightened her upper body and took a glance.

A small white animal was floating on the water.

It looked like a rabbit!

She stood up with a start.

She had been in Dongdong Valley for over three years, and this was the first time she had seen a rabbit!

Although rabbit meat wasn't very nutritious, spicy rabbit was delicious!

Tang Ruan intended to fish out the rabbit, not knowing if it was dead or alive.

Suddenly, the sound of splashing water came.

It was Xingxing who got into the water before her.

His steps were steady in the water.

Tang Ruan also moved slowly towards that side.

Xingxing grabbed the rabbit by the back of its neck and fished it out of the water.

The rabbit's limbs were hanging limp; it looked like it hadn't been dead for long.

It's fine, freshly dead ones can be eaten too.

The ingredient list for spicy rabbit appeared in Tang Ruan's mind.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, Xingxing let out a loud cry.

He threw the rabbit back into the water.

Tang Ruan rushed over.

And grabbed it back.

"That was close..."

Almost lost the spicy rabbit.

Xingxing's eyes widened, his lips trembling as he looked at the rabbit in Tang Ruan's arms.

"Th-this is..."

"What is this?"

Tang Ruan lowered her head to look—

"Don't look!"

But he was a step too late.

A rabbit's face with the skin peeled off and the eyeballs gouged out appeared before Tang Ruan.

Two bloody front teeth looked as if they would open at any moment to take a bite out of her.

Tang Ruan's hand shook, and she threw it away.

Why didn't it feel this terrifying when she ate rabbit heads?

A figure flashed by.

Lang Lie picked up the rabbit from the water and stored it in his space.

Then, he helped Tang Ruan out of the water.

"Are you okay?" He frowned.

"I'm fine, it's just that I'm too timid."

He looked at Xingxing, who was standing blankly in the water.

Meeting Lang Lie's gaze, just as he wanted to say something—

Lang Lie nodded slightly.

Xingxing swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

That was not an ordinary rabbit.

Father Lang Feng had taught him the difference between a beastman's corpse and a normal animal.

That was clearly—

"Xingxing," Lang Lie spoke, "take all the cubs and go back."

Tang Ruan thought Lang Lie took the rabbit back to let her eat it.

But for several days in a row, he didn't mention it again.

Tang Ruan just acted as if she had forgotten.

Anyway, she probably wouldn't eat rabbit in the future...

A few days later, a few cubs came back from the stream carrying a deer.

They were overjoyed at first, but not long after.

Tang Ruan heard the reprimands of the Female Beastmen.

"You pick up anything and bring it back!"

"Do you even know what it is? And you just pick it up!"

"If you pick up random things and bring them back again, I'll beat you to death!"

Tang Ruan couldn't suppress her curiosity, "Lang Lie, is there a problem with that deer? Is it... that the stream water is polluted?"

That's why dead animals keep appearing.

If that was really the case, she had to go tell the Marmot Tribe.

They often go to the stream to do activities now.

"Polluted?"

Lang Lie blinked, not understanding.

Tang Ruan: "It means something bad fell into the stream, which will cause bad things to happen."

Lang Lie pondered for a moment.

He nodded.

"Really! Then we must hurry and tell the Marmot Tribe!"

Lang Lie grabbed her.

"I have already sent someone. Don't worry too much; it's not certain yet. It must be something bad..."

"Boss!"

Hearing Lang Feng return from the Marmot Tribe.

Lang Lie stood up immediately.

Tang Ruan followed Lang Lie out of the cave.

Lang Feng's expression was not good.

With a gloomy face, he turned his head to look behind him.

Behind him.

Lang Chi was escorting a teenager with orange hair.

The teenager was exceptionally handsome, even though his body was covered in new and old wounds, and his face was covered in mud.

It couldn't hide those peach blossom eyes, full of alluring charm.

"The Marmot Tribe picked him up; he has been staying there for two days."

Lang Lie looked at him indifferently, the pressure he exuded forced the teenager to lower his head.

But a smile still remained on the corners of his mouth, "You must be the Chief. I am Hu Mo of the Red Fox Tribe, who accidentally fell here. My tribesmen are all dead; I ask the Chief to take me in."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes and looked at Tang Ruan behind Lang Lie.

And Tang Ruan, at this moment, was staring at him in a daze.

He looked very much like the little fox that appeared in her dreams.

But they were definitely not the same person.

The little fox's human form was smaller, and the temperament was completely different.

But they should both be from the Red Fox Tribe.

Tang Ruan couldn't help but ask: "Are all your tribesmen dead?"

"Yes."

Seeing Tang Ruan take the initiative to speak.

Hu Mo's eyes immediately filled with tears.

"My tribesmen were bitten to death by a group of chaotic beasts. They not only bit them to death but also ate them. If you don't take me in, I can only go back, and if I go back... there is only a dead end!"

Around them, many beastmen who were watching the excitement had gathered, not knowing when.

Hu Mo's gaze swept across the crowd, looking pitiful.

Many Female Beastmen softened their hearts.

"Why not just let him stay... We have plenty of food now, and we don't lack this one bite."

"Exactly, such a beautiful and weak Male Beastman, if we leave him alone, he will definitely starve to death."

"How about I take him in?"

Lang Lie's gaze fell on the Female Beastman who said this.

The Female Beastman immediately shut her mouth, along with the other beastmen who were watching, all of them shut their mouths.

These Female Beastmen were really too well protected.

Even in such a situation, they had no sense of danger.

Dongdong Valley is hidden.

Beastman corpses keep falling down.

Proving that a large number of beastmen have already gathered above.

Thinking on the bright side, they fell down by accident.

Thinking deeper, they might be bait thrown down by the beastmen above.

To test if there is food in Dongdong Valley? Is it suitable for survival?

If it is suitable for survival, they will likely try every possible way to occupy this place.

Even to occupy this place—kill them!

Not all tribes are like the Wolf Tribe, knowing how to respect and be grateful.

For example, the Fox Tribe; they are cunning and good at seduction, deeply loved by most Female Beastmen.

The Fox Tribe grew strong initially by relying on the power behind the Fox King's Mistress.

And among the Fox Tribe, the Red Fox Tribe is the most cunning.

He said they were all dead, but Lang Lie didn't believe it at all.

"Lang Feng, cover his eyes and lock him in that cave in the canyon."

"Yes."

Lang Feng was about to take Hu Mo from Lang Chi.

Lang Chi said anxiously: "Boss, there's no need for such trouble! I'll help you kill him!"

As he spoke, he was about to make a move.

"Stop!" Lang Lie said sternly.

His cold gaze swept over everyone present, and he said word by word: "No one is allowed to touch him!"

"Yes!"

Everyone replied in unison.

After Lang Lie left, Lang Feng also escorted Hu Mo away.

Lang Chi stood there with an innocent look, "Did I say the wrong thing again?"

Lang Mo walked over.

"This fox cannot be killed; he might have been thrown down from above to probe our bottom line.

If he can't go back, they will only throw more beastmen down."

Lang Yu continued: "Therefore, we must send him back.

But before sending him back, we must let him know that this place is not suitable for survival.

He broke his leg and stayed at a Female Beastman's house for two days, so he doesn't understand the situation in the valley yet.

Throwing him there is the best arrangement."

Lang Chi thought of that cave.

It is the only exit to the canyon, like an anthill protruding from the ground.

When they hid in the cave, they would often see monsters peeking inside.

Huge scarlet eyeballs rolling eerily...

If the brothers weren't with him, Lang Chi would absolutely not stay in that place.

It's simply like the Beast God's hell...

Lang Chi blinked, suddenly realizing.

"Wait... Lang Mo, when did you become so smart?"