54: Chapter 54 Come quickly to the Snake King's side!

Hu Che found a red snake as thick as a wrist in the grass after a short while.

He carried it triumphantly in his mouth to Tang Ruan.

He lifted his little head, looking as if he were waiting for praise.

"Witch Doctor, what do you want this female snake for?" a beastman standing nearby asked curiously.

Tang Ruan: "I want to use it to lay snake eggs."

"Oh! You want to eat snake eggs!"

Tang Ruan was just about to say "No."

The beastman continued: "Then this one won't do. This one has no eggs in its belly anymore."

Tang Ruan looked at the little snakes scattering in all directions—and suddenly realized.

Right!

The snake eggs had already turned into little snakes.

"If you want them, we'll help you catch a few."

When the beastmen heard that Tang Ruan wanted female snakes with eggs, they all actively helped catch them.

The Witch Doctor had helped them for so long.

Other than asking for information, she had never asked for anything.

Even the prey people brought to her, she would just send it back.

Since she finally wanted something, they had to satisfy her!

The beastmen split up to look.

In a short while, they had caught seven or eight.

Every time Hu Che saw a red snake and was about to catch it, a beastman would get there first, stealing his credit...

In the end, almost every beastman had one in hand.

Only Hu Che was empty-handed.

Hu Che drooped his head in disappointment.

Suddenly, Tang Ruan saw a little Female Beastman, looking about two or three years old, grab a handful of grass and stuff it into her mouth.

"Don't eat random things!"

She hurriedly ran over, wanting to snatch it out of the little Female Beastman's mouth.

"Witch Doctor, don't worry, we've been used to eating this since we were little."

Tang Ruan looked up and saw a Female Beastman with a sturdy build but a gentle voice.

"Do you like eating grass?" she asked strangely.

All the beastmen she knew, including the Marmot Tribe who primarily ate roots and fruits, actually preferred meat.

When she said "used to eating this," could it be because there was no prey to eat, and they could only fill their stomachs with this?

The Female Beastman nodded with a smile.

"Yes! We Bull-beasts love this kind of grass the most; it's sweet! It's much tastier than meat!"

She pulled one from the ground and handed it to Tang Ruan.

On the head of that grass, there was an oval-shaped protrusion, as if it were wrapping seeds.

Tang Ruan was embarrassed to refuse, so she took it.

Immediately, a string of small text appeared in her mind.

"Sweet Wheat, carbohydrate plant..."

"Wheat!" Tang Ruan exclaimed.

"Is this plant called wheat in your hometown?" the Bull-beast asked.

Tang Ruan hurriedly put it in her mouth and chewed.

It really was sweet.

With wheat, there was flour; with flour, there could be all kinds of delicious things.

Steamed buns, mantou, noodles, dumplings...

She had been in the Beast World for three years; she had almost forgotten the taste of wheat-based food!

"Sigh... It's a pity that now, we can only find a little bit here."

The Bull-beast sighed.

Tang Ruan: "What do you mean?"

"Our original hunting grounds were full of edible plants. Before, when we were in Wan Shou City, although we were bullied every day, we were at least full.

Ever since the Snake Tribe came, they forcibly confiscated our hunting grounds.

They assigned us a hunting ground full of prey but without food.

This caused us to be hungry every day..."

Tang Ruan: ...

Isn't a hunting ground better if there's a lot of prey?

She guessed that Yan Qing thought the same way.

He originally wanted to arrange a better life for them, but it backfired.

She felt she should find an opportunity to tell him.

A few people picked herbs for a while longer.

During this time, Tang Ruan also discovered several kinds of fruits that also existed in her original world.

Until the sun went down, Hu Che and Tang Ruan returned with big bags and small bags.

The little fox was listless the whole way.

"Even if the snake you found can't lay eggs, I will still give you an extra chicken leg!"

After putting the things away, Tang Ruan rubbed Hu Che's head to comfort him.

Hu Che turned his back.

He gave a light harrumph and curled up into a ball.

Did he only want a chicken leg?

Tang Ruan thought for a moment.

"Two."

Hu Che pricked up one ear.

No, he was still angry.

Clearly, he had found it first, but she hadn't praised him.

Tang Ruan sighed.

She turned away and ignored him, busying herself with tidying up the things.

The more Hu Che thought about it, the angrier he got.

He used his front paws to scratch his head.

Suddenly, a bunch of shiny, purple fruits appeared in front of him.

"I specifically saved this for you."

Grapes!

Hu Che sat up.

When did she get grapes?

Hu Che licked his lips.

Tang Ruan said proudly: "I knew you liked to eat them."

Fairy tales didn't lie to her; there wasn't a fox in the world that didn't like eating grapes.

"I only found two ripe bunches, and I forcibly snatched one bunch from a three-year-old Cub."

Hu Che's eyes sparkled.

He felt the happiness of being valued.

He instantly recovered his spirits and circled around Tang Ruan.

"Eat! It's all yours!"

Tang Ruan was completely raising him as a pet.

She put the grapes on a plate and placed it in front of him.

She got up to go outside the cave to start a fire.

Wan Shou City was very warm; roasting things inside the cave was too hot.

Halfway through starting the fire, Hu Che suddenly ran over with grapes in his mouth.

He rested his front paws on her knees, with the grapes in his mouth.

He lifted his head, wanting to share with her.

Tang Ruan's hands were both black.

She thought for a moment, lowered her head, and bit off one from the very bottom of the bunch of grapes.

Hu Che: ...

Two red blushes quickly appeared on Hu Che's face.

Unfortunately, his fur was also red.

Tang Ruan didn't see it.

And Yan Qing, who was passing by, happened to see this scene.

He didn't even realize when he had stopped his steps.

"Snake King, do you want me to go and call Hu Che over..." She Ming whispered a reminder.

Tang Ruan heard the movement and looked up.

She happened to meet Yan Qing's slightly angry gaze.

Tang Ruan: ...

Why was he always scowling every day?

No wonder even his clansmen thought he was gay.

Tang Ruan felt it was a bit awkward just staring at each other like that, so she took the initiative to speak: "Snake King, would you like to stay for dinner? We're roasting meat today."

"Roasting meat?"

He had been patrolling Wan Shou City today.

He had already heard from other clansmen that Tang Ruan had brought a new way of eating.

This way of eating would make the meat softer and more tender, and it was very popular among older Female Beastmen.

"Okay."

Tang Ruan: ...

She was just being polite, but he actually agreed.

That was fine too; it was a good time to mention the matter of the Outer City beastmen's hunting grounds to him.

Tang Ruan alternated chicken meat and chicken skin on skewers and placed them on the fire to roast.

While roasting, she sprinkled the spices she had collected over these past days.

In a short while, the aroma wafted out.

Yan Qing, who had been looking into the distance, had his eyes drift over unconsciously.

It certainly looked good.

How could a Female Beastman study ways of preparing food?

Shouldn't this be the work of a Male Beastman?

It seemed that her former Beast Husband hadn't taken good care of her.

Or rather... the Beast Husband currently by her side was truly too useless...

Yan Qing's gaze landed on Hu Che, who was lying to the side gnawing on a chicken leg.

Hu Che felt a shiver for no reason.

He met the Snake King's vertical pupils.

Hu Che: ...

"Hu Che! Why are you lying so far away? Come quickly to the Snake King's side!" She Ming said.