60: Chapter 60 How about we build it together...?

Chi Ling's throat had been burned by Yan Qing's blood.

No Beast Husband Mark had appeared on her body either.

Their bonding had failed.

There are generally two situations when a bonding fails.

First, the Male Beastman is unwilling to be with the Female Beastman, and his dissatisfaction has been conveyed to the Beast God.

Second, the Male Beastman is extremely powerful and unwilling to form a contract; he used his Supernatural Ability to change the outcome of the bonding.

In short, no matter which one it was,

it indicated that Yan Qing did not want to form a contract with Chi Ling.

Perhaps he was used to obeying his father,

but he could not go against his own heart.

This was a huge blow to Chi Ling, who had believed herself to be the Snake King's Mistress since childhood.

Later, word spread from somewhere that Yan Qing didn't like Female Beastmen.

But even so, Chi Ling still wanted to take him as her Beast Husband.

She told him she could help him fulfill the Old Snake King's last wish and give birth to a Fire Snake Clan Cub.

But Yan Qing said that only the Fire Snake Clan could give birth to Fire Snake Clan Cubs.

Since then, Chi Ling had become very sensitive.

She found seven or eight Beast Husbands from different tribes.

Although the Snake Tribe usually cannot produce Cubs with other tribes, the Red Bone Snake Clan was an exception.

Therefore, she and her seven or eight Beast Husbands had all conceived Cubs.

But every single one was absorbed by her.

She just wanted to prove to Yan Qing that she could give birth.

However, Yan Qing still could not accept her.

"She finally managed to accept the fact that the Snake King likes Male Beastmen.

Since you suddenly got so close to the Snake King, of course she would misunderstand."

Tang Ruan finished listening to She Ming's explanation.

She felt that Chi Ling was actually quite pitiable.

She had been brainwashed by the Old Snake King since childhood to be set on Yan Qing.

When it turned out Yan Qing didn't like her, she could only accept that Yan Qing was 'gay'.

She even used other Male Beastmen to constantly prove her fertility.

Only a beastman's body could withstand such turmoil.

But a pitiable person must have something hateful about them.

She couldn't just decide to gouge out others' eyes or tear off their skin whenever things didn't go her way.

Tang Ruan rubbed her own face.

The whip strike Chi Ling gave She Ming was ruthless enough.

If it had landed on her, she would have lost half her life.

A woman really shouldn't get too caught up in a dead-end relationship.

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Chi Ling was going to stay in Wan Shou City for a while longer.

To be safe, Tang Ruan decided to avoid her whenever possible.

In the Experimental field outside the city, Tang Ruan was busy at work.

For the past few months, she had been busy hatching snakes.

She hadn't watered or fertilized the Experimental field.

Surprisingly, the plants inside were growing exceptionally well.

Tang Ruan bent over working for a long time until she collapsed in the field from exhaustion.

She lay on a haystack.

Looking up at the blue sky,

she thought of the sky in Dongdong Valley.

The sky in Dongdong Valley was small, framed by the mountains.

Originally, she only wanted to be forever framed there with everything she loved.

The grass beside her dipped down.

Hu Che lay down next to her.

"What are you looking at?

Thinking about your Beast Husband again?"

"Yeah," Tang Ruan didn't deny it.

She actually mentioned Lang Lie to him occasionally.

Every time she spoke of him, it was as if her happiness was playing out all over again.

"What's so good about him anyway?" Hu Che asked, a piece of straw dangling from his mouth.

"He is powerful, brave, kind, responsible, smart, handsome..."

"Alright, alright, my ears are getting calluses."

Hu Che picked at his ear.

"Once you start, you never stop."

He watched Tang Ruan out of the corner of his eye.

If a Male Beastman could be loved like this by a Female Beastman, he would be happy even if he died!

"Oh, right!"

Tang Ruan turned her head to look at him.

Hu Che didn't have time to look away.

For a moment, their eyes met.

His golden eyes looked like amber sprinkled with stars under the sunlight.

Tang Ruan dazed for a split second before asking, "Why are you here?"

Hu Che propped himself up, resting his chin on his hand as he looked down at her.

"You are my Mistress. Wherever you are, I will naturally be there."

He spoke seriously, his eyes sparkling with a smile, his lips curved in a happy arc.

For a moment, Tang Ruan couldn't tell if he was being serious or not. "We're just pretending..."

The stars in Hu Che's eyes dimmed.

He rolled up and looked into the distance.

"Of course I know!

But if we're going to act, we have to do it right.

Don't let it slip.

I'm doing this to protect you too.

That Chi Ling only stopped bothering you recently because she knows you have an incomparably handsome Beast Husband—me!"

Tang Ruan: "Then... thank you?"

"No need, it's what I should do.

You've also helped me avoid a lot of harassment."

"Hu Che, I've always wanted to ask you, why did you come to Wan Shou City?"

"I'm waiting for someone, a very important person."

Tang Ruan suddenly remembered that Red Fox Tribe member named Hu Mo she had seen in Dongdong Valley.

He looked quite similar to Hu Che.

Before she could speak,

Hu Che had already started getting busy.

"Do all these fruits and melons need to be picked?

Then stop being lazy, get up and let's work together.

I feel like it's going to rain!"

A dark cloud drifted over from the horizon.

It really was going to rain.

Tang Ruan hurriedly scrambled up to work.

In the end, they still got soaked.

The two of them hid in the cave of an Outer City beastman.

"Witch Doctor, why don't you stay here for today!

Once it starts raining in Wan Shou City, it won't stop for three to five days.

I'll go get some furs for you."

"Then thanks." Before Tang Ruan could speak, Hu Che readily agreed.

A moment later, the beastman brought over some furs.

He also brought some meat.

Tang Ruan gave most of the fruits and melons picked today to him in return,

asking him to share them with everyone.

She couldn't eat that much anyway.

She had picked them all only because they were fully ripe.

If they weren't picked, they would rot in the field.

Tang Ruan started a fire and roasted the meat and fruit over the flames.

It was pouring rain outside, and there was even a slight chill in the air.

"Achoo!"

Tang Ruan sneezed.

A fur blanket was thrown over her head.

"Wrap yourself in this first. Wait until your clothes are dry before putting them back on."

Tang Ruan looked at Hu Che, then looked around.

There was nowhere to hide here.

Hu Che crossed his arms and turned around. "Don't worry, I have no interest in you."

If another beastman said they weren't interested, Tang Ruan might not believe them.

But if Hu Che said it, then he really wasn't.

After all, he was the best-looking and most tsundere beastman she had ever seen.

Besides, the two of them had lived together for so long

without anything happening.

Tang Ruan took off her wet clothes.

She tied the fur blanket around herself like a bath towel.

She continued roasting the food.

After a while, the fragrance wafted out.

"Can I turn around now?"

Hu Che suddenly asked.

Tang Ruan realized he was still facing away!

Though he was already sitting on the ground.

"It's ready to eat!"

Hu Che hurried over to warm himself by the fire.

By the look of it, he was also quite cold.

After finishing the meal,

Tang Ruan's clothes were mostly dry.

She put her clothes back on.

The beastman who brought the supplies probably thought they were a couple, as he only brought one large fur blanket.

The others were just scraps that could only be used as padding underneath.

However, Outer City beastmen didn't hunt much to begin with.

This large fur blanket was likely one of their most precious possessions.

Since it was so cold, Tang Ruan felt embarrassed to ask for another one.

"You use it! I'm fine." Hu Che rubbed his arms, shivering once.

Tang Ruan: ...

"Why don't we share the blanket..."

The next second, Hu Che crawled inside.