62: Chapter 62: To survive, he had no choice but to follow her.

Tang Ruan and Hu Che moved into the Snake Kings Cave.

They lived in Bai Ye's former cave, right next to Yan Qing's residence.

Bai Ye was sent back to Chi Ling.

Tang Ruan followed behind Hu Che, and just as she was about to enter, she was stopped by She Ming.

"Hey, hey! Tang Ruan, you and your Beast Husband must live separately!"

Tang Ruan blurted out, "Why?"

After saying it, she suddenly realized.

Yan Qing was still single.

Their current situation was like a young married couple living next door to a single friend.

The soundproofing in this cave wasn't good.

She Ming was probably afraid they might make some sounds...

"Okay." She immediately changed her tune.

She could finally live by herself!

She would be freer.

She Ming had an expression that said, "You are sensible after all."

Yan Qing, watching She Ming chase Tang Ruan to a cave further away from him: ...

He had let them move in to protect Tang Ruan from being harmed by Chi Ling.

What did this have to do with Hu Che!

But he opened his mouth and still couldn't bring himself to say what he was thinking.

After all...

In what capacity could he say such things?

"Can I also use the cave next door?" Tang Ruan asked She Ming.

She Yan was about to give birth, and she needed to start helping her incubate the eggs.

The incubation room needed a higher temperature, so she needed an extra room.

"This..." She Ming looked at the Snake King.

Last time he acted on his own, the Snake King had given him a dark look for several days.

"You may."

Getting Yan Qing's approval.

Tang Ruan immediately broke into a smile.

"Thank you, that's great!"

Seeing her smile for the first time because of his words.

Yan Qing's eyes suddenly softened, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

Tang Ruan: ...

She Ming: !!!

Tang Ruan: That's right! That was exactly the expression he had in her dream.

She Ming: The Snake King actually smiled! He must be crazy with joy because Hu Che moved in!

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She Yan was about to give birth.

Tang Ruan went to her place almost every day.

She wanted to record the reactions and process of the Snake Tribe beastmen before giving birth.

This was a piece of very useful medical knowledge.

Every time Tang Ruan went, Hu Che would follow by her side.

Returning one day.

From afar, they saw a group of people standing at the entrance of Yan Qing's cave.

Tang Ruan immediately turned on her heel, preparing to flee, but she was still discovered.

"Stop!"

Chi Ling walked up to Tang Ruan aggressively.

"You really are lucky to be alive!"

The red whip appeared out of thin air in her hand again.

"However, you won't have such good luck today!"

As she spoke, she raised the whip and swung it towards her.

Hu Che immediately transformed into his Beast Form—

"Chi Ling!"

An angry shout came from behind Chi Ling.

"I remember I already said it. You are not allowed to touch her! I don't like to repeat what I've said!"

The long whip in Chi Ling's hand suddenly burst into flames.

It burned her, and she dropped it.

She looked at Yan Qing, hurt.

"Yan Qing, you watched me grow up. Now you hurt me because of an outsider?"

Yan Qing walked up to her step by step. His gaze was cold.

"It was my father who watched you grow up. We were just forcibly tied together by him."

"You think so?" Chi Ling's voice trembled.

It made even Tang Ruan feel a little sorry for her.

"Do you remember what I said to you when you killed Qing Cheng?"

Chi Ling's face suddenly turned pale.

Yan Qing approached her, "I can only forgive you once..."

He didn't finish the rest of his words. But Chi Ling's breathing almost stopped.

Because she remembered his exact words were—

"I can only forgive you once. Next time, if you dare to hurt the person I love again, I will kill you!"

The pressure radiating from Yan Qing plunged the surroundings into dead silence.

Everyone seemed to have even forgotten how to breathe...

"Are you scared?" Yan Qing's voice appeared by her ear.

Tang Ruan realized with a start that he had already walked up to her.

He looked down at her from above, with a hint of caution in his eyes.

"Are you scared?" He asked again, his voice even gentler than before.

As if afraid of scaring her a second time.

Tang Ruan nodded honestly.

"Come with me!"

He took her hand, his large hand completely wrapping around hers.

Hu Che backed away, slowly following. Afraid that Chi Ling would launch a sneak attack.

Yan Qing dragged Tang Ruan along for two steps. Seeming to think she was walking too slowly, he suddenly bent down and scooped her up.

"I..." Tang Ruan had just said one word.

Facing his vertical pupils, she immediately swallowed the rest of her words.

Cold-faced Yan Qing was so scary.

The commotion just now had attracted quite a few Snake Tribe beastmen.

They stood in the distance, watching Yan Qing carry Tang Ruan away.

At this moment, they were so shocked that their jaws were about to drop to the ground.

"Doesn't the Snake King like Male Beastmen?"

"Yeah! Back then, he only fell out with Lady Chi Ling because she killed his teacher!"

"I remember his name was Qing Cheng, a handsome Male Beastman!"

"Could it be... that we have been misunderstanding all this time?"

"It's over, it's over... I was still thinking about acknowledging Tang Ruan as my Mistress!"

"You dare say such things! Do you not want your life?"

Chi Ling suddenly lashed out with her whip, instantly creating a deep pit in the ground.

The beastmen immediately fell silent.

Hu Che, who had reached the cave entrance, suddenly turned around. His gaze swept over the two Beast Husbands beside Chi Ling.

The most robust one was clearly of the Crocodile Clan; he had the unique eyes of the Crocodile Clan.

He knew of one Crocodile Clan member who was the former City Lord of Wan Shou City.

It was said that when the City Lord was killed, his son was not seen.

There was another one, so beautiful he was out of place with everyone else. He was from their Red Fox Tribe.

Hu Che's gaze met his gently. Then, he looked into the distance.

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From deep in the dense forest, a few fox cries rang out.

Hu Che stood by the stream, looking around.

Suddenly, a brownish-red fox pounced out from the forest.

The moment it landed at his feet, it transformed into a beautiful youth.

"Lord Hu Che!"

"Chief Hu Xiao, it really is you!"

Hu Che hurriedly helped Chief Hu Xiao up.

"How did you become Chi Ling's Beast Husband?" Hu Che asked curiously.

Chief Hu Xiao lowered his head: "After getting separated from you all. We were besieged by the White Fox Tribe..."

"They actually wanted to wipe everyone out!" Hu Che was shocked.

They were, after all, brothers with blood relations...

The Fox Tribe was originally composed of two Tribes: the White Fox Tribe and the Red Fox Tribe.

The Old Fox King's first Mistress was the leader of the White Fox Tribe. After the first Mistress died, the Old Fox King became the leader of the White Fox Tribe.

Then, Hu Che's mother, who was the leader of the Red Fox Tribe, took him as a Beast Husband.

He was very good at treating his Mistresss.

After Hu Che's mother died, she also handed the Tribe over to him.

From then on, the two Tribes merged, ushering in unprecedented prosperity.

The Old Fox King also went from being a Tribe leader to the Fox King.

However, the children of his first Mistress always believed that it was Hu Che's mother who had caused their mother's death.

The hatred suppressed in their hearts finally erupted after the Old Fox King passed away.

The White Fox Tribe and the Red Fox Tribe went to war. The Red Fox Tribe was driven out of their territory...

Hu Che clenched his fists in anger.

Although they were not born of the same mother, when he was young, he truly treated the older brothers and sisters of the White Fox Tribe as family.

"When I narrowly escaped death, I happened to meet Chi Ling. To survive, I had no choice but to follow her. Later, she didn't mind having one more, so she took me in."

Chief Hu Xiao said shamefully.

"Now she considers me important; I am managing one of the Snake King's cities."

Hu Che sighed softly.

Even after leaving the Fox Tribe, they still couldn't escape the fate of being reduced to "items" for interest exchange.

"Have you seen my eldest brother?" Hu Che asked.

Chief Hu Xiao shook his head.

"After I stabilized my position beside Chi Ling, I was always looking for you all. There was no news of the eldest prince. Weren't you with the second princess and the eldest prince?"

Hu Che recalled the days of being captured by the Lion Clan. His nails dug deep into his flesh.

"They... are all gone..."

Chief Hu Xiao took a step back in shock.

"How could this happen..."

"But big brother told me to wait for him. I am waiting for him to lead us to revive the Red Fox Tribe!"

Hu Che excitedly gripped Chief Hu Xiao's shoulders.

Chief Hu Xiao's gaze dimmed...

He used to be Hu Mo's right-hand man.

He understood him too well.

If he were okay, he would definitely find a way to return to Hu Che's side.

He would absolutely not be at ease leaving the purest younger brother in the Tribe to wander outside alone.

"Lord Hu Che..." Chief Hu Xiao hesitated to speak.

"Have you ever thought that you are already an adult?"

Hu Che was stunned, not understanding what he meant.

Chief Hu Xiao raised his head, his amber eyes looking at him firmly.

"To revive the Red Fox Tribe, you don't need to wait for the eldest prince. You can do it too."