7: Chapter 7: Sensing Her Scheme

Tang Ruan: ...

Tang Ruan: "The lighting is better here."

Lang Lie couldn't be bothered to expose her lie.

"Lang Chi, Lang Feng, you two go to the right. I'll go to the left."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Lang Chi and Lang Feng trusted their patriarch implicitly and were not the least bit worried about him acting alone.

The only one worried was Tang Ruan.

"As a patriarch, aren't you going to take someone with you?

How about we all four move together instead...

The animals here are all very fierce!

I don't want to die here!"

Tang Ruan swore that these were her heartfelt words.

She had originally thought—

Take advantage of his chaos to take his life.

Later she thought—

Take advantage of his chaos to make an escape!

Now... was she really going to lose her life here?

Boohoo...

Tang Ruan buried her head against the back of Lang Lie's neck, trying her best to minimize her presence.

Beasts can't see me, can't see me, can't see me...

If you bite, bite him, don't bite me, don't bite me...

"If you bite, bite him, don't bite me, don't bite me..."

Lang Lie: ...

"You said that out loud."

Tang Ruan: ...

"You seem to have very little confidence in me?"

"No... it's not that..."

Just as Tang Ruan finished speaking, she felt something fall from above.

"Lang Lie!"

Tang Ruan's warning hadn't even finished.

Lang Lie had already dodged to the side, leaped up, and viciously bit the thing that had fallen.

Tang Ruan hadn't seen clearly what it was at all.

She only felt like it was a very thick snake.

By the time she reacted.

That thing had already been thrown by Lang Lie into an area with better lighting.

It wriggled twice and then stopped moving...

Tang Ruan: !!!!

It really was a python!

It looked a bit like the one she had seen three years ago.

Could it be an offspring of that python?

In that case, this cave had become a python nest!

It seemed to be to prove her thought.

Snakes fell from the ceiling one after another.

All of them were thick and long.

And the only thing Tang Ruan could do was clutch Lang Lie's fur tightly and clamp her legs around his waist, not letting herself fall off.

Until more than ten minutes later.

"If you don't let go, I'm going to be plucked bald by you."

Tang Ruan: ...

Hearing Lang Lie's slightly weary breathing in the silence.

Tang Ruan sheepishly let go and climbed down from him.

As soon as she landed, she felt something sticky under her feet.

Without needing to think, she knew what it was; there was no water in this cave.

When she took another step, she stepped on something round and slippery.

She bit her lower lip to keep from screaming.

Tang Ruan was both impressed and terrified of Lang Lie.

She had been in the Beast World for three years, and this was the first time she had encountered such a formidable Beastman.

And this formidable Beastman's relationship with her was currently—opposing sides.

"Help me move the prey over."

As Lang Lie spoke, he had already transformed into human form and threw more than a dozen pythons onto his shoulders.

Tang Ruan could only bite the bullet and help.

But the pythons were much heavier than she had imagined.

By the time she dragged one over, the others had already been stacked up by Lang Lie.

He reached out one hand towards the prey.

In the blink of an eye, the prey in front of them all disappeared.

Spatial storage!

He was actually a Beastman who possessed a Supernatural Ability!

Tang Ruan had heard from Mama Potato that only a very small number of Beastmen possessed Supernatural Abilities.

When she transmigrated here, she also gained a Supernatural Ability—to judge which medicinal herbs to use based on injuries or illnesses, and to know the effects of a medicinal herb upon seeing it.

Relying on this Supernatural Ability, she made herself an insect-repellent belt and mosquito bite ointment.

Because when she first transmigrated, she was almost bitten to death by mosquitoes...

Besides that, because most medicinal herbs grew in dangerous forests.

Dongdong Valley was like spring all year round, and rarely did anyone get sick.

She hadn't used this Supernatural Ability since.

"Keep up!"

Seeing that Lang Lie had already walked five steps away, Tang Ruan hurriedly followed like a little tail.

Out of the cave, Lang Chi and Lang Feng were already waiting outside.

The two of them were sitting on a giant python nearly a meter in diameter, legs crossed.

It turned out that the mother snake was in another cave.

This cave must have been her nursery.

Thinking about it, they were quite lucky.

Tang Ruan let out a sigh of relief for no reason.

"Boss, why were you so slow? Were you dragged down because you had to protect the Female Beastman?" Lang Chi asked with a grin.

Tang Ruan just wanted to say, "No."

Lang Lie: "She was on my back, so I didn't dare to jump too fast."

"Oh..." the two Beastmen made a meaningful sound at the same time.

Tang Ruan: If you are slower than others, don't use her as an excuse.

She didn't believe that with so many snakes,

he could be that fast without her there!

"It's getting late, let's head back quickly."

As Lang Lie spoke, he also put the giant snake into his spatial storage.

He transformed back into a giant wolf, lowered his body, and signaled for Tang Ruan to get on.

This time, Tang Ruan was familiar with the process and quickly found a comfortable position.

Thinking about how he said his fur was almost plucked bald by her.

She hesitated again and again, and finally placed her hands on his furry ears.

Lang Lie: ...

"Boss, what's wrong? Why aren't we leaving?" Lang Feng shouted from in front.

"Coming!"

The three giant wolves ran side by side, speeding through the forest.

Several times, Tang Ruan felt she was about to crash headlong into a tree.

But in the blink of an eye, the scenery before her eyes had already changed.

He was really much faster than just a moment ago.

It was just that the ears she was clutching were getting hotter and hotter, so hot they were almost burning her hands.

She didn't know if she had pulled them hard enough to hurt him.

But if it hurt, he probably would have said something!

After Tang Ruan and the others returned.

The Wolf Tribe also released the Marmot Beastmen.

And they even threw a piece of snake meat to Tang Ruan.

"This is your reward," Lang Lie said expressionlessly.

Tang Ruan held the bloody piece of snake meat and carefully placed it on the ground.

Twitching the corners of her mouth, she said: "Actually... you don't have to be so polite..."

"I intend to have my tribe settle here; go tell them.

Clear out half of the caves for us tonight.

By tomorrow morning, other Beastmen will enter."

There was no need for Tang Ruan to relay the message.

All the Marmot Beastmen heard Lang Lie's voice.

Although the Wolf Tribe did not restrict their freedom.

But the Marmot Tribe would instinctively gather together, feeling that it was safer that way.

"Half? Then where are we supposed to live!"

"There are even more Wolf Tribe Beastmen coming..."

"How are we supposed to live..."

"Lord Patriarch."

Mama Potato stood out.

"We have lived in this small area for generations; although there are many fruit trees here, there is no prey.

The forest on the other side of the Creek is more suitable for you to live in.

From now on, our tribe will not cross the Creek even one step.

We will mind our own business, what do you think?"

This was the best solution Mama Potato could think of.

Because they—were simply no match for the Wolf Tribe.

"Hmph!"

Lang Lie suddenly sneered.

"The beasts in the Yougu Forest are fierce, and the forest outside has plenty of poisonous insects and thorns; living there is truly dangerous.

Two of my tribesmen were bitten by poisonous insects."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Tang Ruan.

The little Female Beastman's skin was smooth and fair, and she was completely fine.

Could it be that these poisonous insects prefer thick-skinned male beasts?

Besides, he hadn't been bitten either.

This was even stranger!

Tang Ruan licked her lips with a guilty conscience; she had truly forgotten there were poisonous insects there.

It was her own fault for bringing an insect-repellent belt the first time she went.

The bugs had never bothered her!

Sigh, if only she had known to stay in the forest a little longer.

Perhaps she could have...

"What are you thinking about?" Lang Lie suddenly asked.

Tang Ruan: ...

Tang Ruan: "No... nothing... I'm not thinking of anything."

Lang Lie twitched his nose, as if he had caught the scent of her scheme.

Tang Ruan froze for half a second and took a step back.

Lang Lie suddenly took a step toward her.

He reached out and scooped her into his arms.