71: Chapter 71 Fox Che, Will You Be My Beast Husband?

Hu Che stood up abruptly, instantly transforming into a giant fox, and tackled She Ming to the ground.

"What did you just say? Tell the truth..."

In Hu Che's eyes, a rose-colored light was swirling.

"I lied to you. Tang Ruan did not take the Snake King as her Beast Husband. She said she is helping She Yan hatch eggs and will come to see you in a few days."

She Ming said mechanically.

Hu Che let out a sigh of relief.

"Forget what just happened. Remember that you were because..."

Hu Che leaned into his ear and said in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Okay..."

A few minutes later, She Ming climbed up from the ground, feeling dazed.

"What happened to me?"

"You were frightened into a faint by a mouse." Hu Che leisurely roasted the meat he had brought.

"Impossible! I am a dignified High-level Beastman of the Snake Tribe, how could I—"

Speaking of this, the smile on She Ming's face suddenly disappeared, because a scene from before he fainted truly appeared in his mind.

A mouse suddenly darted out. He was so scared that he retreated repeatedly, hit his head against the stone wall, and passed out.

How embarrassing... Why would he be afraid of a mouse? He didn't believe it and recalled it again. He shivered, feeling it was even more terrifying.

Hu Che flipped the meat over. "Everything in this cave is good, except for the many mice..."

"Ah? Where? If there's nothing else... um, I'll leave first!"

Watching She Ming flee in a panic, Hu Che sneered and shook his head.

His Supernatural Ability could currently only control High-level Beastmen without Energy levels.

His movements stalled. He suddenly realized that Tang Ruan was also a High-level Beastman without an Energy level.

So... if he had used his Supernatural Ability on her yesterday, perhaps...

Hu Che shook his head vigorously. What was he thinking? How could he obtain her using such means! It was too despicable!

Three days later, the rain stopped. Tang Ruan finally found time to come see Hu Che.

She chattered endlessly to him about hatching the egg.

"When that egg was in my hands, I really had the feeling of becoming a mother again... I thought at the time that I wouldn't be able to sleep well for the next few months. Who knew, Yan Qing used his Supernatural Ability and easily solved the problem—"

"Tang Ruan." Hu Che interrupted her. "I want to go out." His brows were tightly locked.

If he didn't go out soon, Tang Ruan would be snatched away by that snake. When she mentioned him, her tone was full of admiration. She didn't even realize it herself!

"You cannot go out." Tang Ruan said with a serious face.

"Yan Qing said that there are many of Chi Ling's spies in Wan Shou City. He still has use for Chi Ling right now and cannot have a complete falling out with her. Considering that he saved you, can you endure it a bit longer and stay for a while?"

She reached out and touched his head, as if coaxing a child. Hu Che avoided her hand, then grabbed it!

He turned his head and bit the side of her hand. It didn't hurt, but it gave Tang Ruan a fright.

"What are you doing?" "Biting you..." His cheeks were slightly puffed, looking like he was angry.

Tang Ruan: Could he be jealous? She decided to try again.

"Yan Qing is very amazing... You can't be angry and bite me just because I praised him, right?"

Hu Che suddenly tackled her to the ground. He bit her on the shoulder, leaving two rows of shallow tooth marks. "Biting you..."

He raised his head and met her eyes. The atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.

"Why did you bite me?" Tang Ruan asked softly, looking at him expectantly.

"Because..." She felt his chest heaving, the sound of his heartbeat traveling from his chest cavity to hers.

"Because, you are my—"

You can certainly ignore the life and death of your tribesmen. Hiding here every day, waiting for her to come see you when she has time. But... if her Beast Husband is the Snake King, do you think she will still look at you?

Yan Qing's voice suddenly flew into his mind. Hu Che shook his head, wanting to shake these voices out.

If he acknowledged Tang Ruan as his Mistress now, he would only be able to hide in this dark, sunless underground. Waiting and enduring every day just to see her once.

It had only been three days, and he already couldn't stand it. He missed her like crazy. He also felt ashamed of the entire Fox Tribe because of his own selfishness.

Moreover, for the rest of his life, for hundreds of years, as long as Yan Qing was willing, he could have a hundred reasons to keep him locked here forever.

And he would be able to accompany Tang Ruan every day, letting Tang Ruan see his excellence. Tang Ruan would soon forget that there was still one of him underground...

The more Hu Che thought about it, the more stifled he felt, the corners of his eyes turning red. Tang Ruan held his face with heartache.

"What's wrong with you? I won't force you to say it anymore..." Why did she want to hear his confession, only for him to be so aggrieved he was about to cry?

Is it because... he has feelings for her, but thinks she is not worthy of him?

In this position, Tang Ruan clearly felt the changes in his body. He wanted her, yet he was unwilling to say—he liked her.

Tang Ruan lowered her eyes in disappointment. Hu Che rubbed his eyes messily; he didn't want her to see his vulnerable side.

He wanted her to forget his disheveled appearance today. A rose-colored light surged in Hu Che's eyes. He stared at Tang Ruan.

Tang Ruan gazed at his eyes infatuatedly. His eyes... were so beautiful. Like amber dyed by the rosy clouds...

Tang Ruan felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier... "Sleep, forget what happened today—" Hu Che's voice seemed to come from afar.

Tang Ruan suddenly opened her eyes wide. The moment their eyes met, he heard her ask: "Hu Che, are you willing to be my Beast Husband?"

Tang Ruan had a dream. In the dream, Hu Che's kisses slid from her collarbone to her lips. He piously kissed her whole body, but never took the final step...

Tang Ruan was woken up by the heat. She was lying next to the fire, covered in sweat. Several parts of her skin had been roasted red.

Hu Che was sleeping in the corner furthest from the fire, with his back to her. The sound of even breathing came from him.

Tang Ruan opened her mouth... A scene suddenly flashed in her mind. It was her saying to Hu Che, "I haven't slept well for many days, I'll nap here for a while."

Tang Ruan frowned. Why would she make a special trip to sleep here? And have such a racy dream...

But this kind of thing wasn't easy to ask him to verify... He was sleeping so far away from her. If she asked, she would be treated as a weirdo.

Tang Ruan sighed. Forget it, she should just continue cultivating feelings with him... After all, she had already been implicitly rejected by him many times before... Wuwu...

On the twenty-fifth day of the snake egg incubation. Tang Ruan heard a heartbeat inside the eggshell for the first time.

Yan Qing used his Supernatural Ability to illuminate the snake egg. A cherry-sized fetal heart appeared at the top of the eggshell, and radial red blood vessels like a net filled the entire eggshell.

Life was, for the first time, so concretely displayed before Tang Ruan's eyes. She was incomparably excited.

"The Cub's vitality is very tenacious." Yan Qing said. Tang Ruan nodded.

She suddenly thought that when Baby was in her stomach, he also had vigorous vitality. He was full of curiosity about the outside world. He loved her. In the end, he even sacrificed himself to save her.

Tang Ruan reached out to touch the ghost crystal on her neck. Her eyes were filled with tears, but a gentle smile hung on the corners of her mouth.

Yan Qing looked at her and thought: She must love this Cub very much. But he cannot have a Cub with Tang Ruan. Otherwise, his Cub would surely kill Tang Ruan, just like he killed his mother.

But if Tang Ruan insisted on giving birth... Yan Qing dared not think further.

"Tang Ruan!" Yan Qing suddenly grabbed her shoulders and said seriously: "If you like Cubs, we can adopt one. I will raise him as our own Cub!"