80: Chapter 80: Long periods of lucidity and brief periods of sleep.

Mayor Ma Ming turned around slowly.

"No."

Tang Ruan felt a little awkward.

"Hmm, thank you for helping me find Lang Lie."

Mayor Ma Ming pondered for a moment, then continued: "I said that to you on purpose."

"On purpose?"

Tang Ruan blinked, not understanding what he meant.

"We all hope that there won't be any misunderstandings between you and the Snake King. Although you cannot let go of your previous Beast Husband in your heart, the Snake King is definitely a Beastman worth cherishing more."

It wasn't until Mayor Ma Ming disappeared from Tang Ruan's line of sight that she finally understood what was going on.

Yan Qing had asked them to look for Lang Lie and had told everyone that she was his future Mistress. Naturally, he had also told his subordinates about the agreement between them.

When discussing the gender of the Cub, although the city lords were not present, the Witch Doctor of each city must have reported back after returning. Those who can become city lords are certainly not brutes with nothing but brute force.

Therefore, they naturally realized that the Witch Doctor's words might cause a misunderstanding between her and Yan Qing. That was why they deliberately created this "chance encounter."

Tang Ruan suddenly felt very guilty. Even his subordinates trusted him so much. She was the one who was going to become his Mistress, yet she held suspicions against him. She really had been deceived by bad men too much in her previous life; it was a lingering trauma.

Tang Ruan patted her own face. She took the initiative to go find Yan Qing.

After searching around, she found him in the largest cave within the Snake Kings Cave.

There was a skylight above the cave, and the bright moonlight shone down, landing on Yan Qing.

He was standing in front of a wide stone chair, lost in thought; that was where he usually sat when meeting Beastmen. It should be considered a throne.

Tang Ruan walked over on tiptoe. She grabbed him and hugged him from behind.

Yan Qing, who had discovered her long ago, curled his lips into a smile. "So proactive, is there something you need me for?"

Tang Ruan felt very guilty; it wasn't because of anything else, but she felt a bit ashamed for having suspected him earlier. "Nothing, I just wanted to hug you, is that not allowed?"

She sounded righteous, suddenly discovering that Yan Qing's back was very comfortable to lean on, warm and cozy.

"Just hugging isn't enough to satisfy me."

Yan Qing slowly turned around, bent down, and lifted her up.

She sat on his arm, wrapped her arms around his neck, and looked down at his face. His eyes contained a smile, and his emerald eyes had a layer of gentle light under the moonlight.

She realized that he really liked lifting her up high. This position where the woman was high and the man was low, compared to being looked down upon, made Tang Ruan feel less pressured.

At the same time, she had to hold him tightly to prevent herself from accidentally falling.

"Tang Ruan..." He softly called her name, using his gaze to extend an invitation to her.

Tang Ruan seemed to have been hit by some kind of magic. She obediently lowered her head and lightly touched his lips. This was the first time she had kissed him on her own initiative.

Yan Qing seemed to have received encouragement, hummed softly, and adjusted his posture. He responded passionately.

He supported her with one hand and stroked the back of her smooth neck with the other. At the same time, he took the initiative, not giving her the right to end it early.

One kiss ended, and Tang Ruan was dizzy again—she was oxygen-deprived. She looked at Yan Qing's face, which was somewhat blurry.

He carried her, walked to the throne, and placed her on it. Tang Ruan blinked, and only then did she slowly recover her senses.

"Look, the moonlight is so good tonight; we will surely receive the Beast God's blessing." Yan Qing stood opposite her, pointing to the full moon outside the skylight.

Tang Ruan of course knew what he meant. He had once proposed that he would enter into a contract with her tonight. But today, that was definitely not possible.

"Next full moon, we will bind," she proposed on her own initiative to put his mind at ease, "With only the two of us, we cannot hold a Binding Ceremony."

Yan Qing was overjoyed. She was willing... He asked with a smile: "Why not?"

Tang Ruan thought about it; she had only attended one Binding Ceremony, and that was just to make up the numbers. She wasn't too sure, but at least someone had to officiate it!

"There must be a patriarch to officiate the ceremony..." Tang Ruan's voice became quieter and quieter. Because she suddenly realized. Yan Qing was the patriarch, or rather, he was even greater than a patriarch. So, who would officiate his Binding Ceremony?

Yan Qing stepped forward a few paces. He placed his hands on both sides of the stone chair, wrapping Tang Ruan in front of him. He smiled and kissed her ear lightly. He whispered: "I can officiate the Binding Ceremony for myself, Goddess..."

Ah! That was possible too! Tang Ruan opened her eyes wide. Also, why did he call her Goddess? Was it said by that group of old beasts?

Tang Ruan raised her head and saw Yan Qing slowly stepping back. She suddenly felt that this scene was very familiar... Yan Qing knelt down in front of her.

Tang Ruan: !!! She remembered!

"Thank you, Beast God, for bestowing the Goddess as my Mistress to help the Snake Tribe overcome difficulties..." The rest was a long, tedious oath. Tang Ruan's brain was buzzing; the scene in her dream—it had reappeared!

Until he mentioned Lang Lie's name. He really had included the promise to find Lang Lie in their contract. If the scenes in her dreams would eventually reappear, did that mean she and Lang Lie would definitely meet again!

Tang Ruan looked at Yan Qing, her eyes full of happiness. The long contract was finished. He stood up and strode to her front. He bit her lip somewhat eagerly.

"Now, I am yours..." His voice was hoarse as he grabbed her hand. The tip of his tongue lightly licked the spot where the Beast Husband Mark appeared.

Tang Ruan shuddered. Above the wolf tooth mark, a bewitching purple snake-shaped mark appeared. It was beautiful and enchanting.

Tang Ruan asked curiously: "Do you not need heart's blood?" Could it be that binding a contract with her didn't require this step?

"If a King betrays his Mistress, the Beast God will punish not only him, but his entire tribe. But if you want to drink my blood, you can do so at any time..." A brilliant red light flashed in Yan Qing's emerald eyes.

"No, no, that's not—" He suddenly scooped her into his arms and rubbed against her face. He wanted her urgently...

Tang Ruan was a little frightened. "Yan Qing... here..." Would anyone come here?

"Rest assured, Mistress, I will be careful..."

What happened next, Tang Ruan had known about for a long time. But experiencing it again was still very shocking. She had been intimate with him for the first half of the night, and then wrestled with him in his half-snake form for the second half of the night.

Tang Ruan experienced for the first time what it meant to have "long periods of wakefulness and brief moments of sleep."

Several times, she was physically exhausted. She was about to pass out. Immediately, Energy would enter her body from between his lips and teeth. Tang Ruan knew that he was transferring Energy to her!

Who transfers Energy during this kind of thing! She really didn't know whether to praise his manliness for being too strong, or herself for being too weak...

When the first ray of sunlight shone in, Tang Ruan finally had the chance to fall asleep while hugging his tail...

She slept straight until the afternoon. Tang Ruan was woken up by Yan Qing's kisses.

"Get up and eat something." He was afraid that his Mistress would be tormented to death by him on the very first day. However, once he thought about finally having her, he couldn't help himself.

Tang Ruan's brain was groggy, and only one sentence floated through her mind—a snake that had been single for over two hundred years is truly terrifying!

Tang Ruan ate a little bit. She was then carried by Yan Qing to the cave where she could bathe and took a bath. He helped her dry off and placed her on a soft couch.

Upon making contact with the soft bed, Tang Ruan rolled around comfortably, curled up into a ball, and prepared to continue sleeping.

Yan Qing looked at her wet hair draped over her rounded shoulders. Under the setting sun, her skin glowed with a hint of pink, looking even more delicate than a newborn Cub.

Yan Qing's gaze deepened, and his emerald eyes glowed with a bewitching light in the setting sun. A huge amount of Energy was surging through his body.

"Mistress..." He leaned over and bit her earlobe.

"%￥...&￥#..." Tang Ruan didn't even know what she said; she just wanted to sleep.

"Have you rested well?" Tang Ruan: !!!!