9: Chapter 9 was really well protected.

Tang Ruan: ...

She had been discovered ...

But she could deny it to the death.

"The scent changes after the herbs are mixed together." She spoke with unearned confidence.

Her hands didn't stop moving.

"Is that so?" Lang Lie stared at her profile and smiled.

This little Female Beastman seemed to know a lot about herbs.

If he remembered correctly, the grass in his hand had hemostatic properties.

He had seen it before at the Witch Doctor's place; the Witch Doctor would use this kind of herb to treat illnesses.

Unfortunately, the Wolf Tribe's Witch Doctor had already died ...

Sensing his scrutinizing gaze.

Tang Ruan turned her head abruptly, meeting his gaze with determined eyes, "Yes!"

Their noses almost bumped into each other.

Lang Lie: ...

Lang Lie turned his face away and gave a light cough.

"There's still time. I'll stay with you. Take your time gathering; collect a bit more."

Tang Ruan: ...

Being that close, she thought he was going to eat her.

Just to say that?

Is this guy sick or something!

Tang Ruan rubbed her slightly burning cheeks and continued working.

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In the end, they gathered too much, so Lang Lie walked Tang Ruan back.

Along the way, Tang Ruan saw many unfamiliar faces.

Most of them were women and children.

There were also old people slumped at the cave entrances basking in the sun, skin and bones, coughing from time to time.

So, the other male beasts in their Tribe — were they all dead?

Only the five of them were left ...

Tang Ruan subconsciously looked at Lang Lie's profile.

She remembered a documentary she had watched before, which said that wolves would prioritize sharing food with female wolves, cubs, and old wolves.

Was it the same for the Wolf Tribe Beastmen?

In the Beast World, the weak are prey to the strong, and the weak are eliminated early on.

But in the Wolf Tribe, those who survived the most were surprisingly the "weak."

Lang Lie and the others really protected them well ...

She suddenly felt that he was actually a very responsible person.

"Mom! Is that the Marmot Beastman?"

A little boy with messy hair suddenly jumped out from the cave she used to live in.

He pointed at Tang Ruan.

Tang Ruan was startled.

Immediately, a tall but sallow and thin Female Beastman followed him out.

"Don't be so loud!"

She saw Tang Ruan, looked her up and down, and curled the corners of her lips slightly.

After Tang Ruan returned the smile, she realized too late ...

Why did she smile at the person who snatched her house!

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Lang Lie placed the herbs at the entrance of Tang Ruan's new cave.

"I need it urgently. Finish weaving it before tonight. I can find someone to help you," he said in a flat, commanding tone.

He had carefully studied this belt; the weaving method was very simple.

It was just hard to tell which herbs were used.

She had taken all night to weave the previous three, aside from the reason that they were woven too long.

There was definitely some emotion involved in it.

Tang Ruan was just about to refuse.

Potato's mother walked out of the cave.

"Please rest assured, Tribe Leader, we will help Tang Ruan."

"Then thank you in advance. I will bring payment over. If you need anything, come find me anytime."

Potato's mother nodded slightly.

After Lang Lie left, Potato's mother gathered everyone to help.

Beastmen who usually lived on plants and fruits were very good at distinguishing plants.

Soon, they classified the herbs that had been brought back.

And started weaving with Tang Ruan.

"Tang Ruan, why didn't I know you knew witchcraft before?" Potato asked.

Medical skills were still regarded as a kind of witchcraft in the Beast World.

Tang Ruan smiled awkwardly, "I don't know either. Maybe my former tribespeople were Witch Doctors! I just ... suddenly remembered."

Potato nodded trustingly.

"That's true. You still don't know what your Beast Form is even now. It looks like we'll have to wait until the day you become a Mistress."

"Why would I know my Beast Form after I become a Mistress?" Tang Ruan asked curiously.

Several Female Beastmen who were weaving with her let out a laugh.

The male beasts sitting in the distance drying herbs gave an awkward cough.

Potato leaned into Tang Ruan's ear, "I heard ..."

"Is ... is it that exciting?"

"Potato!" Potato's mother glared at her reproachfully, then laughed too.

Dinner was everyone sitting together gnawing on Sweet Potatoes.

Hongshu looked at the Hongshu in his hand with a worried face, "Do I have to eat this until the fruits are ripe?"

The reason the Marmot Beastmen arranged the granary here was because the caves here were shielded from the sun, which was convenient for food storage.

But at the same time, the fruit trees here naturally didn't grow well.

"You can eat me!"

Little Potato blinked his little eyes and leaned over, exchanging the potato in his hand with him.

Hongshu took a bite of the potato and kissed Little Potato on the cheek.

"Hmm, it tastes much better than a Hongshu."

The love-struck Hongshu and Potato could make a feast out of anything.

Tang Ruan couldn't do that.

She missed her chicken.

Before, she at least had two eggs every day to supplement protein.

Suddenly, she caught sight of the piece of snake meat hanging on the tree branch.

After the blood had dried, it looked quite appetizing; it wasn't impossible ...

Tang Ruan started a fire and set up the pot.

The pot was a large, concave stone she had found by the Creek last year.

Even in the chaos last night, she had troubled Hongshu to help her move it over.

This showed just how important this pot was to her.

Next, she boiled water, cut the meat, and skimmed off the foam ...

Several Marmot Beastmen came running over after smelling the scent.

"Tang Ruan, is that it?"

"Are you going to make that?"

Last year, one of Tang Ruan's chickens was bitten to death by a weasel.

So, she tearfully made a pot of potato stewed chicken.

That night, everyone in the Tribe came to her place to mooch a meal.

The Marmot Tribe wasn't that they didn't eat meat.

It was just that fruits were easier for them to obtain.

And "meat" was all in the terrifying forest.

Tang Ruan nodded.

"Yes, bring some more potatoes over."

"Alright!" Immediately, some Beastmen went to the granary and brought back a pile of potatoes.

They helped her cut them into small pieces with stone knives and threw them into the pot.

When it was cooked enough, Tang Ruan put out the fire.

She took out her secret weapon — a small bag of salt.

The water in the Creek was salty. The water they usually drank came from springs gushing out of the mountains.

Tang Ruan sprinkled in the salt she had evaporated from the Creek water.

Under the chemical action of the salt, the aroma seemed to grow legs and quickly spread throughout the entire Tribe.

The Beastmen took bowls folded from large leaves and lined up to "get food."

Of course, they didn't take it for free.

Some would exchange it for other food.

Some, after being full, would help out on the side.

Tang Ruan was just about to take the next bowl.

Suddenly, she realized that the Beastmen in front of her had all disappeared.

Tang Ruan: !!!

She subconsciously looked to the right and saw all the Marmot Beastmen standing against the wall.

They looked like elementary students getting scolded.

"Little Female Beastman, the boss sent me to get the belt."

Tang Ruan looked to the left at the sound.

She saw Lang Chi holding a chicken in his left hand, his right hand on his hip, looking at her with a grin.

Chicken!

That was the chicken she raised!

She thought it had already been eaten.

Lang Chi saw her staring at the chicken in his hand.

He held it out in front of Tang Ruan, "Do you want this?"

Tang Ruan nodded, emboldened.

"If you want it, I'll give it to you!" He said with a generous look.

"Really?"

She didn't expect him to be so easy to talk to.

"Of course! But ... what's in your pot? Can you give me some to taste?"

He swallowed his saliva; the aroma had even drifted over to the Wolf Tribe's side.

"Okay, okay!"

Tang Ruan immediately ran to the back of the cave, took out her prized large wooden bowl, and ladled out a big bowl with both soup and meat.

Lang Chi took it.

"Thanks!"

He shoved the chicken into Tang Ruan's arms.

"Since you took my chicken, I'll keep the sheep the boss gave you. My sister still has cubs waiting to eat!"

Tang Ruan: ...

Wait!

What sheep?

Lang Lie seemed to have said he would bring payment over.

Before Tang Ruan could react.

Lang Chi had already hoisted the lamb he had thrown not far away — turned around — and left.

Tang Ruan: ...

Is it too late to regret it now?

The well-fed Marmot Beastmen returned to their respective caves to rest.

The Beastmen didn't have any entertainment, so they all slept very early at night.

Only Potato and Hongshu were still outside the cave, counting stars and chatting about the moon.

Tang Ruan watched their backs, dazed and sleepy, just about to fall asleep.

Suddenly, a scream came from outside the cave.

Immediately after, she was lifted up from the ground by someone.

"How dare you poison us! I'll kill you!"