93: Chapter 93: He and I will spend our lives together in the beast world.

"An...an expedient measure?" Tang Ruan stared at Yan Qing, wondering why those words sounded so familiar.

What kind of expedient measure requires smiling at another Female Beastman!

Especially since he is a Male Beastman who doesn't like to smile.

If he were like She Ming, smiling happily at everyone he met, she wouldn't feel so awkward.

"But you can't specifically smile at her alone; she is my enemy, and I am not happy..."

Tang Ruan simply decided to speak her mind.

Yan Qing rubbed his chin, seemingly in a good mood.

"It wasn't intentional, I just 'happened' to smile."

Tang Ruan stood up abruptly.

She finally understood; this person was retaliating against her!

Yan Qing pulled her back into his arms.

He wrapped his arms tightly around her, rubbing his nose against her cheek.

He asked softly, "I'm teasing you! Are you really angry?"

Tang Ruan puffed up her cheeks; he actually said that even though he knew it would make her angry.

She had to make things clear with him today.

"I don't like jokes like that!"

Tang Ruan's expression was serious.

"Although I know it's impossible for you to like Lang Yue, the thought of her having designs on you...

The thought of you getting involved with another Female Beastman...

I—am—very—unhappy!"

"Mm, I am very unhappy too." Yan Qing rested his chin on her shoulder.

Tang Ruan was stunned.

She suddenly remembered that she was the one who did it first.

She was the one who said she would take in Lang Mo first; he must feel just as uncomfortable as she does!

"But you are the King, you are so powerful...

I thought you didn't care.

You didn't show that you cared about Hu Che and Lang Lie..."

She lowered her head, her voice trailing off.

He actually had shown it, hadn't he...

Yan Qing released his hold and let Tang Ruan turn around.

He reached out and pinched her chin, the two of them looking at each other face to face.

"Mistress, it's not that I don't care."

He said seriously.

"Although I am the King.

But first and foremost, I am a Male Beastman who loves you.

I also feel jealousy, and I get angry.

I don't care about Lang Lie and Hu Che because you care about them.

So, I have no choice but to accept it."

Tang Ruan was so moved she was about to cry.

If she hadn't met Lang Lie first.

If these five Beast Husbands were not fated.

Perhaps, because of Yan Qing's deep affection, she would have stayed with him alone, spending a lifetime together in the Beast World.

She raised her hand, wanting to hold his.

"Yan Qing, I..."

"Do you want to hear my plan?"

He suddenly released his hand from her chin, leaving Tang Ruan grasping at air.

He leaned back, settling into a comfortable position on the stone chair.

His eyes looked elsewhere.

He was afraid to hear what Tang Ruan would say next.

If she said she couldn't love only him, he would be sad.

If she said she was willing to have only him.

He would immediately go and kill Hu Che.

And the moment he found Lang Lie, he would finish him off too.

His Mistress could only be his alone.

Tang Ruan's emotions were interrupted.

She also regained her reason.

Fortunately, she hadn't made any rash promises.

This is the Beast World; it is perfectly normal for a Female Beastman to have multiple Beast Husbands.

"What plan?"

"I did indeed exploit Lang Yue's desire to replace you.

I deliberately guided her to steal the map from the Marmot Tribe leader.

The map marked a river where one must dig a tunnel to proceed.

Digging tunnels is the Marmot Tribe's specialty, but not the Wolf Tribe's.

Therefore, Lang Yue might think that the Marmot Tribe couldn't cross the river and had to dig a tunnel.

But in reality, the surroundings of the river are full of poisonous creatures..."

"Then what if she was lucky and didn't die?" Tang Ruan asked.

"There are Beast-Eating Fish in the river that specifically eat beastmen."

Tang Ruan: ...

"Then what if she didn't come to look for you at all?"

"She will definitely come."

Tang Ruan looked at him with a smile, "Yan Qing, are you very confident in your looks?"

That's what she said.

But deep down, she acknowledged his appearance.

Since she came to Wan Shou City, apart from Chi Ling, she hadn't seen any Female Beastman dare to approach him.

The main reason was that he was too powerful and always had a cold face.

Who would risk their life just to seduce a Male Beastman...

That Lang Yue...

"The ignorant are fearless.

Moreover, when the benefits are great enough, it makes beastmen lose their ability to think." Yan Qing said contemptuously.

Tang Ruan didn't understand the second half of the sentence.

Seeing the confused expression on her face.

Yan Qing gave an example.

"Mistress, if there is a pitch-black cave in front of you.

You don't know if it's dangerous.

But a beastman tells you there are many crystals you like inside.

As long as you walk in, you can take them.

Would you go in and take a look?"

Following his words, a cave filled with crystals appeared in Tang Ruan's mind...

"Yes!"

She blurted out, almost without thinking.

Yan Qing: ...

Tang Ruan suddenly realized.

"She thinks that coming to see won't hurt, there's no loss anyway.

Using the smallest effort to gamble for the biggest chance!"

Yan Qing pinched the bridge of his nose, his expression looking a bit ugly.

He reached out and pulled her up from the stone chair.

He hurriedly pulled her into a cave.

It was the cave where he kept his treasure chests.

Yan Qing opened the wooden box.

crystals the size of fists, colorful and vibrant, immediately lit up the cave.

"They are all yours!

I have as many of these crystals as there are in a dozen other caves.

If it's not enough, I'll go find more for you.

You—"

He pointed at the box in anger, closing his eyes.

"You are not allowed to enter any caves!"

Tang Ruan: ...

---

Five days later, the beastmen who went to Dongdong Valley with Yan Qing returned.

At the same time, they brought back Lang Yue's corpse, which had already reverted to its Beast Form.

The corpse had been gnawed by Beast-Eating Fish, revealing ribs, and the internal organs were long gone; the scene was shocking.

"As you expected, she stole the map and left the Wolf Tribe..."

"Not important."

Yan Qing said dismissively, interrupting the old beastman.

With a light flick of his fingertip, the corpse turned to ash in the blink of an eye.

He turned his head to look at Tang Ruan.

Seeing her let out a sigh of relief, he finally felt at ease.

His Mistress was timid and couldn't stand such disgusting scenes.

"There is one more important matter to report to you."

"Speak."

"While we were escorting the Wolf Tribe, and on the way back.

We saw Beast-Eating Fish in different rivers."

Beast-Eating Fish, they must be piranhas. Tang Ruan guessed.

Although she hadn't seen piranhas with her own eyes.

She knew that these things were extremely destructive.

Except for the fish in the water, any animal that approached the water.

Would be attacked by them in a swarm and devoured completely.

When she was a child, she had watched a movie.

It was about some foreigners whose boat capsized, and piranhas jumped out of the water.

Instantly gnawing them into skeletons.

Thinking of that scene, Tang Ruan shivered.

The old beastman said: "The Beast-Eating Fish bit the prey that went to the river to drink water to death.

Many beastmen fetching water were also attacked.

We discussed and hope that Lord Snake King can use your Supernatural Ability.

To make the water in these rivers boil and kill all the Beast-Eating Fish inside."

Yan Qing pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

The Beast-Eating Fish are numerous; killing them one by one would definitely not be enough.

Listening to their conversation, Tang Ruan fell into deep thought.

If the whole river boils, then apart from the Beast-Eating Fish, other animals won't survive either.

Moreover, dead fish will pollute the water, perhaps causing the spread of germs.

"Mistress, do you have any thoughts?" Yan Qing asked suddenly.

In the past few days, Tang Ruan had told him about digging wells, irrigation, and the treatment manual.

He thought it was feasible and had already sent people to do it.

Now, he takes her with him to meetings.

Although his Mistress is a bit naive, she is very capable of solving problems.

Meeting Yan Qing's trusting gaze.

Tang Ruan also expressed her opinion, "While the Beast-Eating Fish die, other fish will also die.

And there are too many fish corpses, which will cause... sickness!"

She knew that beastmen wouldn't understand germs or bacteria, so she explained it simply.

"And, without fish.

What will those beastmen who rely on eating fish do?"

The old beastman looked confused.

Yan Qing explained to Tang Ruan: "The beastmen here don't eat fish.

Especially Beast-Eating Fish; it's said they taste fishy and foul."

So that was it.

Tang Ruan couldn't think of a better solution for the time being.

She said to Yan Qing: "I want to go to the scene and see."

Yan Qing hesitated for a moment.

He didn't want his Mistress to get close to danger.

But under her serious gaze, he still agreed.

---

Yan Qing held Tang Ruan and stood on a sturdy tree by the river.

A beastman threw a chicken into the water.

Instantly, hundreds of Beast-Eating Fish leaped out of the water.

Only a few seconds later.

Only the chicken skeleton was left, bobbing up and down with the frenzied scramble of the Beast-Eating Fish.

Tang Ruan hugged Yan Qing's neck tightly.

So dangerous, she wanted to leave.

Just then, a giant fish suddenly leaped out of the water.

Opening its bloody maw, it rushed towards them.