99: Chapter 99 Aren't you going to see her?

The Dog Tribe Cub grabbed his father's hand, opened his mouth, and revealed two small canine teeth.

In one bite, he swallowed all the fish meat from his father's hand.

This drew laughter from the circle of Beastmen around them.

Tang Ruan reached out and touched the ghost crystal around her neck.

If Baby hadn't died, he would probably be this cute too...

"Is it really from a High-level Beastman?"

"We all saw it, it was blue, and it seemed to be ice-type."

Tang Ruan suddenly heard the voices of two Beastmen discussing it.

"That shouldn't be! How could a Beast-Eating Fish injure a High-level Beastman?"

The Dog Beastman swallowed a fish ball, looking completely unconvinced.

"It couldn't injure him, but maybe another Beastman killed him! And threw him into the river! He was unwilling to accept his fate, so he turned into a ghost crystal."

"ghost crystals are originally very beautiful things; only Beastmen who want to protect their families turn into them. How did you make it sound so terrifying?"

That Beastman shifted to the side and ignored the other Beastman.

Tang Ruan took a deep breath.

So, if Lang Lie really died, he would also turn into a ghost crystal, right?

She took a deep breath, trying not to let her mind wander.

She stood up and walked to the small pond where the Bone King Fish were kept to clear her mind.

The Bone King Fish is an animal with very low intelligence; its eyesight is poor, and it swallows whatever it sees as food.

That was why it dared to pounce on Yan Qing and her in the tree that day.

Although it doesn't have teeth, the squeezing pressure in its throat is astonishing.

If bitten by it, one's arm might be crushed and then spat out.

Therefore, Tang Ruan had someone install a row of fences by the pond to prevent anyone from accidentally entering.

Suddenly, a Bone King Fish leaped out of the water. It fell to the ground, flopped twice, and hit the fence. It lay on the ground, gasping for air with its mouth wide open.

Tang Ruan: ... It really is low-IQ, it fell to its own death.

She wouldn't dare to put it back into the water herself. She was just about to look for someone to help when she suddenly had an idea.

Could the small pond in her spatial dimension also raise Bone King Fish?

Her spatial dimension had appeared when she first thought about raising Bone King Fish.

Moreover, the plants she touched all grew quickly and healthily. Now that her Supernatural Ability had grown, perhaps the same applied to animals.

She took two steps back, recalling the method Yan Qing had taught her. She opened her palm, aimed it at the Bone King Fish, and focused her mind.

That pitch-black space appeared in her mind again. Inside the space, a small pond was as clear as a mirror.

"Come in," she whispered in her heart.

Suddenly, a ripple spread across the calm pond. A Bone King Fish swam happily under the water for a circle and dived into the deeper bottom.

Tang Ruan opened her eyes. Because it was her first time actively using her spatial Supernatural Ability, her palms were sweating nervously. She hadn't even seen how the fish entered her space.

However, the fish in front of her had already disappeared. She excitedly wanted to share it with someone, only to remember that Yan Qing was not by her side.

Tang Ruan planned to return to the Dog Tribe's side. She had just taken two steps when she suddenly noticed a colossal creature in the distant forest, slowly moving toward her...

--- On the other side.

Yan Qing was not actually going to find a Beastman who "possessed special Supernatural Abilities." That person did not exist at all.

The higher the level of a Beastman, the more clearly they could perceive Energy.

Therefore, the moment he saw the crystal, he felt it—this crystal was not only ice-type Supernatural Ability, but its original form was actually from the Wolf Tribe.

But this did not necessarily mean that it was Lang Lie's crystal. His Mistress had always believed that as long as the Beast Husband Mark remained, it proved that Lang Lie was still alive.

But in reality, in the two hundred-plus years he had lived, he had seen too many females whose Beast Husband Marks remained even after their Beast Husbands had died.

He did not want to see her expression of sadness if she learned about this. Therefore, he had never told her.

If she wanted to look for him, he would do his best to help her find him, as long as she could be happy.

But to avoid her overthinking if she found out later, he decided not to tell her about the crystal's attribute for now.

Yan Qing searched along the river where the crystal might have drifted. He didn't find any Wolf Tribe members in the vicinity. Instead, he arrived at a piece of land he hadn't visited in a long time.

He also discovered that there seemed to be more Beast-Eating Fish here than in Dog City.

The Tapir Tribe lived here; they were a very honest and simple-minded race.

At the time, Yan Qing hadn't actually taken a liking to this place because there was almost no prey here, only fruits.

Later, after meeting Tang Ruan, he realized that they must also be the kind of Beastmen who only ate "vegetarian food."

When the Tapir Tribe saw that Yan Qing had conquered the neighboring city, perhaps to save their lives, they followed suit and knelt...

There were only a few dozen Beastmen in the Tapir Tribe, and their chief was a Low-level Beastman.

Yan Qing planned to stay in their Tribe for one night and summon the surrounding city lords tomorrow to understand the situation and inquire about the news of this crystal.

However, he searched the place he remembered, but he couldn't find a single Tapir Beastman.

The air was filled with a deathly silence. Yan Qing frowned.

Could this group of Tapir Beastmen have all left? He didn't pay much attention to it and went to stay in another city instead.

Early the next morning, he had his Beastmen summon the surrounding city lords and chiefs.

Yan Qing didn't know most of these city lords and chiefs.

When he first began to reclaim the Snake Tribe's lands, he had strictly followed his father's last wish—to manage the Snake Tribe together with Chi Ling.

He also didn't like trivial matters, so he only focused on conquering cities and left the rest to Chi Ling.

Later, he discovered that she hadn't changed the Red Bone Snake Clan's habit of liking to eat Beastmen, so he gradually began to cultivate his own forces to dismantle her power.

Therefore, a large portion of these people were Chi Ling's, and several were her Beast Husbands.

But the Tapir Tribe and the Sparrow Tribe were not her people...

Yan Qing watched a young Tapir Tribe Male Beastman arrive late, stumbling and falling before him. It took a long time for him to crawl up from the ground and kneel properly.

The animal skin on his body was tattered. "What happened?" Yan Qing's voice held a trace of displeasure.

The Tapir Beastman immediately prostrated on the ground, trembling as he said, "The Tapir Tribe encountered a drought, so we went out to find food. We encountered Rogue Beasts who killed all the tribesmen. I am the only one left."

He said it all in one breath, as if he had been prepared. After speaking, he lay on the ground, his body trembling incessantly.

Yan Qing felt that something was wrong. But he didn't expose it, turning his head and asking calmly, "What about the Sparrow Tribe?"

"The Sparrow Tribe was hit by a sudden snowstorm and is likely trapped," said one of Chi Ling's Beast Husbands, whom Yan Qing had seen before in Wan Shou City.

Nowadays, the weather in the Beast World was unpredictable, and sudden snowstorms were the most normal thing. Yan Qing didn't say anything more.

Next, each city lord or chief explained the situation of their own race to him. Surprisingly, they were all exceptionally good.

"After Lady Chi Ling learned that you had a Mistress, she was heartbroken and has not left here since. She has been wholeheartedly managing this place very well," said a newly acquired Beast Husband of Chi Ling.

He appeared to be a red-haired marten and bore some resemblance to her previous Red Fox Tribe Beast Husband.

"Understood. I will leave tomorrow. If there is anything else, come find me tonight."

"Will you not go see her?" the red-haired marten Beastman suddenly called out to Yan Qing as he rose.

Yan Qing didn't look at him again, nor did he mention the crystal. Looking very tired, he rubbed his brow and said, "You may all withdraw..."

The Beastmen withdrew one after another. The Tapir Beastman also climbed up in a sorry state and, under the gaze of Chi Ling's Beast Husband, walked out with the crowd. He followed right behind the red-haired marten Beastman without stopping.

--- Late at night. In a bottomless cave. The Tapir Beastman with a broken leg let out a painful groan.

He shouldn't have come back to look for food. If he hadn't come back, he wouldn't have been caught by them.

Now, they had thrown him here without killing him yet because the Snake King had not left. They still needed to use him to lie.

If the Snake King left tomorrow, he would immediately become dinner for the wild dogs in the vicinity.

As the Tapir Beastman was thinking this, he suddenly heard a few barks. He shivered. Suddenly, he saw a pair of emerald green eyes appear at the cave entrance.

"Ah! Wild dogs!"