A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 617 Brother
She felt a pang of regret when she thought of the male with whom she had once shared a relationship.

It is said that Yun Han single-handedly quelled a ley line monster and awakened the bloodline inheritance of the Snow Moon Wolf Clan, but in the end he self-destructed and perished together with the monster, without even a chance to be resurrected.

He went to the Northern Border alone back then to atone for his sins and temper his heart. Ultimately, he was willing to sacrifice his life to protect the people, truly becoming a responsible head of the Yun family. It's a pity…

Unfortunately, there are always too many accidents and regrets in this world.

I heard that when the old patriarch of the Yun family learned the news, he was so angry that he fainted from crying. After he woke up, he kept saying sorry to the child's mother.

Yun Han was born to the late Madam Yun after a difficult birth. He was the only son of the Yun family patriarch. Unexpectedly, he was the one who outlived his son, and his body was never found. He didn't even get to see him one last time.

For an elderly person, this is simply the biggest blow.

If he could have a grandson, the old patriarch Yun would find some solace, at least he would still have hope of surviving.

Otherwise, Shen Tang was truly afraid that the old man wouldn't make it through.

When Shen Tang arrived at the hospital, the old patriarch of the Yun family and a group of people were pacing anxiously outside the intensive care unit.

The Yun family went to great lengths to invite the best obstetricians and gynecologists in the entire empire, but it was clear that the situation inside was far from optimistic, and the prognosis was probably grim.

The pregnant woman had just gone through a major battle and was further traumatized by the bumpy journey. Her body simply couldn't hold on, and her emotions were also greatly stimulated.

Even if the child cannot be saved, I'm afraid she herself will have a hard time getting through it!
"Let me go in and take a look!" Shen Tang hurriedly put on a protective suit and went in to check the situation.

The pregnant woman's condition was indeed very dangerous.

Although Shen Tang no longer possesses healing abilities, her space contains top-tier recovery and treatment potions.

She spent a lot of points, and the pregnant woman's condition finally stabilized. Even more fortunately, the baby was saved.

After a while, the female on the hospital bed slowly opened her eyes. Her face was still pale, but her vital signs had stabilized.

She looked around blankly, her gaze finally settling on Shen Tang, "Your Majesty..."

She called out softly, her voice filled with surprise and confusion, seemingly tinged with a complex mix of emotions.

"That's wonderful, sister!" said Gongge, who was accompanying her, excitedly. "Thanks to His Majesty's arrival, you and your child were saved! Hurry up and thank His Majesty!"

Gong Yao came to her senses, her face still pale. She weakly said to Shen Tang, "Thank you, Your Majesty... for saving my life..."

She seemed to want to sit up, so Shen Tang quickly helped her lie down and comforted her, "You've just recovered, don't move around too much, just rest well."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm fine. Thank you for your help." Gong Yao said, trying to force a smile, but tears kept falling down her face.

She didn't want to lose her composure in front of so many people, so she raised her hand to wipe her face, trying desperately to suppress her emotions, but tears still rolled down her cheeks and fell onto the blanket.

The doctors were flustered and didn't know how to comfort them; a wave of sorrow washed over them as well.

They all knew that this pregnant woman was the partner of Yun Han, the young master of the Yun family. Yun Han died in battle on the icy plains, so the two must have had a very deep relationship. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so heartbroken, and she looked as if she wanted to follow him in death.

Shen Tang felt an overwhelming pang of sadness.

She could understand that the pain of losing a partner was too heavy, and that even time might not be able to heal it.

"You may all step aside. I have something I'd like to say to her privately," Shen Tang said to those around her.

The doctors withdrew as instructed.

Gong Ge was unsure what His Majesty wanted to say to his sister. He was nervous but dared not ask any questions. He only gave his sister a few words of advice and then left.

Only two females remained in the ward.

Shen Tang pulled up a chair and sat down by the bed. Gong Yao's sobs gradually subsided. She raised her red eyes, looking at the monarch before her with some fear. Her fingers unconsciously clenched, and she spoke cautiously, "Your Majesty... what... what do you want to tell me?"

The woman before her was noble and beautiful. Gong Yao had only seen her in the news before, and she was already amazed by her. A few months ago, when His Majesty went north, she had only caught a glimpse of her from afar, and her aura made her feel ashamed of herself.

Now that she's facing her up close, she's so nervous she can barely speak.

Gong Yao always felt that she was a beautiful woman who was sought after in the tribe and the city, but compared with His Majesty, she felt that she paled in comparison.

Shen Tang noticed her nervousness, gently took her hand, and soothed her tenderly, "Don't be nervous. There are no monarchs and subjects here, only two females. Regardless of status, we are all the same."

Gong Yao's body stiffened for a moment, then slowly relaxed, but her eyes became even more wet.

His Majesty is so gentle and approachable, no wonder...

She composed herself and asked, "What does Your Majesty wish to ask me?"

Shen Tang looked at her and said, "Have you seen me before? I feel like you know me."

Gong Yao shook her head, "I'm just an ordinary person from a small tribe. I never had the chance to meet Your Majesty. I only caught a glimpse of you from afar when you went to the Ice Plains last time... But afterwards, I did often pay attention to Your Majesty's news because..."

Shen Tang spoke for her, "Because of Yun Han, right?"

With her secret exposed, Gong Yao blushed even more and nodded shyly, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I don't know if this is offensive..."

Shen Tang didn't care. "What's the big deal? Yun Han secretly left the capital for the northern border back then. After I found out, I always hoped that he could completely let go of the past and find a female he could truly love and be with."

“I’m so happy that you can be by his side and make him less lonely.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for being willing to tell me this."

Shen Tang asked in a gentle tone, as if chatting, "When did you meet him?"

After a few words, the atmosphere became much more relaxed, and Gong Yao gradually relaxed as well.

She looked up at Shen Tang, her eyes filled with sorrow, as if she had returned to the past. "A year ago, our tribe was attacked by a pack of beasts, and Yun Han saved us. Later, my brother and I went to the city with him to settle down, and my brother also joined his team... That's how we gradually became familiar with each other."

Shen Tang nodded. "So you got together because of the debt of saving your lives?"

Gong Yao shook her head, looked down at her fingers, and gave a smile that was both sweet and bitter. "No, that's not it."

"He was just passing by and helped out casually; he probably didn't even notice me."

"But the moment I saw him, I fell in love with him. I knew I couldn't live without him, so I wanted to pursue him."

Her voice was soft, as if she were recalling something, "Later, a lot happened between us, and by some twist of fate, we ended up together."

Gong Yao looked up at Shen Tang again, bit her lip, and said in an even softer voice, "Your Majesty is a very good person. No wonder Yun Han can't forget you. I am also truly grateful to Your Majesty for saying these things to me today. But I know that the female he truly loves in his heart is you."

When Gong Yao saw the way Yun Han looked at Shen Tang, she knew she had lost completely—no, she wasn't even qualified to compare herself to His Majesty.

She admitted that she had been jealous, but now that feeling has long since dissipated, leaving only admiration and regret.

She laughed self-deprecatingly, "His Majesty is the one he loves most deeply. I only had the opportunity to take advantage of him because I met him when he was at his loneliest."

Shen Tang paused for a moment, then shook her head and smiled, "He and I did have an unforgettable past, and he did love me, but you're wrong to look down on yourself like that."

“Your Majesty…” Gong Yao was stunned.

Shen Tang said gently, "Wolves are a loyal race. If he was only with you because he was lonely, he wouldn't have left the capital so resolutely in the first place."

She looked into Gong Yao's eyes and said earnestly, "The person he truly loves is you."

Gong Yao's breath hitched, and she shook her head in disbelief. "How could this be... He's never said he loved me, nor has he defined our relationship... I even doubt whether he ever liked me at all... Maybe he only thinks of me occasionally when he needs to relieve his loneliness..."

"Do you know that Yun Han was once engaged? He was deceived by his fiancée and was utterly disillusioned with relationships. Since he chose you, how could it be just for physical desire?" Shen Tang shook her head and said, "After experiencing a failed marriage, people are more cautious about new relationships. He definitely has feelings for you, but perhaps he just hasn't had a chance to tell you his feelings yet."

Shen Tang knew very well that Yun Han did indeed have complicated feelings for her, including admiration, regret, guilt, and gratitude, mixed with many indescribable emotions... but it was not just heterosexual love.

Even without those past experiences, she couldn't give Yun Han what he truly wanted.

What he longed for was unwavering love. They were never meant to be together.

But being with Gong Yao, he was able to find true happiness.

Yun Han understood this as well, so after being rejected by her, he did not pester her, but resolutely left the capital, leaving the past behind, and went to the northern border.

Meeting Gong Yao might have been an accident, but Shen Tang believed that Yun Han's proud nature meant that his decision to be with Gong Yao must have been made after careful consideration.

Shen Tang didn't know exactly what had happened between them, but everyone lived their own lives and experienced their own stories.

Gong Yao listened to Shen Tang's sincere words, her lips trembled slightly, and in the end she couldn't say a word, only bursting into tears.

So...is that so?
"You and the child are the people he loves, and the ones he can't let go of the most in this world."

Shen Tang gently wiped away the tears on her face and said softly, "Take good care of yourself, for your sake and for the baby's sake. He would definitely want you and your child to be safe and sound."

Gong Yao nodded vigorously, holding back her tears. "I understand, thank you, Your Majesty."

Less than a month later, Gong Yao went into labor amidst abdominal pain.

Inside the swaddling clothes was a small, pink wolf cub, like a wrinkled little ball of flesh. Because it was premature, it was thinner and weaker than other newborn wolf cubs, still wrapped in a thin amniotic sac, motionless, as if it had stopped breathing.

Even the attending physician was pessimistic, as the survival rate of premature infants in this condition was extremely low!
Although weak, Gong Yao, driven by instinct and love, transformed into her true form and gently licked the newborn cub, licking away the bloodstains and amniotic sac from its surface.

"Ouch..."

Soon, the wolf cub let out a weak whimper.

Everyone who had been on tenterhooks finally breathed a sigh of relief!

Alive!

It's a young male wolf.

The doctor quickly put the wolf cub into an incubator.

Once the child's condition stabilized, everyone was overjoyed.

This child has truly had a difficult life, experiencing a major battle and being born more than ten days premature. But thankfully, both mother and child are safe and healthy after the delivery, a truly heartwarming ending.

The patriarch of the Yun family, who had been anxiously waiting outside, was so moved by the good news that tears streamed down his face. His face, which had aged and looked haggard overnight, seemed to have become ten years younger in an instant.

"Quick! Let this old man see my grandson!"

Yun Hong strode into the room, looked at the wolf cubs in the incubator, and couldn't stop the tears from flowing, as if he were remembering something from many years ago.

"It's that brat's child, he looks exactly like him when he was born!"

Once Gong Yao and her child's condition stabilized, the Yun family patriarch took the mother and child back to the Yun family and cared for them meticulously. He also announced to the world that the mother and child were important members of the Yun family.

……

In the desolate yellow sand, forgotten ancient sites lie quietly asleep.

A huge winged beast was perched in front of the gate. Hearing the noise, it looked up and gazed into the distance.

A tall and slender figure gradually appeared in the vast expanse of yellow sand not far away.

The man had long, bright red hair, a bewitchingly beautiful face, and a warm, spring-like smile on his lips. He always greeted everyone with a beaming smile. "Long time no see, young man."

Ji Ming lazily lifted his eyelids, then angrily flicked his tail, creating a large crater in the ground.

Shen Li nimbly dodged, then suddenly realized, "Ah~ so it's a little sister, she's getting prettier and prettier."

Ji Ming yawned, closed his eyes, and fell asleep again.

That means he's been allowed to go in.

Shen Li walked through the gate and arrived at this vampire ruin once again.

He carefully examined the intricate and damaged murals, painstakingly piecing together their contents bit by bit.

This stay lasted for nearly three months.

Shen Li successfully restored all the vampire murals and obtained a lot of information that was not even recorded in the prophecy book.

Most importantly, he learned of the existence of a race known as the "Star Clan".

The ancestors of the vampires did not come to this beast world continent through the star gate. Instead, they paid a huge price and made a deal with the mysterious "Star Clan" to cut off a very small part of the star gate's light path as a passage, which enabled them to successfully complete this secret migration.

Following the mural's guidance, Shen Li finally arrived at the long-dried-up blood pool again, gazing at the dim blood bead floating quietly above it.

He stared intently for a long time, then bent one leg and squatted down, smiling as he spoke, "Perhaps, I should call you elder brother."

"You and I became friends after a fight, which is probably what they call fate playing tricks on us."

In the past, Shen Li would never have imagined that he would have such a connection with this vampire leader; he would probably have felt it was utterly filthy. But now, his mindset is completely different, and he has learned about his true origins.

He seemed to be talking to the blood bead, or perhaps to the air, "More than twenty years ago, the vampire who was captured by those people to break the seal was my mother."

"So this is the truth that Father has been trying to hide all along. It's a pity that I still found out."

Shen Li spoke at length, then slowly stood up, dusted himself off, and stepped down into the blood pool.

He looked down at the intricate patterns on the ground and muttered to himself, "The ancestors of the vampires foresaw the annihilation of their race, so how could they willingly face death? They set up their tombs here, so this place must be extraordinary and surely holds deeper secrets."

Shen Li knelt on the ground, his fingers tracing the engraved patterns, as if he could feel the mysterious power of the vampire clan that remained within them.

It seems that a deeper secret is buried beneath this!
Shen Li's right hand transformed into a sharp blade, slicing through his left palm and landing on the central pattern. At the same time, he uttered the secret technique of breaking the vampire's secrets from his thin lips!
Fresh blood gushed out, seeping into the vampire patterns and quickly filling the dried-up grooves.

In an instant, the blood-red lines spread out inch by inch.

But apart from that, there are no other changes.

Shen Li's face also turned pale rapidly due to blood loss.

As expected...it still doesn't work?

Although his mother was a pure vampire, Shen Li had half vampire blood. However, vampire blood is special and can be assimilated if it is combined with other races.

Strictly speaking, he can't be considered a true vampire...

Having come this far with only one final step, Shen Li was unwilling to give up.

He stubbornly held on, letting the blood fill the entire wound. His face was as white as paper, cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his vision blurred.

So much so that he didn't notice the blood droplet in the air flicker slightly.

The patterns on the ground suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, revealing a mysterious magic circle!

A passage slowly emerged from beneath the ground!

Shen Li's breath hitched.

Success! ?

Two parts combined, 4,000 words.

I wanted to include Tangtang's pictures, but unfortunately I'm not home today and didn't bring my computer. I'll add them next time.

good night~