"How I treat him is my business."
Mi Ning grabbed Qiao Xixi’s hand, saying excitedly, "Treat him. If you can heal Baobao, we’ll let you stay in the tribe."
Qiao Xixi pushed Mi Ning’s hand away.
"That offer holds no appeal for ."
With that, Qiao Xixi turned to leave, holding Qiao Lie.
"Let’s leave now."
Qiao Lie clutched tightly to Qiao Xixi’s animal hide clothes, his voice hushed.
"It’s dangerous to leave the tribe. This ti... I’ll let you leave behind."
His childish voice, trying so hard to be strong, made Qiao Xixi’s heart soften.
She hugged Qiao Lie a little tighter.
"No. You’re Mother’s precious boy. How could I ever leave you?"
Qiao Lie rested against Qiao Xixi’s body.
Qiao Xixi’s warmth slowly enveloped him, lting his guarded little heart.
"Are we really going to leave?"
Qiao Xixi looked at him, a cunning glint in her eyes.
"Even if we do leave, it won’t be like this. Don’t be afraid. Mother won’t let you be bullied for nothing."
Sure enough, Qiao Xixi had only taken a few steps before the Shaman’s voice called out from behind her.
"Wait."
Qiao Xixi stopped but didn’t turn around.
The Shaman stepped forward.
"If you can heal Baobao, we will drop the matter."
The Shaman didn’t believe Qiao Xixi had such an ability, but he was curious why she was so confident.
Qiao Xixi scoffed.
"We weren’t the ones in the wrong. You have no right to say that."
Seeing that she was genuinely about to leave, the Shaman said anxiously, "Then what do you want?"
Only then did Qiao Xixi turn back to face them, still holding Qiao Lie.
"Two conditions. One: all the cubs who bullied Qiao Lie must apologize to him and be subject to whatever my cub decides."
Qiao Xixi’s gaze was sharp as she looked at the Shaman and spoke slowly.
"Two: I want to beco the Priest of the Black Stone Tribe."
As soon as she finished speaking, the Shaman’s expression changed dramatically.
"What did you say?"
"I said, if I can make that cub’s leg as good as new, you must appeal to the Beast God to let beco the Priest of the Black Stone Tribe."
In the beast world, the rank of Priest was higher than that of the Clan Leader and the Shaman; it was a position that held authority over the entire tribe.
In the eyes of the beastn, a Priest could communicate with the Beast God. For many illnesses the Shaman couldn’t cure, the beastn would beg the Priest to save their lives.
Even if their tribe was destroyed, a Priest would be extrely welcod in any other tribe.
"You’re a Wandering Beast. How can you be our Priest?"
"That’s right, Shaman! You can’t agree to this!"
Qiao Xixi just smiled, unconcerned.
"It’s fine if you don’t agree. It’ll be the sa for in any other tribe, anyway."
The Shaman looked conflicted.
He didn’t believe Qiao Xixi could heal Baobao, but she spoke with such confidence.
Yet he was afraid she truly did have the ability. If he let her go, it would be a great loss for the tribe.
After a long hesitation, the Shaman finally spoke.
"Fine. I agree."
Hong Xi disagreed. "Father..."
"Shaman, how can you agree to such a demand?"
"Yeah, she’s a Wandering Beast!"
The Shaman coughed, signaling for everyone to be quiet.
"This ti, it was indeed Baobao and the others who started the trouble with Qiao Lie. The fault does not lie with them."
After speaking, the Shaman looked at Qiao Xixi.
"I agree to your conditions, but only on the premise that you have the ability to heal Baobao."
Qiao Xixi gave a cool smile.
"Of course."
Qiao Xixi wasted no more words. She told the Shaman to have Baobao carried ho, bringing his severed limb, and said she would be there shortly.
Qiao Xixi carried Qiao Lie back to their ho.
Qiao Qiao, who had been waiting, saw that Qiao Lie was covered in injuries and ran over in fright.
"Mother, how did my third brother get hurt?"
Qiao Xixi placed Qiao Lie on a stone stool, then went to fill a stone basin with clean water to wash his wounds.
Qiao Lie furrowed his little brow but didn’t even let out a whimper.
Qiao Qiao ca forward and blew gently on his wounds.
"Qiao Lie got into a fight with the white cat cubs from the tribe and was bitten by them."
"Those white cat cubs are horrible! Mother, let heal my brother."
Qiao Xixi nodded. "Mm, thank you."
Qiao Qiao took Qiao Lie’s hand, and a stream of faint yellow, warm light flowed slowly into Qiao Lie’s body.
Seeing this, Qiao Xixi got up, went outside, and climbed onto the roof to retrieve so of the Black Umbrellas that had only been drying for a short ti.
’The booklet said that eating one Black Umbrella would cause soone to fall into a deep sleep for half an hour.’
She chopped up one Black Umbrella, ground it into a paste, and placed it in a stone bowl.
"Mother, Qiao Lie is much better now."
Qiao Xixi walked into the house. Qiao Lie had already fallen asleep, and the wounds on his body were beginning to scab over.
"Qiaoqiao, you did great. Do you need to rest?"
Qiao Qiao shook her head. She didn’t feel tired from healing Qiao Lie this ti.
"Mother, I’m fine. Is there anything you need to do?"
Qiao Xixi nodded.
"Yes. A white cat cub’s leg is broken. I need you to assist in treating him."
Qiao Qiao was confused. "Mother, can’t I heal him by myself?"
Qiao Xixi shook her head. ’The Shaman wouldn’t lie about sothing like this.’
"Okay, I’ll go with you then."
"Mm."
Qiao Xixi didn’t feel safe leaving the sleeping Qiao Lie at ho, so she had to carry him on her back as she went.
At this mont, Mi Ning’s stone house was surrounded by beastn.
They were all curious about what thod Qiao Xixi would use to heal Baobao’s broken leg.
When Qiao Xixi arrived, all the beastn made way for her to enter.
After placing Qiao Lie on a nearby stone stool, Qiao Xixi walked to the bedside to examine Baobao’s injury.
Baobao had woken from his coma and was writhing on the bed in pain.
"Qiao Xixi, you may begin."
Qiao Xixi stood up and asked, "Where are the things I asked for?"
Hong Xi placed a bone needle and a long thread of animal hair on the table.
"It’s all here."
Qiao Xixi nodded. Just as she took out the Black Umbrella paste and prepared to feed it to Baobao, Mi Li suddenly walked in.
"Qiao Xixi, what are you going to feed Baobao?"
"It’s a Black Umbrella."
As soon as Qiao Xixi’s words fell, the faces of the beastn present changed drastically.
"Just as I thought, a vicious Wandering Beast! This isn’t healing Baobao, it’s trying to kill him!"
Mi Ning roared in fury, "Qiao Xixi, if you’re trying to kill Baobao, I’ll kill you!"
The Shaman quickly had Mi Ning’s mate restrain her.
"Qiao Xixi, do you know that eating a Black Umbrella is fatal?"
Qiao Xixi’s expression didn’t change. "No, it isn’t. A Black Umbrella will only cause a beastman to fall into a temporary deep sleep. It’s not fatal."
Mi Li sneered, "Shaman, you can’t be fooled by her. She just wants to kill Baobao."
Qiao Xixi’s cold gaze swept over to Mi Li.
"What benefit would I gain from killing him?"
The Shaman thought Qiao Xixi had a point.
"Begin."
Qiao Xixi directly fed the Black Umbrella paste to Baobao.
Mi Ning tried to stop her but was blocked by the Shaman.
After eating the Black Umbrella, Baobao fell asleep.
"Qiaoqiao, co here."
Qiao Qiao obediently ca forward.
"Help Mother by holding his broken leg steady."
"Okay."
The fear was completely gone from Qiao Qiao’s little face as her small hands held the broken leg firmly.
Qiao Xixi took the bone needle and began to suture the broken leg.
"Qiaoqiao, do you rember what Mother told you on the way here?"
"I rember."
"Good. Just do as I said in a mont."
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