"Your ginger tea harmed your people, and you poisoned them, causing the females to be unable to nurse their young. As punishment, you will have to work for the High Priest for free for two years after you give birth to the child!"

The clan chief realized that Jiang Cha possessed medical skills, and that this punishment would actually help the high priest.

Even if the high priest on the side was dissatisfied, he probably wouldn't object.

This punishment only punished the victim, while all the benefits went to the tribe.

Even A-Cai couldn't stand it anymore, "Clan leader, don't the babies need to be fed after they're born? And you're having Jiang Cha do the work for free..."

"Alright, doesn't she still have her beast husband Lin Bei?"

The clan chief even portrayed himself as generous and righteous, saying, "I've already waived the punishment for Lin Bei harming a female, what more could he possibly want?"

"My son is so badly injured, who will take responsibility for him?"

Deputy clan chief Lin Ye has arrived.

He glanced at Jiang Cha with a complicated expression. This woman was truly his son's nemesis. With her around, his son had never had a good day.

But he couldn't stop them from being together, and now he could only helplessly change the people he wanted to protect to two.

The clan leader still had to give the deputy clan leader face, so he forced a smile and said, "Brother Lin, you've only just arrived, you don't know the situation..."

“All I know is that my son is lying here, covered in wounds, barely clinging to life, his fate uncertain, while you, the clan chief, are still thinking of punishing him and planning to ruin his partner. Black Collar, don’t forget who saved you back then.”

When Lin Ye saw his son injured like this, he felt both heartbroken and furious, and even wished he could skin the culprit alive.

But now he is old and in poor health. He can't beat the clan chief, let alone his son. He was able to become the deputy clan chief because of his many years of experience and the kindness he showed to the clan chief many years ago.

“Brother Lin, I know you have been very kind to me, but that was many years ago.”

The black-collar worker stroked his beard and said seriously, "I know you love your son, but he was wrong to hurt a female, which led to Ah Biao accidentally injuring him."

“As the clan chief, I have already punished Abiao and exempted your son from punishment. If you are still dissatisfied, go directly to the priest's altar to convene all the clan members for a vote. Otherwise, I will definitely not change the outcome.”

They're using a fallacy to shift the blame, all for their own benefit.

Even brothers of many years are nothing more than this.

Lin Ye felt utterly disheartened. He snorted softly, "Fine, as you wish."

After saying that, he prepared to leave the cave, seemingly intending to go to the priest's altar to protest the chieftain's decision.

Black Collar felt a moment of panic. What if he turned his people against him and they agreed to his decision? What would be the point of being the clan leader then?

Unexpectedly, the forestry department was stopped by Jiang Cha.

"Let's carry him back first and then talk about it."

At this point, a direct conflict with the clan leader would not benefit them.

Jiang Cha had just openly taken a lot of medicinal herbs from the priest, and she planned to go back and try to use them on Lin Beigu.

A broken rib is no small matter; even in modern times, surgery can be quite troublesome, let alone in the Beast World continent with its extremely poor medical facilities.

First, we need to find a way to fix the position of the ribs. If the position is incorrect, manual repositioning is required.

She had never performed such a surgery before, and if it failed, Lin Bei could very well be paralyzed.

"Little girl, he's injured like this, and you still want to take him back? Can you even heal him?"

High Priest Ragu's eyes flickered when he saw her applying the medicine to Lin Bei's wounds.

The little female is indeed quite capable.

"Can the priest cure it?"

Jiang Cha looked up at Lagu, a hint of expectation in her beautiful eyes.

"cannot."

Ragu said decisively, "He's already ruined. Even if he recovers, he'll be bedridden for the rest of his life."

Lin Ye could no longer stand; his trembling hands gripped the wall beside him. "Priest, please take another look. Is there really no way to cure him?"

High Priest Ragu shook his head. Lin Bei had several broken bones. In the past, orcs like this were left to fend for themselves, and it was good enough if they survived.

"Let me try. If I can't cure him, I'll take care of him for the rest of my life."

Jiang Cha's words silenced Lin Ye and made the clan chief frown.

One reason was his concern for his son; he didn't trust Jiang Cha at all and had no intention of taking Lin Bei away.

But the high priest bluntly said that there was no hope of curing him, and even if he were cured, his son would be bedridden for the rest of his life. It was better to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless, and let Jiang Cha give it a shot.

The clan chief felt that ginger tea was a waste of resources. How could a fertile female stay by the side of a useless male?

She should be assigned multiple males so that she can have more offspring.

But with Lin Ye here, there were some things he couldn't say directly.

He believed the high priest; since he couldn't be cured, he would be a useless male who didn't deserve to have a female.

"If you need anything, you can come here to get it."

High Priest Ragu gave her an appreciative look before turning around and continuing with his work.

Meanwhile, A-Cai's husband helped Lin Ye send Lin Bei back to their new home.

After taking them home, A-Cai left.

At this point, only the three of them remained in the cave.

Jiang Cha felt a little sad.

The boy who was smiling shyly at her this morning has returned to find himself lying there motionless, pale-faced and covered in injuries.

The cave was spotless, and the decorations on the walls and the stone bed were all well taken care of by the boy.

Lin Ye sat silently by the bed. Seeing Jiang Cha, heavily pregnant, tending to her son's wounds, he was moved and stepped forward, saying, "Whether or not I can cure him, I will find a way to send you away from the tribe after you give birth to your cub."

If things have escalated to this point with the Black Leader, they're unlikely to have a good time in the tribe in the future. It would be better if they left on their own sooner rather than later.

"Uncle Lin, where would you like to take us?"

Lin Ye took the coarse cloth from Jiang Cha's hand, but she didn't insist and sat down on the other side of the stone bed.

“I have a younger sister in the Earth Dog tribe. I will send her a message in advance, and then you can go and seek refuge with her.”

What's your sister's name?

"Her name is Lin Manman. She already has two children, both of whom are fifth-tier orcs. She also has a very good personality. If you go there, you will definitely receive good care."

Lin Ye gave her detailed instructions, as if the matter had been decided long ago.

Aren't you going over there?

Jiang Cha didn't think highly of her "aunt" whom she had never met. No matter how good-natured she was, having two extra burdens wouldn't make her happy. She still had to rely on herself.

"No, I have other things to take care of."

After wiping his son clean, Lin Ye stood up and said, "You rest first, I'll go get some food."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Lin."

As night fell, only the severely injured Lin Bei and Jiang Cha, who was sitting by his bedside, remained in the cave.

She had carefully examined the boy's body; his ribs were broken quite badly, and she felt that the orc's anatomy was somewhat different from that of a normal human, making treatment extremely difficult.

"Don't worry, I will heal you!"