Chapter 43 Burning

"You're lying to me...you must be lying to me..."

"We lied to you? You accomplice who poisoned someone and didn't even know how potent the poison was, you're hopeless!" Chi Yan mocked.

Upon hearing this, he seemed to realize something and excitedly looked up again.

“You know about this poison, so you must be able to cure it, right? Right?” He looked at them with hopeful tears in his eyes.

"You poisoned us and now you want an antidote from us?" Chi Yan said.

"Please, just cure her poison, I'll do anything!" he pleaded firmly.

"It's not that we don't want to save them, but there really is no antidote. The poisoner willingly allowed himself to be poisoned, just so that he could take the poisoned person down with him," Shu Ning said.

Upon hearing that there was no antidote, he immediately deflated and his expression of despair returned.

"Tell me how you poisoned him?"

“What’s the point of saying this now? We’re all going to die anyway…” he said, his heart filled with despair.

“She’s not going to make it, but you still have a chance,” Yueying said.

Upon hearing this, he sighed, and after a moment...

“A few days ago, Princess Lanling, under the guise of thanking the clan chief, ordered me to deliver this juice laced with poisonous powder to the clan chief. She instructed me to make sure that the clan chief drank it with my own eyes. I only felt at ease to go back after watching the clan chief drink the juice.”

"When I got back, I found that her condition was not right. She told me that it was a backlash and that it would be fine in a few days, but now it is getting more and more serious."

After saying that, he lowered his head, his eyes lifeless, having already accepted the truth.

"Sister Yueying, take her out of here, and leave the rest to me," Shu Ning said.

Yueying looked at her with slight surprise; she had just been worried about how to proceed.

Subsequently, Yueying ordered her men to take the male gray fox into the cell and then take Lanling to the priest's altar.

After learning all this, even though Ling Shuang hated Lan Ling with a passion, she couldn't help but feel a pang of pity for her as she saw her suffering and impending execution.

After Lie Feng was lifted onto the sacrificial altar.

After Ling Shuang revealed to the assembled fox clan that their chieftain had been poisoned, the fox clan beastmen surrounding her began to criticize Lan Ling, who was lying in the pile of firewood.

Her pained expression and seemingly unconscious state suggested that she could hear countless voices around her cursing her.

A tear slid down her cheek.

It's unclear whether he thought he could finally perish together with Lie Feng, or whether he regretted everything he had done.

Then, Shu Ning demonstrated how to start a fire by rubbing sticks together in front of the orcs.

The moment the orcs below saw the fire, their accusations quieted down considerably, replaced by shock.

"Look, what's that..."

"How could she do that?! How did she manage to do it?!"

"Is she the Beast Goddess?!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? She's Jin Tong's female."

"My God, the female of Jin Tong is a Beast God..."

"..."

The orc below rolled his eyes at the orc next to him.

The moment they saw the fire, the people on the stage were also stunned. Yueying and Chiyan had heard that she could start a fire when they were in the wolf clan, but unfortunately they had never had the chance to see it with their own eyes. Now, seeing her start a fire on the spot, they were still shocked.

Chi Yan watched Shu Ning's retreating figure, a slight smile curving his lips.

From the moment he first saw her, he, who was used to the general allure of the fox clan, was instead attracted by her clear and refined appearance, which made him secretly pay attention to her.

She was completely unrelated to the rumors of her being ugly and shrewish. Not only was she rational in her actions, but she was also exceptionally capable, courageous, and beautiful, which made him admire her.

After Shu Ning explained the principles and methods of starting a fire to them, she picked up one of the lit pieces of firewood.

At this moment, Jin Tong took the firewood from her hand and said, "Let me, the beastman, do this kind of thing."

Shu Ning looked into his deep red eyes, nodded, stepped aside, and handed over the matter of "murder and arson" to him.

After Jin Tong threw the torch in, the pile of matches quickly burst into flames.

After the body was burned.

A moment later, a fragrant aroma wafted from the priest's altar.

I don't know if it smells like barbecue or flowers.

Or both.

Shu Ning then gave Yue Ying a look.

After receiving a look, Yueying squatted down and gently made a cut on Liefeng's face.

As the wound bled, a faint purple toxin also emanated from it, followed by a wisp of purple smoke that slowly hovered and circled around the fire.

Soon after, the burning bonfire was surrounded by rings of purple smoke, attracting purple butterflies to flutter around it, creating a rather spectacular scene.

"Wow…"

The orcs below were shocked and amazed by what they saw.

Even Ling Shuang and the others were seeing such a scene for the first time and were immediately captivated.

The purple smoke finally gathered and drifted towards Lanling's body, and the butterflies dispersed as well.

Seeing the blood streaming down his father's face, Jin Tong added even more firewood to the burning matchbox.

Seeing this scene reminded Shu Ning of what happened to Xuan Mo. If Xuan Mo had been harmed to the point of death, she would definitely not let the person who harmed him go unpunished.

Evil people will eventually be punished.

Because Jin Tong added a lot of flammable firewood and animal hides, Lan Ling's body was burned to ashes in less than an hour.

After seeing the last wisp of purple smoke fly out, Ling Shuang treated Lie Feng's wounds.

After the pain subsided, Lie Feng quickly broke free from the nightmare and returned to reality.

The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was Ling Shuang's worried yet expectant gaze.

When Ling Shuang saw him wake up, she couldn't help but cry and hug him.

"You're finally awake..."

"What's wrong with me?" Lie Feng asked.

After Yueying explained the whole story to him, he looked at Lanling, who had been burned to ashes, and sighed.

He asked himself if he had ever mistreated her; perhaps his actions had caused her to misunderstand, leading to this disaster.

He then looked at Shu Ning, and was truly impressed by the abilities of this female Jin Tong.

After helping Lie Feng back, Yue Ying asked him what he wanted to do with the male gray fox.

"Let Burning Heart Cliff decide."

At night, Shu Ning and Ling Shuang gathered in front of Liefeng Cave, sharing with them how to start a fire and roast meat.

"Bake it until it's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, then it's ready," Shu Ning said.

"Ningning, thanks to you this time, Liefeng was able to overcome this difficult situation thanks to your help," Ling Shuang said gratefully to Shu Ning.

“No need to be so polite, Mother. Jin Tong’s father is my father too. How can we, as his juniors, sit idly by when he is in trouble?” Shu Ning said.

...

After the party ended, Shu Ning and Jin Tong were about to rest when Chi Yan caught up with them.

“Shu Ning, um… I heard that in your wolf clan, a female can have multiple beast husbands, and since you and Jin Tong have such a bad relationship, how about I take over?” he said apologetically.

Shu Ning was stunned.

"Don't worry, I will definitely treat you well, at least better than that brat Jin Tong."

"What do you mean? You're trying to steal my female right in front of me!?" Jin Tong said in an unfriendly tone.

“Don’t you dislike her? If you don’t want her, then I will!” Chi Yan retorted, not to be outdone.

"Get out of here, stop dreaming." Jin Tong said, barely containing his anger.

"I won't give up. Just wait and see. Tomorrow I'll have my brother send me to the wolf clan."

"Why…"

Before Shu Ning could speak, Jin Tong pulled her away.

"You'll stay with me tonight," Jin Tong said after leading Shu Ning back to his original cave.

“Okay,” Shu Ning replied.

The two then lay down on a bed.

This was the first time Shu Ning had ever shared a bed with a male while he was awake.

She was too awake to sleep.

Turning around, I saw Jin Tong lying flat on his back with his eyes closed.

She scrutinized him closely: his fiery red gradient hair, his long, narrow eyes and eyelashes, his high, straight nose, his defined jawline, and his slightly protruding Adam's apple…

She couldn't help but swallow hard.

At that moment, the tightly closed thin lips suddenly spoke in a low voice: "Sleep."

"I can't sleep," Shu Ning said.

"What, is it that you want to do something?"

He suddenly opened his eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing, and turned to look at Shu Ning.