Afterwards, Arthur poured the prepared medicinal soup into a bowl and offered it to her. Guo Xiaoxiao, seeing the dark, murky soup, lost all appetite; the strange smell made it difficult to swallow. She politely declined.

"Arthur, no need. I'm all better now. My stomach doesn't hurt at all. I don't need medicine; hot water will do. Hehe."

Arthur shook his head, his gaze serious and earnest, yet a sly glint flashed in his eyes. "Keep pretending, keep pretending," he said, his tone soft and warm.

"This is for you to nourish your body. If you don't drink it, your stomach will hurt again, and it will be harder to treat. Listen to me and drink it quickly."

Uh… she brought her nose closer and sniffed it carefully. My god, I felt like throwing up! What was this? Guo Xiaoxiao decisively refused, absolutely not drinking it.

"No, no, really no, Arthur, you can take it, I don't want it."

Arthur brought the bowl of medicine to his lips, blew on it, and then handed it to her again.

"Come on, open your mouth, drink this and you'll never feel pain again."

"I'm really healed, really."

"I'd rather die than drink it!" Guo Xiaoxiao shut her mouth tightly, glaring at Arthur with teary eyes, as if to say, "Don't force me to drink it!" She then turned to Mickson and Cang Jue for help.

For Guo Xiaoxiao's health, she should take the medicine so that she can be healthier.

Miksen, Cangjue, and Arthur stood on the same side.

Mickelson: "Xiaoxiao, you'll only get better if you drink the medicine. Just bear with it and drink it all in one gulp."

He even pointed with his chin at the two tomatoes that remained in the corner.

"There are a few red berries left from what Ari brought. After you finish your drink, take a bite. They're sweet and sour and will help balance out the bitterness."

"I... I'm not in pain anymore, why do I have to drink it?"

Looking at the men with a mournful expression, Guo Xiaoxiao was on the verge of tears.

"Be a good girl and drink it quickly, otherwise you'll still have stomach aches. Stomach aches come and go; you might feel better after a while, but the pain might return tomorrow."

Cang Jue also offered his advice, and Arthur, suppressing a laugh, nodded in agreement.

"Drink it."

The three of them urged her in unison to drink the medicine.

Mickelson sat close to Guo Xiaoxiao and took the bowl from Arthur's hand, preparing to feed Guo Xiaoxiao.

"Come on, drink it."

Guo Xiaoxiao looked distressed. The bowl of medicine was pitch black. Why did she have to say it hurt somewhere else? She insisted it was her stomach. I should have just said her leg hurt.

So she hardened her heart, closed her eyes, and took a sip of the medicine, forcing it down her throat.

A tingling, bitter sensation spread across Guo Xiaoxiao's taste buds, her expression contorted as she forcefully suppressed her nausea.

Oh my god, it's so bitter, so bitter it's piercing my heart.

Arthur almost burst out laughing when he saw her like this.

He was struggling to hold it in and only dared to cough lightly twice to cover up his embarrassment. The medicine was for his health, not for his stomachache.

Even if Guo Xiaoxiao's ailment isn't in her abdomen, drinking a couple of sips would only benefit her and cause her no harm.

Who told her to pretend to protect Randy? She was just worried because Randy was injured; he saw it the moment he saw it.

A little prank, nothing serious...

Miksen helped Guo Xiaoxiao adjust, and then brought the medicine closer.

"There's still a lot left, swallow it all at once, Xiaoxiao, keep going! Drinking it in small sips won't taste good. Close your eyes and drink it all."

"You're not kidding me, are you?" Guo Xiaoxiao firmly disagreed. She'd rather kill her than drink it all in one gulp.

"I...I can't drink. I already said I'm fine. Anyway, I'm not drinking anymore. If you want to drink, you can drink it yourselves."

"Hey, Xiaoxiao, don't be stubborn, be good, we're waiting for you to recover."

Mickelson patiently coaxed her, but Guo Xiaoxiao simply ignored them, turned her back to the wall, and refused to give in.

...

"Do you want some herbs? The tribal veterinarian gave them to me; he said they're very effective."

Randy stood at the cave entrance without going in, holding a bundle of herbs and speaking to Migson and the others.

The three of them were still surrounding Guo Xiaoxiao when they heard Randy's voice and all turned to look at him.

Randy's mere presence ignites my anger; it's all his doing. Cang is utterly hostile towards Randy, never giving him a kind look.

"We have our own medicine and don't need it. Go back and don't come back."

Randy disregarded Cang Jue and stepped into the cave, which was quite impolite.

Since you are not a male of this household, you cannot casually enter the cave where there are females; it implies an impropriety regarding the proper conduct between men and women.

A blatant intrusion is a silent provocation.

Cang Jue jumped up: "Hey, where do you think you're going? Get out! Who let you in? Don't you know the rules?"

Arthur: "The female hasn't agreed to your request, so don't flatter yourself."

Randy placed the herbs beside the boiler and then retreated, but didn't leave, gazing at Guo Xiaoxiao inside the cave.

"Hurry up and brew it, drink it, and you'll see results as soon as you take it."

Arthur didn't take it seriously; he assumed Guo Xiaoxiao was faking it and wasn't really sick. He glanced at the herbs Randy had brought and then noticed a blind spot.

He said with a serious expression

Who gave you this medicine?

Randy honestly replied, "The vet gave it to me; I brought it here to treat her."

Arthur, with a solemn expression, picked up the herbs and held them in his hand, then said to Randy...

"Are you here to save her or to harm her? You're carrying a poisonous herb!"

Gelsemium elegans is a poison similar to modern poisons; excessive consumption can cause diarrhea and even gastrointestinal failure.

Randy was completely bewildered by Arthur's question. How did this have to do with Gelsemium elegans? That stuff is a medicine for treating stomach problems, the vet had clearly told him that.

Arthur gestured for Randy to look, and Randy took it with a puzzled expression. He knew nothing about herbs and didn't recognize them. Their veterinarian was an old veterinarian from the Nightfall tribe, with decades of experience; it was impossible for him to give her a poisonous herb to harm a female.

Are you sure you're not mistaken?

Arthur is very knowledgeable about medicine and wouldn't be mistaken; this is clearly Gelsemium elegans.

"Randy, Randy..."

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