"Nonsense, I'm your mother, who else would I save if not you?"
Cat Duoduo pretended to be relaxed and carried the snake all the way home.
The original owner of this body was used to a life of luxury, and even walking a few steps was tiring. Why was home so far away? She could barely lift her arms. Hang in there, she was still an adult... a cat-beastman.
"But..." Snake Two and Snake Three hesitated, while Cat Duoduo had gone mad with Leopard Lie in the past.
Leopard doesn't care about Cat Duoduo. He doesn't even glance at Cat Duoduo when he passes by. Cat Duoduo then vents her anger on them, resenting them for being a burden to her, and either punches or kicks them.
"No buts, we've finally arrived!"
Hope is right in front of us.
Cat Duoduo couldn't wait to open the door and quickly put Snake One down.
She was panting, wiping the fine sweat from her forehead. Turning her head, she found that Snake Two and Snake Three were still staring at her intently, as if they were looking at a monster.
"Don't just stand there like idiots, quickly boil some water and wipe the snake's body clean."
After thinking for a moment, Maoduo reminded them again: "When I go out later, no matter who knocks on the door, don't open it."
“You’re going to abandon us again,” Snake Three blurted out.
His words earned him a disapproving glare from Snake Two. "You idiot, Third Brother," he thought, "they're only safe now that Cat Duoduo's gone." Could it be that, deep down, Third Brother still harbors some expectation towards this female beast?
"Oh, don't worry, I'm just going to gather herbs for you."
"You all stay home and don't go anywhere, understand?"
Mao Duoduo gave him a final reminder before turning and leaving.
She was genuinely worried about Bao Lie. The original story mentioned that Bao Lie racked his brains to level up, and now only her three children were the easiest targets in the village.
If it weren't for the fact that her three little ones needed medicine, she would have to pick the fruit herself...
CatDodo gritted her teeth, closed the door tightly, and went out.
With each step, she felt a sharp, throbbing pain in her shoulders and legs. Even so, she continued towards her destination.
Almost as soon as the door closed, Snake Two scolded Snake Three, "I'll tell Big Brother what you just said. That woman is only slightly nice to you, and you're already siding with her. Be careful, or you won't know how to repent when she scolds you later!"
"...Me." Snake Three lowered his head guiltily, but couldn't help but speak the truth, "I just feel that she seems a little different."
“Just now, she didn’t need to save us. Bao Lie was almost here too. Even without her intervention, she could have easily taken our snake gallbladders from him and curryed favor with him.”
Snake Three's voice was weak. As soon as he finished speaking, Snake Two glared at him fiercely, which made Snake Three shut up in fear.
Alright, he understands. It seems that the eldest and second eldest brothers have their own ideas.
There were many obstacles on the mountain.
In particular, the area is overgrown with vegetation, with towering trees providing shade for each other.
Cat Duoduo couldn't access the original owner's memories, so she could only roughly follow the places where herbs grew that the original owner had mentioned.
That area is below a cliff, steep and dangerous, and frequented by vultures. One slip and fall could turn you into a vulture's meal.
That's why few orcs come here, and naturally they don't know that there are undiscovered treasures here.
"Hopefully, I'll be luckier this time."
Cat Duoduo gritted her teeth, using the vines as cover, and carefully went to gather herbs.
Several times she felt like she was going to fall or be discovered by vultures, but her bright vision of the future saved her and she kept going.
If you die now, you can never come back to life.
I don't know how much time has passed.
As soon as the snake awoke, its eyelids twitched, and it saw that Snake Two and Snake Three were excited.
"Big brother, you're finally awake."
"Take a couple of sips of water first, so you won't feel uncomfortable again."
They held the snake and carefully fed it water.
This time the water was warm, not the cold water of the past...
Indeed, the moment it enters the throat, it feels like a comfort that runs deep into your bones.
The two beasts were behaving differently than before. At the very least, they had never known to feed him warm water before.
Once the snake recovered its senses, it glanced around the room before saying, "Where is that female beast?"
Could it be that he ran off with Bao Lie again?
“This—” Snake Two hesitated, but Snake Three was more straightforward, “She went to gather herbs for us.”
The light in Snake Three's eyes was not fake.
Snake One immediately said it was impossible, but seeing his younger brother's appearance, he hesitated, "Anyway, we'll know if it's true or not when he comes back."
"Yeah. Let's eat something first." Snake Three deliberately tried to hide his excitement and elation.
It seems we need to keep a close eye on the mistress, lest she be easily tricked by the wicked woman into digging out the snake's gall!
Snake One and Snake Two exchanged glances, determined to continue resisting CatDodo. The other party had disappointed them far too many times!
Just then, there was a noise outside the door.
Who is it?
Snake Three went to open the door, but Snake Two stopped him, "Wait a minute, tell that beast to answer! Be careful, we're afraid someone might deliberately trick us into opening the door, then attack us and steal our snake gall!"
"Oh right!" Snake Three realized and quickly did as instructed, asking the other party's identity.
To everyone's surprise, there was a pause outside, followed by increasingly loud knocking, as if the door was about to be smashed down completely.
"Oh no, it looks like there's danger!"
Snake remained unfazed, assuming that it was Leopard's group of admirers who had come to steal their snake gallbladders.
"Big brother, wait a minute, I'll find a weapon." Snake Two gritted his teeth.
Snake Three was calling for help. He struggled to block the door, turning back to call out the names of his two elder brothers. He had not yet taken human form and lacked the power to do so.
"Oh no! Big brother, second brother, the strength outside is too great, I can't hold on much longer..."
Even if you can't hold on, you have to!
The thought flashed through the minds of Snake One and Snake Two.
They got up to push each other away, but with a bang, the door was pushed open, and Snake Three fell to the ground.
"Third brother!"
Snake One and Snake Two jumped up.
Before their grief and fear could reach their peak, they saw a beast fall to the ground and lean against the wall.
"You're all awake... Oh, right, I'm a little tired. Remember to prepare your medicine and don't disturb me."
It was really difficult to get back; I spent almost all my energy knocking on the door.
Mao Duoduo was in a sorry state, with injuries on her hands and knees. After saying this, she closed her eyes and fainted.
"Bad Beast, what's wrong?"
"Mommy, Mommy! Help me!!"
"Big brother, what should we do?"
There was a brief period of chaos at the scene.
Snake, however, managed to hold on and, together with his two brothers, put Cat Duo Duo on the bed.
Cat Duoduo's breathing was even, her face pale, completely different from her usual radiant appearance when she was angry with them...
In particular, there were wounds and bloodstains on Maoduo's hands.
The other party had brought back a lot of herbs. The snake was taken aback for a moment, then examined them carefully and determined that they were relatively rare varieties. "Cat Duoduo, how did you know about this?"
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