Xu Ling instantly clutched her chest, feeling waves of heart pain, and was speechless at that moment.
If she had known that this trip would cost her so much, she would never have gone out, even if it meant death.
Xu Ling became dejected. She gave up; raising a dog was too costly, and she didn't need it anymore.
"Okay, let's go back. I don't want to play anymore."
Her desire to play vanished instantly. Now, all she wanted was to go back and plant her wheat and corn, planting as much as she could before it got dark.
Kaopu nodded, feeling somewhat guilty. He had expected it to be a big blow to Xu Ling, but he hadn't expected it to be so big, instantly ruining her mood for the trip.
"Cough cough."
Just then, the Moonlight Silver Wolf, who had been unconscious, woke up. The cub beside it let out a howl and pounced on her, beginning to whimper and recount what had happened while the silver wolf was unconscious.
Xu Ling had no interest in looking at Silver Wolf anymore. She didn't even glance at him and urged Kaopu directly, "Hurry up, Kaopu, I want to go back."
"Please, please wait a moment."
A clear, crisp voice interrupted Kaopu's actions. Xu Ling was startled and turned to look around. Apart from the trees, there was no one else around.
Strange, where did that sound come from?
Kaopu immediately looked at the fallen silver wolf, and it was absolutely certain that it was this silver wolf that had spoken just now.
Sensing the trusting gaze, Silver Wolf slightly raised his head and said, "Just now, this young lady, did you want to raise my little cub?"
This time the voice was clearer, and from the sound of the voice, Xu Ling realized that it was the Moonlight Silver Wolf speaking.
"You can talk?" Xu Ling asked in surprise.
She thought only Ruth and the Tree of Life beside her could speak, but she never expected that the Moonlight Silver Wolf she encountered by chance could also speak.
Yes, yes.
Moonlight Silver Wolf seemed to have used up all his strength just now; after saying those words, his head collapsed to the ground.
The cub let out a cry, revealing a hint of worry.
The Moonlight Silver Wolf didn't seem to care. It only howled twice to comfort her before speaking again, "Miss, do you want to raise our little cub?"
Xu Ling nodded, then hesitated and shook her head.
"Sorry, it doesn't seem like my place is suitable for keeping it."
"Why?"
“I have nothing there, only bread. It may not be able to get any of the meat it needs, which is bad for its health.”
However, for the silver wolf, bread was enough; in its current state, it was not far from death.
If it dies, the cub living alone in the Misty Forest will be like a pig or sheep waiting to be slaughtered, powerless to resist. Before it even starves to death, other wild beasts will tear it apart without mercy.
It would be better to follow this strange lady in front of it. She was dressed in strange clothes, but it learned from the cub that she liked the cub very much.
Moreover, even though the cub bit her, she didn't kill it in a fit of anger; in fact, she planned to raise it.
Since there is bread, that's enough. The little ones will be able to hunt for themselves after this period of time, so it won't be a problem at all.
Silver Wolf pondered how to persuade the strange young lady before him, gathered his emotions, and said with a sorrowful tone, "I'm about to die!"
The clear, youthful voice saying he was going to die sounded very strange. Xu Ling looked at Kaopu with an odd expression and asked if the silver wolf was lying.
But the reliable one nodded.
I can't believe it's true!
Xu Ling looked at the silver wolf in surprise, only to find that the grass where it had fallen was stained with bright red blood, and a large area of the land centered on the silver wolf was soaked with blood.
I didn't realize it was this serious!
The silver wolf had been standing there, slightly lowering its body, and with the surrounding vegetation so lush, she hadn't noticed that it was bleeding. No wonder it had suddenly collapsed halfway through baring its teeth.
Silver Wolf gave a bitter smile. Who would have thought that as the strongest silver wolf in its clan, it would now have to play the victim to protect its own cubs?
Silver Wolf paused for a moment before continuing, "I'm not far from death, but this little brat is my sister's child. My death doesn't matter, but he's still too young. If he's left alone in the Misty Forest, he'll obviously die soon too."
“Miss, I apologize on his behalf. Please forgive his rashness just now. He was just afraid that you would hurt me. You said you have bread over there, that's enough. Please raise it for a while. Once it grows up, don't worry, it will hunt for itself and you won't need to worry about it.”
"In return, this is for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Moonlight Silver Wolf spat out a bead that emitted a halo of light from its mouth.
The bead rolled around and landed near Xu Ling.
Xu Ling reached out and picked up the bead to examine it. Fortunately, it came out of the wolf's mouth without a drop of saliva on it, otherwise Xu Ling wouldn't have wanted to pick it up.
This is a bead the size of Xu Ling's palm, radiating a halo that looks somewhat dreamlike, with wisps of energy occasionally swirling around it.
Xu Ling didn't understand this thing very well, so she took the bead, turned to Kaopu, and asked it to answer her question.
As expected of Xu Ling, he proved to be reliable.
"This is a bead formed from the essence of the moon."
"Moonlight Silver Wolves cultivate by absorbing the essence of the moon and also store excess moonlight essence in their bodies. Talented Moonlight Silver Wolves can condense excess moonlight essence into beads. It seems that this wolf is very talented."
Looking at the Moonlight Silver Wolf, which started vomiting blood after spitting out the bead, Kaopu couldn't help but sigh. If it hadn't been injured, it might have become one of the overlords of the Misty Forest.
However, this is just an assumption.
The most serious injury to the silver wolf was not its external wounds, but the deadly poison inside its body.
External injuries are no big deal for it; it's just that the poison damages its healing ability, which is why its wounds bleed profusely and its life is in danger.
Even the essence of the moon couldn't help it heal its wounds, so this potent poison must be quite troublesome.
However, there's no need to tell Xu Ling these things.
It was reliable to prevent Xu Ling from acting impulsively and out of compassion by saving the silver wolf. It didn't want Xu Ling's unintentional act to cause unnecessary risks.
However, aside from being reliable, upon hearing the sound of the silver wolf vomiting blood, Xu Ling turned her head and saw a large amount of blood gushing from the wolf's mouth. Without thinking, she used a healing spell.
"Don't--"
Kaopu saw Xu Ling's gesture, but it was too late to stop her; Xu Ling had already finished casting her spell.
Xu Ling tilted her head: "What's wrong? Is it reliable?"
Reliable: ······
It really didn't expect Xu Ling to act so quickly, but it was too late to say anything now.
"nothing."
Its tone was indifferent; since Xu Ling had already taken action, it was too late for it to complain.
Moreover, it seems that Xu Ling's healing technique is quite effective. If she says not to save him now, wouldn't that just make Silver Wolf resentful for nothing?
I'm not that naive, so I'll keep quiet for now.
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