Chapter 253 Lizard 23
Min Xi struggled to move forward. A powerful gravitational pull pulled them toward the vortex, shattering coral and mingling with the mud and sand at the bottom, as if threatening to destroy all life. Yu Mo, however, was unfazed by the horrors of the seabed. Min Xi periodically breathed air to her, ensconced in his arms. Min Xi was a sturdy man, with powerful arms and scales like perfect armor.
After reaching the nearest island, Yu Mo held onto the reef and took deep gulps of the hard-earned fresh air. The sky and the earth were dark, so she rested for a while and then climbed up the reef, trying to stay away from the sea water.
"Min Xi?" He was soaking in the water, looking exhausted. Yu Mo called him, "Come up quickly!"
Min Xi held onto the reef with one hand. Behind him was the sky that was getting darker and darker. Thunder rumbled and gradually approached. His arm suddenly slipped. He raised his head to look at Yu Mo, and tried to move closer to the reef. However, he was swept back to the depths of the ocean by wave after wave of waves.
The seawater was pitch black, and the color around him was even darker and thicker. The smell of blood was carried into Yu Mo's breath by the sea breeze. She stared at Min Xi with wide eyes. His eyelids were heavy. He was clearly a strong and sturdy body, a body that could withstand a storm at the bottom of the sea, but he lost his strength when he reached the sea. Deeper and deeper blood swirled around him...
"Min Xi, hold on to me!" Yu Mo took a few steps forward, took his arm and dragged him towards the shore. The impact of the waves almost made her lose her balance. She calmed down and held on to the reef tightly with her other hand until she dragged Min Xi away.
Not daring to stay on the shore for long, she grabbed Min Xi's arm with both hands and dragged him away from the shore, feeling completely at ease.
"What's wrong with you..." Min Xi's body was covered with wounds and bite marks. The most serious one was the base of his tail. Most of the scales had been scraped off by something, revealing bloody rotten flesh.
How is that possible! Yu Mo tried hard to recall what happened at the bottom of the sea. She didn't feel anything unusual. Min Xi gave her air very frequently. Although she was almost sucked into the whirlpool halfway, she didn't feel any danger...
She reached out and touched the wounds all over his body. Not all of them were bite marks. There were bloody wounds on his back left by being hit by a heavy object, and scales were broken into the flesh. Min Xi stared at her with half-open eyes, his voice hoarse, "Yu Mo..." He stretched his hand into the air and asked doubtfully, "Are you crying?" Joy flashed across his face quickly, and then faded. He forced himself to comfort her, "It's okay. You're safe here. Don't be afraid..."
He passed out after he finished speaking. Yu Mo called out to him several times, but got no response. She panicked and didn't even notice the heavy rain. Suddenly, her heart was broken. She stared at the wounds all over Min Xi's body. Apart from his chest, which was hugging her, there was no good part of him. She bit her lip as the heavy rain pounded on her face, bringing out her tears. When she came to her senses, she hurriedly tested him under his nose. He was still breathing. She wiped his face roughly and dragged him to find a place to hide from the rain.
Further in was a dense forest. Yu Mo didn't dare to go in. This was an unfamiliar island. She was afraid of encountering wild beasts, so she found a stone nearby and hurried to the edge of the dense forest. She picked a few wild grasses with huge leaves whose names she didn't know, and placed them around Min Xi to barely shelter him from the rain.
The backpack was hanging in front of her. Fortunately, she was holding the backpack when she was on the seabed, otherwise there would be no emergency medicine. After treating the wound simply, Yu Mo held the backpack above her head and sat in the wind, blocking Min Xi's way. She looked at him, her mind in a mess. Min Xi, you must wake up...
Fortunately, the storm passed quickly, and Yu Mo hurried to treat Min Xi's wound, but he was seriously injured and the bleeding would not stop. Yu Mo buried her head in his palm and cried, "Min Xi, open your eyes..."
"You are the only one I have..." The voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.
A rustling sound was heard, and Yu Mo became alert. A sturdy lizard man appeared behind her with dark green eyes. Her heart sank to the bottom, and she hurriedly pushed Min Xi further inside. She untied the knife at her waist and stood up with a cold face, trying to make herself look fierce, hoping to scare the lizard man away.
The lizard man first stared at Min Xi, his nose twitching as if he was sniffing something, and finally turned his attention to Yu Mo, then quickly turned and left, swinging his long tail in the air with a loud whip-like sound.
Yu Mo breathed a sigh of relief. She couldn't stay here any longer. Just as she was about to leave with Min Xi, the lizard man returned. Her back suddenly stiffened. She locked eyes with the lizard man and swung her knife in the air, trying to drive it away. But the lizard man remained unmoved, staring intently at her movements, as if trying to discern their meaning. Then, it dropped its object at Yu Mo's feet.
"What's this?"
The lizard man was originally on all fours, and after waiting for a while without seeing Yu Mo make any movement, it picked up the grass residue that fell under its feet, and then bent its limbs to check. It did not see any wounds, so it walked forward and saw Yu Mo holding a knife and staring at it fiercely. It gave up getting close, bent its tail and bit it hard, then applied the grass residue. In the blink of an eye, the bleeding stopped.
It gurgled, pointed at the herbs, and then at Min Xi.
"You want to help him..." Yu Mo was surprised at first, then said with surprise, "Thank you!" She quickly picked up the herbs, crushed them and applied them to Min Xi's body. During this time, the lizard man left and replenished her herbs. Min Xi's bleeding finally stopped.
Yu Mo was a little unsure of its intentions, but fortunately the lizardman didn't stay long, disappearing into the dense forest after Min Xi's wound stopped bleeding. She knew lizardmen were solitary creatures with brutal temperaments, and encounters with them would result in death or maiming. If her guess was correct, this was the lizardman's territory, and it was surprising that it didn't attack them.
She didn't dare to fall asleep, and lay beside Min Xi. The herbs were very effective. After the bleeding stopped, she chewed up the biscuits in her backpack and fed them to Min Xi, and also fed him some berries picked up nearby. In the middle of the night, Min Xi opened his eyes in a daze, and the person he saw was Yu Mo, whom he had been thinking about. He thought he was dreaming, grinning, and his tail moved, pulling at the wound and it hurt, but he still endured it and wrapped his tail around her body and tucked her into his chest.
"Yu Mo, Yu Mo, Yu Mo..."
His voice was muffled, like the murmur of a wounded cub. He exuded the bitter aroma of herbs. He was more than twice Yu Mo's size, yet he curled up, burying his face in her chest, sniffing her scent with a sense of dependence. When he was awake, he'd refrained from approaching, but now, groggy, he instinctively held her close, his tail leaving a red mark on her waist.
Yu Mo frowned, "Are you awake? Where does it hurt? Let me see."
Min Xi stared at her, stars twinkling. They were only half a fist away, close enough for her to see the outline of the scales on his face. Even though his face looked human, his green eyes still revealed an overwhelming wildness. But when he looked at her, it was as if a fire was burning, scorching the air around them.
He whimpered, a pitiful expression on his face. He held her tightly with his arms, his tail wrapped around her. He buried himself in her embrace, rubbing his soft head against hers, his throat gurgling. Yu Mo pushed him, but he stiffened and held her tighter, as if no one could tear him apart. Seeing that he didn't look distressed, Yu Mo felt relieved.
"You know how to treat the wound better than I do. Now that you're awake, take care of it first..." The gurgling sound gradually subsided, and Min Xi made a soft and vague "hmm" sound. Yu Mo looked down at him and found that he had fallen asleep. She pushed his arm and sighed helplessly.
Even if she was asleep, she wouldn't need that much strength! How could she turn over?
The herbs the lizardmen brought were very effective. Within a few days, the once hideous wounds had healed, though the scales at the site of the wounds had become bald. Perhaps because Min Xi felt it looked ugly, he dug out clothes from somewhere and wrapped them up in a nondescript way. Occasionally, when Yu Mo's eyes met, he shyly turned away, quietly crouching in a corner. He wasn't as clingy as he had been when he was injured, but rather aloof.
Yu Mo didn't want to admit it, but she was indeed a little uncomfortable with his alienation. She could only distract herself by doing other things. There were crop seeds in her backpack. This was not her territory, so she didn't dare to move. While waiting for Min Xi to recover, she propped up her head and observed the lizard man.
Yes, it was the lizard man who gave her the herbs. Although Min Xi did not explain their relationship, Yu Mo guessed that the lizard man should be Min Xi's brother or sister, or his parents.
When Min Xi woke up and met the lizard man, Yu Mo was really shocked. At that time, she didn't know their relationship and thought they were going to fight. She drew her knife and prepared to do so. Then she saw the lizard man's tail and Min Xi's tail entangled briefly, and then their heads touched each other and they started to make a gurgling sound.
That was the first time Yu Mo saw a look of pity on the face of a lizardman other than Min Xi. The lizardman tugged at Min Xi's arm, looking over it. Seeing the missing scales, a sharp, angry sound emanated from its throat, and Min Xi purred to soothe it. The two lizardmen were talking about something, glancing at Yu Mo repeatedly. Then, Yu Mo saw surprise on their faces.
Yu Mo later understood the lizardman's surprise. According to her observation, lizardmen are solitary animals. Even the lizardman who had a good relationship with Min Xi started making threatening noises after seeing Min Xi's wounds improve, meaning that they should leave its territory.
During this period, Yu Mo did not find any female lizardmen. This lizardman was slightly larger than Min Xi, with a more mature scale and face. She later asked Min Xi and learned that it was Min Xi's brother.
"Brother" was the definition that Yu Mo explained to Min Xi, but Min Xi told her that he and the lizard man were not brothers in the human social relationship, but had different fathers from the same mother.
Lizardmen have a fiery temper and a strong sense of territory, forbidding even their mates from appearing in their territory. They only engage in brief sexual activity with the opposite sex during estrus, then move on to their own territory. They don't have fixed mates, and they certainly won't chase after a female after she runs away, as Min Xi did.
Therefore, not only the lizard people were surprised that Min Xi's spouse was of an alien and fixed, Yu Mo was also shocked. At the same time, she felt an inexplicable sweetness.
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