"It happened so suddenly, I didn't even have time to call the other wolves to come. Come to think of it, if I hadn't suddenly thought of... cough cough, no one would have even realized that the chieftain had been poisoned."
Judging from the old priest's age, it's clear that although the chieftain looks quite robust, he is actually quite old and unable to hunt at high intensity. He spends most of his time managing the affairs of the wolf clan and teaching the young wolves hunting skills. Wolf Gu, the first wolf of the hunting team, is one of the new chieftain candidates he has trained.
So, who could possibly poison a chieftain who spends every day in the tribe? Could there be a traitor within the tribe? That doesn't make sense. Although most orcs have bad tempers, they are usually very united when it comes to matters of the tribe.
...Oh no, looking at it this way...
The only suspect is myself, given my different race and recent return from the snake clan!
"By the way, how do you know the clan leader was poisoned by snake venom?" Yu Ling thought that she was the most suspicious, so she started to think of a question.
Without even thinking, Lang Ye said, "Brother Lang Gu was poisoned by this very poison last time, I can't be wrong!"
There are many subcategories of snakes, and naturally, there are many types of snake venom. If the venom is the same as the one that Wolf Gu was poisoned with, then that snake should have gone out with Snake Flame and not returned. So why would it come to the Wolf Clan?
With more and more doubts arising and the truth becoming increasingly elusive, Yu Ling decided to first see the wolf tribe chief in person before making any decisions. In any case, as an outsider rabbit, he shouldn't act too out of line, lest he cause any unnecessary trouble.
It was the time for everyone to rest, and the tribe was quiet. Wolf Night and the old priest, who had been summoned by another wolf, clearly did not want to make a big fuss and let the whole wolf know about it. It could be said that those who knew about it were kept within a very small circle.
Upon arriving at the chieftain's residence, Yu Ling saw that the old priest was already treating the chieftain and had given him a medicine similar to anesthetic to reduce pain, which was commonly used by the local beastmen.
"How is the clan leader?" Yu Ling hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
"Although the amount of poisoning is very mild, it seems that the chieftain ingested snake venom internally, which is completely different from Lang Gu's situation at the time, and cannot be treated by bleeding from the wound."
The old priest's expression was grave, indicating that the situation was far from ideal. He shook his head and said to Yu Ling,
"Our tribe has no cure for this poison unless we ask the snake tribe for the antidote again. However, all our food has been moved far away with the old, weak and females. The tribe's food rations are only enough to keep the people in the tribe packing for the next two or three days. We don't have any more prey to exchange for the antidote with the snake tribe."
Besides...if they're capable of doing something like this, they certainly won't admit it, so how could they possibly hand over the antidote?
Two priests and two young wolves, barely adults, stood silently around the unconscious wolf chieftain. With a cold snap looming, this had happened to the tribe, and the chieftain was on the verge of death. At this time, the tribe, which had not yet prepared for the handover of the new chieftain, was most vulnerable to attack by tribes that had not prepared enough food.
"How about... I go to the snake clan again to ask for the antidote?"
Yu Ling was a little unsure whether Snake Flame had returned. If Snake Ash was still guarding the house, he might still be able to get the medicine.
The old priest slowly but firmly shook his head: "If it were a case like Wolf Ancient's, where the probability of success is very high, I wouldn't stop you. But the clan leader clearly ingested snake venom by mistake, and there isn't even a wound. The snake clan has the right to refuse."
"If you fail to obtain the antidote but instead spread the news of the chieftain's poisoning, it will attract even more enemies to the wolf clan, which is currently exhausted from stockpiling food."
After listening, Lang Ye almost burst into tears. To be fair, the chieftain had been very good to the entire wolf clan, especially the young wolves, almost all of whom had received his guidance. But he also knew that the old priest's words made sense. If the chieftain were still awake, he probably wouldn't want to implicate the clan.
Otherwise, how could he have endured the pain of poisoning without making a sound?
The wolf clan beastmen all said they weren't going, so Jade Rabbit couldn't go against them. She pretended nothing had happened, cooperated with the old priest, and said that the clan leader had caught a slight cold and was resting quietly and shouldn't be disturbed. Then she went about her business and continued her priestly duties.
But eventually, the truth will out. The clan leader had only been "resting in bed" for less than a day when, on the second night, Lang Gu quietly sneaked into the small room where Yu Ling was resting in the ancestral hall.
Yu Ling was still in the same state as when she had just taken a shower by the river, only she had gone to bed early today. She was lying in her bed with her ears still wet, reading the beast god stories he had made up on the system panel, when a dark shadow pounced on her.
"Wolf Gu?"
The night before was Wolf Night, and tonight is Wolf Ancient. He didn't sleep a wink last night and was finally able to get some sleep tonight, so why are they all coming to find him one by one?
"Rabbit White, has the clan chief been poisoned by the same snake venom as me? How could you and the old priest say he just has a cold?"
"Wait a minute, did you secretly go to see the clan leader?" Otherwise, how did you know?
Wolf didn't think he had done anything wrong. He admitted it and repeated the question he had just asked.
Yu Ling didn't know why he was so agitated. According to the original owner's memories, the collective interests of the tribe were always the priority among the beast races, even among tribes. Seeing that she couldn't hide this matter any longer, she had no choice but to tell him what the old priest had said.
"So...we...are we going to give up on saving the chieftain?" Wolf Gu's tone was full of disbelief; he couldn't believe that the old priest would make such a cruel decision.
Yu Ling hummed in agreement, sat up from her nest, and looked at the tall werewolf who had collapsed to the ground, covering his face and crying. She felt a little helpless. She knew he was sad, but why was he crying so miserably? Anyone who didn't know better would think the chieftain was his father.
Wolf Gu: "The clan chief is my father."
Yu Ling: "........" Huh?
"Wolves don't recognize their parents from a young age, they only recognize the tribe. But I always felt that the chief was our father. He gave us knowledge and strength, from being ignorant to becoming an excellent wolf... Waaah... He also said that I am his pride!"
Wolf Gu was sobbing uncontrollably, overcome with emotion, and he hugged the rabbit in front of him, crying as if to vent his frustration.
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I killed the clan leader... I, I deserve to die!"
When the werewolf, who was covered in prickly flesh and whose bathing history was unclear, hugged her, Yu Ling almost instinctively slapped him. But after hearing what Lang Gu said, she became confused.
"What? You poisoned the clan leader???"
That doesn't make sense!
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