If it was Lang Gu who poisoned him, how could he only find out now that the clan leader was poisoned, and why would he be crying so miserably?
"What exactly happened? Don't cry, sweetie, take a deep breath—"
Yu Ling gently pushed away the wolf cub that was clinging to her, and with a helpless expression, she stood on tiptoe and rubbed the wolf cub's fluffy ears (this damn height difference!), then spoke softly in the tone she used to coax cubs in the snake clan.
"Okay, crying won't solve the problem. Tell me in detail what happened."
Wolf Gu, who had only ever had his head patted by the clan leader, subconsciously rubbed against Yu Ling's paw before realizing he had actually shed tears in front of a little white rabbit. He was incredibly embarrassed, and his face flushed bright red. But to be fair, this rabbit was truly gentle; no wonder she was their wolf clan's little priestess.
"Actually, the day I was poisoned..."
...Let's rewind to after Wolf Gu escaped from the Snake Clan...
Chasing prey so far is already annoying enough. Even though Wolf knew he was in the wrong in the snake tribe's territory, he still felt a surge of anger in the face of the snake tribe's sarcastic remarks. He had planned to drop the prey and leave to let the matter drop, but the snake tribe was still relentless.
In a moment of impulsiveness, Lang Gu chose the irrational method of breaking through by force, and was even bitten by the snake tribe on the way. In fact, he regretted it as soon as he came out. The tribe still needed him to hunt to get through the cold season. He could have just endured it. Now that he was poisoned, whether he would live or die was another matter. The chieftain would definitely be worried.
No, I should go home and hide first. If all else fails, I should just pretend I've disappeared. What if the clan leader finds out and drags me to the snake clan to demand an explanation?
Wolf Gu wasn't afraid of death, but he was afraid of losing face, especially of the chieftain losing face because of him. So he casually scratched the two holes where the snake's fangs had bitten him. He went back and silently went to sleep, making no attempt to find the priest to check his injuries.
However, no matter how much they tried to hide it, they couldn't stop the chief from wandering around the tribe. He would even take a stroll in the middle of the night. Ironically, the chief discovered that Langgu was snoring in his sleep, but he had never known that he had a snoring habit.
When Langgu woke up from his nap, stimulated by the snake venom, he saw the chieftain lying beside him, licking his wounds... (Background information: Beastmen like to sleep in their true forms at night).
Wolf Gu: ...Am I dreaming?
The wound would hurt, so it probably isn't.
no.......
"Spit it out, Chieftain! This wound is poisoned!!!"
The clan leader, whose head was spinning from being suddenly yelled at by a junior: ? !!!
"What? What? Poison? Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey—how could you be poisoned?! What kind of poison is in this wound?"
"It's...it's snake venom." Lang Gu hadn't expected he couldn't hide it anymore and had to confess what had happened. But he really didn't want to involve the chieftain in this, so he quickly found some water for the chieftain to rinse his mouth and assured him, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I'll go see the priest in a bit, don't worry!"
After rinsing his mouth, the clan chief felt no discomfort and did not think that Lang Gu would risk his life. He watched him go to the ancestral hall and then stopped caring. The child was grown up, and he would make him uncomfortable if he interfered too much.
—This is what happened back then—
After Lang Gu finished speaking, he couldn't help but cry. He had already confirmed that the clan leader had no signs of poisoning, so how could the poison only take effect now?
"You said you made the clan leader rinse his mouth..." Yu Ling asked hesitantly after listening, "Then did you make the clan leader wash his face, and also wash the places on his body where your blood got on him?"
"..." Langgu hadn't expected this at all. "No... but the clan leader should go back to take a bath... right?"
Yu Ling didn't know what to say. Which furry beastman would resist licking his fur? Of course, except for this non-original rabbit.
"In other words, the clan leader came into contact with the snake venom on your body and accidentally ingested it yesterday, which led to..." Yu Ling concluded, realizing that this was indeed Wolf Ancient's fault.
Wolf Gu was so remorseful he couldn't speak. After realizing that Stone Hammer was his own negligence, he cried even louder. It was rather pitiful to see such a fearsome wolf warrior crying like that.
The key point is that no matter how Yu Ling tries to coax him now, Lang Gu can't stop his raspy voice.
"Alright, alright, it's not entirely hopeless. You managed to get your antidote back then, maybe you can do it this time too?" After Yu Ling finished speaking, Lang Gu immediately stopped crying.
Yu Ling: I feel like I've been tricked.
"Really? Little rabbit, although you're rather weak compared to fighting (not really), you managed to stay in the snake clan for so long and escape unscathed, you must have some skill. I've made an enemy of them, and the old priest refuses to help me. Could you please..."
Wolf knew his request was incredibly rude. A little white rabbit had come all this way to ask for shelter, yet he was asking him to do something so dangerous.
But the clan leader was still too important to Lang Gu. Even if he was beaten and scolded by Yu Ling, as long as he could save the clan leader... Lang Gu knelt down before Yu Ling with a thud, his eyes red, and said:
"Rabbit White, Rabbit Priest, as long as you are willing to save the clan leader, regardless of whether you succeed or not, I will do whatever you ask of me, and I will grant you whatever you want!"
This is already a very generous promise, and the conditions are quite lenient. Even if Yu Ling goes out for a stroll and doesn't go to the snake clan at all, and comes back saying that it didn't succeed, Lang Gu will still keep his promise, which shows Lang Gu's sincerity.
Yu Ling thought about it and realized that if she wanted to promote the Beast God among the wolf clan, having someone who would unconditionally help her and had a certain level of skill and prestige as an assistant would indeed be a good idea.
Besides, the chieftain was kicked so badly by me back then, but he never held a grudge against me in order to have a new priest for the tribe. He can be considered a good wolf, so saving him once isn't out of the question.
"Alright, I promise you." Yu Ling wiped away Lang Gu's tears, and despite being a white rabbit, she exuded a strong and assertive aura. "The old priest wouldn't let me go. It's an emergency, so I'm setting off tonight. You just stay here and wait for my good news!"
"But the forest is dangerous at night..."
"Don't worry, I never do anything unprepared!"
Yu Ling thought for a moment about a skill left behind by the original owner of the body, and with a "peng," he transformed back into his original form as a little white rabbit, looking incredibly cute and adorable. He said this while digging in the dirt in the corner.
"You stay in the ancestral hall and keep watch. I know the way, so I'm going to dig a tunnel. If I'm not back by dawn, remember to cover for me!"
After saying that, Yu Ling, feeling grateful and slightly touched by Lang Gu's cuteness, disappeared into the pit.
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