Shen Miao looked up in disbelief.
The wolf withdrew its paws, stopped looking in her direction, and began to eat intently.
Shen Miao swallowed hard, then, disregarding everything else, grabbed the flatbread from the ground, blew off the dust, and put it in her mouth. The flatbread was very hard, but Shen Miao didn't mind at all.
She crunched on her food, but choked because she ate too fast and kept coughing.
"Tsk, stupid!"
A water bag was thrown over and landed at Shen Miao's feet. Shen Miao picked it up and hesitated, wondering if the water was poisoned. But then she thought that she had already eaten the pancakes, so if anyone was going to poison someone, it would be in the pancakes.
He then took a big gulp without any qualms.
"belch."
After eating and drinking her fill, Shen Miao let out a satisfied burp and leaned against the wall, feeling drowsy.
As I leaned against it, I actually fell asleep. In my hazy state, I heard a gasping sound and a faint groan of pain.
Shen Miao struggled to open her eyelids, looking around blankly. The voice was becoming clearer and clearer, as if it was being suppressed to avoid being discovered.
So it wasn't a dream after all. Shen Miao became a little more awake and turned her gaze to the demonic wolf on the other side.
There were only the two of them locked in the room. If the sound wasn't coming from her, then it must have been the demon wolf.
She straightened up and looked at the wolf. She wanted to ask it a question, but she held back. The wolf was too irritable, and she was afraid that if she opened her mouth, it would howl at her again.
After lying there for a while, the sound of the dire wolf constantly tossing and turning continued incessantly.
Shen Miao guessed it must be in great pain, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Demon Wolf, are you alright? Do you need help?"
After asking the question, wait quietly for the answer.
There was no sound from the wolf's side; not only was there no reply, but even the occasional muffled groans could no longer be heard.
Shen Miao waited for a while, then slowly moved closer.
"If you feel unwell anywhere, you can tell me."
Her voice suddenly rang out beside her, startling the wolf. It seemed that the pain had greatly lowered its guard.
The wolf took a breath and said in a muffled voice, "It's none of your business, mind your own business."
At that moment, Shen Miao almost turned around and left immediately.
But just as she turned around, she caught a glimpse of the trembling wolf's body out of the corner of her eye, and she couldn't help but feel a pang of pity.
She thought for a moment and said calmly, "You're injured, right? You can bear it, but there's no veterinarian here. Your wound will keep getting inflamed, then spread, then cause infection, and in the end you'll die a miserable death here."
"Shut up!" the demon wolf growled softly.
Shen Miao said to herself, "No matter how powerful you are, you'll still be trapped here and die. If I can leave this place, I'll tell people that I once encountered a particularly cowardly demon wolf that killed itself..."
"Enough!" The demon wolf panted heavily, its large head staring in Shen Miao's direction, its two green eyes gleaming with a menacing light.
Shen Miao shrugged, wanting to add fuel to the fire, when she heard the demon wolf say urgently, "I'm injured, what's the use of telling you? Are you a veterinarian? Even if you are, there's no medicine here to treat me."
Upon hearing this, Shen Miao smiled, but her voice remained calm: "Oh, you have so little confidence in yourself? I think I can give it a try."
The wolf remained silent for a while, and Shen Miao waited patiently.
Finally, the arrogant great wolf muttered and spoke up: "It's no big deal to show you."
It flips over, exposing its belly. For a predator, this action is far too dangerous; most animals wouldn't casually expose their soft belly to others.
So, the wolf probably trusted her to some extent, or perhaps he simply had no other choice.
Shen Miao tried her best to appear non-aggressive, focusing only on the wound exposed on the wolf's abdomen, a long gash that almost pierced through its entire belly.
Because it wasn't treated in time, the wound had become inflamed and was oozing pus. When the fur was pulled back, a very unpleasant smell wafted out.
Shen Miao remained calm and asked, "I fought with you just a few days ago. When did you get this injury?"
The demon wolf said coldly, "Before that."
So when they fought, the wolf was also injured. Perhaps because of its violence, the wounds reopened and have been recurring for the past few days without healing.
Shen Miao admired it for holding back its noise all this time; it must have finally been able to catch her today because it couldn't hold back any longer.
She examined the wound and offered a treatment plan, "I'll apply medicine and bandage it for you, but the hair around your wound needs to be trimmed..."
"No." The demon wolf refused before Shen Miao could finish speaking.
Cutting off its fur would look terrible; the wolf would rather die than have its fur cut off.
Shen Miao sighed, unable to tell who was the patient and who was the doctor.
She patiently persuaded him for a while, threatening that if he didn't cut his fur, it would keep getting infected and festering. The wolf got annoyed and reluctantly agreed.
Then, Shen Miao took out all the necessary items from her spatial storage and began to focus on treating the wolf's wounds.
Clipping fur, cleaning wounds, disinfecting, applying medicine, bandaging... Shen Miao worked busily and methodically.
Seeing her focused expression, the wolf's hostility subsided slightly.
"All done." Shen Miao quietly tied a bow, announcing that the wound had been treated.
The wolf felt much better than before; the wound no longer hurt so much, and it no longer worried that its stomach would suddenly rot.
It felt grateful to Shen Miao, but couldn't express it.
Fortunately, Shen Miao didn't expect a thank you. After packing her things, she obediently returned to her own territory.
The silence was so profound that the demon wolf could find no fault with it.
The wolf was a little annoyed and vowed never to steal Shen Miao's food again.
Over the next few days, although the two didn't talk much, Shen Miao could clearly feel that the wolf's attitude towards her had improved a lot, and it no longer roared and raged at the drop of a hat.
She remarked that it's always better to have harmonious neighborly relations.
The peaceful days didn't last long. Suddenly, a beastman from the Green Bamboo Sect arrived and dragged Shen Miao away.
"What are you doing? Are you letting me leave?" Shen Miao asked loudly.
The orc sneered, "What are you dreaming about? You trespassed into my Green Bamboo Sect. You'll spend the rest of your life in prison. You think you can leave? Keep dreaming."
Shen Miao asked in surprise, "Then where are you taking me?"
"You'll see when you get there, stop arguing." The orc was very impatient.
Shen Miao was led out. The demonic wolf chased after her to the door, but was blocked by the heavy door. Its beastly eyes stared at her with a sinister look.
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