Shen Nong was curious about the death aura he sensed. He had initially thought that the Feather Tribe people were urging him on because they were afraid that Yu Ji would have to wait too long, but now it seemed that it might not be what he thought.
The smell inside the cave was not as strong as outside. Shen Nong slowly lowered her hand and held the animal skin handkerchief in her palm.
As soon as Shen Nong stepped into the cave, she saw the orc lying in the center. He looked as if he had been poisoned; his lips were dark purple, and his face was deathly pale. His chest was rising and falling weakly, and his breathing seemed about to stop at any moment.
Upon seeing Shen Nong, Yu Ji immediately grabbed Shen Nong's animal skin coat. His eyes were urgent, and his tone was pleading, "May our clan leader touch the animal skin you're wearing?"
Shen Nong understood what the other party meant, but he did not agree.
If the other person actually touched him, he would probably take off the entire animal skin garment and never wear it again.
Fortunately, he had several animal skin handkerchiefs with him. He reached into his pocket, pulled out an unused one, and handed it to Yu Ji.
"This was cut from the finest animal hide."
Yu Ji took the square, soft animal hide. He wanted to smile at Shen Nong, but couldn't manage a smile. His mind was filled with Ying Xi's desire to see the exceptionally fine animal hide he had described, and he wanted to show it to him before the Beast God took Ying Xi away.
Yu Ji didn't have time to say anything more. He took the animal hide and sat down beside Ying Xi. He pulled the hide open and whispered, "Ying Xi, look..."
Yingxi's eyes were already closed. Yu Ji held his breath, his mind blank. Fortunately, he noticed the slight twitch of Yingxi's eyelids in time. Yu Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and then...
Yu Ji knew that Ying Xi could no longer open his eyes and could not see the animal hide in his hand. Realizing this, Yu Ji felt heavy-hearted, forced an awkward smile, and placed the animal hide handkerchief in Ying Xi's hand.
"Eagle Creek, can you feel it?"
The excruciating pain in his internal organs caused Yingxi to break out in a cold sweat. He tried to curl up to relieve the pain, but he had no strength at all; his limbs were weak and his head was spinning.
Yu Ji's voice seemed far away. The pain prevented him from feeling the soft touch in his hands, but he still wanted to answer Yu Ji and tell him it felt good.
No matter how hard Yingxi tried, he couldn't make a sound.
Just then, a warm current suddenly flowed through her body. The pain subsided wherever it passed, bringing a glimmer of life to her lifeless body. Yingxi felt a slight strength return to her sore limbs.
Yingxi's throat trembled slightly; he desperately wanted to ask what was happening. However, his injuries were too severe, and even this slight exertion prevented him from making a sound.
Yu Ji observed Ying Xi's hands; his large palms were wrapped in a small animal skin handkerchief, and his knuckles moved slightly, as if he were stroking it.
"It's very soft, isn't it?" Yu Ji seemed to have convinced himself to accept the fact that Yingxi was leaving. He calmed his emotions and made himself speak more clearly.
“The tribe that came to trade said that we can exchange thorns for such good animal hides. With such warm animal hides, we no longer need to worry about our tribe members getting cold in winter.”
Because of that sudden force, Yingxi seemed to feel a soft touch in her palm. She also heard Yu Ji's words more clearly.
If, as Yu Ji said, the Yu tribe could make a deal with that tribe, that would be ideal.
However, if there are too few seeds, fewer people will freeze to death in the tribe during winter, but more people will starve to death.
Yingxi moved his only finger that could move slightly more. Yuji and Yingxi had grown up together since childhood, and even though Yingxi didn't say a word, he understood what Yingxi was thinking.
To reassure Yingxi, Yuji said, "They really like the tribe's thorns, so we can exchange fewer animal hides for more meat and won't have to worry about not having food in the winter."
"Yingxi, don't worry..."
Yingxi moved his fingertip again, for the sacred mountain had always been protecting the tribe.
At this moment, Shen Nong withdrew her ability to probe Yingxi's body. Yingxi sensed that the life force within her body had disappeared, and a small portion of the pain that had been suppressed swept over her again, causing Yingxi to groan in pain.
Shen Nong frowned slightly; the poison this Feather Tribe chief had been in was quite severe.
If we want to save him, I'm afraid we'll have to exhaust his spiritual energy again.
Shen Nong sized up Yu Ji. The priest and chieftain of the Yu tribe had a very good relationship. If he could save him, the things Shen Nong wanted the Yu tribe to do for him would be much simpler.
"I can cure the poison that your chieftain has been afflicted with."
As soon as Shen Nong finished speaking, Yu Ji pounced on her. Ze reacted quickly, pulling Shen Nong around the waist and shielding her behind him.
Blocked, Yu Ji could only cling to Shen Nong's clothes. He grasped at the hem of her garment like a lifeline, the animal hide on it crumpled from his grip.
"Are you serious? If it can really save Yingxi, I'll do anything the Feather Tribe can!"
Shen Nong looked into Yu Ji's eyes; he wasn't lying.
It seems that the relationship between the priest and the chieftain of this Feather Tribe is quite good.
"Really?" Shen Nong asked.
Yu Ji nodded repeatedly, "It's true! I swear on the honor of beasts!"
Despite his emotional state, Yu Ji maintained a sliver of clarity. "Yingxi loves its people, but I cannot do anything that would cost them their lives. However, I can decide my own fate."
Fearing that Shen Nong would refuse, Yu Ji pleaded, "I can do anything for you, even give my life, please save Yingxi!"
"What would I do with your life?" Shen Nong felt that if this continued, the animal skin coat would be torn to shreds, and he didn't want to be shirtless. "Let go first, otherwise I can't move."
Yu Ji immediately let go, her red, tear-filled eyes fixed on Shen Nong, not daring to blink for fear that she might suddenly run away.
Shen Nong could understand Yu Ji's feelings; he felt the same way when he and his teacher were separated by life and death.
Yingxi's condition was not optimistic, so Shen Nong wasted no more time and quickly walked to Yingxi's side. He raised his hand, and pale green light slowly fell from his palm, gently enveloping the unconscious person lying on the animal skin.
In the darkness, Yingxi seemed to sense the breath of plant growth; tender green shoots broke through the soil, and vigorous vitality was injected into its withered body.
That power repaired the internal organs damaged by the poison, and then traveled through the body, and Yingxi slowly began to regain consciousness.
The toxins had been accumulating for a long time, and the fact that they hadn't died yet only shows that the person who was poisoned was in excellent physical condition and hadn't died immediately.
Shen Nong must thoroughly eliminate the remaining toxins; the process cannot be interrupted.
As Yingxi's complexion regained a healthy rosy hue, Shen Nong's face grew paler and paler.
Even standing not far away, Yu Ji could feel that powerful and vigorous life force.
He looked at the slender, thin figure. Could this person be a priest from a large tribe?
The priests of large tribes possess mysterious powers, enabling them to manipulate elements existing in nature.
The high priest of the Eastern Beast City can control plants, the priests of the Thunder Tribe in the Western Great Tribe are skilled in using lightning, and the priests of the Earth Tribe in the Central Great Tribe can control earth.
Their Feather Tribe used to be a large tribe located in the south, and they were skilled in controlling fire. However, they later lost their fire-making skills, and their priests were no longer able to control fire, so they gradually declined.
The Shui tribe, a large tribe in the north, also lost its lineage.
only..
Yu Ji looked at the pale green light. Why had he never heard of such a powerful and mysterious ability before?
Although the Feather Tribe has declined, their information network remains the most advanced.
"cough."
A soft cough interrupted Yu Ji's thoughts.
He stared at Yingxi nervously, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Yingxi was alright.
Seeing Shen Nong's increasingly pale face, Yu Ji remembered the kindness she had shown him, and he and Ying Xi would repay it no matter what.
The toxins in Yingxi have been completely cleared away. Although her lips are not yet a healthy color, they are no longer a deep purple. With proper care, she will recover quickly, given the orc's constitution.
Shen Nong, her spiritual energy depleted, felt dizzy and collapsed backward. Ze Jiangren caught her and held her against his chest.
He looked down at Shen Nong's pale and fragile face, then coldly glanced at Yingxi lying on the animal skin.
Ze picked up the unconscious person and said to Yu Ji, "Find a quiet and clean cave and let ours come in too."
Yu Ji was worried when she saw that Ying Xi had fainted. But these worries were completely insignificant compared to the joy of Ying Xi regaining normal breathing.
He ordered his men to take good care of Yingxi, and then took Ze back to the cave they had visited before.
That was Eagle Creek's cave, the best one in the Feather Tribe besides his own.
On the way to the cave, Ze remembered that Shen Nong disliked the smell in the air. He gently pulled Shen Nong's head into his arms, and Shen Nong buried her face in Ze's embrace.
Knowing that Yu Ji was leading them to the cave they had visited before, Ze remembered the way and, fearing that Shen Nong might have trouble breathing, moved very fast, eventually leaving Yu Ji far behind.
Before long, they arrived at the cave, where the animal skin clothes they had chosen were still laid out on the ground.
Yu Ji ran all the way over, not even having time to catch his breath, and went straight to Ze, reaching out his hand to help him down, but Ze easily dodged him.
The tall orc before him had a taut, powerful body, its undulating lines like a beast poised to pounce and tear him apart at any moment.
Yu Ji stood there, stunned, and shivered for no reason.
Calming himself, he subconsciously took a step back, not daring to get any closer. "The tribespeople have already gone outside to invite your people in. There are people outside. If you need anything, just call out and they will help you."
After saying that, Yu Ji turned and left quickly.
Firstly, he was worried about Yingxi, and secondly, he was genuinely afraid of the person inside the cave.
There was no one else in the cave, so he placed the person in his arms on the animal skin clothing.
The clothes were too small, and Ze knew that the priest preferred cleanliness and couldn't tolerate dirt or dust. So he sat down beside her, pulled her into his arms, and let Shen Nong lean against him.
Knowing that his blood could heal faster than the golden light, Ze took out a piece of animal skin cloth from the pocket of his animal skin trousers with one hand, wiped his index finger clean, and then bit his fingertip. Blood quickly oozed from the tiny wound.
The round, plump blood droplet only lasted a short time on the fingertip. The subsequent flow of blood caused the round, plump blood droplet to lose its shape and begin to flow down the fingertip.
Ze brought his fingertip to Shen Nong's lips. As his fingertip touched her soft lips, Ze stiffened for a moment before softly calling out, "Priest...lick..."
Shen Nong, who was in a daze, smelled a faint scent of blood. He did not hear what Ze said, but survival is a human instinct. Unconsciously, Shen Nong stuck out his tongue and licked the blood on his fingertips.
Ze was as stiff as a stone, completely at a loss.
He felt the priest gently biting with his teeth, wanting more blood. Squeezed, blood oozed from the tiny wound. In an instant, it was swallowed by the soft, wet tongue.
Ze dared not look at the priest's face; he turned his head away, his heart pounding loudly and annoyingly.
Shen Nong swallowed the blood in her mouth. The more blood she swallowed, the stronger she would become.
The hazy thoughts in her mind made Shen Nong clench her teeth even tighter, wincing in pain, but she didn't stop herself.
"Priest, are you feeling better?"
A magnetic and alluring male voice reached her ears, and suddenly a small, thin figure appeared in Shen Nong's mind. His hair was messy, he was bound by thorny vines, and his body was covered in wounds.
The small, thin man cried out in pain, his voice weak.
select!
Shen Nong suddenly opened his eyes. His spiritual power had recovered somewhat, and his mind was gradually becoming clearer.
Shen Nong loosened her teeth, grabbed Ze's hand, and pulled him away.
Seeing that the person was still awake, he asked anxiously, "Priest, are you still feeling unwell? Would you like to drink some more?"
"No need." Shen Nong glanced at Ze's injured fingertip, the ring of teeth marks, quite deep, it looked painful.
Fluorescent lights twinkled around Ze's fingertips, and in an instant, the pain was replaced by a tingling itch, and the wound healed quickly.