Chapter 223: Chapter 223: Vicious

Fred felt a pang of bitterness when she asked about Ares, but he quickly suppressed it. “He’s inside.”

Hearing this, Lu Xiao nodded, then turned to Shield. “Could you please bring some food and medicine? Thank you.”

“I’ll arrange for it. Please wait a moment,” Shield said before turning to leave.

Once he was gone, Lu Xiao immediately headed for the cabin. Fred followed her, and he heard Lu Xiao ask, “What about C Luo and Platinum?”

“They’re locked up in the cabin next door.” This was clearly at Fred’s specific request.

Lu Xiao nodded without a word. She didn’t have the energy to deal with those two right now. In fact, she was filled with resentment. ’If it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t have ended up in this situation, and Ares and Fred wouldn’t have been injured.’

Entering the cabin, she saw Ares still in his beast form, lying on the bed.

Hearing the sound of her entry, his white wolf ears twitched. He then opened his eyes, and upon seeing Lu Xiao, Ares struggled to lift his head.

Seeing this, Lu Xiao quickly went over and hugged him. “Don’t move, Ares. We’ll be staying here for a while. It’s safe, so don’t you worry.”

She reached out and gently kneaded Ares’s wolf ears, slowly infusing her purification power into his Spirit Sea to soothe him.

Under her gentle touch and soothing, Ares gradually relaxed and drifted off to sleep.

Witnessing this, Lu Xiao quietly breathed a sigh of relief. For a Beastman, sleep was a crucial part of the healing process.

She looked up at Fred, who had been standing silently to the side the entire time.

Lu Xiao carefully set Ares’s wolf head down and stood up. “Fred, come here.”

She walked over to the other bed, sat down, and gently patted the spot beside her.

Fred’s heart tightened. Realizing what she was about to do, he tried to refuse. “I don’t need it. You don’t have to waste your…”

“Come here!” Lu Xiao cut him off, giving him no chance to refuse. “It’s safe here now. You don’t need to act tough. Come and get some rest. We’re going to need you later.”

Fred hesitated for a moment before finally walking over and sitting down. “I understand.”

Lu Xiao could see how tense he was and smiled. “Relax, Admiral Fred. And thank you for coming with Ares to rescue me.”

“It was my duty. You don’t have to thank me.”

“I do. Ares is my partner. He came to save me because it’s his responsibility. But you came to save me, Fred, and for that, you have my gratitude.” As Lu Xiao spoke, she placed her hand on Fred’s forehead, giving him no more chance to speak, and directly began

the Spiritual Soothing.

After Fred had fallen asleep, Lu Xiao did a quick check of his injuries. It would have been awkward to do so while he was awake, and she was also worried Fred wouldn’t tell the truth and would hide the extent of his condition.

She was relieved to find that aside from a rather serious wound on his arm, his other injuries were just scrapes.

Shield was quick. When he returned, he brought not only roasted meat and medicinal salves, but most importantly, Crystal Fruits.

There were two Crystal Fruits in a small wooden box. They looked truly crystalline and translucent; the name was a perfect description.

“These are the tribe’s last two Crystal Fruits. They’re all here.”

Lu Xiao hadn’t expected him to be so generous, and she could feel the trust he was placing in her.

“I will make good use of them. I won’t betray your trust.”

Shield nodded. “Then I won’t disturb your rest. If you need anything, just have someone come find me.”

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

After seeing Shield off, Lu Xiao took out the medicinal salve and, upon returning to the cabin, tended to Fred’s wound first.

She didn’t know what the salve was made of, but as soon as it touched the still-bleeding wound, the bleeding stopped instantly. It was incredibly effective.

After she finished bandaging Fred, Lu Xiao went to Ares’s side.

The white wolf’s fur was matted with blood, obscuring her view. She had to clean it bit by bit, shave the fur around the wounds, and then apply the salve and bandage them.

By the time she had treated the dozen or so wounds, large and small, on Ares’s body, Lu Xiao’s eyes couldn’t help but turn red.

She had never seen Ares so gravely injured. ’And if it wasn’t to save me, why else would this have happened?’

After meticulously treating all the wounds on his body, the entire wolf looked like he had been wrapped up like a dumpling.

However, while the wounds on Ares’s body only looked severe, the truly serious injury was his leg.

Lu Xiao gently felt it. Medical resources here were limited, so she could only rely on her own scarce experience with emergency treatments for this kind of situation.

Upon examination, the one thing Lu Xiao felt grateful for was that the break in Ares’s leg was clean. That would make setting it much simpler.

She went out and found two wooden planks and some grass rope. She applied a thick layer of the medicinal salve to Ares’s broken leg, wrapped it in leaves, smeared a layer of mud over that, and finally secured it with the planks. She went through all these steps because she didn’t want Ares’s leg to heal crooked.

When she had finished, Lu Xiao was covered in a layer of sweat, but she was satisfied with the result.

She covered Ares with an animal hide, then went outside to wash her hands and began to deal with the roasted meat Shield had brought.

The meat was still streaked with blood, and the cooking method was very primitive.

Lu Xiao used a small knife to cut off a piece and taste it. It was flavorless, but at least the meat was fresh.

This wasn’t the time to be picky. Lu Xiao cut off half of the meat, took some of the medicinal salve, and went to the cabin next door.

Opening the door, she saw C Luo and Platinum tied together, sitting on the ground.

Hearing the sound, they both looked up.

“Lady Lu Xiao, it’s so good to see you’re alright!” C Luo was the first to react, speaking with a smile.

At the same time, Lu Xiao noticed C Luo’s sleeve was empty on one side—he was missing an arm. Her heart trembled slightly. She walked over and said, “Here’s some food and medicinal salve, provided by the tribe. Since we’re all here now, let’s put aside what happened before for the time being. I hope we can all coexist peacefully while we’re here. The two of you, don’t do anything unnecessary. Treat your wounds and have something to eat.”

Lu Xiao used her knife to cut the ropes binding them and prepared to leave.

Platinum, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up. “I never thought Lady Lu Xiao would be so magnanimous. Are you just going to forgive us like that?”

Lu Xiao stopped and looked at Platinum, her gaze ice-cold. “I would have been happier if you hadn’t been lucky enough to survive.”

That was possibly the most vicious thing she had ever said in her life.

If Platinum hadn’t been lucky enough to survive until now, none of this would have ever happened.

’She wished he would just die.’

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