Chapter 234: Chapter 234: Poison

Platinum walked in with a smile, seemingly unconcerned by Qing’s nervousness.

After he entered, his gaze naturally fell on the shards scattered across the floor. “You’re angry, aren’t you? You feel wronged. You think you did nothing wrong, that the people of the tribe just don’t understand you. You want Lu Xiao to disappear, don’t you?”

All the thoughts swirling in Qing’s mind were laid bare by Platinum, making her heart pound with panic. Still, she forced herself to remain calm. “Who are you? What do you want?”

“I’m someone who can help you.”

“You’re with Lu Xiao, don’t think I don’t know it. She sent you, didn’t she? I knew she wasn’t that kind. All that benevolence is just an act.” Qing’s eyes were filled with contempt, as if she had seen through everything.

Platinum was completely unfazed, smiling as he said, “We are together, yes, but we are not friends. In fact, you could even say we’re enemies. It’s just that now that we’re here, we’ve called a temporary truce. Otherwise, when all that happened earlier, why weren’t we by Lu Xiao’s side?”

Qing thought back carefully and realized she hadn’t seen Platinum in the crowd earlier.

She started to believe him a little. “You’d be kind enough to help me? What do you want?”

She wasn’t a fool. She knew that Platinum approaching her meant he wanted something; he wouldn’t help her for no reason.

Sure enough, Platinum smiled. “All I want is to take Lu Xiao away when this is over. I won’t ask for anything else.”

“You’re doing this for her? Didn’t you say you were enemies?”

“That doesn’t stop me from wanting her. You don’t need to know what’s between us. All you need to know is that afterward, Lu Xiao will no longer be here. Once she disappears, you’ll be able to secure your position in the tribe, won’t you?”

’If Lu Xiao really did leave the Canghe Tribe, that would definitely be a very good thing for me.’

“What do you want me to do?”

Hearing Qing ask this, Platinum knew he had won her over.

“You’re a student of medicine, after all. Aren’t you skilled at making poisons?” Platinum crouched down, picking up the bottles and jars Qing had smashed in her fit of anger.

“My mother was the tribe’s witch doctor. She only knew how to heal people and save lives, not research poisons. So of course, I don’t know how.”

“What a shame. But luckily for you, I do. Do you want to learn? I can teach you.”

“You want me to make a poison, and then…” Qing’s eyes flew open, as if she had only just realized what Platinum wanted her to do.

“What, scared?” Platinum raised an eyebrow, a look of contempt on his face.

Qing clenched her fists. “I won’t kill anyone!”

She wasn’t a complete idiot. If she killed someone in the Canghe Tribe and was discovered, she would truly have no place left here.

She wanted to gain the same recognition in the Canghe Tribe as her mother, not be forced to leave it.

“Who said anything about killing? This poison only temporarily incapacitates people; it’s not fatal. After you learn how to make it, you can test it on some animals to verify what I’m saying before you act.”

Hearing this, Qing finally let out a sigh of relief. “Then I’ll learn. But you have to give me the antidote as well!”

“But of course. From now on, I’ll come find you every evening.” After speaking, Platinum stood up to leave, but Qing suddenly called out, “Wait, you haven’t told me your name.”

“It’s better for you if you don’t know my name.” Platinum finished, then gave Qing a gentle smile before departing.

Qing stood in the doorway, watching Platinum’s figure gradually disappear. Her face grew inexplicably hot.

It was the first time she had ever met a male so confident and powerful, so different from the males in the tribe.

*

Under Lu Xiao’s purification, the Crystal Fruit Tree within the Canghe Tribe grew more lush by the day. Mao, who had been accompanying Lu Xiao recently, felt this change the most keenly.

When Lu Xiao pulled her hand back from the tree trunk, Mao immediately stepped forward to ask, “Lady Lu Xiao, is the Crystal Fruit Tree about to bear fruit?”

Compared to how it was at the beginning, the Crystal Fruit Tree was no longer in its previous listless state. Not only had it sprouted new buds, but its originally yellowing leaves and branches had turned a lush green, looking full of life.

“It’ll probably be a while longer before it bears fruit. It’s slowly recovering its vitality. These things can’t be rushed.” Besides, she had no experience in this area. She could only purify the Dark Matter inside the Crystal Fruit Tree; as for when the great tree would bear fruit, she had no idea.

Mao was a little disappointed not to get a definite answer from Lu Xiao, but on second thought, if it weren’t for her, their tribe’s Crystal Fruit Tree might have died at any time.

The fact that it was now alive and had regained its vitality was already more than they could ask for. As for bearing fruit, just as Lady Lu Xiao said, it couldn’t be rushed.

’I’m sure the chief will be incredibly grateful to Lady Lu Xiao when he hears this news.’

He even had a faint feeling that Lady Lu Xiao was an even more formidable existence than their former witch doctor.

“Let’s go check on Hunt.” Today was also the day to continue Hunt’s treatment.

Ever since Lu Xiao had begun treating Hunt, he hadn’t lost his senses once. His originally gaunt body had recovered a great deal after a few days of eating normally, and he no longer looked so wretched.

However, just to be safe, the chains binding Hunt had not yet been removed.

When they arrived, Shield was already waiting. Seeing them, he immediately hurried over and said with a smile, “Lady Lu Xiao, just a moment ago, Hunt’s bestial state improved.”

Lu Xiao’s eyes lit up when she heard this. “Is that so?”

“Yes, come and see.” Shield eagerly led Lu Xiao to the window, where they saw that Hunt, who was originally fully bestial, was now only in a state of Half-beastification.

Only his ears and tail remained; the rest of his body had mostly returned to its human form.

It was only then that Lu Xiao got a clear look at him. Hunt was a very young Male Beastman, appearing even younger than Shield. This was somewhat different from what she had imagined.

Seeing her, Hunt was so overcome with emotion he couldn’t speak, a rumbling sound coming from his throat.

Mao, however, was overjoyed. He rushed forward and reached through the window to pat Hunt’s head. “This is great, this is great! You’ve finally recovered! I thought you were going to die!”

As he spoke, Mao began to cry, clearly showing how worried he had been.

Annoyed by his wailing, Shield pushed Mao away. “Go cool down over there. Don’t disturb Lady Lu Xiao while she’s treating Hunt.”

Lu Xiao watched with amusement as Mao ran to the side to wipe his tears, then turned her gaze back to the recovering Hunt. Even without any diagnostic equipment, she could tell from experience that Hunt’s current level must have dropped from High Stage to Mid-stage.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to go from a fully bestial state to Half-beastification.

This time, she didn’t ask Shield to restrain Hunt. She walked right over, placed a hand on his forehead, and sent her purification power inside…

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