Chapter 155: Divine Needle Cures Muteness

Hearing that, the speechless Axi kept emitting whimpering sounds from her mouth.

"Wuwuwu…"

She kept shaking her head from behind, trying to make a sound to show she hadn't done it; Nan Qinghuan naturally knew what she meant and gently soothed her, asking her not to keep shouting.

"Rest for a while; I know what you want to say. Don't worry, as long as I'm here I'll help you."

Axi instantly fell silent; her eyes brimmed with hot tears as she blinked. Qinghuan had returned, and she said she would help her.

There's a cure!

Seeing Axi calm down, Shiva let out a low sneer, "Many people have seen it; there's nothing to discuss about this. What are you waiting for? Take Nan Qinghuan out quickly."

As soon as those words were spoken, the few savages immediately stepped forward to take Nan Qinghuan away; at that moment Nan Qinghuan realized those men were Shiva's people, no wonder their gazes at her seemed strange.

So they were Shiva's people.

Having dealt with Wolf Girl Acai today, she wants to finish off this Shiva as well; otherwise how will she get rich? "Why are you in such a hurry? I'll treat Axi first; she can't run away anyway. Or are you scared of something?"

The men exchanged glances, unsure what to do; this female belongs to Ying, and although they follow Shiva's orders, Ying is the Clan Leader, so they still fear him.

The men turned their gaze toward Shiva, but Shiva wasn't afraid of Nan Qinghuan. "Treating her? She's been silenced by a Divine Curse—that's proof. Nan Qinghuan, stop causing trouble here."

Shiva never expected her to return; what a hateful female!

"Divine Curse?"

Nan Qinghuan gave her a cold stare, then, in front of Shiva, produced three Silver Needles; seeing the needles, Shiva stepped back a few paces, wary, and asked, "What are you trying to do?"

"What are you afraid of? They're just Silver Needles, old witch. Didn't you say she was cursed? Then today I'll lift the curse so she can speak. Doesn't that prove she was wronged?"

"Impossible."

Shiva didn't know what a Silver Needle was, but glared at Nan Qinghuan viciously. She felt a bit insecure, apparently also worried that Nan Qinghuan might cure Axi; she turned her gaze to the sturdy men and demanded, "What are you waiting for? Pull her out."

"Who dares?"

She drew a Fruit Knife at the men, "Don't come near. I'm only here to treat the sick. If you try to drag me away, I'll tell Ying that you assaulted me. Let's see how he'll deal with you."

I must admit, she brought Ying into the argument, and it worked; those men knew Ying's females were untouchable, so none of them dared to move.

Going up isn't right, and staying down isn't right either.

Seeing them freeze, Shiva grew angrier, stamping her foot hard, "Useless scum, you can't even dare to touch a female…"

"Close your mouth, old witch. Let me ask you: because I got Axi to speak, the Divine Curse disappeared, and she didn't stab you—are you the one who framed her?"

"You…"

Seeing that she had fallen for the trap, Nan Qinghuan said no more and crouched to needle Axi; Axi was merely poisoned and mute, but the Silver Needles could help detoxify.

She stayed crouched there, inserting one Silver Needle into Axi's fingertip, another into her head and neck; everyone waited for a miracle—would this divine curse truly vanish? The tribe respected her because she brought food and hope, but Shiva doubted she possessed such ability.

"What are you still waiting for? Don't let her treat the sick; pull her out."

After Shiva's words, the men finally gathered the courage to try pulling Nan Qinghuan, but at that moment a sharp voice rang from outside.

"What are you all doing?"

Hearing Ying's voice, the men instantly froze and stepped aside, creating a path, "Shiva, the Clan Leader has arrived."

Outside, Ying arrived with Dashan and others; from a distance he saw Nan Qinghuan crouched beside Axi, fully focused on what she was doing.

"The Clan Leader has arrived."

The tribe members who had broken the Tribe Rules were terrified upon seeing Ying, bowing their heads and stepping aside; Ying approached Shiva and asked, "What's going on?"

Shiva began to complain, "What's the matter? Your female tried to rescue Axi and I caught her."

I must admit, this old witch's lies came in a series.

Ying gave her a cold stare without a word, his gaze shifting to Nan Qinghuan; when he saw her apparently needle‑ing, his heart sank, "Qinghuan, what are you doing?"

He knew she wouldn't obediently wait in the Cave for his return; sure enough, as soon as he arrived he heard she had come here to see Axi.

Nan Qinghuan didn't answer him, focusing solely on needling; quickly she deftly withdrew the needle, then cupped Axi's face, "All right, Axi, try to speak."

Axi tested it, discovering she could truly speak, ecstatic, "I—I can speak now, I can speak now, wuwu, Qinghuan why did you only just return, wuwu…"

Axi, now able to speak, clutched Nan Qinghuan and burst into a heart‑wrenching sob; as she wept, she recalled something and grabbed Nan Qinghuan's collar, "Qinghuan, Acai is a Wolf Girl; you must run, she'll eat you, she'll…"

"Don't be afraid; Acai is gone, never again."

She held Axi close, her heart aching; after Axi's crying subsided, she lifted her eyes to accuse, "It was Shiva; Shiva and Acai conspired to drive you away. I heard what they said—they intended to kill me to silence me, so I stabbed Shiva. It's true, I'm not lying."

With Axi now speaking, she blurted out the whole conspiracy between Shiva and the Wolf Girl; hearing Axi's words, Nan Qinghuan also grasped the whole story—Youchao Xuan and Axi had both been targeted for discovering the Wolf Girl's identity, which is why they were framed and slain.

She gently embraced Axi, "Don't be afraid; I'm back, no one dares to hurt you."

Axi's words left everyone staring at Shiva in astonishment—was the witch truly framing Axi? One stone stirred countless waves.

Exposed by Axi, Shiva's grip on the Scepter trembled; she wasn't afraid of Axi's accusations, but was startled by the object in Nan Qinghuan's hand—how could it have cured her? What kind of divine power was that? After soothing Axi, Nan Qinghuan stood, and in front of Ying she coldly stared at Shiva, "The murder of the tribe members has already been uncovered; you old hag, what else do you have to say?"

As those words left her mouth, Ying's gaze also turned to Shiva, his eyes growing even more grim, "Is what Axi said true?"

Ying and Nan Qinghuan both questioned her; Shiva's complexion turned sour but she didn't dodge, instead raising her head to look at Ying, "Ying, everything I did was for the Tribe's sake. This female is a disaster if she stays here; after we finally drove her out, I didn't expect you to bring her back. If this continues, our Tribe will perish."

Ying had heard such words so often he was immune; he simply stared grimly at Shiva, "You admit that Axi was wronged by you, and that you deliberately conspired with Acai to drive Nan Qinghuan away?"

Ying rarely spoke to Shiva with such severity; Shiva clenched the Scepter but remained silent.

"Silence is admission. Dashan, take Shiva down for me."

"So you framed Axi; Om was right, you're the old witch, utterly wicked."

Dashan had always liked Axi; now that the framing was uncovered, he was naturally delighted and took the chance to scold the Tribe's old witch thoroughly.

With Ying's words, no one dared speak; Shiva made no move, only her eyes fixed on Nan Qinghuan. She didn't understand how the medicine she gave could lack an antidote, what those Silver Needles actually were, how they could detoxify. "What method did you use to make her speak?"