Chapter 268: Younglings Learn Medicine

Listening to this, a few of the younglings exchanged a secret glance.

They hadn't expected Mother to answer the question seriously, and for a moment they all didn't know what to say.

It was Yun Ya who reacted quickly; he smiled and continued, "I didn't expect Father and Ya-father's relationship to be so good."

Yun Li said, "They were brothers to begin with; it's normal for them to get along well."

Yeah~

Just like him and A Ya and the others, Xiao Xi may have a bad temper usually, but if anyone tries to mess with the three of them, he's always the one who comes up with a good idea to punish the offender.

Lengao drifted off while thinking about this, and finally Xi Yun walked over, cutting straight to the point with Yun Li:

"Mother, after you take the medicine you must rest right away."

Yun Li didn't respond to that; instead she asked them, "What did you add to my medicine?"

The most important question is when did any of them get to know the Tribe's Witch Doctor? Could it have been Qu Ji?

After all, whenever their family has any minor or major illness, the first person they go to is Qu Ji.

"It's the root of drowsy grass. We asked Qu Bo, and he said adding this would let Mother have a good, deep sleep. The herb also came from Qu Bo,"

Xiao Xi said, his gaze lingering on Mother's face for a while, "Mother, aren't you sleepy now?"

He remembered that, to make the effect kick in faster, he had put the whole small packet of drowsy grass root that Qu Bo gave him into the medicine.

Could Qu Bo have deceived him?

Sure enough, the next second Yun Li's words confirmed his suspicion: "It's true that medicine for beastfolk usually contains drowsy grass, which makes them fall asleep immediately after drinking. However, the parts of drowsy grass that are used medicinally are normally its branches and leaves; the root can also be used, but its medicinal value is much lower."

Xiao Xi instantly knit his brows; he had truly been fooled.

"So, Mother, are you really not sleepy now?"

Yun Ya seemed to understand Mother's meaning; after all, he was well acquainted with the widely respected beastfolk Ya in the Tribe, and having spent a long time by his side, he gradually learned many things the other younglings didn't know.

Yun Li reached out and patted Xiao Xi's head, "I'm still a bit sleepy. Even if you didn't add the drowsy grass root, my medicine already contained something that aids sleep."

But Xiao Xi, aren't you considering learning some Witch Doctor skills from Mother or Qu Bo?

Among the four of you, you're the most patient and observant; learning a bit more skill would be beneficial for you.

Xiao Xi: "I know."

After today's incident, even if Mother doesn't say so, he'll still go learn; otherwise, in the future someone might take advantage of his ignorance of herbs and fool him.

"Xiao Ya, Xiao Shuang, you both go too."

Why did Mother's words single him out? Lengao felt instantly indignant, "Mother, what about me?"

"You?"

Yun Li only gave a start, and Xiao Xi automatically filled in the reason, "You even confuse big cattail grass with other ordinary weeds; how can you follow Qu Bo to learn skills?"

"Exactly, exactly," Yun Ya also chimed in, "If you follow a Witch Doctor, the first thing to learn is identifying herbs. Brother, you just can't learn that, okay?"

In fact, Yun Li was thinking that Lengao, just like Leng Xiao before, is extremely restless; he could never calmly stay behind a Witch Doctor learning how to identify herbs.

"Um..."

Regarding the mistake with big cattail grass, Lengshuang also had something to say, because, like her brother, she had previously confused big cattail grass with other weeds.

But she later learned it properly, so now she can tell that big cattail grass is indeed big cattail grass and looks different from other weeds.

Before she could finish, Lengao cut in, "I don't care; Mother, I also want to go learn with them."

That's Lengao—no matter what he does, he's always proactive.

Family members often complain that Lengao keeps giving them trouble, but unless he actually causes a disaster, they usually just say a few words and let him continue his antics.

So he still has that shameless attitude about everything; after all, he knows his family won't truly punish him.

Lengshuang has always envied her brother; she didn't realize that when she was very young she had the same temperament, but the parents' overt favoritism caused the other three brothers to subconsciously distance themselves, leading her personality to become more restrained.

Xiao Xi now looked at his brother with resentment and unwillingness, while Yun Ya felt envy, admiring his brother's boldness in speaking to adults like that.

But what made the two brothers feel more disappointed and regretful was that Mother had outright agreed to Lengao's request.

"Fine, you may learn, but you'll have one more condition than them—you must study for a full year."

Lengao hesitated instantly; a year, that's so long.

"Mother~"

"This isn't negotiable; otherwise you just watch the three of them go learn. This task is left to you to keep an eye on him, understand?"

"If he refuses to continue midway, turn him back into beast form for you to ride and play with."

Yun Li said with a smiling face to Xiao Xi and the others.

Lengshuang and Yun Ya's thoughts of pleading for their brother were instantly put away.

"Mother, don't worry, I'll definitely keep a close eye on brother."

"Mother, rest assured, if he doesn't, I'll be the first to tell you."

Only Xiao Xi pursed his lips, stared at Mother, and said nothing.

Yun Li caught his expression that seemed to say, "Are you favoring him?" She, both annoyed and amused, reached out and pinched Xiao Xi's little face repeatedly, "Xiao Xi, if you think he can't do it, isn't this punishment too easy for him? Then later think about how to punish him for quitting halfway through a task."

Xiao Xi: "If I say something, should you just do exactly as I say?"

Yun Li: "You can't deliberately bully your brother. Mother wants to teach him that you can't be a three‑minute hothead when it comes to tasks, especially skills that will later save your lives; you can't just say you'll learn and then refuse."

Even a half‑baked learner must at least have half‑baked skill.

Xiao Xi nodded, "Alright, I'll keep an eye on him from now on."

Although he still disliked Mother spending so much effort on Lengao, the thought of finally having a legitimate chance to mess with him sparked his interest.

"Hey, hey, hey, I have an opinion too!" Lengao shouted from the side.

"Your opinion doesn't matter."

Yun Li and Xiao Xi simultaneously retorted to Lengao.

Seeing this, Lengshuang and Yun Ya felt an even greater surge of disappointment.

Why does he/Xiao Xi and mother look so alike.

Brother Lengao looks like an uncle/father, what about them?

The youngsters' worries today are also odd; to the adults it is clearly a very small, nonsensical matter, yet they can fall into a long emotional low and keep searching for why.

……

On the other side, Ji Xuan, who escaped by luck using Ke Si's poison from the Purple Rank Beast Person and has temporarily found a shelter, is seriously administering medicine to the male who has already fallen unconscious.