Chapter 269: Two Battlefields

Because Yun Li was uneasy before departure, both Ji Xuan and Mu Qing carried the healing Spirit Medicine they had originally exchanged from Moluo, and they also had many other healing and detoxifying medicines.

For this, Yun Li also had the workshop artisans specially forge a batch of containers for storing medicines of various forms.

Of course, even with the so‑called containers, nothing was as convenient as carrying a treasure pouch on one's person.

At that time, no one expected these items would prove so useful on this journey, and Ji Xuan could only be grateful that his female companion had prepared properly; otherwise, they would have returned only to have to nurse their wounds honestly for ten days to half a month.

"Awake? Want a drink?"

In the dim cave, Ji Xuan lit a small pile of dead leaves mixed with dung, then placed his makeshift Stone Pot atop it.

As the meat broth in the Stone Pot bubbled and gurgled, he saw the Beastman who had been unconscious suddenly open his eyes.

He stirred the pot with a wooden spoon, then took a wooden bowl and served a bowl of soup to Ke Si.

Though they are Blue Rank Beastmen, after a full meal they can go a long time without food, but not when injured; eating a bit can offset the bodily loss from wounds and help the injuries heal faster.

Ke Si lay on the cold ground for a while before regaining his senses, then he grimly stood up, walked to the fire, took the bowl of meat soup Ji Xuan handed him, and swallowed it whole without asking a word.

"How long was I unconscious?"

He asked Ji Xuan.

Ji Xuan knew what he was worried about, slightly raised his head and said, "Don't worry, you were only unconscious for two days."

Hearing that, a hint of doubt flashed across Ke Si's face.

He is a Witch Doctor, fully aware of his own injuries; logically he should have been unconscious for seven or eight days, and this is already the best case where Ji Xuan didn't abandon him and was willing to find healing herbs for him.

Yet now not only did he wake earlier than expected, his physical condition is surprisingly good.

This made Ke Si think, "What did you feed me while I was unconscious? Spirit Medicine?"

After fighting that Purple-rank Beast Person and being covered in wounds, he still had Spirit Medicine hidden on his body?

He knew he didn't have many medicines on him, and the only reason he dared to hide medicine in his own body was because, as a Snake Beastman with a robust constitution, he could pry open his own scales and retrieve the medicine when needed.

"Hmm, Spirit Medicine."

Ji Xuan, with a calm expression, acknowledged, "It seems you have recovered even better than I expected."

This outcome was very good news for him, since later he still needed Ke Si's help to kill that Purple-rank Beast Person.

Of course, the most important thing was that Ji Xuan wanted to use this chance to see if he could reach the threshold to break through the Purple-rank Beast Person.

He had been stuck at the Blue Rank for far too long; if he could breakthrough, next time a similar situation arose, he wouldn't need Ke Si to help so desperately.

Because if he wanted to flee, it wouldn't be impossible.

Ke Si, suddenly stared at him, his brows furrowing, and asked, "Why?"

Knowing Ji Xuan had given him Spirit Medicine, he didn't directly ask what kind of Spirit Medicine it was, but curiosity arose, so he placed his hand on his wrist and began taking his own pulse.

"It's fine," Ji Xuan withdrew his gaze and asked, "When will your body be fully recovered?"

Hearing that, Ke Si slightly raised an eyebrow, "Something?"

If nothing's wrong, why the urgent question about his recovery? Is he in a hurry to return to the tribe?

Indeed, with Mu Qing being taken back by those Eagle Beastmen, some female must be panicking; as her Beast Husband, it's natural for him to be eager to return now.

Just thinking that way, Ke Si still felt a vague displeasure, and his heart sent an unmistakable stabbing pain.

He blamed You Ruo for this; if she hadn't dragged him out of the house during the cold season, he would have slept a long sleep in the cold season and would have forgotten people long ago.

Instead of being stuck in indecision, constantly remembering people, wanting to forget but unable to.

"Isn't she just Yun Li? Can he not live if he's separated from her?"

"Hmm, that Purple-rank Beast Person probably still can't neutralize your poison, right."

With that single sentence, Ji Xuan instantly snapped the daydreaming Ke Si back to reality.

"You want to kill him?"

Ke Si was initially surprised, but he quickly curled the corner of his mouth and laughed, "Your idea is actually quite good, but I can't give you a precise answer to what you just said."

"After all, don't forget he's a Purple-rank Beast Person; this is the first time I've used my poison on a Purple-rank Beast Person."

Ji Xuan nodded, "I know, but killing him would be good for both tribes."

In other words, he still wanted to cooperate with him to kill that Purple-rank Beast Person.

This time Ke Si didn't disappoint him; he gave a "hm" and said, "I need some time to prepare the poison."

Since the enemy is a Purple-rank Beast Person, even Ke Si had to discard his former arrogance, calm down, and treat the matter cautiously.

To that, Ji Xuan also showed his sincere cooperation, "I'll track his whereabouts, and if anything comes up, I'll inform you immediately."

The two thus easily sealed their cooperation.

Two days later, the two fully healed males split up to search, one taking to the sky, the other staying on the ground, hanging not too far behind.

After searching the nearby area and finding no trace of the Purple-rank Beast Person, they didn't foolishly assume the Purple-rank Beast Person had simply left.

After they had dealt such a heavy blow to that Purple-rank Beast Person, and given his cautious nature, he wasn't the type to act recklessly on a whim.

Therefore, both Ji Xuan and Ke Si concluded that the Purple-rank Beast Person would only leave after confirming that both of them were dead.

……

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Outside the Silver Eagle Tribe, a rain of arrows fell, interspersed with thrown stone spears and boulders.

The ferocious beasts at the front grew increasingly frantic, followed by thunderous "boom boom" sounds that made the already bloody battlefield even more tense.

Three days ago, a Blue Rank Beastman named Qi Yong of the Silver Eagle Tribe fell forever outside the tribe.

Then, just yesterday afternoon, another Blue Rank Beastman was nearly killed outside by an incoming Beastman's "Blue Rank" Beastman in a suicide attack; the female was rescued back to the tribe, but due to severe injuries, even with Spirit Medicine she couldn't emerge to fight when the invading Beastmen launched a massive assault on the tribe the next day.

Thus only the tribe's sole intact Blue Rank Beastman and Mu Qing, whose injuries had mostly healed, led the front of all the Beastmen.

On the ground, piles of ferocious beast corpses rose like mountains, interspersed with numerous Beastman bodies.

The stench of rot drifted into the tribe with the warm night wind; Yun Li, gagging at the smell, also felt a growing unease.

With corpses piled up and the heat, this easily breeds plague.