Chapter 1131: Removing the Tracker

Broken-Waist Wolf glanced at the furious second-in-command of the bear group and the glowing purple stone in Little Monkey's hand, then looked back at Xia Qing, lost in thought.

Seeing the fellow still wouldn't give up, Xia Qing stepped back and firmly refused. "I can treat Little Bear's wounds, but it has to come over here. I won't go over there. That's the bear group's territory—it's very dangerous."

Broken-Waist Wolf wasn't afraid of the giant bear because the giant bear wasn't a speed or elasticity evolver, while it was a jumping-power evolver. If the giant bear attacked Broken-Waist Wolf, it could absolutely dodge.

Xia Qing had neither elasticity evolution nor speed evolution, so she couldn't dodge the giant bear's close-range attacks.

Compete in strength? You must be joking!

That was a giant bear over four meters tall when standing upright—she was only a mid-level-six strength evolver among humans!

The negotiation reached a deadlock. Does Daigua anxiously squeaked nonstop.

The head wolf, lounging lazily on its throne platform, only glanced once before continuing to stare at the lake. But when Xiong Wang, who had been watching the wolf-bear trade all along, thudded down from the throne platform, the head wolf flashed forward and blocked in front of Xia Qing, a pair of tycoon-gold eyes glaring murderously at Xiong Wang.

In speed, the head wolf wasn't necessarily faster than Xiong Wang; in strength, the head wolf was no match for Xiong Wang. Yet it still stood majestic and fearless.

The wolf pack immediately stepped forward into attack formation. Broken-Leg Girl found Xia Qing's standing position unsatisfactory and even stomped her with a paw.

"Roar!" Xiong Wang roared to hold back its charging companions, stepped forward alone, and slapped the greedy little bear into the river with one paw.

Xia Qing, splashed all over with water, breathed a sigh of relief instead. Great—she could take that purple crystal now.

Watching the big-spender Broken-Waist Wolf's enthusiasm, she knew that with one flip she could trade this purple crystal worth fifty thousand for a Use Yishi. What a bargain!

The little bear that had been slapped into the river climbed out, glanced back at its father, then slowly crawled toward the wolf pack. The head wolf ordered the pack to retreat, and it and Broken-Waist Wolf blocked in front of Xia Qing.

Does Daigua the monkey had once had parasites picked off by these two wolf leaders. Seeing its good friend coming over, it boldly jumped across too and handed the purple crystal to Xia Qing.

The head wolf kept glaring murderously at Xiong Wang. The unreliable Broken-Waist Wolf was immediately drawn to the purple crystal and gestured for Xia Qing to quickly put it into the side pocket of its protective suit.

This wasn't the time to negotiate. Xia Qing ignored Broken-Waist Wolf's request, put the stone straight into her own pocket, then took out a folding paper bowl, poured in enough pollution-free spring water and anesthetic, and handed it to Does Daigua. "Does Daigua, have your friend drink this water."

That wasn't an ordinary bear cub—it was a brain-domain evolved giant bear cub. Xia Qing didn't dare use local anesthesia to treat its wounds; she had to knock it out completely.

Does Daigua carefully held the water bowl, walked to the wet little bear, and mimed a drinking motion.

The little bear sniffed, stared at Xia Qing for a few seconds, then downed the water.

The special-effect anesthetic took hold in three minutes. When the little bear staggered and collapsed on the ground, the mother giant bear on the opposite bank roared furiously and would have charged over if Xiong Wang hadn't blocked her.

The wolf pack and bear pack stood on opposite banks of the river and began howling at each other. Xia Qing, shielded behind the head wolf, felt very safe—her hands didn't tremble at all.

Taking the chance to examine its wounds, Xia Qing felt the round hard object under the skin on the inside of the little bear's thick hind leg.

Excellent! The tracker and the little bear's wound were on the same leg—no need for her to make another cut on the other legs.

Examining the wounded leg again, Xia Qing realized the wound Does Daigua had asked her to treat wasn't those three deep and one shallow scratch marks, but the swollen, discolored ankle.

No wonder Xiong Wang only needed a light slap to send such a big bear tumbling into the water—it had been poisoned.

Treating the snake venom was more important than removing the tracker. Xia Qing immediately injected the greedy little bear with an antiserum that could neutralize mixed toxins, then cleaned its wounds with saline made from pollution-free spring water.

After dealing with the snake venom, Xia Qing quickly shaved a patch of fur from the inside of the little bear's thigh, cut out the tracker, stitched it up, and only then began suturing the scratch wounds on its body.

Without a doubt, the wounds on this bear were inflicted by a giant wolf—most likely Handsome Giant Wolf. And the wounds on Handsome Giant Wolf might also have been left by it.

She quickly sutured the three deep wounds, applied medical tape, then gave the little bear an injection of special anti-inflammatory and bactericidal agent, pried open its mouth, and checked its teeth.

As fellow brain-domain evolved creatures of the Evolution Forest, Blind Tiger knew to seek herbs when injured. Even if this little bear had no experience, its parents would surely have found herbs for it.

The little bear waded through the water, and after its ankle was washed by the water, it was impossible to tell whether herbs had been applied. That's why Xia Qing pried open its mouth to check its teeth.

Sure enough, Xia Qing found several small bits of plant leaf fragments on the little bear's teeth. But the fragments were too small to identify the species, so Xia Qing had to give up on taking samples and stood up. "Your Majesty, treatment complete."

Stop howling, my brain's about to split, and my heart's going to be howled right out of my chest.

The head wolf, currently howling at the bear pack, ignored her and kept howling.

As if addicted, the bear pack and wolf pack kept howling at each other.

Xia Qing had no mind to join this standoff. She walked over to Handsome Giant Wolf, who kept howling, and carefully examined its wounds. Xia Qing wasn't sure whether the little bear had been poisoned by snake venom first or scratched by Handsome Giant Wolf first. If the poisoning came first, Handsome Giant Wolf, scratched by the little bear, might also be poisoned.

Although Handsome Giant Wolf's wounds showed no redness or discoloration, Xia Qing still uneasily raised her hand to feel its heartbeat and breathing.

Handsome Giant Wolf got annoyed, shook Xia Qing off, leaped to higher ground, and continued howling.

Looking at it, the fellow seemed fine. Xia Qing felt a bit relieved, stood in her designated spot, and joined in the cursing.

Not until the anesthetized little bear regained some sensation and staggered to its feet did the howling between the bear pack and wolf pack quiet down a little.

When the little bear staggered into the river channel, both packs stopped howling. When the little bear returned to bear territory and lay motionless on the ground, the mother giant bear sniffed its wounds and anxiously whimpered softly.

Xia Qing returned to the shade, excitedly pulling out the purple crystal to admire. Broken-Waist Wolf quickly came to her side and again gestured for her to put the purple crystal into its protective suit's side pocket.

Xia Qing said cheerfully, "Handsome Wolf Brother, do you want the prettiest stone on Blue Star Jin Zita? Sure—give me one Use Yishi and I'll trade it to you."

Broken-Waist Wolf stared at the sparkling stone, an unusually hesitant expression crossing its face.

Just as Xia Qing made to put the stone back in her pocket, Broken-Waist Wolf immediately raised a paw to press down her arm, then turned and fetched a pigeon-egg-sized ordinary stone, placing it in front of Xia Qing.

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Stingy to death!

After confirming the trade terms, Xia Qing put the sparkling stone into Broken-Waist Wolf's side pocket and discussed the next matter with it. "Broken-Waist, the two white snakes you caught for Third Brother were both males. Third Brother still wants females. When the white snakes come up later, can you catch two more live ones?"

Determining a snake's sex requires flipping it over to examine its underside. Once battle starts, there's no time for that. So Xia Qing decided to have Broken-Waist Wolf catch two more—statistically, the next Yi Snakes caught should include at least one female.

In high spirits after getting the purple crystal, Broken-Waist Wolf bared its fangs in a grin, indicating agreement.

Then the fellow ran up onto the head wolf's throne platform, rolled around nuzzling against the head wolf. The head wolf skillfully unzipped its protective suit's side pocket, took out the purple crystal, fished through it twice, lost interest, and went back to gazing at the sparkling lake.

Broken-Waist Wolf lay beside the head wolf, gazing infatuatedly at the stone sparkling in the sunlight.

Watching its expression, Xia Qing felt this stingy fellow and the Doomsday Cult Leader should have plenty in common.