Chapter 579 - 578, Arrival_1
Ji Nuan chuckled at these words. "Uncle Chief, I thought you’d definitely miss us, but here we are, just back and you’re already ready to take me to task?"
A familiar female voice came through, and after a moment of silence, the beasts in front burst into even greater enthusiasm. Particularly resonant was the voice of Chief Ge Xing. "Ouch, hahaha, Ji Nuan and Xiu Yan, you’re back?"
The sound of footsteps came, and the torch-bearing beasts hurriedly approached. A familiar tall figure appeared before Ji Nuan and Xiu Yan. It was none other than Chief Ge Xing, whom they had not seen in a long time.
The beloved scribble of an orcish beard, his well-taken-care-of golden hair a little frizzy. He looked rather worn out. Ji Nuan felt a pang in her heart. "Uncle Chief, you’ve worked hard."
Ge Xing waved dismissively. "Not hard, nothing really, just had to stay cooped up in this tribe the whole time, almost drove me mad." He glanced behind him, where the leaders of the Gray Bear Tribe and Dashi Tribe were present, looking much more worn out than Chief Ge Xing himself, especially the leader of the Gray Bear Tribe, whose complexion didn’t look good.
Glimpsing this large group of beasts, Xiu Yan frowned. "Beasts in charge of patrols should continue patrolling. The rest of you should disperse and do what you need to do. We can’t let the Gru Tribe discover we’re back, so let’s all be careful."
The beasts nodded. Apart from the chieftains and a few other beasts, everyone else scattered and went about their business or rested.
Following Chief Ge Xing into his courtyard, Aunt Naima was already asleep. A few beasts settled down in the guest room.
Ji Nuan first checked the injuries of the Gray Bear Chief. The wounded area had been tended to. The bone didn’t seem to be a problem, but the wound seemed to have been infected previously and wasn’t cleaned very well.
"Have you been feeling feverish these past few days?" Ji Nuan looked at the Gray Bear Chief.
At these words, everyone frowned and looked at him. The Gray Bear Chief gave a bitter smile. "After the bad flesh around the wound was removed, I felt pain again these past few days. I thought it was due to healing, but I started feeling feverish from yesterday."
Ji Nuan lifted the beast skin on his leg. The edge of a wound, already treated with fire, was slightly red and swollen. It seemed there was still some liquid inside from a gentle touch around the wound.
Ji Nuan furrowed her brow. "Did you not treat the wound with anti-inflammatory herbs after it was cleaned?"
The Gray Bear Chief shook his head. "We can’t leave right now. As soon as Ge Xing leaves the Watson Tribe, that Bertel leads the beasts over here. If any other beast leaves, they’ll be caught and taken to God knows where. We’ve already had many tribesmen captured. The herbs are so precious, we can’t afford to waste them on me."
With a sigh of resignation, Ji Nuan replied, "How can this be considered a waste? You’re the Chief of the Gray Bear Tribe. If anything happens to you under the current circumstances, the other tribesmen would panic. The herbs’ value lies precisely in their lifesaving ability. If you’re just leaving them to gather dust, they’re of no use at all."
The Gray Bear Chief scratched his head. "Why do I feel like I can’t argue with Shaman Ji Nuan’s words?"
Ji Nuan tipped up her chin. "That’s because I’m right, haha."
She turned to Xiu Yan. "Brother Xiu Yan, you explain what happened at the Dashi Tribe to the chiefs. I’ll treat the Gray Bear Chief’s wounds first."
Xiu Yan nodded, his cool voice washed over the tent as he narrated the events of the Dashi Tribe.