11: Chapter 11 With me here, no one dares to touch you

Tang Ruan felt his sharp fingertips retract slightly.

She curled her lips in a smug smile.

He believed it...

She turned around again to grab Lang Chi's claw.

"The poisonous insects must have been startled, causing them to attack the beastmen..."

Why didn't the insect-repellent belt work?

Was the illness of the Wolf Tribe beastmen caused by poisonous insects?

These things were not important.

What was important was to make the Wolf Tribe believe that this matter had nothing to do with the Marmot Tribe.

"Follow me!"

Lang Lie interrupted Tang Ruan's actions and moved between him and Lang Chi.

His tall figure was like a mountain, completely blocking Lang Chi.

"Boss..."

"Boss, you should still..."

"Are my words no longer effective?" Lang Lie roared, and the four wolf-beastmen lowered their heads, not daring to look at him again.

It was because he had been too indulgent with them in the past that they dared to act on their own without his consent.

He scanned his surroundings.

"Before the matter is clarified, you are not allowed to harm any Marmot Beastmen. Take the beastmen down from the trees and return to your own caves to rest," Lang Lie added.

He signaled to Tang Ruan, letting her climb onto his back.

Lang Chi suddenly raised his head and shouted defiantly, "Boss, don't you just want to take this little Female Beastman as your Mistress? For her sake, you don't even care about your own clansmen?"

It was precisely because he saw that the Boss was interested in this little Female Beastman that he had deliberately kept it from him!

Upon hearing this, Tang Ruan suddenly remembered that only a Mistress could climb onto a male beastman's back.

So, she, who was halfway up, was stuck in an awkward position...

Like a pendant...

Grabbing Lang Lie's fur, she hung around his neck.

Lang Lie: ...

"Get on!"

Lang Lie ignored Lang Chi.

Once Tang Ruan climbed onto his back.

He leaped onto a large rock, looking down at everyone from above.

The Wolf Tribe was in trouble, and he had been appointed as the new patriarch in a time of crisis; many in the tribe were dissatisfied.

But everyone had shared life and death together and had long since established an unbreakable trust.

Therefore, he had never used his status as patriarch to suppress his clansmen.

Unexpectedly... they had dared to ambush the Marmot Beastmen behind his back.

It was because he had been too lenient with them in the past!

"Anyone who disobeys the Wolf King's Order will be expelled from the tribe!"

Lang Lie's voice shook the valley, and the animals in the valley shivered.

The Wolf King's Order was the highest command issued by the Wolf Tribe patriarch.

There was no room for negotiation for violators.

After speaking, he turned and ran toward the Wolf Tribe's area.

Lang Lie brought Tang Ruan to the cave where she originally lived.

That tall, thin Female Beastman was slapping the face of the unconscious cub.

Just as Tang Ruan was about to go over, she turned her head vigilantly.

She immediately transformed into a light brown giant wolf and lunged at Tang Ruan to bite her.

"Lang Yue!"

Lang Lie was as fast as lightning, grabbing Tang Ruan's shoulder and pulling her aside.

Hearing Lang Lie's voice, Lang Yue instantly transformed back into human form.

Her gaze fell on the hand Lang Lie had placed on Tang Ruan's shoulder.

She looked her up and down.

"She is here to help us."

Lang Yue seemed to trust Lang Lie very much.

Hearing his words, she made way.

Tang Ruan hurriedly went over to check the cub.

The cave she originally lived in had a skylight. By the moonlight, Tang Ruan discovered several traces of poisonous insect bites on the cub's neck.

She touched his forehead.

A treatment method flashed through her mind instantly.

"I need to go back and get some things," she said to Lang Lie.

"Okay, I will go with you."

When Tang Ruan and Lang Lie returned, the Marmot Beastmen had already been released back to their cave.

But the four wolf-beastmen were still guarding the cave entrance.

"Patriarch, how is Xingxing?" Lang Yu ran over and asked.

Lang Lie looked at Tang Ruan.

Tang Ruan: "It's a high fever caused by poisonous insect bites. I will treat him with medicine now, and the fever will go down soon."

Seeing Lang Yu staring at her as if he had something to say, she assumed he didn't believe her.

She grabbed his hand and placed it on her arm.

Lang Lie: ...

Lang Yu: !!!

"I have a fever now too. If I can't cure Xingxing, I won't survive either. Believe me!"

His fingers touched her hot, soft skin.

Lang Yu paused for a moment, then pulled his hand back as if electrocuted, his ear tips flushing slightly red.

"Okay."

When they returned, several wolf-beastmen followed behind Lang Lie and came back together.

Tang Ruan applied the crushed herbs to the places where Xingxing had been bitten.

Xingxing was clearly much more comfortable and no longer panting heavily as before.

Hearing that Tang Ruan wanted to start a fire to boil medicine.

Lang Chi was unhappy again.

"Have you forgotten how the Wolf Tribe territory was lost? It was Heavenly Fire! She wants to summon Heavenly Fire!"

Lang Yue instantly transformed into a brown wolf and stepped on her own brother.

"You useless thing! If you hadn't brought the poisonous insects back, how could Xingxing be like this?"

Lang Chi looked aggrieved; it wasn't as if he had invited the poisonous insects to come.

Besides, he had been bitten for several days and was fine.

Thinking this, he looked down...

"Ah! Why is the wound oozing fluid?"

Wolf-beastmen were used to being tough; they weren't afraid of bleeding, let alone a few insect bites.

Although it was painfully itchy, he hadn't taken it seriously.

It had actually rotted to this extent...

"Little Female Beastman, I need treatment too!" He shouted in a panic toward Tang Ruan's direction.

Tang Ruan pretended not to hear.

With two "scratch" sounds, she used a fire stone to light a small handful of straw.

She found some branches and stones and built a simple campfire.

She placed the small stone pot on top and started boiling the medicine.

Suddenly, a shadow was cast over her.

Tang Ruan thought Lang Chi had come over.

She subconsciously shrank her shoulders.

Her wrist was grabbed by someone.

She turned her head and met a pair of ice-blue eyes.

"How is your wound?"

Lang Lie turned her arm over, revealing the spot bitten by the poisonous insect.

When Tang Ruan was applying medicine to Xingxing earlier, she had applied it to herself as well. By now, the swelling had gone down, but it was still very red.

Lang Lie stared at her arm, frowning slightly; his chest felt like it was pressed by a stone.

Seeing that she was ignoring him, he thought she was afraid. He opened and closed his mouth several times before squeezing out a sentence—

"Don't be afraid. With me here, no one dares to touch you again."

Tang Ruan abruptly pulled back her hand, lowered her head to fan the fire, and rolled her eyes.

Stop being hypocritical here.

If he hadn't told the wolf-beastmen that she was a "Witch Doctor," they wouldn't have suspected her.

Lang Lie leaned in a little closer and softened his tone: "Afterward, I will take the whole tribe to apologize to the Marmot Tribe."

Tang Ruan moved to the other side.

"No need."

Lang Lie: ...

About an hour later, Xingxing woke up, and the fever had gone down.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone cheered around Xingxing.

Lang Yu squeezed to the very front.

"Witch Doctor! Please go see my father; his condition is the same as Xingxing's," Lang Yu said in a pleading tone.

When did she... become a Witch Doctor?

Tang Ruan blinked in confusion.

But now was not the time to correct this.

She followed Lang Yu to the next cave.

There was still plenty of boiled medicine left, and Tang Ruan followed the same procedure.

The old beastman's condition improved quickly.

At this time, quite a few wolf-beastmen had gathered outside the cave.

Tang Ruan only then learned that there were more than just him and Lang Yu's father who had the same condition as Xingxing.

"It must have been when everyone was together that they were bitten; there was no insect-repellent belt back then."

"Yes, yes! After I went back, I discovered I had been bitten. But who would take such a small injury to heart?"

"I didn't expect the insects in the valley to be so poisonous. We should stay further away from the forest in the future."

"So it wasn't the Witch Doctor of the Marmot Tribe who did it."

Through their conversation, Tang Ruan learned that when the Wolf Tribe beastmen first entered Dongdong Valley.

They had been dragged by Lang Chi to hold a "mobilization meeting."

His general meaning was to tell them to listen to Lang Lie and work together to strengthen the Wolf Tribe.

Then, the poisonous insects he brought back took the opportunity to have a buffet.

At this moment, Lang Chi, who had become the target of public criticism, crouched innocently in the corner.

"I didn't mean to... I've attracted insects since I was little... Uncles, aunts, you all know... I'm just like my father."

Tang Ruan: Hehe.

If he weren't so annoying, she would actually lack a "mosquito killer lamp" friend who could help her attract insects.

For those with mild symptoms, Tang Ruan gave them herbs.

For the severe cases, she went there in person.

She had been busy for several hours.

Tang Ruan didn't know if it was because she was tired, but she saw a cluster of purple mist on a little Female Beastman who had a fever.

She subconsciously waved her hand.

The mist scattered instantly but quickly gathered again, only the color was much lighter than before.

"What are you doing?" Lang Lie asked.

Tang Ruan: Could she have seen a ghost?

She stood up and drove away the purple mist again.

Suddenly, she felt a wave of dizziness...