CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 38, XIU YAN’S SHADOW_1

After breakfast, Ji Nuan brought the Sharp Tooth Grass and Beast Skin into the cave, where the lion cub was still licking his paws.

Hearing the sound, he pricked up his small ears to look at Ji Nuan.

Ji Nuan ground the Sharp Tooth Grass into a paste with a stone, then used a stone knife to cut snake slough into bandages. She stroked the cub’s soft hair.

Then, under his disgruntled gaze, she said, "Cub, I’m going to set your bone now, which means I will reconnect your broken leg. Once the bone heals, you will be able to transform into a powerful Orc.

Setting the bone might hurt a bit, so we will use the Sharp Tooth Grass to alleviate the pain. If your leg goes numb, don’t panic, alright?"

Surprise flashed in Xiu Yan’s eyes. This little female was incredibly smart. It hadn’t occurred to him to use Sharp Tooth Grass as a painkiller.

He howled twice in agreement, then nodded.

Petting his chubby little head, Ji Nuan carefully applied the paste from the stone bowl onto the cub’s three chubby legs with a piece of wood.

The medicine worked quickly. In less than a minute, Xiu Yan had lost all feeling in his paws.

He lifted his head to look at Ji Nuan, who was winding Beast Skin around a long stick.

"Roar~" Little female, I can’t feel anything now.

Ji Nuan turned her head, gently lifted his injured paw, and noticed that the cub’s expression showed no pain. This eased her worries. It seemed that using Sharp Tooth Grass as an anesthetic was indeed a good idea.

She picked up the stick wrapped in Beast Skin, and before the cub’s terrified gaze, swung it at his healed front paw. The cub heard a crisp sound emanate from his paw. The pain...

He couldn’t feel any pain...

But...

Looking at the wooden stick wrapped in Beast Skin in the little female’s hand, he felt that he would have a phobia of such items in the future.

Sweating profusely, Ji Nuan put down the weapon in her hand. Her legs were a bit wobbly. She felt the cub’s front paw, which had gained some flesh. The fracture had reopened.

She hadn’t used much force just now. It seemed that the leg hadn’t been injured long.

Ji Nuan carefully aligned the broken bones and applied the crushed herb paste onto the little one’s chubby leg from another stone bowl. After using two wooden boards to secure it in place, she then wrapped it round and round with snake slough.

Due to her unfamiliarity, it was almost noon by the time she had finished. The cub’s chubby little head rested on his paw as he slept soundly, with drool leaking from his mouth. Ji Nuan, however, had been sweating heavily from tension.

Ji Nuan poked the little lion cub’s nose and packed up the remaining items, returning them to the Food Storage Cave.

She took out the still warm Giggle Beast from the stone pot, wrapped it in a large leaf, and placed it next to the cub’s nest in the small cave.

Ji Nuan slung her basket on her back and headed towards the small woods.

"Phew, those damn Sharp Teeth Beasts have finally left,"

"Yeah, even such a powerful orc as Xiu Yan..."

"Eh? Shan Zaizai, are you here to catch Giggle Beasts too?" Di Feng had transformed into his beast form and was carrying a few Giggle Beasts. He was followed by Ge Ye, who was walking towards them.

Ji Nuan nodded: "Yes! We’ve run out of Giggle Beasts at home. I came to catch some more.

By the way, Little Ye Zi, I heard a few grandmothers saying that the Sharp Teeth Beasts had left. What’s going on?"

Ge Ye handed a crisp fruit to Ji Nuan, and then took a large bite of the sweet fruit in his hand. Speak through mouthfuls, he said, "Sharp Teeth Beasts only eat soft Stinky Fruits. Once they harden, the beasts stop eating and leave to find food elsewhere."