Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
âYouâve been asleep for two days. Your body kept fluctuating between cold as ice and hot as fire. I was so scared.â Parkerâs voice still sounded terrified. The fear he felt was hard to be described in words. Words would only be able to express a small fraction of his feelings.
Bai Qingqing was taken by big surprise, not expecting that sheâd be knocked out for two days. After the astonishment, she then felt anxious.
âWhereâs Curtis? Did Saint Zachary find us? What happened to the City of Beastmen?â Bai Qingqing asked anxiously.
Winston was the one who answered these questions. âSaint Zachary is definitely searching for us. Iâve already gotten the members from the City of Beastmen to find their own places to hide. The city is now empty. Weâre in a valley on a low terrain, and there are pools of water everywhere. The scorpion beastmen wouldnât dare to come here.â
Hearing that the arrangements had been taken care of properly, she felt slightly at ease and then asked, âWhat about the children? Whereâs Anâan and the leopard cubs?â
Winston said, âBluepool took them away. Theyâre the safest.â
Bai Qingqing felt completely assured. She knew that this must be Winstonâs arrangement, and she looked at him with admiration. âThank goodness thereâs you.â
Winstonâs face flushed up, and the corner of his lips curled up slightly.
Parker felt jealous and said, âIf it wasnât because he had emptied the place so early, we wouldnât have ended up unable to find a doctor when youâre sick. You almost died from the illness.â
Parker was only planning on making himself stand out more, but as he spoke, the complaint in his tone increased, and he grabbed her small hand tightly from the lingering fear.
âArenât I alright now?â Bai Qingqing smiled, returning Parkerâs grip to console him.
She understood her own body. She was very healthy, and she usually wouldnât even catch a cold. Even if she caught a cold, she would never have to take medicine. Sheâd recover after a few days.
This time around, the illness just came more fiercely than it usually did, but sheâd probably heal very quickly. Bai Qingqing wasnât worried at all and only wanted to get better soon.
The three of them had a heart-warming interaction, completely neglecting the fact that an outsider was there.
Without anyone noticing him, Muir let his envy loose, not averting his gaze as he looked at them.
âIâm hungry. Whatâs there to eat?â Bai Qingqing asked as she looked around. To be honest, she didnât have much of an appetite. However, in order to summon Curtis, she had to recover some stamina first.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Parker immediately went to make preparations, and he soon prepared a serving of fish soup held in a bamboo container. There werenât any condiments, and the soup was very fishy. However, Bai Qingqingâs sense of smell and taste were all numb after not having eaten anything in two days. She drank it up like water and ate the fish as well.
After having a serving of hot food, Bai Qingqingâs stomach felt very harm, and she started to recover some strength. She couldnât get herself to rest and said, âBring me to somewhere high up. Iâm going to get Curtis back.â
Both Parker and Winstonâs eyes flashed with disapproval at the same time. Winston was still hesitating when Parker immediately said, âNo! Look at how weak you are right now. Youâll become even more ill if you get drenched in the rain again.â
âBut Curtis...â Bai Qingqing looked at them pleadingly. Before she could finish her sentence, Winston interrupted her.
âWhat Parker said makes sense. Donât worry, Curtis is still fine. I did contact Saint Zachary. Before catching you, he wonât lay his hands on Curtis. This is his bargaining chip to lure you in.â
Bai Qingqing was still feeling unsettled. What if Saint Zachary killed Curtis out of anger? She couldnât take the risk of this gamble.
Moreover, Saint Zachary wanted to take over Curtisâs body. He might also be able to share a connection with her, then. If that happened, heâd be able to make use of the connection between mates to locate them. Theyâd suffer a double loss, then.