Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
At the thought of green crystals, Bai Qingqing suddenly thought of how she was still holding onto some of Muirâs green crystals. She should go visit him personally later and return the green crystals to him.
âThe surface of the food is done roasting. Iâll carry Anâan. Qingqing, eat up quickly.â As Winstone said this, he took Anâanâs from her.
Parker immediately prepared roasted meat for her.
Bai Qingqing broke free from Curtisâs arms and blocked in front of him, saying, âYou just sit behind us.â
Curtis smiled, and the feelings of disgust he felt from Saint Zachary dissipated a little.
âWe managed to push Saint Zachary back this time around, killing a large portion of his tribesmen. He should also understand that we arenât to be trifled with,â Parker said proudly while feeling jealous inside.
Next time, he must get Winston to stay back and keep watch at home while he headed off to the battlefield!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Winston cradled Anâan in his arms. His actions and expression were very gentle, but his tone was extremely cold. âRootless beasts are all lunatics. Rootless beasts with targets are even crazier. They wonât give up easily. Catching Curtis is just secondary. His primary target is Qingqing. Qingqing, sorry that youâll have to go through this, but you should stay in the village these few days.â
Toward the very end, Winstonâs tone sounded as if he ached for her.
Bai Qingqing nodded heavily. âI know.â
In order to let her mates feel at ease, Bai Qingqing waved her hand as if unconcerned, saying, âIâve had fun in the desert previously, and Iâm fatigued anyway, so I canât be bothered to go out. My scorched feet are still feeling tough. It hurts even when I walk.â
Bai Qingqing crossed her legs, placing one on top of the other, holding onto her sole that had a thick layer of dead scorched skin onto it. She was only intending to console her mates when she suddenly felt a little aggrieved.
Parker quickly threw the roasted meat aside and grabbed onto her legs, his golden beast eyes glaring wide, filled with reproach, remorse, heartache, and other feelings.
This pair of feet had been so soft in the past, just like cooked rice. However, they now seemed as if they were covered in a layer of hard and yellow husks.
âTo think that your feet are burned so badly. Why didnât you say so earlier?â Parkerâs heart ached so much that he felt like crying. He raised Bai Qingqingâs foot and was planning on licking it.
Bai Qingqing almost fell back from this. Thankfully, Curtis was behind her, and she fell into his cooling embrace.
âParker! Weâre about to eat meat! Donât touch my feet!â Bai Qingqing was caught between being angry and amused.
However, Parker didnât listen to her and was still planning on licking her foot. Bai Qingqing moved her foot a little to the side but was unable to break free from his grip. She decided to just kick his face.
Bai Qingqing didnât use any force, and when that soft strength came into contact with his face, it didnât show any blame but showed intimacy.
Curtis and Winston appeared nervous as well. They had been busy dealing with the scorpion tribe over the past few days, so they didnât notice the abnormality on their mateâs body. As her mates, they had failed.
Curtis hugged Bai Qingqing once again. Winston placed Anâan down by his side and took her other foot to take a look.
When Bai Qingqing saw that they were all so solemn, although she felt that she had been pampered too much that she had become too delicate, she couldnât bear to refuse them. She smiled and said, âAlright, since you arenât assured, then help me rub them.â
Both Parker and Winston rubbed one of her feet each.
âThey must have been burned on the day Curtis fell unconscious.â Winston thought back before saying. That was the only time Bai Qingqing had walked under the scorching sun. She was no fool and wouldnât usually stand on the sand to have her feet burned.
Curtis didnât have memories from that time. His expression became a little stunned, then he furrowed his brows, feeling remorse. However, his lips couldnât help but arch up. It was really contradicting.