Chapter 12 You Didn't Leave
Jin Lin was quite surprised to see Qiao Xixi approaching.

"Can I ask you something? I don't want to ask for nothing."

Jin Lin snapped out of his daze. If he had something to ask him, it was reasonable to offer him barbecue as a reward.

"go ahead."

Do you know how long it takes to get to the nearest tribe from here?

"You can reach the Black Stone Tribe by crossing three snow-capped mountains and a glacier."

"Do you know how to get there?"

Jin Lin frowned. "I know."

I understand, that makes things easier!

Josie moved a fraction closer to him.

Jin Lin looked at her face, which was so dirty that it was almost unrecognizable, and inexplicably thought of her fair and rounded shoulders.

A sharp pain shot through his chest again, and Jin Lin leaned back, quickly creating distance between them.

"What do you want to do?"

A smile appeared on Qiao Xixi's face.

Jin Lin was stunned when he glanced at her; her eyes shone like stars when she smiled.

"I want to make a deal with you."

"what?"

“I will heal your wounds, and you will escort my mother and the four of us to the Black Stone Tribe.”

Jin Lin was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

The firelight illuminated his face, making his handsome features even more defined.

Qiao Xixi thought he looked really good when he smiled, but the sarcasm in the corner of his eye was a bit jarring.

"What, you don't believe me?"

Jin Lin did indeed mock her for overestimating herself, but it was more of a wry smile reflecting her own predicament.

His mental illness is incurable. In the past, he could suppress it with tribal shamanic medicine, but recently it has been flaring up more and more frequently.

The clan shaman said that when the frequency of his heart disease attacks reaches once every half day, it will be his death day.

Now, he is experiencing heart problems once a day.

His death is near.

How could a female stray animal possibly cure him?

"You can't cure me."

"How will you know if you don't try?"

If she had a choice, Qiao Xixi would never want to discuss this deal with Jin Lin.

Because she has to take on greater risks, but she has no other choice now. With the vast sea of ​​snow, she can only take a gamble.

"Since staying here is just waiting to die anyway, you might as well trust me this once."

Perhaps it was because Qiao Xixi's eyes were too sincere, but Jin Lin nodded as if possessed.

"it is good."

"Once I'm ready, I can heal you."

Qiao Xixi wasn't foolish enough to just take out the medicine; she understood the principle that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."

Jin Lin remained noncommittal, but a glimmer of hope inexplicably rose in his heart.

After saying that, Qiao Xixi got up and went back to the children's side to put them to sleep.

When Jin Lin woke up, he could no longer sense Qiao Xixi and the others.

He opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping around the cave. His golden pupils instantly darkened, and a deep self-mockery appeared in his eyes.

The cave was now completely empty; there was nothing left, not even his half of the food.

They left, taking his prey with them!
He shouldn't have chosen to trust that female stray animal in the first place.

Jin Lin closed his eyes, concealing the sadness in them.

When he learned that his heart disease was incurable, he thought about his own end, which was nothing more than finding a deserted place to die quietly.

He had already made up his mind, but when he heard the female say last night that she could cure him, he foolishly still held onto hope.

When a male loses its fighting ability, it cannot escape the fate of being abandoned.

He understood long ago, so why did he still harbor illusions?

A somber, gloomy atmosphere enveloped Jin Lin. "You're awake. The meat is freshly grilled, hurry up and eat."

Jin Lin suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Qiao Xixi in shock.

She came backlit, but that couldn't hide her smiling eyes and brows, like a beast god who had suddenly descended, leaving him in disbelief.

"You..." didn't leave.

Qiao Xixi was puzzled by his reaction.

"What's wrong? Is your wound uncomfortable? I've already put some medicine on it for you, just wait a moment and you'll be fine soon."

Jin Lin's gaze remained fixed on Qiao Xixi.

Qiao Xixi blushed, feeling so shy being stared at by such a handsome man!

However, she quickly calmed down after remembering the dirt on her face. Even if females were scarce in the beast world, this male with a five-star beast soul would not lack the admiration of beautiful females.

He couldn't possibly have any feelings for his own face, which was so unrecognizable that his original features were no longer discernible.

Is it highly likely that he thought he had already slipped away?
The more Qiao Xixi thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

"Don't worry, I won't go back on my word since I've already promised to cure you."

"I got up early this morning and built a snow cave with the kids. I want to cook all the meat so it'll be easier on the road. Cooked meat won't have a bloody smell and won't attract wild beasts. I haven't cooked your portion yet. If you don't want to..."

Jin Lin came to his senses, a strange warmth rising in his heart, flowing into his entire body.

"I am willing."

"what?"

Jin Lin frowned at her.

"You can do whatever you want with your prey."

"Oh, then I'll grill them together later. You eat first, I'll go prepare your medicine."

"it is good."

Qiao Xixi put down the meat and turned to leave the cave.

Jin Lin looked at the grilled meat, a strange light flashing in his golden eyes.

Qiao Xixi did indeed get up early and build a simple igloo outside the cave.

The three little ones were guarding the ice house, watching the roasted meat on the shelf.

They were no longer as afraid of fire as they had been yesterday; the daring Qiao Lie was even able to grill the meat himself.

Qiao Xixi used ice to extract juice from some non-toxic leaves she had picked up that morning, and then took the pills out of her space and put them into the juice.

"Keep an eye on the roasted meat, the mother will be back soon."

Qiao Qiao watched as Qiao Xixi carried the leaves back into the cave, her beautiful blue eyes blinking.

"Brother, do you think that stupid female really likes that big male? If she has other babies with him, will she abandon us?"

Qiao Ang was enjoying the aroma of the roasted meat when he suddenly heard Qiao Qiao say that, and he was so angry that his pigtails almost stood on end.

"Then I'll throw that big male into the snowdrift tonight."

Qiao Lie calmly flipped the roasted meat. "He'll die on his own."

Qiao Qiao and Qiao Ang looked bewildered.

"He was a five-star beast soul expert, how could he be dead?"

Qiao Lie placed the roasted meat on the leaves, his crimson snake eyes displaying a maturity beyond his years.

“In the morning, I smelled death on him.”

When Qiao Lie brought the male back yesterday, he didn't smell any death aura on him.

But this morning, he suddenly emitted a very sour and foul odor. He had smelled this odor on dying orcs before, so he concluded that Jin Lin was about to die.

Qiao Xixi, who had just entered the cave, had no idea that her little one was already thinking about where to bury Jin Lin.

She brought the liquid containing the medicine to Jin Lin.

"Hey, you'll feel better after drinking this."

Jin Lin noticed that the juice was very thick and could only smell a faint grassy scent; he had no idea what it was.

He drank the juice in one gulp.

The moment the medicine entered his mouth, a cool gas burst through his head and then traveled throughout his limbs and bones.

A sudden, unbearable stabbing pain shot through my chest.

"what!"

(End of this chapter)

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