The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 250 A Slight Tremor in the Fingertips
Ling Chengen put the basket and the big fish on the ground into his spatial storage, turned his head to look north, and waved to Su Weihua: "Let's talk as we walk, there are some inferior beasts coming from over there."

There are only two of them right now, which is not suitable for sniping the inferior beasts. It is best to avoid the beast horde as much as possible.

Su Weihua transformed into a giant snow wolf on the spot and let her climb onto his back.

Ling Chengen jumped onto him and pointed in a direction: "There's a group of flying beasts coming from north to south along the coastline. Let's go through the woods to reduce the chance of being discovered and chased."

Su Weihua had no doubts and immediately proceeded along the route designated by Ling Chengen.

After entering the forest, his frantic running speed finally slowed down. He also learned roughly what had happened during this period from Ling Chengen. After pondering for a long time, he said, "This matter is not over yet. The sea tribe's queen is still in our hands. It will probably not be so easy to exchange her for Shi Ruoan's group of subordinates. I'm afraid the other side will set up an ambush or use trickery in the process."

"He is seriously injured now. If we really fight those sea people, our chances of winning are too small."

He could almost foresee that this time, the entire army would be wiped out.

However, without exchanging the divine servants of the Sea Sacrifice Temple, Shi Ruoan would probably find it difficult to find a powerful bargaining chip like Mei Ji to rescue his loyal subordinates.

Even if Shi Panxing fully recovers, he will still be a lone commander without any companions.

Ling Chengen's initial intention to use Shi Panxing and Shi Ruoan to establish long-term interests with the sea tribe was nothing but empty talk.

Ling Chengen grabbed the long hair on his back, lowered his body slightly, and hid his delicate chin and half of his face in the large cloak. He said in a low voice, "I've been thinking about this issue before, but we've already come this far, so we can't give up halfway."

Su Weihua leaped over a bush and suggested, "Should we try to find some help?"

“I have indeed thought about this,” Ling Chengen said in a deep voice, gripping the brim of his hat with his right hand. “But in the end, I think it’s not really feasible. We don’t know the background, strength, or even the character of the person we find at the last minute. If they turn against us, our situation will only get worse.”

“The main force is too far away from us right now, and there’s been a recent wave of monstrous beasts. If we send someone to ask for help, whether it’s you or me, if we’re alone and something happens on the way, there’ll be no one to help us.”

“Then let’s go together,” Su Weihua said. “Since Shi Ruoan is injured, let him stay here to recover. We’ll go ahead and chase after the people, and then bring the rest back.”

Ling Chengen frowned and said, "We're too slow, and all this running around is taking a huge toll on our physical and mental strength..."

Su Weihua sighed, "Will Bai Qingyu bring people back?"

Ling Chengen shook his head and said, "We parted ways too hastily back then, and I didn't explain."

"I wonder what he'll do on his end."

Su Weihua was also having a headache: "What about the Boman tribe? We've had cooperation and transactions before, and their chieftain is quite decisive. Why don't we talk to them and ask to borrow some people?"

Ling Chengen immediately shook his head and said decisively, "They definitely won't do. None of the Shan Na tribes will do."

The Shanna tribe's orc way of life is to hunt in the sea, and the sea is the territory of the sea creatures.

The Shanna tribe does not favor the inland orcs, which is why the sea tribes allow them to hunt and live near the sea.

Once the sea creatures discover that the Shanna tribe is among the group that kidnapped Megi, they will definitely deal with the Shanna tribe living near the sea. There is a high probability that they will shrink their hunting territory and may even prohibit them from entering the sea.

When it comes to survival, character and short-term cooperation are not worth mentioning.

She didn't want to drag the Shanna people into this mess either.

"I'll think about this problem again in the next couple of days."

"Fortunately, no time was set for the hostage exchange, otherwise we would be in a real bind."

After returning to their hiding place, Su Weihua and Ling Chengen both breathed a sigh of relief.

Ling Chengen stepped on the edges of the rocks and descended quickly in the dim light inside the cave. Su Weihua was a little slower. When she stepped onto the cave floor, she was stunned for a moment and glanced at Wu Si, whose skin was bluish and had a faint watery sheen.

Us was completely unaware, and was eating a frozen fish raw.

When he saw Ling Chengen, he glanced up briefly, then lowered his head again to concentrate on eating.

Meiji huddled by the fire. Although she hadn't completely fallen into a deep sleep due to hypothermia, her consciousness was very hazy. When she heard the sound, she only instinctively lifted her eyelids, but quickly closed them again, hugging her body.

Shi Ruoan, on the other hand, sat quietly in the corner, almost invisible.

Ling Chengen walked up to Shi Ruoan and first looked at the wound on his left shoulder. It had stopped bleeding, but the bloodstains on the white cloth bandaging the wound were still visible.

She squatted down, intending to move Shi Ruoan's hand away from his abdomen to check the stab wound on his waist and abdomen. However, as soon as she touched the skin on his arm, she was startled by the temperature of his body.

When her fingertips touched his skin, he didn't react at all.

Ling Chengen immediately checked his eyelids to confirm that he had a fever.

She didn't quite understand the body temperature of merfolk, but she had had contact with Shi Ruoan before.

This body temperature is definitely abnormal.

Shi Ruoan's body temperature is usually low. When she touched him, it felt like touching a cool piece of jade. His body temperature would be even lower when he was in the sea.

At this moment, his body temperature was at least 40 degrees Celsius.

Ling Chengen touched his forehead and found that his eyes and cheeks were red from the high fever, and his lips were severely chapped and peeling.

Su Weihua walked behind her, looked at the scene before her, and said, "He is seriously injured and has a fever."

Do you have enough medicine?

Ling Chengen nodded: "That should be enough."

"I haven't finished using many of the medicines that Yuheng prepared."

Su Weihua couldn't be of much help, so she didn't plan to stay by Shi Ruoan's side any longer. Instead, she asked Ling Chengen to take out the basket from earlier. She would process the seafood first and prepare food for Ling Chengen.

After handing the seafood to him, Ling Chengen pointed to a direction inside the cave, where there was spring water flowing down from the mountain. He said they could clean the seafood there without going out.

"Okay, you keep an eye on him. I'll call you when the food is ready."

Su Weihua carried a basket in one hand and dragged a large fish in the other. With her toe, she picked up a piece of fluorite placed in the corner and accurately placed it into the basket. She then said to the bewildered Us, "Can I borrow this glowing stone for a moment?"

After saying that, without waiting for Us's response, he carried the things and walked away.

Us watched his figure disappear into the distance, then stood up and walked behind Ling Chengen, whispering, "Priest, is your body temperature fluctuating? Our sea race's body temperature doesn't usually change much; this symptom only appears in very rare cases."

Ling Chengen tilted his head, pricked up his ears, and said, "Tell me in detail."

"The first one is when one's superpowers awaken."

"The second situation is the awakening of innate abilities, in which there is a certain probability of developing a fever."

"The third type is the breeding period."

Ling Chengen looked at Shi Ruoan, who was burning up and unconscious: "This shouldn't be one of the first two situations, but he doesn't look like he's in his reproductive years either?"

Us was a little embarrassed and whispered, "The merfolk's breeding season is a little different."

“You land-dwelling orcs have a breeding season concentrated in spring and autumn, but merfolk do not have a fixed breeding season.”

"When they want to be with their partner, they will naturally enter the reproductive period."

“But the High Priest must have followed the teachings of the Sea Sacrifice Temple since childhood, and is extremely restrained in this regard, so he will not actively enter the reproductive period when he is conscious…” “There’s a saying, it should be… that things will turn into their opposites when they reach an extreme, right?”

“The longer you suppress this instinct, the more severe the backlash will be.”

"The priest is almost twenty-eight years old this year and has always been chaste."

“As a priest, to abstain from sex for ten years without ever breaking the vow is certainly worthy of respect.”

"But from the perspective of orcs' instincts and humanity, this is actually a bit cruel."

“It has been at least ten years since he came of age.”

"It's incredible that we haven't had a breeding season in ten years, whether in the sea or on land."

Ling Chengen pondered for a moment and said, "I still think his fever is due to his serious injuries."

“I am female and have several partners. Trust my judgment, he is definitely not in his reproductive period.”

Us glanced at the back of her head and said speechlessly, "You're not even an adult yet, you've never experienced the reproductive period..."

"My partner has been through that."

Haven't eaten pork, haven't seen a pig run yet?
Ling Chengen chased Wu Si away, took out a medicine bottle, and shoved the medicine into Shi Ruoan's mouth.

Breeding season?!

I'm so sorry!

At a critical time like this, why bother with breeding season?

We must bring his temperature down!
When Shi Ruo'an was in a deep sleep, she was very quiet.

Perhaps because he had closed his eyes, all his sharpness and edge seemed to have been hidden, giving him a submissive and docile air.

Ling Chengen covered his forehead with a cold water towel, and changed it immediately when it got warm.

They tried to wake him up, but he didn't respond at all.

It was just like Sleeping Beauty in a fairy tale, who pricked her finger on a spindle and fell into a deep sleep.

After Su Weihua finished cooking the spicy crab and noodles, she sat by the fire and continued to turn the roasted lamb on the metal rack. Holding the seasonings in her hand, she pointed to the plate of spicy crab on the stone and said to Wu Si, "You can take that and eat it. Go and replace her while you're at it."

Us has been craving this taste for a long time.

But he was too embarrassed to speak, because the food was obviously made by Su Weihua specifically for his partner. The two of them didn't talk much after entering the cave, so he silently moved to a corner, trying to hide the obvious sound of him swallowing.

Upon hearing Su Weihua's words, he was instantly overjoyed. He stood up abruptly, picked up the wooden plate with both hands, and smiled obsequiously at Su Weihua: "Leave this small matter to me! I'll go and do it for her right away."

Ling Chengen, who had been replaced, plopped down next to Su Weihua, glanced back at Wu Si who was wolfing down his food, and shook his head helplessly, saying, "You really have a way with things. This Wu Si is always finding fault with me."

Su Weihua laughed and said, "He who eats another's food is bound to him; you taught me that."

Ling Chengen held the hot bowl in both hands and took a sip of the slightly scalding egg soup. Only then did he feel his body slowly come back to life. His slightly hunched shoulders relaxed, and he exhaled a pleasant breath.

She had spent quite a bit of time in the water that day and night, and was actually feeling very uncomfortable.

However, because of his good physical condition, he did not develop a fever.

However, after getting out of the water, she still vaguely felt that her body was not as relaxed as before.

The chilling aura picked up from the icy seawater, like a maggot clinging to a bone, seeps into the gaps between bones and muscles.

“Given Shi Ruoan’s current condition, it seems unlikely that he will be able to negotiate an exchange with the sea tribe in the next couple of days.” Ling Chengen slowed down after drinking half a bowl of hot soup and said to Su Weihua, “I was thinking, why don’t I go and catch up with the group ahead by myself, and come back as soon as I find them?”

"You will stay here during this time to take care of Shi Ruoan and keep an eye on Mei Ji."

"And that Us, don't let him slip away from your sight either."

Whether Shi Ruo'an is willing to trust the Gu Juzhang Clan is his own business.

Ling Chengen did not really trust this partner.

Although Us kept referring to Shi Ruo'an as "Priest," his actions did not show him much respect. Ling Cheng'en still had reservations about this person, and even the ancient Juzhang clan behind him needed to be treated with caution.

Su Weihua sliced ​​a large plate of meat from the glistening, oily roasted lamb and placed it in front of Ling Chengen. She then prepared some for herself and said, "I'll go after them. I don't know anything about Shi Ruoan, Wu Si, or Mei Ji. Besides, your special ability can control the situation at crucial moments... If you stay, you'll be more useful than I am."

Ling Chengen looked at his face illuminated by the firelight and pursed his lips slightly: "Your physical skills are good, but your ability level is still a bit low. If you encounter a high-level inferior beast... you may not be able to return."

Although her words were too blunt, Su Weihua did not feel embarrassed.

Because what Ling Chengen said was true.

Compared to Bai Qingyu and her, who are the same age, he is indeed far behind.

These two are truly gifted geniuses; their ability to improve is as easy as eating and drinking.

Compared to them, he, who was once called a genius, appeared incredibly mediocre.

"I always have to try. Only when I encounter a powerful enemy can I go further."

Su Weihua remained calm and said in a steady tone, "There will always be a way. If it's really like you said, that you were targeted by a high-level inferior beast and couldn't escape... then it's just your destiny to suffer such a calamity."

"Moreover, given how much Bai Qingyu cares about you, I estimate that after dealing with the previous batches of inferior beasts, he should soon bring people back to search for your whereabouts."

"I might run into him on the way."

Su Weihua suddenly reached out and grabbed Ling Chengen's wrist, looking down at her fingertips: "Have you noticed that your fingers are trembling slightly?"

Ling Chengen withdrew his right hand, lowered his eyes and said, "Soaking in ice water for too long has caused some discomfort."

"It'll be fine after a while."

It was indeed not his imagination.

Actually, when Su Weihua first saw her on the shore, she felt that her complexion was not quite right.

His initial assessment was that she was probably feeling unwell.

First of all, her lip color was very light, with a slight purple tinge at the corners of her lips.

Secondly, the clothes he was wearing were much thicker than before.

Moreover, her fingertips, hanging under her cloak, trembled slightly.

It must have been freezing.

They continued their strenuous journey before their bodies had fully recovered, while also having to evade attacks from ferocious beasts...

Accidents can easily happen.