Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Assassin Version "River God
The most annoying thing for a gardener is when someone tramples on the garden they painstakingly tended. Qian Qi ran over in a huff and found that not only the chives, but some of her magical plants, which were bearing fruit, had also been nibbled on.
And yet, the ones that were nibbled on were all of the non-aggressive magical plants. Those with strong offensive capabilities were left untouched!
Isn’t this just bullying the honest magical plants?
How is this any different from Xu Jing, that bastard?
Qian Qi clawed at the dirt on the ground and, following the tracks left by the perpetrator, found that the soil debris led to her half-finished small house. The house was only a shell, without even a bed, and simply stored farm tools and some byproducts she made from magical plants.
She had a bad feeling, and hurriedly rushed into the small house, only to find that her jar of Magic Honey had been pried open, with the overturned jar’s outer layer smeared with leaked Magic Honey, but inside was licked clean.
And on the ground, there were some unformed large footprints of Magic Honey, clearly left by the thief, making Qian Qi feel faint and nearly collapse.
She had saved up that jar of Magic Honey for such a long time! She was planning to add it to scrambled eggs with tomatoes!!!
"This is an irreconcilable vendetta!" Qian Qi let out a sorrowful roar and, grabbing her knife, furiously chased after the footprints!
She must shred the magical beast that stole her chives and Magic Honey to pieces!
...
Magical beasts are rarely seen on the plains, because the terrain is flat and open. Apart from occasional rolling hills, there are no other obstructions, making it easy for them to be spotted by other hungry magical beasts, leading to fights.
Thus, tracking the thief’s footprints, following the bent golden leaves of grass, would lead to them.
Qian Qi followed the footprints into the Black Forest on the east side, where the thief’s footprints became clearer. However, what surprised her was that this thief either had a bladder problem or something, for every little while, there would be a puddle of either colorless or milky liquid next to the footprints, making it easier for Qian Qi to track its escape route.
"Strange..." Qian Qi picked up some soil and sniffed it. The colorless liquid didn’t smell like urine, more like water, while the milky liquid had a faint... milky smell?
After thinking for a while, she didn’t hesitate to continue her pursuit.
Finally, a quarter of an hour later, Qian Qi caught up with the culprit that had destroyed her garden.
The culprit was lying on the ground twitching, with its mighty silver wolf body nearly three meters long slightly stiff, like skin and bones, its limbs trembling gently, and it occasionally let out suppressed whimpering sounds from its mouth.
Qian Qi circled to its side and was stunned to find that this Moon Silver Demon Wolf had a huge, swollen belly. It lay on the ground with its fanged wolf mouth slightly drooling, and you could smell the sweet scent of Magic Honey.
And the swollen belly was rising and falling irregularly. With each movement, a flash of obvious pain passed through the Demon Wolf’s ice-blue eyes.
"Is this... a pregnant she-wolf?" Qian Qi was shocked. Her gaze fell below the Moon Silver Demon Wolf, where amniotic fluid and blood were visibly flowing, making her momentarily at a loss.
"Oh crap, is it going to give birth?"
Qian Qi quickly retreated a few steps; a mother beast often attacks indiscriminately during labor. Now was not a good time to confront the Moon Silver Demon Wolf.
Although she could punch them out, humans are peculiarly compassionate; they fear ferocious beasts to death, wishing to kill them, but when encountering pregnant beasts, they feel pity and are unwilling to cause two deaths.
Qian Qi stood at a distance, nervously fiddling with her small hands. She glanced at the Moon Silver Demon Wolf’s irregularly moving belly, worriedly saying, "Why do I feel like something’s wrong with it..."
She hadn’t learned about the birthing process of magical beasts in any material, but the sight of the Moon Silver Demon Wolf so distraught, its eyes rolling slightly back as if enduring immense pain, put her on edge.
"Could it be a difficult birth..." she hovered around, unable to suppress her concern.
[Bingo~ Congratulations, Qian Qi, you guessed it right~]
The system panel suddenly popped up, displaying: [Oh kind little farmer, do you intend to kill this she-wolf and these pups, or kill this she-wolf to save these pups? Or perhaps kill these pups to save the she-wolf?]
Qian Qi: ???
Tongzi, are you some killer version of the "River God"?
"Isn’t there a way to save both at the same time!" Qian Qi said incredulously.
[There is, but you don’t know how to perform a C-section.] The system mockingly dismissed her.
Qian Qi: ...
Darn, she had nothing to say in response.
Qian Qi sheepishly shrank back, pacing around the area and occasionally glancing at the Moon Silver Demon Wolf, "It’s not that I don’t want to help, it’s just that I have no experience. I’ve only helped deliver my family’s dog..."
And it was an easy birth...
Qian Qi snuck a glance at the Moon Silver Demon Wolf and noticed it seemed about to pass out. Even the Magic Honey and chives it ate weren’t enough to sustain it through labor, especially with the chaotic movement of the pups in its belly, forcing it to emit increasingly intolerable sounds of pain.
"Damn!" Qian Qi finally couldn’t hold back and dashed to the demon wolf’s side.
Delicate and slender, she looked even more slight and petite next to the enormous, sleek silver-furred wolf, but her eyes bore an unparalleled resolve and purity.
She gently placed her hands on the Moon Silver Demon Wolf’s belly, feeling an unusual fetal movement, seemingly the pups struggling inside, and there were quite a few of them.
Realizing Qian Qi’s approach, the Moon Silver Demon Wolf, who was nearly unconscious from pain, instantly displayed its sharp claws to fend off her, forcing itself to stay conscious, as it panted heavily and issued a warning growl to Qian Qi.
"Hey, honey thief, you’re bold enough to steal my honey but too scared to let me near you?"
Having delivered pups for her family’s vicious dog, Qian Qi wasn’t angry at the Moon Silver Demon Wolf’s ungrateful bad temper. She tossed her Long Blade backwards and approached the Moon Silver Demon Wolf’s head.
Seeing this, the Moon Silver Demon Wolf bared its sharp fangs.
"Breathe properly." Qian Qi used her small hands to close the Moon Silver Demon Wolf’s mouth tightly, then took deep breaths in front of it, "Inhale—exhale—in—out—"
Qian Qi’s belly moved along with the rhythm as she clumsily taught the Moon Silver Demon Wolf to maintain steady breathing. After five minutes, the Moon Silver Demon Wolf, sensing that Qian Qi didn’t bear it any malice, finally relaxed its body and breathed with difficulty.
"Do you know how to poop? Ever been constipated?" Qian Qi instructed it, personally demonstrating and encouraging, "Push as if you’re pooping, push it out, you know? Just like this, um... um! Um—"
Qian Qi did her best to imitate, but unfortunately, the Moon Silver Demon Wolf didn’t understand, or maybe it tried but just couldn’t do it.
Qian Qi, resigned, wiped her face. She cautiously moved closer to the Moon Silver Demon Wolf’s belly towards the center. The Little Silver Wolves inside seemed to be still struggling, growing noisier. She didn’t know if they were fighting or what.
"Why aren’t they coming out yet?" Qian Qi said anxiously, asking the system, "What if I give them a punch? Would they quiet down?"
System: [...]
Are you sure if you punch down, both the Moon Silver Demon Wolf and the pups would survive?
Qian Qi wasn’t sure either. She paced around the Moon Silver Demon Wolf in distress, her eyes sometimes glancing toward the distant Long Blade.
Should she do a C-section? Although she didn’t know where exactly, a few cuts should find the spot, right? After all, she had Blood Stopping Magic Potions...
She just wasn’t sure if she had enough Magic Potions on her.
With her brows tightly furrowed, Qian Qi’s gaze unconsciously drifted to the backside of the Moon Silver Demon Wolf.
Perhaps...