The witch doctor snorted, "He has to agree whether he likes it or not!"
Baron ignored her. The former Axiang was not like this.
In the cave.
Leite was exercising, his strong arms propped on the bed, doing a movement similar to push-ups. Sweat dripped from his forehead, soaking the animal skin.
Shuxin lay down and counted, but couldn't get the count right. Suddenly, the other person stopped moving, and she forgot all the counts before the pause!
She tilted her head and looked back, "Hmm?"
Leite's face was grim, clearly displeased at being disturbed.
He kissed her rosy little mouth apologetically, "Xin'er, we'll continue later. Someone is coming."
"..." Shuxin didn't say much, silently covering herself with the animal skin blanket, even though she was very hot.
Leite wiped the sweat from her face, his voice hoarse, "I'll be back soon."
With that, he jumped off the bed, casually wrapped a beast-skin skirt around his waist, and went out into the rain.
The cold rain hit his body, slightly cooling his restless form. He flapped his wings and met Baron and the witch doctor flying towards them.
"Father, why are you here so late?"
Baron twitched his nose, as if sensing something, and his expression became a little awkward.
The witch doctor, ignoring whatever he was doing, immediately said, "Leite, Yiyi has a fever. Go quickly and pick the Snow Crystal Fruit!"
Leite was stunned, "Witch Doctor, there are no Snow Crystal Fruits at this time."
The witch doctor glared, "Go find it! Go now!"
Leite frowned, looking at the witch doctor with a puzzled expression, "Witch Doctor, there are no Snow Crystal Fruits at this time, where can I find them?"
"If Yiyi is very seriously ill, why not let Xin'er take a look? Why insist on the Snow Crystal Fruit?"
The witch doctor's brows furrowed into a sharp, unkind shape, "Shuxin doesn't understand medicine at all. I won't let her mess around with Yiyi."
Hearing this, a coldness flashed across Leite's brows, "Then there's nothing I can do, Witch Doctor. I won't go looking for things that don't exist in the rainy season. My mate still needs my care."
"Leite! How dare you refuse? Do you still respect me as your Witch Doctor!" The witch doctor was forced to use her authority.
For some reason, Leite was very annoyed with the current witch doctor. She used to be a kind elder, so why had she become like this!
"Witch Doctor, you've changed. Before, you put the safety of the tribe first. The beast tide could arrive at any time. Asking the tribesmen to go out and find Snow Crystal Fruits now, knowing it's extremely dangerous and they might not even find it in the end, why are you still doing this!"
The witch doctor remained unmoved, even sneering, "My mate died for the tribe. I only have Yiyi now. I can't lose Yiyi again!"
"Leite, you grew up with Yiyi. Even if you can't be mates, are you going to watch her have a fever and do nothing?"
The witch doctor looked at him as if she had misjudged him.
Seeing this, Leite felt a surge of anger, "I didn't say I wouldn't help. Xin'er can treat her, why don't you trust her!"
Baron said from the side, "Witch Doctor, you are too stubborn. How about this, when Xin'er is treating her, you can watch from the side."
"Even if we go to find the Snow Crystal Fruit now, it will be too late. With the round trip and the time spent searching, it will take at least a few days to return. Can Yiyi last that long?"
Hearing the last sentence, the witch doctor wavered. No one understood high fever better than her. Even if she could last a few days until the Snow Crystal Fruit was found, she might be left with lingering problems, which she absolutely refused to allow!
The witch doctor took a step back, "Shuxin can treat her, but it must be under my supervision."
Baron breathed a sigh of relief, fearing she would stubbornly refuse to budge.
"Leite, go back and tell Xin'er. You two go to the witch doctor's cave to treat Yiyi."
"Okay, Father. I'll go back first." Leite turned and flew back.
Baron suggested that the witch doctor go back first and wait, so she wouldn't get sick from the rain.
The witch doctor said nothing more and had someone escort her back.
Shuxin, who was already asleep, was dragged out of her warm dream by someone. After a brief explanation of the situation, Shuxin genuinely didn't want to go!
Fine, for Leite's sake.
She picked up her silver needle case, "Let's go."
Leite asked, "Can you see without the tablet?" Xin'er's eyesight was the worst he had ever seen.
Shuxin lowered her head and tidied her clothes, "That night you told the witch doctor the tablet was out of battery. If I take the tablet now, it would be telling her you lied."
"I've been studying medicine for many years. Even with my eyes closed, I won't miss. It's not a problem to see with the night-shining pearl."
Seeing her say this, Leite didn't ask any more questions.
He felt quite bad. If it weren't for the witch doctor wanting Xin'er's things, Xin'er wouldn't have to be afraid to use them...
Leite felt he had failed his mate. She should be able to live without any restrictions as his mate!
He helped his mate put on a raincoat and a rain hat, and then they set off.
Upon arriving at the witch doctor's cave, Baron had not left but was waiting with the witch doctor.
Seeing them arrive so slowly, the witch doctor was about to voice her displeasure when Baron cut her off.
"Xin'er is here? Quickly see what's wrong with Yiyi."
Baron was afraid that more unpleasant words would come from the witch doctor's mouth. They didn't care, but Shuxin was a female. If she felt uncomfortable and refused to treat Yiyi, they would have been busy all night for nothing!
Shuxin didn't say much and walked directly to the stone bed. Yiyi was in a semi-conscious state now, delirious from the fever.
The witch doctor sat at the edge of Yiyi's bed, watching her vigilantly.
Shuxin pretended not to see her and reached out to feel Yiyi's pulse.
Before her hand even touched Yiyi, she heard a sharp shout, "What are you doing grabbing her hand!"
The voice startled Shuxin, and her heart pounded violently. Even Baron's eyelids twitched.
Leite said indignantly, "Witch Doctor, can't you speak a little quieter? You've scared Xin'er. This is how one checks a patient's condition!"
Honestly, if the person wasn't the witch doctor, he wouldn't have cared even if the person on the bed died of illness!
Shuxin calmed her startled heartbeat and said coldly, "Witch Doctor, please maintain a distance of three meters from me. Your sitting here is affecting my examination!"
"You..." The witch doctor naturally refused, but before she could finish speaking, Leite pulled her to Baron's side.
The witch doctor's face twitched. This was the second time Leite had pulled her!
Baron grabbed her arm, "Witch Doctor, we can see clearly standing here too."
The witch doctor: "..." These father and son... they are too good!
With no one disturbing her, Shuxin felt Yiyi's pulse again. After a minute, she let go.
It was just a severe cold, plus mild diarrhea. Due to the lack of timely treatment, dehydration caused the fever.
"Did Yiyi drink the medicine you prepared?"
The witch doctor didn't understand the intention behind her question and replied, "Yes, why?"
Shuxin curled her lips into a smile, filled with sarcasm, "It's thanks to the medicine you prepared that she wouldn't be so seriously ill."
Upon hearing this, the witch doctor's face immediately darkened, "What do you mean by that? I would harm Yiyi?"