Transmigrated into a wicked female raising cubs, the beast husbands are fighting over her!

Chapter 318 There is a problem with the water source

"Xixi, don't touch it, there's something wrong with this water."

Qiao Xixi withdrew her hand in surprise and looked at him in astonishment.

"How did you tell?"

"Scent. Although we merfolk are sea creatures, we are very sensitive to all kinds of water. We can identify whether there is a problem with the water by its scent, and we can also identify where the water source comes from."

Xi Jing turned his fingertips and the water in the stone jar rose up and floated above his palm.

“XiXi, look.”

Qiao Xixi frowned as she looked at the pool of water.

Then, Xi Jing flipped her other palm over again, and another pool of water condensed in it. This time, however, a faint blue light flashed across the water.

After the blue halo dissipated, two pools of water appeared in front of Josie.

"Try it, can you feel the difference?"

Qiao Xixi slowly stretched out her hand, closed her eyes, and invisible vines sprouted from her palm, encircling the water.

As the vines climbed onto one of the pools of water, they gradually became stained a dark color.

Qiao Xixi frowned and suddenly opened her eyes.

"There's definitely something wrong with this water."

Xi Jing flipped her palm over, and the water fell back into the stone vat.

"But why is the other pool of water fine?"

"Because I purified it. The Merfolk race, whose Beast Soul Star Rank has reached a certain level, has the ability to purify water sources, but it requires some energy."

Qiao Xixi looked at the bamboo through which the water was flowing. "Let's try to see if there's a problem with the water in the stone vat, or if the problem started when the water was flowing down."

"Ah."

Xi Jing went to the bamboo to examine it and finally determined that the water had a problem before it flowed down.

Josie immediately blew the bamboo whistle on her chest, summoning the patrol of orcs.

“Watch over this water source. From now on, do not let any orcs drink from this water.”

"Chief, is there something wrong with the water?"

"Hmm, it's poisonous."

The beastmen's expressions changed.

Qiao Xixi plans to trace the water source back to its origin with Xijing to find out where the problem lies.

"Chief, let us go with you. There might be dangers outside the tribe."

Qiao Xixi did not refuse, just in case something happened, someone could come back and relay the message.

Xi Jing grabbed Qiao Xixi and walked with her along the water source all the way up the mountain.

The water was drawn down from a mountain spring. Every so often, Xi Jing would check the water source and make sure there was no problem with that section of the water until they found the source.

"Chief, the source of the water is just ahead."

Xi Jing walked up quickly, and after he examined her, she pursed her lips.

"The problem started from the very beginning."

He crouched down, as if searching for something.

Qiao Xixi followed and found some strange powder on a rock by the water source.

Qiao Xixi rubbed the powder between her fingertips; it had a very sour smell.

"Xi Jing, smell what this is?" She brought her finger to Xi Jing's nose.

Xi Jing immediately recognized it from the smell: "This is the poison in the water."

As he spoke, he quickly grabbed Qiao Xixi's hand and wiped it clean.

The orcs who followed were furious. "Someone has poisoned our water source! It's outrageous!"

“This water source is running water. If the other party wants to keep the water poisoned for a long time, then even if they don’t come every day, they need to come regularly to add poison to the water.”

Xi Jing nodded. "Yes, Xi Xi, I'll stay here and keep watch. You guys go back first."

Xi Jing is a high-level beast soul, capable of concealing his aura. Unless the opponent's beast soul star level is higher than his, it will be very difficult for the opponent to discover him after he hides.

"But will your eyes... be able to move around in the forest?" When it came to serious matters, Xi Jing didn't want Qiao Xixi to think she was incapable. "It's fine, Xixi, you can trust me."

After thinking about it, Qiao Xixi agreed.

"Then you need to be careful."

"Okay, you should go back quickly, it will be dark soon."

Qiao Xixi believed in Xi Jing's abilities, but she was still a little worried when she left.

It was almost dark when she returned to the inner city.

From afar, she saw Jin Lin standing outside the inner city gate waiting for her.

Before Qiao Xixi could walk over, Jin Lin strode up to her.

"Why are you all alone? Where is Xijing?"

Josie took his hand and walked toward the inner city, saying, "Let's talk as we walk."

Jin Lin released her hand, then lifted her up with a little force and let her sit on his shoulders.

Although Qiao Xixi didn't say anything, he could see the fatigue between her brows.

Qiao Xixi didn't refuse; Jin Lin was always the first to notice changes in her emotions or physical condition.

"There's been some trouble in the tribe..."

Jin Lin listened quietly. When he learned that there was a problem with the water source, his expression darkened, and the gold lines at the corners of his eyes gleamed with a cold, eerie light in the darkness.

"Now that Xijing is guarding the place, I want to see who's behind this!"

Upon returning to the inner city, Jin Lin and Qiao Xixi immediately checked the water they were drinking to ensure there was nothing wrong with it.

Fortunately, their water was clean.

The inner city is some distance from where the orcs live, so it would be very inconvenient for them to fetch their drinking water from the stone jar.

Therefore, Jin Lin and his group devised a plan to find another water source and divert it towards the inner city.

"So, our water is fine, and the other side hasn't targeted this area yet."

Jin Lin put the lid on the water tank. "It's also possible that the person who did it didn't know anything about the tribe and didn't know where the water source for the inner city came from."

"Ah."

"Jin Lin, do you know of any toxins that can harm a female's body and the fetus?"

Jin Lin frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Blue Fruit."

"Blue Fruit?"

"Yes, I heard the witch doctor say that some females in the city gave birth to monsters after accidentally eating blue berries, but I have never seen a blue berry."

"Then I'll go and check the 'Collection Book' to see if it's recorded there."

"it is good."

While Jin Lin was cooking, Qiao Xixi went back to the house and began to look through the "Collection Book".

"found it!"

"Blue fruit has transparent flesh, a sour and astringent smell, and is poisonous. Eating it can cause fetal mutations and premature death."

"It really is a blue fruit!"

Qiao Xixi continued flipping through the pages, looking for a way to detoxify.

She flipped through the entire booklet, but found no record of any antidote.

Qiao Xixi's face darkened. "Is there no cure for this poison?"

So, what should be done about the females that have already been harmed?
Unbeknownst to Qiao Xixi, as she pondered, the spring water in the spiritual spring was churning rapidly, sprouting countless water-like vines that spread throughout her body.

A familiar voice suddenly popped into Qiao Xixi's mind.

"You can."

Qiao Xixi was startled, thinking she had misheard.

"It's you, you can save them."

Qiao Xixi frowned, making sure no one was in the room and that she definitely hadn't spoken. The voice sounded as if it came from her own body.

But what shocked her the most was that the voice was exactly the same as hers!
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