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

Chapter 177 Life and Death
After listening, Chang Tianchen merely glanced at Lin Quan and said calmly, "Even if I don't mention it, she already knows."

"Don't underestimate Ling Chengen; she's just as smart as anyone else."

Lin Quan lowered his eyes and remained silent. He felt somewhat helpless about his clan leader's protection of a young female who had not yet grown up. However, he also knew that it would be useless to say anything more at this time, so he did not respond. Instead, he turned and left immediately after Chang Tianchen impatiently waved his hand.

After Lin Quan disappeared from sight, Lin Jing, carrying half a roasted sheep, cautiously approached and tentatively asked, "Chieftain, would you like some? You haven't eaten much today."

Chang Tianchen was thinking with his eyes lowered. When the sound interrupted his thoughts, he lifted his eyelids but failed to cover his cracked pupils in time.

The moment those eyes swept over him, Lin Jing's body stiffened instantly, as if his vital point had been pinched, and the sound in his throat completely disappeared.

Chang Tianchen quickly concealed his unusual behavior; his eyes blinked once, and his pupils returned to normal.

He cleared his throat, slowly rolled up the blueprints in front of him, and said in a cold voice, "Send it over."

Lin Jing kept his head down and carefully placed half a roasted lamb on a clean banana leaf. He also placed a brand-new bamboo tube filled with honey water next to it. He didn't dare to breathe loudly from beginning to end. After confirming that Chang Tianchen had no other instructions, he took a few steps away, then sped up and made a quick getaway.

so horrible.

The clan leader is terrifying.

He usually seems quite normal.

It almost made people forget what he originally looked like.

Having spent a long time with Chang Tianchen, the people of Snake Mountain had begun to discern some patterns in his behavior.

First, don't say anything that will upset him when he's in a bad mood. This will provoke him and could easily cause him to lose control of his emotions, or even lose his temper and commit a violent act.

Second, if you see cracks in his pupils, stop talking immediately and get away from him as soon as possible.

Otherwise, some unpredictable things might happen.

Third, approaching him when he's out of his mind is tantamount to suicide.

Fourth, no matter what kind of female she is, do not have any delusional thoughts about her. It is best to always be vigilant and stay away from this crazy person who may have an attack at any time.

Their chieftain was a handsome madman, but no matter how good-looking he was, it couldn't hide the bloodlust and cruelty flowing in his veins, as well as his paranoid and insane nature.

Lin Quan had always felt that the clan chief had been acting strangely lately, his actions completely out of character, especially his attempts to curry favor with the young clan chief of Shi Lin, and even his eagerness to fawn over Ling Chengen, who always gave him the cold shoulder. So he seized the opportunity to try and persuade the clan chief, hoping he would see the error of his ways and wholeheartedly lead Snake Mountain's development, making it a powerful tribe that could dominate the region.

But Lin Jing thought Lin Quan was the real fool.

When Chang Tianchen was still the young clan leader, he was completely indifferent to women and didn't seem to care much about the people of Snake Mountain.

Even when his clansmen offended him, he killed them like chickens, without any hesitation or delay.

Although he was the young chieftain at the time, he held most of the power in the tribe. However, he had no intention of making Snake Mountain bigger and stronger. He maintained the governance policy of the older generation of Snake Mountain from beginning to end, allowing the Snake Mountain tribe to fight and struggle among themselves, while he sat firmly in his high position, looking like he was watching from the sidelines.

For Chang Tianchen, the Snake Mountain tribe had no value from the very beginning.

In the eyes of the Chang family, the Snake Mountain tribe was just a temporary foothold, a small place that could provide them with resources, ensure their stable life in the resource-scarce northern wilderness, and allow them to act arrogantly and domineeringly.

Chang Tianchen was expelled due to problems with his awakening, which turned him against the Chang family. After the Chang family was defeated in the tribe war, they returned to the Southern Beast Plains overnight, and Snake Mountain finally returned to its original state.

Chang Tianchen, on the other hand, gained much more strength through later opportunities and regained his rationality.

With Chang Tianchen's current strength, he doesn't need Snake Mountain to do anything for him.

A 13th-tier fire-type superhuman warrior can live a very comfortable life even when fighting alone.

If he wants to live within a community, he can certainly choose a large tribe with abundant resources.

His decision to return to Snake Mountain clearly had only one purpose.

They used Snake Mountain to win the favor of the young chief of the Stone Forest clan.

If the people of Snake Mountain can't even do this small thing, then in Chang Tianchen's eyes they will definitely become worthless.

Lin Jing had no doubt that once Chang Tianchen realized that the Snake Mountain Tribe could no longer be of any help to him, he would abandon the Snake Mountain Tribe without hesitation and leave them to fend for themselves.

Therefore, the chieftain only instructed them to drive away some of the weaker rat-men during the dry season.

If they dare to be perfunctory, evasive, or offer empty promises at this time, then what awaits them next is the fiercest storm from the ruthless clan leader.

Lin Quan is too straightforward and too single-minded; he can't even understand this.

Lin Jing took a bite of the fragrant mutton in his hand and shook his head helplessly.

This tribe can only survive thanks to a shrewd and resourceful snake like him!

……

Compared to the treacherous snake clan stronghold, the situation at Yuheng's recent residence is much worse.

Shi Ruoan was unable to make a choice for Shi Panxing, nor could she immediately give a definite answer.

Therefore, Yuheng could only provide Shi Panxing with conservative treatment for the time being.

However, the effectiveness of conservative treatment is very limited.

He had made this point clearly to Shi Ruoan from the very beginning.

Shi Ruoan had no other choice. Standing at the cave entrance, covered in sweat, she said, "Can we find a way to wake him up? It's his own body, and only he can make his own decisions."

Amputation of the lower limbs is too terrifying for merfolk.

Shi Ruoan could almost imagine the consequences: if the amputation was completed while Shi Panxing was unconscious, he would probably break down after waking up and would most likely want to die.

How can a fish live in the sea without a tail?
Yu Heng turned back to look at Shi Ruoan's pleading gaze, his brows furrowing deeply: "Even if we wake him up, he might not be fully conscious and unable to make a rational decision."

Shi Ruoan scratched her hair in frustration, her lips were chapped, and her face was pale.

He couldn't bear the responsibility of severing Shi Panxing's fish tail.

"Wake him up."

He paced back and forth at the cave entrance, and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision.

"If he wakes up and can make a decision, that would be for the best."

"If not, then I'll..."

Yu Heng remained indifferent, showing no emotional fluctuation whatsoever regarding his inner turmoil and heartache.

Having witnessed so many scenes of life being treated like dirt, he rarely felt sorrow for anyone's tragic fate.

Save them if you can.

If you can't save them, then let them die peacefully.

With his abilities, he could actually save most people's lives.

But in cases like Shi Panxing's, even if the person can be saved... the other person may not necessarily be grateful, because their body will be left with disabilities.

An incomplete body means a weakened ability to survive.

In the survival-of-the-fittest environment of the beast world, this is a fatal weakness.

Yu Heng waved to Ling Chengen, then turned and asked, "Did you bring flowerpots or bamboo tubes?"

Ling Chengen nodded: "What do you plan to do with the remaining bamboo tubes?"

“Let’s encourage the growth of some light grass; it’s too dark here.” Yuheng pointed outside. “Go and get some soil. I’ll prepare the other things first.”

Bai Qingyu reached out and took the bamboo tube that Ling Chengen took out from his spatial storage, and said gently, "I'll go. You stay here and see if you can help with anything else."

Ling Chengen didn't refuse his kindness. After Bai Qingyu left, she turned around and saw the luminous grass growing in the cracks of the stone wall, illuminating the originally dark cave as if it were daytime. "Go and carve a flat stone and bring it in."

Yuheng pointed at Shi Ruoan.

Shi Ruoan wasn't annoyed at being ordered around and immediately did as he was told.

"Boil a pot of water, and put all these things in the boiling water and boil them once."

Yu Heng took out countless metal tools from his spatial storage. Ling Chengen only glanced at them and found that the knives were all very small and sharp, not much different from the surgical instruments used by doctors in later generations.

She picked up the bag of metal tools, turned around and went to boil water to sterilize them.

However, he was somewhat shocked by what Yuheng had revealed.

In this seemingly backward beast world, Yuheng was far ahead of his time.

After all the preparations were completed, Yuheng forced Shi Panxing to drink a bowl of medicine, and then together with Shi Ruoan, they moved him onto the cleaned stone bed.

Ling Chengen moved the sclerotium planted in the bamboo tube to the front of the stone bed, holding a basin in his hand so that Yuheng could see the hideous wounds clearly.

Yuheng glanced at the iron tray on his left, where all the disinfected supplies were placed. He reached out and touched the edge of the large iron tray, then quickly withdrew his finger as he was burned. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Did you change it?"

"Boiling these things in water is for disinfection, right? To prevent the wound from getting infected again after removing necrotic tissue. If you pile them up in those old cloth bags you've used for who knows how long, isn't that the same as not disinfecting them at all?"

Yuheng sat beside the stone bed, looked up at her for a while, and pondered her choice of words: "Disinfection?"

"The words used are fresh, but also apt."

"You're right, it's definitely better to do it this way."

He just hadn't thought of making it like this before; he could follow this standard from now on.

"When will he wake up?" Shi Ruoan asked.

Yuheng estimated the time, placed his clean hands on his knees, and replied lazily, "It's about time, around this time."

The group didn't dare get too close, waiting anxiously or calmly for a few minutes.

Lying in bed, Shi Panxing, whose face was flushed sickly from a high fever, finally awoke amidst continuous pain.

His thin eyelids twitched slightly, and after a long while, under the gaze of four pairs of eyes, he finally slowly opened his eyes.

The moment he opened his eyes, he closed them again.

Ling Chengen raised his hand to block the light in front of his eyes: "He probably couldn't open his eyes because of the glare from the light grass."

The light emitted by the light-emitting grass was not as dazzling as that of a light bulb.

But with so many of them, the light can be quite glaring.

After Shi Panxing's eyes adjusted to the light, the first thing he noticed was the lines on Ling Chengen's palm. He blinked rapidly with his cold eyes and tilted his head slightly to look at Ling Chengen standing at the head of the bed.

He was still a little dazed, probably because he had just woken up. Ling Chengen didn't immediately remove his hand, but instead lowered his head and asked gently, "Are you more awake now?"

Shi Panxing's sluggish mind finally began to work. His gaze moved downwards and met a pair of cold and indifferent eyes. It was an unfamiliar male beastman.

Then, he saw Shi Ruoan's face.

After seeing the expression on Shi Ruoan's face, the deathly stillness in his eyes faded considerably, and a hint of confusion appeared on his indifferent face.

Because Shi Ruoan's expression was too complicated.

It felt like pain, fear, and perhaps a touch of reluctance, but mostly heartache and sorrow...

How can a person's emotions be so complex when they are expressed on their face?

"Are you awake?"

Yu Heng reached out and flipped his eyelids to check his pupils. After confirming the basic situation, without waiting for him to nod, he directly explained his entire condition. Then, he sat calmly on the stone bench, waiting for his answer.

Shi Panxing's mind was blank and buzzing, as if he hadn't understood what Yu Heng was saying.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he opened his mouth to try to say something, but found his throat dry and sore, and he could barely make a sound.

"Get him some water." Yuheng turned around to find Bai Qingyu.

Bai Qingyu glanced at Yu Heng with displeasure, but still walked to Ling Chengen's side and brought her fingertips close to Shi Panxing's lips.

A gentle stream of water flowed slowly from Shi Panxing's lips and teeth into his throat. To prevent him from choking, Bai Qingyu carefully controlled the flow of water to ensure that he could swallow in time.

The pain in his throat subsided a little. Shi Panxing wanted to raise his hand to stop Bai Qingyu from continuing to drain the water, but he found that he had no strength to lift his arm. He could only turn his head slightly to the left. Upon seeing this, Bai Qingyu immediately withdrew his hand and retreated behind Ling Chengen in one step.

Shi Panxing looked at the half of Ling Chengen's face hidden behind him and said with difficulty, "Thank you."

Bai Qingyu withdrew her gaze, glanced at his slightly twitching body, and quickly lowered her eyes.

Yuheng tapped his fingertips on the stone bed: "What is your answer?"

"No... amputation, limbs."

Shi Panxing spoke slowly, but his resolute tone was hard to ignore.

"I do not accept... amputation."

Ling Chengen slightly widened his eyes, staring at Shi Panxing's pale face, and gently tapped the bamboo flowerpot in his hand with his fingertips.

As if he had anticipated this all along, now that he had spoken, everything seemed to have been settled.

Shi Ruoan gently closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she said to Yu Heng, "If he doesn't have his limbs amputated, can he still live? If not, how long can he hold on?"

Yu Heng was not surprised by Shi Panxing's answer. He turned his head to look at the utensils on the tray, then turned to look at Ling Chengen, whose expression was complicated. He did not answer for a moment.

He knew that Ling Chengen had some secrets. Ever since Chongzhen contracted the plague, he had known that she must have mastered some rather special treatment methods.

But she didn't say anything, and he was too lazy to ask.

But given the current situation, he really couldn't guarantee that he could keep Shi Panxing alive without amputation.

If Ling Chengen is willing to cooperate with him, the chances of saving him are not small.

But would she be willing to expose her secret to such a stranger?

Yuheng didn't want to pressure her future partner for someone she didn't know.

So he quickly looked away and looked down into Shi Panxing's eyes: "No amputation, just clean the necrotic tissue first, then conservative treatment. This treatment plan does not guarantee survival; I can only guarantee to do my best."

“If we ignore his wounds, even if he has a strong will, he can only hold on for a day at most. He will definitely die by this time tomorrow.”

"Moreover, he was unable to stay conscious during this process and was in a coma for most of the time."

Shi Panxing gritted his teeth and said, "I choose... conservative treatment."

Yuheng glanced at his fish tail: "It will hurt a lot when the wound is cleaned. You should know that your physical condition is special. Even if I give you an anesthetic herbal medicine, it won't be very effective."

Shi Panxing's chest heaved slightly, and he closed his eyes, saying, "I know."

"Life and death are predestined; just do your best."

"I take responsibility for my own decisions."

At worst, I'll just lose my life here.

Yu Heng curled his lips slightly, this time revealing a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

"Have courage!"