Mated at First Sight

Chapter 169 - 169 157

?Chapter 169: 157 Chapter 169: 157 “Mu Lin, why did you bring such a dangerous thing back?” Ye Xiwen instinctively hides behind Yue Qiao and pokes her head out, pointing at the viper with a clenched fist.

You can’t point a finger at snakes, they say, otherwise you’ll get bitten off.

It’s a message often passed down through generations.

Snakes, cockroaches, and rats are always the most disgusting and frightening things for girls, except for tomboys (like Mu Lin). Of course, snakes rank first.

Because not only are these creatures disgusting, they are also the most dangerous. Just looking at their striped bodies sends chills down one’s spine.

Hearing Ye Xiwen’s words, Mu Lin laughs, “This is a good thing.” Ye Xiwen shivers unconsciously, she can’t see anything good about it at all.

What’s good about it? Listen to Mu Lin, “Look, this snake can be eaten, its gall can be used for medicine, its venom…can also be used for medicine. How is this not a good thing?” Although snake venom can be used to produce poison, it can also truly be used for medicine. Mu Lin thinks Ye Xiwen, with her small courage, shouldn’t be scared too much.

If Ye Xiwen knew that Mu Lin was using snake venom to pass time and play with, who knows how pale her face would become.

“Hehehe…” Ye Xiwen didn’t know what to say while looking at Mu Lin.

However, those who knew Mu Lin’s identity, for example, Jing Youlan, could imagine what Mu Lin’s speech really meant. Poison Doctor, after all, can’t be simply refining poisons by snake venom.

Well, they also won’t expose her.

Not far away, Ling Qi smiles at the sight of the crowd surrounding Mu Lin. Of course, he is also very interested in the snake under Qiaozi’s paw.

Thinking back to the time when they were forced into the jungle, they were very well acquainted with the delicacy of snake meat. Even if it was raw, they had eaten it. In some situations, as humans, we must do certain things for survival, even if we don’t want to.

…

Seeing Ling Qi, Mu Lin slowly walks towards him.

“It seems that this small grove of trees is really no challenge for you, next time I’ll get a bigger one for you.” Apart from a slightly dirty hands, her entire body was surprisingly clean.

When looking at that little bamboo basket in Mu Lin’s hand, one can understand why her hands would get dirty. Tsk tsk tsk… This girl, wandering off to dig up herbs in the middle of the night, made a bunch of people worry about her.

Mu Lin tilted her head and laughed, “It is indeed very small.” She is talking about the forest.

Ling Qi choked.

Alright, she’s starting to complain.

Of course, if Ling Qi knew or had been to the place where Mu Lin used to live, he would absolutely nod in agreement without hesitation.

Well, it’s indeed very small. So small that it couldn’t be any smaller.

…

“Have you found anything after such a long time?” Ling Qi asked Mu Lin, but his gaze was lustily fixed on the creature under Qiaozi’s paw.

Snake meat, for the current Ling Qi, is not something he gets to eat often.

Following his gaze, Mu Lin smiled lightly, “Yes, you’ve seen it.” She hesitated for a moment before continuing, “I’ll keep the head, you can have the body.” She needed to extract the venom from the snake’s head for research. Although the snake’s body was also useful, she didn’t need it.

Ling Qi was quite pleased with Mu Lin’s occasional cooperation.

Both the snake and Qiaozi were eventually kept by Mu Lin. Qiaozi was more than willing to stay as it had something to eat. After all, it’s the one that caught the snake.

She walked a few steps away and as if suddenly remembered something, Mu Lin turned back to Ling Qi, “When I just came back, I smelled a bloody scent inside.” Mu Lin recounted calmly.

“A bloody scent?” Ling Qi frowned subconsciously, “Is it from an animal?” In the jungle, on the food chain, this is unavoidable.

However, Mu Lin simply shook her head, “No, that scent belonged to a human.” The smell of human blood and that of animals is different, as the former has a heavier salty and bloody taste, which might be a unique feature of human blood.

Moreover, this scent… she had smelled it numerous times before.

Ling Qi was deep in thought, the implication in Mu Lin’s words was clear – there was someone in the forest, and they were injured.

Looking at Mu Lin, Ling Qi asked a question that had been bothering him, “Why didn’t you bring him out?” It’s still unknown whether this person is a friend or foe, so why did they appear in this forest that’s so close to their training place?

Listening to Ling Qi’s words, Mu Lin cocked her head, “Why should I bring him out?” She could feel the chill emanating from him, but she couldn’t sense any malice. That person’s target wouldn’t be her, and since she was in military uniform, if it’s not her, then it wouldn’t be any of them here either.

Presumably, they must have stumbled in after getting injured.

Therefore.

Mu Lin smilingly looked at Ling Qi, “I left a stalk of herbal medicine for that person.” At the place where she had just stood.

Mu Lin thought that as soon as she smelled the person’s scent, she knew they were smart. Looking at her dress and then seeing the herb on the ground, they would understand what she meant.

Even though the bleeding had stopped, it’s better to get out of this place sooner.

Ling Qi wanted to vomit blood; What should he say about her?

Huff… don’t get angry… don’t get angry…

…

That night, dim moonlight poured in, along with a faint scent of blood.

Her bright phoenix eyes opened, a thin light passed through her eyes. Mu Lin sat up, took her coat, and disappeared into her tent the next moment.

Looking at the tall silhouette not far away.

“I thought you were very smart.”