But most of it just trickled from the corners of the Beastman’s lips.

Very little of it was actually swallowed.

The next time the Snow Tiger Witch tried to feed him the herbal water, Wu Yue pinched Yuan Lang’s nose shut.

Her action was clearly effective. With a bob of his throat, the Beastman swallowed the medicine down.

The Poisonous Insect suppressed in his chest instantly let out a violent shriek, and the look of pain on Yuan Lang’s face intensified.

But because of the Snow Tiger Witch’s suppression, it struggled for a long time before being forced back into silence.

Yuan Lang coughed up another mouthful of black blood and passed out.

Wu Yue looked at the Snow Tiger Witch. "Witch, what about the Poisonous Insect inside him?"

The Snow Tiger Witch took a deep breath, leaving a stream of blue witch power to continue restraining the Poisonous Insect before speaking. "The Poisonous Insect is only temporarily suppressed. We need to find a way to get it out now."

’Get it out...’

Wu Yue looked at the bulge where the Poisonous Insect was. It was right over the Beastman’s heart. That was no place to operate lightly.

"Host, you’re right. The Poisonous Insect is currently coiled around Yuan Lang’s heart. Its original target was you, and it released a potent toxin the moment it entered Yuan Lang’s body."

"So not only is he in danger of having his heart devoured by the Poisonous Insect at any moment, but the toxin in his system is also a problem."

Wu Yue pressed her lips together. "Can’t we perform surgery? To remove the Poisonous Insect from his body."

The System was silent for a moment. "It’s possible, but Host, you saw the power this Poisonous Insect unleashed just now. It even broke through the Snow Tiger Witch’s Magic Barrier."

"What if it senses you’re trying to kill it and burrows deeper into Yuan Lang’s heart?"

As the commotion in the cave died down, Yuan Qi finally escorted the Black Wolf Witch inside. Seeing his boy’s pale, ashen face, his heart clenched in pain.

"Witch, is my boy Yuan Lang...?"

He had also seen how vicious the Poisonous Insect was just now. It had clearly been trying to kill Wu Yue.

The Black Wolf Witch at his side also had a grave expression as he looked at Yuan Lang’s current state. He was well aware of the power of this kind of Poisonous Insect.

Many of the Black Wolf Tribe Beastman Warriors who followed him had lost their lives to that Worm Witch’s Poisonous Insects.

And their deaths had been horrifying. After they died, their corpses were even used by those Poisonous Insects as breeding grounds.

At first, unwilling to let their kinsmen’s bodies be desecrated by those damned insects, they went to retrieve them.

But unexpectedly, the corpses already contained eggs. During the transport process, the eggs hatched, causing them to lose another Beastman Warrior.

"Insects like this can’t be allowed to stay inside the body for long. The bodies of our tribe’s Beastman Warriors were left with many eggs inside them by these damned things."

Everyone was stunned by his words, and the looks they gave Yuan Lang’s chest became exceptionally grim.

The Snow Tiger Witch retrieved a small, pill-like object from a corner of the cave. "Old Eagle left this for me when he departed. He said it was an herbal pill capable of knocking out even Beastman Warriors. We can only try it now and see if it has any effect on the Poisonous Insect."

Hearing this, everyone held their breath.

Yuan Qi stepped forward and pried his boy’s mouth open. The Snow Tiger Witch stuffed the pill inside, then used the same method as before with the herbal water to make Yuan Lang swallow it. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Perhaps the pill was truly working, as the pained furrow in Yuan Lang’s brow began to smooth out.

The Snow Tiger Witch tentatively withdrew some of the witch power that was controlling the Poisonous Insect. He saw that the bluish-black bulge on Yuan Lang’s chest was now rising and falling rhythmically with his breathing, showing no sign of any other movement.

Everyone was overjoyed at the sight. The Snow Tiger Witch looked to the Snow Tiger Tribe Leader beside him. "You do it."

The Snow Tiger Tribe Leader nodded and extended a slightly rough hand. A sharp claw instantly materialized from his right index finger. Wu Yue could even see a golden light glinting off the sharp nail.

The sharp claw hovered over the Poisonous Insect, then the Snow Tiger Tribe Leader let out a long breath and slowly sliced open the skin next to the bluish-black bulge.

Seeing this, Wu Yue patted the butt of the fat furball next to her. "Go help."

Hearing her, the fat furball didn’t dare complain at a time like this. It quickly zipped toward the slightly opened wound. Its sharp fingertips moved like afterimages, and when they emerged, they had a skewered Poisonous Insect on them.

Its body pierced, the Poisonous Insect began to struggle violently, spitting venom and letting out a piercing shriek.

Wu Yue looked at the Snow Tiger Witch. "We can’t keep this insect alive. If it gets out again, I’m afraid your pill won’t be enough."

The Snow Tiger Witch nodded. "Kill it."

The little fat furball heard this and rubbed its hands together, crushing the fat insect on its finger. Only then did it hold out its chubby little paws to Wu Yue.

After washing the little fat furball’s paws with water, Wu Yue finally said to the Snow Tiger Witch, "Let me handle the detoxification."

The Snow Tiger Witch nodded. "Mm."

He placed his hands, one over the other, on Yuan Lang’s chest. Green witch power pulsed from his palms, gradually mending the injuries inside his body.

"Tiger, last time we split up, Old Eagle and Lion went to the Flying Eagle Tribe together. With two witches there, those beast tribe members from outside the forest didn’t dare to make a move. And you were here in the Snow Tiger Tribe, protected by numerous Snow Tiger Beastman Warriors."

"So that might be why they attacked me," the Black Wolf Witch said in a low voice.

The Snow Tiger Witch naturally understood his meaning. "Tomorrow, I’ll send some Beastman Warriors to escort you back. You’ve been away for so long, you don’t know what the situation in your tribe is."

"If there are Poisonous Insects there as well, you must bring us news as quickly as possible."

The Black Wolf Witch nodded. "Thank you."

The Snow Tiger Witch gave a wry smile. "Helping you is helping ourselves. The Polar Forest is one. Trouble for any tribe is bad news for all of us."

Once Yuan Lang’s condition stabilized, Yuan Qi took him back home.

Wu Yue returned to her hut, hugging the little furball, and couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear when she thought about the day’s events.

"System, are there any pills or powders that can prevent Poisonous Insects from getting close?"

"Are you asking for Yuan Lang, Host?"

Wu Yue nodded. "With a Beastman’s recovery ability, Yuan Lang’s wounds will be mostly healed by tomorrow. He’ll definitely still go hunting Fierce Beasts in the deep forest."

"But with this Worm Witch in the forest now, they’ll be in great danger. If there were a powder or pill like that, at least they wouldn’t have to worry about these Poisonous Insects."

Hearing this, the System took two black and red insects from its little pocket dimension. "Dry the corpses of these insects and grind them into a powder. Sprinkling it on the body should have some effect."

Staring at the two insect corpses, Wu Yue gave it a speechless look. "I didn’t know you had a hobby of collecting things like this."

The System silently rolled its eyes, then skewered the Poisonous Insect they had caught today, preparing to dry it over the small stove.

But in the next moment, the Poisonous Insect’s body suddenly went rigid. A gloomy, chilling voice abruptly echoed in the room. "Little female, I’ve memorized your scent. Next time, I won’t let you off... GAGAGA..."

After a bizarre laugh, the voice vanished completely. The Poisonous Insect in the furball’s grasp went limp again, dangling from its claws just as before.

The voice came and went in a flash. Wu Yue and the System looked at each other. "Was that you talking just now?"

The System jumped up and down. "How could my soft, sweet, and adorable voice possibly resemble that thing? Do you have any manners?"

Wu Yue rubbed her nose. "Then that awful voice just now was..."

The System glanced at the limp insect in its hand, then back at Wu Yue. "That voice, like fingernails scraping on old tree bark, sounds familiar. If I remember correctly, it should belong to that Worm Witch."

Wu Yue’s expression froze. "System, activate the defense system, quick!"

The System had a bewildered look on its face. "You’re perfectly safe here in the tribe. Why would you need the defense system?"

"The Worm Witch isn’t in our tribe. She’s still out in the forest. She was just using this Poisonous Insect to transmit her voice."

Wu Yue let out a sigh of relief and sat down on her grass nest, looking at the chubby Blue Fatty beside her. "Is this Worm Witch that powerful? To be able to speak to me through a dead Poisonous Insect."

The System gave her a meaningful look. "Host, you’re too naive. There are many beings in this Beast World more powerful than the Snow Tiger Witch. You’ll encounter them eventually."

Wu Yue frowned. ’Beings more powerful than the Snow Tiger Witch...’

’Could this Worm Witch from outside the forest really be stronger than both the Snow Tiger Witch and the Black Wolf Witch?’

After making the two insects into a powder under the System’s guidance, Wu Yue reluctantly began to meditate again.

The next morning, just as she had expected, the moment she opened the door, she saw the tall figure standing outside.

"Your wound is healed?"

The Beastman nodded, poking his own pectoral muscle with a finger. "The Witch used his witch power to treat me again last night. It’s all better now."

He turned to face Wu Yue. "This time, we’ll escort the Black Wolf Witch back with the other tribesmen, then go directly with the Black Wolf Tribe’s Beastmen to hunt Fierce Beasts in the deep forest."

"It’ll be less dangerous if two tribes go together."

Wu Yue nodded and took two palm-sized bamboo canisters from the bag at her side. "This is the powder I made last night to ward off Poisonous Insects."

"I’m certain this powder can ward off the type of Poisonous Insect from yesterday, but I can’t be sure about others."

"So, even with this powder, you all still need to be careful."

Yuan Lang raised a large hand and stroked her hair. "Don’t worry. You need to train hard too. When I return to the tribe, I’ll definitely be stronger than before."

Wu Yue looked at him with determined eyes. "Me too."

The Black Wolf Witch was worried about his tribe, so he didn’t stay in the Snow Tiger Tribe for long. After breakfast, he departed under the protection of the Beastmen.

Wu Yue had just returned to her small courtyard when she saw Chang Ye standing by the chicken coop, cupping something in his hands and grinning like a big, silly fool.

’I finally found a decent steward. I hope he doesn’t have any mental problems, that would be a huge hassle,’ she thought as she walked over.

Hearing footsteps, Chang Ye looked up warily. When he saw it was Wu Yue, he broke into another goofy grin. "Look what this is!"