Arc 108Su Qiao Protects the Tribe

Su Qiao warned the Wolf Clan Tribe that Roland was dangerous, challenged Xize’s loyalty, and began treating the injured beastmen. She stayed close to Han and prepared to seek medicine in Poison Mist Forest as Roland confronted her over the belongings she had found.

  • Xize asked Roland to bond with him so she could stay, and the shaman and elders agreed she could remain in the tribe.
  • Su Qiao protected Han from the boys who had thrown stones at him, then brought him prey despite his objections and moved into a small cave near his.
  • Su Qiao warned Wizard Yi that Roland planned to take Xize’s position and rule the tribe, then told Han that Roland was dangerous and that he could become a leader if he transformed.
  • Roland demanded her belongings back, but Su Qiao refused and accused Xize of trusting an outsider over her, and she later told the tribespeople that Roland had caused the Beast Tide and sought control of the tribe.
  • Su Qiao set Shi’s dislocated wrist and treated injured beastmen, including Ya, while telling their families to keep the treatments secret from Roland.
  • Han helped Su Qiao prepare food as she treated more injured beastmen, and she told him she planned to enter Poison Mist Forest to find medicine that could strengthen the body and activate potential.
  • Roland confronted Su Qiao and demanded that she return her gun and Swiss Army Knife, while Su Qiao asked what belongings she meant.
Chapters 2676–2700 Vol. 27 Read

Ch. 2676There Was Something Cold About This White Wolf (21)

Xize persuaded Roland to stay in the Wolf Clan Tribe by agreeing to bond with her, and the shaman and elders approved. Su Qiao returned to the tribe and found Han being used as a target by four boys, leaving her to confront them.

  • Xize told Roland he would leave the tribe with her, then urged her to bond with him so she could stay.
  • Roland agreed, and Xize went to the shaman to arrange the bonding ceremony.
  • The shaman and several elders discussed Roland’s case and decided she could remain in the Wolf Clan Tribe.
  • Su Qiao returned carrying herbs and a large wild boar, then discovered four boys throwing stones at Han beneath a tree.
  • Su Qiao dropped the boar and confronted the boys, and one of them warned the others that she had arrived.

Ch. 2677This White Wolf Was a Little Cold (22)

Su Qiao confronted four boys for bullying Han and warned them not to bother him again. The boys backed down, then eagerly tried to win Su Qiao’s favor.

  • The boys greeted Su Qiao and praised her after seeing the huge wild boar she had brought back.
  • Su Qiao questioned the boys about what they had been doing, then threw stones at them when they denied causing trouble.
  • Su Qiao told the boys that Han was under her protection and threatened to pluck out their fur if they bullied him again.
  • The boys recalled Xize’s beating and assured Su Qiao they would leave Han alone.
  • Meng and the other boys tried to appease Su Qiao by offering to pick fruit and flowers for her.

Ch. 2678This White Wolf Was a Little Cold (23)

Su Qiao sent away four young beastmen who wanted to become her mates, then gave Han the boar she had hunted. Han was caught off guard and visibly angered by the gift.

  • Su Qiao told the four boys she liked Terror Beast tail meat, and they eagerly promised to hunt one for her when they grew stronger.
  • Shi, Meng, and the others each tried to court Su Qiao, but she told them to get lost because they could not even beat her.
  • The boys left reluctantly, with one saying he would grow stronger than Xize, and Han silently doubted that Su Qiao had defeated him.
  • Su Qiao noticed Han's disbelief but did not explain herself.
  • Su Qiao dragged the boar in front of Han and told him to take it, leaving him surprised and angry.

Ch. 2679This White Wolf Is a Little Cold (24)

Su Qiao tried to help Han by giving him a wild boar, but her words wounded his pride and he rejected it. She reframed the gift as a loan and urged him to build up his body so he could transform, hoping to win him over.

  • Han told Su Qiao to stay away from him, and she confronted him for refusing to thank her after she brought him prey.
  • Han explained that her offer of food had insulted his pride because beastmen were expected to hunt for themselves.
  • Su Qiao followed Han to his cave and left a wild boar there as a loan he could repay later.
  • Han refused the boar, and 444 pointed out that Su Qiao's promise he would become powerful had sounded like mockery of his inability to transform.
  • Su Qiao told Han to build up his body so he could transform and asked him to repay her with five boars.

Ch. 2680This White Wolf Was a Little Cold (25)

Su Qiao moved into a quieter cave after leaving Han with the Lulu Pig she had hunted for him. Han ate it and silently vowed to repay her, then came over to ask why she had moved.

  • Su Qiao left Han and told him to throw away the Lulu Pig if he did not want it, reminding him she had nearly lost her life hunting it.
  • Han decided not to waste the Lulu Pig and ate it, swearing to repay Su Qiao with five Lulu Pigs after his transformation attempt at Heavenly Lake.
  • Su Qiao moved her belongings into a Small Cave, cleaned it, and settled in while beastmen who offered help were deterred by her cold expression.
  • Su Qiao washed and spread herbs outside her cave, and Han asked why she had moved there.
  • Su Qiao told Han she had moved because the cave was quieter.

Ch. 2681This White Wolf Is a Little Cold (26)

Su Qiao refused Han’s warning and decided to keep living in her cave, despite the risk of wild beasts. Han left in frustration, while Su Qiao settled in and cultivated through the night with 444 keeping watch.

  • Su Qiao told Han she would hunt for herself and would no longer eat food from the tribe.
  • Han warned Su Qiao that living alone near the forest was dangerous and urged her to move back to the tribe’s center.
  • Su Qiao refused to leave her cave, and Han returned to his own cave in a bad mood.
  • Su Qiao ate a Sweet Fruit and joked with 444 about her looks and the beastmen’s attraction to her.
  • 444 kept watch as Su Qiao cultivated through the night on her stone bed.

Ch. 2682This White Wolf Is a Little Cold (27)

Su Qiao reassured Wizard Yi that Roland was dangerous and had already caused severe harm to the Wolf Clan Tribe. Wizard Yi was left confronting the consequences of having supported Xize's choice of Roland over Su Qiao.

  • Han quietly stood guard outside Su Qiao's cave overnight, then left at dawn.
  • Su Qiao learned that Han had guarded her and went to his empty Stone Cave to look for him.
  • A messenger summoned Su Qiao to Wizard Yi's cave, where he asked whether her warnings about Roland were true.
  • Su Qiao cited Roland's plot against her father and the deaths and injuries of clansmen as proof that Roland was dangerous.
  • Wizard Yi recalled that he had supported Xize's choice of Roland over Su Qiao for the tribe's development and regretted how events had unfolded.

Ch. 2683This White Wolf Is a Little Cold (28)

Su Qiao warned Wizard Yi that Roland planned to seize control of the Wolf Clan Tribe, then turned to preparing medicine while searching for Xize. When she emerged from her cave, she found a messy pile of fruit and flowers left by beastmen seeking her favor.

  • Su Qiao told Wizard Yi that Roland intended to take Xize, eliminate him, and rule the Wolf Clan Tribe, but he remained uncertain about her warning.
  • Su Qiao asked whether the Beast God had given guidance, and Wizard Yi realized the next clan chief might be among the newly baptized beastmen.
  • Su Qiao searched near the tribe for Xize, then hunted and gathered ingredients before returning to her cave to prepare medicine.
  • Su Qiao carved stone bowls and made bamboo tubes while working until the afternoon.
  • Su Qiao found a pile of fruit and flowers left at her cave entrance by beastmen who were wary of approaching her.

Ch. 2684This White Wolf Is a Little Cold (29)

Su Qiao confronted the beastmen leaving gifts at her cave, while Han returned with fruit and a Lulu Pig but left after seeing the other offerings. 444 explained Han was jealous and suggested Su Qiao follow him on his next hunt; she decided to get up early and go with him.

  • Su Qiao threatened to beat anyone who brought her more random gifts.
  • Han arrived at Su Qiao's cave with a Lulu Pig and fruit, saw the pile of gifts, and turned away.
  • Han dropped off the Lulu Pig but ran off with the fruit after Su Qiao asked whether it was for her.
  • 444 told Su Qiao that Han likely felt jealous and would be upset if she supported him instead of letting him hunt.
  • Su Qiao agreed to wake early and follow Han so she could protect him while preserving his pride.

Ch. 2685This White Wolf Is a Little Cold

Su Qiao watched Roland win the tribe’s admiration by hunting a wild boar and suspected she was revealing her abilities to take the witch’s place. Su Qiao refused to return Roland’s hidden belongings, while 444 proposed modifying Roland’s dead phone to learn more about her.

  • Su Qiao carried a wild boar to a cave, then went looking for Roland when she did not return.
  • Su Qiao saw Roland arrive with a large beast she had hunted, admired by the female beastmen and watched eagerly by the wolf beastmen.
  • Xize returned from hunting and approached Roland, while the other beastmen backed away after losing their chance to compete for her.
  • 444 warned Su Qiao that Roland might sneak into her cave to search for her bag, but Su Qiao refused to give her belongings back.
  • 444 suggested modifying Roland’s dead phone to run on solar power and using it to learn more about her, and Su Qiao considered the idea.

Ch. 2686This White Wolf Is a Little Cold (31)

Su Qiao found Han spying on Roland and warned him that Roland might target him before he could transform. Han dismissed her warning and returned to his cave, leaving their argument unresolved.

  • After 444 pointed out Han hiding in the grass, Su Qiao found him watching Roland and the others.
  • When Su Qiao asked whether Han liked women like Roland, he said he would never like someone like her.
  • Su Qiao warned Han to be careful of Roland and explained that, as the Wolf Clan Tribe’s only white wolf, he could become its leader if he transformed successfully.
  • Han rejected Su Qiao’s warning, grew irritated with her, and went back to his cave.

Ch. 2687The White Wolf Was a Little Cold (32)

Su Qiao confronted Roland and Xize when they demanded that she return Roland’s bag and belongings. She refused to give them up, and left Xize with a reminder that he had already lost to her.

  • Su Qiao turned from following the Little White Wolf when Roland and Xize called out to her.
  • Roland demanded that Su Qiao return her bag, claiming the clothes Su Qiao wore and the bone knife she carried belonged to her.
  • Su Qiao said she had found the items in the forest and mocked Roland for claiming ownership without proof.
  • Xize accused Su Qiao of stealing, but she challenged his authority and told him to defeat her before ordering her around.

Ch. 2688The White Wolf Is a Little Cold (33)

Su Qiao accused Roland of possibly belonging to the Water Clan and refused to return the belongings Roland said were hers. The Wolf Clan’s tribespeople sided with Su Qiao, leaving Roland facing growing hostility.

  • Su Qiao suggested Roland might be from the Water Clan and urged her to prove it by staying in a river, stirring the tribespeople’s interest in the Water Clan’s salt.
  • Roland denied Su Qiao’s accusations, asked for her remaining belongings back, and explained that she needed the phone and might reclaim the gun.
  • Su Qiao claimed that anything found in the forest belonged to whoever picked it up.
  • Xize told Su Qiao to be reasonable, but she challenged the tribespeople to say whether they would return prey found on their territory.
  • Several female beastmen backed Su Qiao and accused Xize of betraying her and helping an outsider bully a tribeswoman.

Ch. 2689The White Wolf Was a Little Cold

Su Qiao challenged Xize and Roland over the stolen dagger, then turned the confrontation into an attack on Xize’s character and standing in the tribe. She left after declaring that the tribe had made her this way, while Roland remained the target of her final glance.

  • A wounded young beastman and several older clansmen confronted Xize and Roland, accusing Xize of bullying Qiao.
  • Roland insisted the dagger was her personal possession, but Su Qiao mocked her and refused to return it.
  • Xize told Qiao to give Roland the dagger, and Qiao stepped away before accusing Xize of trusting Roland despite her suspicious origins.
  • Su Qiao questioned whether Xize deserved to lead the tribe, citing his disloyalty, irresponsibility, and ingratitude.
  • Xize angrily asked how Qiao had become this way, and she said the tribe had forced her to change before leaving with a glance at Roland.

Ch. 2690This White Wolf Is a Little Cold (35)

Su Qiao warned Han that Roland had killed members of her tribe and would endanger their tribe, but Han remained doubtful. When several beastmen approached Su Qiao with questions, she told them to examine their own actions regarding the last Beast Tide.

  • After Su Qiao left the square, Xize hurried Roland away while the tribesmen speculated that Roland was an outsider sent by a rival clan.
  • Su Qiao found Han waiting beneath a bamboo tree and asked if he thought she had been cool in the square.
  • Su Qiao told Han she hated Roland for killing her father and tribesmen and warned that Roland would hurt someone again, but Han questioned whether she had drugged anyone.
  • Several couples and the young beastman who had lost an arm approached Su Qiao, and she told them to ask themselves about the last Beast Tide.
  • When the young beastman looked confused, Su Qiao realized she needed to speak more directly so the beastmen would understand.

Ch. 2691The White Wolf Was a Little Cold (36)

Su Qiao convinced the Wolf Clan Tribe members that Roland had used a strange scent to cause the Beast Tide and kill the Old Chieftain and their kin, then framed the plot as an attempt to put Xize in power. The group considered taking revenge, but Su Qiao warned them not to act rashly and said Roland was the greater danger.

  • Su Qiao explained that a scent on the Beastmen had attracted the Beast Tide and that Roland was likely responsible for the powder.
  • The Wolf Clan Tribe members grew furious and questioned why Roland would harm her own tribe.
  • Su Qiao claimed Roland intended to make Xize chieftain and control the Wolf Clan Tribe.
  • Shi and two older Male Beastmen volunteered to kill Roland and Xize.
  • Su Qiao stopped them from acting recklessly, saying she could handle Xize but Roland's strange methods were dangerous.
  • Su Qiao worried that the unseen Beast God posed a greater concern than Roland.

Ch. 2692This White Wolf Was a Little Cold (37)

Su Qiao persuaded Shi and the other male beastmen to wait before confronting Roland, warning them that Xize and his followers would defend her. She remained determined to avenge her father and the other deaths, while the female beastmen offered her their support.

  • Shi and the other male beastmen demanded that Su Qiao help them punish Roland for harming the tribe.
  • Su Qiao told them to first uncover why Roland had come to the Wolf Tribe and warned that Xize's group might fight on Roland's side.
  • Shi grieved over his severed arm and feared becoming a burden to his parents during the coming Snow Season.
  • Su Qiao vowed that she would never let Roland go unpunished for the deaths she had caused.
  • Several female beastmen comforted Su Qiao and promised to support her.

Ch. 2693This White Wolf Is a Little Cold (38)

Su Qiao treated Shi’s dislocated wrist and showed the gathered beastmen that she could heal injuries. Shi’s parents realized the woman who had injured them had deliberately left them untreated.

  • Su Qiao told Shi and the others she had found instructions for treating injuries in the bag she had picked up.
  • After examining Shi, Su Qiao identified his injury as a dislocated wrist and set it back in place.
  • Shi moved his hand without pain, and the others watched in astonishment as he clenched and swung his fist.
  • Shi’s parents grew emotional as they reflected on how much their son had sacrificed to save food for them.
  • Shi’s father accused the woman of deliberately refusing to treat them, and Shi’s mother replied that the woman had wanted to kill their son.

Ch. 2694This White Wolf Was a Little Cold (39)

Su Qiao arranged to treat the injured beastmen in secret and warned the bereaved parents not to confront Xize yet. The others regretted that Han had not transformed, believing he could have prevented Xize from becoming chieftain.

  • Su Qiao examined Shi and explained that his dislocated hand could be treated easily, while his broken bones needed setting and medicine.
  • Su Qiao told Shi to bring the other injured beastmen to her cave for treatment and to keep it secret from Roland.
  • Su Qiao warned the parents of the dead beastmen not to confront Xize and his followers until the right opportunity came.
  • Su Qiao declined the others’ offer to move into their cave, saying she felt safe beside Han and needed quiet to prepare medicine.
  • Shi’s father and the others lamented that Han could not transform, saying he would have been the rightful leader and Xize would not have become chieftain.

Ch. 2695The White Wolf Was a Little Cold (40)

Su Qiao kept watch over Han after warning him that Roland might target him, and he asked whether she could truly heal broken bones. She had him roast the meat she brought while she prepared medicine, leaving them bickering over his rough handling of the pig leg.

  • Su Qiao went to check on Han, who refused to let her touch his fur and asked whether Roland would target him and Wizard Yi.
  • Su Qiao assured Han that she had warned Wizard Yi and said she would keep watch over him.
  • Han followed Su Qiao to her cave, where she told him to roast the wild boar leg while she prepared medicine.
  • Han said he ate meat raw, but he still tried to peel the pig leg for Su Qiao.
  • Su Qiao told Han to stop mauling the meat before he ruined her lunch.

Ch. 2696This White Wolf Is a Little Cold (41)

Su Qiao helped Han start a fire and roast meat, then examined the injured beastmen brought to her cave. After checking Ya’s injuries, she said he could be treated and asked the uninjured visitors to wait outside.

  • Han tried to start a fire by blowing into the stove, but covered himself in ash.
  • Su Qiao showed Han how to start the fire and roasted meat while he watched it.
  • Su Qiao called the beastmen waiting outside into the cave and learned that several had serious injuries.
  • Ya’s parents asked Su Qiao to examine him, and she confirmed his injuries were treatable.
  • Su Qiao told the injured beastmen to stay and sent everyone else outside.

Ch. 2697This White Wolf Is a Little Cold (42)

Su Qiao treated Ya’s broken ribs and sent him home with medicine and instructions to rest. She then continued caring for the other injured beastmen.

  • Su Qiao used Anesthetic Powder so Ya could no longer feel pain, then set his ribs and secured them with wooden splints.
  • Ya fell asleep after the treatment, and Han called Ya’s parents to take him home.
  • Su Qiao gave Ya’s mother medicine and told her to keep Ya resting in bed for half a month.
  • Ya’s parents and uncles thanked Su Qiao, who urged them to leave so the other beastmen could be treated.

Ch. 2698This White Wolf Was a Little Cold (43)

After setting the injured beastmen’s bones, Su Qiao accepted Han’s burnt roast meat and reassured him about her medical skills. She told him to prepare to leave for the Poison Mist Forest the next morning, though she did not explain why.

  • Su Qiao treated the broken bones of six more beastmen, finishing at nightfall.
  • She found baskets of food sent by Shi, then chose to eat the burnt roast meat Han had made for her.
  • Han’s mood lifted when Su Qiao said his grilling would improve with practice, and he promised to try again next time.
  • Su Qiao said she had learned some medical skills from the shaman and some from the phone in Roland’s bag, which she would show Han once it worked.
  • Han urged Su Qiao to keep the phone hidden, and she assured him the woman would not find it.
  • Su Qiao told Han to get up early because they were going to the Poison Mist Forest, making him solemn.

Ch. 2699The White Wolf Was a Little Cold (44)

Su Qiao searched remote forests and gathered herbs while Han worried about the danger and tried to refuse her gifts. After finding rare medicinal herbs on a cliff, she planned to concoct a medicine to strengthen the body and stimulate potential.

  • Su Qiao told Han she was looking for medicine in Poison Mist Forest, but he warned her about the danger and offered to search for it himself.
  • Su Qiao teased Han for sleeping outside her cave, and he ran off in embarrassment.
  • Su Qiao gathered herbs and treated injured beastmen while 444 urged her to act against Roland, whose standing in the tribe was rising.
  • Su Qiao brought prey to Han, who complained that her gifts made others look at him strangely.
  • Su Qiao explained that she had climbed a cliff and found rare herbs, and planned to make medicine that could strengthen the body and activate potential.

Ch. 2700This White Wolf Was a Little Cold

Su Qiao teased Han until she blushed and ran off, then encountered Roland, who demanded the return of her belongings. Su Qiao pretended not to know what Roland meant.

  • Han refused to eat the prey after learning Su Qiao had climbed down a dangerous height to bring it to her.
  • Su Qiao joked with Han, then ruffled her hair and grabbed her ear until Han ran away in embarrassment.
  • Su Qiao predicted Han would come back and turned toward her cave to sort medicinal herbs.
  • Roland confronted Su Qiao and demanded that she return her gun and Swiss Army Knife.
  • Su Qiao asked Roland what things she meant while sizing her up.
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