Three days later.
After Xiao Yu's care, the woman's injuries had mostly healed. Apart from the wound on her chest, all her external injuries had healed completely.
Her internal injuries had nearly healed as well. As for the wound on her chest, a strand of red energy kept darting around inside it, preventing it from closing.
Who knows when she'll wake up...
Sitting not far from where the woman lay, Xiao Yu roasted a rabbit, glancing at her as he murmured to himself.
Above the fire, the meat had turned golden brown, sizzling with fat and giving off wisps of steam and a mouthwatering aroma.
Seeing that the rabbit was nearly done, Xiao Yu couldn't resist. He tore off a piece, tossed it into his mouth, and ate with relish.
Come to think of it, he hadn't eaten meat in quite some time. The craving had been driving him mad.
Chewing the rabbit meat, Xiao Yu let his thoughts wander and began pondering why the woman had been injured so badly.
With her strength as a three-star Dou Emperor, you could count the people in the Jia Ma Empire who could beat her on one hand. She shouldn't have ended up this badly hurt.
Gu He happened to be heading to the Snake-People Tribe to ask for their Heavenly Flames around this time. She should have gone with him.
In the original story, Queen Medusa was evolving at this point. There's no way she could have fought her. But if it wasn't Queen Medusa, who else could it have been?
The Eight Leaders of the Snake-People Tribe? That doesn't fit either. Xiao Yan and Yao Lao should still be in the desert right now. Would he really stand by and do nothing?
As it turned out, this woman was none