Ding Ke was just about to speak when it suddenly realized that the voice it had heard was not Xu Le's, but a woman's.
After a moment's thought, it worked out that she had been calling Xu Le, not it.
Casting Bai Jing a slightly reproachful look, Ding Ke burrowed back into Xu Le's arms and went back to sleep.
Bai Jing noticed Ding Ke's humanlike look too. Her first reaction was, had this cat become sentient?
Compared with that black cat, what the man in front of her was doing was the dangerous thing.
She grabbed Xu Le's hand, stopping him from continuing.
Then she took out a cord, tied it around Xu Le's forearm, drew a small knife, and made a little cut near his thumb and the web of his hand to let out blood.
In fact, when Xu Le saw Bai Jing draw the knife, his instinct had been to fight back...
But she was being so careful, and he sensed no hostility, so Xu Le let down his guard.
He watched Bai Jing perform the whole sequence smoothly: compressing the blood vessels, letting out blood, wiping the wound, and applying medicine.
The question marks over Xu Le's head gradually disappeared.
"You'd better not touch unfamiliar wilderness plants like these. There aren't enough medical resources or adequate medical care out here."
As a guide, Bai Jing was quite dedicated.
But Xu Le maintained his cold, aloof demeanor.
"Toxins of this level are meaningless to me. Besides, coming into contact with these things was one of my reasons for coming here."
With that, Xu Le returned the cord Bai Jing had tied around him and grabbed the thorny plant again.
He had paid no heed whatsoever to Bai Jing's words.
Bai Jing was a little angry. To