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Qing Kuo: "Their chieftain is indeed a bit of a worrywart; he's also the oldest chieftain among the nearby tribes."

As Jian Mo guessed, orcs and sub-orcs have exceptionally long lifespans, spending most of their time in their prime. They only age rapidly when they are close to death. It is actually quite rare for the chieftain of the True Scarlet Tribe to show signs of aging so early.

At this point, Qing Kuo sighed, "I hope the two little ones recover soon."

Jian Mo: "Yes, they seem to be doing much better, so there shouldn't be any major problems."

When Jian Mo returned home, she found that Wu Jiong had thoughtfully placed the large pot of boiling water on the charcoal fire.

The residual heat from the charcoal fire had already heated the water to a very high temperature.

He felt a surge of comfort and took the soap to take a shower.

He just treated the two little ones, and he got quite dirty. He needs to be washed from head to toe. When he has time tomorrow, he also needs to clean and disinfect all the instruments he used.

We might need to do a full house disinfection.

After taking a bath, Jian Mo boiled another pot of water for Wu Jiong and pushed Wu Jiong to take a bath.

After Wu Jiong came out, Jian Mo had just finished cooking dinner. "I was quite busy today, so I didn't make anything particularly fancy. Let's just have some stewed meat to tide us over."

Wu Jiong came over and took a look. "Did you stew the portion for tomorrow morning as well?"

Jian Mo shook her head. "After I finish eating, I need to go to the clinic to check on the two cubs again, and while I'm at it, I'll bring some food to the adults taking care of them. This is stewed for them."

Wu Jiong: "Let's go together later."

After a quick meal, the two went to the clinic to deliver food and check on the two cubs.

The little boy's father said gratefully, "We've already eaten; several people just brought us food."

Jian Mo was surprised by everyone's thoughtfulness. "Then you can keep it and eat it if you get hungry in the middle of the night. I'll bring you a charcoal brazier later, so you can just put the meat on it and stew it when you're hungry."

The baby's father nodded. "Thank you Doctor Jian Mo."

Jian Mo: "You're welcome. Let me check on the little ones first. Did they wake up just now? Or have they been sleeping the whole time?"

The baby's father said, "He's been sleeping the whole time, just like he usually does. He's sleeping soundly, and his fever has gone down."

Jian Mo felt a sense of relief and took out her stethoscope. "Let me take another look."

The two cubs are indeed much better; judging from their condition, there are no longer many abnormalities.

Jian Mo gave them the medicine again and told them to continue sleeping, planning to check on them again the next morning.

Today was too exhausting; Jian Mo went straight to bed as soon as she got home.

Because he had something on his mind, he couldn't sleep soundly and woke up very early the next morning.

As soon as he woke up, Wu Jiong, who was sleeping next to him, also woke up.

Jian Mo grabbed her clothes from the foot of the bed and quickly put them on. "It's still early, you can sleep a little longer."

Wu Jiong: "Are you going to see Su Yue and Wang Yue?"

Jian Mo nodded. "I wonder how they are. I'll go check on them."

Wu Jiong: "I'll go with you."

Before Jian Mo could object, Wu Jiong said, "The snow has just melted, and it's very slippery outside. I'm worried about you going alone."

Jian Mo thought for a moment and then said, "Let's have breakfast first, then we can bring them some."

Jian Mo wasn't in the mood to make breakfast because she had to visit a patient, so she made roasted meat and sausages instead.

As they approached, they could hear voices coming from inside even before they got close.

Jian Mo's ears twitched as she heard a child's voice inside.

Are the two little ones already recovered?

Jian Mo pulled Wu Jiong forward quickly, intending to check the situation.

As they walked over, the people inside heard their footsteps.

The door opened immediately, and two little cubs with long brown fur rushed out—they were indeed awake.

The little boy, with his round, bright eyes, tilted his head back and greeted us playfully, "Doctor Jian Mo."

These two pups looked so much like a combination of a beaver and a sea otter that Jian Mo felt a sense of relief, but then her hands started itching again. She squatted down and petted one of them. "Do you recognize me?"

The little cub he was petting said cheerfully, "When you fed us our medicine yesterday, we actually opened our eyes to see!"

The other cub, who hadn't been touched yet, squeezed forward and pressed its forehead against Jian Mo's palm. Only after he touched it did it happily say, "I still recognize your scent."

Jian Mo smiled at their lively demeanor and said, "Great job."

The two little cubs ushered Jian Mo and Wu Jiong into the house, where their father came out to greet them, "Doctor Jian Mo."

Jian Mo nodded and asked, "When did they wake up?"

Their father said, "They woke up before dawn. They probably slept too much yesterday. I tried to soothe them for a while, but they couldn't fall back asleep."

The two little ones ran to their father's feet, one on each side, their eyes sparkling as they looked at Jian Mo.

Jian Mo reached out and scratched their chins one by one. "Let me take another look."

Jian Mo carefully examined the two cubs and quickly said, "They seem to be fine now. Two more bowls of herbal detox soup today should do the trick."

Their father smiled gratefully and said, "Thank you so much."

"Don't be shy." Jian Mo was a little puzzled, and squatted down to ask the two cubs, "How did you accidentally eat millet grass?"

The grass itself has a rather unpleasant smell; you can tell just by smelling it that this grass is definitely not edible.

When Jian Mo asked this, the two little cubs kept their mouths tightly shut, their eyes darting left and right, refusing to look at Jian Mo no matter what.

Jian Mo immediately sensed something was wrong. "Was it a grass-eating contest? You forced yourselves to eat the grass?"

The two little ones closed their mouths even tighter.

Their father, seeing their expressions, knew that Jian Mo had guessed the truth, and was immediately furious. He opened his large hand and slapped each of the two little ones' bottoms. "Doctor Jian Mo is asking you a question!"

The two little ones reluctantly admitted, "Mmm."

After saying that, the two little ones started blaming each other. "He was the one who talked about food first!"