Chapter 51: Xiubai, goodbye, goodbye
When he arrived at the cave, Xiu Bai didn't have time to turn into a human form, so he used his claws to pick open the boulder at the door, threw Su Xiangxiang into it, and was about to close the door of the cave.
"Xiubai, wait! At least tell me the symptoms of the disease, maybe I really have a way to help you! β
As soon as Su Xiangxiang's feet touched the ground, she struggled to squeeze into the almost closed stone gap at the door, and shouted anxiously at Xiu Bai.
After a pause, the boulder stopped, and Su Xiangxiang was sandwiched between the cracks in the stones, desperately squeezing towards the entrance of the cave.
A big white paw was stuffed into the gap and pushed Su Xiangxiang hard into the hole, with such force that Su Xiangxiang frowned painfully.
Su Xiangxiang and Xiu Bai struggled, and raised their eyes angrily, but they were slightly stunned.
She had never seen Xiu Bai like this, her eyes were red and bloodshot, her former calmness was replaced by panic, and there was fear of gain and loss in her eyes when she looked at her.
The orcs behind Xiu Bai looked at the stalemate two, hesitated for a moment, gritted their teeth, and shouted at the cave, "Most of the sick people are orc cubs, their bodies are hot, coughing, their eyes are very red, and red bumps will grow all over their bodies!" β
The word "measles" suddenly appeared in Su Xiangxiang's mind.
There are no vaccines and precautions in the animal world, and if it is really a highly contagious disease like measles, once it breaks out, it is likely to be uncontrollable.
Xiu Bai was so anxious, as if he would lose her immediately if he let Su Xiangxiang stay outside for a second longer, he used his claws to push Su Xiangxiang towards the hole.
Su Xiangxiang's shoulders were tightly stuck in the middle of the cracks in the stones, and she frowned painfully, but like a chewing gum, her hands tightly hugged Xiu Bai's big paws.
If she can help the White Wolf Clan avoid death caused by the plague, but does nothing, she will definitely have a bad conscience in the future!
Su Xiangxiang seized the opportunity and shouted like a cannonball, "Your people are likely to have measles, don't be sprayed by their coughs or sneezes!" Don't get in close contact with them or their stuff! Put them in a well-ventilated room, wash your hands more, and remember when I made you recognize cimicifuga and kudzu? These two herbs are washed and boiled in soup, which can relieve symptoms! β
After saying a bunch of crackling, Su Xiangxiang was also thrown into the cave by Xiu Bai's paws, and her little face was red with anxiety.
The clansmen outside the door heard it in a fog, and Xiubai really remembered every word.
When Su Xiangxiang and Xiubai lived together at the foot of the mountain, they often explained to him the various herbs around them.
Before leaving, Xiu Bai took a deep look at Su Xiangxiang in the dark, opened and closed the wolf's mouth, and said silently, thank you.
The boulder at the entrance to the cave was hastily blocked.
Su Xiangxiang watched as Xiu Bai in front of her was gradually replaced by darkness, and her anxious mood slowly sank.
She has said everything she can say.
With Xiubai's temperament, it is impossible for her to be allowed to go to the clinic in person.
Therefore, she helped the White Wolf Clan, and now that's all she has.
Su Xiangxiang sat on the ground dejectedly, still immersed in the huge changes and did not come back to her senses.
After a long time, it occurred to her that Xiu Bai was resolutely opposed to her coming into contact with the epidemic.
And Xiubai, as the patriarch of the White Wolf Clan, needs to lead by example, I am afraid that he will inevitably come into contact with measles, so it is naturally impossible to come back to meet her in person.
Don't...... Will she be locked up in this dark cave before the White Wolf Clan survives this crisis?
Su Xiangxiang raised her head in a daze, but found that the usually dark cave was different at the moment.
Perhaps in a hurry, the entrance to the cave was not completely blocked by boulders.
At the top of the boulder, a half-meter-long gap remains, from which white light shines into the cave and illuminates the ground at the entrance to the cave.
An ecstatic anticipation burst out from her heart, and Su Xiangxiang cautiously walked to the entrance of the cave and looked up.
The slit was just big enough for her to squeeze through it!
With her heart beating wildly with excitement and fear, Su Xiangxiang slowly turned her head and looked at the various animal skins and spars stacked in the corner.
And at the bottom of them, hidden are wooden skateboards that Su Xiangxiang has carved for days.
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Outside the cave, Xiu Bai followed the clansmen and soon came to the doors of several households where the disease was concentrated.
The orc who led the way looked back at Xiubai worriedly, and asked hesitantly, "Why don't you ask the clan mother to ......?"
"No way!" Xiubai's answer was categorical.
He will never forget how the last time the plague raged, the people became sick, weakened, and decayed and died.
"There is plenty of food in my cave, and no one is allowed to touch Su Xiangxiang without permission until the epidemic is completely eliminated, violators, kill!"
The clansman approached his mouth, lowered his head and took a step back, not daring to mention Su Xiangxiang again.
Xiu Bai quickly checked the situation of the clansmen.
The sick were mainly the cubs and females in the adjacent caves, and many of the males had mild symptoms.
Qiluo and Mujian were all present to blockade and inspect, and all the orcs present had solemn faces.
The last time the epidemic broke out, the old patriarch had to take nearly half of his clan to the snow in the back mountains, where they were killed and buried deep in the snow, including dozens of cubs and females.
Xiu Bai pondered for a moment, and in the panicked and pleading eyes of everyone, he still decided to adopt the method proposed by Su Xiangxiang.
After the young and strong male was ordered, he immediately found a flat open space and built a snow domed house.
The sick orcs were each assigned to small houses and isolated individually.
These orcs were pardoned, and for the hope of survival, they excitedly thanked Xiubai for his favor.
It was busy until the early morning of the next day, and dozens of snow houses were completed in a hurry.
Xiubai finally had a moment to relax, and he sat tiredly in front of the cave of Qiluo.
"Don't you go back to see your sister-in-law? I've heard she's been in a bad mood. Qiluo collapsed in his cave with the same exhaustion, and asked seemingly casually.
Xiu Bai bent his back slightly, his elbows were on his knees, Su Xiangxiang's red eyes flashed in his mind, and a crazy thought suddenly appeared.
If he had never been a white wolf patriarch, would he have been able to take her to the ends of the world, watching her smile from the bottom of her heart, and no longer have to bind her in the dark?
"The herbs you're looking for are ready!" A clansman hurriedly came to report, breaking the peace for a moment.
Xiu Bai rubbed his eyebrows, and his good expectations vanished.
Ever since the beast mother entrusted the entire race to him, Xiu Bai was destined to be unable to relieve himself of the responsibility on his shoulders.
Under Xiubai's command, the soup made with two herbs was distributed to every household.
In just a few days, the epidemic really seemed to have lost its momentum.
After separating the sick orcs, only two underage cubs showed symptoms again, and the orcs who had been placed in the snow house before were miraculously under control.
The clansmen rejoiced at this victory, and the atmosphere of silence and sadness in the clan gradually dissipated.
Xiubai also rarely had half a day's time.
After simply filling his stomach, Xiubai wandered through the snow, and didn't seem to have anything special to do.
Only in the bottom of my heart, there is a faint concern for a person.
Xiu Bai went around and around, but still walked to the way to his cave
He looked at the hole in the hillside from afar and stopped.
The danger of the epidemic, even if it was only a little bit, he didn't want to take it home to Su Xiangxiang.
The sky was covered with goose feather snow, and black clouds were rolling silently.
Xiu Bai was alone, standing in the endless snow white, with a pair of blue eyes, looking at the small hole in the distance with a distracted look.
Suddenly, the blue eyes seemed to see something, and they shrank tightly like pins.
Xiu Bai vaguely remembered that he was in a hurry when he left the cave, and did not look back to confirm whether the entrance to the cave was completely blocked.
A thought that made him shudder came to him.
She...... No......
Xiu Bai couldn't help but run slowly in the direction of the cave, from slow to fast, his heart beating violently as if he was crazy.
When he arrived at the entrance of the cave, Xiu Bai was already out of breath, and he didn't have time to catch his breath, so he eagerly checked the entrance of the cave.
A gap, just big enough for one person to pass through.
At this moment, Xiubai couldn't breathe.
His voice trembled slightly, and he called softly towards the cave, "Xiangxiang, Xiangxiang?" β
Only the silent snow answered him.
With a "bang", the boulder at the entrance of the cave was pushed away by Xiubai and rolled down a few meters away.
The long-lost light shone through the hole.
Everything was the same as when he left, in order.
Only, there is one person missing......
Xiu Bai's mind buzzed, he shook his body in vain, held on to the stone wall, and looked at the empty cave in amazement.
She was gone after all.
Xiu Bai smiled wryly at himself.
This time, he really lost her, both physically and mentally.
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A day ago, in a dark cave.
Su Xiangxiang looked at the gap in the hole that was open for her.
But it was only a moment later that she smiled resignedly.
Laughing at yourself for being too greedy and naΓ―ve.
Xiu Bai is indeed intelligent and extremely responsible.
But his abilities and responsibilities are all dedicated to the clan, and he has nothing to do with Su Xiangxiang.
"Next time, let's find an obedient one, it's okay to be stupid......" Su Xiangxiang smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Smack." With a thud, the wooden skateboard was stuffed out of the hole, followed by a small figure crawling out.
The White Wolf Clan was busy dealing with the plague, and the cave was empty.
Su Xiangxiang jumped sideways on the skateboard and glided lightly through the snow, leaving a long trail in the untraceable snow.
Soon after, a blizzard fell, completely covering up the only trace, and no one knew where Su Xiangxiang went.
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When the clansmen heard the news, they anxiously gathered at the entrance of Xiubai's cave and talked about it.
"The clan mother can't run far, let's go chase her back now!"
"That's right! The clan mother is so powerful, she must not fall into the hands of other tribes! β
"But now the sick people still need to take care of ......"
"And what if I catch the clan mother and let her get the epidemic too?"
"I can't care so much, I can't let the female of the patriarch escape, right?" An orc nodded and curry favor with Xiubai.
Xiu Bai shook his head, showing a wry smile lonely, "It's me, I drove her away with my own hands......"