Marrying the Soft-hearted Villain

“Sister Qiuqiu! Are you home?” Xiao Bo He’s voice rang out, carrying a hint of anxiety. It was slightly hoarse, yet clear.

“Xiong Duoduo and the others are here too, injured,” Yuan Jue said, crushing a bit of green cotton between his fingertips, a fleeting glint of murderous intent flashing across his eyes.

Ruan Qiuqiu’s face was filled with surprise at his words. She put down the green moon cotton in her hand and stood up, running towards the cave entrance.

“Sister Qiuqiu…”

Xiao Bo He was full of tears, stamping her feet anxiously.

As soon as Ruan Qiuqiu opened the door, she met Xiao Bo He's tear-filled eyes.

Before she could ask what was wrong, Xiao Bo He wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said haltingly, “…Gun Gun…She Qin…”

Ruan Qiuqiu reached out and patted her head. Her gaze moved forward, landing on Tian Xiu, who was in his eagle form. He was almost covered in blood, cradling a weakly breathing cub in his arms.

Beside him stood Xiong Duoduo. The bear was almost bald, his face bruised and swollen, his back covered in blood. His already thin body seemed to consist of only two layers of flesh—his belly and his back. He was also carrying two cubs on his back.

Xiong Gun Gun and She Qin were similarly covered in wounds.

Ruan Qiuqiu's face instantly fell. Without pausing to ask what had happened or why they were in this state, she hurriedly pulled Xiao Bo He’s hand, leading her inside and clearing the entrance. “Quick, come in first. Let's treat your wounds.”

Now that Mr. Big Bad Wolf could control the demonic energy within him, even cubs and the injured wouldn't be harmed entering their cave.

The great eagle and Xiong Duoduo didn't refuse. The eagle and bear slowly moved into the cave.

As they slowly walked in, Ruan Qiuqiu noticed that not only were Tian Xiu's wings injured, but his leg was as well. This likely explained why he was only carrying one cub.

Asking Xiao Bo He to help support the two, Ruan Qiuqiu was about to clear the bed in the main room and retrieve the spare medicinal herbs when she heard Yuan Jue say calmly, “There’s a bed here.”

She turned around and saw the small cave, which had been piled with green moon cotton, being quickly tidied. Under the soft glow of the fire-warm grass, some of the wood pieces in the corner rapidly shed their unnecessary edges, forming a wooden bed over two meters wide.

Ruan Qiuqiu: “…”

Tian Xiu and Xiong Duoduo didn’t stand on ceremony. They first placed the cubs they were carrying onto the small stone bed covered with soft animal hides, then shifted back to their human forms, sitting on the wooden bed with grim expressions.

Xiao Bo He stood beside Xiong Duoduo with red-rimmed eyes, keeping a distance from Yuan Jue. Even though she knew Sister Qiuqiu was in the cave and Brother-in-law wouldn't be too fierce, she was still a little afraid due to the difference in strength and instinctive fear.

On the other hand, the half-snake, half-eagle cub and She Qin, who were so severely injured they were barely breathing, slowly opened their eyes after sensing Yuan Jue’s aura.

Mr. Big Bad Wolf’s gaze fell on the two demons, his lips pressed together, his brow furrowed in a deep frown.

“Did demons do this?” His voice was low and slow, seemingly indifferent, but Ruan Qiuqiu, who had just returned with the medicinal herbs, detected the suppressed fury within.

She looked at Xiong Duoduo and Tian Xiu, who were in so much pain they could barely speak, and frowned deeply.

Ignoring the mess it would make in the small cave, Ruan Qiuqiu first condensed several warm, first-tier healing water droplets, controlling the water spheres to cleanse the most severely injured areas on the two demons.

The great eagle’s leg, specifically his right knee, was almost completely shattered, and his left shoulder was also injured. Xiong Duoduo’s injury was mainly on his abdomen, a long gash that had been hidden beneath his fur and flesh in his bear form.

Now in his human form, the still-bleeding wound was clearly visible.

Frowning, Ruan Qiuqiu condensed a second-tier healing water droplet, dividing it in half to stop the bleeding for both of them.

After doing this, she turned to examine the three cubs.

Despite Xiong Duoduo and Tian Xiu's protection, the three cubs' condition remained critical. The half-snake, half-eagle cub was the most seriously injured, while She Qin looked the most pitiful.

Little She Qin's snake scales were twisted and damaged.

A suspicion surfaced in Ruan Qiuqiu’s mind, making her hands tremble with anger.

She lifted She Qin’s sleeve, discovering that the scales underneath were almost all forcibly ripped out, as if under immense pressure.

Tears welled up in her eyes instantly. Ruan Qiuqiu's hands shook as she bit her lip, focusing on healing them as best she could.

The pressure around Yuan Jue grew heavier, like a thick, impenetrable ink.

Ruan Qiuqiu no longer cared about conserving her spiritual energy. She created five third-tier healing water droplets, levitating them and feeding them to the injured, then had Xiao Bo He help apply medicinal herbs.

By the time she finished all this in a short amount of time, only one-fifth of her spiritual energy remained.

Mr. Big Bad Wolf brought out the wooden wheelchair, timely catching his slightly weak wife and sitting down with her.

Worried about what had happened, the wolf and his wife, though slightly embarrassed by this intimacy, weren't as shy as they usually were when alone.

“How did you end up like this?” Ruan Qiuqiu asked, her brow furrowed with anger, worry, and confusion.

They had only been cultivating for two days. How could such a drastic change occur? Seeing the half-snake, half-eagle cub, Ruan Qiuqiu instinctively felt that this might be related to the old python demon.

But she couldn't help but wonder, Grandpa Patriarch was at the peak of the fourth-tier, and Grandma Ruyi was at the fifth-tier. If the old python demon had injured them, why wouldn't Grandpa Panda and the others help?

Unless it was the forbidden zone demons Yuan Jue had mentioned before, or the worst-case scenario: she and Mr. Big Bad Wolf had been discovered by the “Lord.”

Tian Xiu's face was injured, making it difficult for him to speak. Xiao Bo He couldn't explain clearly, so Xiong Duoduo, enduring the pain in his abdomen, gritted his teeth and said, “It was that old python demon.”

Hearing it was the Black Python, Ruan Qiuqiu first felt relieved, then anger surged in her heart. She quickly asked, “Did you go outside the tribe? Why did you encounter the Black Python demon? Where was Grandma Ruyi? Didn't she help you?”

Xiong Duoduo’s expression was unsightly, his face dejected. “Grandma Ruyi’s internal demonic Gu seems to have acted up. She left the cave the night before last.”

“This morning, something happened. She Qin and Gun Gun weren’t in the Patriarch’s cave.” Xiong Duoduo said, glancing at She Qin, his voice growing hoarse. “Tian Xiu and I went to look for them, and then we discovered…”

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