Tiger tribe XVI
The first thing Jiang Yu did when he got back was to go find the doctor and get even with him.
He didn"t even bother saying anything, just rushed directly in front of him and jumped up and grabbed his beard. The pain made the doctor grimace in pain and stoop down.
"Hey, it hurts, it really hurts, Ah Yu, let me go!" The doctor moaned. He had planned on telling Jiang Yu nicely, but right now he didn"t look dignified at all with Jiang Yu twisting his beard up. "Uncle can beat whoever made you so angry up! Be good, Ah Yu, and let go of Uncle. My beautiful beard is about to break!"
Jiang Yu loosed his hand and looked at the doctor, who was rubbing his chin and hopping on one foot. He spoke in an unhappy voice. "Who do you think I"m angry at? Why did you break your word, Uncle? I remember clearly that you promised you"d keep it secret, but you actually sold me out the next day! You just blurted it out to Mu, what in the world were you doing?!"
The doctor immediately felt guilty. Then he started chuckling. "Uh, Ah Yu, I"m doing this for you! You"re so thoughtful toward that little punk, so how could I not tell him? If I hadn"t, all your good intentions would have been in vain. Heh heh, Uncle knows that you like Mu, It"s a little improper to say it out loud, but this isn"t the way you should be chasing the little shapes.h.i.+fters around. You have to make sure he knows that you"re doing it for him. You can"t just leave him in the dark to figure it out by himself, right? Doing such ridiculous stupid martyr-like things - AHH!"
Before the doctor had finished speaking, his beard was once again grabbed by the furious Jiang Yu.
"Who told you that I like Mu?! Exactly when did I start to like him, and how come I myself don"t know of this?!" Jiang Yu"s voice was very sinister as he talked through a gritted mouth. "Have you told Mu about this?"
"Oh, Uncle just guessed, and I guessed right! Don"t be angry, haha, AHH--", the pain made the doctor s.h.i.+ver. He quickly opened his mouth and blurted, "I swear that I have never even brought up this subject with Mu. Don"t worry!"
Jiang Yu looked at him suspiciously, then slowly put his hand away. The doctor immediately jumped three meters away from him, cupping his beard and grimacing.
When Jiang Yu looked at the miserable doctor, he felt a little regretful, but he resisted the feeling and said wickedly, "I never liked Mu! Don"t make up foolish things!"
The doctor immediately nodded. "I swear I won"t!"
"And don"t tell anyone about the herbs we are looking for, or which ones we they are!"
The doctor nodded again and said, "Rest a.s.sured, I will not tell anyone about this!"
"Really?" Jiang Yu looked threateningly at his beard and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"I definitely won"t!" The doctor immediately hid his beard behind his hand. A sullen voice came behind the hand. "Uncle promises!"
Jiang Yu grunted and walked out of the house.
"Ugh, why is this young female so violent. You just happened to like a little shapes.h.i.+fter, there"s no need to fly into a rage because you"re so embarra.s.sed." the doctor said, feeling sorry for his beard.
Never mind, it"s true that the little female is cute to tease, but he"s still very violent. In the future, he won"t tease him.
After Jiang Yu had talked with the doctor, he went to Qi to ask him not to say anything about the golden thorn gra.s.s. Qi did not ask why. He agreed easily.
After solving the problem of these two insiders, Jiang Yu felt much more relaxed.
Mu felt slightly happy, and there was a fluttering nervousness in his heart. When he thought of Ah Yu, his heart jumped especially hard. Today he had told him that he knew what about why they were picking herbs.
He doesn"t know why, but when he thought of how this was a secret just the two of them knew, his heart can"t help but feel warm.
He headed home with a spring in his step, but he was stopped at the door by a gloomy Qiao.
Mu"s good mood suddenly disappeared. He frowned and tried to bypa.s.s him.
"Good-for-nothing! What are you doing!" Because his dad wouldn"t let him bully his brother in front of outsiders, Qiao was afraid that his voice would be too loud, so he could only whisper. This made him even angrier.
Mu did not want to pay attention to him. When he heard him say "Good-for-nothing," he felt some anger in his heart, but he was able to suppress it.
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Qiao saw how Mu acted and felt even angrier. He immediately moved closer and started to hit Mu.
Mu subconsciously tried to escape, and suddenly remembered that Ah Yu had told him he couldn"t reveal his physical condition. He took the punch.
"What do you want?" Mu wiped the blood from his mouth and asked gloomily.
"Ha, I don"t want anything. I just feel like I should be a better brother and help my older brother train." Looking at Mu"s hurt face made Qiao happier. He sneered, and he immediately shapes.h.i.+fted and charged Mu.
He used his enormous body to strangle Mu.
Mu clenched his hands tightly and bit his teeth to stop himself from resisting. He tried to act powerless like he had in the past and pretended he was struggling.
Qiao became even more excited when he saw Mu"s appearance, and his body coiled tighter and tighter. He felt a hint of pleasure as he looked at Mu"s painful expression while he struggled.
Just as Mu was about to suffocate, and he was about to reflexively use his full power to throw the disgusting viper off of his body, a voice suddenly appeared next to them.
"Qiao, what are you doing? Release your brother now! You have to watch what you"re doing, even when you"re playing around with him!", Aspen hurriedly separated the two people. He looked at Mu with eyes filled with concern. "Mu, are you okay?"
Mu had almost suffocated. After being released, he was busy wheezing, and didn"t hear what Aspen said.
Aspen, who had not received a response, stretched out his hand and paused. Then he extended it further and pulled Mu up from the ground.
"If you don"t have good health, don"t play around with Qiao. He"s still a child, so when he says he wants to learn from you, don"t make yourself do it if it"s painful! Dad"s heart will hurt if he sees you like this . ."
Mu listened to the words and resisted the urge to vomit. "Yes, father, I know."
"Well then, you better go and rest." Aspen smiled kindly.
After he left, Qiao asked unhappily, "Dad, am I actually your real son or is he? Why do you always take his side?!"
Aspen touched Qiao"s head. "Stupid boy, you don"t understand. All you need to know is that Dad is always on your side."
Qiao still wanted to talk, but Aspen told him to go back into the house. Before Qiao left, he whispered, "Don"t forget what you"re doing tomorrow."
Qiao grumpily agreed and left.
Aspen, who hadn"t move, frowned in puzzlement. "Mu is still no different from how he used to be. Perhaps I"m really just overthinking it?"
The next day, Jiang Yu looked at Mu"s battered face and a swell of anger rose up in him.
"Was it your cheap brother playing with you, or your incompetent father beating you?"
Because of Jiang Yu"s anger, Mu"s gloominess faded and he grinned happily. "It"s my cheaper brother."
Jiang Yu was even angrier when he saw that smile. "You"re laughing? How can you laugh when you"re beaten up so badly like this?"
"No, your family is just the best. Each one of them is more hateful than the other. I"m putting insect-attracting gra.s.s in their soup so that they get die from diarrhea!!!"
Mu"s swollen and bruised face broke into a laugh.
Jiang Yu glared at him. "Why are you laughing?"
Mu covered his mouth and began to blush. His delicate face looked like it was being steamed. It might have been a very beautiful thing to look at, but unfortunately, Mu"s face was so puffed up that you could barely make out his features, and just looks very odd now.
Jiang Yu couldn"t hold on to his anger after seeing this face in front of him. It scattered and he helplessly sighed. "Fine, let"s wait until you"re completely well, and then you must pay them back for this! Those black-hearted creatures! Someone needs to put them in their places!"
Mu nodded seriously and looked at him deeply. Something sweet bloomed in his heart.
After the two people exchanged a few more words, they began to once again search for herbs. This time they decided to go a little further. They did pick herbs close to the tribe sometimes, but in order not to kill the plants, they didn"t completely harvest everything. Instead, they often switched locations and picked herbs from a more distant place.
When they were halfway there, Mu felt that someone was following them, and quickly slowed down his speed and controlled his strength.
As soon as Mu slowed down, Jiang Yu knew what was going on. He very calmly whispered a few words in Mu"s ear, and Mu changed direction.
The difference was, this time they did not try to lose Qiao, but let him follow.
"Dad, I followed them the whole day today. They were collecting a plant that has yellow fruit."
Aspen exclaimed, "How could it be Capricorn?"
"Qiao, you followed them the whole day. Are they really only looking for this kind of thing?"
"Yes, I definitely couldn"t have mistaken it!"
Aspen"s heart began to pound like a drum. This doesn"t make sense. Capricorn is obviously used to nurse females. Did he really guess wrong?
"No, Qiao, you have to go again tomorrow. I want to confirm it again."
"Why do I have to go, Dad? What exactly do you want to confirm?" Qiao was very puzzled and felt somewhat resentful.
"If I say go, you go!" As he spoke, Aspen suddenly noticed Qiao"s incredulous look. He realized that his att.i.tude was all wrong, and quickly lowered his voice. "Dad is just worried about them and wants to confirm what they"re doing again. I want to make sure I know what they"re lacking so that I can help them. Be a good boy, Qiao, you"re the only one Dad can rely on."
Qiao nodded reluctantly and moodily.