Chapter 191 - 193: Divination Contract

Chapter 191: Chapter 193: Divination Contract

"Right now?" Su Luoluo took a few steps back, rubbing her sore forehead. She sounded surprised.

She wasn’t prepared at all to form a Contract Totem with Xi Yi.

To be more precise, she had no intention of doing so.

’If I form a Contract Totem with him, he’ll be happy, but I might fail my mission. Then I’ll be toast.’

Weighing the two, Su Luoluo didn’t even need to think about it. She would choose herself in a heartbeat.

What she was struggling with now was coming up with a good reason or method to get around him.

This time, he had even brought out a letter from her Black Bear Foster Mother. He was much harder to deal with than before.

Su Luoluo’s mind raced. Her main fear was that her Black Bear Foster Mother would show up and reveal that she hadn’t taught Su Luoluo anything, which would completely blow her cover.

As long as the Black Bear Foster Mother didn’t come, she was safe.

Another strange thing was that she had no idea what Xi Yi’s relationship with the Black Bear Foster Mother was. He claimed they had a childhood engagement, but she couldn’t find any memories of Xi Yi in the original owner’s mind.

Besides, the original owner wasn’t good-looking. Xi Yi was so handsome. How could he be willing to go through with a childhood engagement to her?

’Of course, it’s possible he just has unique taste and fell for his childhood sweetheart.’

But if the original owner had such a handsome childhood friend, why would she have willingly come back with Su Yang?

And she even frequently tried to climb into bed with several Beastmen just to be with them.

’Once you’ve seen true jade, would you still be fixated on mere jasper?’

With such a wonderful childhood sweetheart, why didn’t the original owner think of returning to her foster mother and being with him?

There were too many suspicious things about this Xi Yi, so many that Su Luoluo sometimes suspected he was an NPC the system had inserted midway through the story.

But when she asked the system about Xi Yi’s origins, the system acted completely normal.

"Luoluo? Did you hear me?"

Seeing Su Luoluo remain silent for a long time, Xi Yi called out to her again.

Of course Su Luoluo had heard him; she was just trying to figure out how to fend him off this time.

But from the sound of it, if she didn’t agree, he would bring her Black Bear Foster Mother over.

’If I had known Xi Yi would show up later, I would’ve died before using the Black Bear Foster Mother as a shield. Now I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place.’

Xi Yi’s gaze held a trace of anticipation and hope, as if he was certain he could form a Contract Totem with her today.

An idea suddenly struck Su Luoluo. She secretly asked the system in her mind, ’System, does forming a Contract Totem in the Beast World require any kind of ceremony?’

’It’s basically a marriage, so it can’t be that casual, right?’

"Host, in the Beast World, some hold grand ceremonies to form a totem, while others do it privately. Both are acceptable."

’As long as ceremonies are an option.’

Hearing this, Su Luoluo looked at Xi Yi with a "sincere" expression. "Forming a Contract Totem today is too hasty. We should choose an auspicious day and hold a ceremony. We can invite Mother over then, what do you think?"

Su Luoluo was putting on a show of sincerity. As for whether that "auspicious day" would ever be chosen, that was another matter entirely.

Xi Yi was a little surprised to hear this, not expecting Su Luoluo to relent so quickly this time. He nodded. "Alright. But Luoluo, you can’t trick me this time. What day are you thinking of?"

Su Luoluo pretended to think seriously. "We’ll have to perform a Divination to find out. Besides, the tribe is busy with the plague right now. How about I ask Father to perform the Divination once this is over?"

Xi Yi looked at Su Luoluo, his expression intent. "Luoluo, can I trust you?"

Su Luoluo nodded, coaxing him. "Of course. I want to give you a grand ceremony too. Otherwise, it would feel so casual!"

At her words, Xi Yi’s eyes curved into a smile. He lowered his head and kissed Su Luoluo’s forehead. "Then... I’ll trust Luoluo one more time."

The moment his lips touched her skin, he found her forehead surprisingly soft and smooth, leaving him in a daze for a moment before he came back to his senses.

Startled by Xi Yi’s sudden kiss, Su Luoluo glanced around in a panic.

Then she asked the system, ’System, the other five didn’t see that, did they?’

"Rest assured, Host. The other five are not here."

’Good, they didn’t see.’

Su Luoluo felt much more at ease. After putting Xi Yi off, she smiled and said, "I’m heading back now."

Xi Yi seemed reluctant but let her go, a meaningful smile in his eyes.

After leaving Xi Yi, Su Luoluo heaved a huge sigh of relief. No matter what, she had managed to stall him for now.

She had to figure out a way to resolve this potential problem during the time she’d bought herself.

...

After the tribe members could freely enter and leave the forest again, people began to contract the plague one after another. But because Su Luoluo had developed a cure, they weren’t very afraid.

Anyone who felt unwell would go find Su Luoluo.

At first, Su Luoluo could handle treating the patients by herself, but as the numbers grew, she couldn’t keep up.

Cai Xia and Ah Zhu were both quick and efficient, whether it was making pottery or learning to cook. So, Su Luoluo taught them the method of using scabs to treat the plague and had them lead the tribe in the treatment efforts.

After arranging this, Su Luoluo immediately trained another group of tribe members to collect the scabs with her.

Su Yang had said they would help other tribes, and the scabs she had previously collected were nearly used up after treating her own tribe, so she had to gather more.

However, with the help Su Yang sent, she worked much faster. In just a few days, they had caught several thousand of them, to the point that nearby flower rats would tremble and flee at their very sight.

As for the treatment, under Su Yang’s leadership, many other tribes also learned the method, allowing the scab therapy to spread widely throughout the Beast World.

Just as Su Nuannuan’s lips had turned a glossy green from eating nothing but wild fruits for more than ten days, a method for treating the plague finally arrived.

A Black Pig Beastman, who had gone out to find food, heard about the scab therapy and rushed back to the tribe to report it.

"You’re saying the scabs from flower rats can cure this plague?" Hei Feng asked, finding it hard to believe.

The Black Pig Beastman nodded. "It’s true. That’s what the other tribes are doing."

"I’ve never heard of such a method. Which Witch Doctor came up with it?"

"It wasn’t a Witch Doctor. I heard it was a female from the Wolf Clan named Su Luoluo. Everyone calls her the Heavenly Girl because she received guidance from the Heavenly God to develop this method."

"Since it’s the Heavenly Girl’s arrangement, then we should try it too!"

"Who? Who did you just say developed it? Su Luoluo?" Su Nuannuan’s face was a mask of disbelief when she heard this.

’Su Luoluo knows how to treat illnesses? She can even make medicine?’

The Black Pig Beastman nodded. "Yes, it was created by a Heavenly Girl named Su Luoluo."

"Everyone says she is as beautiful as she is kind. After developing the scab method, she selflessly taught it to everyone, saving many tribes from the brink of extinction."

’Beautiful and kind?’

’Hahaha, someone like Su Luoluo could actually be called beautiful and kind.’

’This world is ridiculous.’

Su Nuannuan found this absurd claim simply unbelievable.