Gu Mengmeng did not react to Cole’s suggestion so from that day onwards, Cole did not raise that matter again.
After another three days, when Cole staggered into Gu Mengmeng’s room, his whole body tainted with blood, Gu Mengmeng was given a huge shock.
Cole walked with unsteady steps towards Gu Mengmeng before kneeling one knee on the floor, holding a ball of blood in his hands. He handed it to Gu Mengmeng and raised his blood-smeared face, saying with the corners of his lips curving upwards, “I brought back the little…..little master……for you….”
A blood-red mark crept from his eyelashes down to the ground following his forehead, just like a blood tear.
Gu Mengmeng took the blood-tainted ball of flesh from Cole with shaky hands. Without having the time to look at it in detail, Cole collapsed beside Gu Mengmeng.
Gu Mengmeng was so shocked till she was seized with panic as the people guarding by her door hurriedly entered. When they made sure no enemies intruded the room, they then heaved a sigh of relief and said, “Mighty messenger don’t worry, we’ll carry leader Cole out now.”
Gu Mengmeng stared at Cole who was covered in blood and then glanced at the ball of blood in her own hands before instructing, “It’s fine, call the witch doctor over and boil some water too.”
“Yes.”
The people in Sauder had never raised any objection towards Gu Mengmeng’s orders, they just executed them.
Not long later, the witch doctor, Dylan, arrived with hurried steps. Once he entered the room, he checked Gu Mengmeng first and after making sure that she was alright, he heaved a sigh of relief before starting to treat Cole.
The orcs guarding by the entrance sent in some boiled water which Gu Mengmeng used to properly clean the ball of blood in her arms. After basins and basins of clear water was tainted full with blood, the ball of blood finally showed his original appearance.
“Chixuan?” Even if he was quietly not moving an inch with his eyes closed, Gu Mengmeng could still clearly identify which son she was carrying.
“Baby, it’s Mother.” Gu Mengmeng tried to suppress her tears as she wiped Chixuan’s little body with a beast-skin. She called softly, “Good Xuan, don’t scare Mother, hurry and open your eyes to look at Mother, alright?”
No matter how much she called, Chixuan lied there, not moving a single inch. If not for his thumping pulse, Gu Mengmeng would have suspected that her son was dead.
She checked Chixuan’s body in detail. There was no obvious wound, so the blood did not belong to him but instead…..it was Cole’s.
Gu Mengmeng walked to Dylan with Chixuan in her arms. She asked, “How’s Cole?”
Dylan shook his head and said, “I don’t know what kind of enemy has the ability to beat up leader Cole this seriously. He broke nine bones and have countless external injuries. The most grave one is this tear on his stomach. I can even see his internal organs and this wound is turning black…..just like he was poisoned.”
Most of the blood on Cole’s body had been washed away, but the wound was too big. Just when they finished wiping off the old blood, new blood would instantly flow out. The beast-skin on the bed was already soaked thoroughly. Judging from this situation, it would be strange if he did not die.
Gu Mengmeng asked Dylan, “Do you have the antidote?”
Dylan looked at Cole’s wound and thought it over. “This poison is not a strong one. With leader Cole’s ability, he should be able to digest it himself. The main problem is to stop the blood now. If the blood can’t be stopped…..I’m afraid he can’t be saved.”
Gu Mengmeng handed Chixuan to Dylan and said, “Help me check him too. Let me try to treat…..Cole’s injury.”
Dylan carried Chixuan over and walked to a nearby table to start checking his body while Gu Mengmeng called someone over to prepare some fish bone needles and washed animal intestines.