Chapter 50 - The Snake Beastmans Longing for the Future (1/2)

“You know him?” Cortis couldn’t help but suspect this.

“I don’t.” Bai Qingqing grabbed onto Cortis’s arm anxiously. “Tell me why he’ll die. You… are venomous?”

Cortis couldn’t help but smile, his tone having the pride of someone with great power. “There’s no antidote for my snake venom. He’s a beastman with three animal stripes, so he won’t die so quickly. However, he’ll only be able to hold up for at most one day.”

Bai Qingqing’s heart sank, and her voice became louder. “Impossible! Everything in the world has things that reinforce them and things that counteract them. If there is poison, there’ll definitely be a cure. You must have a way of saving him, right?”

Cortis let out a questioning “Hmm?”, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. “You’re so clever.”

Bai Qingqing heaved a slight sigh of relief and couldn’t be bothered to keep on ignoring Cortis. She looked at Cortis, appearing curious. “What’s the antidote?”

Cortis curled up his tail to him. The color of the tip of his tail was very intense, and the black and red had almost merged into one.

“This is the place where I produce venom. It’s then sent to my fangs. The only thing that can cure the snake venom is the scales from my tail,” Cortis explained in detail.

Bai Qingqing appeared very serious as she got close to take a look. She suddenly put out her hand. “I’ll pluck one.”

“Hsss~” Cortis’s tail shook and twisted for a few times as if he was in great pain.

Bai Qingqing quickly put the hand holding the scale behind her back, smiling sheepishly at Cortis. “Did I hurt you? I’m sorry.”

Cortis smiled at her dotingly, then shook his head and said, “It’s fine.”

Bai Qingqing lowered her head awkwardly, avoiding eye contact with him. What the hell. If he wanted to be a bad guy, he should stick to it thoroughly. It was very hard for her to continue hating him if he were to suddenly become good.

“Go on and sleep. They’ll find this place sooner or later. Shall we leave this place tomorrow and go to an even further place to settle down at?” Cortis said.