lcionline Chapter 290 The Cub Gets Sick
Chapter 290 The Cub Gets Sick
When Lin Baiyan turned around, she saw Hu Can standing beside Hu Yue, tears streaming down his face.
He stepped forward and patted Hu Can on the shoulder. "Now is not the time to cry. Go get a basin of cold water and a piece of absorbent animal hide to wipe the cubs dry."
Hu Can wiped away his tears and quickly said, "I'll go right now!"
Not long after, Maoyu returned carrying herbs, followed by Tulinhukuo and the others.
"What happened? Why did the cub suddenly get a fever?" Tu Lin's face was full of anxiety.
Lin Baiyan took the herbs, picked out a few, and instructed Maoyu to brew the medicine, "It might be the flu."
"Influenza?" Tu Lin was familiar with the term. Lin Baiyan had first explained the meaning of influenza to them.
Tu Lin frowned. "But we've never heard of this disease before."
Hu Kuo's wrinkled face was full of self-blame. "It must have been the cubs of the Silver Tiger Clan who infected them."
The Silver Tiger Clan didn't pay much attention to personal hygiene before, and it was only after Tiger Might received a warning from Bear Fly that they gradually began to take it seriously.
Lin Baiyan comforted him, "The cubs have weak immune systems to begin with, not to mention that we have a whole litter of cubs."
"Passing from one person to two, then from two to three, is unavoidable. There's no point in saying more. Let's get their fever down first."
Hu Can and several sub-beastmen brought in cool water, and Lin Baiyan took it and taught them how to wipe the cub's limbs and neck.
After working for a while, Lin Baiyan touched the little wolfwood's forehead, and it seemed to have calmed down a bit.
Little Wolf Mu listlessly raised his flushed face. "High Priest Brother, I'm sorry, it's because I wasn't dressed properly that I infected them."
The little cub, half-asleep, also overheard them talking about the flu. He was the first person to get a fever and sneeze, so he must have spread it to the other cubs.
Thinking this, he said to Lin Baiyan, "Put me in a separate room, otherwise I'll infect the other cubs."
Lin Baiyan gently ruffled Xiaolangmu's hair. "It's not your fault. Just go to sleep and don't worry about anything else."
Wolfwood wanted to say something more, but at that moment Wolf Cloud lifted the curtain of the cub's room. "Listen to your High Priest brother. As for your mistake, we'll punish you after you recover from your illness."
Hearing what Brother Yun said, Langmu finally felt relieved and obediently covered himself with his little blanket.
Lin Baiyan glanced back at Lang Yun. This shouldn't be the case. Although Lang Yun is usually very strict with Lang Mu and the others, he is still sick. Why would he punish him at this time?
Seeing Lin Baiyan's questioning gaze, Lang Yun quietly leaned close to his ear and said, "I was just kidding, to put his mind at ease."
Otherwise, given Xiaolangmu's personality, he would definitely be preoccupied with self-blame and trying to recover properly.
Don't let his carefree and mischievous demeanor fool you; he's actually quite shrewd.
Lin Baiyan counted the sick cubs; there were eighteen in total. He breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it was discovered early, and the number of sick cubs was not large. It should be noted that there are more than 180 cubs under the age of ten from all three races combined.
Lin Baiyan moved the other healthy cubs in this room to other rooms to prevent the spread of the disease and a bunch of people from getting sick.
After all that fuss, he opened a crack in the window of the cubs' room so that the air could circulate and they would recover faster.
After they finished, Catfeather and the two sub-beastmen each carried a tray and brought in the medicine.
The cubs froze at the sight of the bitter medicine, looking pitifully at Lin Baiyan.
"No, I absolutely have to take the medicine. It's no use looking at Brother Baiyan!"
The cubs' resistance failed, and they lowered their little heads dejectedly. They knew that the medicinal herbs were very precious, but the juice made from these herbs was sour and bitter, and tasted terrible!
Little Wolfwood was the first to pick up the bowl in front of him. Looking at the dark herbal juice in the bowl, he mentally prepared himself and finished all the medicine in one gulp!
He's the one who made his friends sick, so he has to set a good example!
Lin Baiyan applauded him enthusiastically, "Not bad, not bad, Little Wolfwood is great."
He took a small earthenware bottle from his animal skin bag, poured out a candy made of yellow-skinned fruit honey and starch, and put it in his mouth.
"This is a reward for Little Wolfwood's bravery."
Wolfwood was caught off guard when something was stuffed into his mouth. He pursed his lips, and a sweet and sour taste spread in his mouth, suppressing the bitter herbal taste.
Little Wolfwood's eyes lit up instantly, and he snuggled into his blanket, savoring the taste of the candy.
Lin Baiyan shook the small bottle in her hand, "Let the priest brother see which other little ones want candy too?"
As soon as he said that, the cubs rushed to finish their medicine and then stared longingly at Lin Baiyan.
Lin Baiyan chuckled and gave each of the cubs a candy, followed by a gentle pat.
After the cubs drank the medicine, they soon fell into a drowsy sleep. Lin Baiyan instructed Hu Can, who was standing beside him, "Be careful tonight, as they may have a fever again. If they do, wipe them down as I taught you before."
Hu Can nodded seriously, and Tu Lin said, "I'll watch over them with you tonight."
Fortunately, although the herbal juice was bitter, it was quite effective. In addition, the orcs were generally much healthier than humans, so none of the cubs developed a fever that night, and the night passed peacefully.
The next morning.
As soon as Lin Baiyan got up, he went to the cub room. Hu Can was dozing off on a small bed, clearly having not slept all night.
Lin Baiyan didn't disturb him. Instead, she quietly touched the foreheads of each cub and carefully asked them how they were feeling.
Unfortunately, there are no thermometers available, so we can't accurately measure the cubs' body temperature and have to rely on their appearance to judge.
Most of the cubs are fine now, and after Xiaolangmu woke up from his nap, he was back to his previous energetic self.
Tiger, on the other hand, probably had a weakened immune system from being sick too much before. Although he no longer had a fever, he was still listless.
Lin Baiyan picked out the fever-reducing medicine, leaving only the medicine for clearing heat and detoxifying, and brewed another bowl for Hu Duo to drink.
Little Wolfwood looked at his best friend, who was drinking medicine with a pained expression, with a bit of sympathy.
How tragic! They only have to drink one bowl of medicine, but Hu Duo has to drink two.
The taste is something you have to experience to believe.
The cub's illness served as a wake-up call for Lin Baiyan; it was time to establish a dedicated medical team, otherwise the beastmen would have nowhere to seek medical treatment if they had a headache or fever.
It's unrealistic for so many people in their Beast City to rely on him alone.