10: Never heard of it

Nan Zhisui was stunned for a moment when her wrist was grabbed by him.

White Fox suddenly snapped out of it and let go of her hand, looking a bit flustered. "So, sorry..."

"Don't move the hand that's getting the Injection," Nan Zhisui said.

White Fox's mind went blank, and for a short while, he was unable to think.

Nan Zhisui withdrew her hand and put away the stethoscope.

"He's a bit better, but not fully recovered." Nan Zhisui put down the stethoscope and looked at him with a polite smile.

White Fox stared with wide eyes; although he was physically alive, he felt as if he had already died inside.

Nan Zhisui was a bit bewildered. She looked at Hu Qi: "Little Aqi, is your Father Beast usually this silly? Did the fever really burn his brain?"

Hu Qi shook his head: "No, my Father Beast isn't silly. Maybe he just woke up and will be fine in a while."

"Once he's awake, it's no big deal, except for here," Nan Zhisui pointed to her own head. "Be careful he doesn't turn silly. If he really goes crazy, I don't know Neurology."

Hu Qi nodded seriously, "Mm! I understand."

White Fox listened to their conversation and let out a long sigh, not bothering to correct them.

As Nan Zhisui stood up, Hu Qi quickly grabbed her hand, "Pretty Older Sister, where are you going?"

Hu Qi was reluctant to let her leave, feeling a deep sense of attachment from the bottom of his heart.

The Little fellow had somehow learned how to look at her with adorable, pleading eyes, making Nan Zhisui's heart soften instantly. She rubbed his head and said, "I'm just going out for some fresh air. I'm not leaving yet."

Hu Qi's eyes lit up immediately, "Mm!"

...It took White Fox a long time to piece together what had happened in his mind through Hu Qi's description.

He sat up somewhat stiffly. Just as he was about to move, Hu Qi shouted from the side: "Daddy, Pretty Older Sister said you can't move the hand that got the Injection!"

Little Snake Yang nodded vigorously beside him. "Siss siss siss siss." Exactly, exactly, you must listen to Pretty Older Sister.

White Fox said meaningfully: "You certainly listen to her."

After a pause, White Fox added: "You certainly like her."

Unsure if it was an illusion, Hu Qi actually caught a hint of sourness in the air.

But when he tried to confirm it, he saw a faint smile at the corners of his Father Beast's lips and in his eyes.

It seemed Father Beast didn't blame him.

It seemed Father Beast was actually quite happy.

Even his eyes, which had lacked life for years, seemed to have come alive, as if filled with stars.

"Daddy, last night, Pretty Older Sister saved my life."

White Fox nodded and said, "Going to the forest alone... you must never do such a dangerous thing again."

"I know," Hu Qi said apologetically.

"As for... as for your Pretty Older Sister, we must thank her."

"Mm!"

White Fox slowly sat up, his long silver hair falling down, his silver eyelashes fluttering slightly, looking cold and exquisitely beautiful.

He looked around in all directions.

"Daddy, are you looking for something?"

"Aqi, is there anything to cover my face?" White Fox asked.

Hu Qi was very confused by White Fox's unusual behavior.

"Daddy, why do you want to cover your face?"

Having lived with his Father Beast for five years, it was the first time Hu Qi had seen him want to hide his face.

White Fox suddenly let out a long sigh.

White Fox was somewhat uneasy, his fingers curling up. "I shouldn't have been seen by her."

As he was speaking, a shadow suddenly fell across the entrance of the Cave under the golden sunlight. White Fox looked up and saw the Female he had been longing for, appearing to glow in the sunlight.

"The IV is almost finished." Nan Zhisui stepped inside.

Her steps, which were clearly not slow, seemed to move in slow motion in the Male's eyes.

She held his hand while pulling out the needle, then pressed a cotton ball down with medical tape. "Just press on it for a few minutes."

White Fox suddenly jerked his hand away. He was dazed for a moment before suddenly remembering to apply pressure, pressing down hard.

"You're pressing so hard, aren't you afraid it'll bruise?"

Nan Zhisui glanced at him. The young Male, who originally had an air of fragility, suddenly seemed more lively. He appeared a bit shy, though it didn't show much on his pale face.

"By the way."

"What is it?" White Fox turned his head quickly.

"I want to ask about someone," Nan Zhisui said. "In your tribe, is there a Priest Apprentice who knows how to dance? He's a White Fox Beastman, just like you."

White Fox clenched his fists and shook his head. "Never heard of him."

...Hu Zi returned to her Cave and had a good, long sleep. Not long after dawn, her Female Mother, the village head of Stone Village, Fox Heart, was already sitting by her bedside.

Hu Zi sat up briskly. "Mother, why are you here?"

Fox Heart, a Female in her forties, still showed traces of her youthful beauty, though fine lines had appeared on her skin. She wore some makeup and used tree sap to decorate the space between her eyebrows.

"How did it go last night?"

"How did what go?" Hu Zi suddenly remembered her mission. "You mean White Fox... White Fox is still the same, he's not willing at all!"

"It didn't happen?" Fox Heart stood up abruptly, and Hu Zi felt the pressure emanating from her Female Mother.

The atmosphere was suffocating. Hu Zi stammered: "Mother, why do I have to persuade White Fox to sever his previous Mate bond and Mate with me? Even if he is good-looking, he... he has someone else in his heart. I'm the most beautiful Female in Stone Village, and I'm fertile. What kind of Male can't I have? Why do I have to throw myself at him..."

Hu Zi voiced her reluctance and contempt for White Fox. "Besides, he was even abandoned and sold by a Female. He was almost a Beast Slave. Why would I want a Beast Slave?"

"You are truly beyond stupid!"

Fox Heart was furious, pacing back and forth. "I created such great conditions for you! In Stone Village, you have every advantage, yet after all these years, you still haven't gotten him! Now he has nothing, his cub almost died for him, and he has no choice if he wants to live for the sake of the cub! With such perfect conditions, you still managed to mess it up!"

Fox Heart glared at her: "I told you to warmly comfort him. What exactly did you do? You didn't mock and ridicule him again, did you?"

Hu Zi didn't dare speak, muttering softly, "He was almost a Beast Slave... Me wanting him is doing him a favor."

"You're muddled!" Fox Heart poked Hu Zi's forehead with her slender finger, leaving a red mark.

"You don't understand at all. You don't understand why I've had you pursue White Fox since you were little!"

Hu Zi curled her lip. "Exactly. I'm the beautiful and noble Female of Stone Village. Why should I have to chase him?"

Fox Heart was livid, but finally seemed to deflate. She said, "Fine, I'll make you understand right now!"