24: Is this another question directed at her?

Chapter 24: Is He... Asking Her Again?

Returning to Stone Village, White Fox avoided the routes with many beastmen and circled back to the Cave.

Coming back to this familiar Cave, compared to the chilly Cave from last night, Nan Zhisui actually felt that this damp, dark Cave wasn't so bad after all.

Hu Qi puffed out his chest and smiled at the two adults, “Pretty Older Sister, Father Beast, can I take Yanger out to play?”

White Fox looked at Nan Zhisui.

Nan Zhisui was completely confused.

Is he... asking her again?

No, what relationship does she have with them? This is a lot of pressure.

But seeing the Cubs' pleading eyes, Nan Zhisui lightly coughed, “You can, but don't go far. Be careful.”

“Okay!”

“Hiss! Hiss!”

After the two Little fellows seriously promised, they happily ran off.

After the Cubs left, the Cave only contained Nan Zhisui and White Fox, plus a wild Little Wolf Cub in the corner that was only a few days old.

Nan Zhisui suddenly regretted letting the Little Cubs go out to play. She felt a bit awkward for some reason.

She lightly coughed to ease the awkwardness, then said to White Fox, “You've had IV drips for three days, and you got caught in the rain yesterday. You might need a follow-up consultation today.”

“Follow-up?” White Fox was suspicious for a moment, then asked, “Is that using the stethoscope you mentioned to put on my chest?”

Nan Zhisui blinked, and her ear tips suddenly flushed red.

She knew White Fox wasn't deliberately flirting with her, but simply voicing a question.

But... Nan Zhisui, Nan Zhisui, you're just doing a consultation, don't get flustered by the counter-flirtation, okay?

This is a married man, a married man!

He has a female master!

“Yes. *Cough*.” Nan Zhisui felt her throat was dry and hoarse, and she lightly coughed to clear it.

“I'm just auscultating. The stethoscope can hear the sounds inside your body. That way, I can determine if your condition has improved. Don't overthink it.”

“I'm not overthinking it.” White Fox stared at her slightly red cheeks. “You seem to be overthinking it.”

“Is, is that so?” Nan Zhisui quickly shook her waterlogged brain. “I'm not overthinking it, I definitely am not overthinking it.”

Nan Zhisui took out the stethoscope, gently pulled aside White Fox's beast skin clothing. White Fox slightly lowered his head and saw Nan Zhisui placing the diaphragm of the stethoscope against his chest.

The heart inside his chest beat powerfully.

Thump, thump, thump.

Nan Zhisui moved the stethoscope to listen to his lung sounds.

There were no more wet rales or rhonchi in his lungs; it sounded much better.

After listening, Nan Zhisui quickly tried to retract her hand, but just then, White Fox grabbed her wrist again.

The Male, who was originally skinny, had such great strength in his hand that Nan Zhisui, who possessed the Strongman Ability, couldn't pull free immediately.

“White... White Fox!” Nan Zhisui tugged again.

White Fox suddenly let go of her hand.

Nan Zhisui quickly packed up the stethoscope.

White Fox tidied his beast skin skirt.

Nan Zhisui thought while packing the stethoscope. She didn't know why he grabbed her hand, but theoretically, he had been rude to her just now, and should apologize.

However, she waited for a while but never received an apology from White Fox.

Nan Zhisui felt awkward and said, “Your fever has completely subsided, and your body has recovered significantly, but healing is a slow process. You still need IV drips for the next two days.”

White Fox nodded slightly and offered her the back of his hand, which was clean and slender but now had several needle marks.

Nan Zhisui switched to the other hand, disinfected, inserted the needle, and started the IV drip. Then she sat beside him to keep him company.

However, halfway through the drip, a young Male suddenly rushed into White Fox's Cave.

The Male was about 16 years old, and in Nan Zhisui's eyes, he was just an adolescent.

The youth Hu An casually arrived at the entrance of White Fox's Cave and indifferently called out, “White Fox, your cub is fighting with the other cubs in the village. Are you still alive? If you are, do you want to go manage it?”

His attitude was very disrespectful, as if he were watching their family's misfortune.

Hearing this, Nan Zhisui suddenly stood up. She looked at White Fox, who was still receiving the drip, and White Fox pulled out the needle and immediately stood up.

White Fox looked at Nan Zhisui, hesitating for a moment.

After all, if he and Nan Zhisui went together, Nan Zhisui would be exposed to all the beastmen in Stone Village.

Would she be willing?

“Let's go,” Nan Zhisui said without hesitation.

White Fox followed Nan Zhisui out of the Cave.

The young Fox Beastman, Hu An, who had been standing outside the Cave indifferently, suddenly became alert.

His gaze was fixed straight on Nan Zhisui.

When did Stone Village acquire a Female this beautiful?

The Male Fox Beastman's gaze coldly swept past Hu An... beside a small stream in Stone Village, many Fox Beastmen were gathered.

Among the Fox Beastmen, Hu Qi was holding the Little Snake Beastman, covered in injuries.

Four Fox Beastman cubs were ganging up on the Little White Fox, Hu Qi.

“As a Fox Beastman, how dare you bring an outside Wandering Beastman back to Stone Village!”

“Wandering Beastmen should all die!” yelled the Fox Beastman cub.

“Hu Qi, you truly deserve to be a motherless child! Didn't anyone teach you not to associate with Wandering Snake Beastmen?!”

The adult beastmen watching from the side had cold eyes.

“Hit him! Beat the Wandering Snake Beastman to death!”

“Hu Qi is sheltering a Wandering Beastman, he's no good either! Beat him to death!”

In the Beast World, beastmen abandoned by Females, abandoned by their tribes, or beastmen without a home are collectively called Wandering Beastmen.

Wandering Beastmen are like rootless duckweed, with nowhere to return.

Over time, Wandering Beastmen become irritable and violent, resorting to robbery and plunder.

The reputation of Wandering Beastmen is very poor, and their position is naturally antagonistic to that of tribal beastmen.

Villages in the Beast World have always had low tolerance for Wandering Beastmen, let alone the unwelcome Wandering Snake Beastman.

And She Yang, abandoned by his Father Beast and Female Mother since birth, without a tribe or home, is a pitiful Wandering Snake Beastman.

No tribal beastman would believe that a Wandering Snake Beastman could be a good person.

“Wandering Beastmen should all die!” a Fox Female roared. “How many Wandering Beastmen run into tribes to snatch Females, just so the Females can bear their cubs!”

“Hu Qi, why did you bring a Wandering Snake Beastman back to the village! How dangerous is he? And you're still protecting him?!”

Little Snake Yang watched Aqi get beaten, feeling extremely sad. He struggled and cried, “Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss.” I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I was wrong, I'll leave Stone Village now, please don't hit Aqi.

These many days spent with Pretty Older Sister, Aqi, and Uncle White Fox were as wonderful as a dream.

He had full meals, could laugh freely, and was praised when he did work.

He was truly happy.

But... he was an ominous existence, bringing disaster to anyone he stayed with.

He didn't want to see Aqi get beaten up just to protect him... He should probably... leave... Little Snake Yang's reluctant tears welled up in his eyes.

Hu Qi shielded Little Snake Yang in his arms and shouted, “That's not true! She Yang saved my life, he's not a bad beastman! He's my lifesaver! Father Beast taught me that a life debt must be repaid tenfold! Fox Beastmen cannot be ungrateful!”

“He saved you? You're saying a Wandering Cold-Blooded Snake Beastman saved you?! Ha, Wandering Beastmen save people? Do you believe that?”

“We don't believe it!”

“Exactly! He's a Wandering Snake Beastman, he might have an ulterior motive for saving you!”

“Like, sneaking into the village to do bad things!”

“Hiss, hiss...” No, Yanger didn't!

Hu Qi bit his lower lip. “You can't be so prejudiced. He's only five years old, and he hasn't done anything bad!”

“Why bother talking to Hu Qi? He's in league with this Wandering Snake Beastman! Beat them up!”

Saying that, several Fox cubs surrounded Hu Qi and Little Snake Yang and started beating them.

“Stop!” By the time Nan Zhisui and White Fox arrived, Little Snake Yang had already been twisted into a pretzel again, and many of his beautiful blue snake scales had fallen off.

Hu Qi held She Yang tightly, protecting him fiercely; his body was covered in injuries.

Hu Qi's eyes were bloodshot red, and his expression was fierce.

But as soon as he saw Nan Zhisui and White Fox, he immediately became docile, like a child who had done something wrong.

Hearing the commotion caused by Nan Zhisui and White Fox, everyone looked over toward the sound.

Upon seeing them, the scene fell silent.

They were already tired of looking at White Fox, the most handsome Male Beastman in Stone Village.

They only saw a Female wearing a modern loose hoodie. The Female had red lips and white teeth, bright eyes, a small, upturned nose, and skin as white as snow.

The Male Fox Beastmen's eyes lit up.

What a beautiful Little Female.

Where did this Little Female come from?!