30: Do we really have to leave?

Hu Zi had originally intended to just watch the excitement, so she hid behind a tree and peeked secretly.

She had initially wanted to see Hu Li feed White Fox the fate-severing fruit, and ideally, have Hu Li sever his mate totem.

Then she would appear herself and save White Fox.

That way, White Fox would be grateful to her and would willingly submit to her.

However, Hu Zi hadn't expected things to develop in this direction.

White Fox actually counter-attacked, and it was White Fox who severed Hu Li's mate totem!

Hu Zi covered her mouth in shock.

She clearly remembered her Female Mother, Fox Heart, saying that White Fox's lineage possessed the Ancient Bloodline, but the fox tribe's Ancient Bloodline hadn't successfully awakened for hundreds of years.

It was precisely because Stone Village had lost those with awakened Ancient Bloodlines that it had gradually declined into its current state.

Stone Village, which was clearly a village of strong beastmen, now had strength no better than that of a weak beastman village.

But White Fox... has he really not awakened? He probably hasn't, as no beast markings were visible.

But is he this powerful even without beast markings?

Nine Males actually couldn't defeat that sickly White Fox, and several of them were even awakened Beast Warriors.

How terrifying.

Hu Zi ignored Hu Li and quickly turned to leave... Nan Zhisui and the other two returned fully laden.

When they returned, the inside and outside of the Cave were very clean, with no trace of any conflict having occurred.

“Finished the injection?” Nan Zhisui placed the gathered wild vegetables on the ground and then went into the Cave to clean up the medical waste.

White Fox's health was much better than before, and for some reason, his mood seemed much calmer.

His expression held a hint of faint grievance, but his tone was steady as he asked, “Nan Zhisui, is there anything I can do?”

Nan Zhisui smiled and said, “Wash these vegetables. I'm going to start a fire and stir-fry them in a bit.”

“Okay.”

He followed Nan Zhisui's instructions and went to work.

While Nan Zhisui started the fire, she also taught the two cubs how to do it. Hu Qi and She Yang both ended up with soot-covered faces, making Nan Zhisui laugh heartily.

White Fox stir-fried the vegetables, and Nan Zhisui distributed the food. Everyone ate until their plates were clean.

“Delicious! Food cooked with fire by Father Beast is so delicious!” little Hu Qi said.

“Pretty Older Sister, once you leave, Father Beast definitely won't use fire to cook for me anymore.”

Little Hu Qi looked up at White Fox.

Father Beast clearly favors Pretty Older Sister. Yet he insists on being so cold toward her.

Truly hard to understand.

Nan Zhisui rubbed little Hu Qi's small head.

The atmosphere was very harmonious.

At night, Nan Zhisui held Hu Qi and She Yang at the entrance of the Cave, looking up at the stars.

“There don't seem to be many stars today, I wonder if it will rain tomorrow,” little Hu Qi said.

Nan Zhisui nodded. “It's the Minor Rainy Season now, so rain is quite normal.”

Hu Qi sat up and looked at Nan Zhisui. “Pretty Older Sister, are you really going to leave?”

“Yes.”

“Why? Why do you have to leave?”

“Why?” In truth, Nan Zhisui didn't quite understand the “why” herself.

When she first transmigrated, she was forcibly bound by the childbearing system and forced to have cubs. Back then, she at least knew why she had come to the Beast World and what she was there to do.

However, this time, she couldn't sense the System, and no one had given her any tasks, so she wasn't clear on why she had come to the Beast World this time.

But... “I'm not a person of Stone Village,” Nan Zhisui said, patting Hu Qi's head. “I have to leave eventually.”

She had to leave; she needed to know why she had come to this world again, and she had to find an answer.

“Aqi can't bear to let you go...” Hu Qi hugged Nan Zhisui. “Pretty Older Sister, my Father Beast surely can't bear to let you go either. Can you please not leave?”

Nan Zhisui held the Little Cub.

For some reason, as a human who wasn't particularly fond of children, she found herself really liking the two Little Cubs, Hu Qi and She Yang. She truly couldn't bear to leave little Hu Qi either.

“Pretty Older Sister can't bear to leave you either...” Nan Zhisui said.

“Do you really have to go?”

Hu Qi took the small beast tooth he had always worn and gave it to Nan Zhisui, hanging it around her neck.

“Pretty Older Sister, this beast tooth is from a prey that Father Beast and I caught together. I've always carried it. Now I'm giving it to you.”

The little fox cub buried his head in Nan Zhisui's embrace, clinging tightly and refusing to let go. “Aqi really can't bear to let you go...”

White Fox sat on a tree branch, looking at the stars that were barely visible in the sky. He heard every word of the conversation below.

That night, Nan Zhisui slept on the stone bed with the two cubs.

White Fox stayed on the tree branch all night, watching those non-existent stars.

Sure enough, early the next morning, a drizzling rain began to fall.

There was so much rain during the Minor Rainy Season, and looking at the dark clouds gathering in the sky, it seemed like an even heavier downpour was coming.

Nan Zhisui fed the Little Wolf Cub some milk. The Little Wolf Cub had already grown several sizes. It was well-behaved and clingy, looking like it would be a good dog when it grew up.

After taking care of the Little Wolf Cub, Nan Zhisui gave White Fox a checkup with her stethoscope.

White Fox gently lifted his beast skin skirt, revealing his firm chest and eight-pack abs.

The Male was slender, yet not a single abdominal muscle was missing, and they were the sexy, lean kind.

Nan Zhisui's mind momentarily wandered, and she suddenly felt her thoughts becoming a bit colorful. Her blood pressure rose, and she almost had a nosebleed.

Nan Zhisui, oh Nan Zhisui, you are a Veterinarian!

This is your patient, a patient! What is a patient in your eyes? Just a piece of meat!

Right, this is just a piece of meat!

With trembling hands, Nan Zhisui used the stethoscope to listen.

Thump-thump, thump-thump.

Gurgle, gurgle.

Finally, she heard the lung sounds. Yes, the lungs were perfectly fine.

“Your pneumonia is cured now,” Nan Zhisui said, putting away the stethoscope. “But the last IV drip still needs to be administered.”

White Fox offered his hand to her, his snowy-white eyes gazing at her softly.

“Are you leaving once this injection is finished?” White Fox asked.

Nan Zhisui said, “You already know how to remove the needle. So once I've set the needle, I can leave.”

White Fox's expression faltered, and he looked at her with some urgency. “Are you really going? Do you have to leave? Won't you consider staying?”

Nan Zhisui smiled at White Fox and shook her head.

White Fox withdrew his gaze and stared at Nan Zhisui's hand as she inserted the needle. He even moved his hand slightly, wanting Nan Zhisui to fail the injection so she would stay a bit longer.

Nan Zhisui actually did miss once. She quickly pulled out the needle and smiled at him helplessly. “White Fox. Don't move.”

White Fox leaned back against the head of the bed, his other long, beautiful hand pressed against his forehead as he tried to control his emotions.

After Nan Zhisui carefully inserted the needle, she tidied up a bit and looked at the sky outside.

In that moment, countless ways to make her stay flashed through White Fox's mind. However, he did not act on them.

His thin lips trembled slightly. “It's raining today. How about... waiting until the rain stops before leaving?”

Nan Zhisui smiled and said, “It rains frequently once the Minor Rainy Season arrives, so leaving early or late makes no difference. The rain isn't too heavy yet; I can go now.”

She thought that she could go to the Wolf King's Cave today to remove the Mother Wolf's stitches, and once that was done, she could leave.

Even if she were trapped by heavy rain, staying overnight in the Wolf King's Cave wouldn't be a problem.

“I won't say much for a goodbye.” Nan Zhisui gave White Fox a bright smile. “White Fox, I'm off!”

“Nan Zhi...” When White Fox opened his eyes, he only saw Nan Zhisui's back as she disappeared into the curtain of rain.

The adult Male Beastman could no longer hold back. His eyes quickly filled with tears, and two lines of silent tears fell.

“...sui.”