43: Although it's a bit annoying

White Fox shook his head and said, "I just feel like these things should be done by me."

Nan Zhisui couldn't help but laugh. "You just rest. Once your body is better, I won't be polite with you."

Since White Fox needed to recover, Nan Zhisui planned to wait until his injuries were mostly healed before leaving Stone Village.

Male Beastmen recovered exceptionally fast, with a healing speed several times that of humans.

In just a few days, White Fox was able to go out hunting and take over the household chores.

Finally, White Fox returned from a hunt with a massive, intact prey. After skinning it perfectly, the household had its second thick, comfortable, and high-quality beast skin.

And Nan Zhisui, once White Fox's body had recovered, began to 'act up'.

"White Fox, White Fox, I want to drink water! Hot water!"

White Fox boiled hot water for her to drink.

"White Fox, White Fox, I want to eat Gugu Beast!"

White Fox hunted a Gugu Beast and cooked it for her.

"White Fox, White Fox, I don't want to move. Carry me out for a stroll."

White Fox smiled and carried her on his back as they wandered through the forest.

After a few days of constantly fulfilling Nan Zhisui's demands, White Fox suddenly felt... before, it seemed he only had to raise one child. Now he had to take care of two?

It seemed he was finding her a bit annoying? How did that happen?

"White Fox, my shoulders are so sore!"

"..."

"Coming!"

The Male Fox Beastman complained inwardly, but he walked into the Cave with a smile to massage her neck and shoulders.

Although it was a bit annoying.

He still felt very happy.

Nan Zhisui's trust in White Fox grew, and she not only told him about her space Supernatural Ability.

She also explained the power of Moon Attraction Starlight to him.

Thus, when night fell, Nan Zhisui would go deep into the forest with White Fox to Cultivate.

In a clearing deep within the forest.

The snow-white Male Fox Beastman flicked his tail, his cold eyes looking at the Female Nan Zhisui across from him, who had also transformed into a Fox Beastman.

"female master, step back first. Let's measure the maximum distance at which you can trigger your Supernatural Ability."

"Okay."

Nan Zhisui stepped back, her snow-white ears and tail swaying. When she reached about 50 meters, she suddenly felt a sense of resistance.

"It seems this is the distance," White Fox said calmly.

Nan Zhisui nodded. "Yes, roughly 50 meters."

White Fox also memorized this distance, noting the limitations of Nan Zhisui's Supernatural Ability.

With a whoosh, the Male Fox Beastman instantly appeared in front of Nan Zhisui. As the tall Male approached, Nan Zhisui froze for a moment before choosing to retreat quickly.

White Fox's expression was serious and stern, completely different from during the day. "Your vigilance is too poor, and your reaction speed is slow. An enemy could easily succeed when getting close to you."

Nan Zhisui argued, "But I beat the Four-Mark Beast Warrior Hu Lie!"

White Fox's eyebrows twitched slightly as he said, "Hu Lie leveled up to four marks through improper means. Setting aside whether his strength matches those four marks, he's only ten years old and has been pampered by the two Females, Fox Heart and Hu Zi. He hasn't had many opportunities for actual combat."

"His reactions aren't fast, and yours are even slower," White Fox said.

Nan Zhisui wagged her large tail behind her and acted coquettishly. "I'm a doctor; I don't usually fight."

"Then you need to start getting used to combat now."

"How do I get used to it?" Nan Zhisui asked in surprise. "Are you going to spar with me?"

White Fox nodded. "Yes, this is the only way to train."

"But how could I possibly beat you?" Even if his body was weak, he was still a bona fide Fox King!

White Fox tilted his head in confusion. "I don't usually fight either."

His health was poor and he couldn't sustain his power, so he basically never used it.

In other words, his combat experience was also lacking.

What was she afraid of him for?

White Fox sighed and then made a concession. "I'll fight without using both hands."

Nan Zhisui nodded. "Okay!"

If White Fox didn't use both hands, wouldn't he have no hands left? If he only used his legs to fight her, then she might actually have a chance.

When the time comes, I'll beat White Fox! I'll crush my husband!

How satisfying, haha!

Nan Zhisui chuckled secretly.

However, the imagination was beautiful, but the practice was... she couldn't keep up with White Fox's speed at all, unable to even touch the beast skin on his body.

Nan Zhisui's self-confidence was completely shattered. She was beaten miserably, and when she was exhausted, she fell asleep directly in White Fox's arms.

White Fox gazed tenderly at the Little Female leaning against him. He carried her steadily back to the Cave and gently placed her on the stone bed inside.

Of the only two beast skins in the Cave, one was used as a mattress for her, and the other as her bedding.

He slept to the side with the Cubs.

—

During this time, Stone Village was in a state of chaos.

"The people from Hu Zi's and Fox Heart's families haven't come back yet!"

"Not a single one has returned! Did something happen?"

"Quick, find some Beastmen to go up the mountain and search together!"

There were only ten Females in Stone Village in total, and now two had disappeared at once. The Beastmen in the village were naturally anxious.

Nan Zhisui watched these people bustle about, but she knew very well that they wouldn't find them.

Nan Zhisui asked White Fox, "White Fox, we're about to leave Stone Village. Do you have anything to say or anyone to say goodbye to?"

White Fox responded seriously, "Yes, there's an Uncle who has always looked after me and Hu Qi."

Nan Zhisui stood up and said, "Then we should go say goodbye. I'll go with you."

At this moment, Nan Zhisui had no idea that simply accompanying White Fox to see this old man would change her life.

—

In another remote Cave in Stone Village lived a lonely Male Beastman.

"He lives alone?"

Since they were meeting the elder who had looked after White Fox and his son, Nan Zhisui handed two portions of meat to White Fox.

In the Beast World, because there were fewer Females and more Males, single Males were not uncommon. So Nan Zhisui didn't think too much about it.

"Uncle Xiang's life has been very hard," White Fox said softly. "He once had a cub, but the cub was born with a mental disability. Uncle Xiang raised him with great difficulty all by himself. But one winter, after Uncle Xiang returned from hunting with the team, he couldn't find the cub. When he finally found him, he discovered the cub had fallen off a cliff and died."

Nan Zhisui sighed at the story. "If he had a cub, didn't he have a female master?"

White Fox said, "He did before. Later... he didn't anymore."

Arriving at Uncle Xiang's Cave, Nan Zhisui saw an elderly Male Beastman sitting on a stone stool, lost in thought.

"Uncle." White Fox placed the meat on the stone stool next to Uncle Xiang. "I've come to see you."

Uncle Xiang looked up, and when he saw White Fox, his unfocused eyes finally slowly focused. "White Fox, you're here."

"Yes, it's me, Uncle."

The Male Fox Beastman sat up, but as soon as he turned his head and saw Nan Zhisui, the Male Fox Beastman's eyes narrowed slightly.

After a while, he asked, "You even brought a Female. Who is she?"

"She is my female master, Nan Zhisui, Uncle."

Uncle Xiang didn't act particularly warm; his gaze just lingered on Nan Zhisui for a long time before he stood up and gestured for the two of them to sit.

On the stone stools by the Cave entrance, Uncle Xiang, White Fox, and Nan Zhisui sat in a circle.

The way Uncle Xiang looked at her was a bit strange, and Nan Zhisui couldn't help but observe him more closely as well.

"Uncle, we're leaving," White Fox said.

"Leaving? Where to? You're going with your female master?"

White Fox nodded.

Uncle Xiang looked at Nan Zhisui again, then said to White Fox, "Congratulations. I'd like to speak with your female master alone for a moment. Is that alright?"

White Fox was a bit puzzled and frowned slightly, but Nan Zhisui said, "White Fox, I want to talk to him for a bit too."

White Fox hesitated for a moment, then gave Uncle Xiang and Nan Zhisui some space and walked away.

Nan Zhisui sat up straight and turned her gaze toward him.

However, as Uncle Xiang sat up slightly, the very first sentence he spoke made Nan Zhisui's pupils contract.

"Nan Zhisui, you are not a Beastman of this Beast World. You are a Transmigrator, aren't you?"