7: The little one actually felt reluctant to leave.

"I have to go back! My Father Beast... my Father Beast... he'll be worried about me!" Hu Qi pinched his tattered beast skin skirt.

For some reason, he didn't mention Hu Bai's illness.

Perhaps it was because his Father Beast had once been sold to the village as a Slave Beast by his female master, and thus was looked down upon by the village.

This led to the other beastmen in Stone Village looking on with mockery and schadenfreude whenever he had told people his Father Beast was sick in the past.

Speaking about it would be of no use anyway.

He couldn't expect a Female he had just met by chance to help him save his Father Beast.

Nan Zhisui looked at this cute Little Immortal Child's reddened eyes, and her heart suddenly softened.

Back when she was a Veterinarian, she could never stand the watery eyes of small pets.

Her nurse, Xiao Yi, always said she was too kind, constantly spending her own money to treat animals.

In truth, it wasn't about kindness; she just wanted peace of mind.

She crouched down and picked the Little fellow up.

"Little fox, don't worry. I didn't say I wouldn't let you go home."

Hu Qi's heart skipped a beat; the Female's soft embrace was different from his Father Beast's hard chest.

He never knew a Female's embrace could be so warm.

He greedily clung to this moment of softness and warmth.

Nan Zhisui: "I'll see the job through and take you home."

After saying that, Nan Zhisui let out a whistle.

There was a rustle in the bushes ahead, and the Wolf King returned with two young wolves.

Hu Qi and She Yang, who did not trust wild beasts, instantly became alert.

Nan Zhisui gently rubbed the heads of the two Little Cubs and said to the Wolf King, "good dog. You're here. So obedient."

The Wolf King lay on the ground, and Nan Zhisui rode on its back with the two cubs.

Hu Qi and She Yang were still a bit dazed.

They were... riding the wild wolf that had wanted to eat them just moments ago?

How was this like a dream?!

Nan Zhisui said nonchalantly, "Hu Qi, point the way. I'm taking you home."

"Mhm." Hu Qi pointed the way while clinging to Nan Zhisui longingly.

He didn't know what a mother was like.

Would it feel like this?

Gentle and warm.

When he saw other cubs in Stone Village acting spoiled in their Female Mother's arms, he really, really wanted a Female Mother too.

He would pester his father, asking what kind of person his Female Mother was.

But his father would only rub his head and sigh.

Hu Qi thought that since his Female Mother was willing to abandon them, she must be a very bad beastman.

He didn't need her.

Yes, he didn't need her.

Held in Nan Zhisui's arms, little Hu Qi never thought the road from the forest back to Stone Village would be so short.

Before he could wake from the gentle dream, the wild Wolf King stopped its pace.

Hu Qi actually felt very reluctant to part.

Stone Village had many powerful Male Beastmen, so the wild Wolf King didn't dare get too close to the village.

"good dog," Nan Zhisui didn't withhold her praise.

The Wolf King's lowered tail wagged ever so slightly.

Nan Zhisui got off the Wolf King's back and placed Hu Qi on the ground.

Hu Qi looked up at her in a daze, his beautiful eyes sparkling: "Pretty Older Sister, aren't you coming home with me? You saved my life; my Father Beast and I will be grateful to you."

Nan Zhisui rubbed the Little fellow's head and smiled, "It's not convenient to visit in the middle of the night, so I won't go."

Nan Zhisui looked toward the village; it looked a little familiar.

In reality, she hadn't met her fox beast husband in this village. Although she had come here once when she sent him back, she had left that same night because the childbearing system's countdown wouldn't stop ticking.

The forests and villages all looked similar, so while it was a bit familiar, Nan Zhisui didn't recognize it.

Nan Zhisui gave him a gentle push, "It's almost dawn. Hurry and take the medicine to your Father Beast."

"Mhm." As he was about to part from the Pretty Older Sister, the little fox cub's heart suddenly welled up with a lot of reluctance.

He didn't understand why. They had only spent such a short time together, so why was he so attached? Why was he so reluctant to leave?

Regardless, she had saved his life. He had to remember her face and repay the kindness in the future!

Hu Qi looked back with every step, finally running quickly back to the village.

As little Hu Qi ran toward the Cave holding the herbs, he saw many beastmen gathered outside his home, a Cave where beastmen rarely ever visited.

Hu Qi hurriedly ran over... The Wolf King tugged at her pant leg with its teeth, and Nan Zhisui asked, "Is something wrong?"

The Wolf King's lowered tail wagged slightly, and then its massive head gave a gentle nod.

Little She Yang found this very novel. He gently bit the sleeve of Nan Zhisui's pajamas with his teeth.

Nan Zhisui smiled: "Alright, I'll go with you to take a look."

Nan Zhisui sat on the Wolf King's back. The Wolf King carried her at a gallop through the forest, only letting her down when they reached a Cave.

After Nan Zhisui walked in with little She Yang, she saw a weak Mother Wolf in labor inside the Cave.

"Is this your wife?"

The Wolf King nodded.

"She's about to give birth and you're still running around everywhere? That's irresponsible, little brother."

The Wolf King's head drooped, looking very self-reproachful.

Nan Zhisui glanced at the dog food scattered around the Mother Wolf and said, "It seems you were out trying to find food for her."

She stepped forward quickly, took out a stethoscope from her space, and listened to the sounds in the wolf's belly. "How long has she been like this?"

The Wolf King tilted its head at her.

Nan Zhisui said helplessly, "Never mind, I'll check myself."

Nan Zhisui listened while making a diagnosis based on experience. "Dystocia. It's too late for labor-inducing injections; any later and the cubs inside will likely suffocate to death!"

The Wolf King couldn't understand Nan Zhisui's words but could understand her tone. It immediately became anxious and started pacing in circles.

"Little dog, are you willing to trust me?"

Upon hearing this, the Wolf King nodded vigorously. "Awoo... Woof!"

The Wolf King was so anxious its cry even changed.

Nan Zhisui turned to the Wolf King and said, "I need to perform a C-section on your wife. Don't worry, I've done this surgery countless times before; I can guarantee your wife's safety. But I need you to stay calm. Even if you see your wife's belly being cut open and a lot of blood flowing out, you must stay calm. Understand?"

"Awoo..."

"Little Snake, wait for me on the side."

She Yang understood and huddled in a corner far away from the Wolf King.

Pretty Older Sister is so brave; Pretty Older Sister is so amazing.

Can Pretty Older Sister really save this Mother Wolf?

Little She Yang's eyes filled with more and more admiration as he looked at her.

Nan Zhisui took out tools from her space, put on a mask and gloves, and laid out disposable cotton pads, knives, disinfectants, and suturing supplies. Then she injected the Mother Wolf with an anesthetic and began the C-section... Many beastmen were gathered in Hu Bai's Cave.

Standing at the very front were two Females. One was his older half-sister, Hu Qi's aunt, named Hu Yue.

The other was the daughter of the current Stone Village Chief, Fox Heart, named Hu Zi.

Fox Beastmen were naturally charming and good-looking; Hu Yue and Hu Zi were among the top-tier beautiful Females in the Stone Village area.

Hu Bai was once the most handsome and good-looking Male in the Fox Village, and unsurprisingly, he had attracted the fox tribe Female Hu Zi.

Due to Hu Bai's poor health, Hu Yue wanted her younger brother to go to Myriad Beast City for treatment and conditioning, and she had once tried to stop Hu Zi from pursuing Hu Bai.

In the end, Hu Bai neither went to Myriad Beast City nor ended up with Hu Zi. He had actually gone with a Female from another village. After giving birth to a child, that outsider Female had actually abandoned her husband and son and sold Hu Bai.

Because of this, Hu Yue was once very annoyed and felt she had failed Hu Bai.

At this moment, the weak Hu Bai was pale-faced, even his lips were white.

He propped up his weak body, sat up, and spoke in a breathy voice.

"It's the middle of the night. What are you all doing at my house?"

It was probably because he was truly too beautiful. Even though he was extremely weak, his every word and action exuded a sickly beauty that was still breathtaking.

The charming Female Hu Zi curled her lips, and nothing good came out of her mouth. She mocked with a smile, "Hu Bai, you're about to die. Where has that female master of yours gone? Never mind your female master, where is your cub? The cub you spent so much effort raising, where has he gone?!"

"You regret it now, don't you! You chose the wrong Female, and now you're all alone even in death! If you had chosen me back then, your life would definitely not be like this!"