9: My father has a female master.

Chapter 9: My Father Beast... He Has a female master

When the Wolf King carried Nan Zhisui and Little Snake Yang back to Stone Village, the sun had already risen.

Nan Zhisui patted the Wolf King's head, praised him with a few calls of "good dog," and then let him return to accompany his wife and children.

Nan Zhisui asked Little Snake Yang, "Do you know where Hu Qi's home is?"

Little Snake Yang sniffled and nodded.

"You lead the way," Nan Zhisui said.

The little snake nodded quickly, his small blue body poking out and pointing the way like a compass.

When Nan Zhisui reached Hu Qi's Cave, she couldn't help but frown.

"Little Hu Qi lives here?"

This Cave was low-lying, dark, and damp, receiving no sunlight. Living in such an environment year-round was very detrimental to one's health.

Hu Qi, such a beautiful and well-behaved Little Immortal Child, actually lived in a Cave with such poor conditions. How were his Father Beast and Female Mother raising their cub?

Nan Zhisui walked closer, and as she approached the Cave, she felt that the owner inside was actually quite meticulous.

The Cave was destitute, poorer than most Beastmen she had seen, yet it was spotlessly clean.

Nan Zhisui heard Little Hu Qi's low sobbing and walked in quickly. Inside, she saw two Fox Beastmen, one large and one small.

She stepped forward and gently placed her hand on the Little fellow's shoulder.

Hu Qi raised his tear-filled eyes, saw Nan Zhisui, and instinctively lunged forward to hug her.

"Pretty Older Sister..." The Little Cub's voice trembled.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Nan Zhisui crouched down and gently wiped away his tears.

"Father Beast, Father Beast, he..." Little Hu Qi's shoulders sobbed, "I'm going to lose my Father Beast!"

After saying this, the beautiful Little Cub began to wail uncontrollably.

Nan Zhisui looked at the stone bed and saw a Snow Fox Male lying quietly on top of the hard stone.

The Male was tall and slender, perhaps somewhat emaciated due to prolonged hunger. But even so, his features were exquisite and stunningly beautiful.

What a beautiful Male!

His skin was fair and translucent, amazingly beautiful!

"He's sick."

Nan Zhisui quickly took a stethoscope out of her space and pressed one end against his chest.

A serious and beautiful woman opened the beast skin skirt on the Male's chest and listened to the sounds within his extraordinarily handsome chest.

Dressed decently, but acting like a refined scoundrel.

"pneumonia. Severe pneumonia, he needs an IV drip," Nan Zhisui said. "Aqi, go find a long tree branch, one that's sturdy and reliable."

Hu Qi was stunned for a moment.

Nan Zhisui repeated, "Don't daze off, I need a stand for the IV bottle."

Hu Qi seemed to snap out of it; he wiped his tears, understanding that Pretty Older Sister was helping him even if he didn't quite understand.

He gave a heavy "mm" and then turned to go out and find a branch.

The herb Hu Qi had been looking for earlier was Isatis Root. To be honest, Isatis Root was quite magical; it cleared heat and reduced internal fire, capable of treating a bit of everything.

Although it was a struggle to treat pneumonia with it, thanks to that Isatis Root, this White Fox Beastman had managed to hold on until now.

Nan Zhisui's right eye was still twitching. She rubbed it and searched for medicine in her space again.

"Found it."

Although they were veterinary Antibiotics, most of the ingredients in veterinary and human medicines were actually the same, though the concentration of veterinary drugs was often higher.

Moreover, since the Male before her was a Beastman, veterinary Antibiotics should be applicable to him as well.

She took out the Antibiotics, glucose, and all the medical supplies for the IV drip.

Once Hu Qi returned with a large branch, Nan Zhisui set it up, disinfected her hands, then disinfected the back of White Fox's hand and started the IV.

Little Hu Qi and Little Snake Yang had never seen such a setup before.

They saw Nan Zhisui lean over to feel White Fox's head with her hand, then check the heat at his temples, neck, and body.

Little Hu Qi belatedly blushed.

"Pre... Pretty Older Sister... although my Father Beast looks quite good, he... he has a female master..."

"I know, otherwise how would you have been born?" Nan Zhisui said.

Little Hu Qi's face turned even redder, looking a bit embarrassed. "So... so you can't take liberties with my Father Beast..."

Nan Zhisui was taken aback, then turned and gave the Little fellow a flick on the forehead. "What are you thinking at such a young age? I'm a doctor; I'm treating him, understand?"

"But..."

"There's fever-reducing medicine in the IV; we need to bring his fever down first. If this high fever doesn't break soon, your Father Beast will wake up as a fool."

Little Hu Qi covered his head and looked up at Nan Zhisui.

Although the Little fellow was beautiful, throughout his growth, he hadn't received much kindness from other Beastmen, except for the selfless kindness his Father Beast showed him.

Yet this Female before him not only saved him but sometimes shouted at him, flicked his head, and said things that weren't particularly gentle.

But it made him feel especially warm and secure.

It felt so secure.

He liked it so much.

Little Hu Qi's small face flushed slightly; he looked at Nan Zhisui, then at his unconscious Father Beast on the bed.

He actually felt that the Female before him and his Father Beast were a good match.

Unfortunately, he already had a Female Mother. In the Beast World, if a mate bond was severed, the Male would suffer great harm—at best a serious injury, at worst death.

He couldn't let his Father Beast sever the mate bond on himself.

Otherwise, he would definitely... His eyes sparkled as he looked at Nan Zhisui.

He would definitely want her to be his mother.

After two IV bottles were finished, White Fox's fever finally broke.

As Nan Zhisui was hanging the third IV bottle for him, the Male's fingers twitched.

"His fingers moved. It looks like the medicine is working. It's about time," Nan Zhisui whispered.

White Fox's eyeballs rolled slightly.

Someone's here? The voice sounds familiar... He slowly opened his eyes.

His vision was hazy, but slowly, a beautiful figure came into focus.

Long, beautiful jet-black hair and bright black eyes. Her features were gentle and lovely.

It was the person he had been yearning for day and night.

Nan Zhisui's head bobbed in front of him. "Awake?"

White Fox narrowed his eyes.

A dream?

"Looks like he's awake, but is he delirious?" Nan Zhisui muttered.

Seeing his Father Beast finally wake up, Little Hu Qi tearfully lunged forward to hug White Fox.

"Daddy! You're awake, you're finally awake!"

White Fox's eyes suddenly widened.

A dream? Not a dream?

"Hey, did you really burn your brain out?" Nan Zhisui was about to reach out and touch his forehead for convenience, but then she remembered Hu Qi's warning. She quickly pulled a thermometer out of her space and aimed it at his head.

"The temperature has gone down."

It's a relief it went down; otherwise, it would be a real pity if someone so good-looking became a fool from the fever.

"Don't move around." Nan Zhisui put on her stethoscope and pressed it against his chest to listen to his lung sounds.

Not a dream... White Fox's mind stalled, and then his whole body stiffened.

What... what is she doing?

On his chest... what is that thing?

A faint blush appeared on White Fox's weak face.

She... is she touching him?

Suddenly, White Fox's large hand grabbed her wrist, stopping her from continuing to touch him.