"Oh, you, I don't even know what to say about you."

Yue Jiu Nian suddenly sighed and said, "Fine, since you're out of breakfast, I'll go out and buy some myself. Do you want to come with me, or stay at home?"

Yue Jiu Nian sneaked into the border city, and apart from Rou Rou, she had no other friends to rely on. Now that Rou Rou was being chased by other monsters, she had no choice but to find food on her own.

Rou Rou originally thought that since she had finally shaken off that terrifying wolf demon, she definitely wouldn't want to go out again. However, since she hadn't eaten enough and was relying on Yue Jiu Nian's presence, she became bolder: "Why don't I go out with you? Anyway, you can protect me, so I'll go out with you."

"Hmm, that's fine. I came here to gather information, and you might be of some use if you come along."

Yue Jiu thought it would be good to take Rou Rou out with her, so she simply walked out of the thatched hut with Rou Rou. However, they had only been out of the thatched hut for a short time when they encountered Qi You, who had come to 'hunt for food'.

"Oh no! Sister Jiu Nian, run! That wolf demon is actually chasing us!"

As soon as Rou Rou saw Qi You, she immediately grabbed Yue Jiu Nian and turned to run away.

However, when Yue Jiu Nian saw her familiar friend ahead, she was equally surprised. But instead of following Rou Rou, she chuckled and pulled Rou Rou back, preventing her from running away. She pointed at Qi You, who was slowly walking towards them, and said, "Hey, what's going on with you two? Qi You, what are you doing in Border City? And didn't you stop eating sentient animals for a long time? How come you caught up with our Rou Rou?"

When Qiyou saw Yue Jiunian, it was completely bewildered. It hadn't expected to encounter Yue Jiunian here, and the rabbit it had just tried to eat actually knew Yue Jiunian—how awkward!

"Um, Jiu Nian, what are you doing here? This rabbit wouldn't happen to be your friend, would it? What a coincidence! I was just... just thinking about eating her!"

To be honest, when Qi You saw Rou Rou, he immediately recognized the cute girl in front of him as the rabbit from before. What surprised him was that the rabbit, after transforming into a human, would be such an adorable girl. Seeing such a cute girl made him almost reluctant to eat her!

While Yue Jiu Nian was talking to Qi You, Rou Rou realized that the two of them actually knew each other. Since she knew they knew each other, she was sure she was safe, so Rou Rou stopped running away.

She looked at Qi You's surprised face with a smug expression and said, "Oh, so you and Sister Jiu Nian know each other. Sister Jiu Nian, let me tell you, it's this wolf demon. He's so wicked. He was just saying he was going to eat me!"

"Hehe~ Don't worry, he's my friend, Qiyou. He knows I know you, so he won't say he wants to eat you anymore."

Upon hearing Rou Rou's complaint, Yue Jiu Nian said to Qi You, "Hey, why don't you apologize right now? Look how scared you've made that kid!"

"What the heck? I feel like she's not afraid of me at all now."

Qi You felt that ever since the rabbit learned that she knew Yue Jiu Nian, it was no longer afraid of her at all, and even became smug. However, its smug little expression was actually quite cute.

"Tsk~ The reason she's not afraid is because I'm here, okay? If I weren't here, you would have scared her to tears."

Yue Jiu Nian said with a smile, "Alright, Rou Rou, don't be afraid. He is actually the patriarch of the wolf clan in the demon realm, and also my good friend."

After seeing the rabbit's human form and learning about her relationship with Yue Jiu Nian, Qi You no longer had the idea of ​​eating the rabbit. He even sincerely apologized to Rou Rou, saying, "Oh dear, I'm sorry, Miss Rabbit, I won't want to eat you anymore."

Rou Rou wasn't one to hold grudges, so when she saw that Qi You had already apologized, she went along with it and accepted the apology, saying, "Alright, I won't hold it against you for Jiu Nian's sake. Anyway, I wasn't hurt by you. But when I ran away just now, I lost all the breakfast I bought. You have to compensate me. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have lost so much breakfast."

"No problem, it's just breakfast, Brother Wolf will make it up to you~"

Qi You found Rou Rou increasingly adorable, even flirting with her right in front of Yue Jiu Nian. However, Rou Rou rolled her eyes at Qi You after hearing his words.

"Hey~ Aren't you being a little too harsh? I'm still here~"

Hearing Qi You's words, Yue Jiu Nian, who was standing next to him, laughed in exasperation. This guy actually ignored her and started flirting with Rou Rou.

She had known Qiyou for many years, and it wasn't that she couldn't tell that Qiyou had feelings for Rou Rou. Seeing that Rou Rou had already walked ahead and headed out into the woods, she approached Qiyou and said, "Hey~ have you really fallen for her?"

"Hmm, what do you mean by that? I just think she's kind of cute~"

Qi You glanced at Yue Jiu Nian, then her gaze followed Rou Rou's retreating figure.

Looking at her friend's expression, Yue Jiu Nian knew she might have guessed right. Qi You had lived for countless years, but she had never heard of him caring about anyone. Even a few years ago, the elders of the wolf clan strongly urged him to get married and tried to find him many suitable women, but none of them caught his eye. So, seeing Qi You's attitude towards Rou Rou, Yue Jiu Nian felt that spring was probably on the horizon for this child.

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