However……

"puff……"

Almost at the same time that Yi Yi finished speaking, Mu Nanxun behind her suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which sprayed onto her back.

Yi Yi froze on the spot, turning around in disbelief to see Mu Nanxun's chest stained red with bright red blood, before he collapsed to the ground.

"don't want!"

Yi yelled and rushed over, grabbing at nothingness. Then, he suddenly sat up in a space.

It was extremely quiet all around, with no noisy groups of people and no strong, pungent smell of blood in the air.

Her trembling shoulders were embraced by a pair of warm, strong hands, and she finally relaxed, realizing that she was still alive.

It was just a dream...

Thankfully, it was just a dream.

The feeling of trepidation and fear from the dream is still vivid in my mind.

"What's wrong, hmm?"

The man's deep voice came from above her head, and his broad chest gave her immense strength and comfort.

It took Yi Yi a long time to recover from her shock. She rested her head on the man's broad shoulder and recalled the scene in her dream where the sharp stone tool was 'inserted' into his heart. Her heart ached involuntarily.

"It's nothing, I just had a terrible nightmare." She didn't dare tell him what she dreamt about, as if the dream would become reality if she did. It was better to keep it to herself and pretend nothing had happened.

The man's warm hands encircled her, pulling her into his embrace. His firm chin stroked her soft hair for a moment, and he chuckled softly, "So that's how it is. I thought you were having a wet dream, because you kept calling my name."

"Pfft..." Yi Yi was successfully amused by him, and her fear from before vanished in an instant.

"My little darling Yiyi had a nightmare, but it's okay, I'm here for you. Even in reality, I won't let you get hurt in the slightest."

Mu Nanxun's words successfully calmed Yi Yi's heart. She turned around and hugged him, resting her head against his chest.

"Mumu, are you scared?"

"What are you afraid of?" Mu Nanxun asked, puzzled.

After thinking for a moment, Yi sat up straight on the bed, facing Mu Nanxun, and solemnly began to tell him about the spirit fox clan deep in the forest.

“You only know that I come from deep in the jungle, but I don’t know what our lives are really like, which is not fair to you. So, I’m going to be honest with you.”

Mu Nanxun chuckled, leaning back slightly, his narrow eyes narrowing as he looked at Yi Yi's serious face. How could his Yi Yi be so adorable?

"Confess what? Just tell me."

“Our fox clan’s way of life is quite different from yours. The food, clothing, and other necessities we have are not as good as yours. There are many things you have that we don’t have. However, none of that matters.”

"Yes, it's not important," Mu Nanxun agreed. Anyway, Yi Yi would be living with him in the human world from now on, and he could take her back to stay for a while whenever she wanted, so it wasn't a big problem.

"Don't interrupt." Yi Yi gave him a serious look. "Every word I'm about to say is important, so remember it well. We have a powerful ruler, also called the Master, who makes all the decisions in the Spirit Fox Clan. We all call her Grandma Arno because she is the oldest in the Spirit Fox Clan."