Jun Qi didn't wake up, and Xu Qiaoqiao wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, she was different now than before and didn't need to eat. To be honest, she felt that the face growing on the root was just for her to use to speak.

If it really needs to eat, its roots can absorb the water and nutrients from the soil.

About half an hour later, Jun Qi slowly woke up. He yawned, nuzzled his head against Xu Qiaoqiao, and kept rubbing against her, as if seeking comfort.

How could Xu Qiaoqiao possibly refuse such a free opportunity to pet a fluffy creature?

Good morning, Ahei.

Now, Xu Qiaoqiao is quite familiar with the nickname "Ahei". Anyway, "Junjun" and "Ahei" are just names, and they might be changed in the future.

"Awoo~"

Jun Qi's voice carried a hint of reluctance. He had been cultivating all night, and only fell asleep when the sky began to lighten. In fact, cultivation could counteract sleep, but for Jun Qi, cultivation was cultivation, and sleep was sleep.

They should not be confused.

Sleeping is about not caring about anything, just closing your eyes and slowly drifting off to sleep. But cultivation requires you to stay alert, which is tiring, even though you feel very comfortable afterward.

Jun Qi's nose was right next to Xu Qiaoqiao's nose. Because of the difference in their body sizes, Jun Qi couldn't help but turn his eyes towards the center. The spiritual herb was really too slender.

"Pfft."

Xu Qiaoqiao couldn't help but laugh when she saw Jun Qi's cross-eyed expression. She didn't understand why Jun Qi liked to compare his nose with hers so much.

At these times, Xu Qiaoqiao could always see her own reflection in the other person's eyes. The roots of this spiritual herb were already thin, but there were too many leaves, making it look somewhat unbalanced.

The face looks much clearer now.

Jun Qi and Xu Qiaoqiao were nose to nose. He looked at Xu Qiaoqiao as if it were a very interesting thing. He even stuck out his tongue and licked Xu Qiaoqiao's lips.

Xu Qiaoqiao was still carefully looking at her current appearance when Jun Qi suddenly did this, and she was completely stunned.

Was she kissed?

The thought immediately popped into her head, but she quickly dismissed it. She reasoned that Junjun wouldn't think of such a thing given her current thought process, so perhaps she was just craving something?

This is the only reason that seems most convincing.

Seeing that Xu Qiaoqiao still didn't move, Jun Qi stuck out his tongue and licked her again. The barbs on his tongue made Xu Qiaoqiao itchy, but it felt a little comfortable. After all, she wasn't human now. If she were in human form, she would be abnormal if he licked off a layer of skin after doing this.

"Okay, okay, okay, stop licking."

Xu Qiaoqiao stopped her at the last moment. She leaned back and pressed Ye Zi against Jun Qi's forehead, while also rubbing his soft head. It felt incredibly comfortable.

Why is everything so sticky today?

Xu Qiaoqiao frowned, but the smile in her eyes couldn't fool him.

"Roar..."

Jun Qi's tail started wagging and swaying, looking very happy. Xu Qiaoqiao didn't understand what he was happy about, but his clingy state was just right for him.

They made a ruckus for a while before Junqi went out to find food. The wild boar they had hunted yesterday was already eaten, and Junqi thought it was pretty good, so he planned to hunt another wild boar today so he wouldn't have to go out again at night.

The only problem was that the wild boar wasn't in its territory, so it had to hunt in a slightly more distant place. But that wasn't a problem for the bold little tiger.

After all, almost everyone nearby is from their own tribe. The worst that could happen is that they get beaten up, which is no big deal.

Tigers are animals with a strong sense of territory. Sometimes, they will drive away any tiger that appears in their territory, even if it is their own parents or siblings.

So the worst outcome is getting beaten up.

Jun Qi felt he could accept the consequences, so he happily ran towards the wild boar herd.

The moment Jun Qi ran out of his territory, a black bear not far away stopped. It raised its head and sniffed the air, which seemed somewhat familiar to it, but whose was it?

He couldn't remember it for the time being.

Never mind, let's finish this honey first.

While searching for Jun Qi, the black bear was fortunate enough to discover another beehive. This was an irresistible temptation for the bear, so he decisively abandoned the search for the tiger cub and decided to eat the honey first.

After all, the tiger cub was nowhere to be found, but the honey was right in front of them.

He knew very well who to choose first.

The black bear was filled with pride in his own intelligence; only he could have made such a brilliant decision.

If other animals encountered this situation, they would probably just chase after their own target.

At that time, not only will I be exhausted, but I doubt I'll even be able to get any food into my mouth.

But now, smelling a trace of Jun Qi's scent, the black bear became somewhat conflicted. He took a big bite of honey, completely ignoring the bees buzzing in his ear and trying to sting him.

He only found them noisy and waved his paw impatiently.

Jun Qi was unaware that a bear was eyeing him not far away. He probably wouldn't care even if he did, since he was acting very arrogantly at the moment, and besides, he was confident he wouldn't die.

Although the wild boars didn't come out in large groups, they weren't coming out alone either. But that didn't matter to Jun Qi. He wasn't interested in ordinary wild boars; if he was going to eat one, it had to be one that had already cultivated.

In nature, the law of the jungle is the rule for animals, and this rule will never change.

When Jun Qi was there, he didn't forget to transplant Xu Qiaoqiao to the entrance of the cave so that she could bask in the warm sunlight. There was also a container next to her, a wooden ladle filled with water.

The idea is to let Xu Qiaoqiao pour water on herself whenever she wants to drink.

You have such good taste today!

Xu Qiaoqiao squinted at the little light bulb in the sky, a faint smile appearing on her lips. Jun Qi was becoming more and more skilled and affectionate with her, which meant that her actions over the past few days had been effective.

These past few days, she has been going along with Jun Qi from time to time, playing with him, rubbing against him, talking to him, and telling him stories.

Of course, they are all children's stories.

It was something that Xu Qiaoqiao dug out from her own memories and then processed.

Junjun hunted another wild boar today.

Xu Qiaoqiao looked at the figure that appeared not far away. She was now planted at the entrance of the cave, so she could see the scene outside the cave with just a stretch of her arm.

"You're back, Ahei."