That night, Arthur was sleeping in the middle of the night. As usual, he stretched out his claws to pull Mingyou, who was probably kicking the quilt next to him, into his fur. However, his claws dug into nothing. He was so scared that his cat fur exploded and he woke up immediately.
As Arthur stood up, he saw that the floor-to-ceiling window in front of the big bed was open. Mingyou was wearing a coat and sitting on the ground with his knees hugged, not knowing what he was doing.
Arthur rushed over and hit Mingyou on the back with his cat head. "Are you up in the middle of the night and sleepwalking?"
"If I was sleepwalking, Dahei shouldn't have woken me up directly. I heard that waking up a sleepwalker directly will scare the sleepwalker into becoming ill." Mingyou rubbed his eyes and showed his usual soft smile.
Arthur walked over to Mingyou and squatted down, then turned his head to look at Mingyou's face carefully.
The young man's eyes were red, like a rabbit's. Had he cried?
"Why are you crying?" Arthur twitched his ears, wagged his tail, and gently slapped Mingyou on the back.
"I didn't..." Mingyou was about to lie when he saw Arthur raise his paw and point at the cat's eyes that reflected the moonlight like two laser lights.
"I've already told you, I have a pair of bright, piercing cat eyes. I'm not blind and I don't have night blindness!" Arthur said angrily. "If you don't want to tell me, just pretend I didn't ask."
"No, no." Mingyou said quickly, "I just... feel a little... a little guilty."
Arthur scratched his ear and tilted his head in confusion: "Guilt?"
Mingyou hugged his knees again, buried his face in them, and said in a muffled voice: "I, I am too selfish and too cowardly."
Arthur scratched his ear again: "Huh?" What's wrong with the young man?
Mingyou said slowly, "Before, I told Dahei to find everyone back first so I can diagnose everyone. Dahei said he would take me there after I feel better."
"After that, Dabai regained his powers and offered to take me there, but I never mentioned it again."
"I've discovered that the resources I have... the resources I have on me are barely enough to maintain nutrition for you and Dabai and alleviate your injuries. If a few more spirit beasts arrive, neither the spirit beast food nor my own knowledge reserves will be enough. Not enough..."
As Mingyou spoke, he began to sob softly again.
"I'm afraid. I'm afraid I can't cure them. I'm afraid they'll die in front of me. If I can't cure them, it'll be like I killed them."
"I'm a coward. I can't bear the weight of other people's lives, and I can't imagine... I can't imagine what the consequences would be if I couldn't save them."
"I can probably guess that the intelligence of the spirit beasts in this world must be generally higher than the average level of elves in the elven world. You have a high status, you... you are heroes. If I can't cure you, if I can only watch you wither away and die after diagnosing your injuries, not only will my conscience be unbearable, but it may also cause other troubles."
"For example, your family members, your fellow soldiers, and those who admire you. I'm afraid to bear their wrath."
"So since you didn't mention it, I've been acting like an ostrich... I want to wait until I've accumulated more knowledge before bringing this up."
"But today, I met Dahui. If Dahui wasn't subconsciously saying goodbye to you, if he hadn't returned here, he might be somewhere we don't know..."
"It's all my fault, all my fault... Even if I can't cure them, if I can alleviate their injuries a little and let them live one more day, it will give them a little more hope."
"You were so kind to me, but because of my cowardice and selfishness, I almost killed your comrades. I..."
Arthur lay down and buried his head in Mingyou's arms from the side, separating Mingyou's crying face from his knees.
He rubbed Mingyou's face hard with his furry profile and slightly prickly beard, wiping away all the traces of his tears.
The big black cat lay in Mingyou's arms and said angrily, "Stupid You, your ability to withstand pressure is too weak. You definitely can't be a doctor, especially an emergency doctor. The emergency department has patients who can't be saved every day, and there are also rubbish patients' families who make trouble for the hospital every day."
Mingyou hugged Arthur's cat head tightly and buried his face between Arthur's two cat ears: "Yeah."
"But... I'm the one who should apologize," Arthur continued, his tone still as arrogant as ever, not even slightly apologetic. "I'm sorry for putting you under so much pressure."
"I'm sorry for making you bear responsibilities that shouldn't be yours."
Mingyou is still a boy of only nineteen years old. He was a sickly child in his previous life, and in this life he has been locked up in school by the scumbag Tan family and has never gone out. His mental age may be even lower than that of his peers who grew up in normal families.
Such a child, suddenly asked to bear the weight of a stranger's life, his panic was understandable. Arthur had tried his best to downplay the pressure, but the young man was too kind-hearted. He took the responsibility on his own initiative when others did not give him pressure. It was really stupid.
Arthur rubbed his head against Mingyou's face again: "Don't worry, they all have detection devices on them. I can tell at a glance who is not in good condition."
"Big Gray subconsciously thought he couldn't hold on any longer, but in reality, his physical examination data showed that he hadn't reached a critical level yet. Am I the kind of tiger who would disregard my comrades? If something really happened, even if I had a limp, I would still find them."
"You haven't passed the probation period yet, so I shouldn't have told you. I'm secretly telling you something in advance to reassure you."
"This sanatorium is located on a planet inhabited by many wild beasts. When we are not feeling well, living with them will help us recover faster than usual."
Arthur did not collect resources directly on this planet because he did not want to destroy the current recuperation environment for his comrades.
"The Academy of Sciences believes that spiritual beasts preying on live wild beasts at the peak of their vitality may be responsible for their enhanced self-healing abilities. However, their experiments haven't yielded reliable data yet."
"But if your research is correct, perhaps when we lose consciousness and survive like true beasts, we will instinctively replenish some food suitable for our bodies, just like wild beasts."
"I'm not in a hurry to find them because the spiritual beast food you have isn't enough for everyone. With your stubborn personality, I don't know what kind of hell you'll push yourself into."
"The spacecraft sent to collect the supplies has already returned. It will arrive in two or three days at most, and then we can pick them up all at once. It's just a matter of two or three more days, I'm not in a hurry, so why are you in a hurry?"
The big black cat raised its head and gently licked Mingyou's cheek. "Silly You, relax. I'll take care of everything. I'll take all the responsibility and be responsible for all the consequences. I'll also protect your safety."
"You don't need to feel any pressure. Just do what you can do now and be happy every day as your stupid fool."
"Do you understand?" Arthur narrowed his eyes, pulled his ears back, and threatened Mingyou with a frown, "Don't let your imagination run wild, okay? Otherwise, the cat pillow and blanket..."
Mingyou nodded quickly: "I know, I know!"
"Hmph, go back to sleep! Don't run off again!" Arthur stood up and whipped Mingyou with his tail again. "Go wash your face first. It's covered in tears and snot. It's so dirty!"
It's so dirty, yet you still lick it... Mingyou secretly complained and ran to the bathroom to wash his face.
This is really strange, Mingyou thought. Just now I felt like I was about to be crushed by pressure and guilt, but now I feel like all my troubles are just my own worries.
Dahei is truly amazing. His tone always makes people inexplicably believe that as long as he promises, there is nothing in this world that cannot be solved. Is this the sense of security that a true hero gives people?
Tomorrow, I will study harder and accumulate a lot of knowledge points so that I can cure all the spirit beasts as soon as possible!
Mingyou lay back on the bed, buried his head in the big black cat's scarf, smelled the scent of the same shower gel on the big black cat's scarf as his own, and fell into a deep sleep.
…
The next day, while Mingyou was busy in the kitchen, Arthur told Herman what happened last night.
"The young man is so stupid that he actually said something like if he couldn't save the person, he would be the one who killed him. How did a fool like him survive until now without being deceived to death?" Arthur kicked Duoduo's ears frantically with his hind legs, almost kicking her off.
Herman's two bear paws tightly grasped the leash of the wolf, whose scars had healed and forgotten the pain, and now wanted to bite everything he liked in sight. He sighed and said, "It was a bit stupid. Your Highness, we have to protect Xiaoyou well."
"You're right." Arthur switched to his other hind leg and continued to poke his ears. He would poke his ears when he felt very upset.
They chatted for a while, and when Mingyou called for dinner, they immediately shut up and acted silly.
The young man was fragile and liked to make things difficult for himself, so Arthur and Herman didn't want him to think too much.
After Mingyou cooked a meal and fed him a few nutritional cubes, the wolf was completely tamed. Not only did it stop biting, but it also chased Mingyou and tried to scam him. It would sprint in front of Mingyou, then suddenly brake, flip over, and expose its belly as an obstacle. Mingyou almost stepped on it several times.
Arthur laughed at Herman: "You useless guy, you can't even stop a stupid wolf."
The ice on the big white bear's face melted, revealing a simple smile: "If you can do it, come on."
Arthur quickly hid behind Mingyou to avoid the big white bear's deadly gaze.
"Thank you for your hard work, Dabai." Mingyou hurried to persuade them to stop fighting.
Herman reluctantly advised: "Don't pamper His Highness too much, His Highness is already a bear enough."
A large cat head popped out from behind Mingyou: "You are the bear."
Herman didn't bother to pay attention to the big black cat who was trying to change the subject: "Xiaoyou, don't you want to take an online class? Go ahead, I'll take care of the rest."
Mingyou turned around and patted the big black cat's head.
"I know, I'll help too." Arthur muttered, "You're so lazy you won't let me steal. You evil-minded young man, get lost."
Mingyou left with a smile, and the Big Bad Wolf continued to rush forward to commit fraud.
One step, two steps...
Mingyou took a few deep breaths and lifted the big bad wolf up.
Big Bad Wolf: O_o?
Mingyou gently threw the big bad wolf behind him, walked into the study and locked the door.
Although he was not hurt from the fall, the big bad wolf suffered from inexplicable fear and lay on the ground with his tail between his legs, trembling.
The big black cat and the big white bear were petrified again.
Maybe they have a little misunderstanding about the gentle and soft Ming Xiaoyou?
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