"Qingjiu, your face is so red." Seeing Lu Qingjiu curled up in the quilt, Yin Xun asked in surprise, "Do you have a fever?"
Lu Qingjiu felt a little heavy in the head, and for a moment he couldn't understand what Yin Xun said. He just stared at Yin Xun blankly with his eyes open.
Seeing Lu Qingjiu like this, Yin Xun knew that he must be sick, and hurriedly said, "I'll go get a thermometer, wait a moment." Then he ran to the living room where the medicine box was placed.
Bai Yuehu's hand rested on Lu Qingjiu's forehead. The cool temperature of his hand made Lu Qingjiu want to get closer, so he naturally rubbed his forehead against the back of Bai Yuehu's hand.
Bai Yuehu observed Lu Qingjiu's movements, gently placing his hand on her flushed cheek, feeling the burning warmth of her skin. Ordinary humans were truly fragile; even the cold could cause them to suffer physical problems. Bai Yuehu quietly observed Lu Qingjiu, his gaze fixed on her neck. The neck had always been the most vulnerable part of the human body. With a gentle bite, a crisp snapping sound was heard, and the person before him was completely his. From then on, he no longer had to worry about losing her for some other, frivolous reason...
When Yin Xun came in with the thermometer, he saw Bai Yuehu licking his lips towards Lu Qingjiu. There was a hint of red in his black eyes. Although it was not very clear, it was enough to make people terrified.
Yin Xun was alarmed when he saw this and shouted loudly, "Lu Qingjiu!"
The White Moon Fox turned its head, as if it was pulled out of a certain state because of Yin Xun's call. The red in its eyes began to fade rapidly and returned to its former dark color.
"I brought it." Yin Xun pretended not to notice Bai Yuehu's strange behavior, walked straight to Lu Qingjiu, and stuffed the thermometer into Lu Qingjiu's mouth, "Hold it in your mouth first."
Lu Qingjiu was completely dazed and had no idea what was going on. He held the thermometer in his mouth obediently and muttered, "Am I having a fever?"
Yin Xun said, "That should be it." He scratched his head, "To be honest, I haven't been sick for a long time..."
Lu Qingjiu was also a little helpless: “Yes, I am the only ordinary person here.”
After taking the temperature, it was 39 degrees Celsius, a fever indeed. Luckily, when Lu Qingjiu prepared winter supplies, he had prepared a lot of common medicines to avoid any accidents. Yin Xun followed Lu Qingjiu's instructions and fed him the medicine, while Bai Yuehu prepared a few ice towels for Lu Qingjiu to cool his forehead.
"Hey, why did you suddenly get sick?" Lu Qingjiu's voice was nasal, and he huddled at the head of the bed sickly. "I haven't had a fever for a long time."
"Is it because you're too tired?" Yin Xun said, "Or is it because you accidentally got some melted snow on you?"
Lu Qingjiu shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. Illness always comes suddenly. If he knew the specific cause, he might not have gotten sick.
He originally felt cold, but after the kang was lit, he felt too hot. He wanted to lift the quilt to get some fresh air, but was stopped by Yin Xun, who said anxiously, "No, try to sweat first, or you'll catch a cold and it will get worse."
Lu Qingjiu felt a little uncomfortable: "But it's so hot..."
Yin Xun advised: "Just bear with it."
While the two were talking, Bai Yuehu had been sitting quietly beside them. He was obviously not very good at dealing with human illnesses and looked a little helpless.
Lu Qingjiu woke up and fell asleep intermittently. When he felt a little better, it was already completely dark. Yin Xun asked Bai Yuehu to go to the kitchen to pour Lu Qingjiu a glass of water, and he gently pushed Lu Qingjiu awake.
Lu Qingjiu asked.
"I have to go home to refill the incense and candles." Yin Xun said in a trembling voice, "I can only come over tomorrow."
Lu Qingjiu sensed the unusual meaning in Yin Xun's words: "...What's wrong?"
Yin Xun warned seriously, "Qingjiu, I'm leaving soon. When you and Bai Yuehu are alone together, don't fall asleep. Try to stay awake."
Lu Qingjiu said: "Ah? Why?"
Yin Xundao: "He likes you too much."
When Lu Qingjiu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, still not understanding why Yin Xun suddenly said this: “What?”
Yin Xun said, "You don't know, their family has a habit of swallowing everything they like. Didn't you see the look in his eyes when I walked in just now? I was really afraid that he would swallow you in one gulp." Although what he said was a little unbelievable, Yin Xun's serious expression told Lu Qingjiu that he was really not joking.
Lu Qingjiu said: "I... understand, you go ahead."
"Try not to fall asleep." Yin Xun said anxiously, "You should be fine if you can just endure this night!"
Lu Qingjiu nodded, agreeing to Yin Xun's request.
As soon as the two finished talking, Bai Yuehu came into the room with a glass of water. He fed the water to Lu Qingjiu's mouth and watched him drink it bit by bit.
Yin Xun said: "Then... I'll leave first. See you tomorrow morning."
“Yeah.” Lu Qingjiu finished drinking the water and felt a little better. “See you in the morning. Be safe.”
Yin Xun waved his hand and turned away, but his eyes told Lu Qingjiu that he was still worried that Bai Yuehu would do something irreversible.
After Yin Xun, who talked the most, left, the room became quiet. Lu Qingjiu leaned against the head of the bed. Because of his illness, his face looked paler than usual, but his lips were rosy and bright, looking particularly delicious.
Lu Qingjiu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Bai Yuehu. He tried to divert Bai Yuehu's attention by starting a new topic: "What did you guys have for dinner?"
Bai Yuehu said, "I didn't eat it."
Lu Qingjiu was stunned: "Why didn't you eat it? Didn't I make chicken soup?"
White Moon Fox said, "I'm not hungry."
Lu Qingjiu thought, since you are not hungry, don't look at me like that, as if you want to swallow me in one bite. He thought of what Yin Xun said just now. It seems that Yin Xun was not exaggerating at all. If he is not careful, the White Moon Fox might really eat him.
Lu Qingjiu sensed this potential danger, but miraculously, he was not too scared, but instead found it a little funny.
Lu Qingjiu said, “I’m a little hungry, what should I do?”
Bai Yuehu frowned: "I'll bring you some chicken soup."
Lu Qingjiu said, "Make me some chicken soup with rice, and put some pickles in it."
Bai Yuehu nodded, stood up and left quickly, and soon returned with what Lu Qingjiu wanted. The chicken soup was hot, soaking the soft rice in it, and it was even sprinkled with a layer of emerald green onions. In the small bowl next to it was neatly cut pickles. It was obvious that Bai Yuehu had put a lot of thought into it.
Lu Qingjiu took the bowl, scooped up the food with a spoon, and slowly put it into his mouth. The soft and delicious taste of the chicken soup soothed his hungry stomach. The pickles were crisp and refreshing, and a little of Lu Qingjiu's favorite chili oil was drizzled on it. After he ate for a while, a few beads of sweat appeared on the tip of his nose, and he felt a lot better.
"Are you really not hungry?" Lu Qingjiu put down the bowl after finishing his meal.
Bai Yuehu shook his head.
Lu Qingjiu said: "Are you really not hungry?"
White Moon Fox said, "I'm not hungry."
Lu Qingjiu blinked. In fact, he didn’t quite believe Bai Yuehu’s words that she wasn’t hungry. After all, Bai Yuehu ate a lot at every meal. But maybe because she ate a lot, she got hungry slowly?
As Lu Qingjiu thought about it, he felt a little cold again. He asked, "Is the charcoal under the kang about to go out?"
Bai Yuehu took a look and frowned slightly: "The fire is very big."
"Then why do I still feel cold..." When I was delirious with fever just now, my whole body was hot, but now I feel a little cold. Lu Qingjiu wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, but it seemed to have no effect. "I'm so cold."
White Moon Fox: "Still cold?"
Lu Qingjiu nodded heavily.
Bai Yuehu thought for a moment, then sat down next to Lu Qingjiu. Nine furry tails stretched out from behind him, wrapping up Lu Qingjiu. The temperature of these tails was higher than that of an ordinary person. When they wrapped him up, Lu Qingjiu felt like she had fallen into a piece of soft and warm cotton, and she couldn't help but let out a comfortable moan.
Bai Yuehu looked at Lu Qingjiu, who was stuck in the fur, and said, "Are you feeling better?"
"So comfortable and soft." Lu Qingjiu touched Bai Yuehu's tail and smiled foolishly, "Much better... Aren't you cold?" Bai Yuehu was wearing a thin coat in this weather. Lu Qingjiu felt a chill on his neck just looking at it.
"Not cold." Bai Yuehu replied.
His body had regained its warmth, and he had just eaten and taken medicine to treat his high fever. Although Lu Qingjiu told himself to hold on as long as possible, he couldn't help but start to feel sleepy.
His head was dizzy and he kept yawning. Lu Qingjiu and Bai Yuehu chatted casually, forcing himself not to fall asleep.
Bai Yuehu said softly, "Are you sleepy?"
“A little…” Lu Qingjiu rubbed his eyes, “A little sleepy.”
Bai Yuehu said, "Go to sleep if you are tired."
Lu Qingjiu said vaguely: "If I fall asleep, will you eat me?"
Bai Yuehu didn't expect Lu Qingjiu to ask directly. He smiled when he heard this and said, "I'll try my best to control it."
"Just control?" Lu Qingjiu said helplessly, "Can't you give me a guarantee or something?"
Bai Yuehu frowned in distress: "I can't give you any guarantees, you look too delicious." He stretched out his hand and gently touched Lu Qingjiu's chin, then slowly slid down, finally stopping at Lu Qingjiu's Adam's apple, who swallowed slightly. "I'll try my best."
Lu Qingjiu laughed: "I'm sorry for putting you in such a difficult position."
Bai Yuehu didn't say anything and licked his lips.
Lu Qingjiu wanted to hold on, but he couldn't. His eyelids were practically fighting, and he was even sure that if he closed his eyes for three seconds, he would fall asleep. After battling sleepiness for a long time, Lu Qingjiu finally chose to compromise. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he really couldn't hold on any longer. The moment before his eyes slowly closed, Lu Qingjiu saw the red light in the White Moon Fox's eyes... He was probably... really going to be eaten. Lu Qingjiu fell into a deep sleep.
He slept very comfortably, with his furry tail wrapped tightly around Lu Qingjiu, making him feel as if he was sleeping in a soft cloud. His illness seemed to be cured, and his heavy body began to become light.
However, this comfortable feeling did not last long, and the pain woke Lu Qingjiu from his dream. He opened his eyes blankly and felt someone lying on him. The heavy weight made it impossible for him to get up.
The feeling of being pierced by a sharp weapon on his neck made Lu Qingjiu sober up quickly. He realized that someone was buried in his shoulder and biting his neck - there was no doubt that this person was Bai Yuehu.
"Moon Fox..." The desire to survive made Lu Qingjiu utter a sound with difficulty. He pressed Bai Yuehu's shoulders with both hands, trying to push him away from himself, but the gap between humans and non-humans was fully revealed at this time. He used up all his strength, but Bai Yuehu did not move at all.
"Ah!" Lu Qingjiu screamed in pain as he felt the skin on his neck being bitten, and bright red blood dripped onto the pillow. "White Moon Fox—stop—"
Hearing Lu Qingjiu's voice, Bai Yuehu paused. He slowly raised his head and looked at Lu Qingjiu under him.
Lu Qingjiu saw Bai Yuehu's face. Although his expression was the same as usual, the red blood on his lips gave him an extra strange charm. He called him, "Qingjiu."
Lu Qingjiu panted heavily. He asked, "Bai Yuehu, are you hungry?"
Bai Yuehu said, "I'm not hungry."
Lu Qingjiu swallowed his saliva: “I’m not hungry, why are you biting me?”
"Are you scared?" Bai Yuehu suddenly asked him. His hand touched the bite wound on Lu Qingjiu's neck. He dipped his index finger in a little blood, then put it in his mouth and sucked slowly. Then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was extremely satisfied. "It's just as delicious as I imagined."
Lu Qingjiu forced himself to calm down and said, "You...are planning to eat me?"
Bai Yuehu asked, "What do you think?"
Lu Qingjiu said: “I don’t think you want to eat me.”
Bai Yuehu said nothing, but stared quietly into Lu Qingjiu's eyes, as if judging something.
"If you wanted to eat me, you would have swallowed me in one gulp. Why would you have woken me up in pain?" Lu Qingjiu asked, "Really?"
Bai Yuehu was silent for a long time. Just when cold sweat began to slide down Lu Qingjiu's back, he nodded and said, "Yes."
Lu Qingjiu breathed a sigh of relief.
But just when Lu Qingjiu was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the White Moon Fox leaned over again, approaching Lu Qingjiu's neck, and then carefully licked all the blood that flowed from the skin that he had bitten. His serious attitude reminded Lu Qingjiu of how he treated precious ingredients... He was reluctant to waste anything.
Lu Qingjiu could only lie on the bed, letting Bai Yuehu do what he wanted, not daring to move or provoke him. What had just happened had convinced him that Bai Yuehu really wanted to eat him whole, skin and bones.
It was unknown how long it had been, but just when Lu Qingjiu even suspected that he was about to fall asleep, Bai Yuehu finally stopped moving.
He stood up, carefully observing the marks he left on Lu Qingjiu's neck, tilted his head, and said, "Are you afraid of me?"
Lu Qingjiu said: "No."
"Why aren't you afraid?" White Moon Fox said, "I want to eat you."
Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, “I just thought about it, but I didn’t do it.”
Bai Yuehu asked, "Are you really not afraid of me?"
Lu Qingjiu said: "Well...I'm not really scared."
Bai Yuehu observed Lu Qingjiu's expression, and only after confirming that the man in front of him was not lying did he completely leave Lu Qingjiu. Lu Qingjiu was clearly aware that the question just now seemed to contain some kind of life-threatening danger. If he was really scared of Bai Yuehu because of this matter and avoided looking at him, perhaps the next moment, this man in front of him, who was so beautiful that he looked like a human, would transform into his original form and swallow him whole.
The White Moon Fox doesn't like people being afraid of him, and he doesn't need to live with people who are afraid of him.
Fortunately, Lu Qingjiu was not very afraid of the White Moon Fox as he had shown, so he luckily escaped.
The White Moon Fox got up from Lu Qingjiu, but its nine furry tails were still wrapped around Lu Qingjiu. Lu Qingjiu reached out and touched the wound on the side of his neck, and unsurprisingly, he felt a tooth mark.
Lu Qingjiu thought of something and his expression became serious.
Bai Yuehu asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Lu Qingjiu said: "Well... foxes are canines, right?"
Bai Yuehu said, "Hmm?"
Lu Qingjiu said, "If you're bitten by a canine, do you want to get a rabies vaccine?"
White Moon Fox: "..."
"But you seemed to be biting me in human form." Lu Qingjiu was confused. "So was I bitten by a human or a fox?"
The two of them stared at each other and didn't speak for a long time.
In the end, Lu Qingjiu gave up first, saying that it should be fine, and asked Bai Yuehu if he had ever bitten other people.
"No." Bai Yuehu said very frankly, "I never bite anyone."
Just as Lu Qingjiu was about to smile, he added ruthlessly, "I always swallow it in one gulp."
Lu Qingjiu said aggrievedly: "Then why did you bite me?"
Bai Yuehu said, "You look so delicious, it would be a shame to swallow you in one gulp."
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
Bai Yuehu said, "Who knew you would wake up just after tasting something."
Lu Qingjiu: "..." Why do you sound so regretful? If I hadn't woken up, would I have really died here today?! It seems that what Pang Ziqi said does make some sense. Ferocious beasts don't have any logic...
Lu Qingjiu said weakly: "So what do you think it tastes like?"
Bai Yuehu said, "It smells really good."
Lu Qingjiu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect that Bai Yuehu had also learned this saying.
Lu Qingjiu didn't dare sleep too deeply for the rest of the night, but the White Moon Fox seemed to have given up on him. At dawn, Yin Xun rushed home in the snow and wind. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Qingjiu intact.
Lu Qingjiu sent Bai Yuehu away, asked him to get her a basin of hot water, and then told Yin Xun what happened last night.
Yin Xun looked at the teeth marks on Lu Qingjiu's neck and said terrifiedly: "Fuck, weren't you scared at that time?"
Lu Qingjiu said: "...Maybe he was confused because of the fever, so he wasn't particularly scared."
Yin Xun said, "It's too horrible. If it were me, I would have peed myself on the spot." Biting the neck is equivalent to biting the lifeline. As long as Bai Yuehu increases the strength a little, the fragile neck will make a crisp sound and break cleanly. It's also thanks to Lu Qingjiu's calmness.
Lu Qingjiu said: "What are you afraid of? Aren't you made of water?"
Yin Xun: "Although my body is made of water, my soul is as crystal clear as glass, fragile and easily broken."
Lu Qingjiu made a vomiting expression, and Yin Xun smiled shyly and continued to disgust Lu Qingjiu.
After Lu Qingjiu finished vomiting, he said, “But then again, he wants to eat me because he likes me?”
Yin Xundao: "Yes."
Lu Qingjiu always felt that the logic was a little wrong, and asked doubtfully: "If he didn't eat me, does that mean that he doesn't like me that much?"
Yin Xun thought for a moment and said, "I think he loves you too much, so he didn't eat you." He actually understood Bai Yuehu's feelings. Normally, it was fine, but when Lu Qingjiu was sick, he would give people a sense of vulnerability, which made them think that humans were so easy to lose, and they would be sad if they lost them. It would be better to put him in his stomach in advance, so that they would never have to worry about separation. However, what Yin Xun didn't expect was that although Bai Yuehu opened his mouth, he actually restrained his appetite and let Lu Qingjiu live. When he came here today, he was really scared to see Bai Yuehu alone in the room, with the bed empty...
Lu Qingjiu felt that he could no longer understand these non-humans, but it didn't matter as long as he was still alive.
Bai Yuehu also brought hot water over. Lu Qingjiu washed his face with the hot water in the house, but he still felt sticky all over, so he wanted to take a shower.
"Are you still taking a shower?" Yin Xun said, "I'm afraid your illness will relapse after taking a shower." He had just taken Lu Qingjiu's temperature and it had returned to normal, but the weather was too cold now and Lu Qingjiu's physical condition was not very good.
"What should we do then?" Lu Qingjiu asked, "We can't just keep on being bored like this."
"Just wipe your body with hot water. The room is so warm, it's okay to take off your clothes." Yin Xun said.
"Alright." Lu Qingjiu didn't force it. He didn't dare get sick again. If he got sick, he would suffer, but there was also a greedy vixen watching him closely. This time, it was just a tooth mark. If he didn't wake up next time, who knew if he would be able to open his eyes again...
Lu Qingjiu simply wiped his upper body in the room, mainly cleaning the sweat stains left on his body. As he wiped, he suddenly remembered something: "Oh, where is the little fox cub?" He remembered that it was still by his side when he slept yesterday, but it disappeared when he woke up. Could it be that it was taken away by the White Moon Fox...
Facing Lu Qingjiu's gaze, Bai Yuehu frowned: "Why are you looking at me? It has so little meat, I'm not interested in it."
Lu Qingjiu whispered, "I don't actually have much meat."
Yin Xun and Lu Qingjiu nodded together: “Yes, yes, look at Lu Qingjiu, his body is full of bones.”
Bai Yuehu said: "It's okay, you still have room for development."
Lu Qingjiu: “…” Thank you for your interest, but forget it.
White Moon Fox said, "It's sleeping outside with the two pigs, it's doing fine."
Lu Qingjiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had also assumed the White Moon Fox wouldn't eat the cub, since they were of the same species—perhaps. However, it seemed Yin Xun already knew what a White Moon Fox was, so Lu Qingjiu didn't dare ask. After all, the White Moon Fox had been reluctant to eat him because it admired his cooking, but Yin Xun clearly wasn't so lucky.
The worst thing was that the White Moon Fox ate half of Yin Xun, but Yin Xun was still able to grow back the next day. He was simply the best object for recycling.
The author has something to say: Bai Yuehu: This Lu Qingjiu is sick.
Lu Qingjiu: I can still save him——
White Moon Fox: No need to rescue, just eat it.
Lu Qingjiu: Ahh ...
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