Because Bai Yuehu was still waiting, Lu Qingjiu didn't dare to cook anything too complicated, and instead chose the simplest dish. He used a pressure cooker to stew a large pot of braised beef, and once it was done, he brought it into the bedroom.
The aroma of beef filled the room, and Bai Yuehu, who had just fallen asleep, opened his eyes. After waking up, he didn't say a word. He picked up the chopsticks and quickly ate up the food that Lu Qingjiu prepared for him.
"Do you want more?" Lu Qingjiu felt that he must not be full.
Bai Yuehu shook his head, indicating that he wanted to sleep a little longer and replenish his food tomorrow morning.
Lu Qingjiu looked at the blood on his body and felt a little worried: "Go to sleep, I will use a hot towel to clean your body."
Bai Yuehu nodded, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep again. He was still wearing the black robe, which was covered with congealed blood, emitting a strong bloody smell.
Lu Qingjiu gently removed Bai Yuehu's black robe and saw the wounds on Bai Yuehu's body from the fight. Compared to the previous wound, this one seemed more serious, with wounds covering almost the entire body. Fortunately, there seemed to be no injuries to vital parts, and the bleeding had stopped.
Lu Qingjiu went to get some hot water and a towel, cleaned Bai Yuehu's wound, and bandaged it with gauze. But Lu Qingjiu didn't dare use too much medicine on Bai Yuehu, fearing it would damage his natural healing ability.
Seeing the wounds crisscrossing Bai Yuehu's beautiful body, Lu Qingjiu felt particularly distressed. He tried to be gentle with his hands, fearing that he would wake Bai Yuehu. After treating the wounds, Lu Qingjiu placed Bai Yuehu on the soft bed, tucked him in, turned off the lights, and then left.
"Brother Lu, how's Mr. Bai?" Jiang Buhuan asked anxiously from the doorway. Although he hadn't seen any injuries on Bai Yuehu's body, he could guess that it must have been seriously injured. After all, two such behemoths were fighting, and a single claw strike could cause the earth to shatter. He thought he had fallen asleep, but then he thought about it and realized that he had clearly been knocked unconscious.
"He's asleep." Lu Qingjiu said, "He has some injuries, but it shouldn't be serious. Did you see who won in the end?"
"No." Jiang Buhuan said honestly, "I fainted halfway through."
Lu Qingjiu asked, "Fainted?"
"Yeah." Jiang Buhuan said, "They fought too fiercely, and I couldn't hold on." He had just cleaned the blood off his face.
"Oh, you go and rest." Lu Qingjiu said, "I'll keep watch."
Jiang Buhuan nodded and went back to sleep.
Yin Xunde returned home, but Jiang Buhuan was worried. In the end, Lu Qingjiu decided to stay with Bai Yuehu all night, just in case Bai Yuehu woke up and wanted to eat, there would be no one to prepare it. Bai Yuehu was still sleeping soundly, but his brows were slightly furrowed, and it could be seen that he was not sleeping well.
Lu Qingjiu sat beside him, quietly reading by the light of a small lamp. Although Bai Yuehu had been a tenant for almost a year, the house was still empty. Aside from a few daily clothes and the simplest of household items, there was no sign of life. Even if she disappeared, it seemed like it would only take a moment.
The book in Lu Qingjiu's hand was called "Zi Bu Yu", which wrote about some strange folk stories. Ever since he learned about the unscientific side of this world, his reading objects became these strange ancient books. The more he read, the more interested he became in another world.
Late at night, after the moon rose, the wind blew coolly through the window. Lu Qingjiu felt a wave of fatigue rising in his heart, but he suppressed the urge to sleep and took a sip of the tea that was almost cold in front of him. Behind him, Bai Yuehu let out a soft moan. Lu Qingjiu thought Bai Yuehu had woken up and turned to look. In the moonlight, he saw Bai Yuehu's eyes still closed, still asleep. The soft moan seemed to be caused by rolling over and touching a wound. Seeing this, Lu Qingjiu slowly stepped forward and gently helped Bai Yuehu adjust her posture. Bai Yuehu's frown finally relaxed slightly.
What should I cook for him tomorrow morning? He has suffered so many injuries and must have lost a lot of blood. Lu Qingjiu was thinking about cooking a few more eggs for Bai Yuehu tomorrow morning to nourish his body.
Lu Qingjiu sat by the bed like this until the morning light appeared on the horizon. In the second half of the night, in order to drive away his tiredness, he poured himself a few cups of strong tea. He drank while waiting, and by dawn he was too sleepy to feel any more.
Lu Qingjiu guessed that Bai Yuehu would soon wake up, so he went to the kitchen to boil water and prepare to cook. He knew that Bai Yuehu liked to eat meat, so he simply stewed a pot of chicken soup. Although it was strange to drink chicken soup in the morning, Bai Yuehu should like it.
Bai Yuehu had always been a light sleeper, but this time he slept very soundly. He knew that Lu Qingjiu was by his side, sitting not far away from him.
This made Bai Yuehu let down his guard and let his body sink into the soft mattress. He smelled the light fragrance of tea, which lingered in the room, making him feel safe.
Bai Yuehu didn't remember much of what happened afterwards because he really fell asleep.
Lu Qingjiu prepared breakfast and returned to Bai Yuehu's bedroom. Bai Yuehu had already woken up and was sitting on the bed with her eyes closed. Lu Qingjiu hurriedly said, "Yuehu, are you hungry? I prepared breakfast for you."
Bai Yuehu nodded.
Lu Qingjiu hurriedly brought over the food prepared in the kitchen. It was a large pot of stewed chicken and a large bowl of chicken noodle soup. The taste was very light, which was very suitable for Bai Yuehu's newly injured body.
Bai Yuehu picked up the food, but didn't eat it directly. Instead, he asked, "Where's Jiang Buhuan?"
Lu Qingjiu thought he was worried about Jiang Buhuan's safety: "He suffered a minor injury, but it seems nothing serious. He is sleeping now. Do you want me to call him over?"
Bai Yuehu frowned: "Why hasn't he left yet?"
Lu Qingjiu almost choked at these words, and said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Can he leave now?"
"Of course he can go. Otherwise, why would I go through so much trouble?" Bai Yuehu was a little unhappy when she thought that Jiang Buhuan wanted to eat breakfast at home. "Let him go, quickly."
Lu Qingjiu smiled and said yes.
After saying this, the White Moon Fox slowly began to eat the food in front of it.
Lu Qingjiu watched Bai Yuehu eat noodles gently from the side. Yin Xun also came over. He smelled the smell of chicken soup and walked to the door of Bai Yuehu's bedroom, but he didn't dare to come in. He tilted his head and looked inside, just in time to see Lu Qingjiu's fatherly eyes and smile.
Yin Xun: “…” Okay, now we have another son in the family, which just happens to be in line with the country’s two-child policy.
Bai Yuehu finished her meal and went back to sleep. After Lu Qingjiu packed up her things, she also felt a little sleepy. When she walked out of the bedroom, she saw Yin Xun, who looked sneaky.
"What are you looking at?" Lu Qingjiu reached out and patted him on the head.
"I'm here to see the deep love between you two as father and son...ah, to see your enduring friendship." Yin Xun asked, "Have you been guarding all night?"
Lu Qingjiu said: "Well, do you want to have breakfast? I'll make some chicken soup with rice."
Yin Xun said, "Eat, then go to sleep for a while."
Lu Qingjiu said, "You're here to guard it?"
Yin Xun scratched his head: "It's okay to guard it, but you have to say hello to Bai Yuehu first and tell him not to touch my tender body..." Otherwise, if he bites him, he probably won't even have a chance to regenerate.
Lu Qingjiu looked helpless and said hello.
Lu Qingjiu grabbed some pickles and mixed them with sesame oil. Then he and Yin Xun ate a bowl of hot chicken soup with the pickles. Just after they finished eating, they saw Jiang Buhuan got up. He might not have slept well last night, and there was a dark circle under his eyes.
"Good morning." He greeted Lu Qingjiu.
"Good morning." Lu Qingjiu said, "Let's have breakfast together."
Jiang Buhuan nodded happily. His happiest moments here were his three meals a day. The rice, softened by the chicken broth, was sprinkled with chopped green onions. The pickled vegetables were refreshing and delicious, with sesame oil and chili peppers, which perfectly eliminated the greasiness of the broth. Jiang Buhuan was enjoying his meal when he heard Lu Qingjiu say, "The White Moon Fox said the thing that wanted to kill you has been dealt with. You can leave Shuifu Village now."
"Is it solved?" When Jiang Buhuan heard this, he felt a little disappointed.
"Yeah." Lu Qingjiu said, "Since he said that, it should be okay."
Jiang Buhuan said, "Well... okay then."
Lu Qingjiu said, "You buy a train ticket for the afternoon. I'll take a nap and take you to town when I get up." He felt that Jiang Buhuan must be very eager to leave. After all, Shuifu Village is so remote and backward that it is basically only suitable for people with a retirement mentality to stay here.
"Okay." With the matter settled, Jiang Buhuan no longer had an excuse to stay. He ate the chicken soup and rice in front of him without any taste and asked quietly, "Then... can I come again in the future?"
Lu Qingjiu looked surprised.
"I mean, I'll come and visit you during my vacation." Jiang Buhuan explained quickly, "I'll pay for the accommodation, and it won't be too much trouble for you..."
"Okay." Lu Qingjiu smiled. He didn't expect Jiang Buhuan to actually like Shuifu Village. "Welcome." However, celebrities are always very busy. I'm afraid Jiang Buhuan doesn't have much time to vacation in Shuifu Village.
"That's great." Jiang Buhuan said, "You've helped me solve so many problems. I don't know how to thank you enough."
"No need," Lu Qingjiu said, "This isn't your own trouble." If Bai Yuehu's statement was true, then Jiang Buhuan was just a poor man implicated. The ultimate target of the mastermind was still Shuifu Village and Bai Yuehu. He wanted to use Jiang Buhuan's death to taint Bai Yuehu, but he didn't know what this taint meant...
Jiang Buhuan seemed to understand, but seeing that Lu Qingjiu had no intention of explaining, he didn't ask any more questions.
After a long night, Lu Qingjiu felt a little sleepy, so he went to sleep after dinner and didn't get up until the afternoon. After getting up, he went to check on Bai Yuehu's condition - no, to be more precise, to check whether Yin Xun was still alive.
"Wow, I'm so scared." Yin Xun said, who was alone in a room with Bai Yuehu and was so nervous that he bit half of his hand. "How about I send Jiang Buhuan away and you stay with him?"
Lu Qingjiu: "He woke up halfway?"
Yin Xun: "I woke up. He woke up halfway and looked at me. He asked me where Lu Qingjiu was. I said I was sleeping. He told me to stay away from him, otherwise he would be irresponsible if he ate me while he was half asleep."
Lu Qingjiu: “…” Why did he feel that Bai Yuehu was disliking Yin Xun?
Yin Xun said sadly, "I'm just a poor, weak and helpless mountain god. Why do you treat me like this?"
Lu Qingjiu reluctantly agreed to Yin Xun's proposal and asked him to drive the pickup truck to pick up Jiang Buhuan. After all, Yin Xun had already bitten off most of his hand out of nervousness, and who knew when it would grow back if he continued to bite it. For others, sucking their fingers was just a cute adjective, but his stupid son was the one who actually bit them.
So Yin Xun happily accepted the task and went to send Jiang Buhuan away. In his turn, Lu Qingjiu stayed in the house to guard the still sleeping Bai Yuehu.
The other animals were a little afraid of the White Moon Fox, but the strange thing was that from the moment he saw the White Moon Fox, Lu Qingjiu had almost no fear of it. In his opinion, the White Moon Fox was just an ordinary vixen and there was nothing to be afraid of.
Bai Yuehu finally woke up around three or four in the afternoon. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Lu Qingjiu leaning against the window reading a book. The warm sunlight shone on his cheeks, giving his skin and black hair a layer of ambiguous gold. The light blurred Lu Qingjiu's features, and he seemed to be disappearing with the light.
"Lu Qingjiu." Bai Yuehu called his name, as if chanting a spell to call him back.
Lu Qingjiu moved and looked up at Bai Yuehu. Seeing that he had woken up, he showed his usual gentle smile on his face: "You're awake."
"Yeah." Bai Yuehu watched him walk quickly in front of him and stare at him against the light. His chest swelled up, as if something was about to burst out of it, making him purse his lips involuntarily, afraid that he would reveal his emotions.
"Are you hungry?" There wasn't much Lu Qingjiu could do for Bai Yuehu, but fortunately, one of the things he could do was what Bai Yuehu needed most.
Bai Yuehu nodded. Yesterday's fight had drained too much of his energy, and he needed a long time to replenish and recover.
"I'll make it for you." Lu Qingjiu said, "What do you want to eat?"
Bai Yuehu said, "Anything is fine."
Lu Qingjiu muttered: "Then I'll cook you some pig's feet and make some fried rice."
Bai Yuehu said, "All is fine."
Lu Qingjiu turned and went to the kitchen. These things were all ready. He prepared them before because he was worried that Bai Yuehu would have nothing to eat after waking up. After he quickly made them, he brought them to Bai Yuehu's bedroom, but found that the bedroom was empty, without Bai Yuehu's figure.
"Moon Fox?" Lu Qingjiu called out in a panic.
"I'm here." Bai Yuehu's voice came from the yard.
Lu Qingjiu walked into the yard and saw Bai Yuehu sitting on the rocking chair again. He said, "I want to bask in the sun."
Lu Qingjiu breathed a sigh of relief, walked to his side with a smile, and put the food on the stone table: “Eat.”
Bai Yuehu raised his hand and began to eat slowly.
The spring sunshine is indeed the best. The cool breeze brought scattered peach petals from somewhere. Some fell on the dirt in the yard, and some landed on Bai Yuehu's black hair. Lu Qingjiu suddenly stood up and walked behind Bai Yuehu. He lowered his head and pulled Bai Yuehu's hair behind her head, simply bundling it together.
"Will they come again?" Lu Qingjiu asked.
"Yes." White Moon Fox said, "Where there is light, there is shadow. As long as the light is there, the shadow will not be eliminated."
Lu Qingjiu asked, "Is this what you have been doing for generations?"
Bai Yuehu said, "Yes."
Lu Qingjiu sighed softly.
Bai Yuehu said, "By the way, I have something to show you."
Lu Qingjiu: "What?"
He originally thought it was something very important, so he watched the White Moon Fox stand up, then pointed its butt at Lu Qingjiu with a serious face. Before Lu Qingjiu could react, he saw nine white furry tails emerging from the White Moon Fox's tail vertebrae. The White Moon Fox's voice came over: "Look, it's grown."
Lu Qingjiu: “…………”
White Moon Fox: "I told you it will grow in the spring."
Lu Qingjiu's shoulders were shaking. He tried hard to hold back his laughter, but failed. He bent over with laughter and even laughed out tears.
Bai Yuehu looked at Lu Qingjiu suspiciously: "What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing... nothing." Lu Qingjiu thought his own vixen was so adorable that he couldn't help but reach out and hug the nine furry fox tails, feeling the smooth touch left by the tails rubbing against his cheeks. "I like you so much."
Bai Yuehu: "Like me?"
Lu Qingjiu kissed the tail fiercely: “Of course.”
Bai Yuehu looked at Lu Qingjiu suspiciously, turned around and muttered softly. Lu Qingjiu was standing behind him, so he naturally heard Bai Yuehu's little complaint clearly. Bai Yuehu said: You obviously like furry things.
"No way." Lu Qingjiu argued, "Who told you that I like furry things?"
White Moon Fox: "Humans like it." His tail twitched, "Why would you hold me if I don't like it?"
Lu Qingjiu said: "I like your tail because it belongs to you. If it belongs to someone else, I might not like it."
Bai Yuehu didn't say anything, but obviously didn't believe Lu Qingjiu's words. Humph, humans are always good at lying. They say one thing, but when they really see his prototype, they turn around and run away. Otherwise, how did the phrase "Ye Gong likes dragons" come from?
Lu Qingjiu said helplessly: "Look, I'm not coveting Su Xi's father's tail, right?"
Bai Yuehu ruthlessly saw through Lu Qingjiu's soul: "That's because he didn't show it."
Lu Qingjiu: “…” He couldn’t refute it.
"And now he only has a bald tail." White Moon Fox said, "All the extra hair is used to make a plush coat for me. Is it warm?"
Lu Qingjiu: “Warm.”
White Moon Fox: "Be good."
Lu Qingjiu was immediately at a loss for words. He wanted to explain to Bai Yuehu that he didn't really care about Mao Rongrong, but he felt that holding the tail with his hands didn't seem to be very convincing. In the end, he could only sigh, rub the big tail of Mao Rongrong, and said, "Even if I like Mao Rongrong, I like you more."
Bai Yuehu raised an eyebrow: "Is it that the tail is hard to hold, or is it that the coat is hard to wear?"
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
Bai Yuehu was not right, but was still angry: "I am just furry."
Lu Qingjiu: “…” Okay, it would be better for him to skip this topic.
Then Bai Yuehu sat back in his rocking chair and proudly lent Lu Qingjiu his tail to hold. The tail felt just like the real thing, warm and moving. It was very pleasing wrapped around Lu Qingjiu's waist, but the question was, where did he get the tail? Did Bai Yuehu get it by gambling with his coat? Or was it... a leftover from his meal?
Lu Qingjiu was a little confused. Compared with before, the fur on the tail was more luxuriant and smoother. Holding it was like holding a big doll, which was extremely comfortable. The most amazing thing was that it could be wrapped around people. Lu Qingjiu leaned on it like a cushion, and with the warmth from the sun, she soon fell asleep in a daze.
When he woke up again, the sun was already setting. He opened his eyes and saw Bai Yuehu's profile. A peach petal fell on the tip of Bai Yuehu's nose. Lu Qingjiu stretched out his finger and gently picked up the petal.
Bai Yuehu was awakened. He opened his eyes, still with some hazy sleepiness in them. He turned his head to the side, hummed naturally, and brought Lu Qingjiu into his arms.
This was probably a sequelae from sleeping together in the winter. At that time, Lu Qingjiu fell asleep in the same position as Bai Yuehu, but he woke up in Bai Yuehu's arms almost every morning.
“Well…” Lu Qingjiu said, “I’m up, but I haven’t made dinner yet.”
Bai Yuehu said, "I don't want to eat anymore."
Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, “Okay, stop making trouble. You just got injured, how can you not eat.”
Bai Yuehu said, "I'm not very hungry."
Although Bai Yuehu said he was not hungry, Lu Qingjiu still struggled to climb out of his arms. He looked at the time. It was already past six in the afternoon, but Yin Xun, who had gone to see Jiang Buhuan off, had not returned yet.
Could something have happened? Lu Qingjiu was a little worried, and quickly took out his cell phone and called Yin Xun.
After the call was connected, Yin Xun's voice came from the other end. He said, "Jiu'er, don't worry about me. I won't be back until later."
"What happened?" Lu Qingjiu asked puzzledly.
Yin Xun said, "Oh, it's nothing serious. After sending Jiang Buhuan away, I found a red rash on my butt. I went to the clinic to get some medicine, and the doctor said I was allergic and asked me to get an IV drip before going back."
Lu Qingjiu: "..." He remembered that Yin Xun seemed to be allergic to slugs, but it wasn't serious before, so why did he suddenly get sick today?
Yin Xun explained perfunctorily: "I'm also surprised. The doctor said it might be spring. Spring is the peak season for diseases..."
Lu Qingjiu: "Okay then, come back early."
Yin Xun silently hung up the phone, tears streaming down his face as he stared at the screen. He wanted to go back, but someone had sent him a text this afternoon, saying he wasn't allowed to show up before six or else he'd be killed. He had no other options but to bite the bullet and let the pickup truck take the blame. This was the first time he'd received a text from Bai Yuehu. He'd been thinking Bai Yuehu had changed her ways, sending him a message, but when he opened it, he saw Bai Yuehu was trying to kill him.
"Wuwuwu, Jiu'er, you must take care of yourself at home." Yin Xun wiped his tears and worried about his good friend, "Don't let me go back and see that the White Moon Fox has gnawed you until only a skeleton is left..." Lu Qingjiu is not like him. He can regenerate after eating. But then again, how to eat it is still debatable.
The author has something to say: Bai Yuehu: Lu Qingjiu, do you like the tail or me?
Lu Qingjiu: Only children make choices. As an adult, I want them all.
White Moon Fox: You want both? Then my tail is yours too. Come, I'll help you put it on.
Lu Qingjiu: Wait…wait a minute???
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