Chapter 406 The Precious Ginseng Fruit VS. The Easily Fooled Cultivator (9)
After Pei Zhengqing left, Meng Qizhou sat down by the bed with Xiaoguozi in his arms.
It was already quite late, and the servants were all asleep, so it wasn't convenient to order them around anymore.
He had no choice but to devise a method to heat up all the water in the copper basin himself, and then he used a damp brocade handkerchief to wipe Xiao Guozi's face.
He reached out and pinched the two chubby paws, then stared at the sleeping little fruit for a long time.
The areas on her fair hands where the medicine had been applied were still noticeably red and swollen.
He frowned subconsciously, but then his mind immediately changed.
What's there to feel sorry about?
Serves them right.
If she hadn't been so disobedient and disruptive in the middle of the night, she wouldn't have suffered like this.
Bad fruit should be properly dealt with.
They need to be taught a lesson.
"Hmph—" Little Fruit hummed softly, rubbing against him, as if she were dreaming about something.
Afraid she would wake up, he gently touched Xiaoguozi's head and patted her back, coaxing her to sleep.
Before long, Meng Qizhou had finished getting ready, and he extinguished the candle to rest.
Just as he was getting drowsy, the little fruit next to him suddenly crawled over.
“I want to hear a story,” she said.
Meng Qizhou dismissed it as a dream and ignored it.
"I want to hear a story. Tell me one, hurry up!" Little Fruit urged.
Meng Qizhou remained motionless, pretending that he was asleep and couldn't hear anything.
The little fruit pinched his ear hard and pretended to bite it.
If she can't hear the story, then he can forget about sleeping.
"Hey, stop fooling around. Tell me, I'll tell you..." Meng Qizhou quickly covered her mouth. "Tell me one story and then go to sleep, understand?"
“Two,” she said.
"one."
“Three!” she continued.
"one."
Four!
"Okay, okay, two it is." Worried that she would ask for more and more, Meng Qizhou had no choice but to agree immediately.
He paused, then continued, "Once upon a time, there was a mountain, and in that mountain lived an obedient radish spirit. One day, the radish spirit was bitten by a rabbit demon and was on the verge of death. At this critical moment, a passing demon hunter saved the radish spirit. The radish spirit was a grateful and kind spirit, and to repay the demon hunter, it promised to give all its cultivation to him. After receiving the cultivation, the demon hunter became extremely powerful, helping many little spirits avoid harm from evil spirits and protecting the peace of the region."
"..."
The room remained quiet for a long time.
"...That doesn't sound good! Say something else!" Little Fruit said with obvious disdain.
This story is incredibly boring, extremely short, very perfunctory, and utterly meaningless.
Meng Qizhou continued, "Once upon a time, there was a lake, and in the lake lived a kind carp spirit. One day, the carp spirit was bitten by a snake demon and was on the verge of death. At this critical moment, a demon hunter rowing a boat saved the carp spirit. The carp spirit was a kind and grateful spirit... After the demon hunter gained his cultivation... he protected the peace of the region..."
Little Fruit kicked its legs unhappily and said with dissatisfaction, "This story is the same!"
"How are they the same? They're completely different. All you do is spout nonsense." Meng Qizhou pretended to be stupid. "I'm trying to be nice by telling you a story, and you don't appreciate it. I'd rather throw you outside to be eaten by monsters."
"I'm not lying, it's exactly the same!" Little Fruit isn't stupid; she couldn't possibly misunderstand what she heard. It was clearly identical.
She reached out her claws to scratch him, clinging to his clothes and refusing to let go, trying to intimidate him with her presence.
Seeing her snarling and self-important expression, Meng Qizhou couldn't help but burst out laughing, then quickly turned his head to cover it up.
“I’ve only heard these stories. If you don’t find them interesting, there’s nothing I can do about it.”
He then promptly offered words of comfort.
"It was my fault for not telling the story well. I'll find some interesting stories to read in a few days and then I'll tell you the rest. How about we go to sleep tonight?"
He hugged Xiaoguozi closer, letting her rest her head on his chest, and then pulled the blanket up to cover her up tightly.
It was indeed getting late. Little Fruit yawned and lay there without saying a word.
Her body slowly relaxed, becoming limp, and soon she lost consciousness and fell asleep.
Meng Qizhou soon fell asleep as well.
...
The next morning, Meng Qizhou slowly woke up.
He turned his head and glanced out the window.
The sky was bright.
Although no one has come to urge me yet, it's getting late, so I should get up to avoid delaying today's schedule.
Suddenly, he sensed something was off.
The one sleeping on me... doesn't seem to be Little Fruit.
He subconsciously reached out and touched it; the smooth, slippery texture was really strange…
Suddenly realizing something, Meng Qizhou's heart skipped a beat, and he abruptly pulled his hand back.
Has it turned back into human form?
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