Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Don't Touch the Wolf's Tail
The fact that the grilled fish turned into a grilled dog became a lifelong shame for the Wolf King.
He had been in an autistic state for a long time. He went out to find food all day long because he felt depressed. When he came back, he asked Hu Miaomiao to help him cook it. At night, he lay on the bed to warm it. When the bed was warm, he let Hu Miaomiao sleep, and he lay on the edge of the bed with his paws as a pillow and continued to be autistic.
Hu Miaomiao began to wonder if a fire had burned the dog's brain.
This situation lasted for a long time, with snow falling one after another. With Jun Zechen going out to find food, the cold weather was not as unbearable as imagined.
During this period, Zhou Zhou came several times to persuade her to go to the village at the foot of the mountain. He also said that the village had hired a monster catcher, so even if there were monsters in the mountains, there was no need to worry about the monsters harming people.
Originally, Hu Miaomiao wanted to go to the village, but when she heard about the monster catcher, she was almost scared out of her wits.
For a vixen like her to go to a place where there are demon catchers, isn't that courting death?
She rejected Zhou Zhou's proposal, and after refusing several times, Zhou Zhou no longer mentioned it. Before leaving, he said that if she changed her mind or needed any help, she could always contact him.
Without Zhou Zhou, the dog's attitude improved significantly. It turned into a mature dog and knew how to take care of the fox.
The fox was very touched. He remembered the dog's kindness and had also figured out its character. He was very sweet-mouthed and repeatedly praised the dog for its ability.
Jun Zechen just pricked up his ears and listened casually, without making any comment, and healed his wounds in silence.
Although he was reborn, his memory of his past life was incomplete. He only knew that he was killed by the fox clan. In this life, he would never repeat the same mistake. His injuries were very serious and it would probably take several months to recover. So Lord Wolf King lived under the same roof with "humans" with peace of mind.
After getting along with him, he realized that this human was very timid. He didn't dare to get along with humans and was extremely afraid of monsters. It seemed like he was avoiding someone. Even if there was any movement outside the cave, he would panic and hide in the quilt, trembling.
In order to prevent her from being frightened to death, the wolf demon reluctantly took care of her and let her hide in his arms to sleep.
At the beginning, the human was ignorant and wanted to keep a distance from him. The wolf demon was unhappy and pressed his claws, successfully grasping the little human.
Hu Miaomiao: “…” This dog is going to rebel!
As soon as the weather got a little warmer, Hu Miaomiao followed the dog out to look for food. The fox and the wolf stepped on the soft snow step by step, leaving a trail of footprints.
Hu Miaomiao tied up the dead branches she had picked up, and when she turned around, she found the dog looking up, staring at a tree.
She followed its gaze and saw two birds nestled on a branch in the tree, unaware of the danger that was approaching.
Winter is almost over and even the birds are coming back.
She squatted beside the dog, rubbed its head, and smiled slightly at its unhappy gaze. "All of them combined are not enough for you to eat. Forget it."
Jun Zechen sneered and shook his head to shake her hand away, but he didn't think about the two birds anymore.
He has been decadent for too long, even two little broken birds can make him drool.
He looked up at the sky. The bare trees were not enough to block the sunlight from the sky. The light and shadow covered his body, and there was actually a faint warmth.
Spring is coming, and all he needs to repair his injuries is the demon pill.
By then, it's time to leave.
"What are you thinking about? Let's go home. I want to eat fish today. Can you go and catch some?"
A jade-like and lively voice called from a distance.
Jun Zechen turned his head and found that a human was running away in the distance, wearing a thick cloak and waving at him.
He had stripped the clothes from a female white tiger when he was out foraging. Not wanting to scare her, he used some magic to process it, concealing the tiger's aura and original appearance. To others, it was just a tattered cotton coat, but to him, the fluffy white tiger fur draped over her body set off her jade-white smiling face, which made her look indescribably energetic.
Oh, humans, a bird’s life is a life, but a fish’s life is not a life?
I don’t know how much she loves fish. She ate it all winter and still couldn’t get enough.
Lord Wolf King looked at it with disdain as he took leisurely steps, broke the ice with a splash, and jumped into the water.
Catch fish!
Hu Miaomiao curved her eyes and saw that it was still early, so she simply sat on a rock nearby, made a fire, and waited for Jun Zechen to come up and roast Maomao for her.
Ever since the accident a few months ago, Jun Zechen hated fire. He would stay away from it even when he was on shore. Hu Miaomiao grabbed his tail and said, "Roast it quickly, or you'll get sick."
You cannot touch a wolf's tail. Normally, among wolves, touching the ears and tail is considered a sign of courtship.
Jun Zechen turned his head and looked at her hand that was holding his tail. A mature wolf usually takes the initiative to do all the work, so she only helps him smooth his fur occasionally and do some things that wolf claws cannot do. She rarely gets wet, which makes her well-fed. Her hands are white, clean, delicate and tender, making his fur look a little rough.
He twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing his ferocious canine teeth and making a warning sound.
Hu Miaomiao was afraid of everything, but she seemed to be afraid of the dog she picked up. She even smiled at the dog and said, "If you get sick, I won't take care of you. Let you fend for yourself~"
Jun Zechen sneered, but still walked to the fire, holding the wolf claw in his pocket, and watched coldly as she grilled the fish.
After a while, the tempting smell of roasting came to the face. When the dog's hair was almost dry, Hu Miaomiao tore off a piece of the roasted fish and handed it to the dog's mouth.
After eating fish for a whole winter, Jun Zechen now feels like vomiting when he sees fish, but he still opens his mouth skillfully and chews numbly. But Hu Miaomiao eats with relish. After she takes a bite, she gives Jun Zechen a bite. The fox and the dog quickly finish the two fish. Hu Miaomiao puts out the fire and goes home as usual.
Yes, it is home, they have a home between them.
The once simple cave near the mountain was now tidied up in perfect order. Soft bedding was laid out on the cold and hard stone bed, and there was a large round mat in the corner, which was left for Jun Zechen to use as a doghouse.
When the weather gets warmer, a woman will be thrown away after use and no longer needs him to warm the bed, so he will consciously crawl back to the doghouse.
The fox and the wolf slept in a clear separation without disturbing each other.
Perhaps it was in line with Hu Miaomiao's previous joke, for the dog actually fell ill that night. Its furry ears drooped listlessly, and every hair on its body was wilted. It felt burning hot when touched. Hu Miaomiao was so anxious that she went down the mountain overnight to find the villagers for help.
There was a monster in the mountains, and the villagers were very enthusiastic late at night. They picked up their weapons and four or five strong men carried a veterinarian who was over fifty years old to Hu Miaomiao's cave.
The veterinarian rubbed his sleepy old eyes, saw the dying dog, and counted on his fingers: "If we kill it now, we can still eat it warm."
Hu Miaomiao: “…”
Her eyes suddenly turned red.
The veterinarian consoled him: "If the animal is completely dead, its meat will not taste good."
Because he was repairing the demon pill, he had a dream, which caused him to mis-circulate his Qi and reverse the flow of Qi and blood. Jun Zechen, who had just regained consciousness, said: "..."
The wolf king, who was about to regain his human form but was temporarily injured, opened his eyes, turned the pain into anger, and looked down on every human present with a sinister and cold look. Suddenly, his gaze stopped on the tear-stained face.
He knew that this human named Hu Miaomiao was both fragile and timid.
But he never thought that just one or two words from the veterinarian could scare people to tears.
He is a wolf demon, with cruel blood flowing in his bones. He has been living in a bloodthirsty environment since he was a cub.
If you die, you die.
Wolves never shed tears, and no one will shed tears for them.
Similarly, the wolf clan hates weak creatures the most, such as the fox spirits in the demon world. They lack strength but have bad intentions and are good at bewitching people. They are a group of bullies who only bully the weak and fear the strong. The foxes that were once stepped on by him also begged him to let them go with tears in their eyes and tried to seduce him with despicable means.
At first, he disdainfully thought that the fool cried because it was a cowardly act and would only make the enemy more rampant.
But now, the human lowered his head, wiped his face with the back of his hand, and tears rolled down like pearls from a broken string. The soft sobs and red eyes all spoke of pity, silently pulling at his emotions.
The wolf king did not look for his own fault, but thought that other humans made Hu Miaomiao cry. He swung his tail angrily and stood up suddenly.
No one expected that the "dog" whose death had just been announced would suddenly come back to life. Everyone was shocked, and even Hu Miaomiao forgot to cry and opened her red and swollen eyes wide.
She came to the world and picked up this dog. At first, she only saw the shadow of her past in it, but later she truly treated it as a family member.
It was fine during the day, but suddenly died at night. How could she remain indifferent?
Seeing the dog stand up, Hu Miaomiao's eyes lit up, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, and she grabbed the veterinarian, "He... is the dog healed?"
The veterinarian counted again: "Last breath!"
It was the wolf king's paw that responded to the veterinarian.
Jun Zechen had a bad temper to begin with, and when he heard that the veterinarian was still spreading rumors, he immediately flew into a rage. He rewarded each of the humans with a wolf claw gift pack and kicked them out of his and Hu Miaomiao's nest.
Hu Miaomiao stood there in a daze, sniffed foolishly, and muttered, "That's right, this is what last moments of life are like..."
Jun Zechen: “…”
He endured it again and again, telling himself that she would cry if he didn't kick her, and if he kicked her, she would cry endlessly. He couldn't kick her, so he pulled out his big furry tail and whipped her lightly as a punishment.
She held his hand, wiped his tears with his tail, and took a deep breath: "It's warm."
“…”What else?
"Soft."
Jun Zechen: “…”
His demon core began to ache again.
After making sure that the dog would not die, Hu Miaomiao apologized profusely to the people who were bitten by the wolf and wanted to take them down the mountain, but they refused.
After all, if Hu Miaomiao sent them down, she might encounter danger on her way back.
Although the veterinarians made a misdiagnosis, they came out of kindness in the middle of the night. Hu Miaomiao felt bad and said she would come again to apologize in two days.
However, the cause of the dog's illness in this misunderstanding has not been found, and it may get sick again at any time, causing Hu Miaomiao and the entire fox to be like a frightened bird. She often wakes up at night, touches the dog beside her calf, shakes it awake, and only breathes a sigh of relief when she is sure it is alive.
Whenever I meet the dog's condemning eyes, I will reach out, pinch its upper and lower eyelids with my soft fingertips, and close them manually.
"It's okay, get up and go back to sleep!"
The demon race does not need to sleep, but Lord Wolf King, who had been lazy and gluttonous all winter, continued to sleep in a daze. While sleeping, he sat up in shock from his dying illness.
He realized it later.
No, this woman is sick, right?
Jun Zechen narrowed his wolf-green eyes dangerously, moved to her pillow, quickly stretched out his paw, and covered her nose with his paw pad.
A strong feeling of suffocation came over Hu Miaomiao, and she opened her eyes quickly. In the moonlight, she vaguely saw two green flames burning in the night. She was half asleep and half awake, and she grabbed the thing in a daze, hugged it tightly, buried her head, and fell into the wonderful furry touch.
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The next morning's sunlight was scattered outside the cave, and the faint light and shadow that came in shone on her face. With the warmth of the coming spring, Hu Miaomiao hadn't slept so well in a long time, and when she woke up, her whole body was warm.
She yawned and looked around, but didn't see any trace of the dog. Her delicate brows frowned, and she recalled the fear of the dead dog, so she quickly got out of bed to look for it.
She lifted the heavy curtain covering the cave entrance, and the strong light made her squint her eyes. After she adjusted to the sunlight, she saw a tattered dog bowl.
There was a fire burning under the basin, and the fire was not extinguished. The food inside was still hot. The water and pheasant meat could barely be considered a basin of chicken soup.
There were also a few wild pheasants tied up nearby. Their feathers were colorful black, their crowns were red, and their eyes were as big as copper bells, making cooing sounds.
It's chicken!!
If you ask what foxes like to eat the most, it’s chicken, of course!
It's only natural for the fox to eat the chicken!
But where did the good dog catch these chickens?
Just as I was thinking about it, a familiar humming sound came from far away and came closer, and in the blink of an eye it was in front of me.
The sturdy wolf walked with an elegant and calm pace, followed by a group of shivering pheasants. He came in front of Hu Miaomiao, glanced at her feet casually, and after making sure she was wearing shoes, he said nothing, but pointed the tip of his tail at his wolf bowl, indicating that she could eat.
Hu Miaomiao, a fox, had only eaten chicken a few times, and she was already ravenous. She swallowed her saliva and looked at Jun Zechen with admiration, "Good dog, why did you suddenly catch so many chickens?"
Happiness came so suddenly that she wanted to change back to her original form, roll around in the chicken flock, and then bite a lucky chicken!
Jun Zechen held his head high, as cold and arrogant as ever, but the emotions in his narrow eyes were more complicated than before.
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Wolfdog: "My wife held me to sleep all night yesterday!! I gave her food as a reward."
Baby fox: “?”
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