"Xiao Jiu!!!" Yun Duo suddenly stood up. In her panic, she slammed her knee hard on the table, but she seemed not to feel the pain and ran outside.
"Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu! Xiao Jiu, where are you? I can hear your voice, tell me, where are you?" Yun Duo ran into the yard and anxiously called out Xiao Jiu's name in her mind.
"Master, I'm back, I'm so hungry..." Xiao Jiu's voice was clearly weak. When it reached Yun Duo's ears, as if it had a telepathic connection, Yun Duo suddenly looked up and saw Xiao Jiu wobbling as it flew in from outside the courtyard.
Yun Duo was overjoyed and quickly ran over to take Xiao Jiu. She ran into the house with a thud, calling out, "Grandpa/Grandma, Xiao Jiu is back! Xiao Jiu is hungry!" Just as she finished calling out, she remembered that Yun Qi Shi had said that she had left half a bowl of meat for Xiao Jiu in the kitchen, so she turned around and ran back to the kitchen.
The bowl that Yun Qi had left for Xiao Jiu was placed in a wooden cabinet they had recently built, covered with a small bamboo sieve. Yun Duo saw it as soon as she lifted the lid. She immediately took out the bowl and then lifted Xiao Jiu to the side of the bowl.
Xiao Jiu seemed to be very hungry, and immediately pounced into the bowl, eating the meat in huge mouthfuls, much faster than before. Those pieces of meat were practically devoured by Xiao Jiu at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After eating several pieces of meat, Xiao Jiu finally recovered and said softly in Yun Duo's mind, "I'm finally feeling a little better. Master, you don't know how hungry I was just now..."
"Just now?" Seeing that Xiao Jiu's spirits were much better than before, Yun Duo felt relieved. However, she also understood the meaning behind Xiao Jiu's words and couldn't help but feel suspicious: "Xiao Jiu, do you know that you haven't been back for many days? We were so worried about you. Didn't you know you were hungry before?"
"I didn't know before..." Xiao Jiu's voice sounded somewhat innocent as she continued eating, speaking into Yun Duo's mind, "I was playing outside when I suddenly felt so sleepy, so sleepy that I couldn't even maintain flight. Then I landed on a tree, and before I could even speak to you, I passed out from sleepiness. I just woke up. I was so hungry that I didn't even have the strength to catch birds, and I didn't want to eat insects, so I flew back, and then Master picked me up..." She then added cautiously, "Master, you can't be angry."
Yun Duo quickly shook her head and said to Xiao Jiu in her heart, "It's alright, it's good that you're okay. I'm not angry. I was just worried about you and afraid that something might happen to you. It's good that you're back."
As they were talking, they heard their grandparents calling them from the main room. They quickly responded and said, "I'll be right there."
As soon as Yun Duo finished speaking, Yun Dazheng said, "Then bring a clean pair of chopsticks. Your chopsticks just fell on the ground."
"Okay!" Yun Duo replied again, then picked up her chopsticks and bowl, and together with Xiao Jiu, went to the main room.
Xiao Jiu is back. Although it's still unknown whether Xiao Jiu's sudden coma had any impact on its health, it has returned unharmed. Yun Duo's heart is much lighter now, and she naturally knows she's hungry. She hasn't finished her meal yet.
"Is Xiao Jiu alright?"
Upon seeing Yun Duo's figure appear at the entrance of the main room, Yun Dazheng and Yun Qishi asked together, their voices filled with concern.
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