Chapter 191 Stirring
The little head, wrapped in messy hair, pressed heavily against my heart.
His hot breath, carrying body heat, sprayed unhindered onto that patch of skin.
Yuanxiao felt that the itchy, warm sensation seemed to penetrate directly through his skin and bones; otherwise, why would he feel a warm, itchy feeling rising in his heart as well?
Putting aside the cause and effect, and disregarding the fact that she was naked, Yuanxiao felt a strange sense of being completely relied upon at this moment.
So much so that by the time he remembered what else he hadn't done, his body, which had been slightly tilted to catch the other person, had already stiffened.
—Oh, right, medicine.
Yuanxiao looked at the loquat, which was burying its head and not moving, with some trouble in her eyes.
I don't know if he can fall asleep like this because he's really tired or if he's seriously ill.
"Hello……"
Yuanxiao gently called to the child, who had fallen asleep again, while supporting his shoulder: "Loquat, Loquat... wake up, really, at least take your medicine before you sleep."
That's what he said, but his voice and movements were unconsciously softer as he spoke, which didn't seem like he was trying to wake the other person at all.
She seems to be sleeping very soundly...
Yuanxiao placed the loquats in a relatively flat area inside the cave.
I poked the face with my finger. It seemed oblivious to everything around it. The cheeks were soft, even better than I'd expected, but they were burning hot.
I've heard that the concept of "hot and cold" can potentially damage the brain.
Yuanxiao thought with some worry, "This little devil isn't smart to begin with, if he gets any dumber, he'll really become a complete idiot."
Although... although I used to call the other person a fool or an idiot in my mind, it was just something I said. After all, he was someone I was prepared to give myself to in the future, and it would be a shame to be too shabby.
Thinking of his great mission to repay the debt of gratitude, Yuanxiao immediately mustered his strength, approached the sleeping Pipa again, and called out to her twice.
Seeing that the other party still didn't react, he changed his strategy and whispered a threat in the child's ear: "If you don't wake up, I'll pry your mouth open and shove it in."
"..."
"I entered three numbers, and if I couldn't get three numbers to work, I just started using my hands directly."
"..."
"one two three--"
When Yuanxiao called out the third number, she deliberately drew out the tone. Seeing that Pipa was still keeping her eyes closed and not saying a word, she simply pinched the soft flesh on Pipa's cheeks.
He used a clever trick, and with little force, he opened the child's jaw.
Then they took some herbs and stuffed them into that mouth little by little.
To prevent the loquat from spitting it out because it was bitter, Yuanxiao repeatedly emphasized in the child's ear that it was an anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine, while placing her hand near the child's lips, ready to stuff it back in at any time.
Unexpectedly, although Pipa frowned slightly at the taste of the herbs in her mouth while she was sleeping, she still chewed and swallowed them slowly, bit by bit.
Seeing this, Yuanxiao was somewhat surprised.
He could recognize these herbs because he had eaten them before, and even now, with his memory of them missing, he could recall them through the physical memories remaining in his soul, and he knew exactly what an unforgettable and unpalatable taste they were.
What Yuanxiao didn't know was that he ate the loquat so readily because his mother had also picked the same herbs for him.
Even in the latter's dream at this moment, the person feeding him medicine was none other than the incredibly gentle woman from his memory...
Therefore, when the child leans towards her with affection, Yuanxiao is somewhat at a loss.
He clearly remembered that not long ago, this little brat had become delirious from illness, yet he still stubbornly searched for a dagger, wanting to stab him despite his disability.
Luckily, I had the foresight to do so, otherwise there might be two of us lying here now.
Why has she suddenly changed her mind again?
Yuanxiao grumbled to herself, but she didn't mind the loquat getting closer.
After all, they had been sleeping in the same bed for a long time.
Although I had some reservations about Pipa using me as a pillow and rubbing me around in my sleep, I had to admit that I smelled really good.
The problem is...
The problem is, I can't be used as a body pillow in my current state.
Yuanxiao roared silently in his heart, and for a moment, he even began to miss himself when he was still a cat.
No, no, no.
What are you thinking about?
Yuanxiao stopped himself in time; he was a human being, and always had been.
Now that I've finally regained my human form by a twist of fate, I should be thinking about how to further improve my cultivation, stabilize my current state, and strive to achieve my goal as soon as possible so I can leave this village...
Why are you suddenly envious of a cat?
Just then, a warm, furry touch came from my arm, which was especially noticeable on my smooth skin without any hair. As soon as I looked down, I saw the child's affectionate face in the dim light.
This simple scene stunned Yuanxiao for a moment.
—And I felt an indescribable cuteness from the bottom of my heart.
This is... truly bizarre.
Upon realizing the strange stirring within him, he almost immediately covered his face and silently averted his gaze.
Then, as if to prove something, he turned his head back.
As if infected by the other's drowsiness, Yuanxiao couldn't help but slowly blink her eyes, lean against the stone wall, and involuntarily doze off.
He had never been this sleepy before at this time, perhaps because transforming into human form had taken too much of his energy...
I had originally planned to stay up all night and keep watch over him, but in the end I couldn't resist the overwhelming drowsiness that washed over me, so I closed my eyes and fell into a rare deep sleep.
White moonlight fell on the cave entrance, which was hidden by rocks and plants, casting shadows of various sizes and shapes.
The brighter and more flawless the moonlight, the darker and more intense the shadows cast.
Legend has it that it's best not to stare at a calm body of water for too long at night, because water, like blood, always appears dark under the moonlight.
Looking at it for too long, one can't help but wonder if there's something sinister hidden in that darkness.
The same goes for those shadows.
If you listen carefully, you can even hear a rustling sound, which sounds like the soft rustling of dense branches and leaves swaying in the wind, or like... something crawling densely along the ground.
Suddenly, the shadow, which had been motionless just moments before, swayed very slightly and cautiously, as if it were merely a gentle breeze that had disturbed it unintentionally. But upon closer inspection, one would find that there was no wind at all, nor were there any branches or leaves that were being blown slightly by the wind.
The night returned to silence, except for the occasional bark of a dog in the distance, and a strange drumbeat, boom-boom-boom.
If Pipa were awake right now, he would probably recognize that the drumbeats were exactly the same as the drumbeats he had heard before.
This time, however, it didn't come from what Pipa thought was a distant place, but rather from directly beneath the land where he was resting.
Thump—thump thump.
One after another, the sounds rang out rhythmically and dullly, like the deep pulse of the earth.
This also echoed the heartbeat of a sleeping child.
Under the cover of the drumbeats and heartbeats, the subtle sounds returned, and the swaying of shadows became blatant.
It seemed as if what was being reflected was not the full moon hanging high in the night sky, but some flickering candlelight.
Finally, from the constantly churning darkness, tiny, tendril-like things emerged one after another. These things seemed to be very afraid of light and could not stay in the moonlight for long. They quickly and unanimously stretched out toward the sleeping child.
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