Chapter 181 Give Me a Hug
Pipa had no idea what was wrong with Yuanxiao all of a sudden.
The initial joy of recognizing the other person and feeling a sense of relief at having found them again was instantly swept away by this commotion.
However, Pipa couldn't directly tell Yuanxiao to stop, for fear of disturbing the parents in the courtyard.
He had no choice but to sit up, step back a little, press his throbbing temples, and helplessly watch Yuanxiao go crazy.
To Pipa's surprise, the other party, no longer hindered by her, did not continue to abuse the poor pillow. Instead, it threw the pillow aside, lifted a small piece of loose wood, tilted its head, and picked up the dark object from the lining.
The whole process was smooth and seamless.
Pipa was stunned... Wait, was she still dreaming?
Otherwise, how would Yuanxiao have known that the dagger was hidden there?
Even if we assume he was seen hiding things before... why would Yuanxiao take things out in the middle of the night?
besides--
How could Yuanxiao, such a small and thin cat, so easily carry such a heavy dagger in its mouth? Looking at its leisurely appearance, you would think it was carrying a small mouse.
With a knife in his mouth, Yuanxiao lightly leaped off the bed without making a sound.
In the hazy moonlight streaming through the windowpane, Yuanxiao looked like a moving white shadow, moving as silently as a shadow itself.
She was completely different from how clumsy she was on the day they first met.
Pipa began to wonder if she had been feeding the other person too much lately, which was why he was so bored and acting crazy in the middle of the night.
"stop--"
Seeing that Yuanxiao might leave with the knife at any moment, disappearing into the night without a trace, Pipa finally couldn't help but speak up.
He lowered his voice and tried to speak in a whisper, but the accusatory tone in his voice was very clear.
Upon hearing this, Yuanxiao stood still, her pair of deep green eyes quietly observing Pipa as she got off the bed.
The child was wearing only a thin shirt, his hair was disheveled, and he hadn't had time to put on shoes, so he was walking barefoot on the ground.
Therefore, it can be seen that his two ankles are not asymmetrical, with the bone on one side protruding outward, which causes Pipa to be unable to stand up straight naturally like others, but to have to turn his body slightly to maintain overall balance.
The situation isn't too obvious yet, but loquats are still in the growth stage, and their bones are not yet fully formed. If this continues, they may develop serious deformities.
Pipa herself didn't feel anything, except that she occasionally found it difficult to walk, and that the bone in that area would ache slightly on rainy days, but it was all within an acceptable range.
He is not a person who pays much attention to his own health.
They also lack a corresponding aesthetic awareness.
Now, being stared at like that by a cat, I belatedly began to feel ashamed. I don't know why, but I subconsciously wanted to pull my deformed leg back in.
Then, because he lost his balance, he fell.
Even as she fell, Pipa still remembered not to disturb her parents.
He gritted his teeth and didn't utter a sound.
—Does it hurt?
It wasn't unbearable, after all, he managed to get through that night.
However, he still sat on the ground for a while with his head down, until the initial pain gradually subsided, before he opened his eyes with a gasp.
The first thing I did wasn't to look at the aching hand, but to search for Yuanxiao's figure in the darkness.
Fortunately, the other party did not leave, and even strolled over slowly with cat-like steps.
He walked up to the child who was sitting half-upright against the edge of the bed, and put the dagger he was holding aside under the child's close watch.
Seeing this, Pipa breathed a slight sigh of relief and wanted to touch the other person as usual to show friendliness and encouragement.
As soon as the outstretched hand touched Yuanxiao's little head, the latter suddenly raised her head and pounced on Pipa's arm in a swift, butterfly-like motion.
Pipa was truly frightened this time, and with a thud, she slammed backward onto the bed and let out a soft cry.
He had a bad feeling in his heart. Sure enough, after a while, he heard rustling footsteps in the courtyard, coming from afar. Accompanied by the flickering candlelight, a woman's slender figure was reflected on the windowpane.
Perhaps because the firelight flickered, the shadow appeared to be sometimes large and sometimes small, and looked somewhat distorted.
Pipa first heard a soft tapping sound, then a woman asked in a low voice, "What happened?"
Pipa suppressed her nervousness and pretended to have just woken up from a dream, murmuring, "It's nothing, I just rolled over and fell off the bed without noticing, and it startled me awake."
The mother outside the window said "oh" and asked if Pipa had fallen and hurt herself anywhere, and whether she should come in to check on her.
In response, the loquat decisively gave a negative answer.
"No, no need. Really, I was just startled, nothing else. Um... I'm going to sleep now, you should go back too, don't let this little thing keep you from getting some rest."
"Okay, then you should go to sleep. Make sure your stomach is covered up, and don't get too cold."
"Okay, I understand, thank you, Mom."
After Pipa finished speaking, she stared at the window with the candlelight and shadows for a while. Perhaps it was because she had been looking at it for so long, but she felt that the shadows looked less and less like a person.
Fortunately, the light footsteps soon sounded again, this time from near to far.
The candlelight gradually faded into the distance until it disappeared completely...
Pipa breathed a slight sigh of relief, but before he could fully relax, the damp touch from his palm almost made him jump up on the spot.
Looking down, I realized it was Yuanxiao, who was hugging my arm. She was licking the scraped skin on my hand with her tongue, carefully licking from the palm to the edge near my wrist.
— Just like savoring a delicious feast.
Pipa couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine, whether it was the strange sensation on her hand or Yuanxiao's unusual behavior.
"you--"
The word "you" had barely left her lips when Pipa subconsciously glanced out the window again. Only after confirming that no one was there did she turn her head back.
Yuanxiao noticed that she was also quietly looking back at herself.
How can one describe the eerie situation at this moment?
Pipa remained in the awkward sitting position she had been in when she fell, with one arm tightly held by the other who refused to let go.
In the quiet night, Yuanxiao stared intently at the loquat with her glowing green cat eyes while licking the loquat's palm with her tongue.
If she had to put it into words, Pipa felt like she had become a dish to accompany the other person's meal.
At first, he was a little nervous, afraid that the glutinous rice ball would bite him while he was licking it.
After a while, realizing that the other person didn't seem to have that intention, I gradually relaxed and even felt that my palm was cool and quite comfortable. At least the burning pain from before had disappeared.
At that moment, he caught a glimpse of the dagger lying to one side out of the corner of his eye.
He then thought he could take the knife back when the Lantern Festival wasn't looking.
Unexpectedly, it was as if the cat had an extra eye. Just as Pipa tentatively stretched out her empty hand, a white cat tail swept the thing under the bed first.
The dagger was black to begin with, and the area under the bed was pitch black, so it was impossible to find it in a short time.
Pipa was annoyed that she hadn't been quicker in her eyes and hands.
Turning around, I met those round, cat-like eyes and saw a strange, smug look in them.
never mind.
Pipa thought to herself, "Why am I arguing with a cat?"
Slightly moving her arm, which was slightly stiff from holding the same position for too long, Pipa asked softly in a sleepy voice, "Are you done yet?"
Originally, I didn't have much hope of getting a response, but to my surprise, Yuanxiao actually slowly let go of my claws after hearing this.
After all that commotion, Pipa was already incredibly sleepy. Without thinking much, she yawned as she slowly got up from the ground, dusted herself off, and lay back down in her little bed.
As soon as I lay down, I felt a fluffy little head pop up from under my arm, followed by its body and tail. Pipa was sleepy at the time, but the noise bothered her so much that she opened her arm a little wider.
Yuanxiao finally settled down in the place she wanted and quieted down.
He simply stared intently at the sleeping child with his eyes open, lost in thought.
As we all know, a cat's tail and a cat are two different creatures. Although Yuanxiao calmed down, her tail was still swaying behind her, each sway brushing against Pipa's arm.
He was almost asleep, but now he couldn't help but frown again.
"Alright, alright, go to sleep now. You can eat when you wake up..."
He mumbled incoherently, patting the direction from which the disturbance was coming, just like his mother would do when she lulled him to sleep in his memory.
However, using the same technique and posture, the mother patted the loquat's back, while the loquat patted the tail end of the glutinous rice ball.
Then, the restless tail suddenly stopped wagging.
At the same time, an incredulous look also shone through those round eyes...
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