Just a little longer, she would let her play for just a little longer.
Fei calculated the time in her mind.
10 minutes later, she forcibly took Xing Lian away.
“No, I still want to play, just a little longer, just a moment!”
Xing Lian protested, clenching her small fists.
Fei ignored her protest, but she soon regretted it.
Not that she regretted stopping her from playing, but she regretted her own soft heart for letting her play for so long.
She was fine in the morning, but by the afternoon, Xing Lian’s cheeks began to flush—not a healthy red, but a sickly glow.
By evening, Xing Lian started sneezing frequently, and her forehead grew hot, making Fei incredibly anxious.
“Your body is too weak; it’s hard for you to recover once you’re sick. I’ll go brew some medicine for you.”
Fei left in a hurry to boil the medicine outside.
Xing Lian felt unwell.
Her head was dizzy, her nose was stuffed, and breathing became very difficult.
‘Did I catch a cold?’
Given her constitution, playing in the snow was indeed too much.
Xing Lian felt some regret, but it was too late now.
She sat by the edge of the bed listlessly, her head groggy.
After an unknown amount of time, she heard footsteps nearby.
Fei carried a bowl of medicinal soup and sat down beside her.
“Little Lian, the medicine is here. Open your mouth, I’ll feed you.”
As she spoke, Fei scooped the soup with a spoon, blew on it, and held it to her lips.
Xing Lian obediently opened her mouth and took the spoon.
But the moment the soup entered her mouth, her face crumpled.
So bitter!
Xing Lian’s face twisted into a ball, and she almost spat the medicine out.
Seeing her expression, Fei said hurriedly, “Little Lian, I know the medicine is bitter, but you can’t spit it out no matter how bitter it is. Otherwise, you won’t get better.”
Xing Lian knew she was right and that it was for her own good, so she forced herself to endure it and swallowed with difficulty.
She could endure one sip, and two or three were fine, but after more than ten spoonfuls, she could no longer take it.
Spoon after spoon was simply torture to her.
“Give me the medicine. I’ll drink it myself.”
Xing Lian snatched the bowl from Fei’s hands and stirred it dozens of times.
Once the soup was cool enough to drink, she gulped it all down in one go.
After she finished, Fei handed her a few fruits to wash away the taste.
Xing Lian frowned as she ate them.
While wiping the medicinal residue from the corner of her mouth with a towel, Fei said, “Little Lian, now that you’ve finished the medicine, go lie down in bed. Don’t let yourself catch another chill.”
“Mm,” Xing Lian nodded.
Fei picked Xing Lian up, placed her on the bed, removed her clothes, shoes, and socks, and tucked her under the quilt.
Then, she climbed in as well.
“Hiss, it’s a bit cold.”
Having removed her thick outer coat, Xing Lian’s teeth began to chatter as she got into bed.
Although the quilt was much warmer than her clothes, it took time to heat up, and the waiting process was grueling.
Seeing Xing Lian shivering, Fei regretted her lack of care.
She should have warmed the bed for the little one before undressing her.
If the early undressing made her illness worse, it would be bad.
‘How can I make the bed warm up faster?’
Fei had an idea.
The fox tail behind her swayed, transforming from one tail into six.
The six tails reached out and wrapped firmly around Xing Lian.
“Mmh, what is this?”
Suddenly entangled by the tails, Xing Lian’s head was a bit foggy, but she soon realized what they were.
A familiar texture, a familiar warmth—these seemed to be Fei’s tails.
‘Is she trying to warm me up?’
Xing Lian felt a warmth in her heart, appreciating Fei’s care.
However… being wrapped by six tails made her involuntarily think of some embarrassing scenes.
The first time she had intimate contact with Fei, it wasn’t in her human form but in her fox form.
At the time, she had been shocked and so ashamed she wanted to die.
She would never forget the experience of being toyed with by a bunch of tails.
Now, being wrapped up again, her mind began to wander.
Her expression shifted, and her breathing grew rapid.
Fei was stunned by her discovery.
After spending several months together, while she couldn’t say she knew Xing Lian perfectly, she was very familiar with her.
The little one’s face was flushed with an alluring blush, her breathing was ragged, and her body was hot.
This posture was clearly…
But she hadn’t done anything.
She was just using her tails to warm her.
How could she suddenly become like this?
Fei liked Xing Lian and was very fond of teasing her.
Normally, seeing her like this, she would have pushed her down without hesitation.
But not now.
The little one was sick.
No matter how much she wanted to, she would not bully her now.
Fei ignored Xing Lian’s reaction and held her tightly, her mind racing.
‘The little one looks so pure, but I didn’t expect her to be such a little pervert.’
But she liked this side of her too.
A bit of a gap in personality was nice; she even felt she loved her more.
Because of her cold and low-grade fever, Xing Lian was not fully conscious.
She didn’t notice Fei’s strange behavior or that she had been misunderstood.
Held in Fei’s arms, a thick wave of warmth washed over her.
Her body became cozy, and she soon lost the energy to overthink.
She closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
This sleep wasn’t very restful.
Although Fei’s embrace was warm and comfortable, it couldn’t overcome her body’s natural discomfort.
After a bowl of medicinal soup, Xing Lian didn’t get better; instead, she got worse.
This made Fei extremely anxious.
“It shouldn’t be. She drank a bowl of soup and didn’t catch a chill. How could she get worse?”
Hearing Fei’s murmurs, Xing Lian understood what was happening.
It must be her constitution causing trouble again.
Her health had always been poor.
Not only was she blind, but she was also physically weak.
Although she had changed bodies now, the frailty and disability had followed her.
Xing Lian felt miserable, but she had long since grown accustomed to it.
Instead of wallowing in self-pity, she comforted her companion.
“I’m fine. I should be fine after resting for a bit… cough, cough…”
Before she could finish, she suddenly started coughing.
Fei hurried to pat her back to help her breathe.
“Don’t talk anymore. Rest in bed obediently. I’ll go get some better medicine for you.”
Fei wanted to leave the Forest and go to the city outside to buy medicine.
The medicine in the city was more effective and would surely cure her.
After tucking Xing Lian in, Fei left the Mountain Cave with a heavy heart and rushed toward the city.
Along the way, she was torn.
Fei was born in the Forest and was used to everything there, living quite comfortably.
But the little one was different.
Her body was frail; if a simple common illness could toss her around like this, could she really survive in the Forest?
Before, Fei thought it was no problem, but now she was uncertain.