"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."
Ah Qing held the little fox in her arms as if comforting a child, letting him lie on her shoulder, raising her arm to gently pat the little fox's back, soothing his emotions.
"Whimper..."
The little fox's face was full of lingering fear, the terrifying black history memories in his mind were really too embarrassing.
4 points of Wish Power value were added to [Wisdom], and the impact was so strong that even Lord Fuli couldn't handle it.
What little fox could endure such things?
Even stupid things from when he was three years old came back to him, how did he get so fascinated by watching goldfish!
"It's all right, it's all right..."
Ah Qing was stroking the little fox, waiting for him to gradually calm down. Only then did Ah Qing notice something seemed odd, how did the little fox get here?
The city hospital was more than ten kilometers away from home.
Her mom and dad had sent her to the hospital and should now be at home, preparing to worship the Moon Goddess.
"By the way... how did you know I was in the hospital?"
Ah Qing looked puzzled, lifting the little fox in front of her and asked.
And when walking back to the ward, Ah Qing also noticed some workers in work uniforms on stepladders from a decorating company dismantling the aluminum ceiling tiles in the hospital corridor.
Isn't today... the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The boss of the decorating company is so heartless, not allowing employees to go home and reunite with their families on the Mid-Autumn Festival, better remember the name of this company, never hire them for renovations!
"Uh..."
"I went home, no one was there, then went to Old Chen's house and found out you were hospitalized. So, I rode on Old Chen's head, making him bring me to the hospital..."
Ansheng, barely suppressing his embarrassment, was somewhat sensitive to the wish list, temporarily intending not to touch it but instead looked at Ah Qing and explained how he came to the hospital.
How did he get there?
Of course, he drove over here!
"Uh... you rode on the village head's head?" Ah Qing looked at the little fox with a face full of question marks: "So arrogant? Aren't you afraid the village head will take your basket away!"
"Whimper..." The little fox waved his hand, knowing Old Chen for a long time, and just made him take a harmless blame, how could Old Chen have any opinions, after all, I even sent him two Ah Mei model maids.
"But speaking of dreams..."
Ah Qing, sitting by the hospital bed, also mentioned with some lingering fear: "I just had a dream too, dreaming of going back to the eve of the college entrance exam. So scary, taking exams in the classroom during the day, attending cram school for more practice at night..."
"The martial arts instructor was super mean, stealing my bread to eat."
"Then, a strange fox came to the door of the martial arts hall saying it was Xiaolan, at that time, I didn't know what Xiaolan was, but I still decided to pet it..."
"In the end, the little fox turned into a human, smiling broadly and saying Happy Mid-Autumn Festival."
Ah Qing described the scene in the dream with a face full of disbelief.
In reality, during the time before the college entrance exam, the training content of the crash course at the martial arts hall was just one word: eat!
The instructor wished he could pry open the students' mouths and shove meat, eggs, and milk into their mouths, to enhance their physical strength.
But in the dream, the instructor fought over food with me and said that if I couldn't learn Bagua, he'd use a microwave to hit my head.
I was scared to death at that time, thank goodness it was just a dream.
In addition.
Weirdly, in the dream, the fox turned into a person, rubbing its face against mine with a face full of dependence.
Even said Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, Ah Qing looked at that white-haired fox with a face full of question marks.
Mid-Autumn Festival my foot! I'm taking my college exams here!
"My dream was so absurd..." Ah Qing shared her dream content with the little fox, while also complaining that maybe she was hungry, dreaming all about food.
"......"
After listening to Ah Qing's story, the little fox maintained a polite smile on his cheek, stuck out his tongue, and looked utterly nonchalant, not wanting to continue the conversation.
Hungry or not... hard to say.
But if I had come a bit later, Ah Qing might have really gnawed on Uncle Jinlong's tail.
"Hmm? Your undercarriage... seems off?"
"Whimper?"
"Eh? How come the fur on your belly looks like it was cut with scissors?"
Ah Qing turned the little fox over, clearly seeing that the fur on the little fox's chest seemed a few millimeters shorter than other places, but it wasn't very noticeable and needed lighting to be seen.
The little fox's eyes wandered, whimpering twice.
"Maybe... I was hanging around the shrine and got hit by fireworks down there? Who knows? You can't possibly accuse An of going to Lin Ying's house to have a professional stylist cut his hair, can you? Does that sound reasonable to you?"
Ah Qing was stunned, her face full of depression: "Oh right, there's a tower display at the shrine tonight..."
"Boo hoo hoo... I wish I could be discharged, I'll never pick up unfamiliar things again."
Adrenaline was fake, but being hospitalized was real, and the fact that Ah Qing couldn't participate in village activities was also real.
Thinking about missing the feast, Ah Qing felt wronged.
"Then... let's get discharged!"
"Anyway, there are no doctors around now, let's have some fun outside and then come back to sleep!" Ansheng turned over, bit the sleeve of Ah Qing's hospital gown, and tugged outward, sporting a mischievous grin Ah Qing found familiar but couldn't recall where she'd seen it before.
"No, no... I'm scared to death." Ah Qing shook her head, refusing the little fox's suggestion: "If I die outside, then Xiaolan, wouldn't you become a lone fox?"
"Wouldn't dad put you on the altar every day using sandalwood incense to smoke your eyes and nose?"
"Let's stay in the hospital tonight for observation, ensure there are no adverse reactions, and tomorrow we can watch the float parade, Lingling and Ah Bai will all be there!" Ah Qing said to Ansheng with a beaming smile.
"???"
Ansheng's face went dark, instinctively looking at the hallway outside the ward.
Die?
You're probably thinking of punching Uncle Jinlong to death, right?
...…
Ah Qing adjusted the hospital bed height, holding the little fox in her arms, opened a music app, and started watching short videos.
Later, Lin Bingyun came in with a food box, delivering it to the ward.
One portion for Lord Fuli, one for Ah Qing.
Although Ah Qing felt she hadn't eaten anything in the evening, she was not hungry at all, only able to watch enviously as the little fox devoured big red crabs.