Chapter 476: Can’t Bear to Leave?
The little one crawled to the front of the bed. She craned her neck but still couldn’t see the person on it. HUFFING AND PUFFING, she pushed a stool over and climbed up. Using the stool’s height, she struggled her way onto the bed.
"GAH GAH, GAH GAH."
Her chubby little head nuzzled against Sangqi.
As the little one grew bigger, Sangqi was one of the few who could still carry her easily. Sangqi hadn’t come to her room to hold her today, which was unusual for her. She’d followed his scent and crawled all the way here.
"Gah gah?"
She nuzzled him several times, but her brother didn’t react. The little tiger cub plopped down on the bed, blinking her big, confused eyes.
Reflected in her bright, golden pupils were faint black tendrils. The little tiger cub blinked curiously. She found these things seeping out of Sangqi’s body very novel.
"Huh?"
The little one tilted her chubby head and reached out a tender little finger, snatching one of the escaping black tendrils.
Without a second thought, she tried to stuff the black tendril into her mouth.
But no matter how she tried to shove it in, it felt like air. This made the little tiger cub very angry. She grabbed all the escaping tendrils at once and stuffed them into her mouth.
"OM NOM NOM! OM NOM NOM!" She opened her mouth wide, drool trickling out. She even looked like she wanted to shove her little fists in her mouth. Finally, she managed to stuff all the black tendrils inside.
"Awoo?"
The little one’s eyes went wide. She suddenly felt her tummy bloating. Her little lips puckered, and she instinctively nuzzled her brother. Usually, when she was uncomfortable, her brother would comfort her.
"Gah gah, awoo, gah gah."
Her brother didn’t stir, but the expanding force in the little tiger cub’s belly made her extremely uncomfortable. She unconsciously raised her little hand and suddenly patted Sangqi’s chest.
The moment her little hand made contact, a surge of power—one that seemed to have been fused, radiating a black and gold halo—was injected into Sangqi’s body.
The instant the power was injected, Sangqi’s eyelids trembled.
The moment the power was released from the little tiger cub’s body, she tilted to one side, fell down next to Sangqi, and was fast asleep.
A short while later, the door to the room was hurriedly pushed open, and Xiya ran in.
She came to the bedside and let out a huge sigh of relief when she saw the deeply sleeping tiger cub.
"You scared me to death, you little rascal. How did you end up in Sangqi’s room?"
Xiya picked up the little tiger cub so she wouldn’t be lying on Sangqi. After pulling up the blanket that had slipped off him, she tiptoed out of the room.
And no one knew what had just transpired.
「In Beast King City」
Qiao Xixi’s mood had improved somewhat thanks to Jin Ling’s comfort.
Sunxiao had come to the backyard and noticed she was upset. After learning the reason, he went out to find the members of the Wing Clan who had come with them and were waiting in the city for messages. He told them to return first and ask about the situation in their tribe.
Not long after Sunxiao left, Xijing and Feiyan returned. Yun Ji and Qiao Yi were with them.
"Father, are you all okay?"
Qiao Yi patted her head reassuringly. "We’re fine. Let the Holy Priest check on Sangze first."
"Okay."
After being infused with Sunxiao’s beast soul energy, the leakage of Sangze’s own energy had temporarily stopped.
Yun Ji took out a feather and swept it gently over Sangze’s body. Wherever the feather passed, a black mist swirled.
Soon, Yun Ji withdrew his hand.
Seeing this, Qiao Xixi asked anxiously, "How is he?"
Yun Ji’s pale eyes fell upon her. "It’s true. The only way for him to make a full recovery is to find a cure for the forbidden drug."
Yun Ji’s words made Qiao Xixi’s heart sink.
"However, I have a soul-stabilizing bead that can temporarily stop his beast soul energy from leaking."
Qiao Xixi looked up, her eyes filled with hope.
"It’s in the Priest Hall. If you need it, you can come with me to get it."
"Can you give it to me? I mean, do you have another use for it?"
Yun Ji simply gave a cool nod. "I can give it to you."
Hearing this, Qiao Yi said, "Xixi, since the Holy Priest has something that can temporarily stabilize Sangze’s condition, you should go with him to get it."
Qiao Xixi hummed in agreement. "Okay."
When they were leaving, Qiao Yi didn’t offer to go with them. Jin Ling and the others understood why and remained silent.
Qiao Yi saw the two of them to the courtyard gate.
"We’ll wait here for you to come back."
Qiao Xixi nodded. "Okay."
The courtyard gate closed. Qiao Xixi turned around and saw that Yun Ji was already quite a distance away. She quickly hurried to catch up.
Yun Ji was tall and long-legged; one of his strides was equal to two of hers. She thought he was walking so fast on purpose, but when she ran to catch up, she was surprised to see he had actually slowed his pace to wait for her.
"So unwilling to part?"
A cool voice suddenly sounded beside her ear.
Qiao Xixi froze for a moment. ’Unwilling to part with what? Does he think I didn’t catch up sooner because I couldn’t bear to leave... Jin Ling and the others?’
’This great phoenix sure overthinks things.’
"You were walking too fast. It was hard for me to keep up."
Yun Ji suddenly stopped walking. Caught off guard, Qiao Xixi bumped right into him.
Qiao Xixi: "..."
She heard a low sigh from above her head. The next moment, Qiao Xixi’s body was suddenly airborne as Yun Ji took flight, holding her in his arms.
Qiao Xixi let out a small cry.
"Hold on tight."
She didn’t dare move, quickly wrapping her arms around his neck to steady herself.
"The Hall is at the mountain’s peak."
Qiao Xixi looked up and saw that Yun Ji had already carried her quite high into the air.
"That scared?"
Sensing the stiffness in her body, his cool tone softened.
Qiao Xixi was too embarrassed to say that she wasn’t scared, but shy. After all, she was clinging to Yun Ji like a koala. She felt that being in this position with the current Yun Ji made her feel quite ashamed.
’The truth is, ever since I found out Yun Ji had regained his memories, I haven’t been sure how to act around him.’
’After all, the way he acted toward me when he had amnesia was completely different from now. Now that his memory is back, what if he thinks about the things he did back then and regrets them?’
’If I bring it up now, wouldn’t that just make things awkward for him?’
"I’m not scared, it was just a little sudden."
"We’ll be there soon."
Yun Ji flew very steadily, and Qiao Xixi’s tense nerves quickly relaxed.
After passing through a thick layer of clouds, a palace shimmering with an iridescent halo under the golden light appeared before her eyes.
Around the palace, several beautiful members of the Wing Clan were flying, creating a unique and scenic view from a distance.
"This is... too beautiful."
Yun Ji landed outside the palace, still holding her.
"Holy Priest."
Yun Ji gave a slight nod, dismissing everyone. He lowered his gaze to Qiao Xixi and held out his hand to her.
"Come with me."
Qiao Xixi looked at that long, slender hand, as fair as jade. After a moment’s thought, she reached out and gently took it.