What should I do if I pledge my life to save a fox?

"You brat, you're going to flatter my wife as soon as you come back!" The leader of the Fox clan puffed his beard and glared at Bai Huaijing.

Bai Huaijing forced a smile, then turned to the patriarch's wife and said, "Mother, when father said that I flatter you, doesn't it mean that you are not beautiful?"

The patriarch's wife glared and grabbed the patriarch's fox ears.

"It hurts, it hurts, wife!" The patriarch covered his ears.

Yu Muhuai looked at it and burst into laughter.

The Fox clan leader's behavior was exactly the same as the way Bai Huaijing's ears were pinched by him just now.

As expected of a biological father and son!

The patriarch's wife let go of her hand: "Look at you, you are embarrassed in front of Mu Mu!"

The patriarch covered his ears and rubbed them pitifully.

"Oh, by the way, you're here so early, haven't you eaten yet?" The patriarch's wife slapped her head, "What we eat at home in the morning is rice in bamboo tubes. It's delicious. Let's take a walk and go home!"

The patriarch's wife took Yu Muhuai and Bai Huaijing home.

The houses in Tushan are all made of wood or bamboo, and it feels very good to blend in with nature!

The patriarch's house is built with bamboo, because the patriarch's wife's mother's family has a bamboo forest, so the patriarch also planted a bamboo forest near his home and built a house with bamboo.

The patriarch of the Fox clan and his wife can be said to be childhood sweethearts, with a bamboo forest separating the two families.

The patriarch's wife, Qinghu, liked to play in the bamboo forest when she was a child. The patriarch accompanied the old patriarch into the bamboo forest to chop bamboo, and met the patriarch's wife.

In this way, the two foxes became each other's friends when they were young, their throbbing partners in their youth, and their partners in adulthood...

"This is the bamboo tube your grandma and grandpa sent yesterday. It is the best and most fragrant bamboo tube rice to use!" The patriarch's wife gave each of them a bamboo tube rice.

Yu Muhuai took it and imitated the movements of the patriarch's wife, opening the bamboo tube.

The fragrance of the rice and the fragrance of the bamboo tube burst out together, and Yu Muhuai's mouth almost watered.

However, Yu Muhuai is not very intolerant of hot food. Mermaids like cold food and are not averse to heat, but they are not very receptive to it.

Bai Huaijing poured all the rice from the bamboo tube into the bowl, helped Yu Muhuai cool it down, and then pushed the bowl in front of Yu Muhuai.

Yu Muhuai happily took a bite of the warm bamboo tube rice, and then kissed Bai Huaijing on the face: "Thank you, brother!"

Bai Huaijing rubbed his head.

As soon as the patriarch's wife came out of the room, she saw such a loving interaction between her son and daughter-in-law. She covered her face and was excited alone for a while. Then she tried her best to look straight, walked over and gave a jewelry box to Yu Muhuai.

"Grandma Jing'er gave this to me, and now I will give this to you." The patriarch's wife's eyes were full of expectation, looking forward to Yu Muhuai opening the jewelry box.

Yu Muhuai lived up to her expectations and opened the jewelry box.

Inside is a wooden hairpin.

"This wooden hairpin is made from the branches of the spiritual tree. The only branch that fell from the spiritual tree." The patriarch's wife said.

The spiritual tree has always been a towering tree since Bai Huaijing's grandfather could remember it, and it has never changed due to seasonal changes.

This wooden hairpin possesses the aura of the spiritual tree and is particularly nourishing to the wearer.

Yu Muhuai has short hair now, but he had long hair when he was in mermaid form, so he can use it.

"Thank you, mother." Bai Huaijing accepted it for Yu Muhuai.

The patriarch’s wife smiled with satisfaction: “How does the bamboo tube rice taste?”

"It's delicious!" Yu Muhuai had already eaten most of it.

"As long as you like it." The patriarch's wife had to go to the spiritual tree to prepare for the grand ceremony, so she got up and said, "You guys eat first. Jing'er's house has been tidied up. You can take a rest after eating."

"Okay." Bai Huaijing nodded.

Yu Muhuai finished the last spoonful of bamboo rice while looking at the back of the patriarch's wife.

"I still want to eat..." Yu Muhuai spent a lot of energy last night, and one bamboo tube of rice was simply not enough.

Bai Huaijing had already dried it for him, and Yu Muhuai continued to eat happily.

After eating five bamboo tube rice in a row, Yu Muhuai stopped and yawned: "I want to sleep when I'm full."

Bai Huaijing picked him up and said, "Let's go back to the room and sleep."

"I can walk by myself." Although Yu Muhuai said this, he put his hands around Bai Huaijing's neck honestly.

"I want to hug you." Bai Huaijing kissed Yu Muhuai on the face.

After eating five bamboo tube rice, Yu Muhuai's whole body is now filled with the smell of bamboo tube rice, fragrant and soft!

When they arrived at Bai Huaijing's room, Yu Muhuai was put on the bed.

Bai Huaijing's bed was quite big. Yu Muhuai rolled on it, huddled under the quilt, and then put his head in: "I want to touch my ears."

Bai Huaijing got on the bed and lay next to him, leaning her ear towards Yu Muhuai.

Yu Muhuai touched the fluffy fox ears and closed his eyes with satisfaction.

Bai Huaijing didn't sleep for long last night. She stayed with Yu Muhuai and fell asleep soon.

It wasn't until noon that the clan leader and his wife came back to cook, waking them up.

Yu Muhuai stretched out in Bai Huaijing's arms and sniffed the fragrance in the air: "It's lunch time so soon?"

Bai Huaijing said "hmm" hoarsely.

"Brother, what's wrong with your throat?" Yu Muhuai was confused.

"It's okay, I just woke up." Bai Huajing cleared her throat and frowned, still feeling a little uncomfortable.

Yu Muhuai got up and poured a glass of water for Bai Huaijing: "Drink some water to moisten your throat."

Bai Huaijing drank warm water and felt like her throat was being cut by a knife.

"cough!"

Yu Muhuai touched Bai Huaijing's forehead: "Brother, are you sick?"

Bai Huaijing shook his head, he didn't know either.

Yu Muhuai turned his head and kissed Bai Huaijing's neck, feeling that the temperature was indeed higher than before.

"Brother, you must have a fever. Did you catch a cold yesterday?" Yu Muhuai felt extremely distressed.

In the shell bed room, the water is cold and the humidity is heavier than in other rooms, and there is only one blanket in the shell bed.

The two had been arguing for so long last night. As a mermaid, Yu Muhuai was not afraid of the cold and was fine, but Bai Huaijing must have caught a cold.

"I'm fine." Bai Huaijing comforted Yu Muhuai.

Yu Muhuai ran out and asked the patriarch's wife if she had any medicine.

The patriarch’s wife asked: “What’s wrong?”

"Brother Jing caught a cold and has a slight fever." Yu Muhuai said.

"That's okay. No need for medicine. I'll pick a fruit from a spiritual tree in the afternoon and eat it." The patriarch's wife was not worried.

"Is this enough?" Yu Muhuai couldn't believe it.

"Well, let him come out now to drink more hot water and sweat." The patriarch's wife said, "There is a little fox in the tribe who has a headache and a fever. He eats the fruit of the spirit tree. It is very effective. Don't worry too much."

"Okay." Yu Muhuai nodded.

After lunch, Bai Huaijing and Yu Muhuai were taken to the foot of the spiritual tree. The patriarch's wife turned into a green fox to lead the way, and Bai Huaijing turned into a white fox to follow.

Two foxes, one green and one white, climbed to the top of the spiritual tree.

Yu Muhuai watched from below as the white fox ate the ripe fruit at the top of the spiritual tree.

Then the green fox came down with the white fox.

The green fox turned into a human form and stuffed the white fox into Yu Muhuai's arms: "Jing'er needs the prototype to digest the fruit, which will take about two hours, and I'll leave the rest to you."