Chapter 315: Regeneration Flower
Chapter 315: Regeneration Flower
The moment the fox’s eyes met the wolf’s, sparks flew!
"So it’s you, you thieving beast!"
"Feili Father Beast, this is all a misunderstanding. This is an old friend of my father’s, Uncle Langqi."
’Feili Father Beast!?’
Qiao Yi’s fur was about to stand on end.
’This is the little female cub I doted on and raised, and she’s calling some other old geezer Father Beast!’
The old wolf felt deeply upset, and his dislike for the old fox grew even stronger.
"Back then, I always treated Xixi as my own cub. With her father gone, it’s my duty to look after her. From today on, I will move into the inner city."
When Feili heard this, his eyes went wide. "You want to move into the inner city too?"
’I’m not even living there yet!’
’If this old geezer moves in, won’t he get to be with my adorable grandchildren every single day?’
’No way. I absolutely cannot let that happen.’
"Xixi, I see there are plenty of rooms in the inner city house, and so many floors. You can’t possibly use them all. Sometimes, when Qiao Ang and the others train late, it would be much easier if I didn’t have to bring them all the way back. How about I move into the inner city as well?"
Qiao Xixi had mentioned this to Feili before, but he had refused. Now that he was suggesting it himself, she certainly had no objection.
"Sure."
Qiao Yi snorted. ’What an irritating old fox.’
Qiao Xixi still wanted to ask him more about her father, Qiao Yi, so she walked ahead with him.
Feili watched from behind, feeling disgruntled.
He looked at Jin Ling and said, "Is that old geezer trustworthy? I can’t sense his aura at all. Don’t tell me he was sent by Tiger Beast City."
Jin Ling had the same concern before, but strangely, he had just sensed an immense wave of goodwill from Qiao Yi towards Qiao Xixi. Although it was well-hidden, Jin Ling had still keenly perceived it.
"Don’t worry, Feili Father Beast. We’ll keep an eye on him."
Feili nodded, then shook his head. "No. I have to watch him myself."
When Qiao Xixi brought Qiao Yi back to the inner city, the cubs playing in the courtyard all gathered around curiously.
Pairs of big, clear eyes stared at Qiao Yi.
"Mother, who is he?"
"This is Grandpa Langqi. He’ll be staying with us in the inner city for a while."
The cubs obediently greeted him.
"Grandpa Langqi."
The wolf’s perpetually serious eyes softened the moment he saw the cubs.
Qiao Yi crouched down and took out a handful of fruit.
"Here, take this fruit and eat it."
The cubs immediately looked to Qiao Xixi.
Their mother had told them not to simply take things from others.
Only after Qiao Xixi nodded did the cubs take the fruit from Qiao Yi’s hands.
"Hmph, what’s so great about fruit? Come here! Grandpa Feili brought you jerky—the most, most, most delicious Deer Beast jerky!"
The moment they heard there was jerky, the cubs let out a collective "WOW!" and rushed over to Feili, circling around him.
Qiao Yi watched with a look of disdain.
"AWOO~!"
Qiao Yi looked down to see a little tiger cub sitting by his feet. The tender little thing was staring up at him with wide eyes.
Qiao Yi’s heart melted, and he carefully picked up the cub.
"Is this An’an?"
"Yes. An’an, this is Grandpa Langqi."
The little tiger cub stared at Qiao Yi with her big eyes. Qiao Yi averted his face slightly, afraid the cub would get a clear look at his face and become scared.
But to Qiao Yi’s surprise, not only was the little one not afraid, she opened her mouth and chomped down on his finger.
Qiao Yi let out a soft cry, then burst out laughing. "HAHAHA!"
"Not bad. A formidable little female cub. Just as mischievous as your mother was when she was little."
Qiao Xixi was too embarrassed to tell Qiao Yi that the tiger cub was probably biting him because she suspected the cub knew he had secretly eaten her pet...
Qiao Xixi had wanted to ask about her father, but seeing Qiao Yi playing so happily with the cubs, she could only put the matter aside for now.
Seeing Qiao Xixi turn and head upstairs, Qiao Yi let out a soft sigh.
’It’s not that I don’t want to talk more with my little female cub. I’m just worried that if I say too much, I’ll slip up.’
’Just being able to stay by her side like this is enough. I’m already very content.’
"Let’s go, let’s go! The weather is great today! Grandpa Feili will take you to the water to train and catch some fish-beasts for fun."
"Grandpa, Grandpa, I want to go too! I want to go too!"
The cubs cheered and followed Feili outside.
Seeing so many cubs trailing after that old fox, Qiao Yi, not to be outdone, followed along.
"Can you really watch so many cubs by yourself?"
Feili snorted. "Why couldn’t I? You have no idea how well the cubs listen to me."
"Uncle Langqi, perhaps you should go with them," Xijing suggested at the opportune moment.
That was exactly what Qiao Yi had been planning.
"Alright, I’ll go with them."
Qiao Xixi leaned against the railing, her smile deepening as she watched the cubs happily leave with Feili.
Jin Ling gently hugged her from behind. "So happy?"
Qiao Xixi relaxed completely into his embrace. "Mhm. I feel like there’s something very familiar about Uncle Langqi. It makes me want to trust him without even thinking."
’I don’t know why I feel this way. The connections between people truly are a strange and wonderful thing.’
As they spoke, Qiao Xixi opened her spatial map and looked at Sunxiao and Sangze’s locations.
"Sunxiao and the others have already set out. I wonder when they’ll be able to return to the tribe."
"Don’t worry. Sunxiao has always been reliable. It won’t take too long."
"Mhm."
Just as they were talking, Xijing walked up.
Looking at Xijing’s eyes, Qiao Xixi was reminded of her previous plan.
But right now, the little sprite was in the middle of an upgrade, so she wasn’t completely confident about the matter and hadn’t mentioned it before.
Xijing’s eyes had been injured for many years. Qiao Qiao had tried to treat them before, but with no significant effect. Later, in the *Collection Book*, Qiao Xixi discovered that an herb called the Regeneration Flower might be able to heal Xijing’s eyes.
She had been thinking of going to gather that herb.
But based on the Regeneration Flower’s growing conditions, it most likely grew in the Hopeless Abyss.
"Xixi?"
Qiao Xixi snapped back to reality. Xijing had already walked up to them.
"Are you thinking about Uncle Langqi?"
Qiao Xixi shook her head. "About healing your eyes."
Xijing froze, a look of astonishment on his face.
"Heal... my eyes..."
"Mhm. But I need a plant called the Regeneration Flower to make the medicine."
A hopeful look colored Xijing’s face. "What kind of plant is it? Tell me, Xixi. I’ll go find it myself."
Qiao Xixi could draw the Regeneration Flower, but Xijing himself couldn’t see. She also couldn’t describe its scent, so it would be very difficult for him to find it on his own.
"Xixi, what does it look like? I’ll take some people to find it," Jin Ling said slowly.
"I’ll draw it first, then ask around the tribe to see if any of the beastmen have seen it."
"Mhm."
Qiao Xixi drew a near-perfect replica of the Regeneration Flower.
Jin Ling stared at the drawing of the Regeneration Flower on the stone and fell into deep thought.
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