When Xu Wan regained consciousness, she felt as if her body had floated up from the bottom of the deep sea.

She took several deep breaths to make sure she was still alive.

"It really feels like a lifetime ago, Tongzi. Would you call this a miraculous escape?"

The system paused for a moment: [More importantly, if you don't talk to the beastmen soon, they're going to go crazy.]

[...bloodshot eyes? Eyes bulging as if about to burst?]

She was even joking, saying that she could witness firsthand how fictional descriptions could be brought to life.

But when she opened her eyes, her smile froze on her face.

Chen Shuang's eyes were red as if he had cried several times. When he saw that she was awake, he wiped his eyes haphazardly and then immediately held her hand and refused to let go.

"Wanwan!"

Zhu You wasn't in much better shape; his eyes were noticeably dark and his voice was noticeably hoarse.

"Wanwan..."

Fox Jiu always kept its fur smooth and shiny, but now its tail was dry and its ears were drooping. When it saw that she was awake, it snuggled into her arms, its voice muffled and sticky.

"Late night~"

For a moment, she felt as if something was blocking her heart, both hot and full.

"...How long did I sleep?"

"It's been three sunrises already!"

Chen Shuang immediately responded, pulling her hand to her face, her voice trembling slightly.

"Wanwan, you scared us to death! You didn't wake up, we thought..."

"Chen Shuang!"

Zhu You interrupted him, glanced at him, and then touched Xu Wan's face, relaxing his tense body.

"Wanwan woke up, she'll be alright. I'll go make dinner first, she must be hungry after sleeping for so long."

Only after he emerged from the cave did he lean against the stone wall, raise his hand to cover his eyes, and let out a heavy breath.

"Thank you, Ancestor..."

Fox Jiu jumped off her arms and transformed back into human form, hugging her tightly from behind and sniffing her neck incessantly.

"Wanwan, I miss you so much."

"Okay~" She smiled and patted Hu Jiu's hand, then ruffled Chen Shuang's hair. "I'm fine, aren't I?"

"By the way, the baby of the rabbit orchid?"

"He's fine. He woke up before dawn, complaining of being hungry, so his mother took him home."

Chen Shuang gave a soft snort, her tone full of dissatisfaction.

"They didn't even come to thank you. Humph, if you ask me, Wanwan, you shouldn't have saved him..."

Fox interrupted him, "Why say all this? The most important thing is that Wanwan is alright now."

Xu Wan didn't reply, guessing in her mind that the child's wound should be almost healed.

"And what about my mother?"

"The Holy Maiden guarded you for two days, and she was just taken back by her beast husband."

Fox Jiu stood up and kissed her forehead. "I'll go tell the Holy Mother you're awake. Wait for me to come back."

"it is good."

The fire fox disappeared at the cave entrance, and the cave fell silent.

Chen Shuang transformed into her beast form and crouched down behind her, her body perfectly surrounding her, her tail still wrapped around her waist.

Xu Wan lay down on the white wolf, casually stroking its tail with her hand.

"Wanwan."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

She turned her head to look at him, and Chen Shuang nuzzled her head against him, his voice low, "Wanwan, I'm sorry."

Xu Wan was stunned, remembering that they had just had an unpleasant argument before she fainted.

She reached out and rubbed the white wolf's ears. "Tell me, what did you do wrong?"

"I shouldn't have been angry with you, I shouldn't have competed for favor with Zhuyou and the others, and most importantly, I shouldn't have made you sad."

The boy became increasingly distressed as he spoke, his icy blue eyes looking as if he were about to cry.

"Wanwan, I've figured it out. Compared to Zhuyou, I've done so little for you. You... you can like whoever you want from now on. I'll never argue with you again..."

Xu Wan was silent for a moment, then asked, "Oh? So it's okay if I like other males in the future?"

Chen Shuang sniffed, and her "hmm" sounded like it was being squeezed out of her throat.

Seeing this, she smiled slightly, deliberately teasing him.

"So, except during peak season, I'll ignore you and not pay any attention to you at other times, okay?"

The wolf cub's eyes reddened again, but he dared not look into her eyes.

It wasn't until she couldn't help but chuckle that Chen Shuang realized she was joking with him, seeing the cunning in the little female's eyes.

"Wanwan..."

Chen Shuang pounced on her and pinned her down on the animal skin bed. His hot, wet tongue swept across her neck, making her hunch her shoulders in ticklishness.

"Hahaha, Chen Shuang, it itches~"

Chen Shuang stopped moving, her voice muffled as she nestled against her neck, "Wanwan, even if you don't like me the most, please like me a little more, okay?"

Hearing him say that, Xu Wan stopped laughing, sighed softly, and then reached out to touch him.

"Chen Shuang, I haven't learned how to be a good mistress yet, so please give me some time, okay?"

"it is good."

The white wolf lowered his head and nuzzled against her. "So, Wanwan, we're back to normal, aren't we?"

"Yes, they've made up."

She gently rubbed his earlobe. "Can you get up now? Your beast form is a bit heavy."

It always felt like it was digging into her bones and causing pain.

Wait... bones?

She raised her hand, and the flesh that used to sway so much on her arm was gone, and her fingers had become slender and fair, with clearly visible knuckles.

Touching my face again, my double chin is gone, and I can even feel the lines of my jawbone.

She patted Chen Shuang and said urgently, "Quick, quick, let me get up first."

The movement of turning over and sitting up was so smooth that she was stunned.

It was then that she realized that after losing weight, she felt a sense of lightness throughout her body.

Looking down, I realized that my legs had gotten thinner from walking, even though they rubbed together.

If the animal skin skirt weren't the wrong size, she would have loved to stand up and jump around a bit.

Chen Shuang, however, was not as happy as she was.

He looked at her for a while, but didn't react when she said she wanted to go to the river to see what she looked like.

During the days she was in a coma, her body kept changing.

Besides being thin, she also sweated a lot and produced some black substances.

The witch doctor came and said that because the female had gone against the will of the progenitor and saved the offspring who should have been punished, the punishment had now fallen on her.

The Holy Mother nearly fainted on the spot after hearing this, and took the prayer staff to pray to the progenitor.

The three of them stopped her.

"Holy Mother, Wanwan does all this so that you won't waste your mental energy. Our bond mark is still there, she will be fine."

Even so, no one really knew for sure.

They fetched water to dry her body and changed her into a clean animal skin skirt.

He spent the rest of his time by her side, constantly watching the bond mark on his body, afraid that something might change.

"Chen Shuang, Chen Shuang?"

He snapped out of his daze. "Huh? What?"

"Chen Shuang, the way you've been looking at me has been so strange ever since I woke up."

She looked out of the cave, then turned back to him. "Has something happened?"

He transformed back into human form, his hands on his lap tightening and loosening, but he still couldn't help but ask.

"Wanwan, are you feeling unwell anywhere? You've lost a lot of weight, haven't you...?"

He paused for a moment before gritting his teeth and asking, "Did the Ancestor punish you?"

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