NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 8: Chapter 8: Mutual Care
Watching Li Ge walk with a slightly staggering gait, the wolf was stunned, lost in thought. Although it couldn't see any emotion in its eyes, the turbulent waves in its heart only it understood. No one had ever been kind to it without a purpose. Even those so-called 'relatives' were full of calculations. As the saying goes, the imperial family is the most ruthless, let alone those who flattered or feared it.
Looking at the clear and transparent eyes, the clumsy movements, and the timid expression, a thought suddenly occurred in the wolf's heart, which made the inexplicable entanglement in its heart clear. A hint of interest flashed in its deep green eyes. Since she had entered its sight and aroused its interest, it would be interesting to have this woman by its side. Thinking this, it flicked a paw, swatting away the spirit mink rubbing against it, baring its teeth, signaling the spirit mink not to approach.
How could such a human-like expression appear on a wolf's face?
The spirit mink, caught off guard, was swatted away like a black projectile, rolling several times after landing. It quickly climbed up and took a few steps back, making sure it was no longer within the wolf's attack range before raising its arms and chirping angrily.
"Xiao Hei, what's wrong with you? Didn't I ask you to watch it? It saved our lives. How can you treat it like that?" Just as the spirit mink was waving its paws, Li Ge returned, carrying the medicinal herbs. Seeing the spirit mink's bad behavior and still chirping, Li Ge frowned and scolded.
The spirit mink looked at its owner aggrievedly, a chill rising from its heart. It could feel that its position was in jeopardy. In the past, it occupied a very important position in its owner's heart, but looking at the current situation, the spirit mink felt a deep sense of crisis. No, it must not let its owner have deeper feelings for this unknown ferocious animal.
Determined in its heart, the spirit mink didn't dare to put on airs. It obediently hugged Li Ge's legs with both paws, asking her not to be angry, and chirped persuasively.
"Okay, Xiao Hei, let go of me." Saying that, regardless of the spirit mink still hanging on her legs, Li Ge walked towards the wolf that had been looking at her.
Crushing the medicinal herbs and applying them to the wound, then finding clean wooden sticks to bandage the injured leg, Li Ge finally collapsed on the ground, panting and wiping her sweat.
The well-bandaged wolf finally had time to carefully examine the woman beside it. Although it was already late at night, her pale and delicate face radiated a holy light. Her slightly chapped lips were also pale because she had been busy. What the wolf cared about most were those clear and bright eyes, pure and spiritual, a transparency that hadn't been tainted by the world, making people unconsciously fall into them.
Undeniably, this was a woman that was unforgettable at first sight. The wolf secretly nodded. Now that it was interested in her, anyone who wanted to get close to her would have to carefully weigh their own weight.
Not noticing the wolf's intrusive gaze, Li Ge was extremely tired. The quiet surroundings made her head slowly sink. After a moment, she gradually fell asleep, looking at the pitiful way the woman's head drooped, the wolf struggled to move its body until Li Ge completely relaxed and fell on it, falling into sleep.
For some reason, feeling the weight on its body, the wolf felt unprecedentedly relaxed. As its expression relaxed, it suddenly felt tired and soon fell asleep as well. Looking at the harmonious appearance of the man and wolf sleeping together, the spirit mink, which had been ignored, couldn't stand it anymore. Its premonition was correct. The owner had already put the wolf ahead of it. It quietly burrowed into Li Ge's arms. Before it could find a comfortable position, it suddenly felt a pain and was swatted away by a wolf paw. Woo, how could its agile body have no advantage when facing that wolf? The spirit mink thought sadly. Although it still wanted to get close to its owner, touching those deep green eyes, the spirit mink shuddered and reluctantly moved to Li Ge's feet, hugging its tail and gradually falling asleep.
This was the first night that the man and two animals had spent together. A warm atmosphere flowed in the cold night, even the insects that were always unwilling to be quiet didn't dare to disturb this beautiful scene and temporarily stopped singing.
The wolf hadn't rested well since entering the forest. The warm weight on its body made it feel unprecedentedly relaxed in its deep sleep. A smile unconsciously appeared on its lips.
Just as it was dreaming sweetly, it suddenly felt like it was being pressed by a burning stove, making it feel restless and increasingly hot. The wolf suddenly opened its eyes and looked at the source of the heat. It was shocked to find that the woman's face had turned from pale to red, and sweat was constantly oozing from her face. It could even hear the woman muttering something.
The wolf's heart sank. It knew the woman had a fever. Thinking about her tireless work for a day and two nights, even a normal man wouldn't be able to withstand it. Unfortunately, it couldn't move now. Watching the woman fall into a coma, the wolf's eyes flashed with an unprecedented anxiety.
Impatiently looking towards the east, because it was deep in the dense forest, it couldn't immediately determine the time. It had never longed for the arrival of dawn so much.
Not daring to move, it could only carefully touch the woman's face with the only part of its body that could feel her temperature, licking the sweat on her forehead with its tongue. But this did nothing to alleviate the woman's discomfort. She shook her head uncomfortably, and the muttering in her mouth grew louder.
"Go away! Don't bite him, you take Xiao Hei and leave…" The weak voice entered its ears.
Li Ge's incoherent ramblings and flailing arms showed that she was still trapped in the previous battle. Hiss, the wolf knew that letting the woman fall into a nightmare was not a good sign. It bared its teeth and shook its body, trying to wake her up. But after a long time, the woman still didn't show any signs of waking up.
The wolf's howls didn't wake Li Ge, but they startled the spirit mink at her feet. It immediately jumped up, its round eyes vigilantly looking around. After confirming that there were no dangerous creatures approaching, the spirit mink looked at the wolf staring at it expressionlessly and chirped angrily, meaning, what are you yelling about when there's nothing wrong?
Glancing at the spirit mink's annoyed expression, the wolf broke precedent and didn't bother with it. Now, its whole heart was on the unconscious woman. How could a small animal make it worry?