Chapter 76
When Bai Tu opened his eyes, he saw the enlarged version of Lang Qi. Still remembering what happened last night, he raised his hand and pushed the man aside.
The other party didn’t move at all, and there was a small white paw in front of him. Realizing what happened, Bai Tu instantly got furious.
When the little paw patted his face, Lang Qi suddenly felt that the whole world lit up, and he carefully kissed the paw.
Bai Tu was stunned for a moment when his paws felt wet. My mind, which had been in a state of confusion since yesterday, was now as if it had been filled with water. As soon as I came to my senses, I was completely confused by the fact that I had turned into a beast.
“Tu…Tu.” Lang Qi kept calling Bai Tu as if he was claiming ownership of him, kissing him on the face and on his paws.
Bai Tu was so frightened by the opponent’s action that he even forgot to get angry until he realized his hind paws were grabbed. Then he immediately struggled.
Lang Qi only kissed two of the four paws, feeling a little regretful. After being rejected, he lowered his head and rubbed Bai Tu’s belly. His hands felt soft, and Lang Qi’s heart also softened.
Bai Tu looked at Lang Qi vigilantly, wanting to get off his hand. He walked to his hand and took a look at the height, then stopped instantly and nestled in Lang Qi’s palm.
Lang Qi was so excited that he didn’t know what to do. He saw him take two steps and return to the palm of his hand. He excitedly bent down and kissed him.
Bai Tu pondered the current situation. Lang Qi still hadn’t recovered. He was still the same as yesterday afternoon, in human form but not unconscious. This meant one thing, his sacrifice was in vain! And for unknown reasons, he himself turned into a beast, which was obviously abnormal. After all, such a thing had never happened since he came here.
Bai Tu didn’t know what he was worried about for a moment. He sighed in his heart and lay down listlessly.
The little rabbit that was so energetic just now suddenly became motionless. Lang Qi was at a loss, not knowing what he did wrong. He gently touched Bai Tu’s head with his other hand. He remembered that this was how Bai Tu touched him when he turned into a beast.
Bai Tu looked up and met Lang Qi’s worried gaze. He calmed down for a moment. Anyway, things were like this now and there was no point in worrying.
Bai Tu, who had given up hope, stretched out his claws and pointed at the animal skin underneath in Lang Qi’s hand, indicating that he wanted to go down.
Lang Qi hesitated for a moment, then gently put him on the animal hide, and reluctantly withdrew his hand. He could wrap the white picture of the animal with one hand and hide it completely from others.
It will be easy if we step on the ground, Bai Tu thought carefully.
One second passed.
Ten seconds passed.
There was no watch, but Bai Tu felt that a quarter of an hour had passed and nothing had changed. The piece of animal skin was still in front of him, the perspective was still the same, and even the wolf Qi in front of him had not moved.
“Tu?” Lang Qi didn’t know what Bai Tu was going to do. He just felt that his expression was stiffer than before, and he was very worried.
Bai Tu stretched out his front paws and rubbed his face helplessly, realizing that he probably wouldn’t be able to change back for a while.
When Lang Qi saw him washing his face with his two front paws, his heart almost softened. He wished he could change back into beast form, pick him up in his mouth, and run out to claim his sovereignty.
There were cub sounds outside. Bai Tu jumped to his arms, patted his hands and pointed to the outside.
Wolf Qi, who was obsessed with the white ball, remembered that there were two cubs outside. He got up reluctantly, put on the animal skin and walked out. He walked back to the corner, picked up Bai Tu and held him against his heart.
His sight suddenly rose, Bai Tu was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was Lang Qi who had brought him up, and slapped him with a claw.
The one claw didn’t hurt at all, only leaving a sweet feeling, and Lang Qi wished he could do it a few more times.
Until he saw the two cubs, the wolf’s heart, which had been softening to the point of melting, seemed to be poured with a basin of ice water and froze instantly. The other party did all this just to protect the cubs. Lang Qi lowered his eyes and looked at Bai Tu in his arms, then looked at the two cubs he used to threaten Bai Tu. His heart ached and he lowered his head and gave Bai Tu a light kiss on the head.
Bai Tu, who was looking at the cub, was stunned by the kiss. He felt that Lang Qi’s sadness was about to turn into reality. He was even more confused. Sooner or later, he would find out what the medicine was. It would be fine if he turned into a human form and was unconscious, but why did his emotions change so much?
Seeing Bai Tu frozen, Lang Qi looked coldly at the two cubs who were still whimpering, and said in a cold voice: “I won’t kill them.” He would not kill the two cubs, even if the cubs were not his own, even if the cubs were just tools he used to threaten Bai Tu.
Bai Tu: “…” He was sure that all his efforts yesterday were in vain, and this guy was not sober at all. The idea that the effect of the medicine would disappear after a good sleep and that one would be fully recovered after waking up was only in his imagination.
The beast form cannot speak, so Bai Tu could only curse in his heart. The sound he finally made sounded like the soft cry of a cub. Bai Tu immediately shut up, it would have been better if he hadn’t made any sound.
The cubs had never seen Bai Tu in beast form, but most orc cubs distinguish people by their breath. Even if it had changed, they knew it was the person they were looking for. They stretched out their claws to reach Bai Tu, but the distance was too far. The little black wolf grabbed the bed rail and tried to flip over. The little gray wolf kept humming in grievance, and seeing that he got no response, he bent down and stared at Wolf Qi quietly.
After letting Bai Tu take a look at the cub, Lang Qi put Bai Tu back in his arms again and took him to get food.
The two cubs stopped moving their mouths when they saw them leave. The little gray wolf whimpered and sobbed, and the little black wolf gave up climbing and hugged his younger brother.
The two cubs stared at Lang Qi’s back quietly.
The wolves were very sensible and put food on the stones early in the morning. Langze was tilting his head and looking through the gap. He finally saw Langqi. He immediately forgot his attitude yesterday and said excitedly, “Brother! Brother!” After shouting, he wanted to stick his head into the gap. He looked left and right but couldn’t find Bai Tu. He was confused and said, “Brother, where is Tu?”
His brother said that Tu was fine and he heard Tu’s voice last night, but why was he still not there?
Lang Qi did not answer his question. He raised his hand to cover the little rabbit in his arms tightly so that he could not see it.
Bai Tu, who didn’t want to see anyone with this face, simply stayed in his arms. The cub was acting coquettishly, but it didn’t cry like it was extremely hungry, which proved that it had eaten last night. Lang Qi was not conscious, but his instincts still worked, including cooking using items in the cave, and he was very skilled.
There is no need to worry about safety issues for the time being. Since Lang Qi said that he would not harm the cubs, he will definitely do it. Bai Tu still has trust in him. As for Lang Qi’s attitude towards him these past two days, Bai Tu was too lazy to think about it. The other party was like this now because of the influence of drugs. After the person sobered up, things would go their separate ways. Feelings were the most unreliable thing. Lang Qi always distinguished between public and private. As long as their personal problems did not affect the cooperation between the tribes, it was fine. He did not want to consider the rest.
Thinking about problems is the most tiring. Bai Tu yawned, turned over and continued to sleep. He only slept for half the night and was not fully slept. Bai Tu didn’t expect that being protected in beast form would be so comfortable, as if curled up in an eggshell, warm and cozy, instantly forgetting all his worries. The peace of mind he had never experienced since coming to this world made Bai Tu not want to waste time thinking about other things.
Just take it one step at a time, Bai Tu fell asleep peacefully in Lang Qi’s arms.
Lang Qi noticed his actions and his expression softened. Just when Lang Ze thought that the change was because of him, Lang Qi took the food away, but left the cub’s ingredients untouched. He looked at him coldly and said, “Send these over when they’re ready.”
Lang Ze: “???” Although he was a good eater, he could only cook what he liked. Apart from Tu Mu and Tu Cai, only Bai Tu could cook the cub’s food, and Bai Tu cooked the best! The white map is in the cave, why do we have to make it first and send it over?
Lang Qi obviously had no intention of answering these questions. He took the food back into the cave and made sure that no one outside could see him. Then he carefully took the white map out of his arms and kissed the soft ears first.
Bai Tu’s ears trembled, and he turned into a human form in the blink of an eye. Sensing something was wrong, Bai Tu opened his eyes and saw that he had regained his human form. Before he could say a word, he found himself being held by Lang Qi.
This posture was too embarrassing. Bai Tu blushed and wanted to get off him.
Lang Qi did not stop him. He watched Bai Tu put on his clothes silently, then picked up a spoonful of porridge and fed it to him.
With the lesson learned from yesterday, Bai Tu did not offer to do it himself. It would just save energy to have someone feed him.
Lang Qi fed Bai Tu before eating his own food.
Bai Tu touched his bloated stomach and just wanted Lang Qi to recover quickly. If he only ate and didn’t work, he would probably gain weight after a few days in the cave.
It was impossible to get out. Every time they talked about this topic, Lang Qi’s eyes would become very dangerous. Bai Tu didn’t want to try again, so he simply moved to the other side to pack up the medicine.
There are still a few kinds of herbs that were collected a few days ago that have not been processed. Even though the weather is not as hot as before, they will go bad if they are not processed for a long time.
Lang Qi saw him walking towards the medicine cabinet, turned around to look at the cub, and said nothing.
Bai Tu understood what he meant and explained helplessly: “These are really medicines for injuries, prepared for the tribe.”
At first, Bai Tu wanted to use medicine to help Lang Qi recover, but he was not so stubborn. After trying it once, he had no intention of trying it again. After all, Lang Qi was a human being, not a guinea pig. Bai Tu had no idea of testing drugs on people over and over again. It’s not that he was not professional enough, but speaking of drugs, even if they are harmless to people when taken individually, taking too much will increase the burden on the kidneys.
Having said that, Bai Tu now doesn’t understand one thing: why is Lang Qi so keen on threatening him with the cubs? Is it because the cubs can’t move and are therefore easier to control?
Lang Qi gave him an ambiguous look, perhaps he believed it, or perhaps he didn’t.
Bai Tu: “…” It came again and again, the same puzzling yet threatening gaze, which had appeared frequently since midnight the day before yesterday. Sometimes it was the orcs outside, and more often it was the cubs. At first he did not understand the meaning, and now he was left with helplessness.
Bai Tu thought, is it really that serious? He would threaten him with his nephew every once in a while. There is no other person except Lang Qi who can do this. He is worthy of being Lang Ze’s biological brother. In essence, they do have some similarities, except that one is reserved and restrained, while the other directly releases his nature.
Speak of the devil, here he is. Without anyone noticing, Langze appeared at the entrance of the cave holding a bowl of black stuff and shouted, “Brother, the food for the cubs is ready!” He cooked it himself!
Lang Qi became alert when he heard the footsteps, and he did not relax even after seeing him appear. He stared at Bai Tu and made sure that Bai Tu had no intention of escaping before he went to bring food.
Langze poked his head inside and saw Bai Tu. He was extremely surprised: “Tu, are you awake?”
Hearing this, Bai Tu felt a little embarrassed for some reason. He nodded and said “hmm”.
“What’s wrong with your throat?” Lang Ze thought of the voice he vaguely heard yesterday and was very worried, “Did my brother bully you?”
Bai Tu: “…”
As for the relationship issue, it can only be said that the two people had a different script, but Lang Qi was lucky. The process was all wrong, but the result was right.