Chapter 23 Going Home
In the great eastern forest.

Two silver wolf cubs, who looked to be only about 5 years old, were taking shelter from the rain under the leaves of a large tree.

The slightly older one, named Lang Xian, was very energetic.

The smaller one is named Lang Mu, and it's naturally adorable.

At this moment, Lang Mu hugged his chubby self tightly, feeling lazy and unwilling to move. "Brother Xian, the rainy season has arrived."

Lang Xian shrank his thin body and handed the last of the food in his arms to Lang Mu.

Lang Muzhen didn't want to move. He ate his food in small bites, tears welling up in his eyes. "Brother, can't we go home yet?"

"Why go home if you can't find a bad female? Where is home anyway?"

"But..." Lang Mu's little nose twitched, "But I'm so hungry, and so cold."

"Xiao Mu." Lang Xian grabbed his chubby little brother's shoulder, "That wicked female threw our fathers into the beast prison, and they've been gone for five years! In these five years, we've relied on each other for survival, living like we've never had a father or mother!"

"Shouldn't we settle accounts with the bad female?"

"It's my duty." Lang Mu wiped away his tears.

"Shouldn't we let her rescue our father beasts from the beast prison?!"

"That's only right..."

"But brother, Xiao Mu is still so cold, her fur is all wet, and Xiao Mu is so hungry..."

"Shut up, stop making noise."

"Oh..." Xiao Mu hugged herself tightly, feeling wronged.

……

The next day, Nan Zhisui woke up feeling very comfortable all over. Even though she had slept on the ground, she had slept quite well.

She stretched out a big yawn, and her whole body relaxed.

The rain outside stopped, and sunlight streamed into the cave. Nan Zhisui stretched and went outside, taking a deep breath of the fresh forest air.

Comfortable!

"Pretty sister!" Hu Qi waved to Nan Zhisui, "I found mushrooms, big mushrooms, such beautiful big mushrooms!"

Nan Zhisui ran over to take a look and immediately exclaimed, "This is a Boletus luridus! It's poisonous!"

Fox was so startled that it dropped the mushroom. "Huh?"

He quickly wiped his hands on his body.

Nan Zhisui laughed and said, "The prettier the mushroom, the more poisonous it is."

She stepped forward and picked up the bonito, which was two or three times larger than the bonito on Earth. "However, if handled properly, bonito can be eaten. But if you eat it raw without cooking it, it'll just be a red umbrella with a white stem, and you'll end up lying on a flat board afterward."

Fox Abandoned was timid, so he said, "Then we'd better not eat it."

The abilities of witch doctors in the Beast World are limited; there are not many witch doctors who can cure the poison of mushrooms.

Nan Zhi Sui agreed with his approach; she had no intention of guiding Hu Qi and the others to eat poisonous mushrooms. After all, if Hu Qi were to learn how to cook and eat poisonous mushrooms after she left, he would be in real trouble.

"The weather's nice today, I'll teach you how to find non-poisonous mushrooms," Nan Zhisui said.

Fox Abandoned nodded excitedly and said, "Okay, okay."

Nan Zhisui said, "We need to find non-poisonous mushrooms. We need to go to clean places. They should have a natural shape, a smooth surface, a tightly connected stem and cap, and a firm texture. The color should be natural and not too bright. The smell should be fresh and without any special odor."

“Poisonous mushrooms are different. They have oddly shaped caps with spots or warts; their stems may have rings or volvas; and their colors may be very bright, suspiciously so. Some poisonous mushrooms may emit a pungent, unpleasant odor.”

"In short, anything you find suspicious is a poisonous mushroom."

"Ok!"

"Hiss~!" Little Snake Yang was very excited after hearing this.

Little Fox Qi also ran off to pick mushrooms.

Before long, the two little ones had gathered mushrooms for Nan Zhisui to identify.

Little Snake Yang'er was very happy. Whenever he helped the pretty lady with chores, she would pat his head and praise him. "Little Yang'er is so great."

Little Fox Qi was also very happy. He learned a lot of new knowledge, and at the same time, he was able to help the pretty older sister.

Not long after, Nan Zhisui said, "Alright, alright, that's about enough."

Holding a large pile of mushrooms that her two little ones had collected, Nan Zhisui thought: If only there were fire, she would cook mushroom soup.

Just then, Fox White saw that he had found some dry firewood from somewhere and brought over a bucket of fresh water.

Nan Zhisui's eyes lit up when she saw this.

What a handsome man! His married man aura is absolutely amazing!
Fox White found a good spot to put the firewood away, then carried the bucket towards Nan Zhisui. Nan Zhisui looked up at him.

The forest after the rain has cleared still retains a lush, damp beauty.

Gentle sunlight quietly filtered through, and the dewdrops on the treetops in the forest reflected the sun's soft light.

The dappled sunlight in the forest at dawn enveloped the male fox before him. This tall, slender, and exquisitely handsome male fox was approaching him step by step.

Before her eyes, the male was almost identical to the fox priest apprentice who had approached her earlier.

Nan Zhisui's heart seemed to beat a little faster.

Fox White carried the bucket to Nan Zhisui and put it down.

"Drink water and wash up."

Have I seen you before?

The two spoke almost simultaneously.

Fox White paused.

After speaking, Nan Zhisui suddenly felt a little presumptuous and said, "I'm sorry. I just suddenly thought of someone."

Fox-white lips pursed slightly, and he silently turned away.

Little Fox felt that the atmosphere between her father and the pretty older sister had become strange again.

However, the atmosphere between the two of them was never normal, so he didn't suspect too much.

The wolf king went out to find water and food on his own, and didn't need Nan Zhisui to take care of him.

After washing up, Nan Zhisui fed the wolf cub goat milk powder.

After that, I simply made goat milk powder for the babies to drink as well.

They are all growing children, so they should drink more milk.

After finishing all that, Nan Zhisui went to cook mushroom soup.

The children drank the mushroom soup from simple stone bowls.

Fox Abandoned exclaimed excitedly, "This tastes delicious!"

The little snake flicked its tongue, its eyes narrowing with laughter, hissing. Delicious, delicious!

Fox White looked up at Nan Zhisui, who ladled out a bowl of mushroom soup for him as well. Fox White slowly drank it beside him.

"Are you coming back with us later?" Fox White asked, putting down the stone bowl.

This is a rather strange question. After all, she went to Hu Bai's house as a "guest," so it's hardly a question of "going back."

However, Nan Zhisui could still understand what Hu Bai meant. He was probably asking her whether she wanted to go to the "wolf's den" or go back to Hu Bai's house today.

Nan Zhisui looked at the Wolf King who had just returned from outside and said, "Your wife's injuries are healing well. I won't go over today. I'll go back in three days to remove your wife's stitches."

The wolf king howled twice.

Nan Zhisui patted its head and, as usual, praised it, "Good dog!"

The wolf king received praise, wagged its drooping tail, and leaped away.

Nan Zhisui turned to Hu Bai and smiled, "I'll go to your house first, Hu Bai, you haven't had your IV drip done yet."

Nan Zhisui wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Hu Bai's eyes and eyebrows seemed to have lifted slightly.

……

Fox White transformed into a giant fox, and Fox Abandoned jumped onto his back and sat down.

His snow-white fox head looked towards Nan Zhisui.

Nan Zhisui understood what he meant. She coughed awkwardly and finally climbed onto his fox back.

The little snake and the little wolf cub were still on Nan Zhisui's body. At the same time, she hugged the little Aqi in front of her.

"Are you seated?" Fox White asked.

“Mmm,” Nan Zhisui replied.

The snow-white fox leaped into the air.

--go home.

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Note: The information about mushrooms comes from the internet.

(End of this chapter)

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