When Xueli saw Zilan's expression, she became extremely worried. She hurriedly pushed him towards the stove and said, "Come into the house quickly! Sit by the stove and warm yourself for a while!"
Fortunately, it is still winter and there are fires burning in the houses.
Xue Li pushed Zi Lan into the house and asked him to sit by the stove.
Xueli said, "I'll get you a towel!"
The flames in the stove were burning red, and Xue Li quickly came back with a cloth and a comb.
She stood on tiptoe and said, "Wuwu, lower your head!"
The big snow wolf slowly lowered his head, and just as he was about to be confused, Xue Li had already covered his head with a thick cloth and was holding the wolf's head to wipe his fur.
Xue Li asked with concern: "How did you become like this?"
“Ouch—”
Zi Lan's head was held by Xue Li, with his ears tucked up.
He said: "When I came over from the garden, it suddenly started to rain heavily..."
"So that's how it is."
Xueli was heartbroken and explained, "That's because the Dragon King and the Dragon Queen cried. The medical immortals who gathered here earlier were also soaked... You should get closer to the stove. It will be easier to dry the fur."
Zi Lan moved slightly closer to the stove. He was still wet, and tried his best not to dirty Xue Li's room. When Xue Li came close to him to wipe his hair, Zi Lan's body was also tense.
He actually arrived earlier, wanting to personally accompany Xue Li to cure Xiao Long Nu and see Xue Li's efforts rewarded, so Zi Lan also saw those medical immortals, but because he was in such a miserable state, he did not dare to show up in front of everyone. Only when Xue Li was left alone did he quietly come over and knock on the door.
He asked, "Is Xiao Long Nu okay?"
Xue Li smiled and said, "Yeah! It's okay. Just observe her every once in a while. She will grow into a healthy little dragon."
Zi Lan said, "That's good."
The two of them were chatting idly, but Xueli noticed that when she was wiping Zi Lan's fur, his muscles seemed to be tense all the time, and the whole wolf unconsciously shrank back, as if trying to keep a distance from her.
Xueli said in confusion: "Wuwu, please sit closer! It's so tiring for me to wipe your fur."
Zi Lan paused, then moved a little closer as she said, but still didn't dare to get too close.
The wolf's sense of smell was very sharp. At this distance he could already smell the fragrance on Xueli's body, which made him feel quite restrained, as if this alone was an offense to Xueli, and his body was also in a tense state.
Xue Li helped Zi Lan wipe his hair for a long time.
She found that Zi Lan must have shaken off her fur. Although she looked disheveled, she was not dripping wet. It was just still damp. After being hit by the rain and shaking off her fur, Zi Lan's white fur was messy and tangled in many places.
After Xue Li dried him, she naturally picked up the comb to comb his hair, trying to tidy him up.
Zi Lan froze and dodged subconsciously.
He said, "No..."
Xueli wagged her tail generously and said, "It's okay, I'll comb it for you! I usually comb my own tail too! Look!"
Xue Li held the nine big white tails that she had carefully groomed in her arms and held them up to show Zi Lan.
Zi Lan saw Xueli's snow-white tail and became more reserved. He said, "I just got caught in the rain and haven't taken a shower yet, so I'm not very clean..."
Having said that, Zi Lan couldn't help but lower his head again.
The flowers he brought were still placed at the door, but they had already withered and were no longer attractive to look at. Compared with Xue Li's dry and clean house, they looked particularly desolate.
There are flowers blooming in the fairyland all year round, but there are few flowers that bloom in deep winter. He spent a long time looking for a bunch of them, and some of them were carefully selected. They were originally very beautiful. He wanted to give them to Xueli, hoping to see Xueli happy.
"Um?"
Xue Li noticed Zi Lan's sad expression and followed his gaze.
Zi Lan hurried over to block Xue Li's sight, not wanting her to see the gift that was already in a terrible state.
But Xue Li stretched her neck and still saw that the big snow wolf was paying attention to the flowers on the ground.
Xue Li saw these flowers when Zi Lan entered the room, but she had not paid much attention to them at first. Only then did she realize that these flowers were carefully selected in terms of variety and color, and were specially chosen from the garden. They were only scattered by the rain and became like weeds.
Xueli ran over in surprise and said, "Is this for me?!"
It was too late for Zi Lan to stop her. Xue Li had already run to the flowers and picked up the ruined bouquet.
Xueli didn't expect Zi Lan to find flowers for her as a gift. Although the flowers in front of her were indeed withered, she still felt very happy. She touched the petals with care and said happily, "They are so beautiful!"
Xueli held a bunch of withered flowers and looked at them. She said, "Although they can no longer be put up for viewing, they can still be used as bookmarks. They will be very beautiful when they are dried!"
Zi Lan was stunned when he heard Xue Li say this.
But as she spoke, Xueli had already happily run back to Zilan, carefully placed the flowers in the room, and then looked at the big snow wolf in front of her. She paused for a moment, and then she turned into a little white fox, jumping around Zilan briskly, saying, "Let me go up!"
Seeing the little nine-tailed fox jumping around him, Zi Lan quickly crouched down and let Xue Li climb up his body.
I saw Xueli climb onto Zilan's back, happily ran to his head, hugged Zilan's head with a "woop", and then licked Zilan's white ears affectionately.
She said excitedly: "Thank you for giving me flowers, I like them very much!"
As she said this, she rubbed Zi Lan hard.
Zi Lan's heart suddenly became bright, just like the sky after the rain.
But he still said guiltily: "I'm sorry, I wanted you to receive more beautiful flowers. Next time, I will definitely..."
Zi Lan felt guilty, but the tail behind him had already started wagging.
Xueli hugged him more happily: "It's okay! I like it very much!"
“Ouch—”
Zi Lan was touched.
He couldn't touch the little nine-tailed fox above his head, so he had to lie on the ground and wag his tail. When the little nine-tailed fox moved slightly, released his head and prepared to jump down, he grabbed the little fox ball and licked her happily.
Xue Li pricked up her ears, squinted her eyes and rubbed Zi Lan.
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At the same time, Xiaolongnu, who was originally following her parents back to the guest hall to rest, stopped walking.
"What's wrong?"
The Dragon Queen looked down and asked her daughter in confusion.
Xiao Long Nu thought for a moment and asked, "Mother, I just forgot to do something. Can I go back to Sister Xueli's place?"
"certainly."
The Dragon Queen readily agreed, but then asked with concern: "What are you going to do? Can you find it back by yourself?"
Xiao Long Nu said, "It's a secret! Don't worry, Dad and Mom, it won't take long. I go to Sister Xueli's place every day and I'm very familiar with the way. You go back first, I'll be back soon!"
Having said that, Xiao Long Nu turned around and ran away.
Xiao Longnu had recovered by now. Although the integration of the Mysterious Ice Pearl into her body was definitely a little different from before, it was still acceptable. She ran back to the Young Master's Palace where Xueli and Zilan lived together, and began to slow down her pace, and then began to look around.
Soon, she saw the little tiger jumping around under the eaves.
Xiaolongnu was delighted and ran over quickly.
Because Xue Li was refining the Mysterious Ice Pearl and could not be disturbed, the little tiger was left by Zi Lan with another wolf officer, not far from the house where Xue Li lived. He had not been sent back yet, but the little tiger was impatient and kept wandering around outside the house, which allowed Xiao Longnu to see him at a glance.
"Little Tiger!"
Xiao Longnu ran over cheering and hugged Brother Tiger.
"Ahhh! Ahhhh!"
Xiao Long Nu was holding her too tightly, and Tiger Brother kept struggling awkwardly, trying to shake her off.
But it is a young tiger after all, and even though Xiaolongnu looks sick, she is still a real little dragon and there is no way she can hide from it.
Xiao Long Nu held Brother Tiger in her arms and stroked his fur for a long time before she took out a small brocade bag from her pocket and said, "This is for you!"
What Xiaolongnu took out from the small brocade bag was a small piece of golden dragon scale, the same as the one Xueli had refined into the black ice bead, but one side was missing an inconspicuous corner.
The dragon scales were golden. Xiao Longnu drilled a tiny hole on them and strung them together with a thin red rope.
Xiao Longnv said, "This is what I plucked when Sister Xueli asked me for a dragon scale. But because one corner of it was damaged, I was afraid it couldn't be used, so I hid it and didn't give it to Sister Xueli. I plucked another complete scale instead. I'll give this scale to you! It has my spirit energy, and I think it will be helpful for your cultivation! Aren't you upset that Sister Tiger transformed but you didn't? Wearing this scale, you may be able to cultivate faster."
At this point, Xiao Long Nu paused for a moment, and said with a little worry: "My parents said that immortals cannot directly help mortal beasts to become immortals, but I just gave you a scale to help you practice, it should be okay, right? Besides, you have been playing with me all this time, and when we were at Snow Lotus Peak, you almost got into trouble because you had to look up books for my illness... This is not helping or giving alms for no reason, but repaying a favor. I heard that immortals can also give things to mortals as a way of repaying a favor, it should be okay, right?"
Xiaolongnu's words sounded like she was talking to herself.
But he was just a child after all, so she only worried for a while before she stopped worrying and hung the dragon scale around the little tiger's neck.
Xiao Long Nu squatted aside, holding her chin, and said seriously: "I know you don't understand anything now, but if you wear this dragon scale, when you become intelligent and transform in the future, you can come to the Dragon Realm to play with me! As long as they see the scale, they will let you in."
Xiao Long Nu said shyly: "You are my first playmate outside of the Dragon Palace, don't forget me."
As she spoke, she helped the little tiger adjust the position of the dragon scales to make sure they wouldn't fall off. Then, because she was afraid that the Dragon King and the Dragon Queen would have to wait for a long time, she stood up, waved goodbye to the little tiger, and soon disappeared.
"Ahh! Ahhh!"
The little tiger really didn't understand a thing. He shook his head and didn't understand why Xiaolongnu left before he even played with him. He didn't understand why she hung something around his neck. Instead, he felt uncomfortable with the thing on his neck and twisted his body to get rid of it.
Not long after, the wolf officer came back and took the little tiger back to Zi Lan and Xue Li.
At this time, Zi Lan and Xue Li were still huddled together by the fireplace. When they heard someone knocking on the door, they hurriedly turned back into human form.
Zi Lan looked rather disheveled after being caught in a heavy rainstorm, but luckily he was dried by the fire. He straightened his clothes and looked fine at first glance.
The wolf officer returned the little tiger to Xueli and said goodbye. Xueli happily took the little tiger back, but just as she touched its head, she saw the golden scales on the little tiger's neck.
Xueli exclaimed, picked up the scale and looked at it. She recognized it as Xiao Longnu's dragon scale at a glance and said in surprise, "Is this a gift from Xiao Longnu?"
“Ahhhhh!”
Brother Tiger moved around restlessly.
When Zi Lan heard that it was a dragon scale, he took a closer look. After examining it carefully, he said in surprise, "Little Dragon Girl actually gave you an extra dragon scale. This is a very precious gift. She must like you very much. You should wear it and keep it well."
After saying that, he also touched the little tiger's head.
The little tiger had been counting on Xueli and Zilan to help him take down this troublesome thing, but he didn't expect them to just touch his head and had no intention of doing anything. He immediately got angry, and struggled with his claws and teeth, trying to take off the scales.
"Don't move, don't move, this one isn't bad."
Xueli saw the little tiger struggling hard and wanted to stop it, fearing that it might accidentally ruin Little Dragon Girl's good intentions. After all, Little Dragon Girl was still a little dragon, and her dragon scales were not as hard as those of an adult dragon, so something could go wrong.
However, just as Xue Li was thinking of a solution, the little tiger opened its mouth wide and bit the dragon scale on its neck into its mouth.
"ah!"
Xue Li screamed and tried to pull out the red rope, but she only pulled out a bare red rope and the dragon scales were gone.
Xue Li anxiously pried open the tiger cub's mouth: "Where's the dragon scale? Did you swallow it? Did you really swallow it?"
Xueli panicked.
Although dragon scales can be used as medicine, theoretically there is nothing wrong with eating them, but Xiaolongnu is a little divine dragon born to the Dragon King and the Dragon Queen. The little tiger can't even become a fairy, and his intelligence is not yet developed. He is not even a spiritual beast. Who knows what effect eating the scales of a fairy will have? You have to know that over-supplementing can cause a sore throat.
Xue Li acted decisively and used her magic to try to take out the dragon scales that the little tiger had swallowed. However, the dragon scales reacted faster than Xue Li, and before Xue Li could do anything, the little tiger suddenly howled in pain, fell to the ground, and began rolling around on the ground, looking very uncomfortable.
"Tiger! Hold on!"
Xue Li performs magic.
Zi Lan was also shocked by the sudden change and hurried over to help.
But at this moment, the little tiger rolled over and over, and its body began to undergo subtle changes, with a faint golden light emerging.
Then, in the faint golden light, the tiger's body gradually became slender and turned into a little boy of six or seven years old.
The author has something to say: Wolf Ball: Awooo—Fox Ball licked my ear... (shy)
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I'm back!
I was delayed today by something, and I am really sorry for delaying it until now. I will send a small red envelope to my babies again. I want to learn from it and wake myself up.
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Thank you very much jojojojoooxx, the little fur ball, for throwing me another mine! Rub it hard!!