Xueli, holding the basket in her mouth, paused unconsciously.
This big box of radishes was specially left for her by her aunt before she left, so that she could maintain a balanced diet, but she hasn't eaten a single one since her aunt went out.
She glanced at her basket, which was filled with her usual food, not even a single carrot.
So Xueli hesitated for a moment, then turned her paw and ran back to the house. She opened the box expressionlessly, got in, and then took out the two largest carrots from the box and put them in the basket.
The basket suddenly became much fuller.
This was the first time Xue Li did something like this, so she felt a little guilty and her heart was pounding with nervousness.
But she immediately comforted herself that radishes were nutritious and a balanced diet was a good thing. Moreover, although she didn't like them very much, the big snow wolf might like them very much. She certainly couldn't be considered to have done anything bad.
When her aunt comes back, she will definitely check how she has been doing during this period, and then she will find that she has not eaten a single carrot. Now, when her aunt comes back and asks her, she can say that the carrots she didn't eat were fed to the wolves! It was an accident that a wolf fell into the fairyland, and her aunt would definitely understand, and there were good reasons.
Thinking of this, Xueli immediately and generously added another big carrot to the basket.
She looked down at the box under her and saw that there were still a lot of radishes in it, piled up like a small mountain. Xueli lowered her ears and couldn't help but pick up two more from the box and put them in the basket. She looked down again and saw that there were still a lot of radishes in the box, so she quietly put two more in the basket, but now the basket was full and couldn't hold any more...
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Zi Lan waited there alone.
After his stomach growled, the little nine-tailed fox suddenly ran away. He couldn't understand its language and was not sure what happened. His current injuries made it difficult for him to move and he couldn't chase it. Zi Lan was lying there anxiously, because he was worried that he had scared the little fox. He was so uneasy that he couldn't even think about the main thing.
The little fox had been running for a long time, but at this moment, Zi Lan heard a rustling sound of something moving in the grass. He pricked up his ears alertly and looked in that direction. Then he saw a large bamboo basket protruding high above the grass, and the basket was still moving towards him.
The next moment, the shadow of the grass flickered, and he saw the little nine-tailed fox happily coming out of the grass dragging a basket with all his strength. The basket looked very heavy, and the little nine-tailed fox struggled to pull it in front of him.
Then the basket tilted, lost its balance and fell to the ground with a sudden "rustling" sound. The contents inside all poured out on the ground, suddenly spreading between the two of them like a sea of stars in the Milky Way. In an instant, the ground was filled with white, round radishes.
These radishes were plump, with green leaves and even abundant spiritual energy. They were very rare and high-quality radishes in the fairyland. There were a few other kinds of vegetables and fruits scattered among the many radishes, which were pitifully embellished compared to the number of radishes.
The little fox was in high spirits when she ran out dragging the basket, but she felt a little shy at this moment. She moved her paws shyly, yelled "Ah!" at the snow wolf, then carefully got into the basket, took out a tender green fruit from it, put it on the ground, and reluctantly pushed it in the direction of the snow wolf with her head.
Xueli brought so many carrots to the big snow wolf in one go. She felt guilty. To apologize, she thought about it and decided to put some of her favorite foods in the box as a quiet apology and compensation. This fruit was her favorite, and there were very few of them. She was reluctant to eat them, but she still put one in the box. However, when she really wanted to give it to the snow wolf, she was still reluctant to give it up.
Xueli moved the food around guiltily and said, "These are all for you. I brought them from home. If you're hungry, why don't you try some? If you don't eat raw food, I can cook it for you. Don't hesitate. I have more at home."
After saying this, she looked at the Snow Wolf nervously, but happened to meet its wolf eyes looking at her, and immediately looked away in panic.
Zi Lan was surprised to see Xue Li bring so many carrots at once. He felt that he had never seen so many carrots in his life. And after he was hungry, the little fox brought so many things to him, which was self-evident.
However, this fairyland did not look like it had a lot of food, but these radishes were obviously full of spiritual energy and carefully selected. The little nine-tailed fox brought him such a big basket so quickly. Zi Lan couldn't help but suspect that these radishes were all her belongings that she had saved up, and she had deliberately saved so many of them, maybe because she really liked eating radishes.
Zi Lan looked in the direction of Xue Li and saw that she pushed all the radishes to herself. She drooped her ears slightly. Although she tried not to show it, there was a hint of loss and reluctance in her expression. Zi Lan became more and more certain of his judgment.
Thinking of the happy look on the little fox's face when he brought the carrot to him just now, Zi Lan's heart softened, with mixed feelings, and he didn't know what to feel.
Fortunately, his head was not seriously injured and he was still able to move. Zi Lan then gently pushed the radish back a little towards Xue Li and said, "After all, it is your favorite food that you have worked so hard to save. How can I eat it casually? You should eat it yourself. My cultivation is still good, so it's okay if I don't eat. Don't worry."
However, he originally didn't want to take away someone else's love and wanted to return the carrot to the little fox. But when the little nine-tailed fox saw him pushing the carrot back to him, he was immediately frightened and jumped back a big step. Then he shook his head frantically, shaking his head like a rattle, and even shrank back vigilantly, as if he wanted to hide behind a tree.
Seeing that the little fox was so determined, Zi Lan stopped.
Then he saw the little fox looking at him with her body tensed. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but her eyes seemed full of hope.
Under the little fox's eager gaze, Zi Lan finally tried to lower his head, opened his mouth, took a light bite of the radish that the little fox brought to his eyes, and then swallowed it.
The little fox's eyes suddenly lit up! It was so bright that it seemed as if the sky was filled with stars. She jumped up excitedly, cried happily, and jumped around on the spot.
Zi Lan was slightly moved when he saw that the little nine-tailed fox was so happy just because he took a bite of the radish.
After all, he felt embarrassed to eat all the little fox's food by himself. He noticed that Xueli's eyes would always glance at a small green fruit in the pile of radishes from time to time. After thinking about it, he pushed the small fruit back towards Xueli.
Xue Li came so early in the morning, before dawn. He guessed that she had not eaten anything in the morning and was probably hungry.
Sure enough, when Xue Li saw the fruit that Zi Lan pushed towards her, she no longer resisted as she had done before when she met the radish. She looked at Zi Lan in surprise, then looked at the fruit hesitantly, and finally stretched out her little paws, pushed the fruit back, then hugged it back in surprise, hugged the recovered fruit tightly, made a "woop", and rubbed it against her cheek.
A wolf and a fox ate breakfast together.
But as Zi Lan ate, his brows began to frown slightly.
Zi Lan didn't hate radishes. This radish was very good. He thought it was crispy and a little sweet. But he was used to eating cooked food after all, and it was still a little strange to eat radishes raw.
Xueli was holding a fruit and eating it. She was feeling ashamed for secretly giving the radishes she didn't like to the Snow Wolf. Moreover, Zi Lan returned the small fruit that she was reluctant to eat. Xueli was very moved and felt guilty. After noticing Zi Lan's expression, she quickly said, "I was afraid that you would be hungry, so I rushed here as soon as possible. I didn't have time to cook it this morning, and I ate it raw. I will cook it for you at noon."
Zi Lan had been watching the little fox eat. The little nine-tailed fox was snow-white all over, with white and soft ears, and its cheeks moved when it ate the fruit. At this time, he saw the little fox mumbling "wooo wooo" beside him while eating. Although he couldn't understand what she was saying, he thought she was very cute.
Zi Lan said sincerely and gratefully: "Thank you for preparing food for me and helping me heal my wounds. When I recover and find a way to return to the Ninth Heaven, I will definitely repay you."
Xueli tilted her head to watch him howl. When Zilan had almost finished howling, she thought for a moment and responded happily, "Awoo awoo!"
So when the white deer, the rabbit and the sparrows came to look for Xueli, what they saw was her and the big snow wolf eating together and howling at each other face to face.
They came here to play with Xue Li as usual, but they didn't find Xue Li at the cabin, so they came back to the forest to look for her. Thinking that she might have come to change the medicine for the snow wolf that fell from the sky, they came here together. However, they didn't expect to see such a scene!
Xue Li and the Snow Wolf were howling at each other. Although no one could understand what they were saying, they seemed to be getting along very well. In addition, the Snow Wolf had eaten several of Xue Li's radishes.
The white deer ran over in surprise and said, "Xue Li! What are you doing? Isn't this wolf speechless?"
Xue Li was originally chatting happily with the Big Snow Wolf, but she didn't expect someone to come and was caught by the White Deer. She felt a little embarrassed.
But Xue Li immediately explained seriously: "It's like this, when I heard him speak just now, I felt that there are certain similarities between our forms. I think some of his pronunciations are a little bit similar to our language, so I tried to talk to him more and imitate his way of speaking to see if I could understand a little bit."
After listening to Xueli's explanation, Bai Lu didn't understand what happened specifically, but he felt that it seemed very impressive, so he asked, "Do you understand what he said now?"
Xueli said, "Wait a minute, I'll try again."
Saying this, Xueli turned around and continued to speak to the white wolf: "Awoo, awoo, awoo! Awoo, awoo!"
The big snow wolf replied: "Woo-woo-woo"
Xue Li turned back seriously.
Bai Lu nervously stepped forward: "Do you understand?"
Xueli answered confidently: "No."