Yu Sheng's vision swayed for a long while before he could make out the squirrel's shadow—the little thing was crouched on his cheek, licking his nose with its tiny tongue.
Eileen's frantic voice came from beside him. "Yu Sheng! Yu Sheng, are you awake yet? Fuck, you scared me half to death! I thought you were done for. Falling from that height, they wouldn't even have been able to shovel you up..."
"Can't you say something nice for once?" Yu Sheng finally came fully to, rolled his eyes, and saw the little doll standing beside his head, as well as Huli crouching beside him. The fox girl was staring fixedly at what the squirrel was doing, unconsciously licking her lips. The sight made Yu Sheng's mouth twitch as some unpleasant memories surged back. "...You planning to lick me too or something?"
Huli hurriedly wiped at the nonexistent drool at the corner of her mouth and grinned foolishly at Yu Sheng. "Hehe... I'm relieved to see that my benefactor is all right..."
"I-I was scared too." The squirrel jumped down from Yu Sheng's face, rubbed its paws, and muttered, "I jumped down after you, and then Huli caught me with her tail—she's amazing! She can even fly. The three of us flew down like that, and then we saw you lying here like you were asleep. Eileen was even guessing whether you'd just died or just come back to life..."
Yu Sheng braced himself and sat up. He paid no attention to the squirrel's final remark and began observing the situation around them.
"Where are we?" he asked, frowning slightly as he stood and looked around. "How long have you been down here?"
"Just a few minutes. We didn't have time to investigate the surroundings yet." Eileen quickly answered, then pointed