He had arranged a spot here in advance and proudly told Ye Chuqi, "There's plenty of room here. No need to squeeze in with everyone else." He had even taken Ye Chuqi's little companions into account when choosing such a spacious place. "Starry and Little White can come out to play, too." Big Black Fish was another matter. With his size and shape, even if they could explain that he was Ye Chuqi's Beast Companion, they still worried he might frighten people.
Starry naturally wanted to come out and play. There was plenty of room, and the Camp was relatively safe. Little White was still recovering and had remained asleep without waking once.
Xiaojiu's reminder also made Ye Chuqi think of something. She raised her hand, and a snow-white ball of fluff landed in the crook of his arm.
Xiaojiu: !!!
If he had been any less composed, he would have flung it away on the spot. She could at least have warned him first!
Xiaojiu froze for only a moment before recognizing what Ye Chuqi had handed him. He had personally brought this little creature to her back then. After all this time apart, it had hardly grown at all and was still a palm-sized ball of fluff. Yet for some reason, Xiaojiu felt that something about it had changed.
"The little one woke up a while ago, but you weren't around, so I kept it with me. Its condition now is about the same as a healthy newborn's, though it's a little stronger and smarter than most freshly hatched chicks. You can feed it ordinary food, too, but you'll have to find out for yourself what Tree Fern Eagles like to eat..."
Xiaojiu was still a little dazed. "You... don't want it anymore?"
Ye Chuqi looked even more