It was just like Red Beard's reaction back then.
Ye Chuqi couldn't help laughing.
The little creature opened its eyes to find Ye Chuqi smiling at it. A flicker of almost human surprise crossed its ruby-red eyes, as though it didn't understand what she was laughing at.
"I'm laughing about whether you're hungry," Ye Chuqi said with a smile.
The little creature: "..."
The two-tailed little white fox got up and sat beside the campfire in an utterly well-behaved pose, tilting its head as it watched Ye Chuqi. Its fluffy fur stirred gently in the night breeze.
For a moment, Ye Chuqi felt she had taken a critical hit from that adorable head tilt. All she wanted was to drown herself in its soft fur.
San San: "Snap out of it!!"
Ye Chuqi: All right, I've snapped out of it.
"Want something to eat?" She had made pork bone soup, simmered with radishes until it was rich and savory. Even while chewing dry, hard rye bread, she could taste the wheat's sweet, faintly astringent fragrance.
She placed a palm-sized bowl in front of the little creature. The enticing aroma rushed straight into its nose, followed by a fierce rumble from its stomach that was completely at odds with its tiny size.
The little creature: "..."
Ye Chuqi snickered.
The little creature ate with remarkable elegance. Ye Chuqi had no idea how she was seeing elegance in a little fox, but even without proper utensils, it managed to make drinking soup look as refined as dining on a French feast.
Yet it didn't eat slowly at all. Before long, the bowl was empty. Ye Chuqi refilled it with a smile, adding two extra pieces of meat this time.
In no time, the little creature had polished off more than half the