Chapter 60: Foxys New Home
Irene gazed down at her fully restored right leg. Carefully, she rotated her joint left and right. Only after ensuring everything felt right did she pull on her sock. Holding onto Yu Sheng’s hand, she stood up little by little.
“Are… are both legs the same length?” she asked, looking up at Yu Sheng with wide eyes. “I didn’t guide the reconstruction this time. I just infused it with spirit and merged it. Can you check for me?”
Yu Sheng rolled his eyes. “They’re definitely the same length. I just fixed the surface—I didn’t cut it off and reshape it.”
Relieved, Irene let out a sigh. She took a few steps across the table on her short legs, and a smile spread across her face. “I can run around again! Yu Sheng, you did a pretty good job this time. Maybe you have a talent for making dolls.”
“Thanks for the compliment…” Yu Sheng replied offhandedly. Then he watched as Irene, now able to move freely, slung her picture frame onto her back. In a few quick moves, she hopped from the table to a nearby chair, then climbed down to the floor, darting around the attic in circles.
Usually, whenever Irene zipped around, Yu Sheng found it a bit too chaotic—especially since she often bumped into things and left the place in disarray. But for some reason, this time, watching her run about filled him not with annoyance but with a strange sense of accomplishment.
“A talent for making dolls, huh…” Yu Sheng muttered, glancing at the scraper and the nearly empty jar of filler in his hands. He wasn’t sure if Irene was just flattering him or genuinely praising his skills.
He didn’t know whether he had any talent in doll-making, but he suddenly thought of the two pieces of lotus root he’d haphazardly infused with spirit earlier, which had surprisingly come to life.
It seemed Irene had completely forgotten about that incident.