Chapter 986: Nothing Else
Little Fox looked on and thought to himself how useless it was to get scared like that. Then he said to Big Tiger, "Barbecue, remember?"
The word "barbecue" successfully boosted Big Tiger’s courage, making him stop retreating. With a brave demeanor, he walked towards Jiang Xue.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Xue found it amusing, then gently said, "Brother Tiger, don’t be nervous. I’m just going to do some acupuncture, nothing else."
Big Tiger didn’t understand Jiang Xue’s words, but he felt her soothing presence, which calmed him. He laid down on the ground and closed his eyes.
Watching Big Tiger lay down, Jiang Xue glanced at Little Fox, and the message was clear: hurry up, Big Tiger has already laid down, what are you doing just standing there?
Little Fox initially thought that with Big Tiger there, Jiang Xue would forget about him. But unexpectedly, Jiang Xue hadn’t forgotten at all. With no other choice, under Jiang Xue’s watchful gaze, Little Fox obediently lay down as well and reminded her, "Woman, make sure to be gentle, I’m afraid of pain."
"Don’t worry, I’ll be very gentle and careful, don’t worry about it," Jiang Xue said with a smile. She would definitely be gentle so as not to make Little Fox and the others uncomfortable.
"Alright, let’s do it!" Upon hearing this, Little Fox quickly closed his eyes and waited for Jiang Xue to begin.
Seeing that both of them were ready, Jiang Xue picked up the needles and started the acupuncture. On Big Tiger’s back, on Little Fox’s head.
As Jiang Xue inserted the needles, Little Fox and Big Tiger dared not move at all, afraid that one wrong move might send them back home.
Fortunately, even though it was Jiang Xue’s first time doing acupuncture, she didn’t mess it up and carefully aimed for the acupoints before inserting.
In just a short while, both the fox and the tiger were covered in needles, and they didn’t dare to open their eyes, just keeping them closed. Anyone who didn’t know might think they were asleep.
But, indeed, they were feeling drowsy. They had initially thought acupuncture would be painful, but unexpectedly, it was very comfortable and relaxing.
Seeing their expressions, Jiang Xue was quite satisfied. After a while, she carefully removed the needles. After removing them, Little Fox looked at Jiang Xue and reminded her, "Don’t forget our hundred pounds of meat."
Having said that, he didn’t linger on the grass any longer and turned to leave. But Big Tiger looked at Jiang Xue with a dazed, adorable gaze, then again at the needles in her hands, his tiger eyes shining bright.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t speak, and even if he could, Jiang Xue wouldn’t understand. Otherwise, he would surely ask Jiang Xue to do it again so he could have a good sleep.
Honestly, as the king of the forest, even when he dozes off, he remains tense all over, fearing that other animals might take advantage of his sleep.
Later, in this space, he didn’t have to worry as much, but he still never truly relaxed. Until just now, with Jiang Xue’s acupuncture, he was able to truly relax and felt extremely comfortable.
Jiang Xue naturally didn’t know about Big Tiger’s unspoken thoughts. After tidying up the needles, she reached out and patted Big Tiger’s forehead, saying, "Brother Tiger, I need to get busy. Remember to come back for the barbecue later."
With that said, Jiang Xue quickly headed towards the kitchen. Before entering the kitchen, she deliberately detoured to check on Little Reunion. Seeing him playing earnestly by himself, she chose not to disturb him and turned to go to the kitchen.
Everything in the kitchen was prepared—meat, seasonings, and firewood, and quite a lot of it too. Jiang Xue could tell at a glance it was all prepared by Little Fox. So, without saying another word, she picked up the meat and began grilling.