thefictionvixens Chapter 784 Worship.
Chapter 784 Worship.
Chapter 784 Worship.
"Hmm~" Yu Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief. The two cubs must be sleeping in Noel's room.
"Are you still busy?" she asked.
With his hands in his pockets, Noel strode outside, saying, "No rush."
"Oh, I saw you were still here so late, I thought you were busy." Yu Zhizhi naturally followed after her.
Noel lives upstairs in the Beast Star Embassy.
He walked at a leisurely pace, and upon hearing what the little rabbit said, he turned his head slightly to look at her: "I've been waiting for you."
Noel had calculated the time; he knew the little rabbit would be back around this time.
He took the little rabbit to the top floor of the embassy.
Push open the unassuming wooden door at the end of the corridor, and you'll find yourself in a completely different world.
The room wasn't big, but it was crammed full of things.
Against the wall was a large wooden table, on which lay several half-read books, with various colored sticky notes tucked between the pages, their edges curled and covered with dense annotations.
A white porcelain teacup sat on the corner of the table, tea stains etched into its surface in concentric rings, like the rings of a tree.
A few candies were scattered nearby.
It was a lemon-flavored hard candy with a crumpled wrapper. He had taken it from Yu Zhizhi without much thought and hadn't been able to bring himself to eat it.
"Come in."
Noel casually invited him.
This was Yu Zhizhi's first time visiting his place; usually, it was Nuoer who went to see her, bringing with him a prepared medicinal meal.
"Okay." Yu Zhizhi slowly walked into the room.
Sui Sui lay inside the large bubble, her tail tip gently touching the membrane wall.
Upon seeing Yu Zhizhi enter, it immediately began splashing around, rolling from one end of the bubble wall to the other, chirping "Mama, Mama!"
Its sound was muffled in the water, indistinct, like a string of candied hawthorns soaked in water.
The little arowana was curled up in a small bubble next to it, its deep red body curled up in a ball.
Its tail curled around the tip of Sui Sui's tail, and it was turned over by its movement.
It opened its eyes groggily, and before it could even see who it was, it opened its mouth and called out "Ma" in a childish voice.
Noel leaned against the door frame, his black rabbit ears drooping, his eyes dark and swollen, looking like he might fall asleep at any moment.
Watching Yu Zhizhi squat in front of the glass tank, pressing her face against it, her rabbit ears drooping down, rubbing against the bubble wall of Sui Sui, while the two little ones inside struggled to push out, touching noses to each other through the membrane.
His lips curved into a lazy, almost imperceptible smile.
“They’ve been waiting for you for a long time.” His voice was muffled and nasal. “Sui Sui wouldn’t sleep, and neither would the little one.”
These two days.
The two little ones huddled together, tails intertwined, soaking in the water, their eyes blinking as they waited for the door to open.
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhizhi's eyes became a little moist.
She reached out, and the two cubs immediately snuggled up to her, nuzzling her fingers affectionately through the bubbles.
"I'll be taking a week off next week, and I'll spend a lot of time with you all."
She sensed the little rabbit's guilt.
Noel said, "It's good that they can keep each other company."
The two cubs usually play together.
They have a good relationship.
Perhaps because they are both sea creatures, they are naturally close.
"Senior Noel, I'll be bothering you for a while longer."
"Hmm?" The black rabbit boy raised his eyes slightly, took a sip of tea, and said, "I know."
He sat down at the table and spread out the scroll.
"No matter what you're going to do next, the two cubs can stay with me for now. I'll be staying on Earth for a long time."
"Thank you!" A smile appeared on Yu Zhizhi's face.
She saw Noel studying healing magic and couldn't resist going over to him.
Noticing the approach of the little female rabbit, Noel lazily said, "Give me your hand."
Yu Zhizhi stretched out her hand, palm facing up.
Noel put down his pen, his long, slender fingers resting on her wrist, the pads of his fingers slightly cool.
He closed his eyes and sensed her pulse for a few moments, then gently pressed his fingertip on the spot where her pulse was beating.
"The spiritual energy return is half a breath faster than last week. But the recovery was still too abrupt." He opened his eyes, his dark pupils looking at her. "How's your memorization of the seventh-level pharmacology course going?"
"...It's alright." Yu Zhizhi felt a little guilty. She had fallen behind in pharmacology.
Noel pushed a blank sheet of paper in front of her: "Write from memory."
"Oh."
Yu Zhizhi picked up her pen and sat down in the chair next to Nuoer, slowly writing.
She only wrote down two kinds of herbs; she couldn't remember the others at all.
Noel's black rabbit ears twitched slightly: "Two kinds? Seventh-level pharmacology, thirty-two basic herbs. You silently chose two."
“…I’m sorry,” she said softly. “I’ll review it again when I get back.”
"Zhizhi." Noel looked up at her. "No matter what, the knowledge you acquire will always be yours."
Yu Zhizhi paused for a moment, then nodded: "I understand."
Noel leaned back in his chair, still studying new healing techniques despite the late hour.
He said gently, "Rest first. Spend quality time with your two cubs; they miss you."
"Hmm~" Yu Zhizhi stood up. "I'm going to take a shower."
"it is good."
Yu Zhizhi went to the bathroom to take a shower. She had returned from the canyon, looking travel-worn. After washing up, she changed into a long cotton nightgown that Noel had prepared beforehand. Its soft beige color made her feel warm and cozy.
She lay down on the bed, and the two cubs happily snuggled up to her.
Yu Zhizhi was holding one in each arm.
I kissed their cheeks and cuddled them as we slept.
Late at night.
The lights were still on in Noel's study.
There were more than a dozen open books spread out on the table, some of which were ancient books he brought from the Beast Star, and some were medical materials from Blue Star.
A diagram of spiritual energy veins with intersecting red and blue lines sits atop the image, its edges stained with a light brown ring of tea stains.
He sat at the table, a pen between his fingers, writing and pausing on the paper.
The black rabbit ears were exposed, and he made no effort to retract them.
The bruises are now darker than during the day, as if they've been heavily painted with ink.
His eyes showed no signs of weariness; the candlelight reflected in his pupils, shining like two polished black pebbles.
"Hmm...?" Noel seemed to have thought of something.
The rabbit-like boy's breathing faltered slightly, and the pen scratched softly.
A top-tier healing spell that had been stuck for a long time is finally showing promise.
After finishing the last node, Noel put down his pen and leaned back in his chair.
The candlelight flickered, illuminating his pale face and the two deep, indelible bruises on his skin.
His lips curved into a tiny, almost imperceptible smile.
After a long and lonely journey, we finally saw a glimmer of light.
Noel felt a sense of peace, a contentment that required no witnessing from anyone.
When Yu Zhizhi woke up, it was just before dawn.
She sat up and looked at the two cubs that had rolled to the corner of the wall. Through the dim light, she saw the rabbit boy sleeping in the rocking chair.
He clearly stayed up all night.
The blanket covering him was about to slip to the ground, but his head was tilted to one side; he was fast asleep.
Yu Zhizhi tiptoed closer.
She covered herself with the blanket.
Then, he went to his desk and tidied up the messy books and drawings.
Her fingertips paused slightly as they touched the star chart Noel had slid out. She stared at it for a long time, until a surge of indescribable emotion welled up from the depths of her heart.
...He succeeded.
Noel was originally the most powerful healer on Beast Star, a recognized genius. What made him even more unmatched than his talent was his hard work.
His expertise in healing magic far surpasses that of other healers on Beast Planet.
Unprecedented and unparalleled.
Yu Zhizhi had admired him from the bottom of her heart for a long time.
See you tomorrow~