CH 57

At this moment, Jing Yan, who was sitting across the table, suddenly answered the phone.

Then his face changed slightly.

Half an hour later, the message was confirmed.

——The wolf king fell ill.

The news came very suddenly, but after a brief moment of astonishment, everyone calmed down.

At Jing Yan’s birthday party, the wolf king’s expression was obviously not right. The only thing everyone didn’t expect was that the wolf king would fall so quickly.

Jing Yan, Jiao Yue and A Xue went to the front palace, while Qiao Xi and the others were left behind.

Jing Yi was originally also left in the forest, but he was very silent since he learned the news, and Jing Yan took him with him before finally leaving.

Qiao Xi, Chris, Ye He, and Hei Yu were sitting at the table at the moment, and no one spoke.

Qiao Xi always felt uneasy.

Could the wolf king still get out of bed? If he couldn’t afford it, then the wolves…

“When are you going to leave?” Hei Yu suddenly asked Chris and the others.

Chris was in a daze, and he was also dazed when he heard the words.

Ye He said: “Let’s talk about it when Jing Yan and the others come back.”

Chris said blankly: “If the wolf king is seriously ill, the wolf queen will definitely take the opportunity to do something, then Jing Yan will be in trouble, we—”

“Chris,” Ye He wrapped his hands around Chris’s blond hair, and said in a calm tone, “this is the time to leave Jing Yan with a quiet environment, so that he can deal with some troubles. And in the internal affairs of the wolf clan, you, a Leopard Prince, what can you do to help?”

Chris opened his mouth: “No, don’t you want to help?”

“Do you think he needs our help to deal with the Wolf Queen?” Ye He jokingly said, “Don’t worry, it won’t happen.”

Recalling some things in the past, Qiao Xi relaxed a little.

That’s right, he had confidence in Jing Yan.

For Jing Yan at this time, what he cared more about must be the so-called father lying on the bed who made him feel complicated.

“But what Ye He said is right, if the Wolf King is really ill, then at least until some things are settled, we won’t be able to stay here anymore,” Hei Yu said, “or it will cause trouble for Jing Yan.”

Both Chris and Qiao Xi were startled.

They waited until very late, but none of the four came back. Jing Yan specially sent a message, telling them not to wait, and go to bed early.

They couldn’t wait anymore, so they had to go back to their houses.

Qiao Xi went directly to Jing Yan’s wooden house—although Jing Yan’s request to live together was rejected when they first started dating, the fact was that Qiao Xi had been sleeping in the same room with Jing Yan almost every day.

Filled with apprehension, he simply took a shower, then retreated into Jing Yan’s bed, and closed his eyes.

I don’t know what’s going on with Jing Yan…

With anxiety hidden in his heart, Qiao Xi fell asleep in a daze. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly felt that the bed behind him was sunken, and a strong arm was carefully wrapped around his waist.

Qiao Xi woke up with a start, turned around quickly, and said in the darkness: “Jing Yan…”

Jing Yan said softly, “Sorry, I woke you up.”

Qiao Xi reached out and hugged the man’s waist, shaking his head as he buried himself in his arms: “What time is it?”

“Two o’clock.” Jing Yan touched Qiao Xi’s head and pulled him into his arms.

Qiao Xi asked with concern: “Wolf King… What’s going on? What’s wrong with him?”

Now that the Wolf King had completely fallen ill, he finally couldn’t help asking this question.

Jing Yan said in a low voice, “It’s the same disease as your brother.”

Qiao Xi opened his eyes wide in the darkness.

Morphological syndrome?

His fourth brother was born with morphological syndrome, but the wolf king should have been in good health for decades, so was it caused by an acquired gene mutation?

It would be very serious for the wolf king to turn into that appearance!

And the facts were just as Qiao Xi guessed, Jing Yan hugged him in his arms, and said slowly: “A year ago, his condition started going very wrong, but he has been using other excuses, without letting anyone know the truth, including that woman—the two of them have been living apart for a year, and they will only appear together on important occasions.”

“But the Wolf Queen must have known that the Wolf King was actually seriously ill.” Qiao Xi frowned.

“Well, anyone can see it, but once it is confirmed that it is a morphological syndrome, it will be different.” Jing Yan paused, and said, “He hired a fox doctor to treat him secretly for half a year, but his symptoms can no longer be suppressed.”

And once the morphological syndrome cannot be suppressed by drugs, there is only one way to survive——

Qiao Xi swallowed his saliva, and said, “…Like my brother, undergoing long-term gene therapy?”

When sleeping in the treatment cabin, the shortest time was five or six years, and the longest was seven or eight years.

——And what this means is self-evident.

The wolf King must be replaced.

Qiao Xi’s goosebumps popped up.

He grasped Jing Yan’s arm tightly, and nervously confirmed: “Jing Yan, you…are you okay?”

“Me? I’m fine, don’t worry,” Jing Yan comforted him by patting his back, “It’s okay.”

But then, he fell silent.

In this silence, Qiao Xi could probably guess what Jing Yan was thinking.

Maybe it was something that happened when he was a child, or maybe it was the moment when everything in his life was subverted.

It was his father, but he didn’t give him much fatherly love.

He neglected his wife and children and betrayed their marriage when his wife was seriously ill.

Such a man, however, hoped that the eldest son of his wife could become an excellent heir.

The wolf king was really strange.

After Jing Yan recovered, he hesitated and said: “Qiao Xiaoxi, before things stabilize, you…”

Qiao Xi’s heart tightened.

Jing Yan wanted to send him back to the Bird Clan? Or send him to the fourth brother?

Sensing Qiao Xi’s nervousness, Jing Yan hesitated, and asked, “Do you want to stay?”

Qiao Xi breathed a sigh of relief, pursed his lips, and asked cautiously, “Will I cause you trouble if I stay?”

Jing Yan felt dazed for a moment, and said: “Of course not, but I have to let Chris and Hei Yu go home for a while. After that, I’m afraid I won’t have much time to stay with you in the forest. If you stay alone …it will be boring.”

Jing Yan sighed, with a bit of reluctance in his tone: “Actually, you’d better go to Xing Luo’s place to stay for a while and come back after I finish dealing with the matter here.”

Qiao Xi raised his head and asked: “Then you would like me to stay?”

Jing Yan said disheartenedly: “I definitely will.”

Qiao Xi smiled and said, “I will too.”

Qiao Xi raised his hand, wrapped his arms around Jing Yan’s neck, and kissed the man’s lips.

The warm breaths of the two were intertwined, and Qiao Xi said softly, “Jing Yan, actually I have a secret that I have been ashamed to tell you.”

“What?” Jing Yan was puzzled.    

Qiao Xi leaned into his ear and said, “Actually… the hypnosis I asked Hei Yu to do to me was to understand my ‘goal’.”

Then he said: “That’s what you told me, the ‘goal’ that will allow me to successfully master the transformation. My brother said that when my desire reaches the extreme, I will definitely be able to master the transformation ability, but when I reach the extreme, I I don’t know what my thoughts will turn into, so Hei Yu told me later that I can understand it through hypnosis.”

Jing Yan froze, then came to his senses, and said in a hoarse voice: “Your thoughts are… …”

“It’s you,” Qiao Xi’s face became hot, his breathing was soft, and his tone was also soft, “Jing Yan, every time I transform, I think of you.”

Jing Yan only felt as if blood was rushing to his brain.

He almost forgot what he said to Qiao Xi related to transformation. He didn’t expect Qiao Xi to remember it all the time, not only remembering, but even…

… Jump.

Qiao Xiaoxi wanted to transform because of him?

In an instant, countless pictures flooded into his mind, and Jing Yan suddenly discovered something, and said, “You started changing frequently from the test city!?”

“Yes,” Qiao Xi was extremely embarrassed, “I found out that I fell in love with you at about that time…”

Jing Yan was stunned.

Although the room was dark, Qiao Xi knew that Jing Yan was staring at him, and he was about to burn.

How many times had he changed uncontrollably in the test city, that was how strongly he liked Jing Yan.

Qiao Xi said softly: “Jing Yan, if I separate from you, I will definitely miss you very much. So I want to be with you, as long as I won’t cause you any trouble by staying here, I want to stay.”

The room was quiet for a second.

In the next second, Jing Yan turned over and pushed him onto the bed, and kissed him hard.

Both of them couldn’t help feeling a little agitated, their manners were also a little strained, and their breathing became a lot more chaotic.

At first, Qiao Xi subconsciously pressed against Jing Yan’s chest, but then he turned over and hugged him tightly.

He wanted to spend this period of time with Jing Yan.

The next day——

“So, Qiao Xi stays, and you all make arrangements to go home quickly.” Jing Yan put his arms around Qiao Xi, waved his hand and said, without any regrets.

“Why can Qiao Xi stay!” Chris’ eyes widened.

Jing Yan was astonished that “this was still a question”, and said: “Who are you, who is Qiao Xi?”

Chris: “…” What a question that hit the soul.

Qiao Xi smiled awkwardly.

Hei Yu, who had guessed it a long time ago, cleared his throat and asked, “Are you sure there will be no problem?”

Jing Yan threw a wooden branch into the fire – this was their first bonfire dinner this year, and it might also be the last.

The flames were blazing, and the flames reflected Jing Yan’s lowered eyelids, and said, “One month.”

One month.

It was also considered fast.

That being said, it meant things were already very sure.

Hei Yu sighed and said, “Okay, then I’ll leave tomorrow.”

Chris hung his ears—although yesterday he had already thought about going back to the Three Meows Alliance with Ye He for a while, but for… Marriage, and it was temporary. It still felt different to leave everyone and disperse directly with a group of people.

Suddenly, a hand pinched the tip of his ear.

The big leopard raised his head, and the man beside him said, “Let’s go tomorrow too.”

“Hmm…” Chris was sullen.

He looked around.

The trees had grown many new leaves and were full of vitality.

This forest was very large, they only gathered in the wooden houses, but they never felt empty.

They ate together every day, slept together, and opened their eyes as little friends.

He hid here because of his troubles and not being able to transform, and Hei Yu sought this peaceful place to practice his own miracle.

Before them, Jiao Yue and A Xue, Jing Yan’s best friends who grew up together, followed Jing Yan without hesitation when he chose to live in this forest.

As Jing Yan’s younger brother, Jing Yi had always been under the protection of Jing Yan.

Later, Qiao Xi appeared in front of them again.

Chris knew very well that after they dispersed this time, even if Jing Yan settled the affairs in the Wolf King’s Palace, they would not be able to live together like they were now.

Because by that time, Jing Yan must be different from now.

He was going to have bigger responsibilities and he was going to be very busy.

And not only him, but also Jiao Yue, A Xue, Qiao Xi, Hei Yu, and even Ye He and himself, would slowly move towards a more prosperous road in their lives.

They would face more things and have more troubles. It was impossible for them to only have this forest and their friends in their lives.

Was there any feast that never ended…

Chris lowered his head.

Everyone looked at him and then looked at each other.

Qiao Xi’s mood was also a bit complicated. Thinking that this was their last bonfire dinner, he wondered if there would be a chance in the future…

No, there must be a chance.

As long as they were still well, even if they could no longer live together every day, there must still be a chance to sit together like tonight.

After thinking about it, Qiao Xi settled down and said, “Chris, see you in a month?”

Chris was slightly startled.

Jiao Yue smiled, raised his teacup, and said, “See you in a month.”

Everyone exchanged a look, and then all laughed.

They were really used to being together every day, knowing that it was impossible to go on like this for the rest of their life, but once it was time to separate, it had made them so sad.

Obviously they were not people with this personality!

Jing Yan: “Okay, okay, don’t act like this, I will send you a message as soon as the matter is settled, and you can stay as long as you want at that time, can you?”

Hei Yu: “Then I really have to come and continue to live.”

Jiao Yue: “Your parents won’t allow you to come here anymore, right? You will inherit the throne in the future, and there must be a lot to learn.”

Hei Yu: “…don’t mention it.”

Chris: “Then, then I also want to come and live…”

Ye He: “We’re getting married in a month.”

Chris: “???”

Jing Yan: “Cough cough cough cough cough!!! Fuck!!!”

Qiao Xi: “…Really?”

Jing Yi “… Isn’t it too fast???”

Ye He was drinking, hanging on to their appetites and not answering, while even Chris was stunned.

The night gradually darkened.

The center of the forest was always lit with the light of the bonfire, and there was constant laughter.

It wasn’t until there was a little light in the sky that the forest became completely quiet.

In the evening, after sending Hei Yu off, the forest was completely deserted.