After The Soft And Cute Beauty Marries The Wolf King - Chapter 34

Regarding this hairpin, Lang Sa said he polished it himself.

 

… How should he put it, if he hadn’t said it, Xie Zhiqing probably wouldn’t have noticed that the shape of this hairpin was somewhat crooked – he had thought it was some exotic design. Now that he had noticed, Xie Zhiqing found it amusing.

 

He struggled to hold back his laughter until his face almost froze, then looked up to see the wolf king’s face as dark as charcoal, which made him even more amused.

 

“…” Lang Sa took a deep breath and said, “I’ll go find another piece of wood!”

 

Xie Zhiqing quickly grabbed him, “No, no, don’t ruin them anymore!”

 

Lang Sa glared at him.

 

Xie Zhiqing knew this guy couldn’t be persuaded, so he laughed out loud without reservation.

 

… Xie Zhiqing was right, Lang Sa indeed couldn’t do anything about him. He could only sulk in place for a while and then rubbed Xie Zhiqing’s head, pulling him into his arms.

 

But the idea of going out to get something was planted.

 

Besides using the material for hairpins, Lang Sa also thought about making gloves for Xie Zhiqing – the little prince didn’t mind, but he was a bit sensitive to smells. Lang Sa always felt that the sheepskin commonly used for gloves had a strong smell, so he didn’t like wearing them.

 

After arranging a few important matters in his mind, Lang Sa decided on a day to take Xie Zhiqing out for fun.

 

He didn’t plan to go too far, not even leaving the grassland, just riding to the border for a stroll – Xie Zhiqing couldn’t go too far anyway.

 

Recently, he seemed to have become particularly sleep-deprived, often falling asleep sitting on the side.

 

He already woke up late in the morning, and in the afternoon, he was always sleepy. These days he even slept through the whole afternoon. But even after sleeping during the day, Xie Zhiqing still felt sleepy at night.

 

Lang Sa was a bit worried about him and suggested several times to have the doctor come and check, but Xie Zhiqing just said it was nothing.

 

“It’s really nothing.” Xie Zhiqing yawned again and said, “Just feel sleepy, no pains in my back or legs, it’s nothing.”

 

Lang Sa was skeptical.

 

As Xie Zhiqing yawned and walked towards him, intending to show that he really wasn’t sick, he hugged Lang Sa’s neck, wanting to sit on his lap boldly –

 

But as soon as his hand touched Lang Sa’s shoulder, the door was knocked loudly.

 

Ateus was pounding on the door.

 

Xie Zhiqing felt embarrassed and quickly got off Lang Sa’s lap, hurrying to open the door.

 

Ateus had come to deliver a letter again.

 

The letter from Xie Zhiqing’s brother and sister had arrived safely in Anyu, but the letter informing of their safety had just arrived on the grassland. Ateus brought it to Xie Zhiqing as soon as he saw it.

 

Xie Zhiqing opened the letter carefully and read it.

 

The letter from his elder brother was very concise, only saying that he and the princess had arrived safely, asking Xie Zhiqing not to worry.

 

Just two or three lines, he could read it in one go.

 

Xie Zhiqing sighed somewhat sadly, reading the letter two or three times before reluctantly putting it away in the drawer.

 

In that small drawer, there were many random things stuffed inside:

 

The jade rabbit brought from Anyu, the grass rabbit Lang Sa made, Fu Fu’s shed fur, and even Ateus’s accidentally pulled whiskers…

 

Ateus had lifted his front paws and placed them on the desk, wanting to comfort Xie Zhiqing, but when he raised his head and saw one of his whiskers lying in the drawer, his expression immediately turned speechless.

 

Xie Zhiqing: “…”

 

He immediately started to play dumb, “Eh! How did a whisker get in here? Ahaha!”

 

Ateus tapped his waist with his ears, wearing a speechless expression, then left.

 

However, after a few steps, he suddenly stopped. He turned his head to look at Xie Zhiqing, with a shocked expression on his wolf face.

 

Xie Zhiqing didn’t understand what it meant for a moment, just tilting his head to continue looking at him.

 

Soon, Ateus’s expression changed from shock to puzzlement. He slowly moved forward a couple of steps and then tentatively reached out his paw –

 

It seemed like he wanted to pat Xie Zhiqing’s belly.

 

But he obviously realized that such an action was inappropriate, so he retracted his front paw and bumped Xie Zhiqing with his head.

 

It was very gentle, wouldn’t hurt anyone, but Xie Zhiqing, with a mischievous heart, exaggeratedly exclaimed, “Ouch, that hurts, Ateus.”

 

Ateus: “???”

 

His shock was beyond words.

 

He stood frozen in place, unable to move.

 

During this time, Lang Sa had been sitting on the side watching them both laugh. When he saw Ateus unhappy because of losing a whisker, he finally couldn’t help it. He walked over to Ateus, reached out, and tugged on the other side of his whiskers, saying, “Look at you, being so petty over just one whisker. Who are you giving attitude to?”

 

Lang Sa threatened him, “I won’t take you out anymore in the future! In a couple of days, I’ll take Xiao Qing’er out hunting, and you’re not invited!”

 

He glanced at Xie Zhiqing, catching the little prince covering his mouth and giggling.

 

Lang Sa’s heart stirred, and he was soon infected by his joy, having some mischievous thoughts. He looked around and glanced at Fu Fu drinking water in the corner, saying, “In a couple of days, Xiao Qing’er and I will go out. We’ll ride horses to the nearby XX mountain and catch a couple of companions for Fu Fu to play with. How about that?”

 

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Zhiqing punched him, “Nonsense!”

 

Lang Sa laughed heartily.

 

The innocent little rabbit was dragged into the chaotic situation, but it couldn’t resist the two wolves outside, so it just silently turned its backside to Lang Sa, expressing its dissatisfaction.

 

Xie Zhiqing went over to coax for a while, repeatedly saying, “He’s lying to you,” before calming Fu Fu down.

 

However, what no one expected was that the one who reacted most to Lang Sa’s joke was actually Ateus.

 

He stood still for a moment, looking at the two people in the room in turn, his expression becoming more and more puzzled. Then, for some reason, his expression suddenly turned fierce, and he headbutted into Lang Sa’s arms.

 

The unprepared wolf king was hit hard. He looked surprised and lowered his head to look at Ateus.

 

Ateus actually got angry, showing his four sharp canine teeth.

 

Lang Sa: “…”

 

Well, Ateus’ intelligence and understanding were probably equivalent to that of a 10-year-old child, he really might not understand the meaning of jokes. Lang Sa hadn’t seen him like this for a long time, so he was stunned for a moment before speaking again, “I was just joking. How could I go hunt rabbits again? Don’t worry, I won’t.”

 

He rubbed Ateus’s head and then got up to comfort Fu Fu.

 

However…

 

Ateus once again stood in front of… Xie Zhiqing.

 

Xie Zhiqing: “?”

 

He turned his head to look at Fu Fu in the cage – as the most innocent little rabbit in the incident, it seemed to have completely forgotten Lang Sa’s joke just now, and even shook its ears and acted cute when the man approached.

 

Then he turned back to look at the still fierce Ateus.

 

Ateus was still sulking with Lang Sa.

 

He stood between the two, refusing to let Lang Sa pass.

 

Now, even Lang Sa couldn’t understand its strange behavior.

 

“…” Xie Zhiqing and Lang Sa exchanged a surprised look, mouths slightly open. After thinking for a while, they could only come up with one reasonable explanation. Xie Zhiqing said softly, “Is he that close to Fu Fu? Ahaha.”

 

Ateus’s fierceness gradually disappeared from his face, and he bumped into Lang Sa again – Xie Zhiqing didn’t know how these two wolves usually “played”, but both of these bumps were quite powerful, just listening to the sound made them feel painful.

 

Lang Sa clicked his tongue and scolded, “Are you crazy!”

 

Then he drove him away.

 

After Ateus left, Xie Zhiqing asked in confusion, “What’s going on?”

 

“How would I know,” Lang Sa cursed, “Crazy wolf, turned against me!”

 

“Is it really because of your joke about Fu Fu?” Xie Zhiqing scratched his head, “It feels like it’s not.”

 

After the standoff with Ateus lasted too long, Lang Sa began to get impatient. He waved his hand and said, “Who knows! I don’t care about it! Let’s just ignore it!”

 

“Okay.” Xie Zhiqing didn’t pursue the matter further, just patted Lang Sa’s shoulder with a smile, pretending to be serious and said, “Your Highness Wolf, you can’t say random things, and jokes shouldn’t be made randomly, got it?”

 

Lang Sa looked at him with a serious face for a while, then reached out and messed up his hair.

 

However, Ateus’s unusual behavior didn’t stop there.

 

A few days later, when Lang Sa returned home, he found three confused faces – one human, one wolf, and one rabbit, all looking at each other.

 

Lang Sa exclaimed, “What’s going on here?”

 

Only to see Xie Zhiqing sitting on the bed with an embarrassed expression, while Fu Fu lay on the windowsill, turning his backside to Ateus.

 

As for Ateus, he hung his head low on the ground, in a posture of admitting his mistake, but his expression was very serious, with an attitude of “I’m sorry, but I’ll do it again next time” 

 

Lang Sa was at a loss, “What on earth is going on here??”

 

“…” Xie Zhiqing struggled to speak and said, “I’m not really sure, to be honest…”

 

Just explaining with words wasn’t enough, so he even gestured with his hands and feet, “Anyway, they had a quarrel, and the reason for the quarrel was…”

 

According to Xie Zhiqing, he was lying in bed playing with Fu Fu in the afternoon.

 

These days, he still felt sleepy and lazy, so he didn’t take the little rabbit out to play, leaving all the rabbit-walking duties to Ateus.

 

Perhaps because of insufficient exercise, Fu Fu was still excited when he came back. As soon as he entered the house, he jumped onto Xie Zhiqing’s belly, wanting to cuddle with him – it always liked to do this, as soon as it was out of the cage, it insisted on snuggling into Xie Zhiqing’s arms.

 

However, this time, it was headbutted in mid-air by the rushing Ateus.

 

Xie Zhiqing: “?”

 

Fu Fu: “??”

 

The little rabbit spun in the air for a small circle before landing on bed.

 

The bedding was soft enough, so naturally, it didn’t hurt, but this sudden headbutt shocked the rabbit. It looked at Ateus with its head tilted, stiff all over.

 

“…” Ateus also knew he was wrong. He hesitated for a moment before walking towards Fu Fu, wanting to pick it up into Xie Zhiqing’s arms as before.

 

Fu Fu was generous and quickly forgave Ateus for his unreasonable behavior just now. It followed Ateus’s lead and crawled into Xie Zhiqing’s arms, still trying to lie on his belly.

 

However, history repeated itself once again.

 

After struggling to lie on Xie Zhiqing’s belly, it was mercilessly pushed down again by Ateus’s wolf paw.

 

This time, Fu Fu was completely angry.

 

Author’s note:

 

On the last day of the good list, I’ll add a little extra update.