How The Little Medical Cultivator Saves the Furries – CH33

Chapter 33

Ye Yumeng really wanted to bury his face in the kitten’s belly and take a deep breath!

He couldn’t resist giving it a quick rub, then immediately pulled his hand back and pretended nothing had happened.

After all, the kitten was a real human being. Reaching out to touch someone’s belly like that was really improper, and Sheng Hao was standing right there watching.

So instead, he reached out and patted the kitten’s head.

It mewed softly, rubbing its little head against his palm, then stretched out a tiny paw to paw at Ye Yumeng’s hand.

Little Shan Lan still remembered that last time, during the video call, that snow ferret had done exactly this.

He wanted Brother Ye to like him too!

That way, Brother Ye would come see him often!

And when Ye Yumeng really did place his hand on his snowy white little belly, Little Shan Lan let out another happy meow.

Since the kitten didn’t mind…

Ye Yumeng stroked the kitten’s belly. The soft texture of the fur there—much finer and denser than anywhere else—felt unbelievably wonderful to the touch, so pleasant that he almost couldn’t bear to stop.

Ah, kittens were just too adorable!

Little Shan Lan kept mewing, full of attachment and trust toward him. Even though the belly was a cat’s most vulnerable spot, there was not the slightest trace of discomfort or reluctance.

Watching this, Sheng Hao still found it hard to believe.

Because of his childhood experiences, the little prince was actually not the type to trust others easily. If anything, he was rather timid and wary of strangers. Sheng Hao had truly never expected him to like this Caregiver Ye so much.

Watching their warm and affectionate interaction, Sheng Hao wanted to stop it several times, but in the end forced himself to hold back.

It was rare for His Highness to be this happy…

And he was still so young, and Caregiver Ye wasn’t a bad person…

Sheng Hao kept repeating those thoughts to himself over and over. Then, little by little, he realized that under Ye Yumeng’s touch, Little Shan Lan seemed to be growing more and more relaxed.

In the end, the kitten lay limply in the blankets.

His breathing was no longer as heavy as usual, but instead long and quiet, carrying a sense of renewed vitality.

Ye Yumeng withdrew his hand as well.

While stroking the kitten’s belly just now, he had also taken the chance to cast a Minor Rejuvenation Technique on him.

This spell could strengthen Little Shan Lan’s life force and make him feel a little better.

“Caregiver Ye, d-did you…”

Sheng Hao paused, then changed how he addressed him and asked, “Did you do something to Shanshan?”

“Yes.” Ye Yumeng no longer hid it. “I used a healing technique on him.”

“A healing technique?”

“That’s right. It’s a special ability of mine. This healing art can strengthen Shanshan’s life force and let his body generate more energy.”

A congenital weakness meant that the life force one was born with was weaker than that of ordinary people.

A spell like the Minor Rejuvenation Technique was actually very suitable for Little Shan Lan.

Ye Yumeng couldn’t help guessing, “I think the reason Shanshan likes me so much is probably because of that.”

A child’s instinct to survive was driving him to get closer to Ye Yumeng, even before he himself understood why.

Sheng Hao froze.

He remembered that the little prince had once said something similar to him before, that being near Caregiver Ye felt very comfortable. He had originally thought it was only because the little prince liked this Caregiver Ye too much…

Suddenly, he realized something and asked, “Then… back in the corridor on the spacecraft, were you also…”

“Yes. I was treating him.”

Ye Yumeng nodded. “His condition was very wrong at the time, so I treated him without permission.”

In that instant, Sheng Hao’s remorse and guilt reached their peak.

Back then, he had even suspected Ye Yumeng of trying to do something improper to Shan Lan. Even after the misunderstanding was cleared up, he still hadn’t asked for his contact information.

That directly led to them wasting over a month before they managed to get in touch with this Caregiver Ye again.

He couldn’t help thinking—if they had exchanged contact information back then, then while they were still on the spaceship, they could have been in contact every day.

Would His Highness’s condition have improved much earlier that way?

Sheng Hao was practically drowning in regret!

“Caregiver Ye, I… I…”

“I’m sorry!”

Seeing this tall, imposing Sheng Hao seem to shrivel into a little mushroom in that moment, Ye Yumeng couldn’t help curving his lips into a smile.

He waved his hand and said, “That’s already in the past. You really don’t need to be like this.”

“As long as I have time in the future, I’ll still come and treat Little Shan Lan. I just need… a small favor…” He paused awkwardly, looking a little embarrassed.

Seeing that he found it hard to say, Sheng Hao immediately said, “If there’s anything you need, please just tell me!”

So Ye Yumeng hesitated, then asked, “When Shanshan turns into a kitten… does he shed?”

“He does,” Sheng Hao replied seriously.

“Then… can the fur be collected?” Ye Yumeng asked. “Could you give me some?”

Sheng Hao immediately nodded. “Is it needed for chemical testing? Alright, please wait a moment!”

Then he went to the cabinet and brought out a mixed clump of fur in three different colors, handing it to Ye Yumeng. “Is this enough?”

“It’s enough, it’s enough.”

Ye Yumeng felt a little guilty. After thinking it over, he still said, “It’s not actually for testing. It’s for… another use…”

“What use?”

“To make a brush for painting.”

Ye Yumeng explained, “I couldn’t find any animal fur for sale on the shopping websites here on Medical Planet…”

At first it had been because he wanted to save money. Later, when he learned he would be receiving a bonus, he went to search for it on the shopping platform intending to buy some, but still couldn’t find any.

Hearing that, Sheng Hao withdrew the bundle of fur from his hand.

Ye Yumeng thought he was being refused, but then Sheng Hao said, “Please wait a moment.”

He turned and went into the bedroom inside. When he came back out, he was holding a bundle of misty blue fur in his hand.

Compared with Little Shan Lan’s soft fur, this bundle was clearly a little coarser, obviously taken from an adult cat.

“Would this one work?”

Ye Yumeng took the fur, then glanced at Sheng Hao’s hair. “This couldn’t be…”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t give you Shanshan’s.”

Although the little prince was not especially favored, he was still a member of the royal family of the Lanxi Kingdom, so this kind of thing still required caution.

“This came from… the fur on my back after beast transformation. You can use it without worry.”

This blue-haired cool guy, who always looked like strangers should stay away, now had a trace of awkwardness on his face, and even the tips of his ears had turned red.

Sheng Hao felt quite embarrassed, but he had his own principles.

“This is great! Thank you!”

Naturally, Ye Yumeng was not going to refuse. Compared to the kitten’s soft, fine fur, adult cat fur was probably more suitable for making a brush anyway.

He accepted the fur bundle, then thought for a moment and took out his communicator, sending Sheng Hao a video link.

“From now on, every morning, take Shanshan through this video once. Just remember—it has to be done in the morning.”

Ye Yumeng instructed him.

“It’s alright if he can’t keep up with the movements at first. Just take it slowly and work on doing them correctly. If he practices it for a long time, it can strengthen the body and improve overall health. It’s very suitable for Shanshan’s condition.”

Ideally, Health Qi Exercise was best practiced for about two hours a day. But Little Shan Lan was born weak, and he was still so young, so it wasn’t suitable for him to train too long.

So Ye Yumeng added, “For now, just take him through it once a day. Don’t be too impatient.”

Sheng Hao had already opened the Health Qi Exercise video and was watching it. He immediately recognized that the person in the video demonstrating the movements was clearly this very Caregiver Ye.

“Take your time watching it. I’ll head back first.”

Ye Yumeng didn’t really care whether he fully understood or not. In any case, Ye Yumeng himself had nothing to lose.

“I’ll see you out.”

Sheng Hao escorted Ye Yumeng to the door. When he came back, he found that the kitten was still asleep, and sleeping soundly and peacefully at that.

He rarely saw His Highness sleeping so well.

Sheng Hao’s eyes softened. He sat down by the bed and replayed the video from the beginning.

After watching it all the way through once, he moved the things in the room aside a little, then began imitating the movements.

Although each movement looked extremely simple, when he actually tried to follow along, he discovered that every move contained hidden subtleties.

Even though he had practiced martial arts since childhood, it was still difficult for him to grasp the essentials right away, let alone move as naturally and gracefully as the young man in the video, who looked full of ease and charm.

After barely completing one round—though his movements were far from standard—Sheng Hao could feel a warm current spreading from his lungs and stomach to his limbs. His body had begun to sweat slightly, and his heartbeat had quickened.

It had looked plain and ordinary, yet after finishing it, it felt as though he had run several laps.

Though he didn’t know whether it would be useful for the little prince, Sheng Hao had already made up his mind.

From now on, he would definitely practice it with the little prince every day!

The kitten on the bed let out a soft, satisfied meow in his sleep.

At that moment, he had no idea at all what kind of grueling cultivation life awaited him starting tomorrow…

After leaving District 2, Ye Yumeng ran off to find Shi Yichun again.

Since even the director had agreed that he could arrange Little Bunny’s ward however he liked, then naturally he wasn’t going to hold back!

So under Shi Yichun’s gloomy gaze, Ye Yumeng dug up three more spirit plants: Sunward Grass, Blue Crystal, and Green Velvet Flower.

All of them were ornamental plants. Even though it was already autumn, their leaves had not yellowed, and they looked full of life.

Ye Yumeng transplanted the spirit plants into flowerpots, learned their care methods from the gardener, then directed the nursing robot that had come along with him to transport them back to the core inpatient ward.

“I’ll head back a bit later. Just leave them outside the ward door.”

“Understood.”

The nursing robot flew away carrying the three pots of spirit plants.

Ye Yumeng then climbed into a hover car and left. Behind him, Shi Yichun watched his back with a thoughtful expression.

One or two plants would have been one thing—but he had specifically dug up five king-grade specimens?

It had to be said that king-grade plant specimens were very hard to distinguish with the naked eye, while lab testing was extremely expensive. Usually only experienced old farmers could identify them—

And even then, only if they had planted them with their own hands and participated personally through every stage of the plant’s growth.

But this little Caregiver Ye had been at the sanatorium for less than a month, and there was no way he could have secretly cut leaves off for testing. So…

How exactly had he done it?

“You have arrived at the Activity Center. Welcome to ride with us again.”

Accompanied by a gentle mechanical voice, Ye Yumeng stepped out of the elevator and arrived at the Activity Center of the core inpatient ward.

After half a month, he had finally come back here!

Thanks to the access permissions Little Bunny had secured for him!

Following his memory, Ye Yumeng quickly arrived at the door to the activity room. After verification of his identity, the metal door slowly opened.

He poked his head inside.

‘Hu Naonao, earlier Lele said that little Caregiver Ye fed him something tasty, and he even got to eat meat… do you think it’s true?’

Near the entrance, the little bear cub lay on his bed, using mental power to chat with the little fox.

Lele was Bai Shuo’s nickname. After arriving at the sanatorium, he had started using that little name, and the other members had gradually followed suit.

After all, the Blade Warriors had too much prestige in the Yaojin Empire. Hardly anyone hadn’t heard of them.

‘I don’t know…’

The little fox was lying there, his body flattened against the bed as though it were melting into it. His eyes were half-closed as he endured his pain.

The little bear cub chatting with him didn’t seem to notice that, or perhaps he was enduring something himself and had already become used to it.

Pain? Just bear with it, and it would pass.

‘I wonder if little Caregiver Ye will come back to the activity room in the future. Probably we’ll have to wait until—’

The little bear cub suddenly stopped.

‘Wait until what?’

The little fox still had his eyes closed. Because he was busy enduring the pain, he hadn’t noticed the shift in atmosphere around him until—

A warm hand landed on top of his head.

The little fox froze.

Old Chen had taken some of the patients outside to sun themselves. Right now, only another newly assigned Xihe nurse was watching over the activity room.

Since being transferred here, she had performed well in her work and was quite liked by Old Chen.

However, Mo Jingyun treated them very cautiously, even fearfully.

It was probably because the activity center received so many patients every day, so the chances of encountering mental or bloodline outbursts were naturally high.

On her very first day, she had happened to encounter a little monkey falling into frenzy and suddenly attacking her. Although she had dodged in time and wasn’t hurt, the incident had clearly left a shadow on her.

The little fox could sense that, when facing them, she always carried a layer of guard and wariness.

At first, he had actually been rather curious about Mo Jingyun. After spending so much time with Chen Limin, it was rare to get a nurse who looked like a gentle, understanding older sister.

But after realizing her attitude, the little fox no longer liked her.

So now, feeling “her” hand land on his head, the little fox naturally disliked it.

Who said “she” was allowed to touch his head like that?

The little fox opened his eyes, bared his teeth, and was just about to warn her off when he unexpectedly crashed into another pair of beautiful eyes.

Those eyes were like flower petals, bright and clear, gazing down at him with obvious concern.

The little fox’s ears, which had flattened out like airplane wings, slowly relaxed. The fierce expression of bared fangs slowly gave way to confusion.

This was… that Caregiver Ye?

Ye Yumeng gently stroked the top of the little fox’s head and said softly, “Does this feel a little better?”

Only then did the little fox notice.

The pain that had been tormenting him seemed to have faded? His body hadn’t felt this comfortable in a very long time. And once he realized that, he couldn’t help letting out a sigh.

Noticing the change in his expression, Ye Yumeng curved his lips slightly, his eyes bending into a lovely arc as well.

The little fox felt shy from the way he was smiling at him, but still couldn’t help stretching out his neck and rubbing the top of his head against Ye Yumeng’s palm.

Warm… so comfortable…

He didn’t notice that the little bear cub lying in the neighboring bed was staring blankly at the scene, starting to wonder whether his eyes were playing tricks on him.

??????????

Didn’t Hu Naonao dislike little Caregiver Ye?

Why had he suddenly defected?

And under little Caregiver Ye’s touch, the little fox was even making soft whimpering sounds, but clearly not from pain.

The little bear cub could tell that Hu Naonao was happy right now.

What shocked him even more was that, under little Caregiver Ye’s gentle petting, the little fox actually closed his eyes again, sank back down, and slowly fell asleep.

“Purrr—purrrr—”

The little fox’s breathing became long and peaceful. Anyone who heard it would know he was sleeping very well.

The little bear cub, who hadn’t slept soundly in a very long time, showed a look of envy. But even more than envy, he was filled with shock and confusion.

His mouth opened slightly, but in the end no sound came out.

Because he knew what it felt like not to be able to sleep, naturally he couldn’t deliberately wake Hu Naonao while he was sleeping so soundly.

Ye Yumeng carefully withdrew his hand, gently pulled over the little blanket from the foot of the bed, and covered the little fox with it.

Then he turned around and saw the little bear cub staring at him with a dumbfounded look.

Looking at this little bear, whose body didn’t seem to have a single patch of uninjured skin, Ye Yumeng’s eyes filled with pity.

He smiled at the little bear cub, raised one finger to his lips to signal for him to stay quiet, then stretched out his hand and placed it on top of his head too.

The little bear cub instinctively tried to dodge.

Though his intelligence had regressed, he still remembered that he was actually already an adult. No matter how much he liked this sweet-faced little Caregiver Ye, he wouldn’t normally allow someone to casually touch his head.

However, being so badly injured, he failed to avoid it.

Feeling that hand land on top of his head, feeling that warmth, the little bear cub’s stiff body slowly relaxed.

If he were still in human form, his face would definitely have gone bright red by now. Fortunately, he was just a little bear now, so no one would notice…

While thinking that, his consciousness also began to blur.

It felt so good. He wanted so badly to sleep for a while… The simple little bear yawned, and finally, unable to resist the drowsy comfort any longer, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Before sinking fully into deep sleep, the little bear cub even imitated the little fox and gently rubbed the top of his head against Ye Yumeng’s palm. Only then did he completely drift off, falling into a peaceful sleep.

“Rururuu—”

The little bear cub’s breathing was obviously much heavier than the little fox’s, almost starting to sound like snoring.

So Ye Yumeng withdrew his hand and tucked a small blanket over him too. Then he rose quietly to his feet, only to turn around and find Mo Jingyun staring at him in astonishment.

She looked like she wanted to ask something, but after glancing at the two little animals, she shut her mouth again and simply pointed with her finger toward outside the activity room.

Ye Yumeng understood and left the room with her.

Only after the metal door closed behind them did Mo Jingyun finally let out a breath of relief. Then she said, “Yezi, no wonder you got transferred to the top-floor ward. They like you so much!”

She sounded sincerely impressed, with a trace of envy in her voice.

Mo Jingyun was actually aware of her own problem. Chen Limin had tried to coach her at the start, telling her to relax, but she just couldn’t manage it.

Back when she was in District 2, she had only been responsible for two patients, so it hadn’t felt too bad.

But after coming to the Activity Center, she had to face over thirty patients at the same time every day. Though they looked like little animals, Mo Jingyun knew they were really human.

And each of them possessed that mysterious force called mental power, and they could use it to observe her every movement.

In other words, every day she had over thirty pairs of eyes staring at her at the same time!

How could that not leave her tense and on edge?

What’s more, although she couldn’t see the detailed files for these patients, from the conversations Chen Limin had with them, Mo Jingyun had gradually sensed something—

These patients were probably not actually real cubs.

She had gone to the Yaojin medical forum to look it up, and sure enough, she found that there were adult beastmen who could regress into juvenile form.

Once she realized that, it felt even scarier.

Being stared at by thirty cubs and being stared at by thirty adults were definitely not the same thing.

But she didn’t dare mention any of this in the little work group, because Ye Yumeng had helped her get this opportunity. If she started complaining, what would Ye Yumeng think if he saw it?

And besides, she also didn’t want to be transferred away just because she couldn’t overcome her psychological barrier.

People climbed upward, not downward. She didn’t want to slink back to District 2 in disgrace. Not only would Gao Hui and the others laugh at her, she might even fail her probation because of it.

Fortunately, after some time, she had more or less managed to adjust.

But perhaps because of that, she had also missed the best chance and left a poor impression on these patients, so they didn’t think much of her.

Now, seeing Ye Yumeng interacting with the two little animals—seeing how calm and natural he was while talking to them—Mo Jingyun truly admired him.

He had even petted the little fox’s head and hadn’t been attacked!

Facing Mo Jingyun’s starry-eyed expression, Ye Yumeng really didn’t know how to explain, because only he knew that the reason the two little ones hadn’t attacked him was purely because of the Minor Rejuvenation Technique.

The moment he entered the activity room earlier, he had noticed that the little fox near the door was clearly in bad shape.

Fortunately, after observing him with aura-reading, he found that the fox was not in mortal danger. His pain was simply flaring up.

Out of pity, Ye Yumeng had approached him and used the Minor Rejuvenation Technique to ease his pain.

Later, seeing how pitiful the little bear cub looked, he’d used it on him too.

But for them, the Minor Rejuvenation Technique was still only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. In the future, he would still need to investigate the actual causes of their illnesses if he wanted to truly help them get better.

Still, now that he had just become Little Bunny’s attending physician, most of his energy still had to be focused on Little Bunny. He could only come by to check on them from time to time.

Actually beginning treatment would have to wait until later, when he could slowly make time for it.

“Oh right, why did you have time to come to the activity room today?” Mo Jingyun asked at that moment. “Was there something you needed?”

“I just came to see you all.”

Ye Yumeng shook his head, then looked at her. “Are you getting used to being here?”

Mo Jingyun quickly nodded, then couldn’t help sneaking another glance at him. Had it just been because she hadn’t seen him in a while? Why did it feel like Yezi had become even better-looking?

“Mm, then I’ll head back first.”

“Okay, okay.”

Although she found it strange that Ye Yumeng could move around so freely, when she thought about how he was assigned to the top-floor ward, she figured maybe his authority level was just higher, so she didn’t ask further.

She watched him enter the elevator, then turned around and returned to the activity room.

The room was completely silent, as though one could hear a pin drop.

But in reality, these dozen or so little animals who hadn’t gone outside to sun themselves were definitely chatting away through mental power again.

And they were probably watching her, too.

This was a kind of instinct Mo Jingyun had developed after spending time in the activity room—whenever she came in from outside, all the patients in the room were watching her.

Mo Jingyun took a deep breath, pretended she knew nothing, and continued with her work.

‘That little Caregiver Ye didn’t come back in…’

‘Hu Naonao and Han Xiong fell asleep? What’s going on? Did any of you catch what happened?’

‘I saw little Caregiver Ye touch their heads. He kept touching them, and then they fell asleep!’

As soon as that was said, the mental group chat immediately filled with a chorus of ewwws—half puzzled, half disgusted.

‘Those two traitors!’

‘Exactly!’

Even though they were making such a fuss, no one actually made any sound to wake Hu Naonao or Han Xiong up.

After criticizing them for a bit, quite a few little animals still cast envious looks toward the sleeping little fox and little bear cub.

So just how comfortable had it felt?

Why were they sleeping so soundly?

Was it really enough to just have their heads patted?

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