How The Little Medical Cultivator Saves the Furries

Chapter 63

Ye Yumeng looked at the teenager in surprise.

“Zhang Zhuyu?”

Even though it was his first time seeing him like this, Ye Yumeng recognized him at a glance.

“Yes, Doctor Ye.” Zhang Zhuyu nodded shyly.

His eyes were the same silver-gray as his hair. When he looked at Ye Yumeng, they shone brightly, filled with excitement and joy he could hardly hide.

“This is my human form,” the boy said, standing there a little stiffly.

Ye Yumeng knew Zhang Zhuyu’s age, but he had not expected him to appear before him in human form so soon.

Actually… Ye Yumeng felt just a tiny bit disappointed.

After all, the round, fluffy little silver mouse that let him knead and rub at will had really been adorable!

Would he still get to see that form again later?

Of course, the thought only flickered through his mind for a moment. A smile had already spread across Ye Yumeng’s face as he walked toward Zhang Zhuyu.

As for Zhang Zhuyu’s good buddy Bai Shuo, the moment he noticed Ye Yumeng coming in, he had already gone dashing over.

Zhang Zhuyu held out his hand, and the little snow ferret nimbly leaped into his palm, then quickly climbed up onto the boy’s shoulder.

He sniffed at the boy’s scent, confirming that this really was his mouse little brother.

‘So this is what you look like, Zhang Little Yu!’ the little snow ferret said as he sized him up.

Even after knowing him for so long, this was the first time Bai Shuo had seen his human form.

Zhang Zhuyu was not very tall, thin and slight. Though he was already fifteen, in Bai Shuo’s eyes he looked more like he was only twelve or thirteen, not yet fully grown at all—a complete child.

His eyes were round, his cheeks were round too, and he still had baby fat. Still, he was pretty pleasant-looking.

‘So you’ve recovered?’ the little snow ferret asked.

Meanwhile, Ye Yumeng had already activated his Aura Reading.

During this period, he had not given the little silver mouse any extra treatment.

Other than coming to the activity room every day to eat, the little silver mouse simply practiced Health-Building Qi-Exercise during the day and slept with his calming sachet at night.

It sounded simple, but his condition really had improved day by day.

Under the gaze of Aura Reading, although the boy was still shrouded in earthy yellow qi, it was much lighter than before—

After all, he had been eating meat, eggs, rice, vegetables, and soup every single day, one full lunchbox at a time. His nutrition had finally caught up.

As long as he kept it up, he would recover before long.

The biggest change, however, was around his head. The bluish-green aura there had faded until it was almost invisible.

And Zhang Zhuyu smiled and answered, “According to the test results, I haven’t fully recovered yet, but Doctor Huai said I can transform back into human form now.”

He had previously lived in beast form in order to reduce the burden on his body; it was not because he had regressed back to an infant state.

Now that his body was improving day by day and the organ failure symptoms had disappeared, the doctor said he could try returning to life in human form.

‘That’s amazing!’ the little snow ferret said delightedly. ‘Congratulations!’

His tone was full of unconcealed envy.

‘I really want to turn back into human form too! My human form is super handsome—everyone loves me and flowers bloom when they see me!’

Zhang Zhuyu just smiled and did not reply.

He had never seen Bai Shuo’s human form, and had no idea that this “boss” who dragged him into mischief every day was actually an Imperial hero admired and followed by so many people.

‘Turning back into human form isn’t that great either,’ he said softly through spiritual power.

Actually, after staying in beast form for so long, Zhang Zhuyu had almost forgotten how to be human.

If you counted by age, the time he had spent as a human really was not that long. Thinking about it, the time he had lived in beast form might even have been longer—

After all, before the age of ten, he had still been at the stage where he would involuntarily revert into beast form whenever he lost control.

When Doctor Huai had suggested it to him yesterday afternoon, Zhang Zhuyu had still been completely dazed. Lately, the only time he had really wanted to turn back into human form was probably while eating.

He had gone back to his room and practiced for a long time before finally managing to assume human form and also tuck away his ears and tail.

It was only by this morning that he had finally gotten the hang of it.

Now he could already walk normally on two legs, though every now and then he still managed to trip over his own feet.

And…

He said with a hint of regret, “I won’t need Doctor Ye to assist me with eating anymore. Doctor Huai said that, based on how my stomach and intestines are recovering, I can already eat normally.”

Zhang Zhuyu was clearly disappointed, but for Ye Yumeng, this was genuinely wonderful news.

Ye Yumeng said happily, “Congratulations, congratulations! At this rate, you should be able to recover fully and leave the hospital soon!”

This really was a joyful thing.

For Ye Yumeng, healing a patient gave him a tremendous sense of accomplishment. On top of that, it had also been one of the original host’s wishes.

Now another small step had finally been taken! Little by little, more and more patients would surely be cured!

“Mm, I will,” Zhang Zhuyu nodded.

After living at the Royal Sanatorium for over a year, he had thought he would be like all the other brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts here—staying for many, many years.

Who could have imagined that after meeting Doctor Ye for less than a month, his condition would improve so dramatically?

Even his attending physician, Doctor Huai, believed his recovery was thanks to Doctor Ye. These days, he kept muttering about how he had to get hold of one of those calming sachets for research.

When Zhang Zhuyu called his parents that morning, they had not dared believe it.

They had only just gone back, but now that they knew his condition had improved so much, they were already planning to take leave to come see him again.

The thought of seeing his mom and dad made him unbelievably happy!

Doctor Huai had even said that if his condition remained stable, he could live with his parents again in the future and just come back for regular checkups.

He could even return to studying mechs!

Zhang Zhuyu was dying to contact his teacher right away, but after thinking about it, he decided it would be better to wait until things were truly stable before sharing the good news with him.

His teacher would definitely be happy for him!

Thinking of that, gratitude swelled endlessly in his heart.

He could not help saying solemnly, “Doctor Ye, it’s all thanks to you that I recovered this quickly. I truly don’t know how to repay you!”

“Do you like mechs?” he asked. “When I get better in the future, I’ll personally design one—no, I’ll personally build one and give it to you!”

While the two of them were talking, the activity room itself had fallen completely silent.

The spiritual group chat, which had been buzzing just moments ago, had gone utterly quiet. No one even made a sound of teasing when Bai Shuo bragged shamelessly.

The patients in the activity room were either observing Zhang Zhuyu with their spiritual power, or simply staring at him with their own eyes. Though they said nothing, the emotional waves in their hearts were impossible to hide.

Just a few days ago, they had heard that a little lamb had awakened. Although they had not seen her with their own eyes yet, the doctors all said it was true.

And now, today, they were seeing the flower silver mouse restored to human form!

It was like pebbles being tossed into a stagnant pool, one after another, sending ripples across water that had lain dead and still for years.

Would those ripples continue to spread until the dead pool came alive again?

Or would they gradually lose momentum, until everything fell quiet once more?

The patients were both hopeful and uneasy.

No matter what, Zhang Zhuyu’s recovery had brought a positive change to the activity room.

Just as Ye Yumeng was about to turn down the offer of the mech, he suddenly heard a burst of crisp birdsong.

“Chirp chirp chirp—”

That voice was far too familiar.

Ye Yumeng looked around, but he did not see the little mountain sparrow anywhere. Just as he was wondering about it, he saw a fluffy little head poke out from the hood behind Zhang Zhuyu’s neck.

The little mountain sparrow seemed to have just woken up and still looked a little bleary. His bead-like eyes blinked a few times, full of dazed confusion.

The little snow ferret, who was standing on Zhang Zhuyu’s other shoulder, curiously leaned over to inspect him.

“Chirp!”

The little mountain sparrow was startled and at once flapped his wings, darting out of Zhang Zhuyu’s hood.

He circled once in midair and then finally realized he was inside the activity room.

And standing below was—

Wasn’t that the Doctor Ye Yumeng Ye he had been thinking about day and night, the one he liked so, so much?!

The moment he clearly saw Ye Yumeng, the little mountain sparrow let out another excited chirp and fluttered straight toward him.

Ye Yumeng held out his hand, and the little mountain sparrow landed on his finger.

A tiny, round fluffball, standing on his finger with thin little claws, hopping nonstop, looking lively and bright.

“Chirp chirp chirp! Chirp chirp chirp!”

The little mountain sparrow chattered at Ye Yumeng. No one knew what he was saying.

Ye Yumeng could not help turning to Zhang Zhuyu.

By now, Zhang Zhuyu was already very practiced as a translator, though at this moment he was clearly a little hesitant.

Still, under Doctor Ye’s questioning gaze, he finally translated, “Du Weiyu says… waking up and immediately seeing the person he likes makes him really happy.”

Ye Yumeng froze for a moment.

To express his feelings so directly—perhaps only little children could do that so naturally.

His lips curved into a smile as he reached out and gently stroked the little mountain sparrow’s soft down, saying lightly, “I like Noisy a lot too.”

“Chirp chirp!”

The little mountain sparrow happily narrowed his bead-like eyes and rubbed his tiny head against Ye Yumeng’s fingertip, then burst into another stream of chirping, expressing pure delight.

His endless chirping filled the whole activity room.

The little animals all found it noisy, of course, but could not help grumbling inwardly that they had never realized before just how talkative this little chatterbox really was.

As for Zhang Zhuyu, he had already decided to memorize that line.

After playing with the little bird for a while, Ye Yumeng gave his head a reassuring pat and got him to settle down a bit before asking Zhang Zhuyu, “How did he end up in your hood?”

“I found him on the way over. He insisted on drilling into my hood…”

Zhang Zhuyu scratched his head. “He was so tiny that I didn’t dare push him away, so I just brought him along to the activity room.”

It had to be said, there really were some benefits to turning back into human form. At least now he could go out by himself and walk properly, and quickly too, without worrying about being stepped on.

Having stayed in the Core Inpatient Division for a year, Zhang Zhuyu was mainly familiar with the little snow ferret.

As for the little mountain sparrow Du Weiyu, he knew of him, but until now he had only heard his voice. He had never really interacted with him in person.

“Chirp chirp chirp! Chirp chirp chirp!”

The little fluffball bird started chirping again, and Ye Yumeng looked at Zhang Zhuyu in confusion.

Zhang Zhuyu explained, “He says I smell nice… probably because of this.”

He took out the calming sachet.

The little mountain sparrow clearly recognized it as something good. Ye Yumeng had given him one before.

According to his older brother Du Zhenghang, it worked very well.

Just like the flower silver mouse, as long as he stayed close to the calming sachet, the little mountain sparrow would calm down, and his constantly overflowing energy could finally settle a little.

It was just that, for some unknown reason, he had snuck out again today, and no one knew how long he had been out.

By the side, Chen Limin had already noticed and was contacting his family.

Meanwhile, the little mountain sparrow, upon seeing the calming sachet, immediately fluttered over and landed in Zhang Zhuyu’s palm. Pressed up against the sachet, he closed his eyes and was already preparing to go back to sleep.

Just when everyone thought he was finally going to quiet down like this, the little mountain sparrow suddenly opened his eyes again.

Whoosh—he flew back in front of Ye Yumeng and affectionately rubbed his cheek against Ye Yumeng’s face.

The soft, delicate fluff brushing against his skin felt wonderful.

Ye Yumeng accepted the little nuzzle with a smile.

Then the little mountain sparrow chirped twice more, as if saying goodbye to him, and finally flew back into Zhang Zhuyu’s hand, where he snuggled up against the calming sachet and drifted off into a deep sleep.

Watching all of this, Zhang Zhuyu was stunned.

So… this worked too?

Should he learn from it?

Zhang Zhuyu liked Doctor Ye very much too. He also wanted to be someone Doctor Ye cared about.

The other little animals in the activity room, seeing this, also began to think quietly.

Only the little snow ferret Bai Shuo, for some reason, felt a sudden chill creep over him. The fur on his tail puffed up as if he had just remembered something terrifying.

Ye Yumeng, however, knew nothing of their little thoughts. He simply went back to work.

“Little Yu doesn’t need assisted feeding anymore, so one more person can take his place every day.”

Looking at the list, he began reading according to the order of registration.

“Han Xiong, Hu Naonao, Little Yueliang, Jiang Yuyuan, Yu Ke, Song Zi, Xiao Moli.”

The little peregrine falcon didn’t eat much to begin with. If it wasn’t enough, Zhang Zhuyu could go eat in the cafeteria, and his original portion could be given to the little animals instead.

The moment she heard her own name, the little peregrine falcon Molly was so delighted she nearly took off on the spot. She had thought she’d have to wait until tomorrow to get meat, yet she was getting it a day early!

Wooo! She really was the luckiest cub today!

Under the envious, jealous stares of her little friends, Molly beat her wings with all her might.

Of course, before leaving, she did not forget to let her good friend know.

‘Yueyue, I’m going first!’

The little turtle in the water tank only lifted her head two or three seconds later to reply, ‘Oh, okay.’

And by then, the little peregrine falcon had already flown right up beside Ye Yumeng.

She did not imitate the little mountain sparrow and boldly nuzzle Doctor Ye’s face. After all, her feathers had been burned too. She could still barely fly, but she wasn’t nearly as cute as the little mountain sparrow…

So she stood obediently to one side, waiting.

But among the seven little animals whose names had just been called, the one happiest of all was actually someone else.

The little squirrel Song Zi looked at Ye Yumeng with sparkling eyes.

Her condition was the same as Zhang Zhuyu’s—both suffered from spiritual disorder—but hers was much more severe, and her body far weaker.

Now that she had seen Zhang Zhuyu recover to the point of being able to return to human form, she was almost overflowing with excitement and hope.

‘Yu Ke, I really have hope of recovering now!’

The little owl gave two soft hoots, genuinely happy for her.

“Alright, I’m starting. You all eat too.”

Today, Ye Yumeng did not go into the small side room—because the cubs had protested so strongly, the assisted feeding would now be done right there in the main hall.

After all, even if he went into the small room, they could still observe everything with their spiritual power.

As for the jostling and fighting Chen Limin had worried about before?

After a whole week of laying down rules, anyone who wanted to keep eating good food in the future naturally dared not misbehave at a time like this.

What was more, besides the food, there was also Doctor Ye’s miraculous treatment!

Now that two patients in a row had improved under Doctor Ye’s care, no one who had heard the news could be free of hopes and expectations.

At a time like this, they had even more reason to follow the rules, and build up as much goodwill with Doctor Ye as possible! Thinking of what the little mountain sparrow had just done, quite a few of them began to panic inwardly.

Had they… maybe not been nice enough to Doctor Ye before?

With that anxious, uncertain feeling, all the little animals obediently accepted their nutrient meals and started eating. Those who couldn’t feed themselves simply waited quietly for their caregivers to help them.

Meanwhile, Ye Yumeng had already started with the patient closest to him.

First came the little snow ferret. He could now eat three or four bites of meat, plus two slices of vegetables. That was a huge improvement.

After that, it was Han Xiong’s turn.

The little bear cub looked at him with a happy, silly grin. While his companions had all been reflecting in one way or another, he had no particularly complicated thoughts.

No matter what, as long as Doctor Ye could heal His Majesty, that was all that mattered.

The best they could do was listen carefully to Doctor Ye’s instructions and follow his rules.

So after eating his two bites of meat, the little bear cub obediently stopped. Though he felt he could probably eat a little more today, he didn’t ask for any.

What he didn’t expect, however, was that Ye Yumeng opened another lunchbox.

A sweet creamy fragrance drifted out.

“I heard Uncle Chen say you like honey cream cake? You can have one small bite—want to try it?”

The little bear cub froze. When the sweet honey cake was brought to his mouth, he nearly burst into tears on the spot.

That taste… after so long…

Honey cream cake was Han Xiong’s favorite food, but because cake and cream were so hard to digest, he was basically never allowed to have any.

And yet today, he was eating it again!

And perhaps because his sleep quality had improved recently, and his body had gotten stronger along with it, he felt as if even his sense of taste had started to recover.

When he had eaten the meat just now, he’d already thought it smelled unbelievably good, and had needed every ounce of willpower not to ask for more.

Who would have thought that Little Doctor Ye would actually give him a bite of honey cream cake too…

This was probably the reward for his self-control.

The little bear cub savored that wonderful moment, wishing the taste could stay in his mouth forever.

Sweet, soft, melting-on-the-tongue honey cream cake really was unbelievably delicious!

Seeing the little bear cub on the verge of tears with joy, Ye Yumeng smiled. He really did love cake.

The cake had been made by the cafeteria.

Soft and fluffy, sweet without being cloying—especially the cloud-like cream paired with the tender sponge, the contrast in textures made it utterly irresistible.

Ye Yumeng liked it a lot too. That morning, remembering what Chen Limin had said about the little bear cub liking it, he had brought some along.

A chorus of swallowed drool sounded in the activity room.

The sound was a little too obvious. Guangye turned his head to glance at the little honey badger beside him.

The little honey badger, noticing his gaze, quickly protested, ‘Why are you looking at me? I’m not some real little kid. I don’t even like sweet stuff.’

‘Exactly. Who’d like something kids eat?’ thequeen of the night chimed in too.

The little fox beside Han Xiong, who was closest to him, couldn’t help rolling his eyes at that.

You’re a plant. Even if you liked it, you couldn’t eat it!

Still, now that he thought about it, littlequeen of the night probably was the most pitiful among them all. At least the rest of them still had mouths to eat with. He could only watch.

Thinking about it that way, the little fox suddenly decided to forgive him.

A few patients who had been feeling frustrated because it wasn’t their turn today also felt a good deal better once they looked over at littlequeen of the night.

Of course, they only dared think it quietly in their hearts. After all, with Yu Zhenchuan’s rotten temper, if he ever found out, he’d definitely make them pay for it later.

Very soon, after helping the little bear cub digest, Ye Yumeng gave him an extra Nourishing Art as a bonus.

In truth, for these cubs, compared to the few bites of food, it was this “medical art” that played the key role.

Their recovering sense of taste was probably connected to the Nourishing Art too.

And so, wrapped in the lingering sweetness of honey cream cake, the little bear cub comfortably drifted off to sleep. This time, perhaps he would have a sweet dream.

Next, it was the little fox’s turn.

“Still chicken today?” Ye Yumeng asked him.

Hu Naonao nodded with practiced dignity.

So a fragrant, tender piece of chicken was fed into his mouth.

It smelled amazing!

And today, not only did it smell good—it tasted even better than before!

After a whole week of living off nutrient solution, this bite of delicious roasted chicken, rich with savory juices and fat, was enough to make his scalp tingle with happiness.

The little fox savored it carefully.

Too bad… he could only eat two bites. When would he finally be able to eat his fill?

After he swallowed the second bite of chicken, his eyes couldn’t help drifting toward the other lunchbox again.

Inside was the honey cream cake. He had seen it earlier—Han Xiong had only eaten one bite, and there was still plenty left…

Ye Yumeng saw straight through him and smiled. “Naonao wants some cake too?”

Hu Yunsheng couldn’t help blushing.

Really, only this person would call him “Naonao”…

He wanted to shake his head, but such a simple motion was strangely difficult for him now.

And just then, Ye Yumeng had already used a clean utensil to scoop up a tiny bite of cake and bring it to the little fox’s mouth.

At that point, the little fox forgot all about maintaining his dignity.

He opened his mouth and swallowed the sweet cake in one go.

As the sugary, creamy flavor spread through him, even the little fox—who normally didn’t care much for sweets—couldn’t help falling for it.

Sweet things really did make people feel better!

No wonder Han Xiong liked it so much. Honey cream cake was absolutely top-tier food! Once he recovered in the future, he was definitely going to eat all kinds of delicious cake!

Even though it was only one bite, the little fox already felt perfectly satisfied.

Next came the belly-rubbing.

He lay comfortably in Ye Yumeng’s palm, feeling those hands place him gently back on the bed.

But after waiting for a while, there was still no head-pat from Doctor Ye. He opened his eyes in confusion, and at the same time let out a tiny involuntary sound.

“Ying…”

Why wasn’t he patting his head?

The little fox’s voice was soft and sweet, carrying an almost spoiled, coquettish note.

Ye Yumeng, who had paused because he sensed someone else entering the activity room, heard that sound and instinctively turned back.

Normally, the little fox didn’t talk much, but who would have guessed that when he did, his voice would be so soft and squeamish that it made people’s hearts soften instantly?

So Ye Yumeng looked at him gently, reached out to softly stroke the little fox’s head, and asked, “What’s wrong? Does something feel uncomfortable?”

When Hu Yunjin entered the activity room, led in by the robot caregiver, and arrived at his younger brother’s bedside, this was the scene that greeted him.

“…”

He felt he might have come to the wrong place. No—he had definitely found the wrong fox.

How could this little fox, whining softly andAct coquettishlying for head pats, possibly be his younger brother—the one whose combat strength was among the best, who could even go head-to-head with mechs, and whose personality was always so steady and ruthless?