My lady, don't be angry. I'm letting you touch my big tail.

But... but what's the use of hearing it now?

Qiao Dawang could only feel even more sorrowful.

He is dying!

He had never felt this fear before; even when Hua Ran pressed him down, all he felt was fear.

He knew that as long as he yielded and begged for mercy, Hua Ran would forgive him.

But not now.

He felt his body grow cold, his life was slipping away, and all he could see was blood red except for Lu Qianye.

I've soaked Sister Lu's clothes with my own sweat...

Qiao Dawan gripped Lu Qianye's hand tightly, his breathing becoming faster and faster, and his vision becoming increasingly blurry.

"Sister Lu... I might... I might never see you again. I apologize for confessing to you. I shouldn't have told you I liked you and caused you trouble..."

Qiao Dawang then realized something.

If I die, and when I come back, Sister Lu will always remember my confession, but she doesn't like me, yet I'm bound by this shackle. How unfortunate that would be!

He realized how selfish and wicked he was.

Lu Qianye kept rubbing Qiao Dawan's hands. She was a woman of action. Rather than watching Qiao Dawan get into trouble, she decided to take him away directly.

So she picked up Qiao Dawan around the waist and rushed out of the house.

Qiao Dawang completely lost consciousness in this loving hug.

Then, the screen switches.

Before long, the sun was setting.

Qiao Dawan suddenly opened his eyes.

He was covered in sweat, as if he had just had a nightmare.

My chest was pounding.

He could hear the sounds around him clearly; a middle-aged woman was scolding a child.

"You can't be too loud, your big bowl brother is sleeping."

"Waaah... When will Big Bowl Brother wake up? He's been asleep for two days and two nights."

Then came Lu Qianye's voice.

“Your big brother will wake up when he’s hungry, so all we can do now is keep cooking for him.”

"Miss Lu, these pancakes are piled up as high as a small mountain. Can he really eat them all?"

Lu Qianye chuckled.

“No problem, he eats it, it’s nothing to him.”

Lu Qianye also reassured the middle-aged woman that she would tell her mother about what happened in the village when she got back, and that she would ask someone from higher up to come and take all the villagers out using ropes and other means.

This village is indeed no longer suitable for habitation.

"Oh, oh! Thank you, Miss Lu."

Qiao Dawang patted his head, and the sound was crystal clear.

"Am I not dead?"

"Strange, I've used all sorts of spells, but my blood is still flowing out of my body. At this rate, I'm definitely going to die."

And now, what pillows or blankets can he reach out and grab?

In other words, he is not in a state of being a soul.

Qiao Dawang glanced at his cuffs.

Huh? It's too short.

There was a mirror next to his bed, as if someone had placed it there on his own initiative.

Qiao Dawang picked up the mirror and looked at himself. "Wow, handsome guy, who are you?"

"Pah, this is just me!"

But this change is truly extraordinary.

The wrists and ankles are showing through the clothes, so they must have grown taller.

Her face no longer has baby fat, but is thinner and more curved.

The size of the eyes hasn't changed.

And her black hair really did reach her waist.

He used to complain that his dyed hair reached his waist when it was down, while his own hair was never as long as his.

You don't need to worry about it anymore.

Qiao Dawang breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't dead; in fact, he'd grown up!

"Sister Lu!"

This was the first name that Qiao Dawang called out.

The fact that he can still call out this name is his greatest happiness!

"Hey!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qianye quickly jogged over.

How could Qiao Dawang let his sister Lu make one-sided sacrifices?

He quickly got up, wanting to get out of bed and see how tall he was now, whether he was as tall as Sister Lu.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, he felt dizzy and his vision went black.

He leaned forward, but his legs went weak, and he fell straight forward.

"Ouch! I'm going to fall!"

"I can't fall, I'm coming!"

Lu Qianye scooped up Qiao Dawan, pulled him into his arms, and patted him gently.

"How are you feeling? I see that the wound on your abdomen has completely healed, so it shouldn't hurt anymore, right?"

It turned out that after Qiao Dawang lost consciousness, a ball of light appeared in his chest.

The light made Qiao Dawang's abdominal wound disappear.

That was a yin energy that Hua Ran used to save Qiao Dawang's life.

The use of something requires certain conditions, and being able to meet those conditions is what it means for Qiao Dawang to "grow".

If he never grows and never makes progress, then Qiao Dawang will forever remain a young beast that never grows up.

Qiao Dawang pondered to himself that perhaps at the very last moment, he apologized to Sister Lu.

He realized that "love" is also a kind of shackle.

If he really dies, Sister Lu will probably live forever in the shackles of "I love you".

Regardless of whether Sister Lu likes him or not.

Then, silence~ silence~

Qiao Dawang suddenly realized a problem.

They're still hugging each other!

She was nestled in Sister Lu's arms, her little face turned towards Sister Lu's face.

"Um... Sister Lu, is your arm... sore?"

Lu Qianye also felt a little awkward.

"It is a little sour..."

"Then, Sister Lu, please let go of me."

Lu Qianye was still a little worried, "What if your legs still go weak after I let go of you?"

The two were face to face, their hot breath hitting each other's faces.

Lu Qianye's face was already very red.

But she still didn't let go of Qiao Dawan.

Until Qiao Dawang said, "Cough, that's because I lost too much blood, that's why my vision went black, it's not that my legs are weak, I'm not a weakling..."

Lu Qianye then helped Qiao Dawan back to bed.

“Well, Big Bowl, you’ve grown up now. I really should apologize for treating you like a child before.”

"Sister Lu, please don't apologize. It was my previous body size, not like a real adult."

The two sat on the bed, back to back.

Qiao Dawan chuckled, while Lu Qianye pursed his lips.

It seems that after going through this ordeal, their feelings for each other have changed somewhat.

Qiao Dawang had made up his mind that as long as he was alive, he would continue to like the other person, but he would make it appear as if he liked them in a way that wouldn't cause them any trouble.

Lu Qianye, on the other hand, gained a new understanding.

She found that she would blush and feel embarrassed involuntarily when she looked at Qiao Dawang's face.

Again, silence, silence.

Both of them wanted to speak, and they did speak.

"Sister Lu..."

"A big bowl..."

Qiao Dawang immediately suggested that Lu Qianye speak first.

Lu Qianye coughed.

"You said you like me, and I'll think about it carefully. Because, after I realized you're not a child anymore, my eyes can't help but fall on you. So... does that mean I like you too?"

After hearing this, Qiao Dawang stood there stunned.

Lu Qianye said, "You tell me what you want to say."

Qiao Dawan jumped up on the bed and cheered.

"What else is there to say! Sister Lu, we're going in the same direction!"

Lu Qianye smiled awkwardly, thinking to himself, "He's still just a kid..."