The Librarian and the Fox Princess: a Donghua Dijun and Bai Fengjiu story, V.I

Chapter 90 - The Borderlands

His little fox and her mount were comfortably resting next to each other while Dong Hua was preparing medicine for the both of them. She had already spilled the beans about their sleepover so Mogu was fully prepared to participate.

He kept asking what they would be sleeping over on. He said he only had hay in his cave but that Dong Hua should call Zhong-boy over to bring blankets for her. They tried to explain to Mogu that they were sleeping over which meant they were sleeping in the location of his cave. Dong Hua tried to explain that Zhong Lin was the most respected Master Housekeeper in all of the Nine Heavens and calling him "Zhong-boy" would not be appropriate. Both the little highness and his mount seemed to shake their heads in dismay.

She refused the blankets. She said she wanted to sleep over in Mogu's cave exactly the way it was out of respect for him. He knew he was proud of his dwelling. The cave was drafty so Dong Hua told his mount to keep his mistress warm.

She had gotten up and stood next to him as he was putting together her and Mogu's evening dosage.

She leaned into him. "Hey Dijun, do you have gonads?"

He looked down at her questioningly. "Xiao Bai, I—"

He just looked at her blankly not knowing what to say.

"I'm just asking for Mogu because he wants to know if you have gonads," she said matter-of-factly.

He continued to stare at her.

"You mean gonads as in .... "

"The Chiyan beast you killed. Didn't you disembowel it? Remember Mogu had asked earlier of you cut out the gonads too? He wants a snack."

Dong Hua sighed. "I ... will make him a snack. And you, my little fox? I'm assuming the gonads are for him? Please tell me you want a different snack," he said deadpanning.

"Surprise me," she said sweetly.

He nodded. "It's cold. Go back and sit next to Mogu," he said ushering her off.

She looked back at him. "I like it cold!"

She went back to report that Dong Hua would be preparing snacks for them.

Dong Hua watched as she sat next to Mogu and kept whispering into his ear and he would grumble out chuckles and snorts. He surmised that if he was lucky, he would be spending the rest of his life watching the two of them spend quality time together.

Dong Hua had prepared a demon head for Mogu. Dong Hua had cracked the skull, scooped out the brains, mixed the brains with the herbs and medicinal tonics and stuffed them back into the demon head and topped it with chopped lingzhi. Dong Hua had forgotten to slice out the gonads on the Chiyan beast he killed and knew he'd have to ask Si Ming or Zhong Lin to go on the black market to make it up to his mount. 

For his Xiao Bai who said she liked it cold, he mixed the medicine with maple syrup and herbal jelly. He then poured the concoction over shaved ice he conjured from the Northern Sea where the snow was the freshest and cleanest. He brought out the medicinal treats on two separate trays and the pair happily ate their medicine together though he placed his little fox under a protective barrier so she could not smell the demon head as she ate her shaved ice.

After they had eaten their medicinal treats, he fully expected for Mogu to fall asleep so Dong Hua could spend time with her. Despite having gone through a painful procedure, she had filled him with such warmth and good cheer, Mogu was fully alert and wanted to know what was next in this sleepover activity.

"Where is the book?" he growled out jubilantly.

"The book?" asked Dong Hua with a raised eyebrow.