CH 101.1

Translator – Xiao He Lian

Chapter 101.1

After lunch, Wen Chi went to see the hot spring1(hot spring bath; hot spring) that Ruo Tao mentioned, only to be surprised to find that there was a small hot spring behind every house.

The hot spring was dug by hand and water also needed to be poured in manually. Although it was a bit of a hassle, all Wen Chi had to do was to ask someone at the villa, so it was no trouble for him.  

It was the first time for Wen Chi to see an open-air hot spring bath and he immediately felt that it was very novel, so he planned to come to see it again at night.

As the day wore on, the sky was gradually covered by a dark blue night.

When Wen Chi came back to the pond, it was already filled with hot water by the villa servants, white mist lingered on the water and a row of small lanterns hung nearby to illuminate the charming scenery.

Wen Chip dismissed Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao, then took off his clothes, walked into the bath and sat down.

Hot water immediately poured in from all directions, quickly wrapping Wen Chi’s body tightly and there was a circle of smooth pebbles piled up on the edge of the bath and when you rested your arm on it, it felt cool to the touch.

Wen Chi leaned against the edge of the bath and let out a sigh of relief.

He looked up at the night sky and saw that there was no starlight tonight and even the pale moon from last night had gone into hiding, and only tiny snowflakes were falling in a dense stream, falling into the pool and melting into the hot water.

Wen Chi watched quietly, then slowly closed his eyes.

He soaked in the bath for about half an hour. For some reason, the water in the bath still didn’t seem to be cooling down, but the warm pool made him feel sleepy.

He didn’t want to soak anymore, so he planned to get up.

As a result, as soon as he opened his eyes, he suddenly met a small snow-white face and his two small black eyes were like black buttons, spinning around, staring at Wen Chi without blinking.

Wen Chi: “…”

Is this… a dog?

There are dogs in the villa!

But it didn’t quite look like a dog when you looked at it closely.

The next moment, the little face came closer, and the little black nose moved slightly, sniffing back and forth on Wen Chi’s face.

Wen Chi was still sitting on the edge of the pool, his arms resting back on the pebbles at the edge of the pool, with his head tilting back, resting it on the pebbles.

Unexpectedly, this made it easier for the dog-like animal in front of him to sniff his face, and even took the opportunity to lick his cheek.

The moist of the saliva on his cheek sent a shiver down Wen Chi’s spine, he broke free from his dazed state immediately and raised his head reflexively—hit the animal’s face right in the middle.

The animal seemed to be hurt by the bump and it barked like a dog. At the same time, it jumped back more than half a meter from a bath and jumped out of Wen Chi’s sight.

Seeing this, Wen Chi hurriedly got up. He was about to get the clothes hanging on the wooden rack next to him but then he heard panicked footsteps coming from ahead.

He was startled, thinking that he was not covered with a single thread, so he quickly went back into the bath again.

But the footsteps came to a stop behind the screen, followed by Ruo Tao’s deliberately low voice: “Young Master, did you see a white fox just now?”

White fox?

Only then did Wen Chi remember to look at the animal that licked him just now.

The little guy had already calmed down, squatting not far from the bath. its white fur contrasting with the dark floor tiles, and when it saw Wen Chi looking over, it cocked its head as if curiously surveying him.

Although Wen Chi had never seen a fox with his own eyes before, he had seen many photos of foxes on the Internet. Now that he looked carefully, he could still recognize that the little guy was not a dog but a fox.

It’s just that white foxes are rare. Although Wen Chi has seen so many pictures of foxes, it seems that he has never seen a white fox.

Unexpectedly, there is a white fox in this villa, it seems that there is someone to take care of it, perhaps it was a pet that Consort Rong kept in this villa.

Knowing that the fox has an owner, Wen Chi felt relieved and said loudly, “There is indeed a white fox here.”

“That’s great!” A shrill voice sounded, “Forgive me Young Master Wen,  it’s all my fault that this servant accidentally let it run in, can you let me come in and carry it out?”

Wen Chi said: “You guys wait a moment.”

After saying that, he hurriedly put on his clothes, not caring that his hair was still wet and draped it over his shoulders. Then he quickly walked out and said, “Come in.”

Ruo Fang led the little eunuch who came to look for the white fox around the screen and walked over.

The little eunuch lowered his head submissively and he was so frightened that he almost bent his waist at ninety degrees. He carefully searched around the bath and soon saw the white fox.

“A’Gu, come here.” The little eunuch bowed and waved to the white fox.

The white fox was unmoved and stared at the little eunuch with those round black eyes.

The little eunuch yelled several times but there was no response from the white fox. He was so anxious that the cold sweat oozed from his forehead. In desperation, he could only walk over lightly and stretched out his hand to the white fox: “A Gu , come here quickly.”

While speaking, the little eunuch had already walked up to the white fox. He wanted to hug the white fox but unfortunately, just as his hand touched the white fox’s fur, he saw the white fox suddenly show its teeth to him, then deftly ducked to the side and scurried to Wen Chi’s feet in a flash wagging it’s beautiful fluffy white tail.

Before Wen Chi could react, the white fox that had rubbed against his feet twice jumped straight up in place and crawled along his body and onto his chest in a couple of motions.

The white fox’s sharp claws made Wen Chi feel a stinging pain as it hung on his clothes and climbed upwards.

Wen Chi was afraid that the white fox would continue to climb up his head, as his neck and face were not covered by the fabric of his clothes, so he cupped his hands around the white fox and pressed the white fox into his arms slightly.

To Wen Chi’s surprise, the white fox had no intention of continuing to climb up and actually nestled comfortably in Wen Chi’s arms in the position where Wen Chi held it, his big white tail waving around from time to time.

Wen Chi lowered his eyes and met the black button like eyeballs of the white fox looking up at him.

Suddenly, Shi Ye’s eyes appeared in Wen Chi’s mind. Shi Ye’s eyes were very similar to that of a white fox, pure black, like a deep black pool.

Wen Chi recalled what the little eunuch called the white fox just now and tentatively called out, “A Gu?”

The white fox opened its mouth like a puppy, its round and black eyes narrowed into the shape of a crescent moon, the corners of its mouth rose as if it was born with a smile, and a meaningful humming sound came out of its mouth.

Wen Chi was stunned for a moment: “It’s really called A’Gu.”

What a strange name…

The name sounded familiar, but he couldn’t remember where he had heard this name before.

“Yes, young master, this is the white fox raised by His Royal Highness in the villa, named A’Gu.” The little eunuch lowered his head and explained. Just now when A’Gu climbed up Wen Chi’s body, he was really frightened. Although A’Gu is a pet kept under the name of His Royal Highness, if something happens, A’Gu, even if he has ten lives he won’t be able to bear the responsibility.

After hearing what the little eunuch said, Wen Chi was completely stunned.

He knew why the name was so familiar…

Didn’t Shi Ye mention A’Gu’s name in before? But I don’t know if this “A’Gu” is the same “A’Gu”, after all, the A’Gu was talking about had already been dead.

Wen Chi was a little confused and when he came back to his senses, he handed A’Gu in his arms to the little eunuch.

The little eunuch quickly reached out to pick it up.

But A’Gu didn’t want to go with the little eunuch, he whimpered in Wen Chi’s arms, while pointing his butt towards the little eunuch. His watery black eyes staring pitifully at Wen Chi.

F*ck! so cute!