Su Duan woke up feeling a warm, soaking sensation.

It was hot, with a faint feeling of comfort and fatigue mixed together, making him feel lazy and not wanting to open his eyes.

Not being eaten by the Luota tribe - that was really great.

This was the first thought that came to Su Duan's mind.

Sensing his mental activity, the system spoke up to brief him on the current situation: "Host, all the negative conditions including anemia have been cured by the Luota tribe, so the system did not purchase any 'pills' for you to use."

Learning that he had saved 200 experience points, Su Duan's spirit shook, and his thoughts, entangled by slumber, became a bit clearer, his fingertips also trembling slightly.

- Thanks to the medical standards of this world.

"Thank you." Su Duan thanked sincerely, and casually asked, "Where am I now?"

There was a soft sensation of water flowing over his body, and some faint sounds in his ears. Su Duan guessed that he might still be in some kind of repair pod.

The system paused for a moment and answered honestly, "Bathroom."

Su Duan: !

Brushing aside the laziness in his mind, Su Duan used the little strength he had left to lift his eyelids and let out a light gasp.

In his sight was wet, misty air. He was lying in a large bathtub, his head resting on a specially made pillow, his body from the shoulders down soaking in the tub. The hot water in the tub was constantly flowing and being replaced, gently brushing over his skin, bringing a bit of an indescribable tingling sensation as his sense of touch returned along with his consciousness.

But none of that was important. What was more important was -

The black-haired youth was squatting beside the bathtub, head lowered, sleeves rolled up to the upper arms, revealing muscular, smooth, fair forearms and elbows, and these forearms were deep in the water, fingers also moving back and forth on his body. Judging from the force he felt, it seemed he was helping him with a simple cleansing.

...And from the looks of it, he was about to wash from the lower back down.

"...Viji!" Su Duan couldn't help but call out.

The black-haired youth reacted extremely quickly, raising his head and meeting Su Duan's gaze, his ice-blue eyes staring at him unblinkingly.

The eyes of the adult Luota tribe member in human form had originally returned to the shape of normal human eyes, but probably stimulated by Su Duan's awakening, the round pupils instantly elongated into lines, and the brightness in the depths of his eyes also seemed to increase by a degree, looking quite eerie.

With a "splash", the adult Luota tribe member moved his arms away from the little prey's waist, pulling them out of the water, one propped on the side of the tub and the other pressed on Su Duan's shoulder, but as if afraid of shattering Su Duan, the hand pressed on his shoulder didn't use much force, just letting the soft palm rest against him.

At the same time, his body also pressed down, not caring that his shirt was getting soaked by the water in the tub, his face close to Su Duan's, so close that even their breaths were intertwined.

The Luota tribe member who had just entered adulthood had not yet fully grown in stature, and the muscles only covered his body in a thin layer, but for the even slimmer Su Duan, it was already oppressive enough. When that body pressed down, the cold and familiar aura enveloped him, like a thick, invisible prison that couldn't be dissolved. Those ice-blue beast eyes with seemingly flowing layers of ice were right in front of him. Su Duan couldn't help but close his eyes lightly.

"Viji..." He called out again.

Hearing this, the adult Luota tribe member tilted his head to the side, getting even closer, and then moved slightly - rubbing his cheek against Su Duan's water-misted face.

Just like when he was little and acting coquettishly with Su Duan, wanting to be petted.

But the obvious difference was that this time, what rubbed against him was not fluffy fur, but the soft skin sensation of a human.

It felt a bit strange... but compared to before, it seemed to be sticking closer to his little prey, and he wanted to rub again.

After rubbing the first time and experiencing this feeling for the first time, Vigter quickly lost control and rubbed a second, third time...

By the time he had rubbed who knows how many times, Su Duan felt like his cheek was about to be rubbed raw by him, becoming hot, before he helplessly stopped him: "Alright... be good, don't keep rubbing."

Hearing this, the adult Luota tribe member obediently stopped his movements, moving his face away, only lightly touching Su Duan's slightly reddened cheek with his fingertips, and scooping up the hot water in the tub, mischievously touching Su Duan's cheeks, neck, and the loose hair falling on the back of his neck.

His gaze was still tightly fixed on Su Duan.

Like a child eager to confirm his toy was still there, even though he saw it and knew it was right in front of him, if he didn't hold it in his hands and leave his scent on it, he always felt it wasn't real.

Su Duan vaguely sensed his unease, and also didn't make a sound, just quietly letting him poke here and there, his eyes containing a soft smile.

- Although Vigter had become an adult in appearance, the feeling he gave him was still pretty much the same as the cub who used to stick his tail up all day wanting him to coax and pet him.

The adult Luota tribe member probed like this with his fingertips for a while, then suddenly lowered his head again, his lips moving to Su Duan's ear, his warm breath falling on the earlobe, making Su Duan tremble imperceptibly.

Is he going to rub my ear...?

Before Su Duan could react, the adult Luota tribe member stopped there and suddenly made a light "smack" sound by his ear.

Su Duan was stunned for a moment.

After becoming an adult, Vigter's voice had become noticeably lower, with a hint of hoarseness from development. The smacking sound was completely different from when he was a cub. When it fell by the ear, it uncontrollably excited the sensitive nerve endings, and a subtle tingling spread from the ear all the way to the untouchable interior.

It was simply like... teasing someone.

He really has grown up, Su Duan had to admit this fact at this point.

Then the next second, something that made Su Duan gasp even more happened - after that smacking sound, a soft, moist sensation suddenly came from his earlobe, occasionally with something hard sliding over it.

It was taken into the mouth... and bitten.

Su Duan's mind went blank for a moment. After reacting, he couldn't help but lightly push the shoulder of the adult Luota tribe member pressing on him with his hand, saying in a trembling voice, "Stop messing around, Viji... the bath isn't finished yet."

"Mm." Vigter was quite obedient. After being gently pushed by Su Duan, he moved his lips away from Su Duan's ear and withdrew his upper body from on top of Su Duan, returning to his original half-kneeling position by the edge of the bathtub. "Bath time," he said.

Then he rolled up his sleeves, lowered his eyes, and continued earnestly helping Su Duan bathe.

Su Duan: "..."

Su Duan: "I can do it myself--"

Although in the previous two worlds, he had experienced being carried to the bathroom by his lover and having his body washed inside and out, when facing the just-turned-adult Vigter, this matter seemed to become especially embarrassing.

...He probably didn't understand more than Su Duan himself did.

"No," Vigter, who had always been extremely obedient to him, was unusually insistent this time. His blue eyes looked at Su Duan seriously, "You slept in the repair pod for three days. After waking up, your body may feel sore and weak. For something like bathing, just let me help you."

"..." Looking at Vigter's earnest eyes, Su Duan didn't have the heart to refuse. He could only resign himself to imagining he was a salted fish, the kind without any sensations.

However, there always seemed to be unexpected things happening today. While the adult Luota was washing, he suddenly touched that part again that made Su Duan's hair stand on end.

Reflexively grabbing the other party's wrist, Su Duan nervously swallowed and stammered, "There, there...no need to wash there! I'll do it myself!"

However, Vigter had ample reason for this, "No, before when you helped me bathe, you always washed me spotlessly clean. I must do the same when I help you bathe..."

Su Duan: "..."

Vigter's memory was really too good.

......

In any case, after finishing this bath, Su Duan was completely drained of energy. Although nothing actually happened - because the other party's mating season had not arrived yet - the process itself was already bad enough.

Vigter, on the other hand, seemed to be in high spirits. After helping Su Duan bathe, he personally helped dry him off, put on comfortable soft clothes, and finally massaged his whole body under the pretext of restoring muscle agility.

Su Duan lay with his eyes half-closed, resting his head on his arms as he pondered.

The system said they were now in the palace on the capital planet, and this was the bedroom the Emperor Aiberta had chosen for Vigter.

This bedroom was very large, clearly taking into account the Luota's actual size. Just the bed he was lying on was more than a dozen meters wide. For a race that couldn't transform into a giant beast form like the Luota, if Su Duan slept in the very center, then getting out of bed could be considered a physical feat.

He should go visit Mr. Aiberta as soon as possible. According to the information provided by the system, he seemed to be a monarch who, although cold to outsiders, was very gentle with the young of his race.

Who knows what he would think of Su Duan...but since he had helped cure Su Duan's body and prepared a bedroom for him and Vigter, his attitude shouldn't be too bad.

Thinking that the other party had saved him a full 200 points of experience, Su Duan felt that this emperor, whom he had never met, was infinitely amiable.

Perhaps he was a good person.

In any case, now that he was awake, he must go visit as soon as possible, otherwise it would be too rude.

However, after being massaged all over, Su Duan quickly became drowsy. After a few minutes, he fell asleep on the soft bed. It wasn't until he woke up refreshed after sleeping for who knows how long that he remembered he hadn't gone to visit the emperor yet.

Glancing at the time, 4:00 p.m., it should be a suitable time for a visit. Su Duan immediately decided to go and chat with this monarch who had ample experience in raising young.

However, the adult Luota who had already curled up with him on the bed tightly hugged his waist with both arms, burying his face in Su Duan's chest, expressing his unwillingness to get up with his actions. He let out a low hum and rubbed his head against Su Duan's chest a few times. "...Rest a little longer, your body hasn't fully recovered yet."

Su Duan stroked the fluffy black head in his arms and coaxed skillfully, "Be good, Vigter...Do you have Emperor Aiberta's contact information? Where is he? We should go visit him, it's polite."

"Mm." Vigter seemed to still be unhappy about him mentioning another Luota as soon as he woke up, but he had always been an obedient cub. So after picking up his personal terminal and sending a few short messages, he gave Su Duan an answer, "Mr. Aiberta is in the nursery. He said we can go find him there now."

"Get up?"

"Mm..." The big cub who had buried his head in Su Duan's embrace made a sound of reluctance to get out of bed.

So after paying the price of two kisses, Su Duan finally took Vigter, who had a bit of a problem with getting up, and following the map's directions, arrived at the nursery not far from their bedroom.

After passing through countless hidden instruments for inspection, Su Duan paused as he stood in front of the nursery door.

Inside was the empire's most precious asset at present - a group of Luota cubs still in their childhood. So he couldn't help but be a bit cautious.

However, Vigter didn't have such delicate thoughts for things other than Su Duan. He directly knocked on the door.

Ten seconds later, the door was gently pulled open from the inside, and a tall, slender figure appeared behind the door.

It was Aiberta, the only one among the Luota who could be called an elder, the emperor whose name was known far and wide.

Su Duan had the system show him photos of this emperor before. In the photos, the man had extremely light-colored hair and an indifferent expression. His emerald eyes were filled with a faint yet undeniable imposing aura, enough to see that he was someone who hid his abilities.

But now, this monarch who had come to open the door for them was barefoot, stepping on a soft fur rug. Several colorful, fluffy little balls of various colors were hanging on his body - on his shoulders, wrists, calves, and even the ends of his hair...Those little balls were swinging their slender tails with dense fur at the ends, occasionally letting out tender "chirp" sounds.

Upon seeing Su Duan, those little balls instantly started "chirp"-ing even more intensely.