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“Thank you, senior, for the warning.”
“What do you plan to do?”
“Senio, you need not worry. I have my own way of dealing with it.”
“...”
When Song You awoke, he was still inside the cave.
The fire hadn’t completely gone out. Though the flames were gone, the logs still glowed faintly red, releasing waves of warmth.
Lady Calico had taken human form and was currently wiping down the freshly washed pots and bowls with a clean cloth, drying them before placing them into the saddlebag.
“You’re already awake? You only slept a little while. I just rode the tiger to wash the dishes and came back!” The little girl snapped her head toward him at lightning speed the moment she heard movement.
“Many thanks for your hard work, Lady Calico...”
“I’m not tired! You’re done sleeping?”
“I’ve already rested enough.”
“That was just a tiny nap.”
“It’s just that I got sleepy after eating porridge. No need to sleep for too long.”
“Sleepy after eating!”
“Yes. It happens after eating, especially after eating rice or noodles. Your stomach feels full, your body warms up, and your head starts to feel cloudy, making you sleepy,” Song You explained, then paused. “The softer and more thoroughly cooked the rice or noodles, the stronger the effect, especially if you eat a lot.”
“Rice and noodles?”
Lady Calico had just finished drying the last of the dishes and tucked them into the pack. Now she turned to face him and sat cross-legged, giving his words some serious thought. After a moment, she was surprised to realize that it really was like that.
As a cat, she’d rarely eaten rice or noodles before. Only after spending more and more time with the Daoist and gaining deeper cultivation had she begun eating some grains. Sometimes she ate more, sometimes less. She hadn’t thought much of it before, but now that he mentioned it, she remembered that on days when she’d eaten more rice or noodles, her head did tend to get foggy and sleepy...
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