Chapter 9 Seemingly Settled

  "Hurry up and give me some food, I'm starving to death!" The rabbit wearing glasses jumped onto the stove and searched everywhere for something to eat.

  "Oh, here's a dish that's just been stir-fried." Xinyue lifted the lid off the small table to reveal two dishes she had made for her brother.

  "Wow! Smells so good!" The rabbit hopped over excitedly.

  "Slow!" Qing Chi snatched the large lid from Yan Yue's hand and slammed it shut with a "bang". "You can't go back on your word!"

  "I'm not regretting it! Hurry up and let me eat, I'm really about to burst!" The rabbit cowered pitifully beside the lid.

  "Let it eat its fill first!" Xinyue said sympathetically.

  "No way! You think you can bribe it with this trick? The hand that takes is short; the mouth that eats is soft! Do you want it to do as you say?"

  "I didn't mean it like that!" Xiangyue hastily explained

  "I really can't go on!" said the rabbit weakly.

  "You have to promise me not to turn us back! Otherwise I'll starve you to death!" Qingchi pressed down on the lid, threatening.

  That rabbit suddenly fell limp on the table and said: "It's too late..."

  "It's starving! You quickly let it eat!" Xinyue hastily pushed away Qingchi's domineering hand, lifted the lid to one side, picked up a plate of food and handed it to the rabbit's mouth, saying: "Bingtong, you eat! You quickly eat!"

  The rabbit that had just pretended to faint couldn't resist the pungent aroma and immediately started eating voraciously.

  Too late? What does this mean? Could it be that that dead rabbit has already made up its mind...

  "Dead rabbit! You tell me clearly! What does 'it's too late' mean?"

  Qing Chi snatched the plate from in front of the rabbit.

  The rabbit cried with a sad face: "I'm so hungry that I don't have the energy to talk..."

  "Just let it eat first!"

  Qing Chi could only put the plate back and said with a mouthful of food: "Hmph, if you dare to turn me back...".

  "Don't threaten it! Let it eat well!" Xinyue said with a sympathetic heart.

  "You're so kind, you want it to listen to you?" Qingchi just happened to put the fire on Xinyue's body.

  "I didn't think so! But why can't it listen to me? The sheepskin scroll is mine now!"

  "What's wrong with you now? We're the ones who lifted its seal together!" Qingchi glared at Xiangyue, her face inches from hers.

  Xīn Yuè also widened her eyes and said: "Even if it's just one of the seals that has been lifted, isn't that enough to satisfy you for once? Shouldn't it be my turn to make a wish now?"

  "How did your dad educate you? Didn't they say you're very elegant? Why can't you just let things go with me? Shouldn't boys make girls understand?"

  "Why don't you ever let me?"

  "Hehe, you've admitted you're a girl now? As long as you don't make a fuss about changing back, I can let it go!"

  "You..."

  "Alright, alright, stop arguing! Listen to me..." The rabbit finally ate its fill and pushed the plate away. It habitually wiped its mouth with a napkin, speaking in an old, hoarse voice as it slightly bowed its head.

  "I'd rather die than..."

  The rabbit didn't wait for Qingchi to finish, and with a flick of his front paws, he let out a belch and said: "Don't call me Bingtong! I'm not worthy of being called that name anymore! Say, is there any fruit or something? It's necessary to eat some fruit after meals!"

  "Nothing is left in our house... it has all been eaten by Xiaoyan." Xinyue said gloomily.

  "Oh, then let's have a radish instead of fruit!" The rabbit slipped down from the table and lay down on the rattan chair with an air of importance.

  Bang! A loud slap landed on the table. "You dead turtle! All you know is eating! Hurry up and tell me clearly!"

  The rabbit was frightened and covered its face with its paws, saying: "Don't be like that! If you have something to say, I'm listening!"

  "I want you to keep your promise as you said at first!"

  "Don't try to change me back! This time you have to listen to me!"

  "What's wrong? You've seen through me! Just want to change back! No way!!"

  "You still haven't seen mine..."

  "Who cares about appearance? I've lost big time! No matter what, I won't want my old body back!"

  "You..."

  "Stop, stop, stop! Can't you all just be quiet for once? You're giving me a headache! I'll just tell you the truth, my abilities have been exhausted and I can do nothing now... Waaahhh..." The rabbit took off his glasses and burst into tears.

  Qingchi and Xinyue were both stunned.

  "So that means no one can force you to do anything anymore?" Qingchi asked, trying to contain his excitement. Looking at the current situation, even Qingchi's father couldn't do anything to this rabbit!

  "Woe is me, after I returned to the world, I've only managed to accomplish one thing and that's being so mediocre... Woe, thinking back, I was once invincible with boundless magic power... Now look at what I've become? So small that I can't even see myself, truly not even as good as a bear! Woe... It seems I won't be able to return to my former self... The rabbit's eyes were like two open faucets, tears flowing everywhere."

  The originally invincible Ice Gaze of the Magic Beast has been sealed away, and as time passes, its magic gradually loses its power. The remaining energy is also pitifully small. Its shape has also changed from a huge monster to a rabbit. I estimate that in another few decades, it will become a hamster, who knows!

  Xīn yuè suddenly forgot her own pain and sympathetically picked up the rabbit from the chair, saying: "It's okay, it's okay! You can just follow me! I'll take care of you! Why do you need to go back to how things were before? A good person doesn't mention...

  "Haha... Alright! Xia Xinyue, you said it yourself! Don't regret it later!" Qingchi laughed loudly, looking like a mischievous little cat who had just stolen some food.