"Put me down! I am a person, not a sack of food!" Bai Yue shrieked, her fists drumming against Zhāo Yàn's muscular back.
"You are currently a very muddy sack of food," the Fox Lord countered, his voice steady despite her thrashing, moving through the moonlit forest. "And if you don't stop screaming, you'll wake every cub from here to the Eastern Hills. Do you want Ruì Xuě to think the 'Demon' is being kidnapped?"
Bai Yue immediately went rigid.
She squeezed her eyes shut, huffing a breath that blew her messy bangs out of her face. "Fine. But I am filing a formal complaint with the labor board. This is kidnapping."
"I don't know what a 'labor board' is, but if it stops you from smelling like a dead bird, I'll take you to see them tomorrow," he replied dryly.
They reached the hot springs, and thankfully, it was entirely devoid of other beastmen.
"We are here," Zhāo Yàn said, finally sliding her off his shoulder.
