Thank you, BlueMoon, for the ko-fi~
Feng Yuan had watched all six seasons of Ka Tu Tu without missing a single one.
His favorite was the fourth season.
The fourth season of Ka Tu Tu was especially hilarious. Feng Yuan would curl his eyes into crescents, chuckling as he watched.
He dragged a pillow down from his hospital bed.
Then, lying on the floor with his head propped on the pillow and his chubby little legs crossed, he continued watching.
The small TV in the room had a premium membership activated in advance. So, besides Ka Tu Tu, other animated shows were also available.
As Feng Yuan watched, he eventually grew hungry and pressed the call button in the room.
The nurse, hearing the bell, hurried over to check on him.
“Yuan Yuan, what’s wrong?”
“Auntie, Yuan Yuan is hungry!”
“Alright, Auntie understands. I’ll bring your lunch right away.”
The lunch delivered by the hospital nurse was prepared by the Li family’s nanny.
The meals for the other little ones were also brought from their respective homes.
Although the hospital offered meal services, the parents insisted on bringing food themselves.
Not only did they bring meals, but they also brought their children’s clothes and daily necessities.
As for Rong Rong, Bo Han didn’t even need to mention it. The Li family had already taken care of sending his things.
Even so, Bo Han still couldn’t rest easy.
Bo Han doted on Rong Rong deeply. Usually, either he or Chi Shui would take care of Rong Rong at home.
If neither was available, the nanny would look after him.
Now, leaving Rong Rong to manage on his own in the hospital room, Bo Han was filled with unease.
The Li family, on the other hand, felt slightly more at ease about Feng Yuan.
Even without adult supervision, Feng Yuan was perfectly capable of taking care of himself.
As time passed, the hospital arranged another meeting with the parents.
During this discussion, the hospital granted the parents several rights:
First, parents could visit twice a day, provided they followed proper disinfection and protective measures.
Second, parents were allowed to deliver meals.
Third, parents could communicate with their children via a smartwatch at any time.
These three points were the parents’ rights.
At the same time, the hospital also required the parents to abide by certain rules:
Parents were not permitted to forcibly take their children out of the hospital.
Nor were they allowed to stubbornly insist on staying in the hospital indefinitely.
Once both sides reached an agreement, the parents were given access to the hospital room surveillance via their phones, allowing them to check on their little ones at any time.
The hospital’s arrangements were thorough and considerate.
Even the most demanding parents could find no further fault with the setup.
Feng Qi had already made the necessary arrangements.
He and Bo Han would remain in the village. They couldn’t simply abandon the lives there.
Li Sheng and Chi Shui would return.
The illness affecting the children was the work of a plague demon.
As a great demon himself, Chi Shui might have a way to handle the situation upon his return.
Li Sheng also needed to go back to see Feng Yuan.
If Feng Yuan didn’t see either of his dads, he would surely cry.
The parents were all deeply worried about their little ones.
Meanwhile, in the hospital room, the chubby little guy patted his belly and let out a satisfied burp.
Even after eating his fill, he didn’t move around or nap. He just kept watching TV.
After he’d been glued to the screen for hours, Li Heng, who was monitoring him, couldn’t resist calling.
“Yuan Yuan, you’ve been watching TV for a long time. Grandpa sent you some toys, didn’t I? Why don’t you play with them for a while?”
“No.”
Feng Yuan answered the call but kept his eyes fixed on the TV.
Multitasking, he replied, “Grandpa, Yuan Yuan wants to play video games.”
Li Heng: “…”
Li Heng noticed that he had been watching TV without any restraint. If he were to give him a game console, he was afraid the child would become even more engrossed.
“Yuan Yuan, you can’t spend too much time on electronic devices.”
Li Heng patiently explained the reasoning to him: “It’s not good for your eyes. If your dad finds out you’ve been watching TV for so long, he’ll scold you.”
At home, Feng Yuan’s TV time was strictly regulated.
He was only allowed to watch for half an hour at a time.
But today in the hospital room, he had already been watching for several hours straight.
Li Heng’s reasoning fell on deaf ears.
The little guy responded with a series of “Mm-hm, mm-hm”, but his eyes remained glued to the TV screen, not moving away for even a second.
Seeing that he wasn’t listening, Li Heng had no choice but to forcibly turn off the TV.
In the hospital room, whether the TV was on or off was also decided by the parents.
With the TV turned off, Feng Yuan froze in shock.
A few seconds later.
He called his grandpa again.
The little guy sounded utterly pitiful over the phone: “Grandpa, Yuan Yuan hasn’t finished watching Ka Tu Tu yet.”
“Yuan Yuan, Grandpa sent you an English picture book of Ka Tu Tu. You can look at the picture book.”
“And there’s also a Ka Tu Tu puzzle. You can play with the puzzle.”
“Oh, and I also sent in your little backpack. It has your books and homework inside.”
Li Heng was doing all this for his grandson’s own good.
Children’s screen time needs to be carefully monitored.
Judging by Feng Yuan’s TV-watching habits, if left unchecked, he would surely end up nearsighted.
Feng Yuan’s attempts to wheedle and beg his grandpa were in vain.
In the end, after hanging up, the little guy was so angry that he flopped onto the floor, kicking his legs in frustration.
Feng Yuan’s mental state wasn’t much different from usual.
He ate, drank, and got angry. His spirits seemed perfectly fine.
But the other children in the other hospital rooms weren’t as carefree as he was.
On the first day of quarantine.
All the little children had normal body temperatures.
However, with no parents to accompany them at night, many of the children cried.
Feng Yuan didn’t cry.
He slept soundly until the next morning.
After waking up, he called some other children and, influenced by their crying, he too shed a few golden tears, missing his dad for a while.
But soon, Li Heng turned on the TV for him.
Once again, he happily lifted his chubby little feet and started watching TV.
Half an hour later, the TV was turned off. The little guygot angry again, puffing up with frustration.
On the third day of quarantine in the hospital room.
Two of the children developed fevers. They had previously shown symptoms of coughing.
Feng Yuan neither coughed nor had a fever.
But he heard Rong Rong coughing.
The sound of Rong Rong’s cough made Feng Yuan extremely anxious.
He called Rong Rong and asked if he had a fever.
Rong Rong was staying alone and had been crying frequently these past few days.
He wasn’t as resilient as Feng Yuan.
He missed his dad.
Hearing Feng Yuan’s question, Rong Rong lifted his small hand and wiped his tears.
He replied between sobs, “No fever yet.”
Rong Rong didn’t know where he had heard the news.
He suddenly said to Feng Yuan, “Yuan Yuan, I’m going to die.”
Feng Yuan: “!”
Feng Yuan was startled.
He scrambled up from the floor and urgently asked into his smartwatch, “How can you die?! You only have a little cough!”
Rong Rong cried in hiccupping sobs.
Between tears, he replied to Feng Yuan, “Children who get sick will all die.”
“Some children have already died.”
This epidemic was not only highly contagious but also caused fatalities among children.
This was precisely why young ones like Feng Yuan were forcibly taken to the hospital for isolation.
The current epidemic was concentrated in this city.
Upon receiving the notification, the city immediately isolated all the young children.
Very young children were allowed to be isolated with one parent.
Those as old as Feng Yuan were isolated alone.
Feng Yuan knew about the isolation, but he didn’t know that children could die.
After hearing what Rong Rong told him, Feng Yuan froze for a long time.
On the phone, Rong Rong was still crying.
Amid his sobs, he started talking about his big dad.
Both Chi Shui and Li Sheng had already returned.
The two children had also seen their dads.
After meeting Rong Rong, Chi Shui intended to take him away.
If he wanted to take Rong Rong, no one could stop him.
But Rong Rong himself refused to leave.
Rong Rong knew that all the children had to stay in the hospital and couldn’t leave freely.
If they left, they might spread the infection.
Not wanting to infect others, Rong Rong declined his big dad’s offer.
But to Feng Yuan, he spoke his mind.
“Rong Rong wants to go home.”
Hearing that Rong Rong might die, Feng Yuan’s chubby little face filled with panic.
“Rong Rong, don’t be scared!”
Feng Yuan tried his best to comfort Rong Rong: “I’ll ask Uncle Bai Ze to save you! Uncle Bai Ze is amazing. He’s really good at curing illnesses.”
“Uncle Bai Ze is hunting the plague demon.”
Rong Rong knew much more than Feng Yuan.
He had asked his big dad, who told him everything.
Hearing that a plague demon was causing trouble, Feng Yuan immediately puffed out his little chest and assured Rong Rong: “Rong Rong, Yuan Yuan will go catch the plague demon, too!”
“Yuan Yuan will burn it to ashes!”
Feng Yuan was full of enthusiasm. But in reality, he couldn’t even leave his hospital room.
The two children talked on the phone for a long time.
After the call ended, Feng Yuan eagerly summoned his big dad.
“Big Dad!”
As soon as Li Sheng arrived, Feng Yuan asked him: “Have you caught the plague demon yet?”
Li Sheng shook his head.
Seeing that the plague demon hadn’t been caught, Feng Yuan leaned in, lifted his chubby face, and volunteered: “Let Yuan Yuan go catch it!”
“Yuan Yuan can lure it out.”
In the past, Feng Yuan had used himself as bait to lure out ferocious beasts.
This time, he wanted to use the same method.
But Li Sheng didn’t agree.
The plague demon was specifically targeting children this time. Young divine beasts like Feng Yuan were likely within its sights.
Li Sheng didn’t dare let the little guy take such a risk.
“Big Dad, let Yuan Yuan go!”
Feng Yuan was determined to save Rong Rong. He pleaded with his big dad to take him out.
If he went out, he would disinfect himself and wouldn’t infect other children.
Li Sheng didn’t agree to Feng Yuan’s pleas.
To placate the little guy who wanted to leave, Li Sheng only told him, “I’ll discuss it with your dad.”
“Yuan Yuan, take good care of yourself here.”
Li Sheng had also been watching the surveillance footage.
Through the cameras, he knew Feng Yuan was living quite comfortably in his hospital room.
While the other children had been listless and had lost weight these past few days, his chubby son didn’t seem to have shed any weight.
After their conversation, having used up the visitation opportunity, they parted ways.
Meanwhile.
Uncle Bai Ze, whom Feng Yuan kept mentioning, was currently with Qiong Qi.
Bai Ze had enlisted Qiong Qi to help him hunt the plague demon.
Qiong Qi watched as Bai Ze went without food, drink, or rest, focusing solely on finding the plague demon.
Then, Qiong Qi remarked, “Why are you working so hard? People in this world no longer worship divine beasts like you.”
In ancient times, dragons, phoenixes, and other divine beasts were revered as totems. Many received offerings from the mortal realm.
Countless commoners made offerings to gods and divine beasts, praying for their protection.
But in modern society, hardly anyone practices such rituals anymore.
Qiong Qi couldn’t understand why Bai Ze was still putting in so much effort.
His words immediately darkened Bai Ze’s expression.
Bai Ze was usually gentle-natured.
This time, he was genuinely angered.
“The Plague Demon preys on children. Such despicable acts deserve a thousand cuts. Even that would be too lenient!”
Bai Ze was truly furious.
“Children are fragile and hard to raise. For the Plague Demon to target them is utterly disgusting.”
If not for the presence of a demon he knew, Bai Ze would have cursed all demons along with the Plague Demon.
Qiong Qi watched as Bai Ze finished venting about demons and then mentioned Feng Yuan.
“Yuan Yuan, Rong Rong, and Xiao Xun are all in quarantine at the hospital.”
“Eggy coughed a couple of times this morning.”
“If we don’t find the Plague Demon soon, the adults are going to go crazy with worry.”
After saying this, Bai Ze turned to resume his search for the Plague Demon’s aura.
Just then, Qiong Qi stopped him.
“I might have a lead on the Plague Demon’s whereabouts.”
Bai Ze: “???”
Bai Ze: “Really?!”
Qiong Qi, his beastly face stern, let out a roar in affirmation.
He returned to his den and brought out a black stone.
“This stone houses a demonic soul.”
Qiong Qi handed the black stone, which often nagged and urged him to kill divine beasts, to Bai Ze.
“Interrogate it. It might know where the Plague Demon is.”
Bai Ze looked at the stone, then at Qiong Qi, his eyes lighting up.
“Qiong Qi! Once this is resolved, I’ll make sure Yuan Yuan personally crafts a commendation banner for you!”
“You truly are a noble beast!”
Overjoyed, Bai Ze took the stone and immediately contacted Chi Shui and Li Sheng.
Meanwhile, Qiong Qi roared in frustration, “Don’t give me a ‘noble beast’ card!”
He was a fierce beast!
Not a noble one!
As Qiong Qi fumed, Bai Ze was ecstatic.
The adults had made promising progress.
Meanwhile, in the hospital room, Feng Yuan endured another day in quarantine.
He desperately wanted to leave.
Even the meal delivered from home today couldn’t lift his spirits. The worried little guy ate more slowly than usual.
The troubled child scratched at the door with his chubby hands, pondering who could help him escape.
Back at the Yu residence, Eggy, under his father’s watchful eye, seemed to sense his older brother’s intense desire.
His little face turned toward the door, then the window.
He had been staring for a long time.
Yu Yi stayed in the room with Wu Jin, keeping an eye on Eggy.
Although Bai Ze had examined Eggy and confirmed he was fine for now, they couldn’t help but worry.
Yu Yi felt deeply unsettled and, too distracted for conversation, picked up his phone.
As he opened a video platform, he stumbled upon a trending news story.
In the news clip, Feng Yuan’s small figure appeared. He and other children were shown arriving at the hospital.
Yu Yi skimmed the comments.
Everyone in the comments was equally concerned.
The adults were in low spirits, but under their watchful eyes, Eggy was deep in thought about one question—
Should he climb out the door or the window?
Moonlit: Don’t do it, Eggy!!!
Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152