Arriving at the small river, the system nudged its hooves and happily leaped into the water. Seeing Su Ran still standing motionless on the bank, the system asked doubtfully, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and finish washing and go back!"
Glancing at the little red pigs swimming in the river, Su Ran quickly withdrew his gaze. After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "Are you... a male pig demon or a female pig demon?"
Upon hearing the words "pig demon," the system instantly dropped its smile and said numbly, "I am not a pig demon!"
Su Ran, "Then... then are you male or female?"
As he spoke, Su Ran's gaze subconsciously drifted towards a certain direction of the system, but he quickly retracted his gaze, his small face flushing.
The system crossed its arms and looked at Su Ran excitedly, "Where are you looking! Pervert!"
Hearing this, Su Ran quickly waved his hands, "Sorry, sorry! I didn't mean to, I was just curious..."
The system twitched its mouth and said speechlessly, "I have no gender."
"What do you mean?"
Meeting Su Ran's confused gaze, the system continued with a numb expression, "Neither male nor female, alright?!"
Hearing this, Su Ran was shocked for a moment, "Impossible! The books say that monsters also have males and females."
The system chuckled and, not wanting to waste any more words, plunged into the water.
On the bank, Su Ran, not seeing the system's figure for a long time, was startled, thinking the system had drowned. He quickly jumped into the river, shouting nervously, "Little pig demon! Little pig demon?"
The system at the bottom of the water twitched its mouth upon hearing this and emerged from the water, saying, "Don't call me pig demon! I am not a pig demon!"
"Ah?" Su Ran blinked and looked at the system, "Don't call me pig demon? Then what should I call you?"
Hearing this, the system paused for a moment, "I am ranked eighth, you... you can call me Ba Ba!"
"Ba Ba?" Su Ran furrowed his small brows, feeling that this name was a little strange...
After knowing the system's name, Su Ran was no longer as afraid of the system.
After the person and the system finished their bath, they returned.
"Sister! Ba Ba and I are back!"
The voice preceded their arrival.
Ming Li, who was in the dilapidated hut, heard Su Ran's words, her eyes dimmed. When the person and the system walked into the room, Ming Li cast a chilling glance at them and asked, "What did you just say?"
Meeting Ming Li's gaze, Su Ran blinked, "Sister, what is it?"
Ming Li narrowed her eyes, "What did you just call it?"
Su Ran, "Ba Ba."
Ming Li's chilling gaze fell on the system, which was looking at the sky and the earth, daring not to meet her eyes, "Is it that easy to take advantage of me?"
The system swallowed and chuckled awkwardly, saying to Su Ran, "Uh... actually... just call me Xiao Ba is fine..."
Su Ran, "???"
Confused as to why the system suddenly said that, Su Ran was completely bewildered. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly sneezed.
"Achoo!"
A gust of cold wind blew, and Su Ran shivered. Ming Li then noticed his wet clothes, frowned, and asked, "What happened?"
Meeting Ming Li's gaze, Su Ran paused, "I accidentally slipped into the river, so my clothes got wet."
Ming Li raised an eyebrow and cast a chilling glance at the system, "Make him some clothes."
The system sighed and returned to the system space to use the sewing machine...
Seeing the system disappear into thin air, Su Ran was stunned, "Sister, where is the little red pig?"
Ming Li, "It's gone back to where it belongs." As she spoke, Ming Li pulled Su Ran towards the bonfire and said in a faint voice, "You should take off your clothes and dry them first."
Hearing this, Su Ran's small face flushed. He quickly dodged the hand Ming Li extended and said, "No need, Sister, I'll just dry them like this, no need to take off my clothes."
Ming Li raised an eyebrow and, from somewhere, produced a blanket and threw it to Su Ran, "Take off your wet clothes and dry them, don't catch a cold."
Looking at the exquisitely made blanket in his hand, Su Ran was stunned and asked, "Sister, where did this come from?"
Ming Li paused, "This... it's from the little red pig."
Hearing this, Su Ran said "oh" and, "Sister, we should thank the little red pig, it's a good monster."
Ming Li's mouth twitched, and she nodded calmly, "I know."
...
Perhaps it was the power of the plot, but the next day, as the original plot described, Su Ran developed a high fever.
Ming Li took a chaise lounge from the space and lifted the little boy from the straw mat, placing him on it. She then took the blanket beside her and covered him. After that, she pulled out the system that was still working on the sewing machine in the system space and said, "Take good care of him, I'm going to... pick medicinal herbs."
The system looked at the little boy on the chaise lounge, who was constantly sweating profusely, and was stunned, "What's wrong with him?"
Ming Li, "He's sick."
The system, "..."
Ming Li thought of something, raised an eyebrow, and said in a faint voice, "Take good care of him, I'm going to pick medicinal herbs, and by the way... catch something to eat..."
Before she finished speaking, Ming Li's figure had already disappeared from the small, dilapidated hut.
Seeing this, the system instinctively took out two small candles...