It turned out that Chu Yun did have some milk.
Amazingly, when he held the baby to his chest, she latched and began suckling immediately. Not longer after, she fell back asleep.
"Itches," Chu Yun said, handing her back to Xiao Zai. "She has sharp little gums."
Xiao Zai chuckled. "Imagine when their teeth grow in."
Chu Yun paled. Hopefully he'd have run dry by then. He felt guilty about that thought as soon as it floated to the surface of his mind.
Still, Xiao Zai could read him like no other. "I don't know how it is with foxes, but wolves at least can start eating raw meat very early. Around three months." He smiled at Chu Yun. "So you won't have to suffer long if you don't want to, nor will any innocent wet nurses."
