In the cave, Su Qingyi’s screams echoed.
The shrill cries made Jiang Huai unable to bear looking. Being a solitary man and woman in a cave with a mature fox girl, who was snow-white, fragrant, and soft, should have been an exceptionally sensual thought. Yet, Jiang Huai was surprised to find that his lust for Su Qingyi was not as strong as the inexplicable pity in his heart for her.
Though he knew clearly that pity was a manifestation of his arrogance, seeing Su Qingyi struggle and cry nonetheless stirred an indescribable sadness in him. The sound of rain outside the cave gradually masked Jiang Huai’s thoughts. When he came to his senses, Su Qingyi was pressed against his back, her tender body leaning behind him, her breasts pressing against his back, bringing a soft sensation.
She playfully tickled Jiang Huai’s cheeks with her fox tail. The moment Jiang Huai turned his head, he realized Su Qingyi’s face was right beside his. As he unintentionally turned, his lips brushed against her delicate pink lips, a light itch transmitted from his lips to his heart. He froze for a moment before shifting his head back, only to be embraced by Su Qingyi around his neck. She rubbed her cheek against his face a few times before letting go.
“Hey, don’t think you can take advantage of me just because you’re a woman and I won’t get angry!” As Jiang Huai spoke, he felt his posture was somewhat pretentious. Su Qingyi simply blinked and looked at him, “Wanting to snuggle and stick to you is proof of our intimate relationship.”
Jiang Huai wiped his lips with the back of his hand and looked into Su Qingyi’s eyes, “Hurry and put on your clothes.”
“Oh.” Su Qingyi agreed quickly, but after taking two steps, she looked at Jiang Huai, “Do you have any nice dresses from the Eastern Region?”
“Hiss, good question.” Jiang Huai scratched his head and opened his storage backpack.
…There were too many.
A moment later, Su Qingyi acquired a maid dress and white silk stockings. She made a small hole in the back of the maid dress for her tail, and brazenly put on the clothes in front of Jiang Huai. Ziyun Pavilion also had a branch in the Western Region, selling some basic items was fine, but they were not good at tricking the Demon Clan out of money when it came to selling clothes.
Many cultivators of the Demon Clan had no time for adornment, focusing instead on improving their combat power to ensure their win rate in battles, which was their top priority.
After putting on the white silk stockings and the black and white lace-trimmed maid dress, the fox girl came and sat beside Jiang Huai. The bow tie at her chest was particularly cute. She looked at the pair of white lace gloves and put them on slowly, muttering, “You Eastern Region cultivators are truly extravagant.”
Jiang Huai smiled helplessly. Seeing her lift her skirt hem, her fingertips touched her fair and tender thighs as she said, “The touch is so good.”
“Can I feel it?”
“Go ahead.” Su Qingyi generously lifted her skirt hem. Jiang Huai was momentarily stunned but only extended his fingertip and poked her soft, bouncy thigh. The moment it sank in, it sprang back. The smooth, soft, and bouncy sensation made him poke it again, and then a few more times. After that, he looked up and saw the look of disdain and helplessness on Su Qingyi’s face.
Jiang Huai sheepishly retracted his hand and looked out at the rain with her. Then he heard Su Qingyi say, “You sleep well tonight, I’ll keep watch.”
This time Jiang Huai didn’t refuse. Su Qingyi sat by the stone wall, suddenly thought of something, patted her snow-white and soft thigh, and asked, “Do you want to sleep with your head on my lap?”
“You’re unexpectedly kind.”
“The cultivation materials for the Overlord Art aren’t cheap, right?”
“Millions of spirit stones.” Jiang Huai answered frankly. Su Qingyi was stunned. This was by no means a small sum. Even as royalty of the Fox Clan, she couldn’t produce so many spirit stones at once. The Demon Clan was inherently poor, and cultivation resources were even scarcer, far from being as prosperous as the Eastern Region.
“That’s enough to do dual cultivation tens of thousands of times with those foxes in the Western Region who like companion cultivation.”
“Huh?” Jiang Huai looked at her in confusion.
“Your Eastern Region cultivators have some strange hobbies. They like our type, and conveniently, many of us foxes also like your fair-skinned Eastern Region cultivators, so we take what we need and have very satisfactory transactions. It’s just that my mother isn’t happy about it and doesn’t allow clan members to be too unrestrained.”
“What do you think?” Jiang Huai asked softly.
“Selling one’s body is probably considered very lowly in your human race’s eyes, right?” Su Qingyi replied softly, then looked at Jiang Huai innocently, “But for us foxes, sleeping with your Eastern Region cultivators is considered us taking advantage of you. Many clan members are quite happy about it—they get to exploit your bodies and also obtain a considerable amount of spirit stones from you. What, are you interested? Shall I secretly introduce you to some beautiful ones?”
Jiang Huai’s face darkened. He discontentedly reached out and pinched Su Qingyi’s cheek, “I’m all about pure romance.”
“What does pure romance mean? Do you prefer chaste and adorable virgins?”
“That interpretation doesn’t seem wrong.”
“I am one.” Su Qingyi said with a smile, “If I sleep with you once, it counts as repaying the favor for the Overlord Art, how about it?”
“No need.” Jiang Huai shook his head, “I gave it to you anyway.”
“Mainly I want to sleep with you once, it has little to do with the favor.” Su Qingyi licked her lips. Jiang Huai suddenly felt that the fox girl in front of him had become less appealing. At their first meeting, she had been so cold and aloof.
“I won’t let you sleep with me.” Jiang Huai’s refusal was firm.
“Why refuse me? I won’t pester you, just once, and then we’ll pretend nothing happened.”
“Still no.” Jiang Huai shook his head.
Su Qingyi’s eyes rolled. After a moment of thought, she first patted her lap, signaling Jiang Huai to lie down. Jiang Huai hesitated for a moment before leaning closer and laying out the cushion. Su Qingyi sat obediently on the cushion, her fair and soft thighs substituting for a pillow. Jiang Huai lay on her lap and looked up at Su Qingyi’s face, only to be obscured by her chest. Fortunately, Su Qingyi leaned forward slightly, looked into his eyes, and asked curiously, “Why refuse me? It’s not like you’re at a disadvantage, right?”
“It’s not a disadvantage, it’s just that…”
“I understand.” Su Qingyi blinked playfully at him, “I heard that humans are very possessive. If I sleep with you, and then sleep with someone else later, you’ll feel very awkward, is that it?”
“Hiss, just you saying it makes me feel awkward.”
Su Qingyi laughed heartily. A moment later, she pinched Jiang Huai’s face, “Don’t worry, of course not. Due to bloodline purity, no matter how handsome a male fox is, I can’t feel any lust for them. In my eyes, they’re like monkeys to your humans. I can never have the desire to procreate with them.”
Jiang Huai was stunned, “Is the Fox Clan’s bloodline that magical?”
“That’s why my mother had no choice but to give birth to me using a secret technique. She has the Nine-tailed Fox Clan bloodline, and so do I. The eight-tailed elders of the Fox Clan can still procreate with the opposite sex, but my mother and I cannot. In order to give birth to me using a secret technique, my mother angered the Heavenly Way and suffered a backlash, enduring the seven-nine lightning tribulation.”
Su Qingyi’s voice was light, but as Jiang Huai looked into her eyes, he suddenly felt an ineffable loneliness.
She gazed at Jiang Huai quietly and said softly, “So… I can’t let my mother down. I must become the best, most outstanding, and most diligent Grand Princess in the Fox Clan’s history, and personally win a glimmer of hope for the Fox Clan from the Heavenly Way.”
“Can’t you just…”
Jiang Huai’s words stopped abruptly.
What could he say? What could he do? In the end, he was just a stranger who had come to the Western Region. He was merely an outsider to everything concerning the Fox Clan. He was only in the same cave as Su Qingyi by chance. In a couple of days, he would leave. Perhaps they would meet again in the future, but most likely, they would just be strangers.
“I can’t.” Su Qingyi leaned forward slightly, her forehead touching Jiang Huai’s, her voice very soft, “This is my destiny, what I must do. Everything has been predetermined since I was born.”
Jiang Huai chose to remain silent, saying nothing more, until Su Qingyi’s hot tears fell on his cheek. He stared blankly at Su Qingyi’s face and suddenly heard her say, “So… can I kiss you?”
“Hey, hey, hey, don’t take advantage like that!”
“Seeing how pained you looked just now, I thought you would agree.” In an instant, Su Qingyi looked up, leaned against the stone wall, and wiped away her tears. Her eyes then became cold and serene again, but a playful smile played on her lips.
The downpour outside the cave wailed like a lament. Su Qingyi turned her head to look outside the cave and said softly, “I wish it would rain like this in the Fox Clan too.”
Her hand fell on Jiang Huai’s face, slightly warm. The cave was a bit cold, and her voice became very gentle, “Hurry and sleep. If we can’t find any trace of snow silk flowers tomorrow, I’ll go to the third region to find it for you myself.”
“You’re not allowed to go.” Jiang Huai said very seriously.
“Why?”
“I won’t allow anyone to risk their life for my matters. If anything happens to you, I will live with guilt for the rest of my life.”
Su Qingyi gently pinched his face and said softly, “You’re nothing like the humans I know.”
“Hmm?”
“My mother told me that humans are mostly sinister, cunning, despicable, and shameless. But you seem like a fool.”
Jiang Huai was amused and speechless. He looked at Su Qingyi’s eyes, “Is this being a fool?”
“Perhaps.” Su Qingyi’s fingertips gently pinched his earlobe again, and she said softly, “But if I have someone like you as a friend, I would feel at ease.”
Su Qingyi lowered her head, her dark eyes gazing at him tenderly. “We should be friends by now, right?”
“Of course.”
“So, let me kiss you, just once.” Su Qingyi leaned closer again. Jiang Huai had to use his hand to support her chin, stubbornly replying, “No kissing!”
Shameless fox girl!
