On the Self-Cultivation of a Favored Concubine

Liu Qinglan is a Fei Fei (a mythical creature) who cultivated into a spirit in the mountains, her original form resembling a cat.

By a strange twist of fate, she was captured and brought into...

Chapter 35: Being Pulled by the Tail

In ancient times, Kuafu chased the sun and discarded his walking stick, which turned into a peach forest stretching for thousands of miles.

This legend is recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", and Liu Qinglan naturally knows the twists and turns behind it.

The first peach blossom that bloomed in the peach forest got the opportunity to ascend to become a god, in charge of the book of love in the world.

But in addition to humans, this world also has monsters, ghosts and demons.

Humans have seven emotions and six desires, and are bound by fate, so there is no reason why these sneaky spirits should not exist.

The Peach Blossom God is kind and gentle by nature. After witnessing the suffering of all living beings, he suddenly felt compassion and decided to act as a matchmaker for these strange and supernatural beings to avoid tragedy and regret.

This caused dissatisfaction among the gods, but the Peach Blossom God insisted on doing it, until the gods and demons fought each other, the barriers between them were broken, and there was contact between the various realms, then the love relationships were disrupted and interracial love appeared.

Then, the Peach Blossom God fell from grace and ceased to be a god. The demon world gained a new Peach Blossom Demon, in charge of the Love Book.

Liu Qinglan had just heard the black energy's purpose for coming here, and suddenly remembered this. Previously, because the Peach Blossom Demon was only half-formed, she had mistakenly believed that her cultivation was still shallow, and she wanted to be her boss. Now, it seemed that this ancient peach blossom had lived for tens of thousands of years, so it was not an exaggeration to call her "grandmother."

Liu Qinglan meowed in her heart, it turned out that there was such a powerful boss by her side!

The Peach Blossom Demon opened her eyes and looked at the infant spirit standing obediently in front of her. She was actually a little scared.

At such a young age, he is not a good student and is trying to imitate adults in forming a romantic relationship.

The younger sister couldn't hear their voices, she only saw the black gas staying in front of the peach tree. She gripped the dagger in her hand vigilantly, her eyes as cold as ice, looking around for any movement.

He thought to himself: If this black energy has other companions and attacks me in droves, I'm afraid I'll be left to die in the wilderness tonight. But before I die, I must drag this black energy with me to the underworld.

She was lost in thought when the infant spirit leaped for joy. "Did you hear that? She's going to die on the same day, month, and year as me, and we'll be together in the underworld. Doesn't that mean she loves me?"

Peach Blossom Demon and Liu Qinglan: ...

The infant spirit then spoke again, as if she knew everything: "I've known for a long time that she likes me. She comes to see me secretly every night, hiding on the beams. She always talks to me in her heart, and I know everything. Unfortunately, she can't hear me."

"Hmm... there might be some misunderstanding here." The Peach Blossom Demon tried to break the illusion of this black air.

But she continued in her innocent little girl voice, "You know, she's always praising me. No one else has ever praised me. They all think I'm unlucky and dirty. Only she... is willing to talk to me."

The Peach Blossom Demon looked at the infant spirit who was deeply in love and couldn't extricate herself, and couldn't bear to tell her: Baby, this person's mental activities are just richer, he is not talking to you!

My sister stared at the black gas that suddenly began to jump in front of her. She vaguely felt that it seemed happy. She stopped drawing her sword and decided to wait and see what it was going to do.

The infant spirit continued, "That night I saw her again, and I was so excited that I couldn't help but show up. But she was so shy that she turned around and ran away, so I had to chase her for a long time. But on the way, she kept praising me for being smart, hehe~"

The peach blossom demon coughed softly, "What did she praise you for?"

"There are many, such as insidious, cunning, shrewd, scheming, and mischievous... Especially mischievous, I like them very much~" The infant spirit energy began to jump again.

Liu Qinglan lay beside him and wagged her tail. "Are you sure this is a compliment?" "That last one is definitely because my sister didn't study hard enough and used the wrong idiom!"

"There's a cat demon there that's so annoying. I know she doesn't like this cat demon, so I want to help her, but, alas, I can't beat that cat." The infant spirit said dejectedly.

Liu Qinglan raised his cat paws. They are used to ward off evil spirits. Of course you can’t beat me!

But, my sister doesn’t like me? Liu Qinglan swung his tail unhappily, it seemed to be true.

"I can't help you to establish a relationship now, because I don't know her feelings. I can't just listen to your one-sided words." The peach blossom demon only saw hostility in the sister, and there was no love as the infant spirit said.

So this should be completely wishful thinking. However, it seems that this infant spirit has a good temperament, which is rare.

"So I brought her here!" Ying Lingqi said as a matter of course, then pounced on his sister next to him.

With a swish, the sword was unsheathed, flashing with cold light.

The black air lingered around the sword, but it was very happy. It thought its sister was playing with it.

So the man and the spirit started fighting with each other.

Liu Qinglan felt that this black energy was definitely a masochist, as it was so happy even after being beaten.

At this moment, the peach blossom demon finally couldn't help asking, "Why do you like this human girl?"

The infant spirit wrapped around the sword and said, "Because she likes me. She liked me first and always sneaked up on me to see me!"

Moreover, it saw an aura in this human girl that was similar to its own. It was formed in the darkness, lonely, secluded, without anyone to accompany it, unable to live under the sun, and could only move around at night, like a cold moon in the sky, or like a solitary flower in the wilderness and desert... The infant spirit was intoxicated in its own infinite pity.

"How about this? You transform into your true form, subdue your evil spirit, and see if she'll take you back. Then spend some time with her and see how she feels." The Peach Blossom Demon noticed her current mood and decided to help her, letting her see the human girl's true feelings. "But remember, you can't harm anyone, understand?"

The infant spirit rolled itself into a ball and said, "I've wanted to do this for a long time, but I can't do it."

Liu Qinglan opened the cat's eyes and saw a talisman in the middle of it.

This is what Lin Yulang used to stick on it to restrain the black energy.

"This is easy. But you must agree before I can remove the curse from you." The Peach Blossom Demon looked at it, and the infant spirit nodded, so she slowly exhaled and melted the talisman completely.

With a whoosh, the black gas disappeared.

My sister put away her dagger and walked towards the place where the falling sound was heard in surprise. Then she bent down and picked up a... black egg.

She placed the pitch-black egg in her palm and examined it for a while, but found nothing. She wondered, "Is this an egg laid by a black hen? How did it suddenly appear here?"

Or is the black energy hiding inside?

Thinking of this, the sister ran to the spring and knocked the black egg against the stone.

The black egg remained motionless and was as hard as iron.

But a crying face appeared on it.

My sister was startled and didn't dare to knock again. She threw her hand into the water.

The egg did not sink but floated on the water surface, revealing a smiling expression with thin eyebrows and eyes, like the face of a little girl.

My sister took off running. It was truly terrifying! Screw your black hen eggs! Better get out of here!

Heidan was not willing to be outdone, and caught up with him by jumping and skipping behind.

Liu Qinglan hugged her tail and fell on the peach tree branch laughing. It turned out that the original form of infant spirit energy was an egg!

Only after the man and the egg ran out of sight did Liu Qinglan let go of the tail and think about the important matter.

"I won't let you worship me as your boss anymore." Liu Qinglan jumped in front of the Peach Blossom Demon and said timidly.

The peach blossom demon's eyes were charming, "Then you will worship me as your boss?"

"No." Liu Qinglan refused immediately, because the beautiful queen said that he could only worship her as the boss, although he really wanted to, ahem.

"I know what you're thinking. You want to establish a romantic relationship with the Empress, right?" The Peach Blossom Demon saw through her thoughts at a glance. "But you have to bring her here. Only when the two of you are in tune with each other can I help you."

"That's easy. I'll bring the Beauty Queen here when I have the chance." Liu Qinglan thought seriously. He could use the excuse of completing the apprenticeship ceremony to bring the Beauty Queen here!

After making the decision, Liu Qinglan went back happily. If he didn't go back, Lulu would have discovered that he was not in the room.

To get to the palace from the back mountain, one has to cross a long corridor. Liu Qinglan found that there were suddenly more patrols, so he had to continue moving forward like a small animal, intending to secretly jump back to his room through the back window.

The moonlight in the mountains was like water, shining on the corridor. As Liu Qinglan's claws just climbed up the wooden corridor railing, he saw the beautiful queen walking towards him surrounded by a crowd of people.

It seemed that the banquet was over and she was ready to go back to the house to rest.

Xie Xuanzhao was holding a pretty little boy in her hand, with a gentle smile on his face.

Liu Qinglan tilted her head, stunned for a moment, until the boy suddenly raised his hand and shouted in surprise, "Kitten!"

Oh no, I've been discovered. Liu Qinglan was so engrossed in the Queen's beauty that she was slow to react. By the time she realized it, someone had already grabbed her by the tail.

The one who grabbed her tail was none other than the Queen!

This was the third time Xie Xuanzhao had seen this strange cat. This time, she reacted quickly, sprinting forward and grabbing the cat's long, snow-white tail.

It felt very good, so she picked it up skillfully and stroked it like a snowball.

It's shiny and smooth, not like a wild cat, but more like a domestic one. It seems that this cat has a good diet.

Xie Xuanzhao touched Liu Qinglan's lifeless little head and praised, "So cute." He simply couldn't let go of her.

The little boy looked on with envy, wanting to say something but stopping himself. He didn't dare to make a request and could only pray in his heart: Queen, please hold me, please hold me.

He thought that the Queen caught the cat for herself.

Xie Xuanzhao saw the young master's eager eyes. She originally wanted to catch the cat for the child to play with, but now that she held the cat in her arms, she suddenly couldn't bear to let it go.

Moreover, the cat seemed to be very close to him, with its claws clinging tightly to his sleeve, unwilling to let go.

So... Xie Xuanzhao pretended not to see the child's eager eyes and continued to hold the cat.

The young master's bedroom arrived first. Xie Xuanzhao petted the cat while instructing the palace servants to take good care of the young master. When he saw that the palace servants were settled, he continued to ignore the young master's gaze, calmly turned around and left with the cat in his arms.

Liu Qinglan was very desperate at first, lying in the arms of the beautiful queen, feeling like she had no desire to live.

Later, she felt the Beauty Queen's fingers sliding across her hair, and the abundant spiritual energy in her body. Suddenly, she realized that she had accidentally realized her wish of transforming into her original form and being stroked by the Queen...

So she carefully stretched out her claws, grabbed the sleeve of the Beauty Queen, and continued to lie on her arm with peace of mind, wagging her tail and beginning to enjoy herself.

Xie Xuanzhao carried her all the way back to his bedroom. Yan Mo couldn't help but say, "My Lady, are you planning to hold this wild cat..."

"I don't think it's a wild cat. It should be raised by someone. There are many wild animals in the mountains, so I'd better keep it in my house for now. I'll hold it in my arms while sleeping tonight." Xie Xuanzhao said casually.

Liu Qinglan's cat body trembled, and then... let's sleep together!

The author has something to say: Heidan: I came here to find a wife, but ended up being a little pet...

Willow Fairy: Shake my claws.

The beautiful queen looked calm and said: I treat you as my wife.

Heidan: Attacked by 10,000 points of dog food.

So, spoiler alert:

The relationship between my sister and Heidan is that of master and pet, not a couple!