Main Protagonist: Powerful, devoted, and wealthy Beast Emperor (top) Gorgeous, gentle, nine-tailed red fox (bottom)
Supporting Protagonist: A fluffy, chubby golden nine-tailed fox cub.
Chi Yuan from another dimension: Kick this soul fragment out!
"What are you laughing at? Is what I said funny?"
Chi Yuan reached out and poked Shen Yulou's upturned lips with his finger.
It's soft, and I feel like I could poke two little holes in it.
"Don't poke it."
Shen Yulou grabbed Chi Yuan's hand and made him poke his face, his fingertips overflowing with spiritual energy that flowed through Chi Yuan's body.
"Not bad, not bad, your cultivation has improved a lot."
Having subdued the Ice Soul and the Three-Legged Golden Crow's Strange Flame, Chi Yuan has broken through the bottleneck of the Golden Core stage and successfully reached the Nascent Soul stage.
"With your cultivation level, you'd be more than qualified to be an elder in a small sect."
Even those at the Nascent Soul stage can barely be considered experts in the cultivation world.
He recalled the figures of powerful figures in the cultivation world, each one exuding an air of otherworldly grace and ethereal beauty.
Why is it different when we get to Chiyuan?
"I don't want to be an elder, I want to be your apprentice."
"Is there a conflict between you becoming an elder and me becoming your disciple?"
Shen Yulou tilted his head, indicating that he didn't understand his thought process.
"I don't want it."
Chi Yuan, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, shook his head frantically in front of Shen Yulou.
"Okay, okay, I won't go. It's almost dawn, let's close our eyes and rest for a while."
He placed the cub on Chi Yuan's chest and let it lie there.
The little guy was asleep, and he had been soothing himself for who knows how long with his hands on his belly.
"You should go to sleep too."
Holding Chi Yuan's head, Shen Yulou pulled him into her arms and patted his cheek lightly.
Do you do this when you put your baby to sleep?
Chi Yuan felt completely captivated by Shen Yulou's current gentleness; even the hands patting his ear seemed to carry a fragrance.
"Pretty much, but I'll pat the kid's butt, not his face."
"Will you pat my butt?"
"Pervert."
Upon hearing Chi Yuan's wildly imaginative words, Shen Yulou slapped him across the face.
"Sleep? To sleep or not to sleep? I'll slap you if you stay up even a second late."
"Sleep! Sleep!"
Fearing a slap from Shen Yulou, Chi Yuan nodded obediently and hurriedly.
"Awoo..."
Hearing Chi Yuan's even breathing, Shen Yulou yawned, lay down, and closed his eyes.
Are you asleep?
Just before falling asleep, Shen Yulou was still whispering questions to Chi Yuan in his ear.
"She's asleep."
Chi Yuan nodded with his eyes closed.
He was slapped squarely in the chest, almost making him vomit blood.
"That's a lie, people who are asleep can't talk."
She heard her lover's mumbling words in her ears, and when she turned around, Shen Yulou's eyes were already closed.
He kissed the top of his head and whispered goodnight in his ear.
"good evening!"
Shen Yulou responded instinctively, and as a result, he also got a slap on the butt from Chi Yuan.
Open your eyes and turn over.
Feeling guilty under Shen Yulou's intense gaze, Chi Yuan shrank back and slapped his own buttocks.
This action successfully stopped the pre-sleep slapping incident.
The couple were able to fall asleep peacefully.
...
Today is the third day in the secret realm, and there are only two days left in the semi-finals.
Chi Yuan led Shen Yulou toward the center of the secret realm.
"It feels like there are more and more strangers as we go further in, so I'm not as conspicuous next to you anymore."
Sensing the surrounding atmosphere, Shen Yulou shrank back to its original size while holding the cub and jumped into Chi Yuan's pocket.
The little one was still holding his father's hand when, in the next second, he wobbled and slipped, and with a "duang," he fell into the dark hole.
"Ada! Ahh!"
The little guy could see the light above him when he looked up, and he wanted his dad to carry him outside.
dad?
Where's Dad?
The little one could have turned around and kissed his dad, but where is he now?
“Daddy’s here, baby.”
Shen Yulou picked up the baby, who had shrunk even more after being cut down.
Oh, Daddy's here, give me a kiss.
The little guy pouted and kissed Shen Yulou on the face, completely unaware that he and his father had shrunk.
Chi Yuan opened his pocket and glanced at it a few times.