These cultivators knew this best; they valued their reputation highly. How could they allow a shrewd fox to nuzzle against their chest? In this respect, they weren't as straightforward as the demon race. Among the demons, if they saw someone they liked, they'd immediately start a loving exchange.

The fox silently placed its furry paws on Shen Wangshu's chest, pondered the question deeply for a moment, then tilted its head back, revealing a pair of pure and innocent fox eyes. It meowed softly twice, and seeing Shen Wangshu looking at it and smiling, it hurriedly went over to nuzzle Shen Wangshu's hair.

"I guess I was wrong." Shen Wangshu chuckled and touched its ears.

For some reason, she felt a sense of loss, as if she had missed out on someone important.

However, the fox's health was more important at this moment. She placed the fox on the ice bed, making it curl up into a ball, and then slowly channeled her spiritual energy into its body. She felt the small body tremble under her hands, knowing it would probably feel some pain, but she still helped it dissolve the massive amount of spiritual energy, circulating it all in its dantian.

For some unknown reason, the fox's empty dantian expanded very rapidly, as if it had truly possessed a vast dantian before. The tiny demon core was taking shape at a speed that even Shen Wangshu found astonishing.

The demon core spun rapidly within the fox's dantian, obedient and captivatingly lively.

Shen Wangshu let out a soft, puzzled sound.

The fox twitched its ears and looked up at her.

"I never expected my fox to be such a genius." These days, geniuses are everywhere. Not long ago, a genius boy named Yue Xizhi appeared, and now a fox with exceptional talent has emerged.

Shen Wangshu keenly sensed that once the demon core was formed, it began to automatically absorb the surrounding spiritual energy, nourishing the fox's body with it. She couldn't help but laugh and say, "Luckily you met me." If it hadn't met Shen Wangshu, this fox that had inexplicably appeared outside her cave would probably have died long ago. Perhaps it had died in the same way in its previous life.

If she had never spent time with it, Shen Wangshu would only be glad that the demon race had lost a genius.

But now, she feels a little scared.

The frail and injured little fox might have died if she had arrived a moment later.

The fox tilted its head up and licked her finger ingratiatingly. When she smiled at it with her eyes crinkled, it rolled its own eyes and then put her finger in its mouth.

It squinted its eyes, its soft tongue circling around her fingers.

Shen Wangshu was taken aback, then scrutinized the fox. Seeing that it was only looking at him with affectionate and grateful innocent eyes, he realized that he was probably overthinking things.

Perhaps this is the common way that the fox spirit clan expresses affection?

She pulled her fingers out of the fox's mouth and saw that they were glistening with fox saliva. She twitched her lips and took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands.

"You're still young, it's not good for you to take those strong elixirs, they're bad for your health." Shen Wangshu wiped her hands and felt the fluffy little ball snuggle into her arms. She couldn't help but feel a surge of joy and tenderness in her heart.

Although she was a very gentle person, she rarely showed such heartfelt indulgence and tenderness towards anything, and she couldn't even bear to scold this fox that depended on her. Seeing that it was so happy that its eyes were squinting, she couldn't help but stroke it and say with a smile, "I'll personally start the furnace to refine pills for you later, all of them suitable for your cultivation."

Specialized for this?!

The fox proudly raised its little head.

That's how charming foxes are.

Its family's Shushu is specially made for it to refine pills!

Who else gets this kind of treatment?

Shen Wangshu looked at the smug fox and smiled faintly with her eyes lowered.

She reached out and summoned a stream of clear spring water, wiping away the bloodstains from the fox's fur and drying it.

Perhaps due to its long-term residence on the icy peaks, this fox exuded a cool, icy aura.

Shen Wangshu couldn't help but bury his nose in the soft fur and sniff it.

The fox stiffened for a moment, then peered around and rubbed its little belly against Shen Wangshu's face.

It tried its best to peek out its little head and sniff into Shen Wangshu's arms.

The similar aromas and the mingling of scents made it squint its eyes in satisfaction.

Shen Wangshu was just joking. Seeing that the fox really liked him, he thought for a moment and then said with a smile, "You've been by my side for so long, and you still don't have a name. How about I call you..."

She looked down and saw the fox's eyes, which seemed to speak volumes, shimmering with an irresistible allure. She murmured involuntarily, "I'll call you... Xiao Xuan." She hoped that calling the fox's name would bring her lover back soon. She didn't understand what was wrong with the world, but Ah Xuan's continued absence saddened her.

Only then did she realize that she had gotten so used to Ah Xuan being by her side from the very beginning that she felt suffocated in the world even when he wasn't around.

“You are Xiao Xuan. In the future, there will be A Xuan. You must be good friends.” Shen Wangshu pointed at the fox who suddenly froze.

The little furball stared blankly up at her, and suddenly its eyes welled up with tears.

I don't know why, but the feeling of satisfaction and the reluctance to see her smile were mixed with a sense of sadness, filling my heart.

Its eyes were wet and glistening with moisture. It silently leaned in and licked Shen Wangshu's eyes.

Even though there were no tears, it felt as if Shen Wangshu was crying.

It didn't want to tell her it had found her, because that way it could innocently snuggle in her arms. But seeing the tears in her eyes, it suddenly felt very selfish.

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