Chapter 24

Late at night again, when Qin Mian was about to coax Song Shu to sleep like he did a few days ago, he saw him staring at him with his eyes wide open, as if he had something to say.

"What's wrong?" Qin Mian said softly, "Do you feel hot again?"

Song Shu frowned and gasped uncomfortably. The feeling of heat in his body seemed to be even more intense than before, so intense that he could hardly control the spiritual energy in his body.

Seeing Song Shu's face wrinkled like a bun due to his discomfort, Qin Mian put his hand on his back and patted him, saying worriedly, "It's not good to keep enduring like this. I'll take you to see the Elder of Alchemy, okay?"

Just as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of cloth tearing, and then saw a long, fluffy orange-red tail rising behind Song Shu.

The next moment, his hand was grabbed by Song Shu. Qin Mian subconsciously looked down, only to see Song Shu biting her lip, her cheeks flushed, her eyes filled with moisture, and she stammered, "I think I'm in heat. Qin Mian, please help me."

Hair, estrus, period.

The three words gradually grew larger and larger in Qin Mian's mind, and then exploded with a loud bang, leaving Qin Mian stunned on the spot. His usually calm face showed a rare look of embarrassment.

A trace of panic flashed in Qin Mian's eyes. He dodged and said with an unsteady breath: "How can I help you?"

"Don't you know?" Song Shu said aggrievedly, her lips already bitten dark red. "Ah Huang said that every time he was in heat, Xuan Xu would help him. Qin Mian, haven't you learned that?"

"Ah Huang said that it would only be a little uncomfortable at the beginning, but it would go away later."

Xuanxu helps Ah Huang...

Qin Mian felt that he knew something extraordinary. No wonder his uncle doted on Ah Huang so much... Now everything was explained.

Seeing Song Shu still looking at him expectantly, Qin Mian felt torn. He opened and closed his lips several times, and after a long while, he could only say: "How about you bear with it for now? I'll go to the alchemy elder tomorrow to buy some elixirs for calming the mind."

"don't want!"

Song Shu threw Qin Mian's hand away angrily, his chest heaving violently. In addition to the indescribable irritability and anger in his chest, he felt another ball of anger condensed.

Shu was already feeling miserable, and the bad Qin Mian didn't help him!

When the rat gets better, I’ll beat you up sooner or later!

Song Shu struggled to get up from the bed, and when he was about to get out of bed, Qin Mian pulled him back onto the bed.

"What nonsense!"

Seeing Song Shu wagging her tail and about to run out, Qin Mian said angrily, "You're not in heat anymore. Why don't you stay in the house? Who are you going out to find?"

There was a hint of jealousy in these words, but the simple-minded Song Shu didn't hear it.

Pulling Qin Mian's hand away, Song Shu glared and roared fiercely, "You won't help me again! I'm going to find Xuanxu to help me!"

Xuanxu...

His handsome face darkened, Qin Mian pulled Song Shu's arm and said coldly, "No."

Hearing Qin Mian's words, Song Shu was really angry. He raised his leg and kicked Qin Mian. With tears in his eyes, he roared:

"You're not allowed to do this or that! Are you trying to kill me with the heat?"

As the estrus period prolonged, Song Shu's face became more and more sweaty, with two blushes on his face, and he looked very uncomfortable.

Qin Mian kept his hand on Song Shu's arm and lowered his eyes, as if he was making some important decision. After a moment, he looked up at Song Shu, seemingly calm, but his ears were almost red. "I can help you."

Pursing his lips, Qin Mian thought calmly that he would only help Song Shu this time, and tomorrow he would go to ask the elder of the alchemy department what to do about Song Shu's emotions.

But just as he made up his mind, Song Shu on the other side was still complaining that he was slow, and kicked him again, saying fiercely: "Why don't you hurry up!"

Bad Qin Mian, you clearly knew the method, but you pretended not to know just now!

-

In the quiet cave, the two of them lay on the bed, snuggling with each other.

Song Shu nestled in Qin Mian's arms, and could bite Qin Mian's neck with just a turn of his head. His eyes were wet and half-closed, his long black eyelashes trembled slightly, his two hands climbed weakly on Qin Mian's shoulders, and the big tail behind him hit the bed again and again.

Good, very comfortable.

Is the rat about to ascend?

His body trembled, and Song Shu held a piece of flesh on Qin Mian's neck.

Her fingertips were sticky, and the surroundings were filled with an aura that was hard to ignore. Qin Mian pursed her lips, her eyes were dark, her ears were red, and she did not move for a long time.

But he didn't move, and the person in his arms was not one to sit still. He half-closed his eyes, waiting for the fatigue on his body to dissipate. Song Shu grabbed Qin Mian's chest, messing up his collar, and said in a noisy manner: "Qin Mian, I want to do it again."

The mouse is so comfortable!

"Nonsense!" Qin Mian shouted with an unstable breath, "Doing this too much will damage your Yuan Yang. Your cultivation foundation is not stable now, so it's not advisable to do it too much. Since the estrus period is over, get up quickly."

Song Shu didn't want to listen to Qin Mian's talk that would make Shu unhappy. When he was about to argue with him, he suddenly found that the part where he had just vented his anger became energetic again.

He blinked his eyes and said excitedly, "Estrous period is clearly not over yet!"

Song Shu straightened his waist and touched the back of Qin Mian's hand, and said confidently: "Look, I haven't passed yet, help me again!"

Qin Mian: ...

Seeing Qin Mian standing still, Song Shu was so anxious that he wanted to grab his hand, but Qin Mian scolded him, "Don't move."

His voice was low and restrained, sounding a bit scary, but Song Shu was not afraid of him. Instead, he punched Qin Mian's chest and said unhappily, "Why are you yelling at me?"

Qin Mian closed his eyes, his expression darkening again. He once again grasped Song Shu's restless object and whispered, "Don't talk. I'll help you."

The comfortable feeling came again, Song Shu narrowed his eyes, and was too lazy to argue with Qin Mian about the vicious rat this time.

It was just that his pants were really in the way, making it difficult for Song Shu to close his legs. He held Qin Mian's hand, and under Qin Mian's gloomy and terrifying eyes, he quickly kicked off the troublesome pants. Then he patted Qin Mian's hand and instructed, "Go on."

…

The little squirrel's short legs turned out to be very slender and well-proportioned after it transformed into a human form. Its skin was as white as snow, and purple veins were faintly visible at its ankles. As he slightly squeezed his legs together, the flesh on his thighs swayed gently. The warm tail behind him stuck to the smooth skin, burning Qin Mian's eyes, which seemed to be filled with frost and snow, almost burning with anger.

His Adam's apple rolled up and down unbearably, and Qin Mian looked away with great difficulty, but he didn't expect that this would cause Song Shu in his arms to be dissatisfied:

"Be gentle, it hurts!"

Pursing his lips, Qin Mian gradually relaxed his strength. When Song Shu's expression gradually relaxed and he began to hug his neck and grind his teeth, Qin Mian secretly followed suit and grinded his teeth.

It really is like raising an ancestor.

If it's too serious, he'll be unhappy; if it's too light, he'll be unhappy too. But he doesn't have the confidence to challenge this little ancestor, so he can only bear it himself.

Fortunately, the little squirrel's duration was not long. After three times in a row, Song Shu's eyelids gradually began to droop. After venting again, a feeling of emptiness filled his body. He yawned slightly, hugged Qin Mian's neck and gradually fell asleep.

Seeing that Song Shu closed his eyes and seemed to have fallen asleep, Qin Mian let out a breath softly, let go of Song Shu's hand and was about to get out of bed to calm down, when the sleeping man suddenly moved again, raised his bare legs and pressed them on Qin Mian's legs.

Qin Mian, who was about to go out to calm down: ...

"Hmm?"

Song Shu dazedly opened his eyes a crack, reached down, and muttered, "What is that? It's so hot."

Could it be that Qin Mian also has a tail, which makes the mouse very uncomfortable?

Veins on his forehead throbbed as Qin Mian blocked Song Shu's rebellious hand with a straight face. He kept a straight face and said softly, "It's nothing. Go to sleep quickly. You still have to practice tomorrow."

Yes.

The rat still needs to practice.

The crack in his eye quickly closed again, but Song Shu's hand, which had been taken away, was placed on Qin Mian's shoulder again. He smacked his lips, tilted his head, and fell into a sound sleep.

The cave suddenly became quiet.

After a while, Qin Mian stared at Song Shu's dark hair and sighed softly, "You slept soundly."

Poor thing, I, who claim to be a gentleman, have to endure a night in unbearable heat.

The next day, when Song Shu got up, he felt full of energy and strength. He no longer felt irritable and listless as he had in the past few days.

The rat is so strong that it can kill a cow!

However, when he got up, Qin Mian was nowhere to be seen, but on the table was the Linghua cake that Song Shu had loved to eat recently, and a pot of sweet red date tea.

Song Shu sat down on the rattan chair beside the table, eating cakes and smiling so hard that his eyebrows were not visible.

The mouse thinks that the estrus period is also good, and at night the mouse asks Qin Mian to help the mouse through the estrus period.

After waiting for a while and seeing Qin Mian not coming back, Song Shu started practicing on his own. After he finished a set of sword moves, Qin Mian finally came back.

Although they had touched intimately last night, Song Shu thought it was just normal help and didn't feel shy. He walked up to Qin Mian and complained, "Why didn't you wake me up today?"

"Oh."

Qin Mian pursed his lips. He had not slept or practiced the whole night before. He kept his eyes open until the first ray of light appeared in the sky before he got up to look for the elder who made pills.

It was difficult to explain the reason to Song Shu, a shy squirrel spirit, so Qin Mian took out a bottle of pills from his sleeve and handed it to Song Shu: "This is a tranquilizing pill, which can help you concentrate and calm your mind. Remember to take one every day for the next few days."

Why should the mouse take medicine if there is nothing wrong with it?

Slapping Qin Mian's hand away, Song Shu turned his head and said, "I don't want to eat."

Qin Mian patiently explained: "After taking the Tranquility Pill, your estrus period won't be so uncomfortable anymore."

"But I'm not feeling bad at all!"

Looking straight at Qin Mian with clear eyes, Song Shu said seriously: "You felt so comfortable when you helped me yesterday. It wasn't uncomfortable at all during estrus."

Qin Mian: ...

"I don't want to eat it anyway," Song Shu crossed his arms and turned his face away. "If you want to eat it, eat it yourself!"

The rat needs Qin Mian’s help!

Qin Mian: ...

Unable to argue with this unreasonable little squirrel, Qin Mian could only put the tranquility pills he had bought earlier in the morning back into his sleeve. As for Song Shu's words of comfort, Qin Mian didn't know whether to laugh or worry.

Qin Mian really had no way to deal with this little squirrel who was greedy for enjoyment.

The estrus period lasted for more than ten days. Under Song Shu's temper, Qin Mian gritted his teeth and helped him for ten days.

After the period of preparation and estrus finally passed, Song Shu was full of energy, but Qin Mian's usually calm face showed a rare trace of haggardness.

However, the tranquility pills he bought did not end up in Song Shu's stomach, but were eaten up by Qin Mian instead.

-

Ah Huang and Xuan Xu had been playing in the human world for several days, and had not returned until Song Shufa and the love period ended.

Song Shu didn't know many people in Xiaoyao Sect, and most of them didn't understand the habits of animals. Although his acquaintance with Ah Huang was not pleasant, it had to be said that Ah Huang was one of the few animals in Xiaoyao Sect that Song Shu could talk to.

After the estrus period ended, Song Shu felt completely relaxed and became more attentive when teaching the disciples of the Rat Sect.

Among the few disciples of the Rat Sect, Ah Hua is considered to be a relatively talented and hardworking fairy. On this day, after Song Shu checked the disciples' absorption of spiritual energy, he asked about their recent cultivation experience. After asking one by one, the fairies began to gossip.

Song Shu is a generous sect leader. Every time the disciples of the Rat Sect get together, he will take out the spiritual tea prepared by Qin Mian for each disciple to taste.

Ah Hua licked the tea gracefully. Seeing that Song Shu was in much better condition than before, she asked curiously, "Master, do you have any good methods for cultivation? I feel like you look even more majestic than before."

Humph, that’s right!

The rat also felt that he was more powerful.

Shaking his big tail, Song Shu put his hands on his hips and said proudly, "I went into heat a few days ago."

Song Shu couldn't wait to tell the world how comfortable he felt after estrus. He blinked his dark eyes and said mysteriously, "When you come into estrus in the future, you can ask your master to help you through it. It feels so good that it will even make your cultivation more energetic."

Knowing that most of his disciples were spirit pets, Song Shu was angry that they did not fight for it, but in the end he reluctantly accepted this fact.

"ah?"

The cats present were all stunned. As a cat who also had trouble with her estrus, Ah Hua asked curiously, "Master, I remember you didn't live with the eldest brother?"

As the eldest senior brother, Qin Mian has a high status in Xiaoyao Sect. The spirit pets of the disciples in Xiaoyao Sect all know that he is the senior brother of their master.

"Yeah." Song Shu said naturally, "He helped me get through my estrus period."

Several kittens looked at each other in confusion. A male gray tabby cat raised his paw and scratched his head, then said cautiously, "But you are not all males. How can he help you?"

"What's wrong with being a man?" Song Shu shook his beard, rather dissatisfied: "As long as I'm comfortable, that's all."

Gray Beaver Flower hesitated and asked, "How do males mate?"

mating?

Song Shu blinked, not really understanding what mating meant. Did it mean that when Qin Mian was helping the rats, he was mating?

Unwilling to reveal his ignorance to his disciples, Song Shu said with a stern face, "Why can't males be mated?"

Just as Gray Lihua was about to continue questioning, Yellow Lihua finally stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "I remember that the Sect Master has already cultivated to become a human, and males can mate with each other in the human world."

Huang Lihua is already quite old and has seen a lot in the world, so he doesn't find it strange.

Seeing someone standing on his side, Song Shu immediately agreed: "That's right!"

"But—" Huang Lihua glanced at Song Shu and asked with some concern, "Is the Sect Master going to become a Taoist partner with the eldest brother in the future?"

Why are they Taoist companions again?

Song Shu frowned, not very willing to answer.

He wanted to become a Taoist partner with Qin Mian, but Qin Mian was unwilling.

Huang Lihua saw something in Song Shu's expression, and her tone was a little more mature: "Master, if you and the eldest brother can't become a Taoist couple, you should be careful."

Song Shu: "Why?"

The other fairies also looked at Huang Lihua curiously.

"In the human world, if males mate but don't marry, one of them will most likely be abandoned, and the consequences for that abandoned person are never good."

Glancing at Song Shu, Huang Lihua said earnestly, "Master, if the eldest brother cannot become your Taoist partner, then you should not mate with him in the future."

Huang Lihua had seen many people of all kinds, and it was obvious that the master of his family had a simple mind, so he could only be coaxed into mating by Qin Mian.

Tsk.

Qin Mian appears to be a gentleman on the surface, but secretly he is a playboy.

Thinking of this, Huang Lihua's mood became heavier. Seeing that Song Shu's eyes were still confused, he said with great sorrow: "Master, those who cannot form a Taoist couple are just playing rogues! You should stay away from these rogues!"

"Otherwise there will be serious consequences."

"Those people say sweet words, but when they don't want to have sex with you anymore, they'll just leave you to fend for yourself."

Every word Huang Lihua said fell on Song Shu's forehead, making the little squirrel's eyes blurry and his mind blank.

Qin Mian was unwilling to become a Taoist partner with Shu, and would throw Shu out of Xiaoyao Sect in the future...

"impossible!"

Song Shu frowned and waved his claws, ending the day's supervision of his disciples' cultivation: "You go back first, I will check on your cultivation progress in a few days."

Shu wants to go back and ask Qin Mian if he really wants to abandon him!

Several goblins noticed that Song Shu was in a bad mood, so they quickly said goodbye to him and dispersed.

Song Shu also ran back to the cave without stopping. He wanted to ask Qin Mian if he really didn't want to be his Taoist partner!

If it is true, Shu will return to Lingshan and never see Qin Mian again!

-

The man in the long gown with wide sleeves was holding a weasel in pea green clothes in his arms. As soon as he entered Xiaoyao Gate, he bumped into Qin Mian who was returning from work.

Seeing Xuanxu stroking Ah Huang's head with his hand, Qin Mian didn't think that Xuanxu and Ah Huang had any affair before, but after hearing Song Shu say that Xuanxu helped Ah Huang through her estrus period, he felt that this scene was somewhat ambiguous.

Although Qin Mian still looked like a gentleman, Xuanxu always felt that there was something strange in his eyes. He couldn't help but ask, "Why are you staring at me?"

Ah Huang: “Hiss.”

Damn Qin Mian, what are you looking at!

Glancing at the culprit who had caused Song Shu to ask for his help to get through her estrus period, Qin Mian sneered and said bluntly, "I heard from Song Shu that it was you, Uncle Master, who helped Ah Huang through his estrus period."

After hearing Qin Mian's words, Xuan Xu's face did not show any embarrassment. Instead, he looked calm and said, "Yes, the weasel's estrus period has always been difficult to endure. So after the first year of its estrus, I developed a set of exercises to suppress the irritability brought about by the estrus period."

Qin Mian: ...So this is how Xuanxu helps Ah Huang?

Seeing Qin Mian's increasingly gloomy face, Xuanxu secretly had a guess in his heart. He patted Ah Huang's head, put him on the ground, and said softly: "You go back first. I have something to say to Qin Mian."

Ah Huang: “Hiss.”

I'm leaving first. If you want to beat Qin Mian, ask me to come back and watch the fun.

Qiao Mo glared at Qin Mian, and the long yellow strip quickly disappeared from their sight.

Qin Mian vaguely knew what Xuanxu was going to say to him, and was about to leave, but was stopped in time by Xuanxu.

It was a rare sight for Qin Mian to show some discomfort, and Xuan Xu felt a bit of a pang of embarrassment. "I remember squirrels' estrus period is a month or two earlier than weasels', so it should be recently. Did you help Song Shu through her estrus period?"

Qin Mian pursed his lips, unwilling to answer.

Xuanxu asked again: "How did you help him get through it, or have you two already..."

"No."

The two hard words revealed that Qin Mian was not as calm as he looked on the surface. Xuan Xu curled his lips and said, "But even if there is physical intimacy, it's fine. After all, I see that Song Shu likes you very much, and you also value him very much."

It was surprising that a cold-hearted person like Qin Mian was willing to keep a squirrel, not to mention that he repeatedly brought Ah Huang to him to ask for an explanation for this little squirrel, which was even more incomprehensible.

Before Song Shu came, Qin Mian never cared about how Ah Huang caused trouble in Xiaoyao Sect.

Qin Mian did not deny Xuan Xu's words and remained silent for a moment. After a moment, he said calmly, "He has only been practicing as a human for two months and does not understand the concept of love."

It is undeniable that Qin Mian knew that he did have some unclear feelings towards Song Shu. If he didn't want to, he would not help him do that kind of thing just because of Song Shu's few words.

It’s just that Song Shu is too innocent and cute, and Qin Mian doesn’t want to trick and bully him when he doesn’t know anything.

Xuanxu roughly understood what Qin Mian meant. He glanced at him, surprised that Qin Mian was truly a gentleman. He couldn't help but say, "You really love him."

"But—, you know, if it were in Lingshan, maybe Song Shu would have her own child by now."

After all, the longest lifespan of a squirrel is only ten years, and most only live six to eight years.

"I think Song Shu is very smart. If you really have feelings for him, you should tell him clearly as soon as possible to avoid misunderstandings. If Song Shu goes to find someone else one day, it will be too late to regret it."

Frowning slightly, Qin Mian retorted sarcastically, "Why don't you say that if Ah Huang hadn't been raised by you, he would probably be a grandfather now."

Xuanxu: ...

After a moment of silence, Qin Mian pursed his lips and said softly, "Let's talk about it later."

Once he is sure that Song Shu really likes him and is not just saying it, if Song Shu is really just saying it... then it will not be too late for him to make a decision.

Seeing the darkness that flashed across Qin Mian's eyes, Xuan Xu sighed inwardly.

His nephew really loves Song Shu very much.

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Author's words: Song Shu: Qin Mian is still useful, the mouse is so comfortable that it is about to ascend to heaven [Drop-eared rabbit head]

Qin Mian: This is difficult to comment.