Chapter 58 Holding a Fox
The Cave of Ashes was pitch black, and Shu Ning continued her search.
The occasional rumble of thunder outside the cave reminded Shu Ning of a quote from an encyclopedia about Jin Tong—
During thunderstorms, the ability to transform into orc form will weaken, and the ability to do so will be unavailable for a very short time. The ability to transform will be restored after the thunder subsides.
Seeing the bulging blanket on the bed, she went over.
"Jin Tong, is that you?"
She sat on the edge of his bed and gently lifted his blanket.
As soon as she lifted her sleeve, he stood up and hugged her tightly.
Shu Ning felt him trembling slightly, but he did not transform into a beast as described in the book.
"What's wrong?" she asked gently as she reached out to hug him back.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Shu Ning wanted to let go of him to check.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning cleaved the sky, accompanied by a deafening rumble of thunder.
As soon as Shu Ning loosened her grip, he pulled her back into a tight embrace.
"Okay, okay, I'm here, I won't let go."
She gently patted his back, tenderly comforting him.
She held him like that for a while, until the thunder subsided slightly.
He finally spoke, "Will you stay with me tonight?"
His voice was low and slightly choked.
"good."
Shu Ning let go of him, but he still held her.
"I'm not leaving. I'll stay here with you tonight."
Jin Tong then released her.
She then lay down next to him.
As soon as she lay down, Jin Tong snuggled into her arms, wrapped his arms around her, and buried his head in her shoulder.
His hot breath tickled her neck.
She patted his head and then hugged him.
He gradually relaxed in her warm embrace and slowly fell asleep.
The two of them fell asleep in each other's arms until dawn...
The next morning.
Jin Tong woke up in her arms, recalling the previous night.
She appeared just as he was weakened to the point of reverting to his original form.
Her presence gave him a great sense of security, and after holding her tightly, he felt as if his strength was slowly returning.
He couldn't bear to let her go until the thunder subsided.
He cherished the feeling from last night and wanted to continue having that experience with her.
Afraid of pressing down on her, he gently got up.
But I still woke her up.
As soon as Shu Ning opened her eyes, she saw a pair of fiery red eyes staring back at her.
"Ember Eyes".
Shu Ning looked at his handsome face so close to hers and couldn't help but swallow.
Looking at the female beneath him as she awoke, Jin Tong found her incredibly endearing, making him want to "tease" her.
He leaned down and gently kissed her lips.
She embraced him and returned his kiss.
Shu Ning was now mentally prepared to welcome him.
After a passionate kiss, he released her and got up.
This made her feel dazed.
No? That's it?
She sat up, looked at him, and still didn't quite understand his abrupt stop.
Looking at her flushed cheeks, Jin Tong couldn't resist pecking her lips.
"What are you thinking about? Silly girl." Jin Tong patted her head.
He knew what she was thinking, of course, but his body hadn't fully recovered from last night.
He didn't want to disappoint her.
Then, he took out a package and handed it to her.
"What's this?"
"Are you hungry? Open it and take a look."
She opened it and saw that it contained dried animal meat!
Her eyes lit up the moment she saw the meat, and she put it in her mouth.
"Is it tasty?"
"Delicious!" she nodded.
"By the way, Jin Tong, why didn't you revert to your original form last night?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jin Tong suddenly moved closer, staring at her, "How did you know this?"
"I heard about it when I was in your fox clan," Shu Ning made up a reason.
Only his parents and sister knew about this. Could it be that his sister told him?
Thinking of this, his expression softened.
After Shu Ning finished eating at his place, she prepared to return to her own cave.
After a night of rain, the air on the way back was fresh.
She returned to her cave and reflected on everything that had happened from last night to this morning.
He thought he could complete the mission with Jin Tong, but it seems he's not quite willing to have anything happen between them.
This put her in a dilemma. If Jin Tong couldn't complete this task, who else would be willing to complete it with her?
She opened the system assistant to check:
Xuanlin: -29 (Dislike)
Xuanmo: 24 (No feeling)
Yi Yuan: -30 (Dislike)
Ink glass: 30 (normal)
Jin Tong: 71 (likes)
Werewolf Orc: 1.12 (No reaction)
Jiaolong Beastman: 0.48 (No effect)
Fox Clan Orc: 0.89 (No reaction)
Other orc races: None
Xiao Chong: Hide is temporarily unavailable.
Xuanmo's initial favorability towards her was quite good, at least among the beastmen, but after using up 7 favorability points, his attitude towards her changed drastically, so this can't be touched for now.
Mo Li's progress is quite rapid; she's already surpassed Xuan Mo. Perhaps we could give it a try.
A casual glance below revealed to her surprise that the wolf, dragon, and fox beastmen were also improving.
No wonder Mu Yu was sarcastic and impatient with her the day before yesterday.
She had no intention of competing with her, but she insisted on treating her as a rival.
"Bang bang bang..."
Shu Ning, who was deep in thought, suddenly heard a loud knock on the door, and she frowned slightly.
Upon opening the door, they found a female with an angry expression.
Her skin was pale, but her lips were bright red, and her dark pupils were staring at her with hostility.
"You're the female who stole my beast husband?" she said in a hostile tone.
"Who are you?" Shu Ning looked at her in confusion.
“I am Xuanmo’s cousin, and also his prospective female.” She emphasized the last three words to her.
"Oh." Shu Ning said, and was about to close the door.
She hated this kind of situation the most, didn't want to pay attention to her, and didn't want to endure her terrible temper.
The quasi-female is not yet his female, yet he's arguing with her, the real female.
Seeing Shu Ning's calm expression, she was furious.
He reached out and stopped the door from closing.
"Xuanmo." Shu Ning looked into the distance.
When Wu Ling heard her call, Xuan Mo also looked over.
Seeing this, Shu Ning slammed the door shut.
Seeing that Xuanmo was not behind her, she realized that she had been tricked. Enraged, she kicked him hard.
"Ah!" A sharp pain shot through her foot, causing her to cry out repeatedly.
He yelled, shouted, and pounded on her door outside Shu Ning Cave, but when he got tired of yelling and still didn't see her come out, she finally quieted down.
She had intended to look for Xuanmo last night, but she couldn't find him.
She thought he was with Shu Ning, but halfway there it started raining heavily, soaking her to the bone.
She was so angry that she had to go back, and only came back the next morning.
Shu Ning knew that the more outwardly expressed this emotion, the easier it was to deal with, but she simply couldn't be bothered with it.
Sure enough, it stopped barking after a few times outside.
She didn't have time to think about anything else right now; she just wanted to figure out how to continue winning over her beast husbands.
"Host, there's a reward for completing the mission ahead of schedule," 007 suddenly appeared.
"Oh." Shu Ning didn't care about his reward anymore; she just didn't want to die.
Seeing her indifferent expression, 007 continued, "Completing the reward ahead of time will increase the teleportation distance."
"How much more?"
"After completing the task, it will be three times the previous amount."
“Isn’t this what I deserve?” Shu Ning said.
Upgrades related to the main storyline can be called rewards, but these are just something that comes with the upgrades.
007 was speechless. "There's an extra reward."
"What is it?"
"After completing the task, you can choose whether or not to get pregnant."
Upon hearing this, Shu Ning's eyes instantly lit up.
"This is good!"
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