"...That volcanic eruption not only destroyed the entire valley into a wasteland, but also caused unprecedented turmoil in the Dark Zone. Panic ensued. At the same time, the second leader, Cheng Liang, learned of Huo Shaoying's departure and took the opportunity to collude with several other leaders to storm the first leader's mansion..."
The fire at the chief's mansion burned for three days and three nights, causing heavy casualties on both sides. The first chief single-handedly held off the rebel army's all-out attack, but he was already at his limit. Just then, the third and fourth chiefs arrived with reinforcements, sneaked in from behind the rebel army, and beheaded Cheng Liang.
With their leader killed, the soldiers lost their morale and their spirits plummeted. Just then, Nan Xian and Huo Shaoying arrived hastily and joined forces to deliver the final blow to the rebel army. The battle ended in a crushing defeat for the rebels.
A gentle female voice narrated at a leisurely pace, her fair fingertips lightly brushing the soft tips of the little fox's ears in her arms.
The little fox squinted its eyes, its big tail swishing happily back and forth, "Mommy, Mommy, tell me the story of you and Daddy again!"
The busy figure in the kitchen, upon hearing a keyword related to themselves, immediately perked up their ears, quietly peeking out half their head from behind the door, their eyes shining as they stared at the human and fox on the living room sofa.
Nan Xian glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, snorted softly, and raised her voice: "What's there to say about him? Why don't I tell you the story of how your Uncle Diao Yu and I searched for the fragments of the divine soul!"
Upon hearing this, He Mingxiao's eyes immediately dimmed, and he pursed his lips and shrank back.
Nan Xian curled her lips into a barely perceptible smile.
Three years have passed since the battle in the Dark Zone. In these three years, she has almost collected all the fragments of her soul and has long since recalled her past life, including that cheesy, melodramatic romance from her previous existence.
As the guardian spirit of the Chinese land, she was only one step away from ascending to godhood when she failed to overcome the destined tribulation of love. In order to stay with her beloved for life, she almost exhausted all her faith power to gather a human soul for He Mingxiao, who was originally a demon star of natural disaster and had no soul or spirit, so that he could be reincarnated like an ordinary person.
Such a heaven-defying act angered the Heavenly Dao, which sent down a lightning tribulation. She was lucky enough to survive, but her soul was scattered by the heavenly lightning. Therefore, she could only return to the mortal world in a mortal body. Once she has collected all the fragments of her soul, she will be able to restore her spiritual power, start cultivating again, and embark on the Great Dao once more.
As for why He Mingxiao appeared at her house, it was because more than a year ago, he was kidnapped by the Black Serpent and taken to the Demon Realm as a hostage to blackmail Nan Xian. Although Nan Xian no longer had feelings for him, she could not bear to watch him die for her, so she led a group of her newly recruited underlings from the Dark Zone into the Demon Realm and fought the Black Serpent for three hundred rounds.
The cunning black snake, knowing it was doomed to lose, attempted to take He Mingxiao down with it. Nan Xian panicked, and the black snake seized the opportunity, throwing He Mingxiao aside and attempting to detonate its demon core to perish together with Nan Xian.
At the critical moment, the dying He Mingxiao used his last breath to rush forward and shield Nan Xian with his body—although it was of little use, because even if he hadn't rushed forward, Nan Xian would have only suffered a minor scratch.
He Mingxiao was blown to pieces on the spot. Nan Xian went to great lengths to go down to the underworld and pulled his soul back from the Bridge of Helplessness. She nurtured it with the Soul-Guiding Lamp for more than half a year, and it finally took human form recently. However, because his soul was unstable, he had to stay in Nan Xian's home and rely on her protective breath to survive.
The once powerful and influential CEO has suddenly become a stay-at-home dad who can't even step out of his house. Diao Yu often teases him about this, but He Mingxiao doesn't care at all—he's overjoyed to finally be able to openly and legitimately interact with Nan Xian every day!
Nan Xian enthusiastically recounted her adventures to the little fox, occasionally feeding it a strawberry and rubbing its fluffy paws, her face full of affection.
The little fox was "born" from her ten-month pregnancy. It was the miniature fox she had seen in her dream before. It was made by Nan Xian in her previous life by rubbing her own tail fur when she had nothing to do. Because it was imbued with the spiritual energy of the guardian spirit, it also became a spirit and lived and died with Nan Xian.
However, unlike its previous life, when it was born in this life, it had an extra patch of ice-blue fur on its forehead, shaped like a water droplet. Nan Xian suspected that this was related to the bead that Lan Xing had given her, but seeing that the little fox did not seem to be acting strangely, she did not take it to heart.
Just as she was getting into the conversation, the plate next to her became empty. She turned her head and saw that He Mingxiao had approached at some point, carrying a plate of freshly washed and stemmed strawberries, and had replaced the empty plate with his.
Her gaze shifted upwards, landing on the pair of fluffy cat ears in his hair, and she narrowed her eyes.
Ever since He Mingxiao accidentally revealed that he was the black cat Nan Nan, he simply stopped pretending. Whenever Nan Xian was home, he would "inadvertently" show his cat ears and tail and wave them around in front of her.
Seeing her looking at him, He Mingxiao gave her a flattering smile, blinked cautiously but with a hint of expectation, and his tail swayed slightly. "If you want to touch it, you can."
Nan Xian's throat tightened slightly, and her fingers twitched, but she quickly turned her head away, her face stern, and said, "Stop flattering yourself—is dinner ready yet?"
He Mingxiao wasn't annoyed at all; in fact, a smile appeared on his face. He turned around with the empty plate in his hand and said, "Yeah, it'll be ready soon. I made your favorite chicken wing rice wraps."
No sooner had he finished speaking than he suddenly turned around. Nan Xian was caught off guard, and her gaze, which she had been peeking at his ear, met his eyes.
Nan Xian coughed lightly, feeling guilty, "Okay, I understand."
He Mingxiao's smile deepened.
"I only let you touch me... anytime."
Nan Xian: ...Pah, shameless!
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