The room was dark, the morning moon shone as a curtain through the paper window, and on the desk there was a table of moonlight and a three-foot-long sword.
There were two dark figures in the room, with no visible faces, and they were in a stalemate.
"What on earth are you doing?" the man asked.
"Zhao Rong, close your eyes." said the woman.
"Don't shut up, silly girl. I've always treated you as my sister."
"Ah, I don't want to be your sister."
The man said sincerely, "I know that a scholar like me who is both talented and handsome is very attractive to you silly little fox demons, but you are still young and don't understand anything. In fact, this is just pure admiration for outstanding men. Well, you will know that I am doing this for your own good in the future."
The man sighed and said, "Alas, I am just a little more handsome, smarter, more stable, more humorous, more uninhibited, more romantic, more durable, more powerful, and more honest than ordinary men. Why do I have so many more troubles?"
The little fox demon asked curiously, "What are you talking about? I don't want to be your sister. I'm over 200 years old. Well, I can be your great-grandmother."
The man was silent, and asked tentatively: "So you are not wearing very cool clothes now?"
"Cool? What do you mean, I'm the same as usual, right?"
"Then why are you wearing your hair down so late at night?"
Although the room was pitch black, the figures of both parties could be vaguely seen, but neither could see the other's face.
"I'm too lazy to ponytail after taking a shower."
The man breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll go light the lamp."
After saying this, he turned around and prepared to get the fire.
"Don't light the light, don't light the light!" The little fox demon was so anxious that he was running around. In the darkness, he could vaguely see her leaning towards him with her hands clasped in front of her chest.
The man raised his hand and said, "Stop, stop, stop. Don't come over here. It's so dark out here. If I get into any trouble, my innocence will be ruined by you."
The little fox demon nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and said in a joyful tone, "Oh, then don't light the lamp. I'll give you a surprise."
The man was helpless. "You were frightened, right? I almost fell to my death because of the surprise you gave me just now. It was so dark, why were you squatting at the door? I shouldn't have given you the key if I had known."
The little fox demon stuck out her tongue, but unfortunately Zhao Rong couldn't see it.
The little fox demon said in a sweet and innocent tone, "Okay, okay, don't be angry, it's just a small mistake."
"It's all right. I'll go light the lamp."
"No, no, no, don't light the light."
"Su Xiaoxiao, you didn't make a mess in my room, did you?"
"No, no, Zhao Rong, close your eyes!"
Zhao Rong thought about it and realized that his birthday was not today. He sighed, stood still, and gently closed his eyes.
The surroundings instantly fell into deeper darkness.
"Okay, I'm closed."
"Didn't peek?" The little fox demon had difficulty using his hands, so he moved his little head closer and tilted his head to carefully look at the man's face in front of him. The distance between their faces was only two inches, and if he moved a little closer, the tips of their noses would touch.
Zhao Rong closed his eyes and felt a gentle breath blowing towards him in the darkness.
He subconsciously took a light breath. It smelled like orchid, but not orchid, like musk, but not musk. At first, it smelled rich milk, but when he smelled it carefully, it actually had a faint floral scent. He didn't know if it was the rouge on the little fox demon's pink lips, or the fragrance after bathing in orchid soup and fumigating clothes with agarwood, or her own body fragrance? Maybe it was all three. Zhao Rong was confused, but then he said:
"No, no, hey, why are you so close to me?"
The little fox demon made an "oh" sound and shrank back.
The rich fragrance faded away, and the last wisp of orchid scent lingered at the tip of his nose, but disappeared in an instant, leaving only the dry and boring air. Zhao Rong actually felt a little disappointed, but immediately condemned himself in his heart and silently recited his wife's maiden name a few times.
About three breaths later.
"Okay, you can open your eyes now."
"What's going on? So mysterious." Zhao Rong muttered.
When I opened my eyes, the room was still dark, but there seemed to be a small black shadow in front of my face, and the black was even deeper.
Next second.
In the silent black shadow before my eyes, a group of stars suddenly exploded out of thin air!
Like a silent firework, dazzling and brilliant.
Zhao Rong stared blankly at the sky full of stars blooming before his eyes.
The dark room was as black as ink, and the stars were scattered and free.
A pale yellow galaxy flows in front of me.
The hazy fireflies illuminate the woman's beautiful smile.
Zhao Rong watched quietly.
This situation and scene do not seem like the human world.
After Su Xiaoxiao loosened her hands, which had been clasped together, she put her hands behind her back and looked at Zhao Rong with her charming fox eyes that were curved like crescent moons, with a charming smile and beautiful eyes.
"Hehe, does it look good?"
Zhao Rong pursed his lips slightly, looked at her bright eyes that took in the "stars" and him, and nodded.
Su Xiaoxiao said happily: "Zhao Rong, there is a flower forest behind the pond on the left side of the yard. Many little bugs pop out there at night. I am most familiar with these little bugs. I used to catch them every day in Qiantang Mountain."
The little fox demon looked up at Zhao Rong, who was a head taller than her, and said proudly, "How about it, isn't Xiao Xiao awesome?"
After saying that, he felt proud of himself for being able to cover so many fireflies with his little hands, and raised his little head.
Zhao Rong looked at her as if she was asking for a reward, smiled slightly, stretched out his hand, crossed the galaxy between them, and pinched her face.
The tips of his three fingers seemed to touch a piece of white jade. With a little force, the jade felt as soft as cotton, warm and soft. For a moment, he was reluctant to let go.
The little fox demon opened his eyes wide and shook his head desperately, trying to get rid of his bullying, but there was no way he could escape the clutches of the experienced Zhao Rong.
I saw her swinging left and right, and the hands that were savoring her little face also swayed with her rhythm, but I couldn't break free.
Su Xiaoxiao frowned and said aggrievedly, "Don't pinch me, don't pinch me. If you pinch me again, I will become ugly and no one will want me anymore..."
Zhao Rong looked at her with a smile, thought about it carefully, felt that what he said was true, nodded slightly, loosened his hand, then turned around, picked up a round stool beside the table with one hand, and went to the window.
The lost stars in the house made way for him.
After getting rid of the clutches of the devil, Su Xiaoxiao rubbed her face and made a face at Zhao Rong in the dark. Seeing that he really couldn't find her, she felt as if she had gotten a huge advantage. Like a happy little deer, she happily picked up a basket and followed Zhao Rong lightly to the window where they could bathe in the moonlight.
Instead of lighting the lamp, the two of them sat down in front of the window.
"Maybe you didn't eat? I don't know what you were doing outside. Here, I've washed them." Su Xiaoxiao handed the basket full of fruits to Zhao Rong.
Zhao Rong took it, put it on his lap, picked up one and tasted it, "Not bad... Why did you pick so many fruits... They are delicious."
After saying that, he took a few more bites.
"Didn't you say that Lin Wenruo is a big landlord and we should get more out of him before we leave..." Su Xiaoxiao said with her head tilted.
Zhao Rong was stunned. "Oh, that's fine. You can pick more."
The little fox demon nodded solemnly.
Su Xiaoxiao supported her little head with both hands and looked at Zhao Rong who was eating with bright eyes.
"Bad guy, I'll make you some osmanthus cake tomorrow."
"Huh? You have this skill? Aren't you just good at eating?"
Seeing the little fox demon's pretty face tense under the moonlight, Zhao Rong coughed lightly, "Well, it turns out that Su Fox Fairy is also a craftsman. I'm sorry for my disrespect."
"Don't look down on me, I'm not stupid. I met a cook this morning when I was washing clothes. She's really good at making cakes. I heard from her that Lin Wenruo was so smart and was selected to join the academy because he ate the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes she made when he was a child!"
"I begged her for a long time before she agreed to teach me how to make pastries. I was smart and learned it right away. I went to the flower forest in the evening just to pick osmanthus flowers..."
The little fox demon chattered away, and Zhao Rong listened quietly, nodding and agreeing from time to time, cooperating with her. He had a lot of experience in dealing with little girls like this.
"Zhao Rong, the osmanthus flowers in Zhongnan Mountain are blooming really early."
Zhao Rong nodded, "Yes, yes, it's really early."
"Zhao Rong, do you think eating osmanthus cake can really help your brain grow?"
Zhao Rong raised his eyebrows, nodded, and said nothing. He took a bite of the fruit. I don’t know if eating osmanthus cake will make you smarter, but you, a stupid fox demon, are definitely brainless...
The little fox demon said seriously: "Well, that's good, I will make it for you tomorrow and make your brain smarter."
Zhao Rong: “…”
"Zhao Rong, you just said that you treat me as your sister, is that true?"
Zhao Rong stopped what he was doing when he heard that, looked up at her, and nodded.
Su Xiaoxiao thought about it and pouted, "But I don't want to be your sister."
Zhao Rong didn't look at her. He lowered his head and bit the fruit. He was silent for a while, and finally said in a muffled voice:
"So what do you want to be?"