Moonlight streamed through the windowpane.
Tu Shanche sat under the lamp, his golden eyes, which were always filled with the gentle warmth of moonlight, were now covered with a thin layer of moisture, and the corners of his eyes were red. He stared unblinkingly at Murong Xiao across the table.
"Xiao'er..."
Tu Shanche's voice was tinged with a barely perceptible sob, and his slender fingers unconsciously tightened around his sleeves. "You've suffered today..."
The fox's mind was still filled with the surging crowds of the day and the fervent gazes of those hungry wolves shouting "underwear." He couldn't believe that his precious little prince had been reduced to selling his personal items on the street.
And, to make matters worse, he hadn't even had a chance to stop it...
Upon hearing this, Murong Xiao quickly put down the green tea in his hand, his face instantly switching to one of extreme "strength" and "sensibility," and he even tried to force a reassuring smile: "It's okay, brother, it's nothing."
While saying "It's okay," he honestly rubbed against Tu Shanche, his paws naturally resting on the back of his brother's hand on the table, his fingertips "inadvertently" rubbing against the inside of his brother's smooth wrist.
Tu Shanche trembled slightly at the sudden touch and subconsciously tried to pull his hand back, but when he looked up and saw his younger brother's "forced smile" face, a pang of heartache instantly spread through him.
Instead of pulling his hand away, he gently grasped Murong Xiao's mischievous paw with his warm palm, offering silent comfort and indulgence.
"..."
Murong Xiao's eyes lit up, but his face became even more "sensible." He quietly reached out with his other hand and placed it on Tu Shanche's forearm with a clear objective. His fingertips moved up little by little, trying to measure the smooth lines hidden under the moon-white sleeve.
In the shadows, Shen Zhaozhao and Qin Zhenzhen sat side by side, their faces expressionless as they watched Murong Xiao, taking advantage of the "sympathy" he felt, brazenly make unwanted advances on his brother.
"Tsk."
Qin Zhenzhen watched as Murong Xiao's hand almost touched her brother's shoulder, and Tu Shanche just silently allowed it with his ears turning red. She couldn't bear to watch, so she turned her head and whispered in Shen Zhaozhao's ear, "Zhaozhao, all the secret boxes have been sold out, and we've collected a lot of spirit stones. Now, what are we... just waiting for?"
She always felt that her junior sister was harboring even bigger evil intentions.
Shen Zhaozhao seemed to see through her senior sister's confusion. She raised her hand and pointed at Xiao Huang, who was picking through spirit stones, preparing to take them back to feed the Pipi.
"Senior sister, think about it. Why did each of those little trinkets I had you refine and put in the secret box as freebies have a calming or protective effect on your mind and soul?"
Qin Zhenzhen blinked, recalling the small magical artifacts she had crafted.
Purifying pendant, evil-repelling bell, calming buckle...
But what does this mean?
Shen Zhaozhao hooked her arm around Qin Zhenzhen's neck, completely absorbed in her own plan, and obviously didn't notice her senior sister's increasingly strange gaze.
“Now, we insignificant ‘add-ons’ have been put into their storage bags along with the ‘personal items’ that those cultivators are so fervently pursuing, and may even… be hanging on their bodies.”
Shen Zhaozhao's smile deepened, like a little fox who had stolen a chicken. "Liuyunchuan is so close to the Yellow Springs, what if things don't go peaceful tonight?"
"What if... there's a fox demon with unfathomable cultivation, who loves to disturb people's peaceful dreams, or who is good at bewitching people and leading them astray~" She glanced at Tu Shan Che, who was still being "groped" over there.
"Or perhaps, a weasel spirit that likes to wander around at night, create a little panic, steal chickens and dogs, and take a few bites of their life force along the way~" His gaze then drifted to the little weasel in the corner, who was grinning foolishly.
Shen Zhaozhao let out a light chuckle, "Then, Senior Sister, aren't your little magical artifacts perfectly suited to your profession?"
"When those cultivators were awakened by strange noises in the middle of the night, they suddenly discovered—hey? That inconspicuous little bell, jade pendant, and button in their arms—it started ringing, lighting up, and getting warm by itself! The evil spirits were gone!"
"Let them discover for themselves, 'Wow, this little gadget that comes with our secret box is actually so useful and effective!'"
Shen Zhaozhao's eyes lit up as she spoke: "The key is, how can our fox demons and weasel spirits be the same as those shameless and frivolous women outside?"
"Our specialty is scaring people in a measured way! They appear when they should and retreat when they should, allowing your calming and tranquilizing little magical artifacts to perform perfectly!"
"Once they discover this 'little secret' themselves, and then think about it—tsk tsk, if this bonus is this amazing, then what kind of natal magic weapon must Senior Sister Zhenzhen have properly crafted?"
"Moreover, the exhilarating feeling of this 'exclusive discovery,' coupled with the sense of secrecy that 'this might be a surprise weapon in the sect competition,' and the fact that it's the early hours of the morning—a time when the mind is prone to overthinking..."
"How explosive must this consumer desire be?"
Shen Zhaozhao spoke with great excitement, completely immersed in her art and unable to extricate herself: "When the time comes, they won't just buy it themselves, they'll be secretly delighted, afraid that others will find out about this 'secret channel'~"
If Qin Zhenzhen's previous indulgence of Shen Zhaozhao was partly due to her infatuation with her "little sister is so good," then now, looking at her junior sister's cunning and calculating nature, Qin Zhenzhen's gentle eyes suddenly shone with an almost worshipful light.
Junior sister, her junior sister!
How can someone be so clever, so good at causing trouble, so... I just want to give them a big kiss!
The string of "reason" in Qin Zhenzhen's mind snapped cleanly. Almost following her instincts, she moved closer and closer, her nose almost touching Shen Zhaozhao's fair cheek, her eyes fixed on her with a fervent desire to "take a bite".
"..."
Shen Zhaozhao was immersed in her perfect business plan when she confidently turned her head—
"???"
An enlarged face, radiating an intense desire to "eat" it, was right in front of me!
Shen Zhaozhao's pupils dilated in shock, and she instinctively wanted to shrink back!
"boom--!"
A deafening roar suddenly ripped through the night sky.
Immediately afterwards, an overwhelming and terrifying pressure, freezing to the bone, swept across the entire Liuyunchuan like an invisible tsunami.
The window paper vibrated and hummed. Tu Shanche suddenly stood up, his gentle golden eyes instantly becoming sharp as knives, filled with disbelief and astonishment.
Demonic energy?!
How is that possible?!
He had clearly and meticulously examined all the earth veins and spiritual cores near Liuyunchuan, and the seals were intact without a single crack. How could this be?!
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