The naive Nuantang didn't understand Qin Luo's teasing and joking. She only felt her head buzz, and then she panicked and lost her composure.
Her head hung limply, too afraid to lift, like a frightened rabbit. Her flushed cheeks burned intensely, and her heart pounded wildly, making her feel flustered and confused.
Before she could recover from her panic, a slender finger lifted her chin.
Nuantang was forced to raise her head involuntarily, thus meeting Qin Luo's ambiguous gaze.
Seeing Nuantang's flustered and helpless eyes, Qin Luo's smile deepened, and he couldn't help but tease her again:
"Still calling me 'sir'?"
At this moment, Nuantang felt Qin Luo's constant caresses on her fox tail, and a tingling sensation, like an electric current, spread throughout her body from the tip of her tail.
Forced to look up into Qin Luo's smiling eyes, Nuantang's defenses crumbled inch by inch under his deep gaze.
The naive young girl could not resist Qin Luo's teasing, and the affection in her eyes could no longer be suppressed.
She gently bit her lower lip, revealing an alluring rosy hue. After hesitating for a while, a soft call finally escaped from her trembling lips: "Brother Qin... Brother Qin~"
The voice was soft and melodious, filled with endless tenderness and affection. Her eyes overflowed with adoration, enough to make one yearn for her forever.
The various charms that were inadvertently revealed showed Qin Luo the deepest feelings in Nuantang's heart, and also meant that this innocent girl had completely fallen into this naive and passionate emotion, unable to extricate herself.
Hearing that soft, sweet response, Qin Luo felt even more delighted. Indeed, teasing innocent young girls was the most fun.
Then, stroking Nuantang's chin with his fingers, he continued:
"Look, you've already called him Brother Qin, why are you still so shy?"
Hearing Qin Luo's words, Nuantang subconsciously wanted to lower her head, but the fingers that were touching her chin exerted slight force, preventing her from doing so.
"Brother Qin, Nuantang isn't shy, it's just... it's just..." Nuantang's voice was barely audible, her words broken and fragmented. Seeing him looking at her with great interest, his gaze seemingly able to see through everything in her heart, she felt even more flustered.
I could only take a deep breath and go all out:
"As long as Brother Qin doesn't mind, Nuantang is willing to call you 'Brother Qin' for the rest of her life. This title of 'Brother Qin' belongs only to you, and only to you."
After Nuantang finished speaking, she closed her eyes with courage, her whole being delicate and beautiful, like a tamed kitten, ready to be picked.
The warm breath exhaled from her nose carried the unique fragrance of a young girl, constantly brushing against the back of Qin Luo's hand, tickling him, yet stirring his heart.
Oh no, I've gone too far with my teasing! Qin Luo's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected this girl to be so easily teased, and she had already "revealed" herself to him in such a short time.
She quickly removed her fingers from Nuantang's chin, and also withdrew the hand that had been kneading the fox tail.
Holding her breath and with her eyes tightly closed, Nuantang was filled with anticipation for Qin Luo's response, but what she received was such a cold response. Her heart tightened, and she suddenly opened her eyes.
In those pale purple eyes, a sense of loss was almost overwhelming.
"It was Nuantang who overstepped her bounds. Please, Your Excellency, punish her accordingly."
Before he could finish speaking, his voice was already trembling and choked with emotion, the last syllable almost breaking.
However, just as Nuantang finished speaking, a warning voice suddenly rang out behind her, sounding somewhat abrupt in the quiet space.
The sound wasn't loud, but it made Nuantang's body stiffen abruptly. She, who was still immersed in disappointment, suddenly widened her eyes.
A misty haze settled over her pale purple eyes. This mist wasn't from sadness, but rather from a sudden surge of shyness.
"What, you called me Brother Qin for a little while, and now you're acting like an adult again? Did I mishear you, or did you never really mean to call me that?"
Hearing this, Nuantang felt both ashamed and anxious. The innocent girl was still immersed in the shock and embarrassment she had just experienced, and Qin Luo's slightly questioning words struck her heart like a blow.
In her panic, she instinctively brought her fluffy fox tail closer, looking like a child eager to apologize after making a mistake. The swaying fox tail silently conveyed her remorse.
Immediately afterwards, she spoke hastily, her voice carrying a hint of pleading:
"Brother Qin... Brother Qin, Nuantang knows she was wrong."
The faint cries that escaped between the words were full of panic and helplessness, but also carried a hint of inexplicable expectation.
How could Qin Luo not see through the fiery expectation in Nuantang's eyes?
However, he was merely a fleeting visitor to this fox clan, and for him, Nuantang was far from enough to warrant him stopping.
He treated Nuantang like a pet he acquired on a whim.
In his spare time, he would reach out and tease her a few times, enjoying the joy and ease that welled up in his heart. But he never truly placed Nuantang on an equal footing with himself, let alone put her in his heart and cherish her with all his heart.
All that had happened before, that seemingly gentle stroking, on the surface tender as water, was in essence nothing more than a casual pat from the owner to the pet. The indifference in it was like the cold moon hidden behind the clouds, bright but devoid of warmth.
Thinking of this, Qin Luo lost the will to tease him further, sighed, and showed his usual gentle expression:
"Fine, I won't hold it against you this time. Since you've already called me Brother Qin, I'll do my best to protect you in the Ancestral Pool. However, Nuantang, you must understand that my time in the Fox Clan is limited, and you'll have to walk your own path from now on."
Upon hearing Qin Luo's words, Nuantang's expectant eyes were immediately overshadowed by an even deeper sense of disappointment.
But she still forced a smile, her voice trembling slightly:
"Nuantang understands, and thanks Brother Qin for being willing to protect Nuantang. Nuantang knows that Brother Qin has his own place to go, and she is already content to have been taken care of by Brother Qin during this time."
After saying that, the pale purple fox tail that she was holding no longer swayed happily, but was dragged back weakly behind her.
Just then, three streaks of light rapidly approached. A dozen breaths later, Yue Lishan, Yinshuang, and Feng Liao arrived in front of Qin Luo and the other person.
Feng Liao grabbed one of the men's arms with one hand and held him firmly. The two men tried to struggle, but were unable to move due to the clamp.
"My lord, I have not failed you!" Yinshuang's voice was clear and crisp, with a hint of undisguised pride, and it echoed in the silent space.
With that, she suddenly exerted force and threw the man in Feng Liao's hand forward. The man staggered and fell to the ground in a sorry state, his face full of terror.
Upon seeing this, the other man's face turned deathly pale, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
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