The girl was beaten so badly she couldn't lift her head. She tried to get up, but was kicked down again.
"You said you were Daojun's future Daoist partner, how did you slap me like that?" The female cultivator stomped the girl on the ground, her face twisted with hatred and her eyes bloodshot as she said, "In front of so many fellow disciples, you slapped me twenty times! You think you've been humiliated by me today, but have you ever thought about the pain I suffered that day?"
She had lost face in front of her fellow disciples, yet had nowhere to confide her grievances. Rumors were circulating that the girl who had flaunted her power and pride, like a little phoenix, was going to marry Daoist Xiwu.
That was the pride of the sect, a true prodigy, and this girl was elevated to a high position along with them.
Even the insults directed at her were described by those sycophantic monks as her free-spirited and straightforward nature.
She was being ridiculed by countless fellow disciples, and felt ashamed and indignant to the point of wanting to die.
"You've finally met your match!" she glared fiercely at the girl who had suddenly started crying.
Shen Wangshu stood on the cloud, holding the fox, looking down. He had thought that the girl was being pushed around by everyone after Xi Wu Daojun broke off the engagement, but he didn't expect that in such a short time, she had made a great enemy of him. In fact, she had come to take revenge.
She stroked the fox's soft fur, a faint smile appearing on her face.
Falling from grace, being trampled on, and never again being the center of attention must be a terrible feeling.
Just bear with it slowly, otherwise wouldn't that be a betrayal of Daoist Xiwu's previous sincerity?
The fox tilted its head and looked at Shen Wangshu. Seeing the smile on her face, it peeked out and stuck out its little tongue to lick the corner of her mouth.
Shen Wangshu stiffened for a moment, then helplessly looked down at the fox who was cupping its face with its furry paws in a cute pose.
From the moment she started raising the fox, she keenly sensed that it particularly liked to lick her face, and it looked like it was delicious.
Is this a common way for spirit beasts in the cultivation world to express their love for their masters lately?
She wiped her mouth helplessly, stuffed a magic pill into the fox's mouth, and watched as it hugged the pill and barked angrily at her.
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
Shen Wangshu didn't understand, so she pretended not to hear. However, apart from Ah Xuan's habit of licking her face in her previous life, she rarely got intimate with living creatures. She was very concerned and wiped her seemingly itchy mouth corner again.
Enraged, the fox spat the elixir aside and growled even more furiously at Shen Wangshu, waving its furry paws wildly.
How can you wipe away Lord Fox's drool?! You should leave it!
It barked a few times, but seeing that although Shen Wangshu always liked it, he seemed to dislike it, it immediately lowered its little head, dejectedly burying its head in its paws and remaining silent.
Shen Wangshu chuckled as she placed her fair hand on its slightly undulating belly, the warmth making her feel cozy inside. She couldn't help but smile and kiss its little head, saying in a conciliatory tone, "You're such a little devil. Are you unhappy? How about I take you out for some fun later? Just the two of us, no one else."
This seemed like a pampered indulgence, causing the fox's ears to straighten and twitch furiously.
"I'll do whatever you say." Whether it's climbing trees or stealing bird eggs, Shen Wangshu will accompany the fox.
The fox twitched its tail with a touch of arrogance.
"Junior sister spoiled it again?" Just as the furry ball decided that the big fox would not hold a grudge against Shen Wangshu this time, it heard an elegant laugh coming from beyond the clouds. In the blink of an eye, Daoist Xiwu arrived at Shen Wangshu's side.
A rosy glow emanated from him, and his eyes shone brightly, clearly indicating he was in good spirits and hadn't been greatly affected by his heartbreak. Seeing the many puppets the cultivator had given Shen Wangshu—practically treasured by the fox in its den—the furry ball snorted.
"It's a bit of a shame for it to be by my side," Shen Wangshu said calmly.
"You think you're being aggrieved by following a Nascent Soul cultivator? You fox, you're practically asking for trouble!"
The spirit beast beside Daoist Lingxiao was already famous in Guangming Sect. Although it hadn't been around for long, Daoist Lingxiao had recently started carrying it around, which immediately increased its importance. Even the sect leader would cautiously refer to this fox as "Spirit Fox" when mentioning it, showing great respect.
Xi Wu Daojun couldn't see how this fox resembled a spirit fox at all; he just thought it was a wild fox, and a particularly mischievous one at that.
However, it's true that this fox can act with impunity in Guangming Sect.
The fox borrows the tiger's power; who would dare offend the Lingxiao Daoist for the sake of a mere fox?
"It's already in the sky," Shen Wangshu said with a cold face, delivering a lame joke.
It's not funny at all.
As expected, Daoist Xiwu shivered from the cold.
He forced a couple of laughs to appease the crowd, and seeing Shen Wangshu's focused expression, he couldn't help but look down curiously as well.
Seeing the scene below, he paused slightly, then frowned and whispered, "How could Ling'er..." Although he no longer had any feelings for his former lover, he still felt a pang of pity seeing her being bullied.
He waved his folding fan, and rays of spiritual light gathered, ready to swat away the female cultivator who was pinning the girl down. Suddenly, he heard the spirited and lively girl named Ling'er scream, "Did Xi Wu send you?! He thinks I don't like him, so he sent you to seduce me?! He wants you to force me to apologize to him so I can marry him? He's dreaming!" She shrieked, "I was so blind! I never knew he was such a vicious person! Go back and tell him I hate him and will never marry him!"
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