Tang Nian slept in the inn for three whole days.
Lou Mu stayed by Tang Nian's side for three days, not for any other reason than that Tang Nian clung to his fox tail and refused to let go.
There was no other way, so Lou Mu sent Ming Huan to Muyun Mountain to guard Jiang Chen's tomb. Of course, he had Jing Yao inform him of this, as he couldn't let Ming Huan know that he was a fox.
He then asked Jingyao to handle the remaining matters on his behalf. He had set up such a large illusion array for everyone in Muyun County, so someone had to clean up the mess.
Early on the third day, Tang Nian vaguely felt herself holding something fluffy. She subconsciously touched it again, then suddenly remembered what had happened before she lost consciousness and instantly sat up.
"General!"
"hiss……"
Lou Mu was a light sleeper and had already woken up when Tang Nian touched his fox tail. He didn't expect Tang Nian to suddenly sit up and pull his tail.
Tang Nian then realized that she was actually clinging to Lou Mu's tail...
Wait, the tail!
Tang Nian stared wide-eyed down at the white tail she was hugging, looking completely bewildered.
That's right, it's a fox's tail.
"You...you're a fox?"
Tang Nian released the tail she was holding, hugged the blanket, and shrank further into the bed.
Lou Mu looked at Tang Nian, who was curled up in the bed, with amusement. He calmly retracted his tail, stood up, poured himself a cup of tea, and nodded: "You slept with my tail for three days straight."
"Three days? Sleep?"
Tang Nian's eyes widened even more.
"I...you..."
Tang Nian almost blurted out something foolish like "I will take responsibility for you," but remembering that Lou Mu was a cunning fox, she swallowed the words back.
It took Tang Nian a while to recover from the fact that Lou Mu was a fox.
"You... are you a fox from Qingqiu or a fox from Kunlun?"
Although Qingqiu and Kunlun are not far apart, the foxes of the two groups cultivate different techniques. Kunlun, as a sacred mountain, is where most of the foxes practice solitary cultivation.
Most importantly, Qingqiu and Xiangliu have been at odds for thousands of years, and Tang Nian often caused trouble in Qingqiu when he was young.
"Kunlun Seven Tails."
Lou Mu deliberately omitted two tails. In Kunlun today, he is the only fox who has cultivated nine tails. If he were to reveal it, wouldn't he expose his identity?
Tang Nian nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, but felt like she had forgotten something. Then she gasped.
So, did she defile the fox who was practicing pure cultivation?
It's a fox that has already cultivated to have seven tails!
She carefully raised her head and glanced at Lou Mu, only to find him looking at her with a smile, his white ears twitching slightly.
She abruptly pulled the covers over her head, her ears, which were still sticking out, turning slightly red.
How can this fox spirit be so alluring!
Hearing Lou Mu's laughter through the blanket, Tang Nian instinctively shrank her head further under the covers.
No, she had to find a way to get away from this fox.
Lou Mu patted the little bundle huddled under the covers, afraid she'd smother herself with fear: "Come out, let's get down to business."
"It's okay, just say that." Tang Nian covered herself with the blanket and refused to come out.
Her face was burning hot; she could imagine how red it was.
Lou Mu frowned, but did not force him, and recounted what happened on the mountain after Tang Nian fell unconscious that day.
After hearing this, Tang Nian couldn't help but lift the blanket, revealing her face as red as an apple.
"What?"
“I suspect that’s not Jiang Chen.” Lou Mu took a sip of tea, looked up and saw Tang Nian’s flushed face, then lowered his head to take another sip of tea to hide his suspicion, and voiced his guess.
"Can……"
Tang Nian also felt that some things didn't make sense, but if the person who seriously injured her wasn't Jiang Chen, then who could it be?
If it's merely to retaliate against the five people of Muyun Village, and thus implicate the entire population of Muyun County, is it really necessary for Jiang Chen to go to such lengths to enhance his strength?
If, as Jiang Chen claims, he was commissioned to kill him, was it necessary to activate the Five Elements Altar, which had a high probability of failure?
Tang Nian told Lou Mu everything Ren Xing'an had said earlier, and Lou Mu frowned.
"If the one who possessed him earlier was Jiang Chen, he shouldn't be asleep in the tomb yet, or...?"
The two exchanged a glance, both understanding each other's thoughts, and nodded.
They decided to explore the tomb again.
Tang Nian, who was impatient, struggled to get up, but Lou Mu pressed her down.
“Your injuries are so severe, you need to rest and recuperate for a few more days. I’ve asked Minghuan to stay and watch over you.”
Tang Nian pursed her lips, about to say she was fine, when she coughed several times. Looking up at Lou Mu's serious expression, she timidly slapped Lou Mu's hand away and lay back down.
He kept telling himself, "Those who know when to yield are the wise ones."
"Knock knock".
Two soft knocks sounded on the door.
"Enter."
Jingyao peeked out from the door and immediately saw that Lou Mu, who had been sitting by the bed for three days, had finally stood up. She knew that Tang Nian had woken up.
She walked to Lou Mu's side and said softly, "Senior, Magistrate Wang is outside requesting an audience."
After speaking, he cautiously glanced at Tang Nian lying on the bed. Upon seeing Tang Nian's unfriendly gaze, he shuddered, looked away, and lowered his head without saying a word.
"Tell him to wait in my room." Lou Mu didn't even need to look to know that the fox beside him had been frightened by Tang Nian again.
"Yes." Jing Yao seemed to have received a pardon and quickly ran out of the room, considerately closing the door behind her.
How come there's a Qingqiu fox with you?
Tang Nian remembered that the foxes of Qingqiu and the foxes of Kunlun were not the same species. Apart from both being foxes, the two species had no other interaction.
If Lou Mu hadn't completely lacked any seductive charm, Tang Nian would have suspected that Lou Mu was lying to her.
"It's just returning a favor," Lou Mu said calmly. "You rest here, I'll be right back."
After saying that, he set up a protective barrier around Tang Nian's bed.
After Lou Mu left the room, Tang Nian glanced at the incredibly sturdy barrier and sighed.
She also wanted to take advantage of Lou Mu's busy schedule to sneak out for some fresh air and visit Ming Huan on the mountain.
Tang Nian sat up in bed, pursing her lips.
The task entrusted to her by the gods had been delayed for too long; she had to go to the capital as soon as possible.
If she goes to the capital with Lou Mu, Lou Mu's status can save her a lot of trouble.
However, Lou Mu was too unfathomable, and Tang Nian couldn't see through him at all. Tang Nian also didn't want to have too much interaction with him.
The thought of Lou Mu brought to mind his ears and fluffy tail, and the sensation in her hands during her dazed state. Tang Nian's face flushed again, and she couldn't help but raise her hand and pat her face a few times.
Tang Nian, a hidden plush toy lover, is utterly powerless against cute things like this.
This is also why she wanted to leave.
Staying by Lou Mu's side, she was afraid that her weaknesses would be exposed to him.
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