Chapter 47
"Shi Mingyue, are you feeling better?" Yun Zhan asked first, her face flushed, breaking the delicate atmosphere.
"I'm much better now, Yun Zhan, so what was wrong with you just now...?" Shi Mingyue curled up in the blankets, her rounded shoulders flushed pink.
She didn't know if she should ask these questions. A human turning into a fox—it was all too unbelievable. Only after the dual cultivation ended did she emerge from the pleasure and tingling sensation, and belatedly realize that she seemed to have encountered something supernatural...?
She was afraid that Yun Zhan would feel pressured, and also afraid that Yun Zhan would have concerns and be unwilling to tell her.
If Yun Zhan is unwilling, Shi Mingyue will naturally not force him. She lowered her eyes, regardless of whether Yun Zhan is human or demon, she loves him.
If Yun Zhan is a fox demon, then she is willing to be the scholar.
Yun Zhan clutched the corner of the blanket, his voice so soft it was almost inaudible: "As you can see, I am actually... a little fox, you can also think of me as a fox demon in novels."
After he finished speaking, Yun Zhan held his breath, waiting to see if Shi Mingyue would be frightened or retreat.
Surprisingly, Shi Mingyue's eyelashes fluttered twice under the light, and she didn't seem very surprised.
"I can tell." Shi Mingyue's tone wasn't one of fear, but rather an undisguised excitement. The corners of her lips curled up slightly, and her fingertips had already reached out first.
Long, slender fingers twirled around Yun Zhan's hair, as if confirming the feel. "No wonder it's so fluffy and its body is so soft."
Shi Mingyue smiled and sat up straight, pulling Yun Zhan's hand onto her knee. She gently stroked the still-warm wrist bone with her fingertips, as if playing with a piece of warm jade.
“Yun Zhan, I’ve only read stories about fox spirits in ‘Liu Zhai’. At the time, I thought they were just the fantasies of the ancients.”
Shi Mingyue's eyes shone like stars: "I didn't expect it to actually exist, and such a beautiful little fox at that."
When she mentioned the word "beautiful," she couldn't help but smile, her fingertips sliding behind Yun Zhan's ear as if checking some secret switch.
"Then would you be willing to... become my personal fox?"
His voice lowered, carrying a gentle tone reminiscent of ancient books.
Shi Mingyue leaned slightly forward, her eyes shimmering like a pool of spring water rippling in the night lamplight.
Her fingertips gently circled behind Yun Zhan's ear, her fingertips brushing against that warm spot. The movement was extremely gentle, yet it carried a hint of tentative tickling.
Her eyelashes drooped slightly, concealing the quietly burning fire in her eyes, and her voice was so low it was barely a whisper: "Like those little foxes that scholars encounter, they only recognize me, okay?"
Yun Zhan was stunned, and the tips of his ears turned slightly red.
Shi Mingyue buried her face in her shoulder, as if afraid that she would change her mind, and gently added: "In the future, you can become a little fox and come to Mingyue Manor. I will feed you the best delicacies. You will be so fluffy and it will be more comfortable to hold you."
"I maintain my fox form by absorbing vital essence." Yun Zhan shook his head, saying that eating those mundane things was useless.
"Essence? How do you absorb essence?" Shi Mingyue leaned closer, her eyes full of curiosity.
Yun Zhan paused, his fingertips unconsciously digging into the bed sheet. "Usually, it's biting the neck or thigh. I have to confess something to you. I bit Wen Sixue's neck before."
The moment the words left his mouth, it was as if the air had been sucked out.
Shi Mingyue's eyes flashed, and she slowly sat up straight from her lazy posture leaning against the headboard.
She didn't speak, but gently raised one hand, her fingertips landing behind Yun Zhan's ear, seemingly casually caressing it, yet with a barely perceptible tightening.
"Bite the neck?"
Shi Mingyue's tone was slightly raised, and a smile still lingered at the corners of her mouth, but it was no longer a gentle curve; instead, it held a sharp edge of scrutiny: "How will you bite? Open your mouth, hold it in, suck its blood, or..."
Her fingertips slid to Yun Zhan's carotid artery and pressed gently. "Like this?"
Yun Zhan blushed deeply at the question and could only nod honestly.
The spark in Shi Mingyue's eyes instantly ignited into a raging fire.
She leaned closer, her breath brushing against Yun Zhan's lips, her voice low and stubborn: "Then do you want to absorb my essence? Perhaps I'm more suitable than her?"
Yun Zhan realized that Shi Mingyue's tone wasn't one of discussion, but rather a decision.
Yun Zhan was stunned for a moment; it was the first time she had ever seen Shi Mingyue like this.
Unlike her usual gentle and considerate nature, she now appeared somewhat forceful.
Shi Mingyue's fingertips caressed Yun Zhan's neck, a dark undercurrent of near-obsession surging in her eyes: "My skin is better than hers, and my energy is more abundant. Wouldn't it be better for her to absorb my essence?"
With each word she spoke, her fingertips tightened, as if she wanted to etch the word "possession" into Yun Zhan's flesh and blood.
The next second, she turned her head and pressed her lips against the thin skin on Yun Zhan's neck. Her teeth gently grazed the skin, but did not fall, leaving only a little moisture and a slightly painful numbness.
"Is that so?" Her voice was muffled but burning hot. "Is this how you bite her?"
The nightlight swayed, reflecting the light spots in Shi Mingyue's pupils. The tooth mark looked like a chain, or a mark.
She slowly closed her teeth, but only gently bit into that layer of skin without breaking it, yet it was enough to make Yun Zhan tremble.
"Let me see your injury, I want to see it." Yun Zhan gently nudged Shi Mingyue, grabbed a piece of cloth from the bed and covered himself with it, then hurriedly turned on the bedside lamp.
"Yun Zhan, don't change the subject." Shi Mingyue wouldn't let her see.
If Yun Zhan avoids her questions, then she won't allow Yun Zhan to see the injury either.
"Shi Mingyue...you're not allowed to refuse to let me see my wound." Yun Zhan was taken aback for a moment; she hadn't expected Shi Mingyue to refuse.
"I want to see it, I want to see it."
"Okay, okay..."
Shi Mingyue was charmed by her cuteness. The girl chuckled and turned over so that Yun Zhan could see her clearly.
His clothes slipped down, exposing his back to the cool air.
The once bloody whip marks are now just a few pale pink scars, like newly blooming cherry blossoms, lying quietly on the snow-white skin.
Yun Zhan stood behind her, his knuckles hovering in mid-air, hesitant to bring them down.
She had initially thought the fox's spiritual energy wouldn't be very effective, and was even prepared for the stinging sensation on her fingertips from the scabs.
But all I could see was smooth skin and faint powder marks.
"Really... all better?"
She hadn't had such good results when she tried to heal herself before.
21: It is said that when a little fox cultivates with someone she is destined to be with, the results will be twice as good.
"This is quite unexpected. I thought I would have to come several more times."
Yun Zhan's voice was hoarse, trembling with disbelief. Her fingertips finally fell, lightly brushing over the shallowest scar.
It feels warm and smooth to the touch, without any bumps, like touching a piece of jade that has just been soaked in warm water.
Shi Mingyue turned her head to the side, her long hair falling down to cover half of her slightly flushed cheek: "The little fox's spiritual energy is more effective than any medicine."
Shi Mingyue's mind is now completely focused on Yun Zhan, and she has long forgotten about the wound on her back.
Her voice was low and soft, but with a hint of undisguised smugness: "So you don't need to worry, I'm fine."
Yun Zhan did not respond immediately.
She lowered her eyes, her fingertips tracing the pale pink marks over and over again.
As if to confirm that they would never crack again, never bleed again, never again cause her to break out in a cold sweat in the middle of the night.
After a long while, she took a deep breath and gently rested her forehead on Shi Mingyue's shoulder.
"sorry."
The voice, muffled by the fabric, carried a heavy weight of regret.
"From now on, I will never let you get hurt again."
Shi Mingyue didn't turn around, but simply raised her hand and covered Yun Zhan's hair, her fingertips running through the hair, as if soothing a little beast that had finally calmed down.
"Then stay with me. I like holding you. You're so fluffy and soft to the touch."
Her voice was soft, and her eyes held a barely perceptible possessiveness.
Yun Zhan, being my fox is enough.
Tonight
Yun Zhan couldn't leave, so she had no choice but to share a bed with Shi Mingyue.
At two in the morning, only the wall lamps were lit in the corridor.
Wen Yuan got up to go to the toilet in a daze. As she passed by Shi Mingyue's bedroom, she saw a soft yellow light shining through the crack in the door.
"Hmm? Miss, are you still awake?" Wen Yuan scratched her head.
She thought Shi Mingyue's wound was still hurting, so she frowned and gently tapped her: "Miss, are you still awake? Is your wound uncomfortable again?"
The door creaked open.
Warm light spilled out, and a snow-white little fox was curled up on Shi Mingyue's lap, its tail tip trembling slightly, its ears taut and straight, clearly extremely nervous.
Yun Zhan: I dare not move, I absolutely dare not move...
Shi Mingyue lowered her eyes and smiled, her fingertips gently tracing the fox's back, from behind its ears to the base of its tail, occasionally scratching its soft belly with a tender and affectionate touch.
Wen Yuan froze, her drowsiness instantly vanishing: "Where... did this come from? When did we get a fox in our house?"
Shi Mingyue lifted the little fox's front paw with one hand, letting it spin around in her arms. She took the opportunity to pinch its soft pink ear with her fingertips, saying casually, "I had someone buy it for me. I'll keep it at home from now on."
As she spoke, she scratched the fox's chin again, forcing the little creature to raise its head. Its amber eyes blinked wetly, but it dared not struggle and could only protest with a very soft "woof".
Wen Yuan's eyes widened, her gaze shifting between the fox and Shi Mingyue: "So intelligent?"
"Yes, it's very well-behaved." Shi Mingyue smiled, her fingertips secretly stroking the back of the fox's ear—a trace of silvery light still lingered there. Only she knew that this was her own little fox, and no one else could touch it.
When Xue Rong's earlobe was pinched, Yun Zhan's entire back stiffened into a bow.
Back in the previous world, she was the most popular little fox demon in the demon realm, and she had never been touched like this before...
Shi Mingyue's fingertips, carrying a hint of the cool night air, slid from behind her ear to her chin, then quietly slipped into her soft belly. Each touch felt like lighting a fire, causing the downy hairs to stand on end, but she could only swallow her sobs back down her throat.
Yun Zhan tried to break free, but was instead held even tighter.
An arm encircled her waist, her fingertips lightly brushing against the base of her tail, the fox's most sensitive spot, where a silvery light almost overflowed uncontrollably.
Yun Zhan: "I really want to bite someone... Now I know that cats like to bite after being petted."
21: "He's a patient, letting a patient touch him won't cost him a piece of flesh."
A helpless annoyance welled up, only to be quickly replaced by another kind of tingling sensation, like the first melting of spring snow, with streams quietly flowing over every part of the body. The little fox could only bury her face in Shi Mingyue's arms, her ear tips burning, her heart pounding in her chest like a drum.
But then the person lowered their head and coaxed her in a whisper that only she could hear, "Be good, don't move."
Shi Mingyue's voice held a hint of triumphant laughter. Yun Zhan closed his eyes, his tail unconsciously wrapping around Shi Mingyue's wrist.
It's both a protest and an acceptance of fate:
Let him take advantage if he wants; after all, Shi Mingyue was injured because of him, and he cares about Shi Mingyue just as much.
"Miss, your wound hasn't healed yet. How about I help you nurse it back to health?" Wen Yuan looked at the little fox, a hint of curiosity in her eyes. She had never seen a fox before...
She had never seen a fox with such beautiful fur before; it was much more interesting than cats and dogs.
Moreover, when Miss touched it just now, its fur was so fluffy it looked like it was about to split open, so it must feel amazing! Wen Yuan moved closer step by step, she couldn't wait to touch it.
"No, I have to raise this myself. Foxes recognize their owners." Upon hearing that Wen Yuan wanted to take the little fox away, Shi Mingyue immediately frowned and hugged Yun Zhan even tighter.
This is her fox...
"Alright, Miss... I'm just worried she'll scratch your wound." Wen Yuan lowered her head; her mistress rarely treated her so harshly...
"Let's close the door and go out first. We can talk about it tomorrow," Shi Mingyue said softly.
The door clicked shut, and the corridor lights were switched off.
Yun Zhan was so tired that he didn't even bother to think about turning back into human form.
Becoming human is also very energy-consuming. Her emotions were fluctuating wildly today, and she really didn't want to go through all that trouble.
So Yun Zhan curled up into a small snowball, his front paws folded in front of his chest, and his tail wrapped around his wrist, as if he were wearing a soft scarf.
Under the warm light, the silvery-white down shimmered with the luster of mother-of-pearl, rising and falling gently with each breath, like a snowflake lifted by the wind.
Shi Mingyue let out a soft sigh, tightened her arms, and pulled the small fox into her embrace.
She lay down on her side, her arm passing under the fox's belly, her palm pressed against the soft fur, her fingertips resting precisely on the indentation where the hind paw meets the tail.
Slowly, again and again, I stroked along the fur, the movements as light as combing the texture of a cloud.
Yun Zhan used his consciousness to communicate with Shi Mingyue: "Since you've already touched me, how about you brush my fur and give me a massage?"
Shi Mingyue chuckled softly, her voice tinged with affection: "Alright, alright, I'll do whatever you say."
She gently stroked the fur, coaxing softly, "Little fox, you've had a hard day. Are you comfortable now?"
My palm rested on the fox's soft belly, my fingertips gently tracing the fur, the movements so light as if afraid of disturbing a dream.
Yun Zhan squinted comfortably, his ears twitching slightly, and he hummed softly, "A little lower, yes, right there."
She curled her tail and wrapped it around Shi Mingyue's wrist, the tip of her tail sweeping back and forth on the side of her wrist like a coquettish ribbon, while she muttered to herself, "Miss Shi's technique is quite good, it feels even better than licking my own fur."
In the glow of the wall lamp, two shadows overlapped, forming a quiet nest.
Shi Mingyue's fingers finally stopped on Yun Zhan's belly hair and stopped moving. Her voice gradually lowered: "Good night, Yun Zhan."
Yun Zhan's tail slowly loosened, softly draped over her wrist like a scarf that had finally found peace, and he whispered in response, "Goodnight, Shi Mingyue."
In her sleep, Yun Zhan's tail unconsciously wrapped around her wrist, and his ear was pressed against her neck, where she could hear his gradually steady breathing.
Shi Mingyue squinted, her lips curving into a satisfied arc, as if she were hugging a warm stove, or as if she were embracing the whole world with peace of mind.
In the halo of the wall lamp, two shadows overlapped, forming a quiet vortex.
She fell into a deep sleep, her fingertips still resting on Yun Zhan's belly hair, her breathing light and shallow, even her dreams becoming soft.
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