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Without further hesitation, Nan Yi reached the bedside in a few steps, wrapped his arms around Chu Li's waist, and then gently pulled her down. Without the resistance she had during the day, the two easily fell onto the bed.
The passionate kiss began on the forehead, traveled across the brow, the tip of the nose, the lips, and finally extended down the neck...
It was only at this moment that Chu Li realized that the stereotypes people had about the fox clan were not wrong at all. The fox lying on top of her was indeed extremely alluring.
His long hair was loose, his eyes were deep and his natural color was even more vibrant. His lips were covered with a thin layer of luster, and even the sweat dripping from his forehead, combined with his current expression, was very captivating.
Nan Yi ultimately inherited some of the characteristics inherent in the fox clan, and he was unambiguous about this matter.
Chu Li raised her hand and nudged him: "Where's the cultivation technique?"
Nan Yi, panting, whispered in her ear, "Cultivation techniques... we'll talk about cultivation techniques later..."
Both of them were cultivators with considerable cultivation levels, and in the blink of an eye, it was already bright daylight.
Before resting, Chu Li pulled a thin blanket over her snow-white skin, while a fox lay beside her, fast asleep.
Chu Li casually pulled the fox closer, and the fox seemed to sense something, instinctively snuggling into Chu Li's arms until it found a comfortable position before falling asleep again.
Nan Yi slept for a long time before waking up. In his drowsy state, he stretched out his paws and touched himself, but he couldn't feel any warmth. He suddenly became awake for a moment, but after catching a glimpse of that familiar figure out of the corner of his eye, the fox relaxed again.
wrong!
He shuddered and quickly transformed himself into human form, then swiftly conjured a robe to cover himself.
He remembered that last night before going to sleep, his senior sister insisted that he turn into a fox, saying that it was easier to sleep with a fox. But who would turn back into their original form after doing that?
Especially when the partner is of a different race.
He was absolutely unwilling at the time, but his senior sister's cultivation was higher. She smiled and tapped his forehead, and he was able to return to his original form without any resistance.
As a result, he fell asleep in Chu Li's arms, in his fox form.
The days passed quickly, and five more days went by in the blink of an eye.
But this day was different. The sect leader, who rarely visited Nan Yi, suddenly asked Nan Yi to go to the Wuxiang Hall. The messenger bird conveyed the sect leader's voice: Come to the Wuxiang Hall, I want to see you.
At that time, Nan Yi was still a fox rolling around in Chu Li's arms. After so many days of back and forth, he didn't care anymore. It wasn't a bad thing that Chu Li liked his fox form, at least his original form was himself.
Therefore, he felt at ease and often transformed into his original form to snuggle in Chu Li's arms.
"The sect leader is looking for you, you should go quickly."
Nan Yi jumped out somewhat reluctantly, glanced back at Chu Li a couple of times, and then left with the messenger bird.
But he didn't notice that the way Chu Li had always addressed him had quietly changed. Although she hadn't yet gained the memories of the previous thousands of years, she at least knew her original identity.
Since that's the case, it's impossible to call the sect leader "master" anymore, otherwise things would get chaotic.
Wuxiang Hall.
The sect leader remained standing in the same spot, looking at Nan Yi who had just entered through the door, her heart filled with complex emotions.
Master has been back from the secret realm for several days now, but instead of regaining her memories and cultivation, she has kept this fox by her side.
But her master had clearly said before that as long as the secret realm disappeared, the memories suppressed by the medicine in her body would quickly reappear.
She naturally had no doubt about her master's abilities, so the current situation could only mean that her master was willing to continue suppressing his past memories.
And what made the master go to this extent...
She snapped out of her thoughts and waved her sleeve at Nan Yi: "Sit down."
Even now, she can no longer truly regard Nan Yi as her disciple. Firstly, she hasn't really taught him much; it's all been others who have put in the effort. Secondly, what if her master really does marry him? Their statuses will still be somewhat different.
"I suppose you already know your senior sister's true identity?"
Upon hearing this, Nan Yi's expression shifted slightly: "I guessed some things..." But in reality, his senior sister didn't say anything to him; it was more about the details he had observed in his daily life.
Just like how a disciple in the Nascent Soul stage could create such a perfect domain, he initially only had doubts and dared not guess in that direction.
But as he gained more experience, his rationality helped him analyze the situation. Sometimes, the most outrageous answer is the correct one. When he applied that answer to her usual abnormal behavior, he suddenly found that everything was normal.
Hearing Nan Yi's answer, the sect leader felt a little strange. After regaining his memories, his master didn't give him a definite answer?
However, this was not something she could interfere with too much. She had come to Nan Yi for another matter.
"You came to the sect before for treatment, didn't you? Now... given the relationship between the two of you, it's entirely possible to..."
Nan Yi was about to say something when he unexpectedly heard a voice outside the door.
"What kind of treatment?"
The door was flung open, and standing outside was someone all too familiar.
Chu Li slowly walked in from outside the door. She had just left Nan Yi when she remembered that she also had something to say to the sect leader, so she came directly over. But she didn't expect that she would happen to have stumbled upon the secret between the two of them.
She had never heard Nan Yi mention that she came to the sect for treatment.
"Senior sister..."
Chu Li wasn't going to listen to him. With a flick of her finger, she silenced him for the time being.
"Late Autumn, you tell us."
Xie Wanqiu dared not hide anything from her master and readily told him everything.
From the moment the fox clan approached her, she stopped hiding her intention to help them from Chu Li. She knew that her master never cared about such things; what she cared about more was concealment and deception.
As she spoke, she watched Chu Li's breathing deepen, then couldn't help but give Nan Yi a somewhat guilty look. She hadn't realized that Nan Yi had never told Chu Li about this—
Not only had he never mentioned it, but this incident was also caught red-handed just as Chu Li was beginning to recover.
If he had spoken up earlier—no, if he had just been willing to bring this up with Chu Li in person—the situation wouldn't be in such a passive position now.
Her master is the one she hates the most—
After Xie Wanqiu finished speaking, she looked at Chu Li's quiet appearance and couldn't help but feel worried again. This matter seemed to be even more terrible than she had imagined.
As the disciple who had the longest contact with her master, she had a lot to say. When her master was silent, that was when she was most angry and most terrifying.
That little fox is on its own now.
She waited for Chu Li's gaze to shift away, then vanished from the main hall in a flash. Let others bear her master's wrath.
She didn't go far, but turned around and went around to the back of the Wuxiang Hall, where she could still hear some sounds coming from inside the hall.
The sound was intermittent and unclear.
She was about to concentrate on listening a few more words when someone suddenly tapped her on the shoulder: "Senior sister, what are you doing here?"
Xie Wanqiu turned around and saw Lu Qianfeng waving a folding fan, his face showing a hint of curiosity. He glanced at Xie Wanqiu's somewhat cold expression and explained, "I just sensed Master's aura and came over immediately. Has Master fully recovered?"
He had been in seclusion a few days ago, but as soon as he emerged today, he sensed his master's even more powerful aura. As his disciple, he naturally rushed over to inquire about his master's well-being.
But his senior sister didn't seem to welcome his arrival at all.
The moment he finished speaking, an isolation domain rose up around the Wuxiang Palace, its boundaries gleaming with a cold light.
"Alright, now we can't hear anything..." She looked up at her junior brother behind her, "Sigh, junior brother, you... you should learn from Qianling sometimes, have some discernment."
If he hadn't been shouting so loudly, Master might not have opened the domain.
She shook her head helplessly and left, leaving Lu Qianfeng standing there alone. He pointed to himself incredulously, "Me? No sense of propriety?"
"Junior brother, why didn't you tell me this before?"
Chu Li spoke calmly, as if she genuinely only wanted to know the answer to that question.
"I just felt it was unnecessary."
He had previously assumed that his senior sister's cultivation level was at the Nascent Soul stage, so what was the point of telling her about it? At best, it would just mean one more person would worry.
As for the worst-case scenario... most cultivators in the cultivation world admire strength. If you were to tell those cultivators whose cultivation is on track to reach the Tribulation Transcending stage that their partners will forever remain at the Foundation Establishment stage—
Some people with a conscience might still be willing to stay together, but most would only find their partner a burden.
Just like he had always been unwilling to tell his senior sister about the injuries he had suffered, he was very worried that he would be abandoned again.
Upon closer examination, he didn't have any particularly good friends. He had a few who could be considered friends, but they broke off their friendship due to jealousy and greed.
As for the fox clan he later returned to, they disappeared due to the curse, and he was no longer of any use to them, so they didn't hesitate to leave him alone.
But he was somewhat prepared for all of this. He knew his friends had some minor flaws, and that they might turn against each other one day. He also knew that the fox clan was not a place he could stay for long. Almost as soon as he entered, he had already decided that he would not owe them anything, so that he could leave the fox clan cleanly and decisively when he wanted to.
But Chu Li was always an exception. Even though his own injuries had not yet healed, he still fell in love with her without any room for reconciliation.
He never considered what would happen if the two of them went their separate ways—it was never that he was being inconsiderate, but rather that he was too timid to even think about it.
What followed was a series of increasingly intimate acts, which made him even more addicted to them.
If... if my senior sister also...
Then he really would be the only fox left.
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