Chapter 163: Xiao Bai’s Awkward Situation
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“Mm, Xiao Bai, your tail still feels just as good as always~”
Lin Muyu held Xiao Bai in her arms, stroking her fluffy fox tail.
Every time her fingertips brushed against the soft fur, she couldn’t help but let out a comfortable sigh, completely immersed in the sensation.
But Xiao Bai, who was being held in her arms, had her mind in complete disarray.
She was staring down with her eyes lowered, her little head rapidly calculating the grand matter of the fox clan’s rise and evolution, completely ignoring Lin Muyu’s obsessive behavior.
‘How can I avoid that woman’s surveillance and quietly abduct Lin Muyu back to the fox clan’s territory…’
She didn’t think this was a bad thing. After all, if that woman could lay hands on her own disciple, then it was perfectly reasonable for her to rescue this nominal master, right?
Before Xiao Bai could figure out a solution, she suddenly felt something soft appear in Lin Muyu’s embrace. The texture was extremely similar to her own fur.
Xiao Bai immediately felt dissatisfied and was about to look up to see who was being so tactless, but the moment her gaze met the other party, she was startled by a pair of seductive fox eyes, causing all her fur to stand on end.
Her fluffy tail instantly stood straight up, and her body became rigid.
Lin Muyu was also stunned for a moment. Looking down at the pink-furred fox that had suddenly appeared in her arms, she couldn’t help but blink curiously.
This little fox looked somewhat similar to Xiao Bai, except her fur was pink, and the corners of her eyes had an alluring curve that made her look particularly lively.
“Xiaomeihu, why are you here?!”
Xiao Bai immediately straightened up from Lin Muyu’s embrace, her originally soft voice becoming serious.
“So it’s Xiaomeihu?”
Lin Muyu quickly caught on, and her other hand gently rested on Xiaomeihu’s back. As her fingertips brushed through the pink fur, she couldn’t help but whisper quietly.
“Mm, she has the same good feel as Xiao Bai. Are you Xiao Bai’s relative?”
“Xiao Bai?”
Hearing this name, Xiaomeihu was first slightly stunned, then turned her gaze to the white fox beside her who was obviously somewhat flustered, and a teasing smile curved at the corners of her mouth.
“That’s right, this is the name I gave her.”
Lin Muyu spoke confidently, completely unaware that Xiao Bai in her arms had already lost her shine, her eyes filled with despair.
She clearly had her own fox clan title. She was the Six-Tailed Void Fox, one of the great ones, but Lin Muyu insisted on calling her such a childish name!
“I suppose you could say she’s her relative?”
Xiaomeihu squeezed closer to Xiao Bai, her fluffy body almost pressed against Xiao Bai, and the smile at the corners of her mouth never stopped, making Xiao Bai’s heart panic.
“Hey, this is human territory. How dare you barge in here so recklessly?”
Xiao Bai quickly lowered her voice, leaning close to Xiaomeihu’s ear, her tone full of urgency.
“What, you’re allowed to find yourself a lover here, but I’m not allowed to come see the excitement?”
Xiaomeihu smiled as she retorted, her voice very soft, but her eyes carried an indescribable strange expression that made Xiao Bai’s hair stand on end.
“What nonsense are you talking about? She’s just my friend!”
Xiao Bai immediately refuted, her fluffy ears turning slightly red from anxiety.
“Friend?”
Xiaomeihu raised an eyebrow, her tone becoming even more teasing.
“A friend who can make you willingly let her stroke your tail? I remember you wouldn’t even let me touch your tail before, right?”
This time when she spoke, her tone had clearly become colder.
Meanwhile, Lin Muyu, caught in the middle, listened to the two foxes “chirping and squeaking” in quiet murmurs. Those delicate syllables were obviously the fox clan’s exclusive language, and she couldn’t understand a single word. She could only blink in confusion, though her hands never stopped moving.
After all, having two foxes in her arms at once meant a total of 12 tails to pet.
This kind of good fortune was rare, and just thinking about it made her happy. How could she think about anything else?
‘These 5 tails on the left seem like I haven’t petted them before. Let me start with the leftmost one, it looks so soft and fluffy.’
She calculated in her mind, and her hand had already gently fallen on one of Xiaomeihu’s tails on the left.
“This time was just an accident. I’ll explain the details to you later.”
Xiao Bai had no interest in arguing with Xiaomeihu and quickly pulled the topic back, her tone becoming serious.
“First tell me, how did you get in here? This place has a sect-protecting formation, and ordinary demon race members can’t get in at all!”
Hearing this, Xiaomeihu couldn’t help but roll her eyes, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness:
“Did you forget? The spatial tunnel you built, you gave several core members of the clan access permissions. Naturally, I can come in.”
“…”
Xiao Bai was instantly stunned. How could she have forgotten about this!
Back then, to facilitate the fox clan members’ comings and goings, she had indeed given tunnel permissions to several core companions. As one of the fox clan’s capable generals, Xiaomeihu was naturally among them.
“Wait!”
Xiao Bai suddenly realized something, her tone filled with shock, and her body began to tremble slightly.
“Then… can the Fox Empress also come through the tunnel?”
“What do you think?”
Xiaomeihu looked at her panicked appearance and shook her head somewhat speechlessly.
Who would have thought that the dignified Fox Clan High Priest would become so foolish.
Just then, a clear but authoritative voice suddenly rang out:
“What place is this?”
Lin Muyu and the two foxes looked up simultaneously to see an eight-tailed fox with fur as brilliant as blazing fire standing not far away. Those golden fox eyes were curiously surveying the surroundings, and eight fluffy fox tails swayed gently behind her, naturally carrying an imposing aura that could not be underestimated.
“Eh?”
Lin Muyu was completely dumbfounded. She looked down at Xiao Bai and Xiaomeihu in her arms, then looked at the eight-tailed fox before her, and couldn’t help but murmur to herself.
“Xiao Bai, is your fox clan… moving? Why are you all coming here one after another?”
“It’s over…”
Xiao Bai looked at that fiery red figure and felt her vision darken. In her heart, she instinctively began silently counting.
“3, 2, 1…”
As soon as she finished speaking, an elegant light blue figure appeared out of thin air beside Lin Muyu.
The moment Xinlian appeared, she naturally pulled Lin Muyu into her embrace.
Since Lin Muyu was still holding Xiao Bai and Xiaomeihu, this created an odd sandwich structure with several people and foxes, facing off against the eight-tailed fox not far away.
“It’s you!”
After the eight-tailed fox clearly saw Xinlian’s appearance, she was first slightly stunned, then quickly reacted.
The person before her was the benefactor who had saved the entire fox clan a few days ago!
She immediately restrained her imposing aura and respectfully bowed in salute, her tone filled with gratitude.
“Thank you, fellow daoist, for your life-saving grace from that time. However…”
At this point, the Fox Empress’s gaze fell on Xiao Bai and Xiaomeihu in Lin Muyu’s arms.
Seeing these two familiar foxes showing no signs of being forced, but instead nestling comfortably in a human’s embrace, she couldn’t help but frown and ask in confusion:
“Why are they here?”
Hearing the Empress’s question, Xiao Bai quickly pushed Xiaomeihu and struggled out of Lin Muyu’s embrace. After landing on the ground, her tone carried a hint of guilt:
“I think I can explain…”