Chapter 41

Chapter 41: Acting Cute is Useful, But Use It Sparingly~

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“You’re saying this fox spirit was a gift from Master?”

In the small cabin, Su Wanqing looked at the crooked handwriting on the note, lost in thought.

“Fox spirit? Who are you calling names?”

Hearing this term, Xiao Bai clenched her small fists, looking quite displeased as she asked.

After all, “fox spirit” wasn’t exactly a nice term.

Lin Muyu stared at Xiao Bai’s fluffy fox tail and ears, trying to suppress her laughter as she said:

“But, Xiao Bai, you really are a fox spirit.”

“Eh? I guess that’s true.” Xiao Bai swished her tail, suddenly realizing she really was technically a fox spirit…

It had been so long since anyone dared call her that, and having spent too much time in human territory, she had actually forgotten she was originally a fox spirit.

“This is indeed Master’s handwriting…”

Su Wanqing stared at the note, her brows furrowed tightly as she spoke.

“See? I told you so.”

Seeing Su Wanqing acknowledge the note, Lin Muyu breathed a sigh of relief. Throwing all the blame on Xinlian should keep her safe.

But Su Wanqing didn’t seem ready to let Xiao Bai off the hook, still gripping the Frost Sword tightly in her hand.

Her gaze at Xiao Bai was full of wariness.

“But she’s from the demon race, and among them, the most cunning fox spirits. There’s no guarantee she won’t harm you.”

In her eyes, no member of the demon race could be trusted, especially snake demons and fox demons.

These two creatures were extremely cunning and particularly skilled at seducing humans.

What if this fox spirit Lin Muyu charmed her…

“She won’t. Xiao Bai is very well-behaved.”

Sensing the tension in the air, Lin Muyu quickly moved to shield Xiao Bai behind her, looking somewhat panicked.

“Hey, human, it was you people who invaded our territory first, so how come you’re blaming us in the end?”

Xiao Bai looked disdainful. If Su Wanqing wasn’t Xinlian’s disciple, she would have slapped this person who twisted the facts to death long ago.

Most demons wouldn’t invade human territory. Their desires were low, they just wanted to live.

But many human cultivators, driven by desire, vanity, and money, would frantically invade demon territories to hunt young demons for the spiritual pills and materials on their bodies.

Though in this world of survival of the fittest, it was understandable, being hunted was simply due to weakness.

But since humans actively invaded demon territory, why couldn’t the demon race fight back?

“We invaded your territory? Isn’t it you who enjoy slaughtering humans?”

Su Wanqing heard Xiao Bai’s words and a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes.

She had only heard that the demon race was cunning, treacherous, brutal, and enjoyed slaughtering mortals. How could it be that in the demons’ eyes, it was humans who invaded their territory?

“?”

Xiao Bai tilted her head, her tone mocking.

“You’ve been deceived by those people who twist the facts. The conflicts your human race starts far outnumber those of the demon race.”

“What about that snake demoness from the Hehuan Sect who randomly slaughters mortals in human territory? How do you explain that?”

Su Wanqing seemed to think of something and retorted with an agitated tone.

“Hey hey, they’re demonic cultivators! You can’t lump demonic cultivators together with humans or demons. Their actions wouldn’t be out of place even among the demonic clan.”

Seeing the two about to fight, Lin Muyu quickly intervened.

“Alright, alright, both of you be quiet!”

Hearing Lin Muyu’s intervention, the two who had been arguing suddenly fell silent, their gazes turning to Lin Muyu in unison.

They seemed to be asking:

‘Between her and me, who do you choose?’

Huh?

A big question mark appeared above Lin Muyu’s head. How did she become the focus?

Another life-or-death choice question?

She was starting to break out in a cold sweat. This wasn’t as easy to choose as last time.

Logically, she should choose Su Wanqing. After all, she and Su Wanqing were already familiar with each other, and she trusted Su Wanqing’s words.

But the little fox hadn’t done anything wrong either, and she was a gift from Master. What if Su Wanqing made her drive the little fox away?

Outside, the gentle and pitiful little fox would definitely struggle to survive.

Faced with this situation, she could only use her ultimate technique!

“Sister Wanqing~”

“Please, let your junior sister keep Xiao Bai~”

“After all, she’s a gift from Master, so please~ pretty please~”

Lin Muyu deployed her ultimate acting cute technique, staring at Su Wanqing with teary eyes.

She stepped forward to hug Su Wanqing’s arm and began acting cute with a sweet voice.

She knew Su Wanqing responded to gentleness, not force. This approach would definitely work on her!

To be able to freely pet those 6 soft, big tails, Lin Muyu was willing to sacrifice her dignity!

Sure enough, Xiao Bai looked at Lin Muyu with shock, somewhat speechless.

‘Wait, sister? Are you the fox spirit or am I the fox spirit? How do I feel like you’re more charming than me?’

Hearing this intimate, coquettish voice, a blush immediately crept up Su Wanqing’s fair face.

She immediately tried to push Lin Muyu away.

But Lin Muyu refused to let go, acting like she would never let go unless Su Wanqing agreed.

The two tugged back and forth.

In the end, Su Wanqing was defeated by this wave of cute offensive.

“Fine, I agree to let her stay here.”

Though somewhat reluctant, Su Wanqing ultimately agreed.

“But if you fox spirit shows any improper behavior, my sword won’t show mercy.”

After dropping this threat to Xiao Bai, Su Wanqing fled outside like she was escaping.

‘Got her~’

Looking at Su Wanqing’s somewhat panicked retreating figure, Lin Muyu felt secretly pleased. The acting cute technique really worked.

No wonder many girls in her previous life liked to act cute, turns out acting cute was this effective!

She’d have to use it more often! More than enough to handle women~

“Xiao Bai, wasn’t I amazing?”

Lin Muyu looked at Xiao Bai with great pride.

“Amazing… are you sure you’re not also a fox in disguise?”

Xiao Bai silently gave Lin Muyu a thumbs up. In that moment, she felt Lin Muyu was more like a fox demon than herself.

“Huh? Xiao Bai, I’m human. Why do you ask?”

Lin Muyu tilted her cute little head, asking somewhat confused.

Hearing this, Xiao Bai’s eyes rolled as an idea emerged.

“Nothing. If there’s a chance in the future, I’d like to recommend you to join the Fox Clan as a teacher!”

“Really? Then wouldn’t there be countless big tails? I’ll definitely go if I get the chance!”

As for what she’d teach, the two had very different things in mind~

Outside, Su Wanqing tried to calm her agitated heart.

“Damn it, that poison almost flared up again. Why does she always affect me?”

“Could it be that I’ve already fallen in love with her?”

“That’s impossible… I just want to take responsibility… I couldn’t possibly fall in love with anyone.”

“But why… why is this happening…”