183: The Awakening Little Fox

The perspective returns to Lu Yi.

After successfully driving Li Xiu away with anger, the three of them left the Chu Family's conference hall.

Originally, according to the Chu Family's rules, guests should have been led to their accommodations by the Chu Family's steward or maidservants.

However, Chu Qianqian simply could not stand it anymore.

Every time she saw Chu Lingfeng's old face, hearing him address her as "Old Ancestor" at every turn, with eyes full of that fanatical worship as if he had seen the "hope for the Family's revival," she felt completely uncomfortable.

She felt uncomfortable all over, goosebumps covered the floor, and her toes were curling so hard she was practically digging a three-bedroom apartment into the ground.

Chu Qianqian really could not stay any longer, so she volunteered to personally take them to get settled.

The three of them walked through the winding, deep, and cobblestone-paved corridors of the Chu Family.

It must be said that the Chu Family is worthy of being the local tyrant of Cangyuan City; although this is in the Lower Realm, the garden design is quite ingenious.

Soon, they arrived at an independent, quiet courtyard.

"Creak—"

Chu Qianqian pushed open the carved door and pointed to the interior, which, while not luxurious, was clean and elegant.

She said with some polite formality and a hint of apology:

"This is currently the best guest room in the Chu Family. After all, this is the Lower Realm, and the Spiritual Qi concentration and environmental facilities certainly cannot compare to the Upper Realm. It is a bit crude, so I hope the two of you will not mind."

Shen Yueyao stepped into the room.

She looked around, observing the simple wooden furniture and the swaying winter plum blossoms outside the window.

She did not show any look of disdain; instead, she gently shook her head, a faint, self-deprecating, and indifferent smile tugging at the corners of her lips:

"How could I mind?"

Shen Yueyao said softly:

"In the Shen Family of the Upper Realm, I was merely an unfavored daughter of a concubine. The place where I lived might not even be as good as this."

After a simple tour.

Shen Yueyao suddenly realized a somewhat awkward problem.

She blinked, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the only large bed in the room and the empty living room outside.

"By the way, Qianqian."

Shen Yueyao looked at Chu Qianqian in confusion:

"In this courtyard... there seems to be only this one master bedroom? Then... where is my room?"

She pointed to the room next door:

"Do I need to ask the servants to clean up a side room?"

An Irrefutable Reason

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Chu Qianqian looked at Shen Yueyao as if she were looking at an idiot.

"You want to live separately?"

Chu Qianqian put her hands on her hips and asked in surprise:

"What is your current identity? Can you have some professional spirit? You are affectionate Dao Companions who are 'on their honeymoon,' 'inseparable,' and 'intimate with each other'!"

Chu Qianqian imitated Lu Yi's tone from just now and said exaggeratedly:

"Just now in the hall, in order to anger that Li Xiu, Lu Yi deliberately held you, wishing he could announce to the whole world that your relationship is extraordinary."

"If you just walked in acting so loving, and then immediately closed the door and slept in separate rooms, not bothering each other, that Li Xiu is not stupid! He will definitely become suspicious!"

Chu Qianqian shrugged and said righteously:

"Once the truth is revealed and he sees through your act, won't all your previous efforts be in vain?"

A Blushing Compromise

"This..."

Shen Yueyao was rendered speechless by Chu Qianqian's logical and righteous words.

She thought about it carefully; it really made sense.

Since they had to act in front of Li Xiu, they had to do it thoroughly and could not show a single flaw.

Besides... Shen Yueyao secretly glanced at Lu Yi beside her.

After more than a month of "Physique resonance" Cultivate in the Shen Family guest room, although the two had not crossed the final line, their intimacy had long surpassed that of ordinary Dao Companions.

Regarding staying in the same room with Lu Yi, deep down... she did not actually have much resistance to it.

In fact, there was even a secret anticipation that she dared not admit to herself.

"Then... alright then."

Shen Yueyao blushed, bit her lower lip, and nodded with a voice as soft as a mosquito's:

"In order to not let that guy see any clues... let's... let's just have one room."

After the room allocation problem was solved, the atmosphere became somewhat subtle.

Shen Yueyao suddenly noticed that Chu Qianqian had no intention of leaving.

Instead, she stood at the doorway, leaning against the door frame with her arms crossed.

Those beautiful eyes were staring straight at the two of them, making people feel uneasy.

Shen Yueyao touched her burning cheeks uncomfortably:

"Qianqian... why... why are you looking at us like that? Is there a flower on my face?"

A Delayed Reaction

"There are no flowers."

Chu Qianqian pursed her lips, gestured toward their posture with her eyes, and teased:

"But this public display of affection is being spread quite happily."

"Hmm?"

Shen Yueyao was stunned for a moment, and following Chu Qianqian's gaze, she looked down.

"Ah!"

At this look, she was startled.

From the moment they entered until now, Lu Yi's hand had been resting on her waist extremely naturally, as if it were a habit.

And she, as if she had no bones, habitually leaned half of her body's weight into Lu Yi's embrace.

Shen Yueyao's cheeks instantly turned bright red, and she wanted to break free from Lu Yi's embrace as if she had been electrocuted.

"Lu Yi... you... let go first..."

While speaking with shame and anger, Shen Yueyao subconsciously reached out to push Lu Yi's chest to use the force to stand straight.

However, to her surprise.

When her palm pressed against the clothes on Lu Yi's chest.

The tactile sensation that came back was not Lu Yi's firm, hard pectoral muscles.

But rather a lump... that was exceptionally soft, warm, and furry?

"Hmm?"

Even more bizarrely.

The moment she pressed down, this lump actually squirmed.

Immediately after, a very weak, soft, and slightly dissatisfied cry came out:

"Ying ning~"

"Ah!!"

Shen Yueyao was startled, thinking that Lu Yi had hidden some hidden weapon in his clothes, or that some strange monster had crawled in.

She jerked her hand back, took a step back, and pointed at Lu Yi's chest in surprise:

"What is that?! What... is inside your clothes?!"

Lu Yi was also stunned for a moment.

Immediately after, he felt an itch on his chest.

He looked down and, somewhat awkwardly, reached out to open his tightly closed lapel a little.

"Swish..."

As the lapel opened.

A little fox, only the size of a palm, with fur as white as jade and without a trace of any other color, was seen.

It was dizzily poking its furry, round little head out from his embrace.

Its pair of large, ruby-like eyes were full of sleepiness.

It opened its little mouth, let out a big yawn, revealing its pink gums, and its two pointed little ears twitched.

Then it stretched out its pink little paws, clawed at Lu Yi's collar, and looked blankly at the two human beauties in front of it who were staring at it.

Lu Yi slapped his forehead, looked at this cute creature in his arms, and suddenly realized.

When he left the Heavenly Profound Realm earlier, he had casually tucked the little fox directly into his embrace.

He had originally thought about experiencing the feeling of petting a cat on the road.

As a result, he had forgotten its existence along the way, and even less expected that she would suddenly wake up now.