Chapter 53: Feels like we’re having an affair.

Right at this moment.

The great nine-tailed fox king was seriously considering a question: ‘Should I jump out of the carriage and escape?’

‘Why the hesitation?’

Of course, it’s because the great nine-tailed fox king can’t return empty-handed!

‘Since I’m already here, I must gain something!’

The carriage was full of hidden secrets.

The rows of wooden boxes were filled with densely packed long swords. The bodies of the swords were engraved with strange Dao patterns, which she couldn’t understand at all.

Now that she had the demon sword, she no longer needed to look for other swords, so she gave up the idea of stealing one.

‘Then I’ll see if there are any other good things!’

She turned her gaze to the back of the large boxes. There was a small wooden bucket there, filled with hay.

‘Mmm, it looks like just a wooden bucket for storing grain.’

‘No need to pay attention.’

‘…My ass.’

Do you think I, the great nine-tailed fox king, would believe that?

So, Su Li’er did a foxy sumo move and burrowed into the wooden bucket. Her small paws fumbled around, and as expected, a pure spirit stone was hidden under the hay.

‘I’ve hit the jackpot!!!’

It wasn’t very convenient to move around in the small wooden bucket.

Su Li’er carefully examined the spirit stone. The surface was smooth, and it was also engraved with Dao patterns. Is it a different quality of spirit stone?

‘Why haven’t I seen it before?’

Su Li’er recalled the spirit stones in the altar before. Although they were of different qualities, they all looked similar, clean and pure.

She had never seen this kind of spirit stone with tattoos…

Whatever.

‘I have to find a way to eat this stone!’

‘It will definitely increase my lifespan!’

‘I’ll have plenty of time to jump out of the carriage after I finish eating…’

With this thought, Su Li’er tried to bite the spirit stone into pieces with her teeth. Her progress was extremely slow. Several times, she wanted to transform back into her human form and swallow the spirit stone whole, but the carriage was too small. If she transformed into her human form, she would very likely be discovered.

It was no simple matter to eat this spirit stone, which was almost as big as her, into her stomach!

‘Well, there’s no other way.’

‘I’ll just nibble on it slowly.’

As Su Li’er was eating with great enthusiasm, the carriage suddenly braked sharply. Su Li’er was thrown upside down in the wooden bucket, and the spirit stone slammed into her stomach. The pain was so intense that the little fox’s eyes rolled back, and she almost fainted.

‘Damn… damn it!’

‘Do you even know how to drive?’

—”Martial Slaughter Sect, are you trying to activate the altar again this time!?”

—”Where did this little girl come from? Go and die.”

—”You’re the ones who are going to die, you bastards who disregard life.”

—”Oh, I remember now. You’re that so-called Doctor Bai, right? It just so happens that the boss is a little interested in you. Hahaha, you’ve walked right into our trap!”

Su Li’er pricked up her foxy ears and quietly listened to the commotion outside. Even her breathing became a little fainter.

Soon, the sound of swords clashing and clanging was heard from outside.

And then…

Su Li’er heard the sound of the hay on the carriage being lifted, a rustling sound, and a dull thud, accompanied by the pained cry of the girl in the white coat and the vibration of wooden planks rubbing against each other.

—”You just stay here obediently!”

—”Mmmph, mmmph, mmmph—!”

Then, there was the sound of the hay being covered again.

The wheels gradually began to turn, and the carriage started to move again with a slight jolt.

Uh.

‘Could it be that Doctor Bai was tied up?’

‘What a coincidence, at a time like this, in a place like this?’

After this little episode, Su Li’er finally understood why there were so many weapons and even spirit stones on the carriage. So this was the granary of that assassin villain organization!

—”Mmmph! Mmmph, mmmph—”

The girl’s mumbles continued, lingering under the hay in the small space.

Alright.

‘I, the great nine-tailed fox king, will just do a good deed.’

—Swoosh.

Puffs of white smoke came out of the wooden bucket.

Bai Ningning’s hands and feet were tied, and her mouth was gagged. She looked at the wooden bucket in front of her in terror, a terrible thought appearing in her mind.

‘This wooden bucket… is it a bomb!?’

So, she struggled even more fiercely.

The wooden bucket began to tremble violently.

“Mmmph, mmmph, mmmph!!!” Bai Ningning’s horror reached its peak, and her eyeballs were about to pop out.

The wooden bucket made a sound, “Oh no… I’m stuck, I’m stuck, I can’t get out!”

Bai Ningning was stunned.

The wooden bucket visibly expanded a little.

—Swoosh.

A small head popped out, silver hair cascading down, with hay on top.

“Damn it, I didn’t get the direction right. My butt almost came out first!” Su Li’er’s face was red as she muttered in annoyance.

“…!?” Bai Ningning was so stunned that she even forgot to struggle and be scared.

The gazes of the two girls met for the first time.

One was tied to the ground.

The other had only a head, and her body was a wooden bucket.

A very strange scene.

They looked at each other in speechless silence.

Oh right.

Doctor Bai couldn’t speak even if she wanted to.

Therefore, Su Li’er smiled and said softly, “What a coincidence, Big Sister Ningning.”

Bai Ningning looked as if she had seen a ghost and turned her head away, ignoring her.

The smile on Su Li’er’s face froze. “Hey! That’s very rude! Why are you ignoring me?”

Bai Ningning showed a helpless look and closed her eyes slightly. It was rare to see the energetic doctor in the white coat in such a state.

That look seemed to be saying: Just let this world be destroyed.

In a few moves, Su Li’er successfully escaped from the wooden bucket.

She sat cross-legged next to Bai Ningning, her little feet almost touching Bai Ningning’s face, which made the doctor in the white coat show a speechless and desperate expression again.

“Wait a moment.” Su Li’er carefully moved her body. “The space here is too small. I’m afraid I’ll attract them. Big Sister Ningning, you’ll have to bear with it…”

“Mmmph!—Mmmph, mmmph!!!”

“Don’t make a sound. Big Sister Ningning, be good, hold it in…”

“!!! Mmmph!? Mmmph, mmmph!”

“Be quiet! Big Sister Ningning, you’re so weak!”

Su Li’er finally untied Bai Ningning’s hands, which had been tied behind her back.

The first thing Bai Ningning did after being freed was to pull out the rag that was stuffed in her mouth, and then she vigorously wiped her face and mouth with her sleeve.

Su Li’er blinked in confusion.

Then, Bai Ningning untied the rope that was tied around her legs, and her legs were also freed.

“Ah… Su Li’er, thank you.”

This was the first sentence the doctor in the white coat said after being rescued.

It was clearly a sentence of gratitude, but why did it sound a little disdainful?

“You’re welcome,” Su Li’er responded politely.

Bai Ningning’s friendly smile returned. She controlled her volume and said very softly, “Is Su Li’er waiting for me here on purpose?”

‘What does that mean?’

‘What a strange question.’

For problems she couldn’t handle, Su Li’er always chose not to answer. Silence was the best persona, and it was conducive to maintaining her junior sister’s obedience and innocence.

“Just kidding.” Bai Ningning leaned forward slightly. She wasn’t wearing her glasses, and her amber eyes were very beautiful, with a gentle smile in them.

“Big Sister Ningning…?” Su Li’er slightly dodged backwards. She felt a light touch on her back and leaned against the edge of the carriage railing.

“Don’t hide.”

“…No, what are you going to do…”

“Of course, I’m going to repay Su Li’er properly.”

“…!”

Su Li’er quickly covered her mouth.

She watched as Bai Ningning’s hand gradually extended, and finally landed gently on her head, parting the strands of hay for her and smoothing her hair.

The touch of her fingertips, the touch of her palm, every small movement was very gentle.

Including Bai Ningning’s smiling eyes.

For some reason, Su Li’er’s little heart inexplicably accelerated. She always got nervous about unknown and impending things.

‘Damn it.’

‘This place, this atmosphere…’

‘It feels like we’re having an affair…’