Chapter 106: The Intruder

The one who burst into the room was none other than Bai Li, who had reverted to her energy-saving little fox form!

“Oh, you’re awake, meow! And with Little Butterfly… were you…?”

She asked tentatively, her tone clearly steering toward improper thoughts.

It wasn’t her fault. She used to be innocent, knowing only what was written in storybooks—a pure theorist. If it wasn’t exactly like the books, it never crossed her mind.

But ever since Chu Huaizhou lost his memory and indulged her, the theorist gradually gained practical experience.

Bai Li was walking further down the path of the nine-tailed celestial fox, captivating all beings. Chu Huaizhou was deeply gratified.

But right now, he…

No way! Requesting a rollback!

Xu Mengdie froze like a robot, unsure whether to marvel at Bai Li’s mastery of escape arts or her utter lack of brains.

Did she really just barge in like that? Without any regard for propriety?

Chu Huaizhou felt a bit awkward, then started to feel relieved it was the silly fox who came in, not that little green tea Xia Baiqian.

Then the next moment.

“Crack—”

The sound of the barrier being dispelled and the door bolt sliding open rang out. Xia Baiqian pushed the door open without hesitation.

She saw Chu Huaizhou and Xu Mengdie in extremely close proximity, with Bai Li lying on the ground nearby, staring blankly at them.

She couldn’t help but freeze, as if witnessing the birth of a timeless masterpiece.

Chu Huaizhou and Xu Mengdie immediately separated, each sitting at opposite ends of the bed, not looking at each other, pretending nothing had happened.

But both had faint blushes on their faces, whether from the embarrassment of being caught or from whatever they had been doing.

This scene seemed oddly familiar, as if it had played out once before.

Chu Huaizhou: “I just woke up. Mengdie had just finished casting a spell to check my health.”

Xu Mengdie nodded: “R-right. You two wouldn’t misunderstand, would you?”

“But it’s understandable if you do, since you’re both such small fries~”

Bai Li’s brain, which had short-circuited at the shocking sight, finally rebooted as language processing kicked in.

*Ah, I see. So Little Butterfly was healing him.*

*I thought they were about to, in a room not completely sealed off from us, with only a wall in between, do something unspeakable from the storybooks, meow.*

*Looks like I was mistaken, meow.*

*But why does Little Butterfly always praise her? How puzzling for a fox.*

As everyone knows, Bai Li loves delicious food, especially fish—aside from celestial treasures. Her favorite is the Eight Immortals Assorted Fish Minced from the Gathering of Immortals Pavilion.

So Xu Mengdie’s “small fry” remark was always interpreted by Bai Li as a compliment about how cute and tasty she looked.

This explanation might fool Bai Li, but not Xia Baiqian.

Something was off. Very, very off!

She had noticed Bai Li acting strangely after Xu Mengdie said those words. So she stood outside, carefully probing, wanting to see if that seductive fox had forced Master into doing something while she was away.

The more she asked, the more suspicious it became. Bai Li kept dodging the question, but there was definitely a big problem!

How did she know? Because Bai Li’s face was almost completely red!

That usually smiling, lovely face was now flushed like the brightest rouge, from the ears to the neck, even the small earlobes seemed about to drip blood!

This was not normal blushing!

The moment she confirmed something was wrong, it felt like a loud bang in her sea of consciousness, as if struck by an invisible heavy hammer. All thoughts and schemes shattered instantly, leaving only blankness and sharp tinnitus.

Her heart clenched as if seized by an icy hand; suffocation surged over her. Incredulity drowned her like a monstrous wave.

Impossible! Had Master really been snatched away by Bai Li? That little fox she had never taken seriously, only treated as a mascot?!

Then, Xia Baiqian’s lively eyes suddenly lost focus, the last light in her pupils extinguished completely, leaving only bottomless darkness reflecting Bai Li’s panicked red face.

Her Dao heart wavered slightly.

A voice screamed wildly in her mind, looping infinitely, like demonic sounds, tearing with pain and confusion:

Why why why why why why why why why why why why why why?!

This feeling was like having victory in hand, the situation nearly under control with no rivals, when suddenly an unexpected interloper—someone she hadn’t even considered an opponent before—snatched the prize.

For Xia Baiqian, it was unbearable.

This sinking feeling of losing control surrounded her, reminding her of a time long, long ago.

Before she met Master, at home, despised by countless people.

Everyone said she was cute, but no one wanted to play with her, and her parents often hit her for no reason.

The deviation from expected reality had not happened in a long time.

But when it did, she felt fear—fear of losing everything, fear of returning to those days when everyone had tired of her.

They say childhood wounds take a lifetime to heal.

That was exactly Xia Baiqian’s case.

So she lost control a bit, grabbed Bai Li, and let some of her true nature show, pressing Bai Li for what had happened. This scared Bai Li so much that she ran to Chu Huaizhou for comfort.

Of course, she still had some sanity left.

Seeing Bai Li had successfully entered and wasn’t immediately thrown out, Xia Baiqian followed.

Even though she didn’t know Master had woken up and thought he was still undergoing secret treatment, she barged in anyway to catch Bai Li and demand answers.

But before she could get to the bottom of it, she saw something even more explosive!

Heh.

A cold, hollow laugh echoed in Xia Baiqian’s heart, almost as cold as Leng Qingqiu’s.

*Looks like I should thank Bai Li for leading the charge.*

*Otherwise, I’d never know what was happening between those two! Just imagining the scene makes my stomach churn with nausea.*

At the same time, a violent urge to destroy everything rampaged in her chest.

*Indeed, Master is always like that, indiscriminately showing kindness to everyone.*

*How greedy. He already has me, maybe a few senior and junior sisters, and the fox—that’s enough.*

*He only needs to spread warmth to us.*

*But then again, this is Master. So… I’ll just have to do what I originally planned.*

Her eyes, which had been vacant and out of control just moments ago, now filled again with water light, clear as a spring.

She gracefully clasped her slender hands behind her back and tilted her head slightly.

Her orange off-shoulder fairy dress made her skin look like snow, like the most delicate bud on a spring branch.

A flawlessly sweet smile blossomed on her lips.

The upward curve of her mouth was as precise as if measured. Her voice was syrupy sweet:

“Master~ You’re finally awake! I missed you so much~”

Chu Huaizhou, for some reason, got goosebumps all over when he saw her obedient appearance.

He felt like a prey being stalked by a hunter.

*W-was that just my imagination.*

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