The past two or three months had drifted by slowly. Su Xiaoxiao felt it was excruciatingly slow, wishing the sun and moon could switch places faster when changing shifts. Why couldn’t they slack off at work like she did!
As for the lively gatherings her great-grandmother and the other young ladies attended on usual days, the little Fox Demon always concocted some lame excuse to politely decline. She didn’t want to go out.
She was waiting for Zhao Lang.
After all, this wasn’t Qiantang Mountain; it was a strange place called the Taiching Four Mansions, and there were many strange and unfamiliar people around. The normally lively and active Su Xiaoxiao thought it best to go out less, not like the other young ladies.
According to the books Su Xiaoxiao had read, she had seriously summarized her experiences.
Generally, after a scholar and a Fox Demon got together and lived happily for a while, it wouldn’t be long before some despicable villain appeared to beat the loving birds.
Either bewitched by the Fox Demon’s beauty and competing with the scholar,
or out of nowhere, a righteous old Daoist or a heroic demon-slaying knight would show up, saying straight away, "Hey! I can tell at a glance you’re not human," and then capture her. She would be suppressed under a mountain or a tower for hundreds of years. Then Zhao Lang would have to go through trials and tribulations to save her. Hmm, or perhaps it would be her child coming to rescue their mother.
In any case, it was all quite tragic. Even if they were reunited in the end, they’d probably have to turn into butterflies... Best to look forward to being fellow travelers in another life.
Life is not easy, the Fox Demon sighed.
The outside was simply too dangerous. Su Xiaoxiao thought it was better to have less contact and just stay home instead of going out.
However, during these days of slacking off at work, she had still met a few other little spirits working within the Taiching Prefecture, like Little Sprout and Green Pearl... They would occasionally come to visit her, chirping about some interesting things.
It’s just that the Moon Festival was drawing near recently, and there were many gatherings in the mansion. The ones they belonged to were busy and hadn’t come over much...
Also, Su Xiaoxiao had been quite busy lately. Hmm, there were a lot of fish to catch.
Because some of the other vixen sisters often took leave to go out and have fun; some were going to see their lovers, others were earnestly on the path of seeking one.
Every day they enjoyed discussing the handsome young talents within the Taiching Prefecture or the neighboring Linlu Academy—in fact, sometimes Su Xiaoxiao would prick up her ears for a while, mainly to listen for the Confucian Scholar names from next door at Linlu Academy. Afterward, she would nod her head in satisfaction. Mhm, very good, no mention of his name. Zhao Lang really hasn’t let me down with his unremarkableness. That’s what a good Zhao Lang should be, hang in there, and don’t let anyone discover you~
A certain little Fox Demon was secretly delighted, like a thief making off with a prize, yet no one was aware.
In the room where Su Xiaoxiao lived, there were eighteen little Fox Demons in all, each with their own bed and dressing table in a spacious attic.
At the moment, the ’academically gifted’ sisters were frequently asking for leave, all for the sake of love or studies, thus ’academic failure’ Su Xiaoxiao, seen by everyone as a professional slacker for a hundred years, became the ironclad ’good sister,’ helping them to take over their shifts and slack off.
Actually, Su Xiaoxiao didn’t think the sisterly love was that superficial, and...
They were all amazing... Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but sigh in admiration from time to time.
She felt her sisters were worldly and knowledgeable. Their conversations seemed to involve many important figures and young talents, knowing a lot about the Taiching Prefecture, Linlu Academy, and the Great Immortals in Du You City. They even had many enviable treasures that made the little Fox Demon jealous. Mhm, the sisters would sometimes take them out for her to see.
Therefore, Su Xiaoxiao thought her friends were actually quite nice and life was pretty good. It was just that the atmosphere among them was occasionally strange, making it difficult to understand what was in their minds.
For instance, at this moment, it was time to sleep, so why were the sisters all lying in bed, burrowing under the covers to cultivate?
And their breathing was so steady and rhythmic, just like they were asleep.
However, Su Xiaoxiao didn’t mind. For example, the friend on the bed next to her, she wasn’t sleeping at all. She was clutching a Luminous Pearl under the covers, fervently studying a book on cultivation.
Don’t they feel stuffy? Their breathing is so steady...
A certain little Fox Demon, unaware she was the only ’rebellious’ one in her room, sighed with a hint of envy.
In a sudden moment, it began to rain outside.
Soft, whispering droplets.
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly leaped off her bed, rushing to the window.
Every breath in the room paused!
Don’t they feel stuffy? Their breathing is so steady...
A certain little Fox Demon, unaware she was the only ’rebellious’ one in her room, sighed with a hint of envy.
In a sudden moment, it began to rain outside.
Soft, whispering droplets.
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly leaped off her bed, rushing to the window