Volume 2, Chapter 119 – It Can’t Be Her

That dao law contract was signed after they negotiated with the Fox Palace, precisely to ensure both parties could fulfill the terms established during negotiations as agreed.

And now, Liu Funing looked at the items written in her small booklet and only felt her head aching.

Sweeping, doing laundry… and other such daily maidservant tasks were fine for her to do.

But why did she also have to do things like… daily maintenance of formation restrictions… clearing out demonic creatures wandering around the Fox Palace… treating and caring for sick Fox Palace spirit pets… instructing low-level fox demons in cultivation…

…and so on?

Were they really treating her like an all-purpose tool person?

And these were only the contents of the first two pages. There were even more chaotic tasks waiting for her to complete in the pages that followed.

Liu Funing gritted her teeth.

These fox demons were really something else.

That fox demon called Hu Xian’er truly understood what it meant to make the most of everything!

However, compared to Immortal Venerable Qu who had to personally attend to the Fox Monarch, Liu Funing felt she was still much luckier.

She turned to look at the fox beauty who brought her the message and said with a cold laugh, “Is this all the tasks Steward Hu Xian’er has arranged?”

“When do I start?”

The fox beauty paid no attention to Liu Funing’s murderous gaze.

She chuckled lightly. “If Sect Master Liu has confirmed there are no issues, these miscellaneous tasks must start right now.”

“Right now? Fine.” Liu Funing said.

If not for Immortal Venerable Qingzhi, Liu Funing wouldn’t remain in this Fox Palace, giving these fox demons the chance to humiliate her.

At this moment, thinking of Qu Qingtang’s situation and the humiliation Qu Qingtang had to endure, Liu Funing couldn’t help but suppress the anger in her heart.

Immortal Venerable Qu was enduring more for them, being humiliated more by fox demons.

Compared to Immortal Venerable Qu, what did this little bit of hardship Liu Funing suffered amount to?

Moreover, Liu Funing didn’t want to violate the dao law contract they’d signed previously.

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Liu Funing left cursing internally.

Song Shiyuan watched her leave expressionlessly, then her gaze returned to the fox beauty across from her.

The fox beauty hadn’t left yet. She looked at Song Shiyuan, putting away the contemptuous smile she’d shown when facing Liu Funing earlier, her gaze somewhat complex.

“Miss Song, you seem to have lost a lot of weight,” she said.

“Thank you for your concern, Sister Fox.” Song Shiyuan gripped her broom, the corners of her mouth forcing up a trace of a smile. “I’m fine…”

“You…” The fox beauty wanted to say something but hesitated.

Although she was a fox and this girl was a sword cultivator, they had at least lived together in this Fox Palace for some time.

She was quite familiar with this girl.

Setting aside the antagonistic relationship between sword cultivators and fox demons, this girl was a good child.

Unfortunately, the one she liked was the Fox Clan’s monarch.

“You… still can’t let her go?” the fox beauty asked hesitantly.

“…” Song Shiyuan froze slightly, her expression darkening.

Let go? How could she possibly let go?

Song Shiyuan thought to herself that she would never be able to let her go for the rest of her life.

Seeing Song Shiyuan like this, the fox beauty couldn’t help but sigh softly.

The matter between Song Shiyuan and the Fox Monarch was known to all the foxes in the entire Fox Palace.

Usually, the sisters in the Fox Palace would quietly speculate about how much of Her Majesty’s true heart this little sword cultivator had won.

Unfortunately, no one could fathom Her Majesty’s thoughts.

If Song Shiyuan had liked some other fox, she could have helped say a few words. But of all foxes to like, this girl just had to like the Fox Monarch.

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She didn’t dare speak, and she didn’t dare advise.

“Alas…” The fox beauty shook her head, sighing. “Love arises unknowingly, and once begun, it deepens…”

The fox beauty left.

Song Shiyuan heard the fox beauty’s soft sigh as she departed. She lowered her eyes.

Her fingertips climbed to the female consort collar around her neck.

Actually, Song Shiyuan wasn’t completely unreceptive to what Liu Funing had said earlier.

Qu Qingtang had previously spoken to her about the leak of Lingxiao Sword Sect’s plan.

There were two people who knew about Lingxiao Sword Sect’s plan and had the greatest suspicion.

One was Song Shixuan, the other was Song Shiyuan.

And Song Shiyuan, because of her relationship with the little fox demon, had the greatest suspicion.

Without Qu Qingtang saying more, Song Shiyuan could understand that those who knew the inside story all suspected that she and the little fox demon had leaked Lingxiao Sword Sect’s plan.

Then, could the little fox demon really be the inside agent who leaked Lingxiao Sword Sect’s plan?

Song Shiyuan thought this in her heart, her bright eyes darkening.

She raised her hand and performed a series of complex hand seals on the female consort collar around her neck.

With a soft click, the female consort collar opened.

Song Shiyuan felt the binding sensation around her neck completely disappear.

A bitter laugh escaped her mouth.

“Hehe…”

“As expected, it couldn’t be you…”

Song Shiyuan’s ability to open the female consort collar was something she had never hidden from the little fox demon.

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If the little fox demon had truly been a mole, then naturally the Fox Clan would also know about this.

But now, Song Shiyuan could still use the previous hand seals to open the female consort collar.

The Fox Clan hadn’t discovered that Song Shiyuan could open this collar.

This proved that the little fox demon absolutely couldn’t be that mole.

“But…”

“Little fox demon, even though you’re no longer here, only I believe in you…”

A tear formed at the corner of Song Shiyuan’s eye. She tilted her head up, but that trace of moisture still slid down her cheek.

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“Where exactly does Tang’er want to take me?”

Before she knew it, Lu Zhuxin had already come to Mingzhao City together with Qu Qingtang.

This wasn’t Lu Zhuxin’s first time coming to Mingzhao City.

As a homebody, she never had the habit of going out.

Having transmigrated here for so long, she still spent most of her time holed up in the Fox Palace.

The last time she came to Mingzhao City was when she went on a date with Song Shiyuan.

Lu Zhuxin herself hadn’t expected that her second time coming to Mingzhao City would be following another woman.

“Don’t rush.” Qu Qingtang’s face wore a smile.

After leaving the Fox Palace, Qu Qingtang could sense that several powerful auras had been following them at a distance.

Although she didn’t know the origins of these powerful individuals, Qu Qingtang could guess that they were probably strong individuals hired by the Fox Clan to guard the Fox Monarch.

However, this guarding distance was farther than Qu Qingtang had anticipated.

Was it because they felt that even if she made a move against the Fox Monarch, the Eighth Realm Fox Monarch wouldn’t be without the power to resist?

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Qu Qingtang chuckled inwardly.

If the Fox Monarch beside her were Ming Zhaoxi, that would indeed be the case.

Unfortunately, Lu Zhuxin wasn’t Ming Zhaoxi.

For Qu Qingtang to capture this little fox with no combat ability would be far too easy.

If they wanted to protect this little fox, those guards should have stayed closer.

Of course, Qu Qingtang was just thinking about it. How could she bear to use force on this cute little fox?

“Master promised that today’s time belongs to Tang’er,” Qu Qingtang said.

Lu Zhuxin noticed that this woman was using the address “Master” more and more naturally.

Did she have no sense of shame at all?!

Lu Zhuxin had clearly wanted to disgust her by making her use this form of address. How had it instead made her use it with increasing pleasure?

Lu Zhuxin even wanted to have her go back to using a normal form of address.

The Fox Clan’s Flower Festival had passed long ago. Even that farce-like wedding of the Fox Monarch’s daughter had ended some time ago, but Mingzhao City remained exceptionally lively.

As one of the Fox Clan’s most prosperous main cities, Mingzhao City never lacked visiting guests and wealthy merchants from other races.

Lu Zhuxin followed Qu Qingtang, strolling along the bustling streets filled with traffic.

At first, Lu Zhuxin couldn’t quite figure out Qu Qingtang’s thoughts.

However, after Qu Qingtang took her to browse several familiar shops, bought her some familiar accessories and clothing, and brought her some familiar street food…

Wearing a brand new red ru skirt, with newly bought hairpins in her hair, Lu Zhuxin had a strange thought pop into her mind.

“Qu Qingtang… could she be…”

“Wanting to repeat everything I did together with Song Shiyuan all over again?”