Volume 2, Chapter 125 – Quickly Contain the Pheromones!

Song Shiyuan, oh Song Shiyuan, how can you be so dark-hearted?

She sighed inwardly, suppressing those indescribable emotions in her heart.

“It seems Master’s progress is going smoothly. Shiyuan congratulates Master in advance.” Song Shiyuan said.

Qu Qingtang looked at Song Shiyuan.

This girl had been a genius prodigy in the sect not long ago.

Surrounded by stars, radiant and spirited.

After a few months of not seeing her, she had been harmed by someone into such a dispirited appearance.

Qu Qingtang raised her head and could see a full moon still hanging in the sky.

“She told me today that the moon is beautiful.” Qu Qingtang said.

“The moon is beautiful?” Song Shiyuan’s face showed confusion.

This girl didn’t understand.

Qu Qingtang shook her head.

“It’s nothing, just admiring the moon.” Qu Qingtang said.

“Does that Fox Monarch really like the moon?” Song Shiyuan said.

She remembered that the first time she saw the Fox Monarch was also under moonlight, in a rain of blood.

“She probably really likes the moon.” Qu Qingtang said. “Thank you for the ideas you gave me earlier. They were very useful.”

Song Shiyuan shook her head. “As long as I could help Master.”

She smiled bitterly.

Song Shiyuan couldn’t articulate what she was feeling.

Master’s romantic progress was going smoothly, yet her heart didn’t feel happy about it.

Song Shiyuan felt that this version of herself was petty and despicable.

“Next time, can I still come to you for ideas?” Qu Qingtang asked.

“…” Song Shiyuan pressed her lips together. “Of course you can. As long as Master needs me, I’ll try my best to help Master…”

“It’s just…”

Song Shiyuan’s eyes showed hesitation.

“I don’t know the Fox Monarch well. I’m not sure how useful my ideas will be for the Fox Monarch.”

“It doesn’t matter.” Qu Qingtang said gently. “Fox demons’ preferences are mostly similar. You can also think of that Fox Monarch as… Ming Zhaoxi.”

“Help me think. If it were her, what would she like?”

Qu Qingtang saw that the already scarce spirit on Song Shiyuan’s face rapidly dimmed.

“I’m sorry…” Qu Qingtang quickly apologized. “I didn’t mean to mention her.”

“I shouldn’t have brought her up in front of you.”

“It’s fine.” Song Shiyuan shook her head bitterly. “She’s already gone. I should let go of her. This isn’t Master’s fault.”

“It’s just that I myself… am too emotionally fragile.”

“Shiyuan, are you alright?” Qu Qingtang looked at her with concern. “I have a spirit-calming secret technique. Though it’s not as good as a fox demon’s dream-entering technique, it can at least let you temporarily fall asleep and smooth your emotions.”

A spirit-calming secret technique?

Could it really let her sleep peacefully?

Song Shiyuan’s eyes darkened. She didn’t think this was a good choice.

As soon as she closed her eyes, the little fox demon’s face and smile would appear before her eyes.

She had tried to make herself sleep. But what one thinks by day, one dreams by night. In her dreams, all she saw was the little fox demon’s laughing appearance.

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“I’m sorry… Master, I’ve lost my composure.” Song Shiyuan forced a smile. “I want to go out for a walk alone.”

“Are you really alright?” Qu Qingtang looked worried. “Wandering around the Fox Palace so late, isn’t that inappropriate?”

“Should I accompany you?”

“No need, no need Master!” Song Shiyuan waved her hands repeatedly. “I’ve been in the Fox Palace for quite a while now. I’m fairly familiar with it…”

“The Fox Palace is very safe. Nothing will happen.”

Hearing this, Qu Qingtang could only give up.

“Return early. Don’t stay out too late.”

Song Shiyuan nodded. She quickly left the courtyard.

“Miss Song, where are you going so late?” Huang Xifeng couldn’t help but ask upon seeing this.

“Going out to admire the moon, Sect Leader Huang.” Song Shiyuan’s attitude toward this Sect Leader Huang was much better than toward Liu Funing.

Huang Xifeng’s daughter, Huang Shangshang, was the only sword sect disciple who had helped Song Shiyuan.

“I’ll be back soon.” Song Shiyuan said.

“When you go out, try not to get close to the center of the Fox Palace.” Huang Xifeng advised. “As long as you don’t approach the central courtyard of the Fox Palace, the Fox Palace is safe.”

Song Shiyuan understood that Huang Xifeng was reminding her not to get close to the fox clan’s Fox Monarch.

In this Fox Palace, the most dangerous existence was the Fox Monarch.

“Thank you for the reminder, Sect Leader Huang.” Song Shiyuan said. “I won’t approach the central courtyard of the Fox Palace.”

Song Shiyuan left.

Liu Funing watched Song Shiyuan leave and muttered, “Running outside so late, what madness is this girl up to now?”

“This is the Fox Palace, those fox demons’ home base.” Liu Funing said. “This girl has no sense of vigilance at all!”

“Sect Leader Liu.” Huang Xifeng said helplessly. “Miss Song is much more familiar with the Fox Palace than we are.”

“She was trapped here for several months before. She knows better than any of us what to watch out for in this Fox Palace.”

“Ah!” Liu Funing sighed. “This girl’s talent is good. That fox demon is already dead. I just don’t want her to keep trapping herself in the beautiful dream that dead fox demon wove for her.”

“Miss Song has her own fate.” Huang Xifeng said. “These matters can only be understood by her.”

“Moreover, Miss Song has Immortal Venerable Qu by her side.” Huang Xifeng said, looking toward Qu Qingtang. “Immortal Venerable Qu knows more about Miss Song’s situation than we do, doesn’t she?”

Qu Qingtang only smiled at this.

She looked in the direction Song Shiyuan had left, seemingly lost in thought.

…

On the other side, Lu Zhuxin had just returned from outside, walking with Hu Mei’er on the main path of the Fox Palace’s central courtyard.

At this moment, excitement was evident in her eyes.

Beads of sweat still hung on her forehead.

Excited to the point of heating up.

Excited to the point of trembling.

Her waiting had indeed not been wrong.

The ruins of the Bliss Demon Sect that Hu Xian’er had found gave her a very big surprise.

Exactly as Lu Zhuxin had speculated, the ruins of the Bliss Sect were very well preserved.

The Heavenly Dao of this small world had, as expected, supplemented a large amount of settings that Lu Zhuxin hadn’t described in detail.

That area of Bliss Demon Sect ruins not only stored sinister demonic medicines like “Pure Yang Fox-Subduing Powder” targeting the fox clan, but also stored a large quantity of Bliss demonic medicines used to deal with other ancient races.

Among them, including but not limited to demonic medicines targeting the dragon clan, demonic medicines targeting the tiger clan… the wolf clan…

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And what Lu Zhuxin needed most, demonic medicine targeting human sword cultivators, was naturally also there.

“Pure Yang Fox-Subduing Powder,” if used against an Eighth Realm fox demon, required the pure yang essence of an Eighth Realm sword cultivator as a catalyst.

The demonic medicine used to deal with Eighth Realm sword cultivators also needed the pheromones of an Eighth Realm fox demon as a catalyst.

Eighth Realm fox demons were far rarer than Eighth Realm sword cultivators.

Now, in all the world, Lu Zhuxin was the only Eighth Realm fox demon.

And this was also Lu Zhuxin’s greatest advantage.

“This is simply heaven’s will…” Lu Zhuxin muttered.

The ruins of the Bliss Demon Sect had sent Lu Zhuxin timely rain.

The waiting these past days, these days of playing along and feigning civility with that woman, had not been useless effort.

Lu Zhuxin had bet correctly again!

[Host, you seem very excited?]

System’s voice transmitted.

Lu Zhuxin raised her eyebrows. “Of course.”

“You also saw the ruins of the Bliss Demon Sect earlier, right?”

“What are your thoughts now?”

[It’s truly absurd.]

[Shocking.]

“But you’re not surprised.” Lu Zhuxin continued questioning.

[I can imagine it.]

The System said irritably.

[After all, you wrote the smut.]

What truly surprised and shocked her, she had already witnessed.

A mere Bliss ruins wouldn’t make her lose her composure.

At most, she was surprised that in this small world constructed for the destiny male lead, so many absurd things still remained.

The destiny male lead, Song Shixuan, had taken from that Bliss Sect ruins only a very small portion of the demonic medicines.

Probably because he was a true disciple of an Orthodox sword sect, he only took the portion used to target the demon race.

And the demonic medicine targeting fox demons was his top priority.

The result was that what remained in the Bliss ruins happened to be exactly what Lu Zhuxin needed.

[So then, host, what about you?]

[Why are you so excited?]

System Miss asked Lu Zhuxin.

Lu Zhuxin smiled. “These absurd things—I found them first and can firmly control them in my own hands.”

“Isn’t that something worth being happy about?”

[What does the host plan to do with those things?]

Lu Zhuxin said, “Of course, use formations to seal all those things up.”

“These matters can all be left to Hu Xian’er to handle.”

Lu Zhuxin raised her head, looking at the full moon in the sky, sighing deeply. “Once those things are sealed up, I can feel at ease.”

“At least I won’t have to worry that some poor woman will fall victim to villains because of these things.”

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[Host, knowing this now, why write those things in the first place?]

Lu Zhuxin’s face showed a bitter smile. “Yes, if I hadn’t written those things back then, I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation now.”

“However, being able to handle those things again now can be considered a form of remedy.”

Lu Zhuxin put on a relaxed smile again.

This was a lie.

Lu Zhuxin having Hu Xian’er find the ruins of the Bliss Demon Sect had only one purpose from beginning to end.

That was… to punish Qu Qingtang.

No matter what that woman’s purpose was, no matter where she came from.

As long as she was an enemy rather than a friend to Lu Zhuxin, then Lu Zhuxin had to seal and eliminate this potential threat.

And now, after obtaining the final puzzle piece, Lu Zhuxin already had a complete plan in her heart.

“Qu Qingtang, oh Qu Qingtang.”

“Your carefree days in the Fox Palace are about to end.”

“Hehe~~!”

Facing the moonlight, Lu Zhuxin’s face showed a smile like a villain whose conspiracy was about to succeed.

Hu Mei’er beside her had been watching Lu Zhuxin the whole time.

Though she didn’t know what the lord was happy about, as long as Mei’er saw the lord happy, Mei’er would be happy.

Watching and watching, the smile on Hu Mei’er’s charming face gradually faded.

She was first puzzled, puzzled about what was happening, then she slightly raised her head and gently sniffed with her nose.

This trace of confusion instantly turned into shock.

Shock mixed with a trace of urgent pallor.

“My my my lord!!” Hu Mei’er said urgently. “Pheromones! Quickly contain your pheromones!”

“Pheromones?!” Lu Zhuxin belatedly realized.

After leaving the ruins of the Bliss Demon Sect, she had felt hot all over.

She hadn’t paid much attention to it. Hot weather was such a normal thing.

Even at night, summer nights would make people feel stuffy.

At this moment, she realized something was wrong. As a human, feeling hot wouldn’t be strange. But now, she was an Eighth Realm great demon.

Why would an Eighth Realm great demon feel hot?

Even hot enough to sweat?

Lu Zhuxin raised her hand and gently touched her neck.

On the Rain Dew acupoint unique to fox demons, she could feel a trace of wetness.

At this moment, recalling the novel’s settings, Lu Zhuxin instantly understood what was happening.

Her breathing became rapid. She felt hot all over, damp and wet. Just wearing clothes made her feel uncomfortable everywhere.

She wanted to take off her clothes.

Her body felt weak. She really wanted to be held.

Her cherry lips parted slightly, exhaling hot breath.

The mating period… had arrived early.

At this moment when Lu Zhuxin had just planned her next steps,

“My lord! Quickly activate the formation!” Hu Mei’er said urgently. “Activate the formation to disperse the pheromones!”

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“You can’t let those sword cultivators in the Fox Palace detect these pheromones!”

Hu Mei’er’s face paled with urgency.

Back then, Hu Xian’er had told her that keeping several sword sect leaders in the Fox Palace also had the purpose of dispelling the seven sword sects’ speculation about the Fox Monarch’s mating period.

But if the Fox Monarch released pheromones and they were detected by those several sword sect leaders, everything would be in vain.

And what was even more dangerous was that with two sword sect leaders and one Sword Sect Venerable Saint present, if the Fox Monarch’s pheromones completely erupted in the Fox Palace, Hu Mei’er didn’t dare imagine what the consequences would be.

Continuing like this would be big trouble.

According to her and Hu Xian’er’s calculations, the Fox Monarch’s mating period should still be at least half a year away!

Why had it come so much earlier?!

“I need to notify Sister Xian’er immediately!” Hu Mei’er said.

“Wait, don’t go.” Lu Zhuxin took a step, her legs went weak, and she directly fell into Hu Mei’er’s embrace.

Hu Mei’er froze, holding up her hands, not knowing what to do.

“I… have no strength.” Lu Zhuxin panted slightly.

She leaned against Hu Mei’er’s chest, took out a formation disk, and handed it to her.

“Mei’er… you control the formation to disperse the pheromones.” Lu Zhuxin said. “I’ll try to see if I can control it…”

“My mating period hasn’t completely arrived yet…”

Hu Mei’er took the formation disk.

The mating period hadn’t completely erupted yet and could still be controlled. This was good news.

“I’ll first disperse the pheromones that just escaped…” Hu Mei’er said. “Then use the formation to completely seal the Fox Palace.”

“No…” Lu Zhuxin said. “If completely sealed, those several sect leaders will notice…”

“No need to seal it. I can control it.”

Hu Mei’er bit her lip. “Yes, my lord.”

Though Hu Mei’er didn’t understand formations, when Hu Xian’er was constructing the formations, she had taught her methods to control the Fox Palace formations.

This was precisely so that when the Fox Monarch was unable to control the formations for some reason, Hu Mei’er could take control instead.

Hu Mei’er hadn’t expected to be put to use so quickly.

As the formation activated, the pheromones Lu Zhuxin had just released were gradually fading.

Under Lu Zhuxin’s efforts to control it, no more pheromones escaped.

“My lord, the scent of the pheromones has basically been dispersed clean.” Hu Mei’er said.

“Mm.” Lu Zhuxin curled up in her embrace, responding softly.

Hu Mei’er hugged her somewhat heartachingly.

…

In a courtyard not far from Lu Zhuxin, Song Shiyuan was sitting by the stream, looking up at the moon.

Suddenly, she seemed to smell a very faint unusual fragrance.

“This scent…” Song Shiyuan suddenly stood up.

This scent was very faint.

Almost imperceptible.

But at this moment, in this empty deep night, it stirred memories buried in the depths of Song Shiyuan’s heart.

So profound.