Volume 2, Chapter 132 – Words in a Dream

“Silverbell Snow Mountain?” Lu Zhuxin blinked.

She thought for a moment and recalled that this was the headquarters of the fox clan’s Snow Fox Tribe.

The fox clan was different from other races in the Demon Realm. The fox clan wasn’t internally unified as one large tribe.

Instead, they were divided into many different tribes of varying sizes based on the color of their fur.

The purer a fox’s bloodline, the higher their innate talent.

Among all the fox tribes, the Red Fox and Snow Fox tribes were the most powerful.

The Red Foxes specialized in combat, while the Snow Foxes specialized in strategy.

In Lu Zhuxin’s original novel’s setting, the original Fox Monarch Ming Zhaoxi was a Red Fox with exceptional talent.

Hu Xian’er was a Snow Fox, a six-tailed Snow Fox. She was only a little over a thousand years old. For a Snow Fox, her talent was already quite good.

“Your Majesty might not remember,” Hu Xian’er said, noticing the confusion in Lu Zhuxin’s eyes.

“My father is the chieftain of the Snow Fox Tribe.”

“Originally, when I advanced to six tails, I should have taken over my father’s position and received the Snow Fox Tribe’s inheritance, becoming the new chieftain of the Snow Fox Tribe…”

“But later, I gave up the inheritance.”

“The fox clan is weak, and our cultivation talent falls far short of other ancient races.”

“The only way to advance quickly is to receive the ancient inheritance passed down through generations of our clan.”

As Hu Xian’er spoke, a helpless smile appeared on her face.

“Back then, I was arrogant and thought I didn’t need any so-called inheritance. I believed I could break through the fox clan’s cultivation shackles on my own.”

“The result was that for hundreds of years, my cultivation has remained stuck at six tails with no progress whatsoever.”

Lu Zhuxin was astonished.

She had no idea Hu Xian’er had such a backstory. Was this also a character setting filled in by the Heavenly Dao?

After transmigrating, she had focused entirely on conquering the fated female lead. She truly hadn’t paid attention to the two fox demon maidservants by her side.

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She only knew that they were very obedient.

Hu Mei’er was gentle and considerate, while Hu Xian’er was intelligent and capable.

She never imagined that Hu Xian’er was actually a princess of the Snow Fox Tribe.

If Hu Xian’er was a princess of the Snow Fox Tribe, then what about Hu Mei’er? Could she be a princess of the Red Fox Tribe?

Lu Zhuxin’s mouth fell slightly open.

Forget it. She suddenly felt too embarrassed to ask.

Instead, Hu Xian’er considerately provided Lu Zhuxin with an explanation.

“Mei’er’s situation is different from mine… She does have Red Fox Tribe bloodline, but she’s a princess abandoned by the Red Fox lineage.”

“I knew about her background and her talent, so I brought her into the Fox Palace to serve Your Majesty alongside me.”

So that’s how it was!

Lu Zhuxin completely understood now.

Hu Xian’er could see the curiosity in Lu Zhuxin’s eyes, so she continued. “If Your Majesty wants to hear a more complete story, why not have Mei’er tell it to you in detail later?”

“…” Lu Zhuxin awkwardly touched her nose.

She had spent so much time with these two fox demon maidservants, yet she knew nothing about their backgrounds.

After all, the only thing Lu Zhuxin had written herself about these two fox demons was their names.

“Mei’er… is she alright?” Lu Zhuxin asked.

“She’s fine,” Hu Xian’er said. “That Sword Sect Immortal Venerable merely used a technique to restrain her.”

“After Sect Master Huang arrived, she used a sword technique to break the binding spell and rescued her.”

Lu Zhuxin nodded. “It’s good that she’s okay.”

“Your Majesty…” Hu Xian’er bit her lip, her fox eyes full of dejection.

Compared to Mei’er, Your Majesty was clearly in far greater danger.

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“Did that Immortal Venerable… make things difficult for Your Majesty?”

Lu Zhuxin pondered for a moment. Her fingers unconsciously touched her neck. “I’m fine. I’ve stabilized her for now.”

“She won’t kill me.”

Lu Zhuxin wouldn’t be killed. She had just nearly been… well. Fortunately, she had anticipated this and successfully seized the initiative.

“Your Majesty…” Hu Xian’er’s eyes immediately reddened.

“It’s Xian’er’s incompetence…”

“It’s Xian’er’s fault…”

“If Xian’er hadn’t miscalculated the timing of Your Majesty’s heat period, Your Majesty wouldn’t have fallen into such circumstances.”

From the very beginning, Hu Xian’er had seen that the Immortal Venerable harbored ill intentions.

Because of the onset of her heat period, Your Majesty’s cultivation had greatly diminished. She had no way to contend with a Venerable Saint of a Sword Sect.

This time, Qu Qingtang had abducted Lu Zhuxin and set up layers of restrictions around Lu Zhuxin’s sleeping quarters.

A fox demon in heat, locked in a room with an incredibly powerful sword cultivator… Hu Xian’er could imagine with the tip of her tail what would happen.

If Lu Zhuxin hadn’t exhausted her strength and fallen into slumber, Hu Xian’er would have had no way to pull her consciousness into her own dream.

Yet Your Majesty still acted as if nothing had happened.

Thinking of this, Hu Xian’er felt her heart was about to shatter.

“This isn’t your fault,” Lu Zhuxin said. “Xian’er, you’ve already done very well.”

Lu Zhuxin saw the concern in Hu Xian’er’s eyes. She knew what worried Hu Xian’er’s heart.

“I wasn’t forced by Qu Qingtang.”

“In fact… I…” Lu Zhuxin paused. “I chose to stay by Qu Qingtang’s side myself.”

“Your Majesty…” Hu Xian’er still bit her lip firmly. She suddenly understood something.

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“Is this also part of Your Majesty’s plan?”

“…” Lu Zhuxin pressed her lips together without speaking.

She did trust Hu Xian’er.

She had a plan in her heart that she couldn’t accomplish alone.

However, this plan absolutely could not let Qu Qingtang become aware of it, or everything would be lost.

“Your Majesty… could it be you want to?” A flash of contemplation passed through Hu Xian’er’s eyes, then suddenly revealed a gleam of realization.

“Use the Bliss Demon Sect’s demonic medicine?”

This conclusion wasn’t difficult to guess.

After confiscating the secret medicines of the Bliss Demon Sect, Hu Xian’er had also considered the possibility of using the secret medicines against a Sword Sect Venerable Saint.

Lu Zhuxin looked at Hu Xian’er with a complicated expression.

She knew Hu Xian’er was very intelligent. It wasn’t strange that she could guess Lu Zhuxin’s plan.

But if she just said it out loud like that, wouldn’t that mean…

“Xian’er…” Lu Zhuxin said helplessly, “Qu Qingtang is lying right next to me right now…”

“Your Majesty need not worry about that,” Hu Xian’er said. “This is my dream. Unlike divine consciousness communication, our exchanges within the dream cannot be detected even by a Venerable Saint.”

Lu Zhuxin’s eyes brightened slightly. “Nothing in the dream can be detected by the outside world?”

“That’s right. What’s wrong?” Hu Xian’er asked in confusion. “When our clan’s spies exchange intelligence, the most commonly used method is the Dream Weaving Technique.”

“Exchanging intelligence within dreams leaves no traces in the outside world.”

“This is our clan’s innate talent… and the true reason why our clan’s spies are so feared by the righteous Sword Sects.”

“The Dream Weaving Technique is a secret art known only to our clan.”

In other words, even the Sword Sect powerhouses who had opposed the fox demons for a thousand years had never learned of the fox clan’s Dream Weaving secret.

That’s why Song Shiyuan hadn’t suspected those two outrageous dreams she experienced back then.

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Because people of the Sword Sect simply didn’t know about it.

“If what’s seen in dreams cannot be detected by the outside world…”

Lu Zhuxin thought of something. She said, “Xian’er, first block your hearing.”

Hu Xian’er’s eyes showed confusion, but she still covered her ears as instructed.

Lu Zhuxin raised her head and shouted toward the sky.

“Damn System! Are you there? Can you hear me?”

“Ming Zhaoxi! You stinking jerk!”

“When I get back, I’m definitely going to tie you up!”

“Then I’ll do every single trick written in the book to you a hundred times!”

“A hundred times each!!”

Lu Zhuxin heard no response.

With Ming Zhaoxi’s explosive temper, if Lu Zhuxin provoked her like this, she definitely wouldn’t be able to hold back.

That’s just how Red Foxes were. They only needed to fight bravely on the front lines, but Snow Foxes had to consider many more things…

“Ahem…” A smile curved at the corner of Lu Zhuxin’s mouth.

She roughly understood now.

Earlier, Ming Zhaoxi had been able to see Lu Zhuxin’s dreams because she was attached to Lu Zhuxin’s body.

However, she couldn’t see through other people’s dreams.

Just like right now, Lu Zhuxin’s consciousness had been pulled into Hu Xian’er’s dream, so the connection between Lu Zhuxin and that System was temporarily blocked.

That System couldn’t hear Lu Zhuxin’s words right now.

Such a useful method… why hadn’t Lu Zhuxin discovered it before?