Volume 2, Chapter 150 – Cleansing the Traces She Left in Your Body

Song Shiyuan lost consciousness. Her body tilted forward, softly collapsing onto Lu Zhuxin.

With her back to Qu Qingtang, Lu Zhuxin’s eyes held some suppressed emotion.

“Zhuxin… are you alright?” Qu Qingtang’s voice came.

“…” Lu Zhuxin was silent for a moment. She turned around, tears glistening in her eyes.

She opened her small mouth, softly calling out, “Qingtang.”

Behind her, Song Shiyuan lost her support and fell powerlessly to the ground.

At the corner of Song Shiyuan’s eye, a single clear teardrop slowly slid onto the bedsheet, seeping into the fabric before disappearing.

Lu Zhuxin threw herself into Qu Qingtang’s embrace, gripping her clothes tightly.

Her small face was flushed red, eyes brimming with tears.

“I feel so terrible… Qingtang…”

“It’s alright. I’m here,” Qu Qingtang held the little fox in her arms, carefully comforting her.

“Everything’s fine now. Everything’s fine. No one can hurt you anymore.”

Qu Qingtang held the softly sobbing little fox, clearly feeling her delicate body trembling lightly.

It seemed the events of tonight had left quite a shadow on this little fox.

Well, after all, this was this little fox’s first time.

Even if she was that Divine Lord, right now she was merely an ordinary young girl.

Being treated so roughly her first time, no matter how one looked at it, couldn’t possibly be a good experience.

However, what was infuriating was that the Divine Lord’s first time had actually been taken by an outsider.

After protecting it for so long, something Qu Qingtang was determined to obtain had actually been snatched away by Song Shiyuan.

Thinking of this, Qu Qingtang’s gaze couldn’t help but turn somewhat cold as she looked at the unconscious Song Shiyuan.

“Zhu, wait for me a moment.”

“I’ll go throw this wicked disciple out.”

As Qu Qingtang spoke, she prepared to reach toward Song Shiyuan.

“Wait, Qingtang, don’t go!” Lu Zhuxin suddenly reached out, hugging Qu Qingtang tightly.

“What’s wrong, Zhu?” Qu Qingtang looked at Lu Zhuxin in confusion.

“Don’t go…”

The little fox’s voice was tearful.

“Don’t go… don’t leave me alone here…”

“The only person I can rely on is you…”

She gripped Qu Qingtang’s clothes tightly, her watery eyes full of pleading, evoking pity.

“Qingtang…”

Qu Qingtang stopped her movements.

If the girl in her arms weren’t currently curled up trembling in her embrace, she would find it hard to believe that Divine Lord, who lacked security and liked to control everything, would actually show such a side.

Like a small beast that had been injured and then abandoned by its master.

Pitiful and helpless.

She clutched at Qu Qingtang, her eyes flashing with a shattered light.

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As if making Qu Qingtang her only support.

Qu Qingtang felt that although she hadn’t obtained her first time, it wasn’t entirely without gain.

“Alright… I won’t leave.”

Qu Qingtang held the little fox and sat on the bed.

“I won’t go anywhere. I’ll stay here with you.”

The little fox buried her head in her neck, rubbing her fluffy ears against her cheek.

She murmured softly in Qu Qingtang’s ear.

“Qingtang… thank you…”

“Thank you for still staying by my side…”

Qu Qingtang stroked the little fox’s smooth, soft hair.

She looked at the messy bedsheets before her, then saw that conspicuous crimson again.

Truly glaring.

Suppressing the irritation in her heart, Qu Qingtang said softly.

“I just think continuing to leave this wicked disciple here is somewhat of an eyesore.”

“Mm…” The little fox shifted in Qu Qingtang’s embrace. “Then… have the fox demons take her out…”

“Qingtang, in outsiders’ eyes, she’s still your disciple after all.”

The little fox paused in her words, her voice as faint as a mosquito.

“For righteous sect members, fox demons already have a poor reputation… you being with me already easily invites criticism…”

“And at this time, if you personally brought Song Shiyuan out of Fox Palace… if outsiders saw…”

“This would probably have an even worse impact on your reputation and standing…”

Qu Qingtang looked at Lu Zhuxin quietly, saying softly.

“I don’t care about meaningless reputations.”

A Venerable Saint’s actions couldn’t be interfered with by anyone.

“But I care!” The little fox raised her head, looking at Qu Qingtang with reddened eyes.

“Everything about you… I care about…”

“I don’t want you to suffer gossip you shouldn’t have to endure because of me.”

Qu Qingtang was surprised.

She gently brushed aside the hair from the little fox’s forehead, a trace of tenderness flowing in her eyes.

“Little fox… when you say this, does it mean you’re already willing to accept me?”

“Do you… like me?”

Qu Qingtang’s gaze gradually grew heated.

“Mmph…”

The little fox turned her head slightly, knocking it against Qu Qingtang’s body.

“Idiot Qingtang…”

Qu Qingtang was silent for a while.

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She called out in her heart.

“System?”

‘Mm?’

“Query target’s favorability.”

‘Host already has her own estimate in her heart. Why go through this unnecessary trouble?’

Was this a temper tantrum?

Seeing this response, Qu Qingtang could probably guess what the System’s answer was.

Qu Qingtang gently picked up the little fox in her arms and hugged her tightly.

The little fox showed no resistance.

Soft and warm.

The obedient little fox was truly comfortable to hold.

How could such a genuine, wonderful feeling possibly be fake? Qu Qingtang thought.

A while later, Lu Zhuxin summoned two fox demon maidservants.

With Hu Mei’er absent, two five-tailed fox demon maidservants walked tremblingly into Lu Zhuxin’s sleeping quarters.

They kept their heads lowered the entire time, not daring to look at Lu Zhuxin and Qu Qingtang.

After simply helping Lu Zhuxin change to new bedsheets and bedding, the fox demons left the sleeping quarters carrying the unconscious Song Shiyuan.

Before leaving, they didn’t forget to close the door for Lu Zhuxin.

From beginning to end, Lu Zhuxin didn’t look at Song Shiyuan again.

In the sleeping quarters, new incense was lit, dispelling the decadent scent left behind.

“Zhuxin, let me apply some medicine for you,” Qu Qingtang said. “That wicked disciple injured you earlier. With some medicine, you’ll heal faster.”

“Mmph… I’m fine,” Lu Zhuxin lowered her head. “I’ve already recovered.”

Though fox demon bodies were weak, an Eighth Realm cultivator’s recovery power was very strong. The places injured by Song Shiyuan wouldn’t actually take long to heal on their own.

“Then let me remove the Pure Yang aura she left behind,” Qu Qingtang said.

“Although I already used a sealing technique when I examined you earlier.”

“But now, you have two Pure Yang marks in your body. Over time, two incompatible Pure Yang marks can easily conflict, which may harm your body.”

Lu Zhuxin was silent for a moment before nodding.

Having received Lu Zhuxin’s consent, Qu Qingtang reached her hand into the clothes Lu Zhuxin had just changed into.

Gently caressing her smooth lower abdomen.

At the location of her demon core remained Song Shiyuan’s blurred, unclear Pure Yang mark.

“Ah…” The little fox let out a soft sound.

The scorching temperature transmitted from Qu Qingtang’s palm made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

“Zhuxin… please bear with it,” Qu Qingtang comforted her. “Removing and cleansing the Pure Yang qi in your body may cause you some discomfort…”

“I’ll try to be as gentle as possible with my movements.”

“Mm.” The little fox nodded slightly.

Lu Zhuxin had written that high-level cultivators could remove Pure Yang marks left in fox demons by low-level cultivators, but the process would be as painful as marrow cleansing and bone tempering.

And now, Lu Zhuxin roughly experienced what the simple phrase “marrow cleansing and bone tempering” from her writing actually meant.

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Qu Qingtang said her movements were already as gentle as possible, but Lu Zhuxin still broke out in cold sweat from the pain.

It was as if a pair of large hands had brutally reached into her abdomen, using a bone-scraping knife to scrape a layer of flesh from within her belly.

This process lasted approximately several minutes.

At this point, the Pure Yang qi Song Shiyuan left in Lu Zhuxin’s body was completely removed by Qu Qingtang.

“It’s done, Zhuxin.” Qu Qingtang held Lu Zhuxin and gently placed her on the bed.

“Everything she left in your body has been cleansed by me.”

“Mm…” Lu Zhuxin moistened her dry lips, breathing slightly. “Thank you… Qingtang.”

After those earlier movements, the clean clothes she had just changed into were now soaked with cold sweat again.

Lu Zhuxin lay flat on the bed. Her small face was bloodlessly pale, her breathing disordered and weak, as if she had just completed major surgery.

Qu Qingtang gently stroked her forehead, her face showing a trace of heartache.

“Rest well for a while, Zhuxin.”

“I’ll go stand guard outside for you.”

“Mmph… don’t!”

Hearing this, Lu Zhuxin hastily raised her hand and grabbed Qu Qingtang’s sleeve.

She bit her bloodless lips, her weak, pale little face saying.

“Qingtang… don’t go…”

“What’s wrong, Zhuxin?” Qu Qingtang grasped her small hand in return. “I’ll be right outside the door. I won’t go anywhere.”

Lu Zhuxin’s small face was deathly pale.

“Stay here, with me…”

“But,” Qu Qingtang said again, “you said today you didn’t want me to sleep with you anymore.”

“No…” Lu Zhuxin bit her lip, her eyes showing pleading again.

“Just stay here and sleep by my side, alright?”

A gentle smile appeared on Qu Qingtang’s face. “Alright.”

She lay down beside Lu Zhuxin, reaching out to embrace the fragile little fox.

“Sleep well. I’ll watch over you the entire time.”

“Until you wake from your dreams.”

“Mm…” Lu Zhuxin shifted slightly in Qu Qingtang’s embrace, finding a comfortable position.

Her large fluffy tail swayed once, then curled into a loop, gently covering Qu Qingtang’s body.

A while later.

Qu Qingtang discovered that the little fox in her arms had gradually begun breathing lightly and steadily.

Like an ordinary person, she had fallen deeply asleep.

“You’re asleep, my adorable deity.”

After discovering Lu Zhuxin had fallen asleep, Qu Qingtang no longer concealed the expression on her face.

A smile curved on her face.

She stroked Lu Zhuxin’s soft cheeks with her fingers.

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“You look so obedient when sleeping.”

“What a pity though… the first time was actually stolen by someone.”

“But it doesn’t matter.”

Qu Qingtang’s hand slowly moved down, then stopped.

“The Divine Lord’s first time experiencing pleasure was on my body.”

Qu Qingtang laughed softly.

“So her first time can still be considered mine.”

She leaned over and lightly kissed Lu Zhuxin’s sleeping face.

Then she raised one foot and gently pressed down on Lu Zhuxin’s large fluffy tail.

…

When Lu Zhuxin regained some consciousness, before her eyes was already a scene of snow-covered mountain peaks.

Every time she saw this scenery, Lu Zhuxin couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

She was a southerner who rarely got to see snow.

Moreover, she wasn’t someone who could travel with companions in a fulfilling social life.

Most of the time she saw snow, it was on a small electronic screen.

“If there’s an opportunity, I really want to go play on a snowy mountain.”

Silver Bell Snow Mountain was the Snow Fox Tribe’s encampment, naturally also under the Fox Monarch’s dominion.

“Your Majesty.”

The white fox’s clear yet gentle voice came from behind Lu Zhuxin.

“Does Your Majesty really like snow?”

Lu Zhuxin turned around.

The white fox wore a white fur cloak. Her clear and ethereal figure seemed to merge with the entire snowy mountain as one.

“Xian’er,” Lu Zhuxin said. “What I like isn’t the snow, but rather this kind of scenery makes me feel at peace.”

“If Your Majesty likes it, you could also move to the Snow Fox Tribe to live long-term in the future,” Hu Xian’er said. “The Snow Fox Tribe is the quietest and most peaceful tribe among all the fox clans.”

“If there’s an opportunity, I’ll go,” Lu Zhuxin said.

It was just unknown when such an opportunity would come.

Pausing in her thoughts, Lu Zhuxin temporarily set aside her desire to slack off and called out softly.

“Xian’er.”

“How are the preparations for the plan going?”

Hu Xian’er’s face also put away that relaxed, gentle expression, solemnly nodding at Lu Zhuxin.

“The formation Your Majesty mentioned earlier has been completed with Huang Xifeng’s help.”

“The fox demons drawn from each tribe have also all arrived at their positions.”

“All preparations are complete.”

“Ready to receive Your Majesty’s orders at any time!”