Volume 1, Chapter 16 – A Sword Cultivator’s Confidence

It was clearly her dream.

Yet the female lead wasn’t her.

And the male lead wasn’t her either.

What a terrible dream.

Even recalling those scenes from the dream afterward made Song Shiyuan feel a phantom pain in her eyeballs.

She was going to get a stye.

Song Shiyuan’s complexion grew even worse.

“Did Sister have a nightmare?”

The silver-haired little fox demon tilted her head.

She raised both small hands and reached toward Song Shiyuan.

“What are you doing?” Song Shiyuan’s expression changed in alarm as she took a step back.

She looked at the fox demon before her, her expression shifting uncertainly.

The little fox demon paid no attention to this. She also stepped forward, and her pair of fair, tender little hands gently pressed against both sides of Song Shiyuan’s head.

Her fingers applied slight pressure, the gentle force easing Song Shiyuan’s stress.

“Don’t be afraid~~ Don’t be afraid~~!”

“Nightmares fly away~~!”

The little fox demon coaxed her softly.

Song Shiyuan’s expression was strange. This little fox demon was coaxing her like a child…

“Little fox demon, I’m not a child,” Song Shiyuan said.

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The little fox demon shook her head slightly, but her hands didn’t stop their movements.

Song Shiyuan frowned, about to say something.

Suddenly, a faint sweet fragrance drifted to the tip of her nose.

“This is…” Song Shiyuan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

She had smelled this scent before.

The little fox demon was releasing her pheromones. At this distance, they were dispersing from her fingertips.

Instinctively, she wanted to step back and push the little fox demon away.

The first time she’d smelled this fragrance, she’d had a whole night of strange dreams.

Now that she’d finally woken from the nightmare, she didn’t want to have another strange dream.

“Sister, don’t move,” Lu Zhuxin saw through her thoughts and stopped her movement. “It’s okay, trust Axi.”

Song Shiyuan paused slightly. This time, the fox demon’s pheromones weren’t stirring the Pure Yang Energy within her body.

On the contrary, this faint sweet fragrance was slowly smoothing away the fatigue the nightmare had brought her.

The little fox demon was using her own pheromones to soothe her.

Fox demon pheromones could directly arouse the desires in people’s hearts, and were mostly used for certain indescribable purposes.

But actually, if a fox demon controlled their pheromones properly, they could also produce effects like refreshing the mind, calming the heart, and smoothing away negative emotions. They could even lift moods and strengthen conviction.

It was just that using pheromones this way was troublesome and required a certain level of control. Most fox demons wouldn’t use their pheromones this way. They preferred using them to seduce people.

“Sister, is this okay?” Lu Zhuxin asked sweetly. “You don’t feel anything strange, do you?”

“Mm…”

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Song Shiyuan looked at the little fox demon’s pure, innocent smile, her expression growing even more complicated.

Seeing this face, she would think of those two consecutive nightmares.

In her heart, a voice kept warning her.

She, Song Shiyuan, was currently a prisoner of the fox demons. She couldn’t trust any fox demon.

She couldn’t let the little fox demon before her continue getting closer!

She should immediately push away the little fox demon in front of her right now!

But…

While breathing in that sweet fragrance, she felt a trace of reluctance rise within her.

This scent really did smell good.

Soft and fluffy, just like this little fox demon, making her feel very comfortable.

Seeing that Song Shiyuan hadn’t spoken for a long time, a trace of nervousness appeared on Lu Zhuxin’s small face.

“What’s wrong… Did Axi still not control it well?”

Song Shiyuan’s expression softened somewhat. A fox demon’s soothing really would make a sword cultivator feel comfortable.

With just a few simple movements, Song Shiyuan felt that much of the nausea and fatigue the nightmare had brought her had dissipated.

“No, it’s very helpful. Thank you.”

In the end, Song Shiyuan didn’t push her away.

During this time, she’d been captured by fox demons, locked in the dungeon, forcibly taken as a female consort by the Fox Monarch, and experienced two nights of nightmares.

Her spirit had been taut like a bowstring the entire time.

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The little fox demon’s soothing effectively relieved her tense mental state.

Song Shiyuan didn’t reject this feeling. In fact, she even felt somewhat attached to it.

“I’m glad Sister likes it,” Lu Zhuxin’s eyes curved into crescents, looking very happy.

She quit while she was ahead, slowly withdrawing her hands.

“Sister, next time you have troubles, you can come find Axi, okay?” Lu Zhuxin said.

Song Shiyuan watched her withdraw her hands, a trace of barely perceptible longing in her eyes.

Actually, it would be fine if she stayed a bit longer.

But thinking about the scenes she’d dreamed last night, her heart began to ache faintly again.

Dreams are just dreams, she shouldn’t think so much. Dreams and reality are opposites. Song Shiyuan warned herself internally.

Brother Shixuan and her martial brothers and sisters were all imprisoned right now.

She, Song Shiyuan, couldn’t let herself be thrown into confusion by two nightmares.

So what if fox demons were full of lies and liked to toy with people’s hearts?

As long as she maintained a firm will and held true to her core beliefs, nothing could shake her resolve.

The sword cultivators in those storybooks and tales were probably deceived by fox demons because they themselves were impure in heart and weak in will.

Song Shiyuan believed that if Brother Shixuan were here, he would make the same choice.

Moreover, Song Shiyuan had an advantage others didn’t. She was a woman with someone she liked. She wouldn’t fall for someone of the same sex. Those methods fox demons used to toy with men were completely useless against her!

The young woman’s gaze gradually changed from confusion to determination.

After being soothed by Lu Zhuxin’s fox demon pheromones, Song Shiyuan felt an unprecedented confidence.

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“How do I find you, little fox demon?” Song Shiyuan’s tone also became more composed.

“Axi lives right next door, Sister,” Lu Zhuxin pointed across the way. “Most of the time, Axi will be there.”

Song Shiyuan glanced over, somewhat surprised.

The little fox demon actually lived so close to her.

What a coincidence.

“That day, you got advance notice that I was coming?”

“Because Her Majesty gave instructions early on to clean out this courtyard for the new Sister,” Lu Zhuxin’s expression didn’t change.

Song Shiyuan paused. So the Fox Monarch had informed them ahead of time? That’s why the little fox demon had made preparations in advance.

This explanation was indeed quite natural.

It made sense. Whether to believe it or not was entirely up to Song Shiyuan herself.

Regardless of whether this little fox demon was truly pure and innocent or not, Song Shiyuan really did need her help right now.

Song Shiyuan had discovered that the fox demons here weren’t hindered by the Demon Palace’s restrictions. Only she, the outsider sword cultivator, would have difficulty moving even an inch here.

And this little fox demon who’d delivered herself to her door was the only target Song Shiyuan could make use of.

“Thank you,” Song Shiyuan put on a smile. “Can you help me with one more thing?”

The little fox demon nodded. “What does Sister need me to help with?”

“Her Majesty designated me as a female consort, but I know very little about fox demons,” Song Shiyuan said. “So… can you help me learn more about fox demons?”

“Of course, Sister,” Lu Zhuxin was very happy. She smiled.

“So, Sister, which aspect would you like to start learning about?”