184: Chu Qianqian's curiosity

Lu Yi lowered his head, looking at the little fox in his arms that had just woken up and was groggily poking its head about.

"Little one, you've slept for so long, let me see what your current situation is."

Lu Yi's mind stirred, and he separated a wisp of Divine Sense, probing into the little fox's body.

"Hiss..."

After a meticulous examination, Lu Yi couldn't help but gasp, his eyes filled with surprise and envy.

He discovered that ever since this little one accepted its mother's sacrificial Legacy, it had been in a deep sleep, digesting that immense energy.

Although it had just woken up and its Realm was still at the Early Stage of the Cave Heaven Realm—which might be considered high for an ordinary Yao Beast—for a Divine Beast cub, it could only be considered just starting.

However, deep within its body lay a vast, ocean-like, and extremely pure ball of white Legacy energy!

This energy was slowly, continuously, and automatically nourishing its Meridians, bones, and flesh.

This meant that it didn't need to deliberately sit and Cultivate like us miserable Cultivators.

Even if it was just eating, sleeping, or rolling around acting cute, its internal cultivation would automatically skyrocket like it was riding a rocket.

Until this Legacy energy was exhausted, it had no such thing as a Bottleneck!

Lu Yi couldn't help but look up and sigh, lamenting the unfairness of fate:

"Is this the treatment of a top-tier 'wealthy heir'? Truly, comparing a human to a fox is infuriating!"

"Awoo?"

The little fox in his arms did not notice Lu Yi's envious, jealous, and hateful gaze.

It opened its sleepy eyes, and its two tender front paws rubbed its eyes groggily, just like a human.

When it clearly saw the two strange, beautiful women before it, as well as the completely unfamiliar room environment.

It appeared somewhat dazed, tilting its little head, its eyes filled with helpless confusion.

However, as its consciousness gradually cleared, the memory fragments remaining deep in its mind began to rapidly reassemble.

The final image of its mother... instantly surfaced in its mind.

"Whimper..."

Realizing that its mother was no longer there, the little fox's originally perked-up, pointed ears instantly drooped powerlessly.

In that pair of large eyes, like rubies, crystalline tears welled up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It no longer curiously looked around, but instead curled its body into a tiny ball, burying its head into Lu Yi's arms.

It let out an extremely low, sorrowful whimper, like an abandoned cub.

That sense of loneliness from losing its closest kin, that listless appearance radiating from its whole body.

Even a person with a heart of stone would have their heart broken upon seeing it.

"Oh my..."

This scene instantly shattered Shen Yueyao's psychological defenses.

As a girl, she naturally had zero resistance to such fluffy, soft creatures.

Furthermore, it was such an intelligent, pitiful little thing, currently in such sorrow.

"What's wrong with it? It's so pitiful..."

Shen Yueyao felt her heart melting into water.

She reached out and carefully took the little fox from Lu Yi's arms.

Her movements were as gentle as if she were holding a fragile, rare treasure.

"There, there... don't cry, don't cry..."

She held the little fox in her arms, gently rubbing her warm cheek against its little head, soothing it softly:

"From now on, big sister will take care of you, be good now..."

At this moment, Shen Yueyao radiated a reassuring, warm 'maternal glow.'

"This..."

Even Chu Qianqian, who was standing to the side and always presented herself as cold and arrogant.

At this very moment, was completely captured by the lethality of this cute creature.

Looking at that snow-white, soft fur without a trace of Impurities, looking at those large, wet, pitiful eyes.

Her hands were itching uncontrollably!

In the end, she still couldn't resist the temptation.

Chu Qianqian 'reservedly' leaned over, pretending not to care as she said:

"Let me see if it's injured."

As she spoke, she reached out her slender, jade-like hands and gently stroked the little fox's spine.

"Wow..."

That silky, warm sensation made Chu Qianqian's eyes instantly light up.

Her hand petting the fox simply couldn't stop!

Just as Chu Qianqian was immersed in the joy of petting the fox, and even wanted to reach out to pinch its tender paw pads.

Deep within her Sea of Consciousness, a voice full of shock, even carrying a hint of trembling, suddenly transmitted.

Ancestor Chu Yaohua, through the moment Chu Qianqian came into contact with the little fox, keenly sensed the terrifying Bloodline aura hidden beneath its cute exterior.

"This aura... pure and vast! Supreme and noble!"

Ancestor Chu Yaohua couldn't help but exclaim:

"Girl! This is actually a cub of the legendary Heavenly Fox! This level of Yao Race royal Divine Beast has long been extinct since the ancient era! I didn't expect... it would actually fall into the hands of this Lu Yi?!"

"What?!"

Hearing the Old Ancestor's exclamation in her Sea of Consciousness.

Chu Qianqian was startled by this, and her hand, which was petting the fox, suddenly paused.

Heavenly Fox?! That is the legendary royal Bloodline of the Yao Race, a terrifying existence capable of rivaling Great Emperors and bewitching the world once fully grown!

She had originally thought this was just a slightly prettier mutated Spirit Fox that Lu Yi kept, or a pet used to please girls.

I didn't expect... its background to be so huge?!

Under the Old Ancestor's tutelage, Chu Qianqian's gaze toward the little fox changed completely.

At the same time, she developed an extremely intense curiosity about the little fox's origins.

While continuing to enjoy the smooth sensation, she pretended to be nonchalant as she raised her head and looked at Lu Yi:

"Lu Yi. This little one is of extraordinary quality, its Bloodline seems extremely precious."

Chu Qianqian asked tentatively:

"Where... did you get it from?"

Facing Chu Qianqian's inquiry.

Lu Yi coughed dryly, rubbed his nose, but his eyes looked at Chu Qianqian with a hint of playfulness:

"Ahem, well... you might not believe it if I told you..."

Lu Yi shrugged and said truthfully:

"This little one... was actually obtained in the Yaochi."

"Yaochi?!"

Chu Qianqian's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

She had lived in the Yaochi for so many years and had never heard of any Heavenly Fox inside the Yaochi.

Looking at her confused expression, Lu Yi couldn't help but explain ambiguously:

"It's absolutely true, it was right after we had a 'great battle' in the Yaochi last time. Your sister and I accidentally stumbled into a hidden Small World. This little one was picked up at that time."

Lu Yi deliberately emphasized the tone of the four words 'great battle.'

Hearing these words.

In Chu Qianqian's mind, the dark history she most wanted to forget in her life, yet remembered most clearly, instantly surfaced!

"You... you..."

Chu Qianqian's face instantly turned red to the roots of her ears at a speed visible to the naked eye, looking like a cooked shrimp.

She pointed at Lu Yi, so ashamed and angry that she could hardly speak.