Chapter 6: The Poor, Lowly, Smelly Fox
The little blue fox was furiously gnawing on the blue-haired girl’s toe, but she didn’t feel a thing. The force was so light, it was no different from an ant, like being gently caressed by soft cotton.
Exasperated, Gong Lianyue pulled out a crude, grass-cake-shaped beast treat from her bosom and casually tossed it to the ground beside her.
Carrying beast treats was basic practice for every Spirit Master. They could even be life-saving in critical moments.
The little fox’s ferocious gaze was immediately drawn to the treat. It quickly ran over, picked it up with its paws, sniffed it curiously, and then nibbled on it.
“Easy to please…”
Gong Lianyue smiled, a hint of mockery in her ice-blue, teardrop eyes.
Although it was a spirit beast, a small animal was still a small animal. Give it some food and it would instantly become docile.
A second later, the little fox held the grass cake in its paws, lifting it high above its head.
Bang!
It suddenly raised one leg and delivered a knee strike to the grass cake, shattering it into pieces that scattered everywhere.
Gong Lianyue’s smug expression slowly froze as she watched the fragments of the grass cake fly through the air.
The little fox disdainfully tossed the crumbs aside, then put its paws on its hips and glared at the blue-haired girl, looking as if it wasn’t going to let her off easily.
Damn it!
Gong Lianyue’s eye twitched violently. She suppressed the urge to hit it and, with a dark expression, pulled out a delicately wrapped candy from her bosom and tossed it to the fox.
What a picky little beast. High-grade beast treats are expensive. Just eat it obediently and wait to be sold.
As expected, with the candy, the little fox became completely engrossed, licking and nuzzling it with a blissful expression, completely forgetting its previous animosity.
“What kind of fox are you? How did you manage to hide from those three people just now? And why did you lose tails?”
Gong Lianyue sat down gently beside the little fox and poked its soft fur curiously.
She had heard of fox species gaining tails as they evolved, but she had never heard of a fox species that lost tails.
Hearing the barrage of questions, the little blue fox stopped eating and blinked at the girl with a dazed expression.
It didn’t know how to explain, because it was just a little fox.
“Strange. I’ve been on the Ice Plains for so many years, and I only know of the Snow Fox tribe around here. I’ve never seen a species like you that can change colors freely.”
Gong Lianyue muttered to herself, puzzled. The little blue fox’s pink ears perked up, and it excitedly nudged the girl’s leg.
“Chirp, chirp, chirp!!”
“What is it now?”
“Chirp!!”
The little fox hopped around anxiously, its paws gesturing wildly in the air as it looked at the blue-haired girl with hope.
“?” Gong Lianyue was completely bewildered.
Seeing that the girl couldn’t understand, the little fox became even more anxious, gesturing more vigorously with its paws.
Gong Lianyue simply watched its performance in silence, her expression one of speechlessness at its apparent lack of intelligence.
After a while, the little fox’s eyes darted around, and it suddenly had a brilliant idea.
Its emotions gradually calmed, and it took a few steps back, moving to a clear patch of snow.
Poof!
A cloud of pink mist erupted, obscuring the surroundings.
To Gong Lianyue’s astonishment, a dirty, grayish-brown fox emerged from the mist, looking utterly dejected and downtrodden.
It changed color again…
The little fox pointed at its body, then at its face.
“Is this your true form?” Gong Lianyue narrowed her eyes, venturing a guess.
The little fox shook its head vigorously, then pointed at its face again with more emphasis.
“Are you saying you’re ugly?”
“Are you a refugee?”
“Are you a mute orphan whose parents have died?”
“Are you… a poor, lowly, smelly fox?” With each shake of the fox’s head, Gong Lianyue’s guesses became increasingly unpleasant.
To her surprise, the next second, the little fox nodded enthusiastically.
“Pfft!”
Gong Lianyue almost spat out a mouthful of blood. She had only said that out of impatience, not expecting to actually guess correctly.
Next, the little fox jumped onto the ice rock. With a poof, a cloud of snow-white mist erupted from its fur, spraying everywhere like a dream.
A few seconds later, the shabby, grayish-brown fox transformed into a beautiful, snow-white fox of the Snow Fox tribe, looking incredibly pure and holy.
It strutted around on the ice rock, showing off its beautiful form.
“So you, a poor, lowly, smelly fox, want to become a beautiful and exquisite Snow Fox?”
The little fox shook its head, transforming back into the dirty, grayish-brown fox and returning to its previous spot.
Standing there, facing the ice rock, its eyes suddenly turned heart-shaped, drool dripping from its mouth like a lovesick fool.
“Don’t do that. It’s really disgusting…” Gong Lianyue couldn’t help but say.
“Chirp!” The little fox turned its head and snapped angrily, signaling her to be serious.
“You’re a poor, lowly, smelly fox who saw a beautiful and lovely Snow Fox and fell in love at first sight?”
“Chirp, chirp, chirp!!”
The little fox nodded excitedly, hopping and jumping around.
Whew~ That was pretty easy to guess, Gong Lianyue sighed helplessly.
“So you came all the way to the Ice Plains to find this Snow Fox?”
“Chirp!” The little fox nodded again.
It was very dangerous for a Level 1 spirit beast to travel over mountains and rivers. She wondered how it had safely entered the Ice Plains.
However, although it looked completely incapable of fighting, it was unexpectedly courageous.
Just as Gong Lianyue was sighing inwardly, the little fox tugged at her clothes with its paw and then pointed towards the depths of the Ice Plains.
“You want me to take you to find the Snow Fox?”
“Chirp!”
“This…” Gong Lianyue’s expression was full of resistance.
She wanted to make it clear that she absolutely would not sign a blood pact with this strange fox.
The combat power of a low-rank Water Element was already extremely weak. If her second spirit beast had no combat power at all, wouldn’t she be completely defenseless against the other Saintess Candidates?
She had heard that the top contenders had already broken through to Level 2 Spirit Master. If she continued to stagnate…
Since it couldn’t become her spirit beast, even if she helped it succeed in its courtship, she wouldn’t gain anything. Naturally, there was no reason for her to help.
Moreover, she had originally planned to capture and sell it after it had eaten its fill.
“Chirp~~”
Seeing the girl’s disgusted expression, the little fox lowered its head pitifully, tears welling up in its eyes.
“Boohoo, you’re crying, and I’m crying too.”
Seeing this, Gong Lianyue pointed mockingly at her teardrop-shaped eyes, indicating that she was also crying, neutralizing its attempt at playing the victim.
The Saintess is merciless!!!
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