Chapter 14 Oh, Fox!
"Wow, giving off a cool goddess vibe here."
Fang Ye raised an eyebrow and slowly extended his hand a little further.
Dangerous move, do not imitate!
The warning in his eyes proved ineffective, as Xiaoqiao seemed to be getting angry.
She glared at Fang Ye, arching her back, with every silver-black hair on her back standing on end.
She bared her mouth, revealing a ring of sharp teeth.
Foxes, after all, are not vegetarians!
Below the beautiful and cute appearance lies a dangerous side.
Two sharp and long canines on her lower jaw were extremely conspicuous, like two sharp little daggers.
It left no doubt that if she bit down, his hand would gain two bloody holes.
As Xiaoqiao bared her teeth, she let out a high-pitched warning sound, "Wuuu!!!"
I'm telling you, I'm not easy to mess with!
Hearing that noise, Youyou seemed a bit nervous, jumping out of Lan Li's arms, and ran a bit further away with Sugar Pack, looking back at the scene.
Even the prince, who had been sound asleep, seemed to sense some sort of killing intent in his dreams.
His ears twitched, and he stopped drooling.
Blinking his sleepy eyes, he turned his head only to be met with the furious and fierce Xiaoqiao, which made him shiver.
Mommy, that nearly scared the fox to death!
He hadn't even steadied himself when he hastily ran out, slipping a step in his hurry.
Like rolling into a ball, he ended up next to Youyou and Sugar Pack, his expression one of unsettled shock.
"Ying ying ying?"
"Ying ying ying~"
"Ying ying ying!"
The red foxes chattered among themselves.
"Why so fierce?"
Fang Ye was also a bit intimidated by Xiaoqiao's fierce demeanor.
While muttering to himself, he released the [Affable] skill.
A third of his mental energy was depleted in an instant.
Hum~
He imagined his own sound effect.
After activating the affable skill, Fang Ye felt an invisible field emanating from around him, covering an area of about three meters.
It could spread freely up to its maximum or be controlled to only cover a specific area.
"Hm?"
Xiaoqiao looked at Fang Ye with a somewhat puzzled expression.
Why did it feel like this despicable human who wanted to pet her suddenly became much more pleasant and likable?
His aura became as warm and comforting as the morning sun, carrying the freshness of a valley breeze.
"Hmm~"
Xiaoqiao retracted her sharp teeth and once again reverted to the mysterious and elegant ice queen.
A lovely scent, she wanted to cuddle up!
He dared to touch me just now, unforgivable!
She felt somewhat conflicted.
This conflicted feeling manifested as her proudly turning her head away, but with the corner of her eye stealthily watching Fang Ye.
The other foxes weren't nearly as reserved as she was.
Seeing that Xiaoqiao was no longer angry, they immediately ran back overjoyed.
The chubby prince rubbed against Fang Ye's leg, pressed close to him directly, rolled onto his back, and lay down to sleep quite contentedly.
Double the pleasure!
Youyou, no longer cautious or timid, burrowed under Fang Ye's arm into his embrace, closing her eyes, deeply inhaling his scent, immersed and enraptured.
Sugar Pack let out a jubilant "ying ying ying," seemingly singing the song of the foxes, running around Fang Ye delightedly.
"This affable skill's effect is kinda amazing!"
Fang Ye was pleasantly surprised.
Lan Li was dumbstruck once again, "Wow, Director, how did you do that!"
Fang Ye bluffed on the spot, "emmmm… I like animals, and naturally, animals like me too! And you know, there are people who are inherently loved by animals! Walking on the street, little cats and dogs would follow them around!"
"Eh?" Lan Li expressed doubt with her drawn-out nasal sound, "Director, I saw netizens saying that you're actually a Druid hiding in the city, could that be true?"
Even though that was just teasing from the netizens.
But at this moment, Fang Ye's performance made her somewhat believe it!
Fang Ye spoke righteously, "You really believe such comments made in jest by netizens?"
"Not a Druid, so a Beast Tamer?"
"Eh, the truth is out, I am a Beast Tamer!
When I was in sixth grade wearing a red scarf, walking on the street, suddenly an old man with a long beard and an air of immortality stopped me, saying I was some kind of 'Beast's Body' naturally suited to cultivate their Beast Taming Sect's 'Supreme Dominance over Beasts Technique,' insisting on taking me as his disciple.
I thought he was a scammer and flat out refused, but he forcefully stuffed a copy of "Supreme Dominance over Beasts Technique" into my hands, saying something like, "It seems our fate has yet to arrive..."
As I practiced it, all animals became especially affectionate towards me!"
Lan Li was stunned for a moment, as if she had figured something out, "No wonder you wanted to open an animal park!"
Fang Ye was speechless, "Silly kid! The stuff I just said was made up on the spot."
"Don't try to deceive me," Lan Li's eyes seemed to spell out, her tone certain, "Really? I don't believe you!"
Fang Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
It's over, this kid is beyond help!
Xiaoqiao noticed several little buddies shamelessly throwing themselves into Fang Ye's arms, grinding her teeth in anger.
Meanwhile, Fang Ye and Lan Li were chatting endlessly, seemingly having forgotten about her.
Proudly turning her head aside, she let out a series of plaintive "woo woo woo" sounds.
It seemed she felt a bit wronged.
Hey! Shoveler of poop!
You, you just wanted to pet me, didn't you?
Seeing how pitiful you look, I'll reluctantly agree to let you pet me as a reward for your hard work shoveling poop... It's not that I want to be petted by you!
Idiot, idiot!
Can't you see I've already struck a pose, and you still expect a girl to take the initiative to come over?
Such a blockhead!
"Hmm?"
Fang Ye heard the mournful "meow meow woo woo" noises and suddenly realized.
I had yet to pet the one fox I wanted to the most!
"Meow!"
Noticing Fang Ye looking over, Xiaoqiao again turned her head away with arrogance, pretending to ignore him.
Her fluffy tail, while thumping the ground, seemed to give something away.
"Haha!"
Compared to humans, the thoughts of most animals are quite simple and easy to guess.
Fang Ye laughed heartily, picked up Xiaoqiao in one swoop, placed her near his face, and gave her an affectionate rub.
"My cutie, are you jealous? You're so pretty, so lovable, how could I ever forget you?"
"Meow meow meow~"
Xiaoqiao rubbed her cheek against Fang Ye's, forgetting all her previous grievances on the spot.
Squinting her eyes in pleasure, she made joyful meowing sounds.
"Park Director, you really are popular with the animals..."
Lan Li marveled silently, snapping away with her camera!
Hmm?
Fang Ye suddenly felt the invisible [Affable] aura emanating from him receding.
It seemed the duration of the skill had ended.
Probably... around ten minutes or so.
Youyou flapped her ears and with a "whoosh" jumped out from Fang Ye's arms, hiding in a corner.
At first, she complied out of fear, but then she approached willingly due to the skill's effect.
Her timid and shy nature could not be changed by just a moment of affection.
Xiaoqiao sniffed a couple of times and detected that the warm atmosphere around Fang Ye had vanished, her expression gradually turning as cold as frost.
Her eyes narrowed into dangerous slits.
You stinking poop scooper, who gave you permission to hold me?
Such nerve!
[Silver Fox: Xiaoqiao
Mood: Angry!
Desire to attack: Strong!]
She bared her teeth, emitting an extremely angry howl, "Woo woo woo..."
All at once, she bit down fiercely on Fang Ye's hand!
"Eek!" Lan Li shrieked.
However, Fang Ye had already sensed something was off before Xiaoqiao lashed out, and with a gentle toss, he put her back on the ground.
"Ow, ow!"
Xiaoqiao glared at Fang Ye, yowling indignantly twice before turning and leaving.
Leaving behind only her aloof silhouette.
"Phew~"
Lan Li let out a sigh of relief, seeing that Fang Ye wasn't bitten.
Then she pondered, "Park Director, weren't you and Xiaoqiao getting along just now? Why did she suddenly blow up like that?"
Fang Ye, with a tone of worldly wisdom, lamented.
"Hmph, such is the way of the fox!"