Oh, It’s A Female

• Chapter 3: "Oh, it's a female"

Su Mu had many questions to ask, but the bumpy ride on the horned horse left him struggling to stay balanced against the squeezing from both sides. His two little paws were almost shaking.

Ah, such a beautiful yet filthy thing.

"Master, where are we going?" Xiao Bai asked idly.

"I don't know, but I suspect we are no longer in Qingzhou."

The cultural scenery along the way, including the attire of the princess behind him, was quite elegant, unlike the conservative palace attire of the Qingzhou royal family.

Finally, they saw signs of habitation—a recently established town with cultivators digging canals and building rivers. People were bustling about, engaged in construction.

This was a thriving kingdom. As the princess of the Dayong Kingdom, Pei Xuanyin even personally traveled to clear out troublesome beasts.

Su Mu suddenly felt that this girl was somewhat like himself. Despite having others bear heavy burdens for her, she also wanted to contribute her own strength.

"Princess!" "Greetings, Your Highness."

A palanquin slowly approached from the side of the street, signaling that they could finally leave the bumpy horned horses and enjoy the comfort of the palanquin.

Su Mu immediately freed himself from Pei Xuanyin's arms and leaped into the palanquin.

Seeing that he wasn't trying to escape, Pei Xuanyin breathed a sigh of relief, lifted the curtain, and sat inside.

Inside the palanquin, an incense burner was burning, and a maid in gauze clothes gently fanned away the smoke.

Su Mu comfortably nestled on a cushion, his two fluffy tails gently swaying. The maid's eyes almost sparkled, but she had just seen the little creature baring its teeth at the princess, so she resisted the urge to pet it.

Pei Xuanyin, still trying to win over the stubborn fox, took a fruit from the table, peeled it, and offered it to Su Mu. Su Mu sniffed it with his nose and nonchalantly swallowed it. Hmph, a mere human princess, only fit to peel grapes for the fox.

Pei Xuanyin propped her chin with her hand, watching Su Mu happily munch on the grape, thinking about showing off to her elder sister later.

At this moment, Su Mu was conversing with Xiao Bai in the Jingzhe.

Xiao Bai's angry voice came through, "Master, you must stay away from those bad women outside. They approach you with ulterior motives; only Xiao Bai is truly sincere to you!"

Su Mu responded blankly, "Mm..."

"And also, Master, you don't know how dangerous your situation is now. When you're out, you must protect yourself!"

Su Mu agreed wholeheartedly, "Definitely won't become a fox fur coat!"

Feeling the abundant spiritual energy within him, Su Mu breathed a slight sigh of relief. He wondered when he could return to his Nascent Soul state.

The inheritance from the Demon Ancestor was indeed powerful. Now, Su Mu was at the peak of the Qi Refining stage. This was all thanks to that drop of essence blood, which not only improved Su Mu's bloodline but also absorbed some spiritual energy when the secret realm dissipated, forming a Dao foundation and cleansing his meridians.

Foundation Establishment... Su Mu had a headache. In human cultivation methods, Foundation Establishment was a very meticulous process. It required consideration of spiritual root attributes and the necessary heavenly materials and earthly treasures or Foundation Establishment pills refined by alchemists.

In the scriptures left by the Demon Emperor, Foundation Establishment was a natural process—just endure the lightning tribulation, and it would be achieved. Though limited by their form, the demon race had unique natural fortune. Their physical bodies were strong enough to withstand the damage from the lightning tribulation. This was something his master had mentioned before. Every race had its innate advantages, except humans. Humans always cultivated against the heavens.

The scriptures Su Mu previously cultivated were from the Yao Guang Holy Land, the "Tai Xuan Scripture." Now, even though his Nascent Soul had dissipated, Su Mu could vaguely feel traces of sharp sword intent still hidden throughout his body. That was his shattered Nascent Soul Dao Fruit.

Su Mu hoped to try in the future to see if he could regain that power. Even without his former innate sword bone body, he believed he could do it.

The scriptures left by the Demon Ancestor were also very powerful. When practicing, his mind would become exceptionally clear, able to keenly sense spiritual energy. He thought this might be the most unique ability of this scripture. Many demons were naturally impulsive, leading to the emergence of some demonic beings who practiced by devouring blood and flesh. This scripture, which could clear the mind and focus the spirit, was truly extraordinary.

Unlike human demonic cultivators, demons did not worry about karmic entanglements. Survival of the fittest was ingrained in their blood. Hence, the continent was plagued by demonic beasts, leading to perpetual discord between humans and demons.

"We're here, fox. Let's get off; I'll carry you~" At this moment, Su Mu's thoughts were interrupted.

With a "slap," Su Mu swatted away the approaching hand and gracefully jumped out of the palanquin.

Then, Su Mu froze. Even Xiao Bai in the Jingzhe exclaimed, "Nascent Soul!, Master!, it's the aura of a Nascent Soul at its peak!."

The reason Xiao Bai hadn't sensed it earlier was that this woman had tightly restrained her aura, likely due to some cultivation technique, forming an impenetrable body.

Su Mu looked up from the shadows and saw a golden gauze dress with a pair of white jade-like legs faintly visible beneath it.

Looking further up, Su Mu felt an oppressive aura.

Fortunately, Pei Xuanyin also lifted the curtain of the palanquin and called out discontentedly, "Fox, wait for me!"

"Elder sister!" Pei Xuanyin exclaimed joyfully. In her excitement, she scooped Su Mu up from the ground.

Once again nestled against the girl's softness, Su Mu didn't push her away this time but instead burrowed his head deeper into her chest.

That's someone close to the Transformation stage! He regretted coming back with Pei Xuanyin. Who would have thought the ruler of a county would have such cultivation?

However, Su Mu didn't notice that his burrowing made the woman who resembled Pei Xuanyin by seven-tenths narrow her eyes dangerously.

In the next moment, a sensation pierced straight into his soul, causing Su Mu to cry out softly.

Enduring the strange feeling, Su Mu struggled to look back and saw that the empress was holding him by his tail, dangling him in the air.

A rush of intense emotions washed over Su Mu's mind, but the immense pressure of being close to the Transformation stage kept him from acting rashly.

Feeling the warmth and tingling sensation from the empress's hand, Su Mu was on the verge of tears.

Just then, the fur on his butt was parted, and a chill made Su Mu shiver and struggle violently. Damn it, I'm done for.

Just as he was about to bite the empress with his teeth, she released her grip and said flatly, "Oh, it's a female."

Then she tossed Su Mu back.

At this moment, Su Mu felt as if he had been struck by lightning, allowing Pei Xuanyin to cuddle him.

Su Mu's mind was filled with the words "female... female... female..."

He suddenly remembered something important—Xiao Bai was a female fox, and now he had inherited Xiao Bai's body...

"Yiiiiippp..." A heart-wrenching cry erupted from Su Mu's mouth, echoing through the heavens.

To be continued...