Girlish Matters

• Chapter 15: Girlish Matters

『Thank you Favour_Agbaje_9284 for your power stones』

PS: Me = Lacking creativity = Chapter title =Girlish Matters

PS: From now onwards Instead of Little Fox —> Foxy

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Su Mu stared blankly, looking up at Pei Xuanyin.

The little girl smiled weakly, her voice trembling, "Foxy, will you stay with me?"

Su Mu nodded, her soft voice replying, "Okay."

A trace of happiness flashed in Pei Xuanyin's eyes. She hugged Su Mu and spun around in the air, "Foxy, you're the best! I'll take you to buy my favorite osmanthus cakes and the candied haws I promised you..."

"Yes... and the sugar oil cakes that Sister likes. You know, Sister isn't as cold as she seems..."

Su Mu interrupted, "Is there anything she doesn't like to eat?"

Pei Xuanyin was taken aback, "Huh?"

A smug smile curved Su Mu's lips.

...

Proudly holding a large bag full of green rice balls, Su Mu's face was triumphant. According to Pei Xuanyin, the Empress despised green rice balls the most.

Pei Xuanyin rubbed her forehead helplessly, "Foxy, why can't you just get along with my sister?"

Su Mu retorted in embarrassment, "You don't even know what she did to me!"

Pei Xuanyin, curious, asked, "What did she do? Tell me, Foxy!"

Seeing her bright eyes filled with curiosity, Su Mu's mouth twitched. She turned away, grabbing a green rice ball and stuffing it into Pei Xuanyin's mouth.

Pei Xuanyin's face turned green; she also hated green rice balls.

"Yuck, yuck, yuck," Pei Xuanyin spat out the green rice ball, then grabbed Su Mu's cheeks and started pulling.

"Let go," Su Mu struggled free and continued, "Touch me again, and I'll scratch your face."

Pei Xuanyin laughed in exasperation, "Try it, you silly fox!"

Pei Xuanyin placed her hand on Su Mu's back, rubbing her delicate fur, and asked curiously, "Foxy..."

Having had enough green rice balls, Su Mu's paws twitched, and the rice balls disappeared into her storage space. She muttered, "What?"

Pei Xuanyin turned Su Mu's head seriously, "Foxy, you're a girl, yet you keep calling yourself unrefined manner." "It's so rough."

Su Mu froze for a moment, then a wave of heat surged to her head as if hit by an arrow. "I knew it, your words indeed are the sharpest."

Pei Xuanyin secretly vowed to help Foxy change this rough habit of speech.

Su Mu felt a bit weary. She had always tried to avoid this issue, but it always came up unexpectedly.

Initially, she thought she could continue cultivating in her fox form. Transforming was a distant goal for her, having absorbed the blood of the demon ancestor.

But after passing the Foundation Establishment Tribulation, a mysterious force entered her body, naturally enabling her transformation.

Su Mu was troubled. She had planned to confess her feelings to her senior sister after this training trip.

She had even imagined having many children with her senior sister, naming them Su Yi Mao, Su Er Mao...

Sighing, Su Mu looked at her fur-covered body. She thought sadly, "Senior sister, I can't give you happiness anymore."

Pei Xuanyin poked Su Mu's soft face, "Foxy, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly unhappy again?"

Su Mu weakly waved her paw, indicating nothing was wrong, but she no longer felt like talking.

Seeing Foxy ignore her, the bored Pei Xuanyin began talking to herself again.

"Foxy, look, paper lanterns with little bunnies. You're a fox, don't foxes love eating bunnies?"

"Ah, Foxy, that person is breathing fire! Last time you did that too. When we go back to the palace, can you do it for me again?"

"Wow, Foxy, look, flying dolls!"

...

As the noise faded, the crowd thinned out, signaling the end of the wonderful night market.

A girl in a purple gauze dress, holding a small fox, stood on a bridge, looking at the sparkling lake. She lightly jumped down onto a boat.

The lake lights, lit by people, gradually extinguished as the oil ran out. At this moment, everything was peaceful and ordinary.

The little girl took off her embroidered shoes, dipped her bare feet into the lake, and placed Su Mu on her lap, gently stroking the fur.

"Foxy..." Pei Xuanyin hesitated.

"Yes?"

"I'm sorry..."

"Huh? Why are you apologizing?"

"I was too selfish. The moment I saw you, I liked you and took you away without considering your feelings. And now that we're in the capital... Do you miss the forest more?"

Su Mu shook her head, thinking, 'How can I tell you I was once human...'

"It's okay, I was going to leave anyway." Su Mu's pink eyes reflected the silver moonlight.

"Huh?" Pei Xuanyin was surprised.

"I don't come from Qizhou. My home is far away, and I don't even know where it is now."

"Really? Are you unhappy because you miss home?"

"Yes, I miss my senior sister... and also my master and senior brothers." Actually in front of her senior sister, the others were just extras.

"Wow, Foxy, you have a sect too? I thought the demon race didn't have the same traditions as humans. I thought it was all about survival of the fittest."

Su Mu smiled awkwardly, vaguely replying, "Sort of."

"Clip-clop..." The sound of horse hooves echoed by the riverbank as palace guards led a carriage forward.

Pei Xuanyin looked at the moon and said, "Thank you for spending the day with me, Foxy. Let's go home."

She leaned close to Su Mu's ear and whispered, "Foxy, if you can't go home for now, consider me your family..."

The girl's slightly sweet scent lingered. Su Mu, still in a daze as she was carried onto the carriage, murmured softly to herself, "I'm grateful we met."

...

The Empress placed the bamboo slips on the desk, with Fu Shenxing and several censors standing by.

"Minister Fu," the Empress spoke.

"I am here."

"Since last year, when I ascended to the throne and restored order, those remnants have tried to disrupt the court. Now there are rumors that this demon calamity is divine punishment for a woman ascending the throne. Hmph, I want to know how they have such influence to infiltrate the court and spread these lies."

"Your Majesty, I will thoroughly investigate this matter to restore peace and clear your name," Fu Shenxing replied solemnly.

The Empress shook her head, "The priority is still to find out who is colluding with the demon sect, wreaking havoc within our borders."

After a moment of contemplation, the Empress took out a seal, "I appoint you as Inspector General, granting you full authority to mobilize the Royal Guard. Find the hiding place of the demon sect."

"I obey your command."

After the Prime Minister left, the Empress rubbed her forehead and looked at the painting on the wall, depicting her father.

The Empress's face softened, "Father, rest assured, I will protect your kingdom."

She then silently added, "It is also my kingdom."

To be continued...