The Heroine Fell Deeply For Her [Quick Transmigration] 203

Chapter 203: There’s a Fox Here (Entertainment Circle) Part 16.

What was going on?

Yu Shuangjiang the cat was stunned, speechless before this bizarre and fantastical scene.

Tao Ning, her back turned, flicked her tails, beckoning without looking back.

One fluffy tail was cute, but nine tails swaying simultaneously was a sight to behold, a shock to Yu Shuangjiang’s little cat heart.

A blank notebook on the nightstand flipped open by itself, a blank page presented.

“Rip—”

A page tore itself free, flying towards Tao Ning, who was basking in the moonlight by the window.

The paper arced through the air, as if held by an invisible hand, and by the time it landed in Tao Ning’s palm, it had been folded into a small paper figure, held between her slender fingers.

Her thumbnail extended, a sharp, gleaming claw, seemingly capable of tearing through anything.

But Tao Ning didn’t tear anything, just pricking her index finger, a drop of blood welling up.

She placed the blood on the paper figure’s chest, like a tiny red heart, and the plain figure seemed to… change.

As her finger left, the wound disappeared, her nail retracting.

Then, Tao Ning blew on the paper figure.

A faint, white light enveloped it, the flat paper seemingly coming to life, its limbs moving slightly.

“…!”

Wait, that white light!

Yu Shuangjiang almost cried out, recognizing the familiar light. She remembered seeing it before waking up for the first time, still a cat, nestled in Tao Ning’s bag.

She had been about to peek outside when a white light appeared, and she fell asleep, waking up in her human body.

That had been her first time waking up after days in a coma, everyone overjoyed.

She had thought it was a dream, but it had actually happened, and Yu Shuangjiang finally had proof.

By the window, Tao Ning watched the paper figure, her hand supporting her head.

A miracle occurred, the paper figure came to life, slowly standing up before Tao Ning.

The faceless figure bowed, then spoke: “Great Demon, your orders?”

“Deliver this to this person.” Tao Ning blew another breath into her hand, the fox spirit energy condensing into a small, crystal-clear orb.

The orb, light and weightless, was placed in the paper figure’s hands, which held it carefully, its blank face tilting towards Tao Ning’s fingertip.

A faint light flickered, the address transferred to the paper figure.

“Here… Understood.”

The paper figure nodded, then flew out the window, disappearing into the night, like a little elf.

As for Yu Shuangjiang the cat… she was numb.

If she were in a movie theater, she would be amazed by the special effects.

But this was happening right before her eyes, a truly stunning sight.

And the paper figure had called Tao Ning “Great Demon”…

Looking at the nine tails swaying behind her, a strange calmness replaced Yu Shuangjiang’s fear, Well, with nine tails, she’s definitely a great demon.

But who was Tao Ning sending something to, it seemed quite routine…

Within seconds, the paper figure returned, tapping on the window.

Its childish voice: “Great Demon, I’ve delivered it.”

Tao Ning casually tucked her hair behind her ear, revealing her delicate profile: “How is she?”

The paper figure, always undetected by Yu Shuangjiang, would wait until she was asleep before placing the orb, condensed from fox spirit energy, on her head, to nourish her soul.

She had been doing this for a while.

The paper figure, after a moment of silence, its limited processing power unable to describe what it had seen, simply said, “She wasn’t home, it was consumed.”

Yu Shuangjiang didn’t understand, how could something be consumed if she wasn’t home? Was she home or not?

Tao Ning, however, paused, looking at the paper figure: “She wasn’t home?”

Yu Shuangjiang the cat, who had been wondering about the paper figure’s intelligence, suddenly felt a pang of unease.

Tao Ning turned around, her red eyes, captivating and dangerous, fixed on the unusually quiet cat.

Even without any overt threat, Yu Shuangjiang felt a chilling fear, like being targeted by a predator.

A fear that went straight to her soul.

Then she heard Tao Ning’s voice: “Xiao Shuang?”

Yu Shuangjiang the cat: “!” Her fur stood on end.

How did she know?!

Tao Ning was so familiar with Yu Shuangjiang’s aura, almost as if they were one, that she hadn’t noticed anything amiss at first.

As a powerful demon, she would normally sense any intrusion, but the intruder was Yu Shuangjiang, whom she had unconsciously allowed in.

With the paper figure’s report, she finally realized, turning to look at the unusually quiet cat.

Yu Shuangjiang the cat, startled, feigned innocence, tilting her head slightly.

“Meow?”

I don’t know anything, I’m just a kitty.

Don’t look at me, don’t come any closer!

But her puffed-up fur and flattened ears betrayed her, and Tao Ning knew the cat couldn’t hide its emotions, just hadn’t expected it to be so obvious.

Barefoot, she walked towards Yu Shuangjiang the cat and crouched down before her.

The cat remained motionless in its bed, its green eyes reflecting Tao Ning’s approaching figure, as if frozen in fear.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to run, but being a cat in a demon’s territory, a demon with nine tails, escaping was impossible.

So she might as well stay put and pray, a quick death better than a prolonged struggle.

Tao Ning, realizing Yu Shuangjiang’s soul had left her body again, and had witnessed everything, asked, puzzled, “Why are you out again? It’s not time yet, is it?”

Yu Shuangjiang the cat’s ears were flattened against her head, her eyes narrowed, Whether you’re planning to steam, fry, or swallow me whole, just get it over with.

Tao Ning, no longer hiding her true form, having intended to reveal it gradually, now decided to be direct: “Don’t worry, I’ll check what’s wrong.”

Yu Shuangjiang, however, had overestimated her courage, her heart pounding, unable to hear what Tao Ning was saying, only seeing her lips move, her eyes like red jewels, her hand reaching out.

As Tao Ning’s hand approached, she fainted, overcome by fear.

The small figure in the cat bed collapsed, its eyes closing.

Tao Ning’s outstretched hand, two fingers almost touching the cat’s head: “…”

I seem to have scared my wife.

Suddenly, Zhi Ma Juan the cat opened her eyes, instinctively sensing danger, her fur bristling at the sight of her master’s tails.

The fluffy tails puffed up like a feather duster, her teeth bared, a soft hiss escaping her throat.

This was better than before, at least she wasn’t attacking.

The difference was stark, and Tao Ning’s mood immediately improved.

She tapped Zhi Ma Juan’s head with her knuckles: “Hissing at me? No canned food for you tomorrow.”

Zhi Ma Juan’s tail puffed up even more: “Meow!”

In bed, Yu Shuangjiang woke up with a start, her eyes meeting the hotel room’s ceiling.

She was drenched in sweat, her heart pounding, still shaken.

After a while, she sat up, leaning against the headboard, calming her breathing as she looked out the window.

The top-floor suite had a balcony, and the floor-to-ceiling windows, the curtains undrawn, offered a clear view of the cityscape below, no worries about being seen from other buildings.

She could clearly see the full moon outside.

Tonight, it was exceptionally bright.

Yu Shuangjiang still couldn’t believe what she had seen, muttering softly, “A hallucination? A dream?”

If it was a dream, she needed to see a therapist.

She was now questioning not only her sanity but also if it was a side effect of the car accident.

Tao Ning, a renowned screenwriter, cold and elegant, growing nine tails?

How absurd.

“Tu Jie mentioned an actor who got too into their role, developed delusions, and had to retire… I’m perfectly healthy, I wouldn’t…”

After such a shock, she instinctively tried to find a rational explanation, these were things she had never experienced before.

Her worldview shattered, like broken pieces, impossible to put back together, she felt lost and confused.

She tried to convince herself: “But if it was just my imagination, how would I know about Tao Ning finding a cat? The timeline doesn’t match.”

She recalled the night she had been rescued from the tree as a stray cat.

Besides Tao Ning’s slightly awkward initial greeting, her subsequent behavior had been natural, her questions and responses normal.

Not like someone talking to a clueless kitten, but rather, to a person with self-awareness, and initially, Yu Shuangjiang had even thought Tao Ning treated her the same as the cat.

But what if, Tao Ning knew all along that she was Yu Shuangjiang?

While cat owners often talked to their pets, Tao Ning clearly wasn’t like that.

“…” Yu Shuangjiang, as if struck by lightning, buried her face in her hands.

She tried to put herself in a cat owner’s shoes, if she had found a cat, her first actions would be to bathe it, feed it cat food, and give it a name.

Tao Ning had only done one of those things, and only after being prompted.

She had never called her “Zhi Ma Juan,” nor had she given her cat food, instead going to the trouble of preparing special meals.

For a first-time cat owner, feeding it cat food or treats would have been much easier.

Even the name “Zhi Ma Juan” had been chosen on the spot when asked by Xu Yiman, inspired by a bag of sesame egg rolls on the coffee table.

It wasn’t a carefully chosen name, just a random answer.

Realizing this, feeling exposed before Tao Ning, Yu Shuangjiang felt even worse.

Outside, a presence arrived.

A shadow fell across the room, and Yu Shuangjiang, rubbing her forehead, paused, slowly looking towards the balcony.

Under the moonlight, a beautiful white fox stood on the railing, its limbs long and slender, its eyes narrowed, a mesmerizing and dangerous aura.

It met Yu Shuangjiang’s gaze, its demonic energy palpable.

“…” She’s here.

Yu Shuangjiang instinctively held her breath, the scene, although bizarre, undeniably beautiful.

A rare sight in the mortal world.

Without needing any words, she knew who it was, the name echoing in her mind, but she couldn’t speak.

The large white fox gracefully jumped down from the railing, its nine tails swaying like a white mist.

Such a powerful demon, its aura almost otherworldly.

Yu Shuangjiang, awestruck: “Nine… nine tails… Mom, I’ve seen a real fox spirit.”

A click, and the balcony door unlocked itself.

The fox spirit, with a mere glance, had unlocked the door, walking in as if there were no obstacles, its large form making the spacious room seem smaller.

Yu Shuangjiang’s heart skipped a beat, Even better than a locksmith.

Overcome by shock, she couldn’t help but wonder,

Why doesn’t Tao Ning have a limp, even as a four-legged creature?

The powerful aura approached, and Yu Shuangjiang realized, Because Tao Ning is a real fox spirit, and I’m just a fake cat.

Her walking normally is perfectly normal, my limping is also perfectly normal.

The fox stopped a short distance from the bed, then turned and walked towards a more spacious area.

Yu Shuangjiang, her eyes wide with disbelief, asked, “Are you here to kill me?”

Tao Ning, walking into the room, puzzled: “Why would I kill you?”

This question stumped Yu Shuangjiang, who opened and closed her mouth several times, thinking, That’s true, she’s powerful enough to kill anyone, anytime, without leaving a trace.

Her mind, still rebooting, couldn’t even think of an alibi, and she actually relaxed a bit.

Tao Ning had already settled down, her large head resting on the bed, exhaling softly.

“Then… are you keeping me as a pet?” Yu Shuangjiang’s hand, resting on the blanket, twitched slightly, curious about how that furry head would feel.

The soft fur probably felt like silk.

Tao Ning, puzzled: “Why would you think that?”

Yu Shuangjiang swallowed, her throat dry, but her reasoning sound: “Humans keep animals as pets, a fox spirit keeping a human as a pet, it’s logical.”

“Logical how?”

Tao Ning, amused, stood up, her fox form disappearing, a slender human figure standing by the bed.

She leaned closer to Yu Shuangjiang, her eyes reflecting Yu Shuangjiang’s face: “Then if I said I approached you because I’m attracted to you, would you think I’m trying to absorb your yang energy for cultivation?”

Yu Shuangjiang, her mind not yet caught up, her eyes widening in alarm: “Really?”

That’s how it was portrayed in dramas, getting close to humans, forming a relationship, then absorbing their life force.

Tao Ning flicked her forehead: “No.”

Yu Shuangjiang, rubbing her forehead, breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s good.”

Tao Ning’s eyes narrowed slightly, her mischievous nature emerging: “Just kidding.”

Yu Shuangjiang met her gaze, unafraid: “I don’t believe you.”

She was braver facing the human Tao Ning, the large fox, although beautiful, was also intimidating, capable of swallowing her whole.

Tao Ning’s fingers twirled a strand of Yu Shuangjiang’s hair, asking, “Why not?”

After all, Yu Shuangjiang had returned to her body the first time because of Tao Ning, and it was probably Tao Ning who was keeping her soul tethered to her body.

That seemingly simple-minded paper figure, the crystal orb it delivered, that was what kept her soul from wandering.

“I just realized, perhaps you have ulterior motives, but not really…” Yu Shuangjiang couldn’t finish her sentence, a sharp pain in her head and tailbone, as if being split in half.

“Ah… it hurts…”

The pain was so intense that she curled up on the bed, clutching her head.

Tao Ning, startled, her playful demeanor gone, reached out, worried: “What’s wrong?”

But Yu Shuangjiang’s hands were clamped tightly around her head, and Tao Ning didn’t dare pull them away, channeling her demonic energy to alleviate the pain.

Holding Yu Shuangjiang’s wrist with one hand, she extended the other, a faint light emanating from her fingertips: “Why would your head hurt? Your soul is intact…”

Feeling something hitting her leg, she looked down, puzzled, then fell silent.

It was a calico tail, growing from Yu Shuangjiang’s tailbone, her loose pajama pants sliding down, revealing her pale waist.

The extra space allowed the tail to grow freely, not constricted.

Yu Shuangjiang, thrashing her tail in pain, accidentally hit Tao Ning, who was kneeling beside the bed.

Tao Ning looked up, her gaze fixed on Yu Shuangjiang’s head, something growing there.

A pair of calico cat ears emerged, twitching slightly.

A human, with cat ears and a tail.

Tao Ning: “…” She tried to process this.

She remembered that in the original world line, Yu Shuangjiang hadn’t had any side effects after returning to her body, why the ears and tail now?

The pain finally subsided, and Yu Shuangjiang lowered her hands, looking at them in confusion.

No blood, why did it hurt so much?

Tao Ning’s expression was serious, as if facing a major crisis.

This made Yu Shuangjiang’s heart sink, if even a nine-tailed fox found it troublesome, it must be serious.

Ignoring her fear of the powerful demon, she asked anxiously, “What’s wrong with my head? Did my soul shatter from leaving my body too many times?”

As if there was a door on her head, her soul freely entering and exiting.

Tao Ning, her face grim: “It didn’t shatter.”

Yu Shuangjiang’s ears flattened against her head in fear: “Then what happened?”

Tao Ning, looking at the unusual ears, their owner seemingly unaware, her eyes filled with worry,

Yu Shuangjiang, her voice anxious: “Just tell me, whatever it is, I can handle it.”

“…” Tao Ning, hearing this, found it even harder to tell her the truth.