Chapter 34: The Fox’s Repayment
Su Yan didn’t know what the little fox was thinking. He was currently contemplating how to deal with this little thing.
“I heard that demon beast meat is nutritious. Junior Sister has been malnourished since she was a child. Why don’t I make her some soup to nourish her body?”
Su Yan looked at the little fox in his hand, thinking about how to prepare each part.
“Steamed fox, dry-fried, braised, spicy… Junior Sister seems to like spicy food…”
A series of cooking methods spilled from Su Yan’s lips.
The little fox, whose eyes had been sparkling with hearts just a moment ago, now stared blankly, then began to wave its little paws frantically.
“Hehe, you can’t run away. Stop struggling,” Su Yan said with a smile.
Just then, the little fox turned its head and bit down. Taking advantage of the moment Su Yan loosened his grip in pain, it landed on the ground and tried to flee.
“???”
Many question marks appeared above Su Yan’s head. The little fox’s head had turned a full one hundred and eighty degrees. That was a bit too creepy.
Oh, he had almost forgotten. It wasn’t an ordinary fox, but a demon beast.
“Don’t even think about running!” Su Yan shouted, chasing after it aggressively.
The little fox was incredibly fast, turning into a golden streak of lightning on the grass.
Su Yan was not to be outdone. With the enhancement of his spiritual energy, although he started a few seconds late, he quickly caught up to it with the advantage of his long legs.
“Still trying to run?”
The corners of Su Yan’s mouth turned up. He executed a slide tackle, sending turf flying.
“Chiu chiu chiu!”
The little fox was sent flying. The world spun before its eyes, and it finally landed headfirst on the ground with a thud.
“Chiu chiu chiu.”
Dizzy, so dizzy!
The little fox climbed up from the ground, staggering like it was drunk.
Su Yan walked over. The little fox still didn’t know that danger was approaching. Only when its tail was grabbed did it foolishly react.
“Run! Go on, run!”
As Su Yan spoke, he released a stream of water from his fingers. The clear water turned into shackles, binding the little fox’s body tightly.
“You’re the main ingredient for tonight’s dinner. How could I let you run away? Just be a good little meal for me.”
The little fox wanted to struggle, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn’t break free. In the end, it could only lift its head and look up at Su Yan pitifully.
Its blue fox eyes were about to overflow, and crystal-clear tears welled up.
This little fox can even act pitiful?
Seeing this, Su Yan was quite surprised. But he wasn’t a girl; his heart was hard, and he was not moved.
“Should I braise it or steam it? Or maybe make a hot pot?”
Su Yan looked at the little fox in his hand, once again contemplating the cooking method. Just then, the system’s options appeared.
[Option 1: Steamed is the best. The flavor is fresh and delicious. Make a wild game feast for your little junior sister. (Reward for completion: High-grade spiritual weapon, the Demon-Slaying Ring)]
[Option 2: Braised is the best. The meat will be rich but not greasy, melting in your mouth. What are you still hesitating for? (Reward for completion: Fifth-grade Spirit-Enhancing Pill)]
[Option 3: Foxes are so cute. Why would you eat a fox? Heal the little fox’s wounds and then release it. (Reward for completion: Spiritual Power +3)]
“Huh?”
Su Yan was dumbfounded. A demon beast could actually trigger mission options? This was the first time he had known that. But what was with these options? The rewards were too strange.
“I can get such a generous reward just by eating the little fox?”
Su Yan was puzzled. As the saying goes, if something is out of the ordinary, there must be a demon involved. The little fox was in his hands; eating it would be an easy task.
So the question was, for something so simple, why were the rewards so generous?
“Hey, do you have a backer?” Su Yan poked the little fox.
“Chiu?”
The little fox was confused. What was a backer?
“Tell me quickly, or I’ll eat you.”
“Chiu chiu chiu!!”
Hearing that it was going to be eaten, the little fox immediately became anxious and pitifully begged for mercy.
‘Don’t eat me, don’t eat me! My mom is very powerful! If you eat me, she’ll be very angry! I’m her only cub!’
Su Yan fell silent. He didn’t understand beast language and had no idea what this series of ‘chiu chiu chiu’ meant.
“How strange. That tiger demon could talk, but you can’t. You’re not playing dumb with me, are you?”
“Chiu chiu chiu, chiu chiu chiu, chiu chiu.”
‘I’m not playing dumb! Mom said that the more advanced a demon is, the more they are constrained by the heavens and the earth. Speaking is a hurdle, and so is taking human form. I’m not doing it on purpose.’
Although Su Yan couldn’t understand the little fox’s words, he could see that it was trying to explain itself.
“This fox doesn’t seem that stupid. What should I do with it?”
Su Yan wanted to make a wild game meal for his little junior sister, but the strange system options made him hesitate.
“The risk seems very high!”
Between his craving and his safety, Su Yan chose the latter.
“I’m scared, I’m scared. I’ll let you go this time.”
Su Yan released the water shackles, placed the little fox on the ground, and, under the little one’s puzzled gaze, used a healing technique.
A light blue water mist appeared and flowed towards the little fox’s wounds. In a short while, the little fox’s injuries were healed.
“Chiu chiu chiu?”
Looking at its intact body, if it weren’t for a few missing tufts of fur, it would have thought it hadn’t been injured at all.
‘What’s wrong? You’re not going to eat me?’
The little fox had a puzzled look in its eyes.
Su Yan said, “You should leave quickly. It was all a misunderstanding just now, just a joke.”
Anyone with a bit of intelligence wouldn’t believe such a thing. The drool that had been dripping from Su Yan’s mouth just now was no fake.
But the little fox believed it, and believed it firmly.
“Chiu chiu chiu.”
‘You really are as beautiful as you are kind. Mom didn’t lie to me.’
It had misunderstood him. This boy was kind-hearted, just a little mischievous, saying he would eat it. He was so bad.
But if a man wasn’t bad, a woman wouldn’t love him.
Completely forgetting how it had been bullied just now, the little fox’s eyes softened, and it began to hop around on the grass.
Suddenly, it seemed to think of something.
“Chiu chiu.”
“?”
“Chiu chiu chiu.”
“???”
Su Yan looked at the little fox, completely bewildered, not knowing what it was saying.
Seeing that he didn’t understand, the little fox opened its mouth and bit his pant leg, then rubbed its head against his leg.
What’s wrong with this little fox? Does it have a fever?
Su Yan asked tentatively, “Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?”
The little fox shook its head, then pointed a paw at him, and then at itself.
“You want to repay me,” Su Yan guessed.
The little fox nodded, and Su Yan was delighted.
If he wasn’t mistaken, this little fox most likely had a backer, one that could pose a strong threat to him even under the protection of the Transcendent Immortal Sect. Otherwise, the system wouldn’t have given such rewards.
Since that was the case, the little fox’s repayment must be very generous, right?
Su Yan looked at the little fox expectantly. The little fox also looked at him expectantly. Su Yan looked at the little fox expectantly. The little fox also…
“Stop!”
