My lady, don't be angry. I'm letting you touch my big tail.

The girl naturally didn't mind him.

Even worse, their heart rate increased and their cheeks flushed.

“Brother Amu, don’t say that. A man as handsome as you, to be interested in me… I’m the one who’s surprised. I’m so thin and small, and even though I’m of marriageable age, I’m still so short. I feel like I’m not good enough for you at all…”

The white fox kissed the girl's forehead.

He looked at her with great tenderness.

He had only one thought in his mind: to give her everything he had today, and to take her away from this place tomorrow.

He even considered praying to Hua Ran, since all Hua Ran needed to do was find the heart.

He could keep even just one of the remaining parts—the eyeballs or the tail—for himself, and that would be enough for him to exist in the world.

The white fox looked at the girl and kissed her eyes again.

But he was still thinking about the future.

How long does one live in this world? The broken limbs he bore, stained by the flower, will always remain. As long as they are enough for Little Lotus to live on in this world, that is enough for him.

Presumably, Hua Ran will give me that much time.

She no longer competes with him for Joey.

I've already found someone I like...

Suddenly, the scenery around them changed, and the white fox was pinned down on the bed, much to the girl's displeasure.

“Brother Amu, you’re not focused… Do you feel like you’re losing out by being with me? I’ll work hard, and I’ll buy you whatever other men have in the future.”

The white fox smiled slightly after hearing this.

He shook his head, cupped the girl's face in his hands, and pressed his forehead against hers.

"How can you say you're at a loss... I think you're the one who's at a loss."

"I……"

"Shh!"

The white fox raised his index finger, placed it on his beloved's lips, and then gave him a kiss.

After loosening his grip slightly, he said again, "My lady, from now on, I am your husband."

After saying this, the bed curtains were drawn and the candles were extinguished.

That night, the white fox finally understood what love and tenderness were.

He had never been treated so gently and carefully.

He even hugged his wife and cried, saying, "If only I had met you from the beginning..."

"If only I had given you my first time..."

The white fox embraced his wife as they entered a dream woven together for the future.

But he woke up cold in the middle of the night.

With a start, the white fox opened its eyes. Its wife was not beside it, and the room reeked of decay.

He quickly got up, dragged his sore and tired body out of bed, and gently called out as he put on his shoes.

"Master Wife...Master Wife?"

"Where did this girl go in the middle of the night?"

He became increasingly anxious as he searched, but his wife was nowhere to be found, neither in the house nor the shop.

There wasn't even outside the store.

As the white fox searched, it became alert to its surroundings. Something was wrong; it was too quiet. Even in the dead of winter, there should be some faint sounds around.

The sound of a withered branch breaking, the sound of pebbles rolling.

But now, there's nothing around.

Suddenly, the white fox saw a figure ahead. He ran towards it, but became more and more uneasy as he ran.

He ran off his shoes, barefoot, and finally stopped in an open space. The man turned around, and the white fox was so frightened that it backed away and fell to the ground.

"It's you...it's you!"

The woman had the same face as Joey, except her hair was silver-white.

She sneered.

"What, are you disappointed to see me? If I remember correctly, we slept together two months ago."

"Where is my wife?!"

"Eh? Isn't your wife the one you've been longing for?"

The white fox immediately waved its paw and got up from the ground.

No! It's not anymore!

The woman looked the white fox over, her gaze finally settling on the bruises on its neck.

"No? Do you think you still attract me? Do you think I can't move an inch without you?"

The woman stated that there are some things that she has left over, and even if she no longer needs them, she will not give them to others.

She shifted her body slightly, and then heard the white fox let out a shriek.

He ran over, trembling all over.

This time, the woman didn't stop her and simply stepped aside.

The white fox saw the well behind the woman, and his wife was lying on it.

When the white fox went over and helped her up, he found that her body was already cold.

"Master Wife...Master Wife!"

He kept patting his wife's face, but he knew that she had stopped breathing long ago.

"Where is my soul? Where is my soul?!"

He roared at the Shadow Monster, baring his teeth and revealing the ferocious nature of a fox.

As a result, the white-haired woman came over and grabbed the fox by the neck with one hand, pinning him to the ground.

The white fox still held the girl tightly.

He couldn't resist the urge to tear the shadow monster apart.

"Give her back to me...give her back to me!"

"Give it back to you? Who are you? What are you? How dare you talk to me like that!"

The white-haired woman said that she didn't even try to absorb the girl's soul; she just crushed it!

"Her filthy soul is not worthy of my use, so I simply waved my hand and made her vanish into thin air. You can just hold onto that broken body and rest for a while."

The white fox's eyes were almost bulging out of their sockets, and tears of blood streamed down its face.

The woman chuckled.

"Look at yourself now, disgusting and ugly. You're not even a fraction of the real Hua Ran. Do you think your wife would still want you if you looked like this?"

You're no longer a virgin; your very soul has been toyed with countless times by me. Ha.

She stroked the white fox's face, and when the fox tried to dodge, she pinched his cheek, forcing him to immobilize himself.

"How could you, something I created using magic from corpse remains, possibly have your own life?"

Being with me allows you to open your eyes to this world, experience the joys and sorrows of love, and feel pain – all of which are incredibly fortunate!

So you have to do whatever I tell you to do!

The white fox continued to struggle.

Unable to move his upper body, he kept kicking his legs.

"Let me go! Let me go! Give me back my wife's soul!"

The white-haired woman looked at the fox, her mind filled with many questions.

Why did the fox turn like this in such a short time?

What's the difference between the love he talks about and the love he has?

She couldn't understand it, but she could see a sincerity in the fox's expression that was different from before.

That was a genuine warmth I never felt when I was with myself.

Finally, the woman angrily turned his body, bringing their faces very close together.

"If you think that's love, then let me tell you, you don't deserve love at all!"

The next moment, the woman felt a huge surge of yang energy suddenly appear.

She raised her hand to block it, and the smoke exploded.

When she could see her surroundings again, she discovered that the white fox had long since run away, and there was a charred talisman on the ground.

“Joey…this is Joey’s talisman, ha! You really are everywhere, but don’t worry, one of the most important people in your life will only obey my orders now!”