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

Hua Ran shook her head; that sadness vanished in an instant.

He grabbed Joey's arm again and walked out happily.

It was still midnight when we returned to the house converted from the dilapidated temple.

Inugami sat in front of the love tree in the backyard, the two staring at each other.

Inside the house, the partition for Old Man Qiao wasn't finished yet; once you went in, you could see him curled up asleep, fast asleep.

But surprisingly, the little gluttonous baby didn't sleep. Instead, he moved a small stool, sat by Old Man Qiao's bed, and looked at him with his hands supporting his chin.

Her two little feet were barefoot and not dirty.

The fleshy, jade-like toes even twitched.

He swallowed unconsciously.

Then Joey said, "What are you doing up so late at night instead of sleeping?"

"Ah... I'm here, I'm protecting Master's father!"

In Joey's mind, a red light lit up on the back of the system screen.

Joey smiled slightly, pursing her lips.

So she said, "I need your help with something. Go play ball with the ghosts of the little kids."

"Can we eat him after we're done playing with him?"

"No."

Hua Ran couldn't help but complain, "You've eaten the whole rice jar! Are you that hungry? All the money the mistress earns from catching ghosts is going to your mouth!"

Qiao Dawan rolled his eyes at the fox. "You're a sly fox, and a soul, so of course you don't need to eat. You just need to seduce your master and absorb his kidney energy."

Hua Ran was taken aback.

"You know I am the Soul?"

"I didn't know at first, but I did after getting to know you for a while. In Shiqiao Village, your presence was intermittent and actually quite easy to spot, but recently it's become more frequent, so it's not so easy to see."

Qiao Yi crossed her arms and listened to Qiao Dawan speak, unable to help but feel puzzled.

Intermittent?

Is it because I'm too close to Hanazono that I sometimes forget to observe it?

Do you know why he did that?

The little dumpling stomped its feet.

"What do I need to know about a vixen!"

However, the focus right now is not on this matter.

She said, "I'll go back inside and write some talismans with my saliva; they'll be useful in a little while."

Hua Ran said proactively, "My lady, look, Qiao Dawan isn't wearing shoes, and he's only wearing his undergarments. Let me tidy him up. You go ahead first, and I promise we can leave as soon as you come out."

Joey walked to the door.

He said to Qiao Dawang in a warning tone, "I don't want to hear you call him 'slutty' anymore, or you won't be eating for the next month!"

Qiao Dawan shook.

Joey then went inside.

Hua Ran withdrew her loving gaze.

The fox raised her seductive eyes and poked Qiao Dawan's forehead with her fair fingers.

"You look down on me?"

Qiao Dawan opened Hua Ran's hand.

"Of course I look down on you. I am Taotie, an ancient ferocious beast. If you didn't have a master to protect you, I could bite you to death and eat you. What are you anyway!"

Qiao Dawan puffed out his cheeks and put his hands on his hips.

Her chubby little shoulders leaned forward.

"And look at you, you dead fox, you shameless slut!"

Hua Ran's eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze already filled with anger.

He let out a "ha" laugh.

At this moment, Qiao Dawang had no idea what he was about to face.

She still held her little neck stiffly, looking completely indifferent.

Hua Ran opened her mouth, and a golden lotus flower seal slowly floated out.

He chuckled and said, "I don't want my wife to hear that when she comes out."

"Who do you think you are, a mere spellcaster... Ugh!"

Qiao Dawang was instantly pressed down by the lotus seal. He tried to struggle upwards, but the lotus seal was like Mount Tai pressing down on him, directly bending one of his small legs.

Her pink knee slammed into the ground, cracking a floor tile.

"What...what are you?!"

"I am just a fox, a fox you look down on."

The lotus seal continued to press down.

Qiao Dawan could no longer stand on his own two legs. The key issue was that he wanted to return to his original form, but found that he couldn't at all.

"You bastard, you're not as weak as you pretended to be! You lied to Master, and I'm going to tell her to abandon you!"

"Pfft~"

Hua Ran covered her face and chuckled softly, her laughter extremely alluring. The fox tail behind her grew longer, and she came to Qiao Dawan's front, the tip of her tail brushing against his tender face.

He muttered something under his breath.

"Your skin is so beautiful. I want to have a baby with skin as soft as yours with my wife someday, but..."

He changed the subject.

"I absolutely do not want a kid with a foul mouth like you."

The lotus seal continued to press down, and Qiao Dawang's eyes widened. He opened his mouth and exhaled, lying face down on the ground. He felt as if his internal organs were being crushed and about to burst!

"You...you let me go...uh!"

"I don't want to hear that, I want to hear an apology."

"You want me to apologize? Dream on... Even if I die, my master will never love you, you worthless man!"

Hua Ran extended a finger and gently tapped down, causing Qiao Dawan to cry out in pain.

Hua Ran continued, "Did you notice? No matter how loudly you shout, the wife doesn't come out. She can't hear you. You say I can erase your voice, but can I erase your entire existence after you die?"

This is the first time in its life that Taotie has experienced such bone-chilling cold.

He was afraid if his master had stabbed him in the back of the neck from the beginning.

Now I feel nauseous.

Will it disappear?

Will the proof of existence be erased?

Could a fox spirit really have such great abilities?

But he didn't have time to think about it; he was still afraid of dying.

So he kept patting the ground.

"I'm sorry! I was wrong..."

"Speak louder, I can't hear you!"

"I was wrong!"

Hua Ran then raised her finger, and the golden lotus seal rose slightly as well.

"Good~"

The next moment, there was a noise at the door. Hua Ran hurriedly crushed the lotus seal, took a few steps back, and fell to the ground. She hid her hand behind her back and was tugged by her own big tail.

When Qiao Yi came out, she saw Hua Ran lying on the ground and Qiao Dawan just getting up.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing... nothing at all. I was just trying to dress him, and he wouldn't let me and pushed me."

Qiao Dawan stared wide-eyed.

"you……"

Adults are wicked!

Hua Ran then stood up and said, "My lady, I'll dress him again."

Joey's gaze immediately fell on his wrist.

"You are hurt."

"It's alright, my wife, I'm fine."

Hua Ran shook her hand and said that she was a soul and these injuries had no effect.

Qiao Yi grabbed Hua Ran's hand, "But it will hurt you."

She turned to look at Qiao Dawang, her brows furrowed with anger.

“Taotie! I am your master, and he is your master’s husband. I think you know very well what you should do.”

"I didn't push him!"

Hua Ran quickly smoothed things over.

“It’s okay, I think he won’t refuse if I dress him again this time.”

Meanwhile, Joey stood by the table watching the flowers dyed for Taotie to wear.

In the consciousness space, the system said, "Baby, you clearly know the vixen is lying, so put on your tea ceremony skills~"