Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

Cloud Burial Sect, Cold Peak.

An ice phoenix quietly arrived, transformed into human form, nodded to Han Luo as a greeting, and then entered the inner room.

"You mean, before the fox demon died, it infused its demon core into Jing Shu's body, and that's how he became like this?" Han Luo turned to ask Shi Chuan.

"Yes, after the demon core entered his body, my junior brother fainted and then he became like this... It's all my fault, Master. I was careless and failed to protect my junior brother." Shi Chuan was filled with self-reproach.

Last night, he was careless and thought the fox demon was dead and couldn't cause any trouble, but he didn't expect his junior brother to be affected and remain unconscious, ending up in this state. He wasn't a medical cultivator and couldn't see the problem, so he had no choice but to take Jing Shu and Gu Meng back to the Cloud Burial Sect that very night.

"Don't blame yourself, go back and rest. Qingxu is enough here."

Shi Chuan wanted to say something more, but in the end he only replied, "Yes."

After Shi Chuan left, Han Luo came to the bedside. "How are you?"

Qingxu withdrew his probing spiritual power, his brows furrowing slightly. "Logically speaking, a demon core entering the body should be a good thing. As long as it is slowly refined, it can improve one's cultivation, especially since this demon also has a trace of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's bloodline. But Xiao Jing's situation... I just checked and couldn't find the demon core. It may have already been refined."

“He has reached the Foundation Establishment stage,” Han Luo added. “Just a few days ago, he was at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.”

Qingxu nodded. "Then this is probably a side effect of the refining process. It's probably because of that trace of ancient divine beast bloodline. It should get better after a while."

Looking at Jing Shu's fluffy ears, Han Luo suddenly felt a pang of reluctance. "How long will it take for them to return to normal?"

"I don't know. He'll probably recover soon." Qingxu wanted to say a few more words to comfort Hanluo, but seeing Hanluo staring intently at Jingshu's ear, he swallowed his words and looked at Jingshu with a hint of pity.

Xiao Jing, you'd better recover quickly.

After Qingxu left, Hanluo sat down on the edge of the bed with a blank expression, but her hand furtively reached out to grab it.

Mmm~ So soft, I love it~

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Han Luo's eyes as she gently kneaded Jing Shu's fox ears on his head with both hands, her face beaming with happiness.

And, the tail...

After rubbing her ears enough, Hanluo slowly moved her hands down and grabbed the fluffy tail under the blanket. She gently pulled the tail out of the blanket and buried her face in it.

Sure enough! It smells so good and feels so soft, it's so delicious to suck on!

Jing Shu was still asleep, but his brows were furrowed and an unnatural blush appeared on his face, as if he were having a nightmare.

Jing Shu had a nightmare. In the dream, he inexplicably grew a pair of furry ears and a large tail, and a pair of cold hands wandered on the tail, which made him shudder. His ears felt hot, as if something was wrapping around them.

Something seems off...

Jing Shu suddenly woke up and sat up, looking at the familiar bed in front of him, gradually regaining his senses. It was a dream...

Huh?! This is Master's bed. I'm back?! Before Jing Shu's brain could process what had happened, he was shocked by his own hands.

Why are my hands so small?!

Jing Shu hurriedly got out of bed and found a mirror.

It would have been better if I hadn't taken the photo; the photo actually gave me a real shock.

How did I shrink back to such a small size?! And where did my ears and tail come from?!

One problem after another, and Jing Shu completely lost his composure.

When Hanluo returned, this was the scene she saw.

The baby, dressed in ill-fitting clothes, knelt in front of the mirror with his back to him. For some reason, he was in a bad mood, and his fluffy ears drooped down. When he saw him coming in the mirror, the baby turned around, and a pair of big eyes filled with tears came into view. "Master."

Although it was only two words, Han Luo could feel the endless grievances of Xiao Jing Shu. He didn't show it on his face, but his heart was almost melting.

"Mmm." Han Luo responded, walked over and quietly picked up Xiao Jing Shu and sat him in her arms, stroking his big white tail again and again, as if to soothe him.

Xiao Jingshu didn't notice much; his mind was filled with the fact that he had inexplicably grown ears and a tail, and most importantly, he had become shorter again, reverting to the appearance he had when he first came into this world.

It wasn't until Han Luo felt his clothes getting wetter and wetter that he realized something was wrong with Jing Shu.

Why is he crying so hard? It's like he really is a five-year-old child.

Han Luo slowly pulled Xiao Jing Shu out of her arms. Just as she was about to speak to him, she saw Xiao Jing Shu burst into tears.

"Master, Master, do you dislike Shu'er because of how she is?" Little Jing Shu cried sobbing, unable to speak coherently.

"...No." Okay, she really is only five years old.

"I know, Master doesn't like it. This way, Master is just... just going through the motions with me." Xiao Jingshu cried even harder.

Han Luo sighed softly, then hugged Xiao Jingshu back into her arms and comforted him in a gentle voice, "No, Master likes it."

Thanks to Gu Meng, Han Luo is no longer the Han Luo who wanted to run away at the sound of a child crying five years ago.

With Han Luo's comforting words, Xiao Jing Shu quickly stopped crying, but shyly buried his head in Han Luo's arms, not daring to look up.

Hanluo carried Xiao Jingshu to the backyard hot spring. Her clothes were covered in Jingshu's tears and snot, which Hanluo, who was a clean freak, couldn't stand.

Xiao Jingshu was placed by Hanluo at the edge of the hot spring, staring blankly as his master took off his clothes. His waterfall-like hair covered his private parts, leaving room for imagination.

Han Luo sat in the hot spring, comfortably closing her eyes.

"Take off your clothes and come down to wash."

"Huh?" Xiao Jingshu stared blankly at the "bottomless" hot spring, and became frightened. "No, I'm scared."

Fear? Is it because you've turned into a fox and are afraid of water?

Han Luo turned around, looked at Xiao Jingshu whose ears were still drooping, and stretched out her hands.

"Come here, let me help you." He definitely didn't want to see the little fox fall into the water, absolutely not.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingshu mustered her courage, took off her clothes, and tightly grasped Han Luo's hand as she walked down step by step.

"Ah!" Perhaps because he was too nervous, Xiao Jingshu slipped and crashed straight into Han Luo.

Hanluo was fine, but Xiaojingshu's nose was sore.

Fortunately, Jing Shu's intelligence had only deteriorated; his memories were still intact. He raised his hand and cast a small spell on himself, and his nose stopped hurting instantly.

"Stupid," Han Luo couldn't help but complain.

Waaaaah~(?﹏?)

A pitiful little fox.