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

Suddenly, Jing Ran's eyes widened slightly. He saw a small Jing Shu quietly emerge from the top of Jing Shu's head.

Although it was only the size of a fist, its distinctive fox ears and tail made Jingran recognize it at a glance.

Xiao Jingshu sneaked out while Jingshu was cultivating and the Nascent Soul was giving Xiaoyou special training, neither of them paying attention to him.

Only when he realized that the Nascent Soul had not discovered him did Xiao Jingshu dare to search for his master everywhere.

Jingran watched as the tiny creature looked around until it looked up and saw him. At that moment, Jingshu's ears perked up.

Then, Xiao Jingshu broke away from Jingshu and pounced straight at him.

"!!!"

Jing Ran was startled. Her divine sense had left her body like that. She wondered if it had caused any harm to Jing Shu's body.

Jingran instinctively caught Xiao Jingshu and was about to speak to him when he saw Xiao Jingshu shaking his head frantically and making a gesture with his index finger to not speak.

Jingran was relieved; it seemed everything was alright.

Looking at the tense little Jing Shu in his palm, Jing Ran gently pinched the little Jing Shu's fox ears and transmitted his voice to the little Jing Shu at the same time.

"Escaped secretly?"

Although the question was directed to him, Jingran already knew the answer. Feeling the sensation transmitted through his fingers, he realized it wasn't a physical object; he could touch it, but it didn't have a furry feel. He could only sense that it was soft.

Little Jingshu was startled by Jingran's voice, and then blushed because of Jingran's pinching. She was so small, she was almost ripe.

Fox ears are already sensitive, and since this is a manifestation of divine consciousness, they are even more unbearable.

Little did Jingran know, all he saw was that little Jingshu's face was completely red, and he looked so adorable! He couldn't resist pinching each of little Jingshu's tails again.

Xiao Jingshu curled up into a ball, trembling as he transmitted his voice to Jingran, "Master, Master, stop pinching me."

Upon closer listening, one could even detect a hint of a sob in the voice.

Seeing that Xiao Jingshu was curled up in a ball and not moving, and hearing Xiao Jingshu's voice with a sob in it, Jingran felt a little anxious.

Could it be that something went wrong with the shaping?

"Little Shu'er? Is something wrong?" Jing Ran asked telepathically, gently stroking little Jing Shu's head to try and calm him down.

Jingran didn't use any force and couldn't budge Xiao Jingshu at all.

"Master, it's alright, it's alright!" Xiao Jingshu seemed to strongly resist Jingran's finger.

This behavior made Jingran inexplicably uncomfortable, and she frowned slightly. Was he... trying to prevent me from touching him?

No! Absolutely not!

Jingran used some force, but still couldn't move Xiao Jingshu, who had wrapped himself up in a ball with his fox tail.

Jingran couldn't bear to hurt him, so she didn't exert any more force and removed her hand from Xiao Jingshu's body.

"Jing Shu, do you not like me touching you?" Jing Ran's voice turned cold, and even his way of addressing her changed.

"No, Master! I like it, Shu'er likes it!"

Upon hearing that Jingran was angry, Xiao Jingshu hurriedly raised his head, disregarding his embarrassment, and let down the fox tail that he had been covering his body.

"But... Master, my ears and tail are too sensitive..."

Xiao Jingshu sat in Jingran's palm, revealing the physical reactions he had been hiding.

Between the two short legs, a tiny tent was erected...

Jingran's mind went blank for a rare moment. Are a demon's ears and tail really that sensitive? But Jing Shu is human, and besides, isn't Jing Shu supposed to be mentally immature...?

Seeing Jingran's stunned expression, Xiao Jingshu's heart skipped a beat, and then she began to shed tears.

Xiao Jingshu was afraid that the Nascent Soul would hear, so he didn't dare to make a sound. Only tears fell one by one. The tears that flowed from his divine sense were not real tears; they disappeared before they could fall into Jingran's palm.

When Jingran realized what was happening, she saw Xiao Jingshu silently shedding tears, looking extremely aggrieved.

Jingran quickly touched Xiao Jingshu's face, "I'm sorry, I didn't know touching that would cause this... Don't cry!"

"Master, don't be angry, don't hate me, I can't control myself... I'm in a state of spiritual consciousness right now, I can't take it... I didn't mean to do this."

Xiao Jing stammered incoherently. He genuinely had no idea that touching a fox's ears and tail in its divine state would cause this, as no one had ever touched them before.

"It's alright, it's alright. Master was wrong. Master doesn't dislike Xiao Shu'er, nor is he angry."

Jingran comforted him apologetically, releasing wisps of icy spiritual energy to help suppress his reaction.

Xiao Jingshu wiped away her tears, "Master doesn't dislike me?"

"Yes, yes! I absolutely don't dislike it!" Jing Ran said earnestly.

Jingran felt that all his patience was reserved for little Jingshu. If there were anyone else who cried like little Jingshu, he would have avoided them long ago.

"Okay, stop crying. I won't tell Jingshu. You can stay here with me today."

As he spoke, he placed Xiao Jingshu by his collar—if he held him in his arms the whole time, Jingshu would notice something was wrong as soon as he looked up.

Xiao Jingshu held onto Jingran's clothes and poked his head out from under them. He could only see Jingran's chin when he looked up, but Xiao Jingshu was already very satisfied.

"Then Master, please don't tell them what just happened. I'm afraid Jing Shu and the others will beat me..." Little Jing Shu said shyly.

"Okay, I won't tell," Jing Ran readily agreed, but...

"They hit you?" Jing Ran asked with interest, looking at Jing Shu, who was keeping a proper distance from Jing You and constantly throwing explosive talismans.

Xiao Jing thought about it carefully, "Actually, I've never fought..."

Xiao Jingshu didn't dare mention the only time before the Nascent Soul stage that Xiao Jingshu attacked him.

"They're actually all pretty good to me," Xiao Jingshu said, pointing to the Nascent Soul below, and began to complain, "but he likes to threaten me and make me cry! It's awful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jingshu regretted it, "But, it wasn't that bad... He also likes Master very much, very much."

Jingran gently rubbed Xiao Jingshu's head. "Yes, I know."

"Master said I was a demon in my heart, then he coaxed me and kissed me. He was so jealous and heartbroken." Xiao Jingshu took advantage of the fact that neither of them was around and told everyone everything.

"Sad?" Jingran was very puzzled as to why he would be sad.

Xiao Jingshu nodded, then realized that his master couldn't see him, so he continued to transmit his voice.

"Yes, he came out once before to heal his previous master, but he was probably too fierce and was regarded as a demon by his master. At that time, Jing Shu and I were forced into a deep sleep because someone gave us a strong spiritual essence, but he stayed awake and healed his master. He woke up several days later than us."

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[Non-Drama Theater]

Nascent Soul: You mean, I worked hard all day without complaint, and my house was robbed?! Little Jing Shu! You deserve a beating!!!

However, since you spoke well of me, I'll try my best not to slap you in the face. [Death smile]