I'm really not an old sword

If he really turned around and ran away, exposing her, Tamamonomae would definitely reveal herself and kill him at all costs.

Tamamonomae's expression became increasingly cold, and her beautiful eyes were filled with murderous intent. However, on her charming oval face, even her expression that seemed to keep people at a distance made people feel the charming temptation of surging hormones.

"You look like you really want to die."

"As a human being, I'm a winner in exchange for a nine-tailed fox that has been causing trouble for thousands of years."

Lin Qingsu’s main focus is playing with her mouth.

Tamamonomae, who has lived for a thousand years and failed countless times but is still alive today, is definitely not a woman who acts on impulse.

No matter how angry I am, I will definitely endure it for the sake of the plan.

Being timid will only make her look down on herself, and will make her constantly test her bottom line and squeeze her value as much as possible, which is not the way to cooperate with a good partner.

Tamamonomae clenched her small hands hidden under her sleeves into fists. She had never wanted to crush someone to death so much.

She has lived for thousands of years, and has been forced into desperate situations by countless people. She has been betrayed countless times. When she was just born, she was even used by someone and then kicked away when the spoils were divided. However, she has survived to this day.

To seek revenge on the god who had diligently fulfilled the 'promise' but then broke the contract and tried to kill her.

It was also to protect her stupid sisters of the same clan.

She has learned to control her emotions, and can show the most charming and joyful smile even when she is most angry and desperate.

But when had she ever been threatened by this tiny ant? !

Anyone who could bully her was a famous figure in history, someone who could single-handedly crush this ruined island, the so-called Yamata no Orochi, or even the so-called gods like 'Amaterasu' and 'Susanoo'.

I can't beat them, so I just have to swallow my anger, but what right do you, a mere ant, have to threaten me?!

"you..."

Tamamonomae's plump breasts kept rising and falling, and she kept telling herself to be patient, be patient, but in the end she couldn't hold it in any longer and shouted angrily: "You're looking for death!!!"

Suddenly a strong evil wind blew open all the windows, making a humming sound.

Tamamonomae's waist-length hair was flying in the air, and her body was so full of demonic energy that one could almost see its substance.

And the three tails were no longer hidden, appearing behind her, like arms, baring their fangs and claws towards the being that annoyed her.

The lights were blown out, and Tamamonomae's face was ferocious, like a ghost ready to devour anyone, but compared to her face, she looked so beautiful.

Even though Tamamonomae's tail had just slammed into the ground, there was no reaction outside the door. But now there were hurried footsteps and panicked shouts of "Protect His Majesty!"

How could this woman, who is so narrow-minded, live for over a thousand years?

Lin Qingsu looked at the mad fox in astonishment. In the split second of 0.01, he knew his fate.

Dead.

The three-tailed fox, even if seriously injured, was not something he could deal with at the moment. When she was determined to kill him, he had no means of counterattack.

"At least we have to try."

When Lin Qingsu clenched her sword and was about to inflict further injury on Tamamonomae before dying, the terrified cries of two little foxes, filled with tears, suddenly rang out from behind Tamamonomae.

"Empress?!"

Tamamonomae's face, which was full of murderous intent, suddenly froze.

There is a play.

Lin Qingsu immediately said, "I'm a worthless person. I'm dead, but if the famous nine-tailed fox is willing to exchange its life for mine, I'll be lucky."

"But I don't know what will happen to these little foxes if you die, tsk."

"you?!"

Tamamonomae's beautiful eyes were filled with anger, but she hesitated to take action.

Lin Qingsu is right.

She could fight Lin Qingsu to the death out of anger, and even if Lin Qingsu, a small figure, fought desperately, she could not kill him, and then she could escape.

But where can she escape to?

She was originally driven out of the mainland and had no choice but to flee to this island, intending to recover from her injuries by devouring the luck of this small country.

Now I have suffered another injury before my injury has healed, and I can no longer stay on this island. It doesn’t matter to me when I am on the vast ocean, but how many of these fellow tribesmen who followed me here can survive?

Thinking of this, Tamamonomae's momentum gradually weakened, and suddenly there were dense footsteps and the emperor's anxious shouts outside the house.

"I can help you." Lin Qingsu stretched out her hand: "Do you want to cooperate?"

Tamamonomae stared blankly at the hand in front of her.

She felt physically disgusted when she thought of what he had just said, but she had to admit that although he was weak, he was very smart. He was able to calmly analyze and seize the only way to survive despite the huge gap in strength.

But...

"Miss!"

Hearing the cries of the crying little fox behind her, Tamamonomae's heart softened.

That's it.

Tamamonomae sighed heavily and stretched out her hand.

The man in front of her suddenly made a move while she was distracted.

This bastard says one thing and does another?!

Tamamonomae was furious and immediately decided to fight him to the death no matter what he said. But just as she was about to do it, she felt a complex mix of emotions in her mind: love, fear...

"A crude trick." Tamamonomae sneered and erased the influence that would disappear soon without her having to worry about it.

Just as he came to his senses and was about to show himself and slap the ant to death, Tamamonomae suddenly felt a heat on his tail.

"My Lady." The man's voice that the fox hated sounded from behind: "If you don't want to lose another tail, I advise you to be obedient."

Chapter 13 The Submissive Fox

"Just you?"

Tamamonomae sneered disdainfully.

It's true that a fox's tail is a weakness, but that only applies to people of similar strength. For an ant, even if she lets out her tail and lets him chop it for a whole day and night, he still can't hurt a single hair of her...

"babble?!!!"

The sharp sword edge pressed down, and the base of the fox tail felt a clear pain of being cut.

Tamamonomae screamed in shock and dared not move for a moment.

"What do you want to do?"

Tamamonomae said hatefully.

She didn't know how he could hurt her, but facts spoke louder than words. He could really cut off her tail, and if he was determined to kill her at the cost of his own tail, she would probably not be able to escape from the island.

Lin Qingsu was also a little surprised by this result.

He had intended to fight to the death.

If he did nothing, he would surely die at the hands of this fox, so he might as well give it a try. Even if it meant biting her before he died, but he hadn't expected that the blacksmith recommended by the lady boss would be so skilled.

"Tell them to leave first."

Tamamonomae raised her hand and felt a sudden pain on her tail.

"Do you want me to go out myself?" Tamamonomae said angrily.

Lin Qingsu knew he was in the wrong, but he didn't raise his sword.

"Go ahead. I won't cut you this time."

Tamamonomae snorted coldly, feeling the sharpness at the base of the tail and wishing she could tear the man into pieces, but she felt more powerless and regretful.

After learning the news that Lin Qingsu had entered the palace, he thought that multiple variables were not good after all, so he wanted to crush this ant to death.

Now, it would have been fine if she hadn't gotten rid of him, but she ended up in his hands. Even though she could only lose one tail at most if she tried her best, with only two tails left and being seriously injured, she might not even be able to escape from Heian-kyo.

Feeling the sharp edge that could cut at any time, Tamamonomae collected his thoughts, waved his hand slightly, and the wind blew a paper figure to the door. The moment it landed, it turned into the charming woman in the arms of Emperor Ichijo that Lin Qingsu saw that day.

The woman smiled charmingly, pushed the door open with both hands, and walked out with a cat-like gait.

After a while, the noise outside gradually stopped.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Tamamonomae said angrily.

"Relax your mind."

Tamamonomae instantly realized that he wanted to control herself using the method that had just temporarily affected her mind.

Either make yourself fall in love with him, or make yourself fear him.

I have to admit that the method was clever, but the huge gap in strength had no effect on her at all. Just now, it was only by relying on her uneasy mind that it was able to affect her, but the influence lasted only a few tenths of a second.

"Poor..."

Tamamonomae closed her mouth and sneered in her heart.

Well, let this self-righteous guy think that he has control over himself, and then I will find an opportunity to kill him slowly in the future.

"it is good."

Tamamonomae smiled sweetly and relaxed her mind.

Lin Qingsu didn't care about her change in attitude. He knew better than anyone that it would be difficult for him to control a big demon like Tamamonomae.

This law is nothing more than the influence on emotions.

Emotional changes require logic. If it's a woman who's obsessed with love, even if they have similar abilities, Lin Qingsu can influence her to fall in love with him as soon as they meet. But if it's a lesbian, then if she wants him to fall in love with her, she needs to exert influence over time through daily contact in order to change his cognition.

The same applies to gay men.

Of course, if the difference in mental power between the two is too great, then forcibly changing the other's cognition can be done, but in that case, Lin Qingsu doesn't need to use this method to deal with the other party, he can just kill him with a sword.

However, if the other person is a person of strong will, even if his strength is weak, he will likely discover the logical error over time and get rid of the influence, just like lovers who are separated for a long time may fall in love with someone else.

As for those who are powerful, just like Tamamonomae just did, the mark can be erased with a thought.

Lin Qingsu infused Tamamonomae's mind with the emotion of "submission."

The gap in strength was too great. Even if Tamamonomae relaxed her mind, it took Lin Qingsu a cup of tea to completely write the concept of submission to her in her mind. By the time she finished, she was already sweating profusely.

"All right."

Hearing this, Tamamonomae felt the unpleasant aura behind her again and suddenly had an illusion.

It seemed like a thousand years ago, when she was a newly born nine-tailed fox in Qingqiu, she met that almighty female immortal.

Fear, envy, and...surrender.

Tamamonomae's expression struggled for a moment, and then gradually became submissive.

"Owner."

She called out naturally, her voice so soft and beautiful that it made people's hearts melt.

"Give me all your fellow foxes."

Lin Qingsu wasn't sure whether she was affected or not, but it didn't matter. He implanted the concept of "submission" in her mind not because he was stupid enough to really want her to obey him.

From Tamamonomae's reaction just now, it can be seen that she values the safety of her fellow tribesmen more than her own life.

As long as he could make sure that these little foxes were in his hands, Tamamonomae would not dare to take action.

Tamamonomae's expression changed drastically, and the submissive look on his face disappeared completely: "You're dreaming!"

Lin Qingsu said, "Hmm?" and pinched her tail even tighter.

Tamamonomae was extremely furious. For a moment she wanted to turn around and strangle him to death, but the next second she felt a deep sense of submission and fear in her heart, as if the one threatening her from behind was not this despicable man, but the almighty female immortal from a thousand years ago.

Submitting to him, pleasing him, and obeying all his orders are the meaning of my life.

"Okay." Tamamonomae reacted just as she was about to say "Okay."

It was the little tricks he played in his own mind that were causing trouble.