I'm really not an old sword

Its entire body exuded a dark aura, like a giant beast crawling out of the abyss. Its massive body, which seemed to tower above the invisible clouds, had snake-like heads, and its huge beast eyes, which were larger than hers, stared at the other party.

"Why do you ask me?"

Tamamonomae, oblivious to the surroundings, gently stroked the fox's tail that stretched out in front of her and casually asked, "I want to ask you, I clearly told you not to touch him, so why did your agent still do it?"

"Do you want to fight me?"

Tamamonomae just lowered her eyebrows and combed the hair on her tail, her tone so calm as if she was chatting with someone about daily life.

The big snake was silent for a long time. Tamamonomae's indifferent look made him a little angry. This contemptuous attitude showed that the other party looked down on him.

He was very familiar with that emotion, a heartfelt contempt for ants.

It's just a stray dog that was seriously injured and forced to flee here...!

If it was the contempt of an ant, he would not care, but the other party was someone who could compete with him even if he was seriously injured. What made him even more angry was that his current situation was even worse than hers.

So even though he really wanted to swallow this stinky fox in one bite, even though swallowing her would take his strength to a higher level.

But He cannot do that now, and He cannot do that.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

The snake's voice was like thunder, deafening and deep, and he said, "He is a variable, both to you and to me."

"And variables shouldn't exist."

"Variables? Just him." Tamamonomae sneered, as if mocking the other party's cowardice.

"Really?" The snake said calmly, "But I see there is a mark of him in your mind."

"I can remove that mark with just a thought." Tamamonomae's expression remained unchanged. "I just thought it was fun."

Orochi had no doubt what Tamamonomae said.

If that kind of low-end mark was not accepted actively, even Ashiya Doman would not be able to control it, let alone the existence of them.

But this puzzled Him even more.

He was sealed and seriously injured, and his current situation was similar. That was why he was disgusted and eager to devour this delicious fox.

But he also understood her feelings.

Although they are still powerful now, they are not incapable of being killed by ants.

Like him, she was eager to recover from her injuries. Even though she had many more emotions than an ant, she would not "play" with such things anymore.

There must be a reason.

The big snake stared at the fox with its huge pupils, trying to find clues from her face.

But he failed. Tamamonomae's expression was calm, with only a hint of impatience towards the conversation.

"That's all."

The snake knew that asking would only bring trouble to himself, so he said, "Remember, don't delay our plan."

The darkness receded like a tide.

Smoke curled up from the incense burner, and a few little foxes rolled around in the cool hall.

A babyish voice called out from outside the door: "My Queen, my Queen, I've brought the person with me!"

The door was pushed open on its own initiative.

A snow-white little fox came bouncing over, and Tamamonomae smiled and reached out to hold it in her arms.

Then, a young man with black hair and black eyes walked in.

When they saw him, the little foxes playing in the room were startled, human-like fear appeared in their little eyes, and they dragged their sleeping companions into the inner room.

Lin Qingsu and Tamamonomae didn't say anything.

Lin Qingsu walked straight to the table, gently scratched her index finger with her left thumb, and squeezed a drop of golden blood out of the wound and dripped into the cup.

Then he walked up to Tamamonomae with the cup in his hand.

She was lying on her side on the stepping stone. Her plump figure was perfectly highlighted in this posture, with part of her calves exposed.

The snow-white little feet are placed outside mischievously, and the toes are round and smooth.

Although she was an enemy, Lin Qingsu had to admit that this woman was a perfect work of art from head to toe.

The toes, as white and round as cotton, suddenly moved.

As if she was stretching, Tamamonomae also made a soft "hmm" sound, as if it was a sigh after waking up from a long sleep, lazy and satisfied.

"Like it?"

"like."

"Then do you want to touch it?"

Tamamonomae stretched her little feet forward, and even just a little bit of movement seemed to bring an irresistible temptation.

"Not interested in."

A hint of annoyance flashed across Tamamonomae's charming fox eyes.

Because Lin Qingsu's tone and expression all showed that he really had no interest in touching her.

Even if he agreed to touch her, she would not let him.

But if I don’t let you touch it, it’s my business. If you don’t want to touch it, it’s your fault!

"Why?" Tamamonomae asked coldly.

"I'm simply not interested in you."

Tamamonomae smiled and said, "You're lying."

Lin Qingsu was startled, then thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, it's not that I'm not interested in your body, but I'm not interested in you, the fox. I'd be happy to give this body to someone else."

"Do you look down on me?"

Lin Qingsu shook her head: "It's not that I look down on you, I just personally like private cars."

"Private car?" Tamamonomae frowned. "What do you mean?"

Lin Qingsu didn't explain and stretched forward the cup of essence and blood in her hand.

Tamamonomae knew that what he said was definitely not a good word, so she snorted coldly and reached out to take the cup without any argument.

As a result, when her hand was about to touch the cup, Lin Qingsu suddenly withdrew her hand.

The little hand was raised in the air, motionless, and the owner of the hand looked at him with indifference.

"Minamoto no Yorimitsu."

Tamamonomae's face turned cold: "How dare you tell me that?"

"I've fallen out with Ashiya Doman over you, and now Fujiwara no Hidemitsu doesn't trust me anymore. What do you want me to do?"

"That's your business."

"you...!"

Tamamonomae stared at him angrily, and when she saw that he was unmoved for a while, her expression suddenly became extremely resentful.

"I don't understand the style."

"If it's alright, I'll leave."

"and many more!"

Tamamonomae sighed and sat up in bed.

"How about we make another bet?"

"What bet?"

Tamamonomae pointed to the wine jug on the table.

"If you drink that pot of wine, not only will I allow Minamoto no Raikou to return to the capital, but I will also obey your every word from now on."

"No bet." Lin Qingsu said without thinking.

Tamamonomae's conditions were very favorable. As long as he could create a three-tailed celestial fox with combat power exceeding that of an adult "beast", it would obey his orders.

Then he can easily walk through this dungeon.

However, Lin Qingsu didn't want to gamble. Although he felt that just a glass of wine would not have any impact on him, he had no need to gamble and did not dare to gamble.

Because during the time they spent together, he didn't discover that Tamamonomae had any masochism.

Tamamonomae sighed with an expression that said 'as expected'.

Lin Qingsu suddenly felt something was wrong, and the next moment she saw Tamamonomae wave her hand lightly, and a gust of evil wind blew, closing the doors and windows one after another.

I can no longer hear the birds singing and the wind blowing outside the window, as if I am completely separated from the outside world.

"If you don't drink that glass of wine, you won't be able to leave today."

"Are you sure?"

Tamamonomae's expression was icy as she said, "Even if you kill them all, I will not let you go."

"Today, either you drink that glass of wine obediently, or you kill them, and then I will kill you."

As she spoke, she suddenly raised her hand and threw the white-haired fox curled up in her arms over.

“Hmmmm!?”

The white-haired fox had never expected that the usually gentle empress would suddenly throw her out, and her body kept struggling in the air to find a place to land.

After finally landing safely, the white-haired fox breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to call her "Mother" in a coquettish manner, asking her why she treated her like this, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

She raised her little head stiffly and saw a face that frightened her.

It was the big bad guy who captured two-thirds of her sisters!

"Mother?!" The white-haired fox burst into tears and cried out in sobs, "Save me!"

Tamamonomae remained unmoved and said coldly, "Choose."

Lin Qingsu was silent for a while, then grabbed the white-haired fox with one hand and pulled it hard.

"It hurts! Ooooooooooo! No! Goddess, save me!"

"No! I don't want to die! Wuuuuuuu!"

"I don't want to die..."

The little fox's cries became weaker and weaker. After struggling for a while, it looked at Tamamonomae with tears in its eyes.

But when he saw her cold face, the hand that was squeezing her became tighter, as if it was going to crush her at any moment.

The little fox completely lost hope. Looking at Tamamonomae, who had personally sent her to the hands of death, tears wet her fur. There was no resentment in her eyes, only confusion and grievance.

"Why, my lady?"

"Did they do something wrong?"

"Why..."

The little fox's voice became weaker and weaker, and the light of life seemed to be about to go out at any time, and the struggle of its body gradually stopped.

Tamamonomae's hands, hidden under her wide sleeves, clenched slightly, and a hint of pity and anger flashed in her beautiful eyes.

But soon, she looked away and just looked at Lin Qingsu with an extremely cold gaze, without any expression on her face. However, she couldn't help but look down at the dying little fox, but she remained silent.

She had no choice.

If she continued to maintain this cooperative relationship with Lin Qingsu, she would definitely be the one to die in the end.

By then, not to mention whether two-thirds of Lin Qingsu’s sisters can be saved, even one-third of the foxes following her now will have to die.

This cold-blooded man in front of me is capable of doing such a thing.

She had to gamble.

Seeing Tamamonomae's expression, Lin Qingsu knew that she was serious this time.

He placed the barely breathing white fox in his arms, put the cup to her lips, and poured the drop of blood into her mouth.

Seeing this scene, Tamamonomae loosened her tightly clenched hands and tried hard to suppress the moisture in her eyes.