Everything on the stove had been discovered by Jiang Mengxin.
“Mumu, are you practicing alchemy again?”
“Yeah… just messing around,” Su Mumu said.
“What kind of pill is it?” Jiang Mengxin picked up the pill furnace, brought it to her nose to sniff, and frowned slightly. “Yaoshen powder? Such a large amount? What are you trying to refine?”
Su Mumu hesitated for a brief moment. “A monster-suppressing pill.”
There was no helping it. Although Jiang Mengxin was a total noob in actual combat, she was a genius when it came to theory.
She could accurately identify medicinal ingredients just by smell. Such talent was simply terrifying. Therefore… it was better not to hide it. Su Mumu knew she couldn’t fool her.
“Why make a monster-suppressing pill?” Jiang Mengxin was puzzled.
“I remember that kind of pill is used to suppress demonic power, right? It makes it easy for demons to blend into the human race without being detected?”
“Yeah,” Su Mumu said. “I saw a tutorial online and got interested, so I wanted to try it out.”
“Hmm — ?” Jiang Mengxin frowned, narrowing her eyes as she stared at Su Mumu’s face. “I feel like Mumu is hiding some kind of secret.”
‘Is this the intuition of a best friend?’
Su Mumu’s heart skipped a beat. She looked a bit troubled. As expected, a sloppy excuse couldn’t fool Jiang Mengxin.
This girl’s curiosity was even larger than her 36D breasts. It was also possible that the black robe from earlier had made Jiang Mengxin sharper.
“Speaking of which, is your cold better, Mumu?”
Jiang Mengxin lit the stove, placed the kettle on it, and waited for the water to boil. However, those bright eyes remained fixed on Su Mumu, like snake fangs sinking into prey, never shifting away.
“You sounded really sick on the phone yesterday…”
“Did you take cold medicine?”
“By the way, what were you doing last night, Mumu? Playing games?”
‘This isn’t good…’
My best friend was only bad at fighting; she wasn’t stupid. That little head of hers was quite clever.
“Emm… the cold is fine now.” Su Mumu bit her thumb nail, her expression conflicted.
“I was making monster-suppressing pills all last night. I didn’t play any ranked matches, so my ranking has probably been overtaken.”
“Mumu, that’s strange. You actually didn’t play?” Jiang Mengxin was suspicious.
“No, that’s not it.” Su Mumu turned her face away slightly. “I just thought… that the monster-suppressing pills could help you, Xin Xin.”
“Help me…?” Jiang Mengxin was stunned for a moment.
“Theoretically, as long as a demon absorbs an excessive amount of monster-suppressing pills, their demonic power should be suppressed, right? It could even make them fall into a state of weakness and exhaustion,” Su Mumu said.
“That’s true.” Jiang Mengxin nodded thoughtfully. “Mumu, do you want me to use them for monster hunting?”
Su Mumu peeked at Jiang Mengxin out of the corner of her eye, then looked away again, whispering softly, “Yeah.”
The room fell silent for a short while.
Jiang Mengxin’s voice was almost loud enough to shatter the ceiling. “Oh my god! You dishonest tsundere… Waaah! Why didn’t you say so earlier!”
She was moved to tears and pulled Su Mumu into a hug. She rubbed Su Mumu’s head and patted her shoulders.
“Hey girl, you’re crossing the line! No head-rubbing allowed!” Su Mumu pursed her lips.
“Fine then, I’ll touch Lord Mu’s abs instead~” Jiang Mengxin’s smile was mischievous, and her hands were extremely restless.
“Whose abs grow below the neck?”
Su Mumu quickly crossed her arms to guard her chest, staring at Jiang Mengxin with a wary gaze.
“Actually, I’m not interested in women at all. Don’t be afraid, Lord Mu~”
“I hope you grow into a 3600D one day.”
Su Mumu pushed Jiang Mengxin away with disgust. More accurately, she pushed away the pair of “jumbos” in front of her.
“Wouldn’t that make them a trampoline?” Jiang Mengxin gasped, covering her mouth.
“One strike would destroy half the earth,” Su Mumu sneered.
“That won’t do. It wouldn’t be good if I accidentally hurt Mumu later. After all, Mumu is so small.”
“666, and there’s a second level.”
“Hehe, I’ll take that as a compliment.” Jiang Mengxin scratched her head.
“It’s fine.” Su Mumu shrugged. “Even tiny is cute.”
“Yes, yes. Mumu has always been cute.” Jiang Mengxin was cheerful.
“…You’re asking for a beating, aren’t you?” Su Mumu rolled her eyes at Jiang Mengxin again. Then, after a moment of thought, she took out two monster-suppressing pills and handed them over.
“Here. I failed all night and only have two. Maybe you can add some kind of knockout poison and grind them into powder to make an anti-demon spray. It’s very simple.”
Jiang Mengxin stared at the monster-suppressing pills in front of her, dazed for a moment, and smiled. “Thanks, Mumu. I’m touched.”
“Don’t fall in love with me; I’m just a legend.” Su Mumu tilted her chin up.
“Okay, I won’t fall in love with you, but I’ll fall in love with — ?”
Jiang Mengxin’s amber eyes flashed with a cunning smile.
“I have nothing to say.” Su Mumu lowered her head. “You win.”
“Alright, I’m going to school,” Jiang Mengxin said.
“Go, go. I’m going to sleep.” Su Mumu let out a yawn.
“Mumu, stay warm. Don’t let your cold come back.”
A simple goodbye.
Jiang Mengxin left, taking her unique playfulness and little devil smile with her. The house suddenly became quiet.
Su Mumu took a deep breath and fell back onto the soft mattress, her hair spreading out. Fatigue appeared on her face.
‘Heavens.’
‘It’s… so hard.’
‘Can I really keep this a secret?’
Su Mumu already felt like giving up. There was no other way; the pressure was too great…
‘Should I find an opportunity to confess to Jiang Mengxin?’
‘Before things get completely out of hand…’
‘But I’ve already turned back into a human, so there’s no need to confess, right…?’
‘Besides, I still haven’t figured out why I turned into a fox girl… explaining it would be a huge pain.’
‘But I can’t keep lying to Jiang Mengxin. She’s my best friend…’
‘Aaaah!’
‘What exactly should I do…?’
Su Mumu rolled back and forth on the bed, the blanket wrapping her into a rice ball.
Buzz, buzz, buzz.
Suddenly, the phone on the nightstand vibrated. Su Mumu kicked off the blanket, smoothed her messy hair, and picked up the phone in confusion.
Who is it? Who would message me at this time?
— Old Wu: Su Mumu, it’s not too late to turn back! Hurry back to school.
Oh, it’s that old fogey.
Su Mumu simply tossed the phone aside and ignored it.
Buzz, buzz, buzz.
The phone vibrated again.
Tsk, again? School is boring; I’m not going.
Buzz, buzz, buzz.
Buzz, buzz, buzz.
Su Mumu was full of questions. No, why is this old fogey so talkative today? She listlessly picked up the phone and unlocked it.
— Old Wu: Final exams are approaching. If you don’t come back now, you won’t be able to keep up this year.
— Old Wu: Get back here, do you hear me? For every student missing the exam, 1,000 is deducted from my salary! Su Mumu! Do you understand? 1,000!
— Old Wu: You read it and didn’t reply??? Answer me! (Angry emoji)
Su Mumu’s mouth twitched. She thought for a bit and typed out a line.
— AAA infrastructure demon Su Mumu: My body hasn’t been feeling well lately. I need to keep resting. Sorry, old fogey, there are always those few days every month…
— Old Wu: Nonsense! You’re unwell every month? Whenever I ask, you’re unwell. Get to class now!
— AAA infrastructure demon Su Mumu: It’s for real this time.
— Old Wu: Then you have to come in and report today. The principal has spoken. If you don’t show up, your enrollment will be canceled!
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