Yulinglong indeed paused for a moment.
Bai Xiaonuo’s actions seemed oddly familiar—back when she was still a little fox cub, she would also roll onto her belly and act cute like this…
At that moment, the demon power binding her hands dissipated, and Bai Xiaonuo was free once again.
She didn’t do much else, just shifted into a more comfortable position and continued lying down.
Yulinglong exhaled slightly.
Bai Xiaonuo’s friendly gesture seemed genuine, not just a stalling tactic.
“But you know our identities,” she bit her lip softly.
That was the real reason Yulinglong still harbored hostility toward her.
Bai Xiaonuo blinked innocently. “So what if I know? What’s wrong with being a Heavenly Fox?”
Xiaoyu beside her said, “My sister and I are from the Heavenly Fox lineage. We’re very rare!”
“Xiaoyu, you go rest first,” Yulinglong sent her sister away, then turned to Bai Xiaonuo and whispered, “Like she said, if you reveal our identity, it could bring danger.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaonuo frowned. “I know your identity, but you also know mine. You’re not rarer than I am.”
Bai Xiaonuo’s identity? Yulinglong furrowed her brows, trying to recall—her sister had mentioned something earlier… she was a…
“I have a question for you. This so-called Heavenly Fox of yours—does the spring water and coconut milk you mentioned have any special effect on others?” Bai Xiaonuo asked directly.
“…Which spring water and coconut milk are you referring to?”
“The ones you’re thinking of,” Bai Xiaonuo pouted, dead serious. “If you hadn’t come in earlier, my sister and I would have finished the business, and that’s what would have been produced.”
“Of course not,” Yulinglong’s pretty face flushed slightly. “Our Heavenly Foxes aren’t that strange.”
Bai Xiaonuo wasn’t angry, hands on hips. “But I, the Succubus Queen, can do that. I’m not afraid of you telling others about me. What are you afraid of?”
If you say your Heavenly Foxes are rare, then I’m the extremely rare one… no, ultra rare.
Yulinglong’s mood gradually relaxed.
She thought Bai Xiaonuo had a point… Wait, spring water that works on others?
“So, we’re family. It was all just a misunderstanding and a bit of sparring,” Bai Xiaonuo pressed her advantage, “By the way, talking to you dressed like this makes me a bit embarrassed. How about you go out first, pour some tea, and I’ll clean up before we continue talking?”
Yulinglong thought it over carefully and finally agreed.
Before leaving, she quietly left a trace of demon power on the window—if Bai Xiaonuo wasn’t trying to escape, then what she said must be true.
This was the last test.
Once the landlady left the room, Bai Xiaonuo fully relaxed.
The ancestral jade pendant jumped next to her head. “That scared me. I thought you two would start fighting.”
“Why would that happen? Didn’t I just say it? Demon families can sit down together, drink tea, and chat. Why fight?” Bai Xiaonuo snorted lightly. “See? This is my communication skill.”
She hadn’t been able to show this to the ancestor the day before and had been shut out by the roommate next door, but today she finally got to prove herself.
“I really sweat for you, but I don’t understand,” the ancestor said. “How did you manage to get along with her?”
Bai Xiaonuo shook her head, acting like a master. “You don’t get it. Sincerity is the ultimate skill.”
You say you’re a Heavenly Fox, I say I’m a Succubus.
Once we had each other’s basic info, our relationship naturally warmed up instantly.
After slowly dressing and putting the jade pendant back into the bundle, the girl got out of bed. “Let’s go see how the landlady’s tea turned out.”
Yulinglong had already brewed the tea and sat nearby, waiting.
She had some awkward thoughts but the first question was—would Bai Xiaonuo come?
The demon power on the window didn’t stir.
It would dissipate soon.
Was she waiting for the right moment…
“Linglong sister, I’m here! The tea smells so good.”
Bai Xiaonuo’s clear voice broke Yulinglong’s thoughts and eased her nerves.
The girl sat down in front of her and drank half a cup in big gulps, then said:
“Linglong sister, actually, before awakening as a Succubus, I lived seventeen years as an ordinary person.”
Bai Xiaonuo pursed her cherry lips and shared her background openly—there wasn’t much to hide, after all, she’d been a normal person for seventeen years.
Of course, she still didn’t mention the night with the elder sister who controlled metal.
“…Because my lease expired, and without family or money, I had to find a new place. That’s how I met you.”
Honestly, her background was pretty bland, but her candid attitude made Yulinglong feel embarrassed.
After a moment of hesitation, she spoke up:
“It’s quite the opposite for us demons—we’re born as demons, and only after some cultivation do we become human. For a long time, my sister and I grew up in the demon clan’s territory and only recently entered human society.”
Yulinglong was inexperienced.
Most of what she knew came from books and the internet.
This was her first deep face-to-face conversation with someone.
Bai Xiaonuo’s brutally honest sincerity threw her off guard, and she ended up revealing her sister’s situation as well.
“Isn’t that perfect?” Bai Xiaonuo exclaimed. “You don’t know much about human society, and I don’t know the mysterious world. You know the mysterious world, and I know human society. We can help each other. If there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask me.”
Having laid everything out, she immediately felt closer.
But Yulinglong felt a bit uneasy.
Ten minutes ago, they almost fought, and now they were chatting so intimately.
“No need… not for now. I don’t have anything I particularly want to know.”
After politely refusing, she worried she might have been too cold and added, “Be careful these days. I heard from the clan elders that a very dangerous person escaped from a human secret organization. We don’t know where they’re hiding.”
Bai Xiaonuo’s bundle shook slightly—the ancestor was giving her a reminder.
But she didn’t need it; her sharp mind immediately guessed that the person was likely the elder sister from a few days ago.
“How dangerous is this ‘very dangerous person’?” she asked with curious eyes. “Linglong sister, do you know about them?”
Yulinglong shook her head. “I don’t know much. The elders told me that if you accidentally run into them, you should escape immediately. So they must be very powerful and dangerous.”
Bai Xiaonuo thought, she must be powerful.
She made me cry in seconds, and after I passed out, she still ‘cultivated’ for over half an hour.
She’s basically born for this.
“Do your elders know more about her?” the girl pressed.
“Hmm… If you’re interested, I can ask for you,” Yulinglong said.
Bai Xiaonuo smiled. “Thanks, Linglong sister.”
Seeing Bai Xiaonuo in such a good mood, Yulinglong hesitated but pushed down her embarrassment and said, “About that… spring water you mentioned before…”
She had just remembered the ancient book’s description of the “legendary maiden’s spring water,” which sounded very similar to Bai Xiaonuo’s description.
The ancient texts recorded that the pure-hearted maiden’s spring water, which purified the soul, could help Heavenly Foxes cultivate…
“If possible, could I try it?” Yulinglong bit her lip lightly. “It’s not that I don’t believe you, but…”
She thought for a long time but couldn’t find a good reason.
Just as she was about to panic, Bai Xiaonuo laughed brightly.
“I get it. You’re curious, right?”
“Hmm? Yes… yes, yes.”
“Just like I’m curious about that dangerous person, I get it,” Bai Xiaonuo thought a moment, her eyes flashing. “But the spring water has conditions. It only works if those conditions are met.”
She’d thought it through.
She could give the spring water; she could endure the pain—it was rent debt after all.
But it couldn’t be completely without benefit.
“What conditions?” Yulinglong asked eagerly.
“Simple,” Bai Xiaonuo said seriously, “There must be feelings, there must be love. Only spring water with love has power.”
She puckered her face, looking as serious as if she were telling the truth.
If pain could be exchanged for strength, she could endure the torment and grit her teeth through it.
“Love?” Yulinglong was stunned.
“That’s right, love, like the feelings between humans.”
“I… I’ll try my best.”
After the conversation, Bai Xiaonuo happily returned to her room, while Yulinglong stumbled into her and her sister’s bedroom.
Seeing her return, Xiaoyu quickly stood to greet her.
“How was it, sister? Did you give her a good scolding to make her realize her mistake?”
Yulinglong didn’t reply but instead seriously asked her sister, “Xiaoyu, do you know what love is?”
“…What’s that?”
“Of course you don’t. Forget it,” Yulinglong sighed softly. “I’ll handle it myself.”