Chapter 14 : Information and Thoughts

“How about it!”

As soon as she returned to the room, Bai Xiaonuo couldn’t wait to pull out the Ancestor and brag to her: “Now you admit my communication skills, right? Not only did I defuse the crisis, but I also made a new friend.”

The Ancestor, hanging from the rope, swayed back and forth like shaking her head: “I still don’t understand how you two managed to talk. It’s inexplicable how you suddenly got along.”

“You’re outdated, Old Dong… cough, Elder.” Bai Xiaonuo quickly corrected herself, then struck a profound pose, “This is the power of sincerity.”

The Ancestor openly declared it incomprehensible.

Bai Xiaonuo looked at the wall and suddenly remembered a question: “We caused such a commotion earlier—didn’t the girl next door hear us?”

“Don’t know, maybe,” the Ancestor said casually, “but you don’t care anyway.”

“That’s true,” Bai Xiaonuo lay back on the bed, “I’ll rest a bit, then wait for dinner.”

Their worries were unnecessary.

From morning until now, the girl with long black hair had been fast asleep, seemingly undisturbed by any noise.

To do it, or not to do it—that was the question.

Since returning from the living room, Yulinglong had been pondering this dilemma.

According to Bai Xiaonuo, if she wanted to cultivate feelings, she was a bit undecided.

She bore no ill will toward Bai Xiaonuo, even felt a natural fondness for the cute, beautiful girl.

But “love”—for a fox elder who had just emerged from the Deep Mountains—was too difficult, completely unfamiliar territory.

However, if she could become stronger, she could better protect her sister in the human world, allowing them more freedom to interact and participate in it.

Yulinglong glanced over at her younger sister, who sat nearby nodding along happily, having already put the morning’s unpleasantness behind her and begun dreaming about what to eat for lunch.

She was still young, so innocent, her little head full of fantasies about the world.

But Yulinglong knew that only with enough strength could one truly enjoy the beautiful parts of the world.

The fox elder gritted her teeth and took out her phone.

Do it!

【Linglong: Elder Qing, do you have more detailed information about that dangerous person who escaped?】

This was to help Bai Xiaonuo inquire.

Fortunately, it wasn’t the snake demon’s sleeping time, so Elder Qing quickly replied: 【The clan has organized the data. If you need it, I can send you a copy later.】

【Linglong: Okay, thank you, Elder Qing.】

After hesitating for a long time while holding the phone, Yulinglong finally gathered her courage and asked: 【Also, Elder Qing, do you know what love is?】

【?】

Bai Xiaonuo hadn’t rested long; judging the time, it was about mealtime.

She pushed the door open and walked out.

Xiaoyu was sitting by the dining table.

Seeing her approach, she immediately jumped up: “Hey, you…”

“Xiaoyu, how do you speak like that?” Yulinglong arrived just then, carrying the rice cooker and said to her sister, “Call her Teacher Bai, or Sister Bai.”

Xiaoyu looked at her incredulously, then at Bai Xiaonuo, utterly stunned.

Yulinglong felt a bit guilty: “Show some manners.”

“…Then I’ll just call her Teacher Bai.”

“Yes, calling her Teacher is right,” Bai Xiaonuo sat down at the table. “Your situation, your sister has already told me about it. It’s okay if you’re not familiar with society. Teacher Bai knows it well, and if you follow me, you’ll quickly become a mature adult.”

Xiaoyu glanced at her sister, her confused eyes seemingly saying, Really?

Yulinglong remained silent, thinking, just pretend it’s true.

Speaking of which, Bai Xiaonuo had been human for seventeen years, having struggled in society alone—it might actually be possible.

Only the Ancestor hidden inside the girl’s hairpin was worried, silently praying Bai Xiaonuo wouldn’t turn the fox sister into a little troublemaker.

Dinner was still rich and varied.

Over the years in the Deep Mountains, Yulinglong had honed excellent cooking skills, and Bai Xiaonuo found no faults.

“By the way, Sister Linglong,” Bai Xiaonuo suddenly asked, “Isn’t our roommate coming out for dinner?”

“Hmm, she told me specifically not to disturb her during meals. She handles her own food,” Yulinglong answered.

“I see.”

Bai Xiaonuo didn’t think much of it, only still a bit irritated by the last time she’d been turned away.

After a while, while Xiaoyu was busy eating her chicken leg, Yulinglong took the opportunity to say, “I got the information you wanted. I’ll bring it to your room later.”

The information contained much bloody and violent content, unsuitable for children.

There were also some private topics she wanted to discuss with Bai Xiaonuo alone.

“Okay,” Bai Xiaonuo picked up her bowl, “The soup tastes really good.”

Drinking soup was always a delightful thing—slurp, slurp, slurp.

The Ancestor silently thought, This girl really remembers to eat but not to digest—still drinking soup.

But this soup was good, no problem.

After dinner, Bai Xiaonuo returned to her room to rest.

Shortly after, Yulinglong cleaned up the dishes and brought a stack of documents to her bedroom.

It was her first time visiting the girl’s private room, and the fox elder felt a little nervous.

“Sister Linglong, come in and sit,” Bai Xiaonuo patted the bed beside her, “There aren’t any chairs in here, so just sit here for now.”

Yulinglong sat gently on the bed and handed over the documents: “I got these from the clan elders.

They investigated that organization many years ago.

There are original materials here, very reliable.

But honestly, not very useful—just satisfies some gossip.”

Bai Xiaonuo nodded, understanding what Yulinglong meant.

After all, the deceased Ancestor, whose consciousness was preserved in the jade pendant, had also heard rumors about the “Killer Demon.”

In other words, in the mystical world, the elder sister’s existence wasn’t exactly a secret.

Not in a rush to read, she set the documents aside and said to Yulinglong, “Thank you, Sister Linglong.”

The Ancestor was gratified, thinking it was rare for the child to express gratitude.

“You’re welcome, it’s nothing.”

Yulinglong nervously fiddled with her fingers and carefully asked, “Bai Xiaonuo, about cultivating feelings… do you… have any ideas?”

“Ideas?” Bai Xiaonuo blinked.

“Like any plans, what we can do to promote emotional connection and communication,” Yulinglong quietly lowered her head, her gaze landing on Bai Xiaonuo’s long, fair legs, “Like going on dates or something.”

Elder Qing had just taught her this.

“Oh, that? Of course,” Bai Xiaonuo said excitedly, “First, we need to find a time when we’re both free. You don’t need to say anything—you’re apparently always available, but I can only do weekends…”

She understood that Yulinglong had accepted the idea of “love” and was happy herself.

First, she could go on dates with the beautiful landlady sister.

Second, later on, she could copy the fox demon’s abilities through intimacy.

A complete win-win.

As for the issue with the two elder sisters… what’s there to fear? After all, I’m the Succubus Empress.

“…On weekends, we can go to places we want to play—parks, amusement parks, cinemas, small woods, balconies… cough, the last two don’t count. Then we…”

Bai Xiaonuo’s cherry lips parted and she rattled off many ideas, showing the expertise of a seventeen-year-old human.

Yulinglong nodded from time to time, storing everything in her mind.

“That’s enough for now. We can talk about the details later.”

The girl stretched lazily: “Phew, it’s a bit late.”

“Then you should rest,” Yulinglong stood up, “Good night.”

Making plans for a date together felt really nice, thought the fox elder.

“Good night~”

After the others left, Bai Xiaonuo straightened up and brushed off the sleepiness.

“Come, come,” she said, flipping open the documents, “Time for gossip.”

The Ancestor’s jade pendant also popped out and settled beside her to read along.