Confessing to someone who thinks I'm a fat otaku, and then crying when monsters descend?

The Capital of Gods and Demons.

In a courtyard, Tamamo-no-Mae sat cross-legged under a cherry blossom tree, her nine fox tails almost completely enveloping her.

Many little fox spirits around them trembled with fear and dared not approach.

"Lady Tamamo-no-Mae is attempting another breakthrough..."

"Your strength is already the greatest in the Divine Demon Capital, far surpassing even the Demon King Shuten-dōji of yesteryear, and you're about to break through again!"

"But... this is the tenth attempt already. It seems your strength has reached a bottleneck?"

"Shh...don't speak recklessly!"

With a clear shout, the nine fox tails burst open like flower petals, scattering cherry blossoms across the courtyard.

Tamamo-no-Mae slowly opened her eyes.

It failed again.

As a genius among the fox clan, a talent rarely seen in a thousand years, why is his strength stuck at this point and unable to advance?

Suddenly, a voice echoed from the depths of her heart; it was her other personality.

"If you really can't progress, then find a man to cultivate with! We foxes are born to seduce all beings, like the legendary Su Daji, how carefree and happy she was!"

"I asked you to coexist with me, not to say these sarcastic things!" Tamamo-no-Mae replied coldly to herself.

"You've been dreaming about Chen Nian a lot lately, haven't you? I miss him terribly too. If we cultivate together and break through our obsessions, we might actually be able to break through our cultivation level. If you're too ashamed, I can take over your body and seduce him."

"Do you think I would allow you to use my body to pose provocatively?"

"I get it, you're just shy! But think about it, you've never experienced love and lust, you're still lacking in worldly experience. With such beauty, it would be a shame not to seduce a couple of men."

"..."

"Look at those little fox spirits around you, spending their days indulging in romance with men, how carefree they are! But those Yin-Yang Masters are also shameless. They used to talk about exorcising demons and monsters, but now they're so infatuated with these little fox spirits that they wish they could die in bed with them."

"..."

"Since you're too embarrassed to admit it, I'll think of a way for you. You can seal your demonic power and memories, and say that you need to start cultivating from scratch to break through your cultivation level. You're very weak during this time and need someone to protect you. That way, you can stay by his side legitimately."

"With your beauty, how could any man not be tempted? He'll be willing to unite with you in body and spirit. Regardless of whether you can break through your cultivation level, you'll definitely be soaring to the heavens!"

.......

Chen Nian stayed in the Kyushu continent for another month.

This month can be described as the most peaceful and heartwarming time, and his relationship with Mu Qingxuan also rapidly warmed up.

He touched her legs no less than ten times. At first, Mu Qingxuan was ashamed and indignant, but now she's almost used to it.

When he left, Chen Nian promised to come back in a while and that Mu Yun could return to the academy to give him a message. Mu Qingxuan was reluctant to let him go.

He took Xiao Zhu with him, boarded the World Tree train, and instead of returning to the academy, went back to his own world to report to Ye Hongling.

After returning to the real world, Chen Nian went to Ye Hongling's house and found that she had not returned yet.

So he went to the supermarket.

I bought a barbecue grill and various barbecue seasonings.

He tied Xiao Zhu to the barbecue grill, with a fire piled underneath.

"Chirp? Chirp??"

"All I have to do is light a fire, rub some sesame oil on it, and sprinkle some seasonings. Before long, it'll be a fragrant roasted bird. Remember, if you dare utter a word to your mother, I'll roast you!"

"Chirp!"

"Will you let me try?"

Reheating the aged wood.

Little Zhu, however, stretched out its wings comfortably on the fire, which posed no threat to it whatsoever.

Just then, Ye Hongling returned.

Seeing this, she immediately rushed over and untied Xiao Zhu, then angrily questioned Chen Nian, "What are you doing? All you do is bully it!"

"Chirp chirp..."

Although Xiao Zhu wasn't hurt, he still rubbed his face against Ye Hongling with a pitiful expression, like a son complaining to his mother.

"Red Spirit, you have no idea, this dead bird is utterly shameless! It doesn't follow any bird etiquette!"

"I brought it to the upper world hoping to find an opportunity for it to evolve, but it started fawning over beautiful women and spouting nonsense, making me lose all face!"

"Is that so?" Ye Hongling looked at Xiao Zhu.

Little Zhu's eyes widened in disbelief; it never imagined that Chen Nian would actually accuse someone of being the villain first.

"Squeak, you scumbag, Chen Nian, you scumbag!"

"You know, Red Spirit, this bird has its eye on a woman who has extremely strong fire energy, so it took me to seduce her. I didn't want to, but since it was a task you gave me, I had no choice but to sacrifice myself."

Ye Hongling suddenly increased the force of stroking Xiao Zhu's wings, turning it into tearing.

"Um?"

"Chirp chirp QAQ....."

"Don't be fooled by its cuteness. I'm telling the truth. This bird is well-behaved in front of you, but it fawns over other people to curry favor. It needs to be disciplined!"

Ye Hongling laughed when she heard this.

"Based on a woman's intuition, neither of you is any good. What you said might be partly true; you do need to be punished."

So she opened the refrigerator and put Xiao Zhu in the freezer.

"Keep it closed tightly overnight. If you burn the refrigerator, keep it closed for another three days," Ye Hongling ordered.

Inside the refrigerator, Xiao Zhu didn't dare to resist at all and behaved herself.

Then Ye Hongling looked at Chen Nian: "Heh, as for you, Chen Nian, serve your sister well tonight, and I won't hold those who twist the truth against you against me. But if you dare to say a word about being tired tonight, then I'll share that with Su Jinyu and Zhao Yixue."

Chen Nian realized that tonight he was likely to become an ox that died from exhaustion.

.......

After finishing his business with Ye Hongling, Chen Nian went to visit Su Jinyu and Zhao Yixue, and then went home.

Unexpectedly, someone was waiting for him at home.

To be precise, there was a girl huddled at her own doorstep, looking like a pitiful orphan.

She was dressed in a cherry blossom-colored shrine maiden outfit, wearing white socks and wooden clogs; she was none other than Haruna, the shrine maiden of the God and Demon Capital.

"Lord Chen Nian! I've finally waited for you! Waaaaah... I've been waiting here for a whole month!"

"You...waited for me?"

"That's right... Tamamo-no-Mae sent me to find you, saying that if I can't find you, I'm never allowed to return to the Divine Demon Capital, sob sob QAQ"

"Tamamo-no-Mae is looking for me...what does she want?"

"She didn't say, she just told me to bring you there. Now that I've finally found you, come with me!"

So, Chen Nian was taken to the Capital of Gods and Demons.

There are many memories here, including the great battle with Shuten-dōji, Uesawa Sakura sacrificing herself to save him, and a night of passionate dreams at the Fox Demon Dream Pavilion... cough cough.

We arrived at that familiar courtyard.

The woman lay on the chair, her silver hair cascading down her back, her beauty captivating and unparalleled.

Beneath that gorgeous kimono, a pair of flawless, snow-white legs were crossed, and her smooth, jade-like feet swayed slightly in mid-air, with a string of gold rings hanging from her ankles.

Having seen the pure and innocent fairy Mu Qingxuan, encountering this bewitching and peerless fox demon is a novel experience.

"You were looking for me?"

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P.S.: Fox lovers, step forward!