Chapter 73: I'm Not A Child

Chapter 73: I'm Not A Child

The next morning, the sunshine was brilliant.

The little fox woke up from her slumber and immediately checked her blanket. She found that she was still tightly wrapped in it, and her anxious heart finally settled. However, she soon faced another issue: how could she retrieve her bellyband and undergarments? If she remembered correctly... they should still be in the outer chamber.

"Lu Xun? Lu Xun?"

The little fox tentatively called out a couple of times, but there was no response from the room. Her mind started to race.

Wrapping herself in the blanket, she carefully got out of bed and twisted her body as she moved toward the outer room. She parted the curtains... poked her head out and found no sign of him. Pouting her lips, she murmured, "Where is he? Did he go outside?"

Forget it...

I don't care where he went. In any case, I just need to retrieve my bellyband and undergarments.

Twisting and turning, the little fox made her way to the outer room. She diligently searched for her clothes that she left there, but after looking around, she couldn't find her bellyband and undergarments anywhere. She was a bit bewildered. She clearly left them by the bath last night, so how had they disappeared this morning?

Just as the little fox was feeling perplexed, she heard the sound of the door unlocking behind her. Startled, she quickly flipped into the bathtub, leaving only half of her head visible, warily watching the wooden door that could swing open at any moment.

"Oh my?"

"Why are you hiding in the bathtub?" Lu Xun entered the room and saw the sandalwood tub in the corner. The little fox was peeking out with half of her head visible, watching him warily. He curiously asked, "What are you doing?"

"Where did you go?" With a furrowed brow, Xuan Shi murmured, "You disappeared early in the morning."

"I went to have breakfast."

"I heard the oil cakes here are great. They also have soy milk, steamed buns, noodle soup, and wontons." Lu Xun smiled and continued, "I know you like sweet things, so I brought you sugar cakes. I've got twenty of them."

Hearing that he had gone to buy food for her, the little fox clenched her lips tightly, turned her face away, and mumbled, "If they're not delicious, I'll make you regret it!"

"..."

"The three of you have almost identical temperaments."

"Sometimes I don't even know who I'm talking to. Your sister Xuan Yin and your Master also threaten to kill me, chop me up, or murder me at the drop of a hat..." Lu Xun walked to the table, placed a couple of food boxes on it, and smiled.

"We'll buy you bedding in a moment, then we'll head back. Don't keep Xuan Yin and your Master waiting impatiently," Lu Xun sat beside her, watching the little fox wolf down the food, and spoke softly.

"Mhmm..." The little fox, busy with the sugar cakes, replied briefly, no longer paying attention to Lu Xun.

After finishing the sugar cakes, the little fox followed Lu Xun out of the guest room. At this moment, she seemed like a well-behaved young wife, displaying none of the mischievousness from the previous day, emphasizing the word ‘obedient.'

Once they had purchased the bedding, the two headed out of the small town together. The streets were bustling with activity. Lu Xun walked a bit slowly, and the little fox by his side was equally unhurried. They didn't engage in much conversation as they walked along.

"Lu Xun..." The little fox suddenly spoke up.

"Hmm?"

"What's wrong?" Lu Xun asked casually.

"I..."

"I..." The little fox opened her mouth, but her words seemed to get stuck in her throat. She couldn't seem to say anything.

"If you don't want to say or don't know what to say, then don't force it," Lu Xun said gently. "When you're ready to speak, or when you want to say something, just come and talk to me."

The little fox pursed her small mouth and murmured, "Do you... do you think of me as a child?"

As her words fell, she suddenly grabbed his sleeve, standing still and staring straight at Lu Xun, "Listen to me!"

"I'm not a child!"

"I'm already over two hundred years old," the little fox said with all seriousness.

Looking at the little fox beside him, her cute and delicate face showing a stern expression, Lu Xun couldn't help but smile faintly. He lifted his hand and gently patted her head.

"I understand."

"Let's keep going." Lu Xun walked silently, continuing down the street.

The little fox frowned as she watched his retreating figure and pouted, muttering to herself, "You really don't know anything at all..."

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