Chapter 24: He Doesn’t Need It
In the pitch-black room, faint “strange” sounds could be heard. It seemed like a child licking…
Bai Xuci felt something stuck in his throat. After chewing a few times, he found it difficult to swallow, so he tried to spit it out.
But his rabbit head was held firmly in a large hand, making it impossible to retreat.
He could only perfunctorily lick it, just going through the motions.
Fan Yue looked down at the little demon in his hand, his expression unchanged. He then held up his finger that had been “bitten.”
He examined it.
Wet, with a tiny little tooth mark.
Bai Xuci was drowsy, seemingly sensing the offending object was gone, and drifted back to sleep.
His rabbit head comfortably leaned forward, even subtly adjusting its direction.
Then…
His forehead bumped directly into the “injured” finger.
And he nuzzled it.
Fan Yue noticed the movement, his eyelids flickered slightly as he glanced over.
The fur on the little head was ruffled into a swirl.
Looking rather silly.
He used his finger to smooth it down.
Mm, nice.
Daylight had broken, well past midday, with birds chirping outside.
A tall figure stood by the bed, silent, simply watching.
His gaze was slightly puzzled.
Why could he sleep for six hours straight?
A rabbit currently lay on the silk quilt, in a rather unseemly position.
Lying on its back, ears covering its eyes.
Presenting a completely detached appearance…
Fan Yue considered for a moment, deciding to reach out and wake it.
But just then.
Its hind legs twitched, its ear “eyepatch” askew, its rabbit body seeming unstable, beginning to tilt to the side.
Slowly, slowly.
Thump—
It rolled from supine to its side.
“…”
A hint of disdain flickered in his eyes.
A wisp of black mist coalesced in his palm, then purposefully flew towards the bed.
Like a team of movers, it diligently propped the rabbit back up, even a few strands of mist specifically supporting its ears.
Efficient and well-organized.
Bai Xuci sat up on the bed, completely bewildered.
His two hind legs were splayed apart, his front paws tucked between them. From the front…
He looked like he was in a “Ge You Lie” pose (a slouched, relaxed pose).
“Lord?” his voice was dull and wooden.
The sunlight grew brighter, and Bai Xuci found it glaring, covering his eyes with his rabbit ears.
But he discovered this seemed to obstruct his vision.
After considering this.
He slowly started to move.
Inch by inch, he moved from the sunlit spot to the shade.
Then, he sat down.
Looking up again.
Fan Yue witnessed the entire process of the other “hiding” in his shadow.
His eyebrows rose slightly.
Not finding it uninteresting, he took a step to the left.
The still-dazed rabbit, seeing its shady haven disappear, didn’t know what to do with its legs.
It propped itself up, swaying unsteadily to the side.
Its two large ears still drooped, confirming its dazed state.
Finally reaching the shade, as it tried to sit down.
Bai Xuci watched helplessly as “it” moved again.
His rabbit paws reached out, grasping at nothing.
“Do you know it’s already noon?” a soft voice reminded him.
The rabbit on the bed clearly didn’t understand the concept, seriously asking:
“What time is noon?”
“…”
Oh well.
Bai Xuci wasn’t entirely stupid; he shook his head, regaining his senses.
Seeing the high sun.
He vaguely guessed the meaning.
He must have mistaken the bed for a rabbit burrow, and slept soundly through the day.
He stretched his rabbit legs, intending to get down.
Reaching the edge of the bed, he shook himself, preparing to jump down—
One, two.
He failed to jump, being caught by the scruff of his neck and thrown back.
The white fluffball rolled several times.
“!!”
Too much!
He looked up, full of indignation.
“Why haven’t you transformed yet? We need to go out later.” He was reminded, his expression calm.
Bai Xuci immediately understood.
Yes, he still had a mission to do!
So, he obediently transformed. This time, it would surely be fine.
He was about to get down.
But before he could move, a finger poked him back.
“Hey!” He let out a breathy sound.
Looking up, the other gave him a bland glance.
“What’s wrong this time? I’ve transformed!” He said, a bit accusatorily.
Bai Xuci touched his forehead, his expression aggrieved. He’d never had his forehead poked before.
He glared at the finger…
His eyes narrowed, as if realizing he’d made a mistake, because there was a tooth mark on it.
“Lord—” His cheek was pinched, so he had to look away, “—?”
Fan Yue slightly frowned, looking down at the little demon’s head.
He genuinely wondered if it was empty inside.
“Are you going out looking like this?” He shifted his gaze, asking.
Observing the other’s reaction while pinching his cheek.
The feel was good.
What did he mean by “this way”? Bai Xuci thought.
He looked down, then froze.
His long white hair was spread out, and his light gauze robe, which he used as a life-saving device.
“…”
He unconsciously wanted to rub his eyes, but stopped his hand mid-air.
It would definitely be red-eyed.
Even more speechless.
If he’d really run out like that, he would probably have scared off a lot of people.
He pursed his lips, unusually embarrassed.
“Well, I just transformed wrong!” He tried to salvage the situation.
But with his cheeks pinched, his words sounded oddly comical.
“I’ll definitely get it right this time.”
His gaze was bright and sincere.
Fan Yue looked at the little face, then at the silver hair spread across the bed.
Bathed in sunlight, it was unrealistically beautiful.
“No need.” His tone was flat.
He directly helped the little demon transform, adding a bit of spiritual energy.
“Get yourself ready.”
After hearing this, Fan Yue released his hand and turned to leave.
Get ready? What was there to get ready?
He very gracefully rolled off the bed and cast a small cleansing spell on himself.
He patted his clothes and smoothed his hair.
Everything was OK!
He trotted towards the demon, who was just picking up a cup of tea.
He lifted his eyelids and looked over.
Bai Xuci propped himself up on the table, his eyes shining.
Realizing that the other had looked over.
He straightened his back, then did a little spin.
The hand holding the teacup paused.
“Lord! The ‘skin’ you gave me looks so expensive!” He said excitedly.
“…”
He decided not to drink the tea.
Bai Xuci truly felt the demon was too kind, and resolved to serve Lishan Mountain well.
To strive to be an “outstanding employee”!
He used to only have one appearance when he transformed, only using his “initial skin,” and couldn’t change into anything more advanced.
Now he had new clothes.
Not being excited was impossible.
Bai Xuci followed behind Fan Yue, solemnly gazing down at his sleeves.
Wow, there are embroidered cloud patterns!
He touched them; they were so smooth, he sobbed inwardly; the “human clothes” he had previously transformed into were uncomfortable.
Curious, he held his sleeve up to the sunlight; the gold thread was faintly visible.
Seeming to find the reflection amusing, he jumped out of Fan Yue’s shadow.
Wanting to see the overall effect.
He spread his arms, feeling the sun.
Less than a second.
He was pulled back into the room, his “appreciation” interrupted, leaving only an afterimage.
“My esteemed guests, I am truly grateful to you both. If it weren’t for the two of you, I might have truly been in danger.” His tone showed fear, clearly valuing his life.
Shen Yuanzhi woke up early this morning and came to the front hall to wait for the two esteemed guests.
Despite waiting for a long time, he wasn’t at all annoyed.
Instead, he kept smiling.
The maid found it strange, because in her impression, their master was not a good-tempered man.
Usually, if a dish was served late, he would definitely punish them.
The situation where he waited for two hours but remained gentle was.
Very rare.
Bai Xuci wasn’t interested in listening to this polite talk, merely lowering his head to examine his new clothes.
He tugged at a non-existent loose thread.
Playing happily.
“Mm.” He simply indicated that he had heard.
Fan Yue hadn’t intended to reply, as he generally disliked this kind of human pretense, intending to let the one beside him handle it.
But…
The other was still looking at his clothes.
Very focused.
The maid’s heart skipped a beat after hearing the guest’s perfunctory reply.
How dare this person be so bold?
Their master was petty, and would get angry even if they didn’t answer him.
Let alone this blatant perfunctoriness.
“Young master, you seem to like this garment very much, I am truly happy for you!” Shen Yuanzhi leaned forward, speaking very flatteringly.
Bai Xuci, though aware that the man had been brainwashed by the Lord, couldn’t help but feel happy.
“Right, it looks good!”
He wanted to get up from the chair to fully “show off.”
But as soon as he made a move, he realized that he seemed to be “fixed” to the chair.
He couldn’t get up.
“???”
He quickly guessed who it was, then looked incredulously to the side.
But the other remained expressionless, calm, even having time to play with his teacup.
Bai Xuci: “…”
Fine, men are like the sea.
Shen Yuanzhi had only one motivation: to serve these two esteemed guests to the best of his ability.
Satisfying all requests.
Even if they didn’t make requests, he would create them.
So—
“Young master, seeing your fondness for this garment, I am truly delighted for you!”
“There’s a clothing shop west of the city, with various styles, and many are favored by young masters.”
Bai Xuci’s eyes lit up.
“Shall I have Xiaoshan take you there?” He gestured to a bowing servant, “To pick out some clothes you like?”
Bai Xuci was about to speak—
“He doesn’t need it.”
Cold words that directly refused for Bai Xuci.
Hearing this, Shen Yuanzhi automatically wanted to persuade him again, but as soon as he gently turned his head.
Met with expressionless gaze.
He swallowed the words back down his throat.
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