Disguised as a Sickly Beautiful Fox to Seduce the Righteous Fairy - Chapter 17

“I agree with the fairy’s words,” the venerable one said.

Shen Xi fell into deep thought.

While she agreed, she truly couldn’t understand why the female lead had suddenly betrayed the sect.

Was it to avoid being dragged down by those useless teammates? But then, why did the female lead plead for their mercy?

Was this the so-called charm of an ambiguous, morally gray personality?

It was such a headache.

Seriously! She had transmigrated into this novel before it was even finished!

How was she supposed to know how the story would end?!

Hearing Shen Xi’s softened tone, Meng Yingxue walked straight to the small table and poured herself a cup of spiritual tea.

After letting go of her prejudices, Meng Yingxue realized that the demonic race wasn’t as despicable as she had imagined. True, there were wicked demons—but there were also wicked humans and wicked demons alike.

“Though the thousand-year-old Ice Tree Linghua makes excellent tea, with a sweet aftertaste and benefits for absorbing spiritual energy…”

“But doesn’t the venerable one practice fire-based cultivation?”

“Drinking a little helps with digestion, but too much may hinder your future cultivation.”

Wait, what kind of tone was the female lead using now?

Was she trying to be her mommy or something?

This was practically climbing onto the roof to tear off the tiles!

Wasn’t this her home?

—Wait, was this even her home?!

“If the fairy says this venerable one shouldn’t drink it, then perhaps the fairy could drink it all in my stead?”

Oh, she had plenty of ways to deal with her.

Resting her elbow on the rosewood table, Shen Xi raised a brow slightly, her fingertips brushing her crimson lips, embodying the essence of a bewitching fox spirit.

“Such fine thousand-year spiritual tea—wouldn’t the venerable one be at a loss if it were all given to me?”

Despite her words, the female lead unceremoniously took a sip.

Shen Xi: “…”

Actions speak louder than words!

How shameless.

A chilling sensation spread through her limbs as Meng Yingxue looked down at the teacup in her hand, realizing belatedly that it might have been the one Shen Xi had used.

She could even catch a faint, alluring fragrance—Shen Xi’s scent.

It resembled some kind of floral aroma, but she couldn’t quite place it.

Perhaps it came from some rare treasure she had never encountered before.

“How is this shameless? Didn’t the fairy say you’d use your essence bl00d to stabilize the formation?”

“If this venerable one doesn’t ensure the fairy has enough strength, you might not even be able to draw your sword when the time comes, no?”

Though she knew it was a provocation, Meng Yingxue couldn’t help but chuckle softly. She lifted her gaze to Shen Xi, those beautiful fox ears reminding her of the little fox that had once handed her a brown chestnut with its tail.

Her heart softened slightly.

Even her tone gentled.

“The venerable one need not worry. We cultivators would never forget our weapons, even in death.”

This female lead was way too sharp-tongued! She sounded like some millennia-old monster!

Shen Xi decided it was time to return to her aloof, domineering persona. Thankfully, her system didn’t have any OOC warnings—otherwise, she was certain it would electrocute her 800 times a day.

“Fairy, it would be best if that were the case.”

Sitting on a nearby chair, Shen Xi conjured a plate of grapes out of thin air for her own enjoyment.

If there was one good thing about being a villain, it was definitely the authority that came with being the Demon Sovereign!

He could watch whatever secret techniques he desired and eat whatever he pleased—just a single command, and his underlings would handle everything flawlessly.

Shen Xi finally understood why ancient emperors were so fond of listening to sycophants and granting eunuchs great power.

Hahahahaha!

Thankfully, this time he had landed a decent identity—no suffering right after transmigrating, unlike those tragic scenarios with dead parents and billions in debt.

Shen Xi felt that if he had gotten such a disastrous start, he might as well have closed his eyes and reincarnated again—that would be like diving straight into the 18th level of hell, wouldn’t it?!

Ending up with such a catastrophic opening must mean he had committed unforgivable sins in his past life to be bound to this system!

Even boiling in oil wouldn’t be worse than this!

“Naturally.”

“Meng Yingxue’s Favorability +1!”

The moment the female lead finished speaking, the system’s voice echoed in Shen Xi’s mind—unlike its usual noisy self, this notification was like heavenly music!

What did the female lead’s favorability mean? It meant progress in his conquest, bringing him one step closer to his ten wishes.

It also meant another 100 points in his pocket, increasing his chances of survival when facing the female lead’s master’s siege, right?

“Wait, system—this is important! What exactly made the female lead’s favorability rise just now? I don’t recall doing anything special?”

He needed to figure this out. If he understood the source of her favorability, he could grasp her little preferences—

And thus, master the art of conquering her!

Hahahahahahaha!

First, a fitting villainous laugh to set the mood.

“Please wait a moment, Host. If you wish to deeply analyze the female lead’s psychological changes, this involves our conquest’s core secrets. You must pay 5 points to unlock further exciting content~”

Shen Xi: “…”

He knew this was coming!

“Confirm payment!”

“Hope you choke on all those points!”

“Payment received. The system will now conduct an in-depth analysis of why the female lead’s favorability increased—50%—100%.”

“Results are in!”

“The female lead likes your fluffy ears!”

Tch, that’s just great.

Is the female lead a furry?!

Wait, if she is, then this identity of his gives him a huge advantage.

As the saying goes—“The early bird catches the worm~”

Seems like he’ll have to reel in this sharp-tongued “worm” first!

“After finishing your tea, Fairy should rest.”

“If you don’t recuperate, I fear the Xuanji Seven Absolute Swords might turn you into a pincushion.”

Faced with the female lead’s provoking behavior, Shen Xi felt it necessary to return the favor.

What’s so hard about trading barbs?

As if he couldn’t do it!

Back during New Year visits with relatives, he had single-handedly outwitted entire rooms, leaving them all in awe.

His track record spoke for itself!

“Is the Sect Master concerned about my well-being—or just worried I won’t contribute my essence bl00d?”

Meng Yingxue leaned back in her chair, sipping the spiritual tea made from thousand-year ice tree linghua blossoms. During the days of life-and-death battles against the demon race before her rebirth, she had more or less forgotten human etiquette—after all, she’d been surrounded by nothing but demons, with no humans in sight.

When you spend all your time dealing with demons, even the most rigid and proper ice sculpture of a person would pick up some rough-around-the-edges habits.

“Immortal Maiden, do you really think I care?”

“Besides, it’s not like I’ve never tasted your essence before—plenty of spiritual energy, nothing like a sickly weakling.”

The actual sickly weakling is standing right in front of you, okay?!

She’s the one who’s frail.

Almost got flattened into fox paste by the hidden big-shot father of the female lead!