A Gentle Torment

The Fox In The Dragons' Den

AN: Oh my... There are so many things about this chapter that I want to focus on, but the bulk of the NSFW content will have to wait until the next chapter (it needs more time). Our dragons both being in discord could be quite dangerous, no? Ye Hua needs to get used to sharing Bai Qian and not running off with her in order to force Mo Yuan to follow them. The poor golden old dragon has been through enough worrying as it is! >.< As for the librarian from the last chapter, she'll be showing up the chapter after the smut ensues. She's got important information for the Heavenly Mother, but she has to go through the Ghost Realm first.

The Ghost Realm

Every piece of her plan had gone accordingly, yet, Yan Zhi hadn't been away from Bai Qian for more than a handful of hours before she needed her again. This time, not for her abilities as a nine-tailed fox; but for her connections to literally any other competent member of the Fox Clan.

"Your Highness, our Shaman tried lifting the enchantment Xuan Nu put on Prince Li Jing and failed. It seems as if we'll need a willing nine-tailed fox to lift it. Should I call for the princess of Qing Qiu?"

"Not in person..." Having her heal Li Jing would only cause more trouble and be completely ineffective. What she needs is someone else. Would her niece work, perhaps? Thinking back to the item she found after the figurine died, she bites back her own thoughts and instead walks back to the writing desk in her bedroom.

It seemed otherworldly to be writing a letter to Dong Hua himself, yet she does.

However, when it comes to putting her words down on the scroll in front of her, her mind blanks.

The only thing she can think of to do is to humbly request a meeting before tying the scroll up in the bells that once were wrapped around the look-alike of Bai Feng Jiu's ankle.

She needs help.

She understands that her family is in an extremely precarious position, but she can do almost anything in exchange for preserving her brother's life.

o~O~o~O~o

A-li was absolutely adored by her seniors.

Although she hasn't been able to see them yet, that little piece of knowledge made her body fuzzy and relieved. Kunlun Mountain felt like it was just as much her home as Qing Qiu was. In the past, she had wriggled her way into every single one of her senior's hearts (albeit, partially to have a fallback when she needed to get out of doing her homework).. now even her son had done the same!

It seemed inevitable to her, but her sweet black fox playfully followed her own footsteps without hesitation whilst still maintaining his fathers' disposition.

Mo Yuan had yet to allow her to leave the dragon's den, having cast a spell over the entire den in order to slow time while she healed at a rapid rate. It was far more efficient than to wait out her healing process inside the mortal realm, as the aura surrounding Kunlun Mountain aided her healing greatly. Already, they'd spent the equivalent of nearly six weeks inside of Mo Yuan and Ye Hua's den. Outside of the den, they had several hours before they'd planned to leave for the Nine Heavens. 

Mo Yuan had already confirmed that their child was rapidly becoming more and more stable.

Yet still, even though she was wrapped up in one or the other dragon's embraces at nearly all times, her body was becoming frustrated. They were concerned about her well-being, as well as that of their child. As a result, no matter how aroused their fox had become, Mo Yuan and Ye Hua wouldn't touch her.

It felt like the cruelest method of encouragement to her.

Mo Yuan had instructed and watched as she quietly transcribed exactly 3,000 copies of the "True Classic of Vacuity".