Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 917 - 57 The Mountains of Qingqiu, Territory of the Celestial Fox Clan
Chapter 917 -57 The Mountains of Qingqiu, Territory of the Celestial Fox Clan
Qin Ye has been chatting enthusiastically with Long Hu lately; they’ve already started calling each other sisters, and their relationship is quickly warming up.
Of course, according to the conventions of the Azure Dragon Clan, she’s the first wife, and Long Hu must address her as elder sister.
Long Hu doesn’t seem to have any objections, and she’s recently started calling her Sister Qin and Sister Ye’er, which has made Qin Ye absolutely delighted.
From now on, any little turtle, little Vermilion Bird, or little tiger that joins the household will have to call me “elder sister” first!
After sending off Qin Ye, who was in high spirits, Long Hu irritably flicked her tail, then reached out and rubbed her brow forcefully.
Annoying.
Unlike Qin Ye, Long Hu has absolutely no desire to share Long Long with any other female.
She truly has feelings for Long Long, and naturally this has bred possessiveness; she hopes that her husband will belong to her and her alone.
Even if, for the sake of the Demon Race expanding its lineage, other concubines must be introduced… I am still the first wife!
Thinking about how she must ingratiate herself, lower her voice, and call others elder sister enraged Long Hu so much that she couldn’t stop yanking out her own tail fur.
“Hu.” Long Long pushed the door open and entered, his face serious as he spoke.
“What is it?” Long Hu responded, full of irritation.
“It’s time to leave,” Long Long said.
Hearing this, Long Hu froze momentarily, only then realizing that the moment she had been waiting for had finally arrived.
“So it’s time to leave…” She turned her head slightly, glancing at the arrangement of the room around her.
To be honest, it would be a lie to say she wasn’t reluctant after staying in the Dragon Clan’s territory for so many years.
Long Hu wasn’t someone who enjoyed suffering. Why would she choose to abandon a life of comfort and luxury for a life of hardship as a fugitive?
It’s just…
I am leaving with Long Long.
“Let’s go.” Long Hu raised one hand.
Long Long took her hand, just as he had done years ago while trekking through the rainforest of the Southern State, tightly holding onto Long Hu’s small hand.
The two exchanged smiles before vanishing within the teleportation aura of the Mortal World Eternity Diagram.
“Master,” the Mortal World Eternity Diagram suddenly transmitted its voice quietly to Long Long, “Is this what is meant by keeping a mistress? Aren’t you worried that Liuli Master will be angry if she finds out?”
“Nonsense, what mistress!” Long Long scolded it immediately, “It’s just keeping a fox, nothing as sordid as a mistress!”
“If you dare to gossip to Liuli and cause a rift in our relationship, both of us will take it out on you!”
“I won’t say anything…” The Artifact Spirit of the Mortal World Eternity Diagram, still naive and inexperienced, quickly withdrew itself back into the Magical Treasure’s main body.
Long Long felt slightly annoyed, thinking how nosy this Artifact Spirit was. He decided to keep the treasure close at hand to avoid letting Liuli interact with it and risk it saying anything it shouldn’t.
He turned to look at Long Hu, only to see that, while her face remained expressionless, her tail hidden beneath her skirt was swishing about excitedly. Every so often, it even brushed against his calf.
It seemed she was very happy and hadn’t noticed his conversation with the Mortal World Eternity Diagram.
Setting his mind slightly at ease, Long Long saw the world spin and twist around them before the two reappeared inside a room.
Standing in the room, naturally, were Shi Yao and Hu Li.
“Long Hu!” Hu Li ran over and hugged her tightly, her voice trembling slightly.
Since the war between the West State and the Eastern State broke out, she hadn’t visited the Eastern State much to see Long Hu.
“Auntie.” Long Hu nodded modestly in response.
Toward this blood-related aunt, Long Hu had never shown much affection, though she wasn’t sure why.
Hu Li didn’t mind. She continued to fuss over her niece with endless care and concern, as if oblivious to Long Hu’s awkward discomfort.
Yes, this big fox must have a black belly.
“Where are we?” Long Long asked.
“The West State, Qingqiu Mountain,” Shi Yao replied. “Now, you’ll need to prepare to disguise yourselves.” freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
“Hold these two beads under your tongue, and I’ll teach you a mental method as well,” Hu Li said, producing two pink beads. “While walking around the Celestial Fox Clan’s territory, you’ll need to pretend to be part of the Fox Clan yourselves.”
Long Long accepted the beads, thinking to himself: It’s not hard to disguise myself as a fox, but explaining how I managed the disguise? That’s the tricky part.
“Do I need to disguise myself too?” Long Hu asked.
“Of course.” Hu Li fondly stroked her hair. “Such a pretty little Fox Lady wandering around the clan’s territory will definitely attract attention. You’ll have to conceal your beauty a bit.”
Long Hu blushed slightly, accepting the beads without another word.
In the days that followed, the two were shut in a room by Hu Li and instructed to learn how to mimic the speech and mannerisms of the Fox Clan.
“The ending tones of your sentences need to rise, like this—rise~ yes, rise~. When holding chopsticks, use three fingers; the ring and pinky fingers should be raised, forming an orchid gesture….”
“This is way too effeminate!” Long Long couldn’t accept it.
It was okay for the Fox Clan girls to act cute, but for males to do so as well? What even was this?
“It’s not effeminate; it’s graceful,” Hu Li reprimanded him. “Our Fox Clan values elegance and beauty. We don’t flaunt muscles like the White Tiger Clan as if roughness is something to be proud of. Since you’re disguising yourself as a Fox Clan youth, while your appearance might be flawless, you’ll need to ensure your behavior matches as well to avoid any slips.”
“This disguise is ridiculously difficult…” Long Long protested weakly.
He might have experience managing five different identities, but disguising himself as a dainty youth was downright impossible. He didn’t even know where to start.
“If you can’t manage it, then just stay indoors and don’t step outside,” Hu Li retorted mercilessly. “Look at our Long Hu—she has no problems whatsoever playing the part of a fox.”
Long Long: ???
“Forget it, Auntie,” Long Hu interjected to diffuse the tension. “How about we don’t disguise ourselves as Fox Clan members? What about another group from the Mao Clan?”
“Another Mao Clan tribe…” Hu Li frowned thoughtfully, scrutinizing Long Long carefully. “Given your vibe, it seems the Mustela Clan might suit you best.”
What? My vibe matches that of a weasel?
Long Long’s face turned dark instantly, but Long Hu clapped her hands and laughed.
“Then let’s go with the Mustela Clan!”
“Becoming a weasel actually won’t require much effort given your current behavior,” Hu Li teased, laughing behind her hand. “Just keep maintaining that sly and shifty demeanor of yours.”
And so, Long Long began practicing the Disguise Technique… To be honest, compared to Ah Jing’s Mirror Flower Water Moon Illusion Technique, this low-level Fox Clan secret technique was laughably unimpressive. Not only did it require constant Dong Yuan circulation, but the beads had to stay under his tongue, and he couldn’t make strange noises when speaking. It was unbearably tedious.
Still, he couldn’t reveal Ah Jing’s existence to Shi Yao and the others, so he gritted his teeth and practiced, using the Illusion Technique to disguise himself as a weasel.
Days passed once again, leaving Long Long wondering how the Dragon Clan would react upon discovering the two of them had vanished.
Finally, Hu Li and Shi Yao had a discussion and decided it was time to send the pair out to wander the Celestial Fox Clan’s territory, testing to see if any flaws in their disguises would be exposed.
