The Fox Demon Lord watched Jiu Baiyun pacing in circles, her bare little feet treading on the floor, while the moon-white dress she had barely managed to put on was even more disheveled from her panic.
She couldn’t help but say irritably:
“Alright, stop pacing! You’re making my head spin.”
The Fox Demon Lord’s voice carried a hint of helplessness.
“They’re already in this area outside. If you open the door now, you’ll almost certainly run right into them. You might as well first pick up that pile of ill-fitting rags on the floor, find a place to hide, and then pray they don’t suddenly get the impulse to enter this room.”
Jiu Baiyun’s heart sank at the Fox Demon Lord’s words.
‘Outside? Su Zhiyun and the others are already here?!’
Without any hesitation, Jiu Baiyun hurried over to the pile of oversized clothes, frantically bunched them together, and with a thought, quickly stashed them into her storage ring.
She scanned the room, her gaze locking onto the tall wardrobe made of dark brown spiritual wood standing against the wall.
It was large enough, its doors tightly shut, with intricate vine patterns carved on the surface.
It looked like the most reliable hiding spot in the room.
Jiu Baiyun rushed over to the wardrobe in three quick steps and pulled the door open forcefully.
Good, it was empty!
The spacious interior could easily accommodate her now petite body.
She immediately shrank inside, and the rich, woody scent enveloped her.
Though the inside of the wardrobe was roomy, the darkness and confined feeling quickly set in.
She gently pulled the door shut behind her, leaving only a tiny crack to let in a sliver of light from outside and to allow her to keep an eye on the situation.
But a new problem arose.
In the cramped space, her two fluffy, soft silver-white tails were far too conspicuous.
Even when she tried to curl up, the tails would restlessly brush against the wardrobe walls, making faint rustling sounds.
In her nervousness, they might even twitch uncontrollably, giving away her position.
“Tails…”
Jiu Baiyun frowned, trying hard to control her tails to keep them still, but she couldn’t do it at all.
The Fox Demon Lord gave a light snort and clicked her tongue, saying irritably:
“Troublesome. Hold them yourself. Don’t let them move!”
Jiu Baiyun immediately complied.
Groping, she reached behind her back and awkwardly grabbed the roots of her two fluffy tails.
The touch was warm and soft, and a tingling, numbing electric sensation kept coming from the base of the tails she was holding.
They were very sensitive, but touching them herself was much less stimulating than someone else touching them.
Especially after all the stimulation her tails had endured on the stretcher earlier, Jiu Baiyun could barely handle it now.
Jiu Baiyun took a deep breath, pulled her two tails between her thighs and crotch, pressed them down forcefully, and then hugged the middle section of her tails tightly with both hands, securing them in front of her lower abdomen.
This posture felt extremely awkward for Jiu Baiyun, who had only recently grown tails, forcing her to curl up even tighter.
Worse still, the fine, soft fur of her tails pressed against the skin of her thighs, separated only by the thin layer of clothing.
Every slight movement made the fur rub gently against her thighs.
This made Jiu Baiyun dare not move at all.
A strange sensation mixed with an itch and a weak, electric tingle came from both her tails and thighs at the same time.
Uncontrollably, a trembling whimper escaped Jiu Baiyun’s throat, and her cheeks burned hot in the darkness.
She hurriedly took a deep breath, then asked the Fox Demon Lord:
“Fox, is there any way you can turn me back?”
Hearing this, the Fox Demon Lord couldn’t help but joke:
“What? Want to turn back, and then go meet Su Zhiyun in this outfit?”
“Fox!”
Hearing the Fox Demon Lord’s words, Jiu Baiyun immediately shouted in shame and anger.
“This is no time for jokes! Just tell me if there’s a way or not!”
The Fox Demon Lord clicked her tongue twice, then said irritably:
“Why would you think I have a way? It’s not like I did this… Besides, your physique has already been changed. What can I do about it?”
Even as she said that, the Fox Demon Lord seriously thought about whether there was any way to change back.
After all, she had predicted this long ago.
Spiritual energy and demon power would eventually merge.
According to Jiu Baiyun’s ongoing fox demon transformation, she would eventually fully transform into a fox demon.
And under the Fox Demon Lord’s secret manipulation, the final fox demon transformation would take a female form.
After all, she didn’t want to end up using a male body if Jiu Baiyun ever disappeared.
The reason for thinking of a way to change back wasn’t that the Fox Demon Lord wanted to help Jiu Baiyun revert, but rather to find the method and then destroy it, eliminating that possibility altogether.
After all, most of her senses were shared with Jiu Baiyun.
From the initial struggle for control up to her willingness to let Jiu Baiyun take charge, it was all because the dissonance in the body made her uncomfortable.
The area she usually blocked off was mainly that place.
Even though she blocked it, it was still somewhat unpleasant.
Now that Jiu Baiyun had directly turned into a girl, not only did it advance her plan, but it also made her extremely satisfied with this body.
After changing, she still wanted to change back?
Does she think she can have all the good things?
In any case, the Fox Demon Lord had no intention of letting Jiu Baiyun change back.
Besides… this was very interesting, wasn’t it?
Thinking this, the Fox Demon Lord added:
“A person’s spiritual root, realm, and spiritual power can all be changed, but the physique… that thing is tied to the soul body. So far, I’ve only seen this one case of physique change with you.”
“I reckon… if you want to change back, it’s not that there’s no hope—it’s that there’s no hope at all.”
However, as she said this, the Fox Demon Lord’s expression also turned grave.
Just as she had said, physique was bound to the soul body, and there had never been any recorded case of physique changing.
The scroll Jiu Baiyun had taken out, the sect she had established, and the reward feedback from this Scripture Pavilion—all of it made the Fox Demon Lord somewhat alarmed.
Jiu Baiyun had never displayed similar methods before, and combined with her current panicked state, it could almost be ruled out that Jiu Baiyun had done this.
And if not Jiu Baiyun, then the only possibility was…
Su Zhiyun.
She was definitely not as simple as she appeared on the surface.
And… fellow countrywoman?
It seemed that Su Zhiyun had known Jiu Baiyun long before.
While the Fox Demon Lord was still having a brainstorm, even raising her level of vigilance toward Su Zhiyun several notches, Jiu Baiyun, upon hearing the Fox Demon Lord’s words, saw the hope in her eyes instantly shattered.
‘Then what the hell am I supposed to do?!’
‘I don’t want to be a girl for the rest of my life!’
Feeling a little frantic inside, Jiu Baiyun subconsciously tightened her arms around her tails.
When the numbing sensation came from her tails, feeling the softness in her embrace, Jiu Baiyun also unconsciously rubbed her cheek against the two fluffy, soft white fox tails.
As if doing so could calm her heart a little.
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