Fortunately, in the end, Serveyia still refused my suggestion with the reason, “Raising one fox is already troublesome enough, I don’t really want to raise a second one.”
From a certain point of view, Serveyia refusing my request was actually a good thing.
After all, my tail is very sensitive.
If a fox really burrowed into it, I’m afraid it would be an indescribably strange feeling.
Besides, these foxes basically already live in the Garden.
If I wanted to see them, it wouldn’t be difficult.
There really was no need to keep them at home.
Thinking this, Lin Sheng went to the Garden when he returned to Qingli Hall and looked around.
Sure enough, he found several adorable foxes.
What surprised Lin Sheng even more was that these foxes didn’t seem to be afraid of him at all.
As soon as they saw him, they immediately came over and rubbed against his calf to show affection.
Moreover, these foxes seemed to be much larger than ordinary ones—at least larger than any fox Lin Sheng had ever seen.
It was clear that these foxes must have been well cared for before being brought here.
While playing with the foxes, Lin Sheng was also surprised to find that he could vaguely sense their emotions.
Although he didn’t know if this counted as a special ability, honestly, being able to sense the emotions of animals was pretty cool, wasn’t it?
“Serveyia! Look, look, I can actually sense the emotions of the foxes!”
Serveyia, who originally thought Lin Sheng would play with the foxes for a long time, was about to deal with some kingdom documents when she saw the excited Lin Sheng run in, hugging a dazed little fox.
“Little fox, don’t you think it’s normal for a little fox to be able to sense the emotions of other foxes?”
“Eh? So I’m a fox?”
Although he had always been called a Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, Lin Sheng still subconsciously considered himself an ordinary human—at most, a human with a tail.
“Of course, I was joking. Although there are Beastmen of the fox tribe in this world, the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox doesn’t seem to be included in that group. To be honest, people can’t really say what kind of species a Nine-tailed Celestial Fox is, so they simply categorize it as a Divine Beast.”
“So, does that mean I really have a special ability to sense the emotions of animals?”
“Not exactly. Sensing animal emotions, or even communicating with animals, is actually a fairly common Magic Skill. Considering that this ability isn’t very useful for most warriors, it’s probably not that practical.”
“But Little Fox, even though you haven’t learned it systematically, you can already use this ability. Maybe you really are very talented.”
The first half of Serveyia’s sentence made Lin Sheng a bit disappointed, but the latter half made him feel a little proud.
See, I’m still talented.
“So, is talking to animals also a type of Magic?”
Although this ability sounded like something a Disney princess would have, from another perspective, wasn’t it also the power of a great druid?
“Yes, and since Little Fox, you’re so talented, maybe you’ll learn it quickly.”
“Really? Yay!”
Lin Sheng cheered softly, then left while hugging the poor fox.
Serveyia watched Lin Sheng’s departing back, shook her head, smiled helplessly, and then continued to process the documents.
“Since Little Fox likes foxes so much, should I let her meet a real Foxgirl?”
Turning the focus back to Lin Sheng, who had returned to the Garden, he was once again surrounded by a group of foxes.
To be honest, being surrounded by so many adorable creatures felt pretty nice.
Also, Lin Sheng knew clearly that this was all thanks to being a Nine-tailed Celestial Fox.
If he were still the man he used to be, these little foxes probably wouldn’t be so close to him.
Still, no matter how cute they were, foxes were still just foxes.
After playing with them for a while, Lin Sheng got a little bored, released the little foxes, and returned to Qingli Hall.
Qingli Hall was actually very spacious.
Besides himself and Serveyia, there were only a few maids.
Lin Sheng didn’t really like such an empty room, but he also understood.
Although he was the nominal master of Qingli Hall, Serveyia was the actual controller.
If he wanted others to live here, he would still need Serveyia’s approval.
Although, as of now, Lin Sheng didn’t really have any friends worth inviting in the first place.
Another strong proof that Serveyia was the true power in Qingli Hall was that she even had her own exclusive study inside.
A maid who actually had her own independent office—wasn’t that a bit absurd?
Although this study wasn’t off-limits to Lin Sheng, he knew Serveyia handled official business there.
So, normally, Lin Sheng wouldn’t bother her.
But today was different.
Today, Lin Sheng was a bit bored, and Serveyia seemed to be in a good mood, so he decided to go take a look and see how Serveyia handled documents.