Chapter 96: Xueshang Seeks Instruction from the Fox Maiden; Embarrassed and Annoyed at the Flower Banquet, She Evades the Snare of Love

“I was taught by my master. She said that after a woman kisses someone, she will give birth to a child.”

“Could it be… that’s not how it works?”

“Your master?”

Hua Yan was momentarily stunned at these words, then nearly laughed in disbelief.

‘Your master Jiang Changge is a notorious womanizer herself! When she was young, she had countless lovers, and after taking on a disciple, she decided to discipline her like this?’

Wait—if Xuechang thought all this time that childbirth came from kissing, then that meant…

Hua Yan suddenly recalled something, her expression freezing.

‘Does that mean—back in the Hehuan Sect ten years ago, I never actually did THAT with Xuechang?!’

To be safe, she hesitantly asked via telepathy:

【Xuechang, let me ask you this. Back then in the Hehuan Sect, did I do anything with you that would make you suspect I gave birth to Rongrong?】

【Mm, we did do it.】

Yun Xuechang’s cheeks flushed slightly, a hint of embarrassment in her voice:

【Back then, after Yan’er transformed into a woman, you had exhausted your Spiritual Power and nearly fell. I caught you, and then…】

【And then?】Hua Yan pressed urgently.

【Then, Yan’er leaned in and kissed me on the lips.】

Yun Xuechang blinked shyly as she said this.

【…That’s it?】

【Mm-hmm.】

Yun Xuechang nodded.

Hua Yan was dumbfounded.

‘That’s it? So you really thought children came from kissing?! And you’ve lived for over a hundred years!’

‘Wait—so back then, Xuechang and I never actually did THAT…’

‘Does that mean she originally didn’t like me in this female form at all?’

‘So all my efforts these past days to seduce her as a woman were completely unnecessary?!’

Hua Yan glanced at the copper mirror on the jewelry stand.

The reflection showed a charming red-haired young woman, her petite ears adorned with pearl earrings, her lovely cheeks slightly flushed—altogether endearing.

‘Damn it! Then what was the point of using this female form to tempt her all this time?!’

A surge of shame and anger rushed to her head.

Hua Yan stomped her foot, tossed a pouch of Spirit Stones onto the counter, and turned to leave.

“So, Yan’er, children really don’t come from kissing?”

“Huh? Yan’er, wait for me!”

Yun Xuechang quickly gathered their belongings and hurried after Hua Yan.

“So, how exactly are children made? Yan’er, teach me, okay?”

“Don’t ask me that question in the street!”

Feeling the awkward, probing gazes from those around her, Hua Yan stomped her foot in humiliation and hissed at her:

“I’m going back! I don’t want to see you for the rest of the day!”

/

“So, this is the reason Fairy Yun has come to see me?”

After listening to Yun Xuechang’s story, Su Feiyao fanned herself with her folding fan, barely suppressing her laughter as she looked at the other’s stoic face.

‘Hahahaha! I knew it! Hua Yan and Yun Xuechang—this pair would bring me so many unexpected laughs!’

‘And here it is! Hahahahaha!’

“Yes. I’ve heard the Hehuan Sect is most skilled in resolving emotional entanglements between lovers and Dao Companions, so I’ve come to seek Daoist Su’s advice.”

Yun Xuechang straightened herself and spoke seriously:

“Now, no matter what I do, Yan’er refuses to acknowledge me. Daoist Su, how should I apologize to earn her forgiveness?”

“Oh my, Fairy Yun, you’ve truly come to the right person~~”

Su Feiyao closed her fan with a light laugh, her fox-like eyes curving mischievously:

“As the Saintess of the Hehuan Sect, I am naturally most adept in such matters. For anyone else, I might not receive them, but for Fairy Yun, it’s a different story.”

She stepped down from her cushion with a graceful sway and poured tea for Yun Xuechang.

“Since Fairy Yun has come, I will naturally receive you well. But I do have one question to ask you.”

“Might I ask—since, as you said, you and the Flower Young Master only kissed, where did your daughter come from?”

Yun Xuechang accepted the tea offered with both hands but didn’t drink it.

As if she hadn’t expected such a question, she paused briefly before shaking her head:

“Apologies, Daoist Su, but I cannot discuss Rongrong’s origins. You only need to know that she is indeed my and Yan’er’s daughter.”

“And that holds true for the Flower Young Master as well?”

“Yes, for Yan’er too.”

Yun Xuechang nodded, meeting those probing fox eyes directly.

“Very well. Since Fairy Yun is unwilling to say more, I won’t press further.”

Su Feiyao returned to her cushion, her fluffy tail giving a light swish.

‘No matter. I’ll find a way to learn about their daughter eventually. Even if she doesn’t tell me now, it’s just a test.’

‘If she had told me outright, it would’ve been less interesting.’

“May I assume, then, that you’ve come for answers to two questions?”

She raised two fingers:

“First, if children don’t come from kissing, then how are they actually made?”

“Second, how do you soothe your angry lover?”

“Precisely.”

Yun Xuechang nodded, her calm red eyes showing a hint of curiosity.

“Then it’s simple. Let’s start with the first question.”

Su Feiyao snapped her folding fan open again and gently fanned herself:

“Fairy Yun, have you read those storybooks I gave you?”

“I’ve read a little over one, but not all.”

“Then did you notice what the women in those books do with each other?”

Seeing that cold, elegant face flush faintly, Su Feiyao smiled in satisfaction.

“That is the method for women to bear children.”

“That is…”

Yun Xuechang was stunned at the words.

“But those female protagonists in the books did it so many times—why did they never bear a child?”

“Oh dear~~ Precisely speaking, it involves a certain technique.”

Su Feiyao’s smile turned mysterious:

“Only by assuming the ‘Fish Nibbling Duckweed’ posture, combined with the ‘Childbirth Secret Method’ to circulate one’s cultivation, can a woman become pregnant between women. Acts like ‘Exploring Flowers’ or ‘Tasting Jade’ won’t lead to pregnancy, you know~~”

“‘Fish Nibbling Duckweed Posture’? ‘Exploring Flowers’? ‘Tasting Jade’?”

Yun Xuechang frowned slightly, looking utterly bewildered.

“Oh my, those are…”

Su Feiyao put on the look of a shy maiden, giving her a playful glare as if she were the one being teased—despite being the one who’d just said those words. Then she transmitted her explanation in detail:

【As for these methods, they involve…】

…

In the process, she took out an Orange Spirit Fruit from her Storage Pouch, split it in half, removed the pit, and demonstrated it herself.

…

“So, Fairy Yun, do you understand now?”

“I see. I understand now. Thank you, Daoist Su, for telling me.”

Yun Xuechang’s face still slightly red, she quickly snapped back from the new knowledge and offered a sincere thanks.

“Oh, no need to thank me. Since you came to me for guidance, it’s my duty to share.”

Su Feiyao waved her hand with a charming laugh, signaling it was nothing.

“As for your second question, Fairy Yun, that’s not difficult either.”

“From what I can see, the Flower Young Master is mostly upset because she misjudged you—she mistakenly believes you only like her in that female form, which is why she’s too embarrassed and angry to speak with you.”

“Then what should I do?”

Yun Xuechang pressed on eagerly.

“It’s simple.”

Su Feiyao’s fox eyes curved into crescents, her smile exceptionally bright as she continued:

“You just need to make the Flower Young Master truly feel that you love her—not just her outer appearance.”

“I’ll teach you exactly how to do that~~”