The vixen, perhaps for the first time, was receiving a human's kowtow. Cheng Xiaofan noticed a trace of awkwardness on her face.
However, foxes were remarkably adaptable.
In a blink, the beautiful fox had grown accustomed to Konoe Mieko's genuflection.
"Konoe Mieko, is it?"
The vixen roared at Konoe Mieko, "Luckily you didn't harm my benefactor today, otherwise, I would have killed you!"
"Let me tell you honestly, my benefactor, out of kindness, did not wish to harm you. It is precisely because of this that the Immortal Binding Rope you unleashed ensnared my benefactor like a nightmare."
"If my benefactor had intended to kill you, you, a mere female cultivator, would have been annihilated with a mere flick of his finger!"
"Great Fox Immortal, Konoe Mieko was wrong!" Konoe Mieko repeatedly kowtowed.
Seeing this, Cheng Xiaofan was flabbergasted. The once arrogant Konoe Mieko was now as docile as a kitten in front of this beautiful vixen.
Yet, after hearing the vixen's words, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.
He had never imagined that the Immortal Binding Rope thrown at him by Konoe Mieko was actually her own undergarment strap.
Even more so, he hadn't expected that a mere belt used by a female cultivator, when imbued with magic, could possess such power, binding him like a nightmare, rendering him utterly immobile.
The beautiful vixen was right. For Xiangzi's sake, Cheng Xiaofan truly did not want to harm Konoe Mieko, and it was precisely because of this that she had succeeded.
Thinking about it made him tremble. If the beautiful vixen hadn't appeared in time, would he have lost his eligibility as a man?
At this moment, the beautiful vixen commanded Konoe Mieko, "Why aren't you apologizing to my benefactor quickly!"
"Yes!"
Konoe Mieko responded and immediately turned, crawling towards Cheng Xiaofan. With a thud, she bowed her head to the ground. "Great Mr. Cheng, Konoe Mieko was wrong. Please be magnanimous and overlook my transgressions, for a wise man bears with the small-minded!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan felt rather embarrassed. He said, "Elder—ah, no, no, little beauty, pfft, Grandma Xiangzi, if you hadn't been so protective of Xiangzi, none of this would have happened."
"It was all just a misunderstanding. I don't blame you, little beauty. Please, get up quickly!"
One moment he called her grandma, the next little beauty. Konoe Mieko couldn't even imagine what kind of person this young man named Cheng truly was in her mind.
However, despite her hundred and twenty-four points of dissatisfaction with Cheng Xiaofan, she dared not show it on her face in front of the vixen.
"Thank you, Mr. Cheng, for your great generosity!"
Konoe Mieko kowtowed to Cheng Xiaofan once more and got up from the ground.
Then, the beautiful vixen glared fiercely at Konoe Mieko and said angrily, "I cannot tolerate your misbehavior in this world. You must come with me immediately!"
"Great Fox Immortal, I will obey all your commands!" Konoe Mieko replied in a low voice, her head bowed.
Cheng Xiaofan became a little anxious. If Xiangzi arrived soon and asked for her grandmother, how would he explain it?
"Beauty—"
Cheng Xiaofan hurriedly said to the vixen, "Can you please let Konoe Mieko go?"
Upon hearing this, the beautiful vixen shook her head and said, "Benefactor, I know you're worried about her granddaughter looking for her, right?"
"But I truly cannot let Konoe Mieko go. She harbors resentment and has murderous intentions. Once she returns to her country, she will surely engage in a killing spree."
"Female cultivators are created by ancient fox immortals, and they most abhor murderous intent. To temper her murderous intent, I must take her to the deep mountains."
Cheng Xiaofan had nothing more to say after hearing her words.
He reached into his spatial dimension and took out two large bags of Golden Tea and a large bottle of energy pills, handing them to the beautiful vixen. He smiled and said, "Beauty, it's rare to see you descend from the mountain. These items will greatly benefit your cultivation. Please accept them!"
"Thank you, benefactor!" The beautiful vixen was overjoyed to see the items and bowed deeply to Cheng Xiaofan.
Konoe Mieko's eyes were filled with envy, but in this situation, she didn't even have the right to speak, let alone ask Cheng Xiaofan for anything.
Cheng Xiaofan, of course, saw her small wish.
Considering Konoe Mieko's relationship with Xiangzi, he immediately took out another bag of Golden Tea and some energy pills from his spatial dimension and gave them to her.
"For Xiangzi's sake, this is for you!"
"Thank you, benefactor!" She imitated the beautiful vixen's manner and bowed to Cheng Xiaofan, also calling him benefactor.
Calling him benefactor wasn't wrong.
After all, with this Golden Tea and energy pills, her cultivation in the art of feminine charm would advance another level.
"Benefactor, we shall meet again!"
The beautiful vixen called out to Cheng Xiaofan, then grabbed Konoe Mieko, soared into the air, and vanished in a flash.
Whoa!
Am I seeing things?
Cheng Xiaofan rubbed his eyes and thought, this fox has become a spirit and her skills are incredible!
I wonder if her daughter, the little fox, has also become a spirit!
"Woof woof!"
"Chirp—"
"Caw—"
After watching the beautiful vixen leave, Tao Qibao, Po Tianying, and the ten white swans seemed stimulated and began to vocalize.
"What are you barking about?"
Cheng Xiaofan was annoyed by their clamor and yelled, "Do you all want to transform into humans?"
As soon as his words fell, they were met with a chorus of ridicule from these beasts.
"Master, you're overthinking it. We're not like that silly fox, transforming into humans!"
"What's so good about being human? Constantly scheming and playing tricks everywhere. How can that compare to my freedom as an eagle, soaring wherever I please in the sky and on the ground!"
"Exactly, we white swans don't want to be humans either. Humans are too filthy—ah, Master, when we say humans, we don't include you. You don't need to get angry!"
"White swans, you don't need to worry about Master's thoughts. He's not even considered human anymore!"
Hearing the words of these beasts, Cheng Xiaofan was so angry he felt like spitting blood.
Calling him not human, what did that mean?
How was he not human?
"Get lost, get lost far away from me!"
Cheng Xiaofan could no longer tolerate it and roared at them in a fit of rage.
...
Luo Yang returned home and found that Sakai Xiangzi had hung all the washed clothes on the drying rack by the door, but she herself was not at home.
He knew she must have gone with Teresa to Miao Xiuhua's winery.
Luo Yang took out wild boar meat from the refrigerator, along with the immortal fish Cheng Xiaofan had given him, and some vegetables, and began to busy himself in the kitchen.
By the time the meal was ready, it was almost noon.
"Xiangzi, come back quickly, I have good news to tell you!" Luo Yang immediately called Sakai Xiangzi.
Sakai Xiangzi asked curiously, "Brother Luo, what good news is it?"
Luo Yang smiled and said, "Xiangzi, I'll tell you when you get home!"
Sakai Xiangzi smiled, "Okay, I'll be right back!"