Chapter 480: Little Jiu is the middle ground—if she says she wants to touch a tail, she’ll definitely refuse with a stern face, but if he tells her to cultivate, then she’s all for letting him touch her tail.
In the end, Bai Feng made a deal: he would teach Little Jiu how to play games in exchange for the “right” to use her tail. After days of negotiation, he finally got another go at playing with those nine fluffy, big tails.
“Are you that fond of my tail?” Bai Feng asked, eyes nearly burying his face in her fluffy tail as he stroked it affectionately, a satisfied grin on his face.
Little Jiu’s lips puffed out slightly, her expression displeased. “It’s not fair! I can touch my own fluffy tail, but you—why won’t you touch other parts of me instead?”
Bai Feng tilted his head, glancing at Little Jiu’s transformed yet still-Shaped-Post-battle form. “I can’t exactly touch you like this! How about you bring your head here, and I’ll pet that too?”
“…Why ‘just’ that?” Little Jiu muttered, voice barely above a whisper, as she slowly leaned back and pressed her body against him.
He paused, surprised she actually brought her head over. Didn’t expect her to be that cooperative. He gently ruffled her hair with a hand, and Little Jiu leaned into his embrace while her eyes stayed fixed on the screen, joystick in hand.
Judging by her frequent mistakes, it looked like she was a little absent-minded.
Bai Feng glared at the screen, where her Body Cultivator had been miserably beaten by the AI “Black Lotus.” After a few seconds of thought, he poked her ear, softening his tone. “Focus more. Don’t get killed by the AI boss again.”
“I—I was just checking out the moves! I won’t get killed by AI Black Lotus!” Little Jiu snapped, then quickly snatched her focus back into the game. “See, I was distract—er, not serious earlier. When I get serious, I can easily beat that AI Black Lotus.”
Seeing her stubborn bravado, Bai Feng suddenly felt like teasing her. He placed a finger on her ear, smiling. “If you can beat AI Black Lotus, I’ll give you a special reward.”
“Isn’t that easy?” Little Jiu blinked, puzzled. When did Bai Feng start doing ‘unprofitable trades’? Then she felt a tingle of delight on her ear—wait, what? “What are you doing? Let go of my ear!”
“Concentrate. Your health’s already halfway down,” Bai Feng said, softly kneading her ear with a teasing smile.
“You—” Little Jiu wanted to curse at him, but just as she opened her mouth, Black Lotus seized her moment of distraction, unleashing a combo. Her health dropped sharply, forcing her to focus on the fight to avoid being defeated.
But since her ears were in Bai Feng’s hands, she couldn’t fully concentrate, making her frequent mistakes. If she hadn’t been quite skilled at the game after all this practice, she probably would’ve already been defeated by the AI boss.
“Let go! I warn you, let go now!” Little Jiu snapped, turning her head toward Bai Feng during the boss’s knockback.
“Black Lotus is about to fall, hurry up and dodge her next move,” Bai Feng continued, not releasing her, and even kindly giving a reminder.
“d*mn it!” Little Jiu spun around and gritted her teeth, battling on in a difficult fight against the AI.
Honestly, she could just tuck her ears away—it would be the smart move. But she just wouldn’t do it. Not only that, she didn’t seem to be resisting at all; maybe she’d forgotten, or maybe—
A minute later, under the influence of Bai Feng’s debuff, Little Jiu finally managed to narrowly defeat the AI “Black Lotus.” She then whirled around and pounced on him.
“I’ll bite you to d*ath!!” she snarled, showing her sharp canine teeth.
But Bai Feng was prepared—he swiftly grabbed her under the armpits and lifted her up, preventing her teeth from doing any damage.
“Not bad at all. Looks like you’re pretty skilled at this game now,” Bai Feng grinned, looking at her with a mischievous expression. “And as a special reward, here’s some high-level Fox Food I recently made.”
He pulled out a packet of premium Fox Food, but seeing her unimpressed look, he added with a chuckle, “Or you can tell me what you want, and I’ll try to get it for you.”
Hearing the reward, Little Jiu finally relaxed her fierce expression. “Anything I want?”
“You’ll have to see if I can manage it. I won’t agree to anything too over the top,” Bai Feng replied.
After a few moments of pondering, Little Jiu’s mind hatched a plan.
Minutes later.
“So you’re sure about this?” Bai Feng’s voice sounded a little resigned.
“Yep. Don’t move around—if you’re going to be a chair, you better fully accept your role,” Little Jiu said with a joyful tone. “And your hands, don’t just sit idle—massage me!”
“Meaning I’m still a massage chair now?”
“We didn’t have this kind of chair before, but now we do,” Little Jiu said comfortably, sitting on Bai Feng’s lap with her body leaning back, as if resting in a chair. “Come on, don’t zone out—massage me!”
“Got it, got it.”
Bai Feng sighed secretly and gently rubbed her shoulders. He never expected Little Jiu’s reward would be for him to act as a ‘massage chair.’ He suspected it was her way of payback for him using her as a pillow before.
He continued massaging her shoulders, watching her in the middle of battling the AI Black Lotus. Honestly, Little Jiu’s gaming talent was impressive—she learned the tricks in no time. Remember, all the games he made were tailored to her cultivation level; definitely no simple stuff.
“Don’t move around when you’re gaming,” Bai Feng said, head tilting to watch her twist her body in combat, before gently patting her head.
Little Jiu shot him a displeased look. “What! You’re a chair now—don’t do anything out of your role!”
“If you keep moving, I’ll really do something beyond my role,” Bai Feng teased.
“What’s wrong with a little move? I mean…” Little Jiu hesitated, suddenly silent and very obedient.
Bai Feng chuckled, watching her stand still. “Why aren’t you moving anymore?”
“I—I’m tired!” Little Jiu stubbornly retorted, “Just be a good chair—don’t talk!”
She didn’t plan to leave; instead, she curled up in his lap. Her eyes were fixed on the screen, but her inputs were noticeably sloppy, as if she was distracted or thinking about something else.
