Chapter 494: Does Qiao Qiao Still Want to Cure Her Residual Effects or Not?
After Bai Feng finished explaining the chaos caused by Lin Yan and Luo Chen to Sect Master (not specified), he decided he had better things to do and promptly ran off to handle his own business.
“Bai Feng, wanna play some games?”
Little Jiu jumped onto Bai Feng’s lap and asked.
“Got some stuff to deal with today. Be back later, okay?”
Bai Feng shook his head, recalling that recently he’d taught some illusion techniques to Qiao Qiao. She should be close to mastering it now. Plus, today he planned to ask You Su Rong Rong about the feedback on the weapons—perfect chance to check on Qiao Qiao’s progress.
“Oh……”
Little Jiu looked a bit disappointed as she jumped down from his lap, then suddenly remembered something and looked up at Bai Feng.
“Isn’t that the fox spirit bunch you’re heading to see?”
“…”
You’re a fox spirit too? And how come you’re so opposed to your own kin? Wasn’t it fine before?
From what he remembered, Little Jiu had started protesting about Qiao Qiao and her friends after Qiao Qiao turned into a fox and he had to pet her. Could it be that Little Jiu was worried her ‘ecological status’ was being stolen?
Seeing Bai Feng’s reaction, Little Jiu immediately understood. She pounced on him dramatically.
“I wanna go too!”
“…Alright, but be good.”
“Hmm-hmm!”
So Bai Feng took Little Jiu along to consult You Su Rong Rong on weapon feedback.
Soon, inside Bai Feng’s ‘office,’ You Su Rong Rong—dressed in a business blazer and short skirt—stood before him reporting on the Southern Region.
“It seems the newly produced weapons aren’t exactly popular with the monster tribes in the South. They find them too complicated and easily damaged because they’re too delicate, so they’re hoping for more sturdy, reliable weapons like the old ones.”
Bai Feng stroked his chin thoughtfully.
“But that would put more burden on the user,” he said.
“We explained that to the monster tribes, but they believe, being monsters, they have tougher skin than humans and aren’t worried about the strain from using these weapons.”
Hmm…
Bai Feng pondered for a few seconds, realizing he’d overlooked this. The monster tribes’ bodies are significantly tougher than humans, and they can even recover using beast forms.
He remembered the flashy but impractical armor he designed for Little Jiu. He still hadn’t found a perfect solution, but he could abandon transforming and directly ‘modify’ the monster beast forms instead.
Still, he needed to gauge their acceptance first. Best to have You Su Rong Rong ask around.
“That does make sense. I’ll set up a production line exclusively for monsters, sticking to the old weapon style. Also, ask the monster tribes if they’re willing to add special weapons to their beast forms.”
“Special weapons?”
You Su Rong Rong looked a bit puzzled.
“They’re mainly designed based on human habits, which aren’t always compatible with monster beast forms. You can think of it as custom-made—for example, on the tail… No, that’s too painful a metaphor. Better say, like installing a ranged weapon on a snake’s tail. Imagine that—weaponized tail blaster!”
You Su Rong Rong thought for a few seconds, still visualizing a tail armed with various elemental spirit projectiles, zipping around to sh**t enemies. Pretty cool, right?
She nodded.
“I think the monster tribes in the South might really like that.”
Since their cultivation talent relies heavily on bloodlines, although there are ways to purify bloodlines, conditions are harsh and limits are real. Otherwise, the nine-tailed fox wouldn’t be in such a state today.
Many smaller monster clans have low upper limits, and those monsters would probably be happy to spend some money to boost their strength.
“Good. Select a few with decent array talent from your tribe and send them over for training. That task is yours now. Since relations between humans and monsters are a bit tense, I think it’s better for your monster tribe to handle it.”
You Su Rong Rong’s face brightened.
“Thank you, Young Master Bai, for nurturing us!”
She then subtly cast a glance at Little Jiu, who was lying on Bai Feng’s lap. Was it her imagination, or was their relationship a bit closer now?
Little Jiu also glanced at You Su Rong Rong, then quickly looked away. Although You Su Rong Rong was also a nine-tailed fox, she could tell this fox wasn’t much of a threat. No need to worry too much. The real concern was the seemingly obedient Qiao Qiao sitting quietly beside them.
This girl actually dared to use beast forms to ‘tempt’ Bai Feng—impossible to forgive!
“Let’s wrap it up here. Thanks for your hard work.”
Bai Feng stretched lazily, then turned to the overly obedient Qiao Qiao.
“So, Qiao Qiao, how’s your illusion art coming along?”
“I’ve got it all down,” Qiao Qiao said with a smile. “Young Master Bai, want to try?”
Little Jiu instantly pricked up her ears—this fox spirit always was a fox spirit. Must keep a close eye. No problem if she doesn’t turn beast; if she does, then don’t blame me for being less polite!
“Forget it, I’m worried your residual effects might worsen,” Bai Feng said, giving Little Jiu a glance, then patting her head.
This fox has quite the jealousy streak, though it’s a little weird how much she’s eating it up.
“Let’s head to the training ground. Rong Rong, want to come?”
You Su Rong Rong first glanced at Qiao Qiao, then at Little Jiu. She felt the atmosphere was a bit dangerous, so she nodded.
“If Young Master Bai doesn’t mind, I’d like to learn alongside you. Oh, and by the way, please call me by my full name.”
“Sure, Rong Rong.”
“…”
The scene shifted to the empty training grounds of the Array Peak, where Bai Feng pulled a humanoid puppet out of his storage bag.
“Why the weird tone?” Little Jiu lifted her head, giving him a look that seemed to say, ‘Are you an idiot?’
Bai Feng sighed inwardly. Playing with memes alone hurts—no one gets the joke! Still, he valiantly explained, “It’s a ritual of life—like shouting out special moves in games.”
“Hmm…”
Little Jiu fell silent, whispering, “Was I that dumb when I shouted game moves?”
Bai Feng chose to ignore Little Jiu and turned to You Su Rong Rong with a serious face, while chuckling to himself and nodding toward the puppet.
“Qiao Qiao, unleash your charm on it.”
“Understood, Young Master Bai.”
Qiao Qiao nodded and approached the puppet, casting her enchantment.
Meanwhile, Bai Feng sidled up to You Su Rong Rong and in a low voice asked,
“Is she always this obedient lately?”
“Qiao Qiao… she’s definitely much more well-behaved than before. She also keeps staring at the ‘Image Retainer,’ lost in thought. The last time I saw it, inside was…”
You Su Rong Rong paused, sneaking a glance at Bai Feng.
“What is it?”
He asked.
“It’s… Young Master Bai’s picture.”
She finished softly, eyes flickering with mischief.
…
Does this fox spirit still want to cure her residual effects or not?
