Chapter 89: The Affectionate Fox-Taming Technique

【Feed your pet food once; Reward: Fox Affinity +1】

【Sweet words flow thick and heavy...; Reward: Ventriloquism】

Sorting through the tasks in his mind, Lin Bai looked at the little white fox in his arms, smiling more like a fox than a fox itself, and decided to grind out the tasks for both the Pet System and the Great Language System at once.

The little white fox was terrified by Lin Bai's smile, holding its breath nervously and not daring to take a single deep breath; it bore the mission of returning to its clan to report the news, so no matter what Lin Bai did, it had to endure it.

"Little guy, your heart is beating very fast!" Lin Bai reached out and stroked the little fox's head twice, fished a Zhangdu Pill out of his pocket, tossed one into his own mouth first, then placed another in his palm and brought it to the little white fox's mouth, "Come, eat a meatball first to calm your nerves."

Squeak!

The moment it saw the Zhangdu Pill, the fur on the little white fox's back stood on end, and it let out a sharp, miserable cry, struggling violently.

"Damn it!" Lin Bai casually released a small Palm Thunder, striking the tree beside him, "Don't forget our agreement; if you don't listen, you'll be a dead fox!"

The little white fox shuddered and, as if resigning itself to fate, opened its mouth a crack.

"In you go!" Lin Bai took the opportunity to shove the pill inside, completing the feeding task.

The little fox coughed forcefully, subconsciously reaching its front paw up to claw at its throat, but just as it raised its paw, it cautiously put it back down, glanced timidly at Lin Bai, and thought to itself, *That was close, I almost gave myself away... *

The pill entered its belly.

The little fox braced itself painfully for the bloating.

But after a moment, aside from the lingering taste of meat, there was not a single abnormality in its body; it couldn't help but look at Lin Bai in confusion, as if it didn't understand what had happened.

【Pet your pet to make it feel pleasure; Reward: Fox Affinity +1】

The Pet System's tasks are really simple!

Lin Bai smiled, reached out to pull the little fox over, stroked the soft fur on its back, and cleared his throat: "Little fox, believe it or not, meeting you is fate's arrangement. The first moment I saw you, I fell in love with you. I don't want to keep a pet; I only want to keep you, to keep you for a lifetime."

The little white fox's back suddenly stiffened. What is going on?

Fell in love with me?

But I'm a fox demon! Humans and demons are on different paths; are you serious?

No!

It's fake!

If he really loved me, he wouldn't have fed me a Zhangdu Pill at the start and scared me with Palm Thunder, right?

He's lying to the fox!

He must be lying to me, tricking me into revealing my intelligence; I won't fall for it.

"I like you, I like the warmth of your body, I like your soft fur, I like holding you in my palm forever. From now on, let's never be apart, okay?"

Once the sweet talk started, it couldn't stop. Lin Bai kept up a steady stream of romantic words while performing the various tasks issued by the Pet System, such as scratching its chin and rubbing its belly, to build intimacy with the pet.

In the Great Mountain, one man and one fox.

Not afraid of awkwardness, nor afraid of losing face, his mood was quite relaxed now.

As for how the fox felt?

Does it matter?

When you pour your heart out to your dog, do you consider its thoughts?

It should just enjoy it!

Little did he know.

The little white fox was on the verge of a breakdown, even feeling a sense of horror.

The things Lin Bai said, the movements of his hands, and his expression were not coordinated at all...

It felt like he was a madman!

Yet Lin Bai acted as if he really took it for an ordinary fox, even pawing at it all over.

Heaven knows.

Its intelligence had long since been awakened, alright?

It was going to go crazy.

Now, the little white fox was completely unsure which one was the real Lin Bai.

Did Lin Bai really treat it as a pet, or a lover?

It wasn't even sure what its own fate would be.

It even had a terrifying thought: would the man holding it, after finishing his madness, blast it into smithereens with a Palm Thunder...

After all.

It had once heard this man say the words, "You know too much"...

Why did it have to fall into the hands of this madman?

Mother, save me!

Xiao Qi knows it was wrong; it will never run around again, and it will never dare to eat random things again!

"I close my eyes and cannot see myself, but I can see you, because you are in my heart." Lin Bai flipped the little fox over, pointed at its underside, used a stone to draw a simple picture of a fox peeing on the ground, placed it on the ground, and reminded it, "Even the way you pee is so perfect. Just thinking about spending the rest of my life with you makes me look forward to the days ahead..."

"..." The little white fox certainly understood what Lin Bai meant, but isn't your request a bit too excessive?

Lin Bai pointed at the small tree that had just been struck by the Palm Thunder and poured another Zhangdu Pill out of the bottle.

I am an ordinary, unawakened fox!

It is normal for a fox to pee in the wild!

The little white fox hypnotized itself, aggrievedly spread its hind legs, and tremblingly peed a small puddle on the ground.

Then.

A Zhangdu Pill was delivered to its front in a timely manner.

The little white fox aggrievedly opened its mouth, obediently swallowed the pill, and swore fiercely in its heart that before it escaped, it must never reveal its intelligence in front of this great villain, and everything the great villain made it do must rot in its belly; this was the only way to preserve its dignity...

【Train your pet to urinate (Completed); Reward: Fox Affinity 1 (Distributed)】

Lin Bai nodded with satisfaction and continued, "Meeting you is the most beautiful encounter of my life. Before I met you, my heart was a wasteland; after meeting you, the whole world is beautiful."

My god!

Hurry and send down a bolt of lightning to strike this big villain dead!

What on earth is he spouting?

The little white fox's Spirit was stretched to the breaking point. We just met, and you bloated my belly with your Poison Pill, I even let out a stinky fart in your face, and then you used Palm Thunder to blast my fur apart—and this is called the most beautiful encounter...

"If the world is not to your liking, then I shall be to your liking. Tell me your joys and sorrows, and I will always stand behind you, holding up a sky for you, so you never have to worry about the chaos of the mundane world again."

"..." The little white fox looked at Lin Bai blankly, thinking to itself, these words shouldn't be meant for me, right? He must like some human woman and want to confess to her, so he's using me for practice!

Yes!

It must be!

The little white fox seemed to understand Lin Bai's intention, and its tense heart instantly relaxed. Since that was the case, it had nothing to worry about!

However.

Come to think of it, these words are really pleasant to hear!

If only he were really saying them to me.

And.

The Zhangdu Pill really smells so good!

Perhaps taking such a powerful person as a companion wouldn't be bad...

"I want to give you the best in the world, only to find that you are the best thing in this world. I want to be like this with you forever, growing old in peace..."

If it were only sweet talk, perhaps the little white fox wouldn't feel anything?

But the Pet System tasks were proceeding simultaneously—forcing it to drink water, feeding it pills, stroking it with warm hands, and even forcing it to shamefully urinate and defecate...

Yet the fox's favorability was truly increasing bit by bit.

Unknowingly.

The little white fox's thoughts drifted, and its guard against Lin Bai grew lower and lower. Unknowingly, it was actually intoxicated by the sweet nothings and forgot Lin Bai's wicked behavior.

How pleasant to hear!

The big villain's way of speaking sweet words is much gentler than when he's deceiving people!

I envy the woman who gets to hear these sweet words from him!

"Xiaobai, I don't want to wreak havoc on the world, I only want to wreak havoc on you." Lin Bai looked at the little fox and began to scrape together phrases; when you say too much sweet talk, you run out of words too!

"..." The little white fox's beautiful thoughts were interrupted.

What does that mean?

Wreak havoc on me?

"Cute Xiaobai, I want to wander the whole world, but I only want to settle down on you..." Lin Bai stroked the little fox's soft fur and said softly, "To the world, you are just a tiny fox, but to me, you are the whole world. Sweet words always have a time when they run out, but sweet you—I want to take a bite every single moment! I want to kiss every..."

Just at this moment.

"Disgusting!" A crisp voice rang out. "Audacious fox demon, in broad daylight, you dare to use Charm on people here? I shall take your life."

Lin Bai looked toward the sound. A woman in green was standing lightly on a treetop, her Sword pointing from afar at the little white fox in his arms. Her face was flushed, and her killing intent was fierce.

Damn it!

Lin Bai's expression changed, and he cursed inwardly. What the hell? I'm hiding in the mountains and forests to grind tasks, and I still run into someone upholding justice?

Heroine, open your eyes and look, do I look like someone who has been bewitched by a fox?

But then he thought, what she thinks is also correct.

A grown man in the woods saying sweet, lingering words to a fox—no matter how you look at it, it seems like he's been bewitched by a fox!

Otherwise, how else could it be explained?

What the hell?

If I had known this, I would have been better off finding the City Lord and players to grind sweet talk for a day!

At least it wouldn't look like I'm a pervert!

Lin Bai opened his mouth, wanting to find an excuse for himself, but seeing the sky was already near dusk and the sweet talk task was already half-finished, he would lose all his previous efforts if he stopped now.

He glared resentfully at the Qingyi Nuxia, tapped his toes on the ground, activated Wood Cloud Jump, and with a 'whoosh', he darted onto a treetop and fled into the distance.

If he couldn't afford to offend her, couldn't he at least hide?

The Luck I just ground—did it actually have any effect or not?

(End of chapter)