Chapter 540: Chapter 540 : (Extra) Jiang Muchen’s Love Story (24)
Ling’an Palace was governed by the fox clan, where the female sex largely dominated their male counterpart.
The foxes were particularly proud of their origin, thus they spent most of their time running around in their fox form.
As the familiar peaks of the high mountains marking the territory of the foxes came into view, Shi Qingyue, who was riding behind Jiang Muchen on Hongzhen, was overcome with emotion and burst into tears.
"I am home!" She cried out before jumping off Hongzhen’s back ecstatically.
Jiang Muchen, who did not anticipate the fall, tossed out a terrified cry.
"Shi Qingyue...!!!"
Shi Qingyue’s figure quickly disappeared, swallowed up by the thick layer of mist that hung over the ground.
Against his expectations, Shi Qingyue did not end as a pulp of flesh and blood on the ground.
By the time the mist cleared and Jiang Muchen was able to see the ground clearly, he spotted a single white fox with nine tails dashing into a distance.
"..."
Jiang Muchen tugged at Hongzhen’s reins.
"Follow her."
Before the white fox even appeared, her scent, already permeating the air, caused the other foxes in the area to crane their necks in her direction.
Several foxes began strolling over the grassy field in hesitation. But when they caught sight of Shi Qingyue, they immediately broke into a run.
Jiang Muchen could hardly stifle a smile as he watched Shi Qingyue’s heartfelt reunion with her family and friends.
Reunited with their long-lost sister, the ten to twenty foxes huddled together in a joyful tangle, yelping with delight.
When Hongzhen landed on the grassy ground, they all turned their heads toward him, and...
"Aahhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Jiang Muchen covered his eyes with both hands in panic.
The foxes before him transformed into a group of lovely ladies in a blink of an eye.
Completely naked, relying only on their long hair to cover their private parts.
"Ladies, please!" He howled. "Can you not transform when you have clothes to cover you???"
The ladies exchanged looks with each other before breaking into soft, melodious giggles.
"Aiyah, handsome man, we are just women. We don’t bite. You can take a look. We are proud of our bodies," one of them teased.
"Big Sister, maybe he hasn’t seen a lot of beautiful ladies in his life. It must be overwhelming to meet so many at once," another chirped in delight.
"Is that so, handsome man?"
A soft hand with long, slender fingers reached out and tickled Jiang Muchen’s chin.
"Look at us. Aren’t we beautiful...?"
Jiang Muchen, red as a ripe tomato, shook his head wildly.
"No!" He cried out. "Don’t touch me! I strictly forbid it!"
Before her sisters descend into another wave of laughter, Shi Qingyue decided to come to Jiang Muchen’s rescue.
"Sisters, cousins, don’t tease my friend. He is Jiang Muchen, the current Shuiran Palace Master."
Foxes did not like to mingle outside their clan, so naturally they failed to recognize Jiang Muchen on first sight.
They only acknowledged him after Shi Qingyue spoke up, and after they saw the Shuiran Palace Master’s badge hanging from Jiang Muchen’s belt.
"Oh, my," one of them spoke up.
"Now this is rather embarrassing. Ladies, behave yourselves. You are in the presence of His Highness."
"But Big Sister..."
One of them twirled with a strand of her long hair while blinking coquettishly at the fox who spoke before her.
"It is very impolite to transform back into foxes and let His Highness walk alone to the palace. Besides, what if he caught sight of other foxes? Is he going to flee?"
"..."
While fox logic might not always make sense, even the wisest among the Heavenly Realm residents understood the importance of respecting others’ territory.
And so, Jiang Muchen had to wear a blindfold while the cheerful ladies eagerly pulled at his hands and pushed at his back, leading him in the direction of the Ling’an Palace.
"Sit here, Your Highness," one of them said as she led Jiang Muchen to a high chair. "Palace Master will be with you soon."
Another tugged at his blindfold, allowing the piece of cloth to come undone.
To Jiang Muchen’s greatest relief, all of them were properly clothed once his blindfold was removed.
But then a musician began playing on a zither, and a group of dancers poured into the lavishly decorated hall.
Renowned for their enchanting, sensual beauty, female foxes were captivating even in their natural state.
However, when adorned with their customary attire and embellished with painted eyes and lips, their allure multiplied tenfold.
The lower half of their faces were covered by red muslin veil, but their bewitching eyes and the seductive sway of their hips were more than enough to drive any alpha insane.
To make it worse, some of these female foxes were omegas. The intoxicating blend of their scents threatened to overpower Jiang Muchen’s senses and take control over his body...
Crap.
"Hey, Jiang Muchen, get ahold of yourself," Shi Qingyue chastised him with a frown. "Don’t go on drooling over one of my younger sisters."
Jiang Muchen glared at Shi Qingyue.
"What are you talking about? Any other alpha would likely be captivated by these sisters of yours and act on impulse. Compared to them and their predatory behavior, I am practically a paragon of restraint!"
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Shi Qingyue peered at the bulge between Jiang Muchen’s legs.
"I suppose that’s your Qiankun Bag inside your pants, then. You must have stuffed it full with rocks prior to coming here, hm?"
"..."
Crap, crap.
Jiang Muchen shifted his sitting position.
He couldn’t exactly greet Yang Jiali while sporting an erection.
Arghhhhhhhhh...!!!
It’s all the foxes’ fault!
Jiang Muchen clenched his fists and held his head down, determined not to take another look at the foxes until Yang Jiali arrived.
After one song was over, a servant announced loudly, "His Highness the Ling’an Palace Master has arrived!"
Shi Qingyue and all other foxes fell to their knees the moment Yang Jiali stepped into the room, granting their ruler an unobstructed view at Jiang Muchen.
The alpha fox looked the Shuiran Palace Master up and down before passing him a generous smile.
"How lovely to see you here, Palace Master Jiang. Is that a large spiritual stone in your pants or are you just happy to see me?"
Crap, crap, crap.