The Aloof Immortal Venerable is Pregnant with My Fox Cub - Chapter 100
Chapter 100
Tan Qingxuan placed the sleeping little fox cub on the bed and pulled the almost melted fox pancake next to her, noticing the big fox’s body was surprisingly hot.
Tan Qingxuan cupped Cang Ran’s fluffy head and gently rubbed it: “What’s wrong?”
Cang Ran buried her head in Tan Qingxuan’s shoulder, asking in a small voice, “Was I like the little fox cub before?”
Tan Qingxuan recalled the memory of the big fox pouncing on her and chuckled softly: “You were much more ferocious than the little fox cub.”
Cang Ran slid down from Tan Qingxuan’s shoulder, resting her chin and little paws on Tan Qingxuan’s arm. All nine of her tails drooped motionless.
She couldn’t believe it. She was a good fox; how could she have done such lewd things?
Tan Qingxuan looked at the clear disbelief in her bright eyes, gently squeezed her black little paw pad, and whispered, “Stomping all over the place.”
Cang Ran’s ears felt scorching. Her two front paws slid off the smooth fabric of the robe and awkwardly waved in the air. She shook her head, her voice weak: “I didn’t mean to.”
She caught the scent of milk again and couldn’t help but lightly sniff twice.
Her fox ears were suddenly pinched by Tan Qingxuan, and a cool voice sounded in her ear: “What are you sniffing?”
The big fox, exposing herself, froze on the spot, her round eyes looking a little silly.
Tan Qingxuan gently tapped the fox’s nose with her fair fingertip. The fox’s nose was a bit rough. As she stroked it twice, the fox’s breath played around her fingertip.
Cang Ran felt ticklish from the rubbing. Blushing, she lightly licked Tan Qingxuan’s finger: “So fragrant.”
Tan Qingxuan’s finger was slicked by the lick, and a blush appeared on the side of her neck: “No more indecent thoughts.”
Cang Ran wasn’t trying to steal the cub’s food. Her voice was soft: “I just think it smells very fragrant; I wasn’t thinking of eating.”
Tan Qingxuan remembered how Cang Ran used to pick her up, thinking her blood was fragrant, and always wanted to drink some of her blood. She definitely couldn’t let this fox succeed now.
She gently curved her lips and covered Cang Ran’s nose with her palm: “You can’t smell it now.”
Cang Ran’s breathing was constricted. She could only use her dark little nose to butt against Tan Qingxuan’s hand: “You can’t bully a fox.”
Tan Qingxuan’s palm felt slightly ticklish from the rubbing. She placed the little fox cub into the big fox’s embrace: “Go put the cub in the cradle.”
Cang Ran’s nine fox tails wagged happily. The cradle had been prepared long ago, layered with several soft silk quilts, and the surrounding railing was heightened.
Cang Ran carefully held the little fox cub’s swaddling blanket, placing her in the center of the cradle. The little fox whimpered a few times in her sleep. Cang Ran quickly used her fluffy fox tail to gently pat the cub several times.
The little fox cub quickly settled back into a peaceful sleep under the comfort of her fox mother. Cang Ran retracted her large tail and quickly returned to the bed, snuggling up with Tan Qingxuan.
Cang Ran leaned close to Tan Qingxuan’s ear, exhaling a hot stream of air, and whispered: “Qingqing, I’ve soothed the cub. Praise me quickly.”
Tan Qingxuan held the fluffy big fox and cast a spell, extinguishing all the candles in the room: “Such a good girl. Sleep now.”
The late spring days grew warmer day by day. The Grand Profound Sect was busy with reconstruction during this time. After the other three major sects were defeated, their vitality was severely damaged. Most of their older generations were wiped out, and the younger ones had not yet matured. They were not expected to recover and make a comeback for the next few hundred years.
Soon it was time for the baby’s full-month celebration. Everyone in the Grand Profound Sect knew that the Demon Emperor, the nine-tailed fox, had become Tan Qingxuan’s Dao Companion. Not only did the Ten Thousand Medicine Gate send people with congratulatory gifts, but the Demon Kings from the four major demon mountain ranges also came. It should have been a lively occasion, but chaos broke out in the Rising Phoenix Palace.
Cang Ran woke up with Tan Qingxuan in the morning and discovered that the little fox cub sleeping between them was gone. Cang Ran searched every corner and even tore apart the blankets but couldn’t find the little fox cub.
Because the little fox cub always smelled of milk, Cang Ran, with Tan Qingxuan’s permission, had given her the nickname “Xiangxiang” (Fragrant). When called “Xiang Bao” (Fragrant Treasure), the little fox cub would usually coo twice, but today, Cang Ran called out “Xiang Bao” all over the Rising Phoenix Palace, and the cub did not respond.
Cang Ran sniffed around the palace, but due to the overwhelming number of furniture and clothes with the little fox cub’s scent, she found no leads.
One of them is a Mahayana Stage cultivator, and the other is a Void Refining Stage cultivator. How could any cultivator secretly steal the child from their bed?
The little hedgehog came every morning to see the little fox cub. Not seeing the cub this morning, she grew anxious for the Great King: “Great King, I’ll help you look for Xiang Bao!”
The little hedgehog’s round body crawled under the bed and into the crevices at the base of the cabinets in the Rising Phoenix Palace. The soft fuzz on her chubby belly was almost turning into a mop, polishing the floor of the Rising Phoenix Palace until it shone, but she still couldn’t find the little fox cub. The little Hedgehog Auntie was getting frantic.
The little hedgehog searched and searched, tears welling up in her eyes: “Xiang Bao, where did you go? Come out quickly. Aunt Hedgehog misses you.”
A pin could be heard dropping in the Rising Phoenix Palace; there was no subtle movement at all.
Cang Ran released her divine sense but still couldn’t locate the child: “Xiang Bao is only a month old; she can’t even crawl. How did she suddenly disappear?”
Tan Qingxuan slightly frowned: “Her Transformation Stage ($Huaxing Qi$) cultivation is still unstable. Did she perhaps turn into a little fox and run out? Go get the bottle you usually use to feed Xiang Bao.”
Cang Ran understood immediately. This little cub had been a little foodie since birth; she would surely show up if there was food.
She filled the bottle with warm, fresh cow milk, vigorously shook it a few times, and walked out, still shaking it.
Cang Ran and Tan Qingxuan finally found the little fox cub’s trace. Under the pomelo tree planted outside the palace last year, a small pile of fallen leaves had appeared, with a slight shake of a pale pink little fox tail visible.
The little hedgehog cried tears of joy and started to rush over to pick up the little fox cub from the pile of leaves. Cang Ran stopped her, signaling everyone to be quiet. She set up a pot by the tree and cooked a bowl of fragrant steamed egg custard.
She lifted the lid. A large amount of white steam rose, and the scent of the egg custard wafted from the pot, drifting to the little fox cub’s nose.
The little fox cub’s nose was as sensitive as her mother’s. Smelling the egg custard she had never eaten before, she immediately crawled out of the pile of leaves, waddling unsteadily on her little paw pads toward Tan Qingxuan.
Halfway there, the little fox cub was seized by the scruff of her neck by the fierce big fox.
The little fox cub whimpered, staring at the fragrant egg custard in her mother’s hand, letting out a soft, milky whimper.
Cang Ran, holding the milky little sticky rice ball, continuously emitted a fierce growling sound: “You naughty little cub, I’m going to eat you! Do you know how long you made your mother, me, and little Hedgehog Auntie search for you?”
The little fox cub’s eyes were watery. Even though her mother fiercely held her, she didn’t panic. She blinked her big eyes at Tan Qingxuan, letting out soft, pitiful whimpers, and then looked at Little Hedgehog Auntie nearby.
Compared to the fierce big fox, the soft little fox cub was much more endearing.
Tan Qingxuan held the egg custard, scooped a spoonful, and blew on it near her lips: “Cub, why did you run off to the pile of fallen leaves?”
The little fox cub was only a month old and couldn’t speak. She whimpered in her mouth, seemingly calling for her mother, looking increasingly aggrieved.
Little Hedgehog Auntie’s heart softened. She stretched out her two short claws, secretly supporting the little fox cub’s hind legs to relieve the threat from the big fox.
Cang Ran noticed the little hedgehog’s actions and kicked the little hedgehog’s plump bottom.
The little hedgehog had been so anxious she cried while searching for the cub, but she forgot so quickly and was now sheltering the little fox cub. Cang Ran was determined not to let this happen again.
The big fox shook the little fox cub she was holding, attempting to make her dizzy: “You naughty cub. The bed at home isn’t soft, but you like sleeping in a pile of leaves, digging up leaves, do you?”
The little fox cub treated her fox mother as a cradle and, instead, started giggling as she was shaken.
The big fox’s first attempt at disciplining the little fox cub was declared a failure.
Tan Qingxuan rescued the little fox cub from the big fox’s mouth and gently held her in her arms: “Alright. Maybe the cub ran outside because it was her first time transforming into a little fox. Have some food first.”
A small spoonful of egg custard was fed into the little fox cub’s mouth. For the first time, the little fox cub tasted fragrant egg. It tasted completely different from the milk she usually drank, and she was utterly captivated.
The little fox cub’s large, black-grape-like eyes were dazed for several seconds. She made ooh ooh sounds, her nine soft little fox tails wagging back and forth, actively trying to eat the egg custard.
Tan Qingxuan’s eyes and brows were filled with smiles. After blowing on it to cool it, she fed the greedy baby several more spoonfuls of egg custard.
The little fox cub looked very much like the big fox, but the big fox had black paws and black little paw pads, while the little fox cub had white paws and pink paw pads, like cute little crystals. This was likely due to Tan Qingxuan having eaten the Profound Ice Spiritual Marrow ($Xuanbing Lingsui$) from the Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Spring ($Wannian Lingquan$) during pregnancy.
The little hedgehog, seeing the baby happily eating, was so overjoyed she nearly started drumming: “Wow, Xiang Bao is amazing! She can eat eggs all by herself!”
Only a lonely big fox was left in the wind, realizing that she was the one who ended up playing the villain.
Cang Ran was still sulking when she was suddenly fed a spoonful of egg custard. She looked at Tan Qingxuan blankly.
A doting look crossed Tan Qingxuan’s peach blossom eyes: “The little fox cub loves it. Does the big fox want some too?”
Cang Ran’s cheeks immediately felt hot. The little fox cub saw her mother feeding the fox mother and used her little paw pad to push a new spoonful of egg custard toward the fox mother.
She truly is her little precious darling, not stingy at all.
The fierce big fox was completely melted by the little fox cub. She gave the milky-smelling little fox cub a huge kiss.
The little fox cub giggled as Cang Ran kissed her, hiding in Tan Qingxuan’s arms.
Tan Qingxuan held the fluffy little fox cub, dodging the big fox’s attack together.
Cang Ran stopped eating the little fox cub’s exclusive egg custard, letting Tan Qingxuan feed it all to the cub.
She went to the surrounding immortal mountains and picked a few handfuls of fresh spiritual Ailanthus Sprouts ($Ling Xiangchun$) to make fried eggs with the sprouts. She also used a frying pan to make some thin flatbreads. The people from the Ten Thousand Medicine Gate arrived just in time to deliver the confinement meals and baby food, which included several appetizing side dishes and a thick, soft Spiritual Grain Congee ($Lingmi Zaliang Zhou$) that had been slow-cooked until tender.
Cang Ran rolled the small flatbreads for Tan Qingxuan, placing the Ailanthus sprout fried eggs and side dishes together inside. The little hedgehog imitated the Great King, rolling the flatbreads and eating them one after another, looking very happy. Fortunately, Cang Ran used a spell to double the efficiency of making the flatbreads. She and the little hedgehog ate most of a basket of flatbreads before they were full.
The little fox cub saw them all happily eating the flatbread rolls, her big eyes constantly turning. She anxiously tugged at the soft quills on Aunt Hedgehog’s back with her little claws. The little hedgehog gave the little fox cub a piece of her rolled flatbread.
The little fox cub hadn’t grown teeth yet. Her bare gums chewed for a long time but couldn’t bite through it. She held the small piece of flatbread with her little claws, and the flatbread was covered in her drool marks.
Cang Ran picked up the little fox cub and rescued the flatbread from her claws: “Little gluttonous fox, you don’t have any teeth. How can you eat this?”
The little fox cub didn’t understand why her mother wouldn’t let her eat the flatbread anymore, and her little claws still tried to reach for the flatbread.
Cang Ran wiped her little claws clean with a cotton cloth and noticed the little fox cub had pink paw pads. She couldn’t help but wonder, “Qingqing, why does Xiang Bao have pink paws?”
Tan Qingxuan said warmly, “It might be related to my consumption of the Profound Ice Spiritual Marrow ($Xuanbing Lingsui$) from the Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Spring ($Wannian Lingquan$) while I was pregnant. The baby’s body was affected, causing some changes.”
Cang Ran extended her own black paw pad and asked a profound question: “Qingqing, which color paw pad do you prefer?”
Tan Qingxuan took the little fox cub from Cang Ran’s arms and said with a smile, “I like both. The guests will be arriving soon. Go welcome them. Don’t let Junior Sister be busy alone all the time. I’ll come over with the cub soon.”
Cang Ran nodded: “Then I’ll go after I finish breakfast.”
The guest reception area was the Grand Profound Sect’s main meeting hall. When Cang Ran arrived, the Demon Kings from the major mountain ranges were already there, enthusiastically offering congratulations to the Demon Emperor. The hall was piled high with rare treasures they had sent. The Ten Thousand Medicine Gate also sent a generous gift. Huazhao presented a small brocade box and secretly told her it contained a one percent share of the Phoenix Perching Pavilion, ensuring the little fox cub would never lack money when she grew up.
The banquet was lively. Cang Ran, with a wave of her hand, allowed all the Demon Kings to stay in the Ancient Demon Emperor’s Relic for an extra month. The little fox cub was brought out for everyone to see, and then Song Zhen, citing the cub’s unsuitability for being outside so soon after transformation, took the cub away to check her pulse and returned to the Rising Phoenix Palace with her Senior Sister.
Cang Ran reasonably suspected that Song Zhen just wanted to spend time with the cub. Song Zhen had visited the Rising Phoenix Palace frequently over the past month under various pretexts, more often than her own disciples.
Huazhao, seeing Song Zhen leave, drank some wine, and then followed her under the guise of admiring the flowers. There were no flowers in the Rising Phoenix Palace except for the pomelo tree that Song Zhen had planted as compensation and some green pines. The pomelo tree wasn’t even blooming, making the excuse extremely flimsy.
Cang Ran had to stay alone to deal with the guests. Fortunately, Elder Qu, who loved drinking, was there. She was very good at chatting with every Demon King, taking up conversations on any topic, and the atmosphere was lively. Cang Ran almost witnessed them becoming sworn sisters on the spot, which would have complicated her generational hierarchy.
As the Demon Emperor, Cang Ran inevitably drank more wine than usual. Feeling a little dizzy, she noticed Shen Yunyan and Shui Shaoyi sitting together again. Shen Yunyan, having recovered her divine sword, didn’t forget to fondle her recovered sword even at the banquet.
Shui Shaoyi put food on her plate, and Shen Yunyan was caressing the sword body. Shui Shaoyi poured her wine, and Shen Yunyan was stroking the sword hilt.
The usually good-tempered Shui Shaoyi was finally angered: “Can you stop looking at your sword!”
Shen Yunyan placed the sword on her lap: “We sword cultivators are like this; we treat our swords like our wives.”
Shui Shaoyi gritted her teeth: “Venerable is the foremost sword cultivator of the current age. Why doesn’t she wipe her sword every day?”
Cang Ran happened to walk by and said with a smile, “Because I’m the one who wipes Venerable’s sword every day.”
Shen Yunyan thought Cang Ran was taking her side and became even more self-assured, continuing to wipe her sword. Unexpectedly, Shui Shaoyi pressed her down and kissed her directly. Fortunately, everyone else around was drunk, or there would have been another spectacle to watch.
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