The Aloof Immortal Venerable is Pregnant with My Fox Cub - Chapter 37

Chapter 37

After gently completing these tasks, she picked up Cang Ran. Her robes floated, and she walked back to the cave like a bright moon in the sky, where she encountered the little hedgehog carrying a basket of wild fruits.

What was she thinking?

Cang Ran was sitting at the stone table in front of the cave dwelling, peeling a few loquats under the dark night sky. She put them in her mouth without tasting them.

They weren’t sweet at all, just too bitter. She had never considered the age difference before. How did she suddenly become the old cow eating young grass?

Cang Ran’s mind was a mess, and without realizing it, she ate the loquat with the peel still on.

Just as Cang Ran felt her mouth pucker from the astringency, a slender, fair hand suddenly grasped her wrist.

“Why are you eating fruit without even peeling it?” The woman’s voice sounded very gentle.

Cang Ran looked up and saw Tan Qingxuan standing in front of her, possessing unparalleled grace. Her peach-blossom eyes held concern for her, more moving than the moonlight.

Tan Qingxuan’s divine consciousness detected that Cang Ran had returned to Fox Fox Mountain but hadn’t immediately gone back to the cave dwelling. Not long after she walked out, she saw the solitary, forlorn figure of the little fox.

This little fox was usually never preoccupied with thoughts. Why was she suddenly like this after returning from Town Mountain Leopard?

Her gaze fell on Cang Ran’s long, beautiful right hand, and her deep eyes instantly darkened.

The storage ring on her middle finger, a silver-white ring, was very ornate, shimmering with a silver glow in the dark night. That was sent by that little white leopard.

The storage ring on her thumb was made of jadeite. The jade was smooth and lustrous, richly saturated and bright. It looked like it had been frequently played with. That must have been given by Town Mountain Leopard today.

Cang Ran noticed Tan Qingxuan looking at her storage rings. She raised her hand and shook it, saying happily: “Qingqing, I earned so many spiritual stones today! Town Mountain Leopard even allocated a few mountains to me! Tell me what you want, and I’ll buy it for you!”

Don’t look at just the storage rings on the surface; inside were actually two mountains of spiritual stones, one large and one small.

This many spiritual stones would be enough for her and Qingqing to spend for a long time. Forget spending in Luofeng City, they could even spend a fortune in the cultivation world.

This little fox is greedy for money and lustful, constantly grabbing things for herself.

Tan Qingxuan shook her head slightly: “I have everything I need in the sect. I don’t need them. You save them to spend yourself.”

Cang Ran’s fox ears drooped: “Alright, but I still need to buy you some things. If others see you’ve gone far away and returned empty-handed, they’ll surely mock you.”

Tan Qingxuan’s brows softened. She was not returning empty-handed. She handed Cang Ran a clean handkerchief: “Why didn’t you return to the cave dwelling just now? Why were you sitting outside the door?”

Cang Ran wiped her lips clean, looking at Tan Qingxuan’s beautiful face. She felt a bit embarrassed to ask.

She was two hundred years old. If she married a cultivator who might only be eighteen, people would surely curse her to death.

But she still had to ask. If Qingqing cared about this, she could explain that she felt her body was still young.

Cang Ran wrung the handkerchief, probing cautiously: “I have a weasel friend. She is seven hundred years old this year and wants to pursue a little leopard less than a hundred years old. Do you think these two demons are suitable? Wouldn’t too big of an age difference be a bad thing?”

Tan Qingxuan stared at Cang Ran intently. Was this little fox implying that she was much older than her?

Tan Qingxuan raised an eyebrow and said calmly: “If both are cultivators, they have already transcended the limits of the mortal world. Why worry about age?”

Cang Ran’s heart immediately settled: “You’re right, Qingqing. I thought so too. I’m already two hundred years old. How old are you?”

Tan Qingxuan’s expression was calm: “Eight hundred years old.”

Cang Ran thought there was something wrong with her ears: “How much?”

Tan Qingxuan stared at her quietly: “Eight hundred years old.”

Cang Ran’s lips parted: “…”

What is going on? Why is Qingqing, who is so beautiful, six hundred years older than her?

What did that make them? A relationship between an older person and a younger person? A sunset romance? She fell in love with a woman six hundred years her senior?

The lord was born before me, I was born after the lord was old…

Phooey, what was she thinking? Qingqing isn’t old at all! She hit the jackpot with this cold and beautiful woman!

Tan Qingxuan saw her stupefied expression and said nonchalantly: “I have indeed cultivated for this many years. My cultivation is already in the Mahayana stage. Each closed-door cultivation session is short, lasting ten years, or long, lasting a hundred years. This is nothing for a cultivator.”

This little fox was indeed very young in front of her. If the little fox retreated because of the age difference, it didn’t matter. She just wanted to keep her by her side.

Before the age of two hundred, she prided herself on her talent and never looked down on all living beings. If she had met this lustful little fox in those years of sharp prominence, she would have been ruthless. Now, she was quite patient.

Cang Ran’s paws felt a bit numb. She rubbed them together twice, her gaze determined: “It’s truly nothing. Then I’ll go pack the things I need to take with me and return to the cave dwelling now.”

Cang Ran transformed into a little fox and ran incredibly fast, almost fleeing in a panic.

Tan Qingxuan looked at her retreating figure and couldn’t help but smile knowingly. It seemed Cang Ran wouldn’t be asking for intimacy for the next few days.

Thinking about actually moving away from Fox Fox Mountain and going somewhere else, Cang Ran felt quite reluctant. She had spent half a year slowly building this fox cave herself and wanted to take even the bed with her.

The cultivation world was far from the demon world, and traveling back and forth would cost a lot of spiritual stones. She planned to stay for a while longer. She didn’t know if she could return to Fox Fox Mountain this winter.

However, bringing a bed on a trip was a bit too much. She only packed the quilt filled with fox fur, the pillow she made herself, and some combs, mirrors, and other items she used frequently.

Every item was a beloved possession she had used for a long time. Fortunately, the storage ring had a large space, so she packed everything up. Cang Ran hadn’t finished packing even after several days.

The little hedgehog demon came to bring mountain spring water to Cang Ran and saw that the Great King was packing her luggage, just like when they moved from the Cloud Marsh Mountain Range.

But at that time, the Great King only brought a small bundle. Now, the Great King had packed so much. It seems she really is moving again.

The little hedgehog demon quickly ran back to pack its own bundle, then rushed back: “Great King, are we moving again? Where are we moving to this time?”

Cang Ran looked down and saw the little hedgehog demon with a blue floral cloth bundle tied to its body. It was bulging, and she couldn’t tell what was inside. The fabric was something she had given it a long time ago. She hadn’t expected the little hedgehog to keep it.

Cang Ran rubbed its head: “We’re not moving. I’m going far away, to the cultivation world for a while. You stay here and guard Fox Fox Mountain well, and plant lotus roots in the newly dug pond on the mountain.”

The little hedgehog demon gripped Cang Ran’s clothes, pleading: “I’ve already found a gardener to plant lotus roots in the pond. Great King, aren’t you taking me with you? I’m very capable. I can run errands for the Great King and even buy meat pies for the Great King.”

That sounded quite appealing, but who would bring a little hedgehog on a trip?

She was going on a trip, not taking her whole family with her.

Cang Ran politely refused: “No, if I take you, the teleportation array will cost more with an extra demon. Your Great King will have to pay more money then.”

The little hedgehog demon wiped its tears: “I can pay for the spiritual stones myself! I’ve saved a lot of spiritual stones! Great King, please take me with you! I don’t want to stay on Fox Fox Mountain alone! Wherever the Great King goes, I go!”

The little hedgehog demon frantically pulled out all the spiritual stones it had saved for years from its personal brown-yellow beast skin pouch and offered them to Cang Ran.

A pile of sparkling low-grade spiritual stones. The little hedgehog demon counted them every night, wiping them repeatedly with the soft fur on its belly. The colorful spiritual stone notes were a bit wrinkled. The little hedgehog demon smoothed them out repeatedly with its little paws and even weighed them down with its piggy bank.

These spiritual stones were scattered. The stingy little hedgehog demon had originally planned to buy storybooks but always passed by and looked at them, reluctant to buy. When it was truly craving something, it would buy ten small, square pieces of crisp sugar for the price of one spiritual stone and nibble on a small piece every day.

Cang Ran was shocked. Was this little hedgehog a reincarnation of the miserly Grandet? She had given it so much money, yet it managed to save it all without spending.

But doing this made her feel a pang of guilt, like she was confiscating a small animal’s private stash.

Cang Ran couldn’t help but turn to Tan Qingxuan: “How about we take it with us? I’ll just shrink it down and hold it in my arms.”

Tan Qingxuan’s gaze fell lightly on the little hedgehog demon. The little hedgehog demon was usually very afraid of Tan Qingxuan, but this time, the Great King was by its side, giving it support.

It trembled on its two legs, puffed out its small chest, and said timidly, “Taking me is very useful!”

Tan Qingxuan withdrew her gaze and nodded slightly towards Cang Ran: “If you want to take it, then take it.”

Cang Ran and the little hedgehog demon both sighed in relief. Cang Ran said to the little hedgehog: “Quickly put your spiritual stones away. I’m not lacking your money. Don’t hoard spiritual stones all the time. Buy whatever you want. The Great King will give you more money.”

The little hedgehog demon was moved to tears: “The Great King is so kind! I want to stay by the Great King’s side forever!”

Cang Ran took its bundle from its body and put it into her storage ring: “Alright, I know. I’ll call you when it’s time to go. You wait outside for a bit.”

Seeing that the Great King had packed its bundle, the little hedgehog knew she wasn’t lying to it, so it left the cave dwelling and waited obediently outside for the Great King.

Cang Ran put all her bundles into the storage ring. The entire fox cave was empty. Tan Qingxuan, with her clear and pristine appearance, and her posture like a pine and bamboo, possessed an extraordinary presence. She sat at the desk, reading a book Cang Ran had bought to pass the time.

Such a beautiful woman. Let alone eight hundred years old, Cang Ran would be willing to cultivate with her even at eight thousand years old.

“I’ve packed everything. We’re leaving soon. Shouldn’t you pay the deposit?”

Cang Ran’s eyes were cunning. She walked up to Tan Qingxuan and touched her red lips with her fingertip.

Tan Qingxuan put down the book and glanced at Cang Ran faintly: “Once every seven days, after we reach the sect.”

Cang Ran sat down next to her and leaned closer to her ear, soft, flower-petal-like lips speaking sweet words: “You’ve already abducted me. What if you don’t give it to me then? I want it now, or I won’t go.”

Where had Tan Qingxuan ever encountered such a shameless fox? She hadn’t even truly taken her back yet, hadn’t even sat on the teleportation array, and she was already demanding the deposit.

Tan Qingxuan’s long eyelashes lowered. She said with downcast eyes: “I never lie.”

Cang Ran snorted: “You didn’t lie, but you deceived me. Your credibility is very low with me. You must kiss me first.”

Tan Qingxuan didn’t respond for a moment. Cang Ran knew that Tan Qingxuan was usually restrained and good at enduring things, so she didn’t give Tan Qingxuan a chance to dodge.

Cang Ran moved closer. Her long, slender finger gently stroked Tan Qingxuan’s soft lips, rubbing them lightly. Her own heartbeat began to accelerate, and her fingertips couldn’t help but tremble.

Tan Qingxuan was truly beautiful. Her cold, ethereal face and her frosty, snowy demeanor made her even more alluring and desirable.

She didn’t want to simply pluck the high-mountain flower; she wanted this person to lower her head and be utterly smitten with her.

Cang Ran’s cheeks were getting warmer, and her heart rate was astonishingly fast. She stared at Tan Qingxuan with eyes full of affection: “Kiss me. You promised me. You can’t go back on your word.”

Cang Ran’s cheeks were very red, and her breath was sweet. Her clear eyes held a degree of innocent purity, and the look of longing on her face was like that of a small, hungry beast needing to be fed.

Tan Qingxuan’s gaze fell on Cang Ran’s face. She felt Cang Ran’s breath getting closer and closer, reaching a point of no return.

She lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembling incessantly. Her beautiful, soft red lips gently landed on Cang Ran’s rosy lips.

The moment they kissed, both of their bodies trembled, feeling a jolt of electrifying sensation.

Cang Ran couldn’t resist. She slightly parted her lips, gently sucking on Tan Qingxuan’s beautifully shaped lip bead.

So sweet, so soft. It was a flavor she had never tasted before.

Her throat bobbed. She wanted to immediately devour Tan Qingxuan between her lips and teeth, pin her down on the bed, and tightly coil her fluffy large tails around her, never letting go.

Cang Ran was about to suck on her again when Tan Qingxuan suddenly pushed her away.

Tan Qingxuan turned her face away. The earlobe under her dark long hair was completely red, and her voice was slightly husky: “I have paid the deposit. You are not allowed to demand it again for the next seven days.”

Cang Ran was very unsatisfied, selfishly wishing: “But that was too short! Other people’s kisses last a long time! That was only one touch. I haven’t had enough.”

Tan Qingxuan silently clenched the fist hidden in her sleeve, flicked her sleeve, and left the cave dwelling.

The wide sleeve brushed against Cang Ran’s fox ear, causing an indescribable itch. Cang Ran rubbed and rubbed it. Her already flushed ears were warm, and her heart felt equally warm.

I actually got a kiss! Although it was brief, she knew that Tan Qingxuan was soft and not as cold and hard as she had imagined. It would be even better if she could kiss her fill next time!

Cang Ran’s heart was filled with sweetness. She finished tidying her luggage, sealed the cave dwelling’s entrance, and covered it with some vines. In this way, the little demons of Fox Fox Mountain should all know that the Great King had gone far away.

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