Looking at the fox demon lying on his back, Xia Fan took a deep breath.
It was obviously not a test of xinxing, but the heartbeat seemed to be a little faster than during the Zhongkan Technique.
He sat next to the other person and reached out to cup one of the ears.
Li twisted a little, and seemed a little uncomfortable, but she still closed her eyes and let Xia Fan feel it carefully.
—These are genuine animal ears.
Compared to Shanhui's Shiba Inu ears, these ears are undoubtedly much longer.
Xia Fan thought to himself that it felt like a cattail leaf, broad and soft, but by no means weak. A slightly pulsating meridian can be touched at the base of the ear. As long as the fox demon wants to, it can stand up immediately and capture the small sound a hundred meters away.
He followed the outer skin of the ear and dug into the inside. There was a ball-shaped fluff blocking the entrance to the ear canal, probably to prevent the intrusion of dust and rain.
I have to say that this style is quite scientific.
"Giggle..." When Xia Fan kneaded the ball of fluff, Li couldn't help laughing, "It's a bit itchy, and..."
"And what?"
"There is an indescribable feeling."
"Okay," Xia Fan retracted his hand, "The next step is to clean the ears."
"Yeah." She responded softly.
Xia Fan picked up a slender ear spoon, passed through the down, and probed deep into the fox demon's ear hole. The latter's body immediately tensed up.
Obviously, when such a sensitive place is invaded by a foreign object, anyone's first reaction is nervousness and rejection.
But even so, she didn't show any intention of refusing.
The ears are different from the tail - the latter is not a vital part of the body, and no matter how much you touch it, it will not cause serious consequences, but the former is connected to the head, and even she rarely touches the parts inside the ear canal.
In fact, Li himself was surprised.
She didn't expect that one day a human would be exposed to such a weak point without any defense.
But thinking about it a little bit, she felt that this scene was natural.
Perhaps since the two of them fought side by side in Gaoshan County, she was no longer the same as before.
After the initial stiffness and discomfort subsided, Li felt an indescribable sense of relief, as if the lower part of her brain was being touched directly, and she couldn't help but hum.
It seems that the other party was not wrong.
This is indeed a very pleasant thing.
After finishing picking out both ears, Xia Fan let out a sigh of relief.
Finally, he took another solid step towards exploring monsters.
"It feels... pretty good." Li shook his tail and stood up, taking the box of tools, "Lie down, it's your turn next."
"Uh..." Looking at the other party's eager expression, Xia Fan suddenly felt a bad feeling, "Actually, I can leave it to next time."
"That won't work." Li stretched out his tail and easily rolled Xia Fan onto his legs. "I suddenly thought of a new training method."
"No, is this okay?"
"Do you still remember the Kan technique used by the An family during the last battle in Jinxia City? It's the echo technique that can amplify perception - actually I know a little bit about it." Li followed Xia Fan's previous practice and used the ear spoon. Probing into his ears, "What you feel next will be amplified several times. According to my experience just now, most of it should be benign feedback, but sometimes when facing the enemy, comfort and comfort are more threatening than pain. If you are not careful, you will let down your guard. So remember to keep your mind steady and don’t lose to this kind of enjoyment.”
"Wait a minute, I'm not mentally ready yet—"
"It's begun. Kanshu, echo!"
The room suddenly erupted with uncontrollable laughter and shouts.
…
Late at night, the fox demon climbed out of the window, quietly climbed onto the roof, and sat down at the end of the ridge.
She didn't know why she wanted to leave the room at this time.
Probably looking at the bright moon above my head would calm down the fluctuations in my mood a little.
"Meow… "
The fat cat that had been following her before appeared in front of her again.
But this time Li hesitated for a moment, instead of throwing it away, he let it get close to him.
Probably realizing that there was an opportunity to take advantage of today, the cat spirit quickly climbed onto her shoulder.
"Forget it, since you want to follow me, I'll give you a name." She rubbed the cat's head, "How about Ah Fei."
"Woo-" The cat spirit made a low protest sound.
"Can't you? Ah Hua... It seems that someone has called her again, so let's call her Fei Hua."
The cat spirit's whiskers drooped, obviously dissatisfied with the name.
Suddenly, it raised its beard and turned its head to look behind it. At the same time, there was the sound of footsteps coming from behind. Li knew without looking that it must be Shanhui.
"Why, you can't sleep either?"
"No, I just happened to see the boss through the window and came to check on the situation." Tengu squatted down behind her, "Does the boss have something on his mind?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Because I saw you looking at the sky and giggling, and then sighing. As far as I know, normal people don't-"
Tengu suddenly closed his mouth mid-sentence, because he saw the fox demon's gaze like a sharp knife.
"If you tell this, you will become a piece of floating debris in the East China Sea, do you understand?"
"Meow!" The fat cat also grinned and protested.
Shanhui nodded repeatedly to show his understanding.
As a dog demon, he naturally cannot take a spirit seriously, but he still has to obey the boss's words.
There was a long silence on the roof.
Until Li spoke again. Her voice was very soft, as if she was recalling something, "I have never felt disgust or regret because I am a demon. This is my nature. I will not deny my nature. But... Recently, I often have a thought. , if I were an ordinary person, wouldn’t I have such troubles?”
Even if someone has no prejudice against demons, she still knows very well that there is still a huge gap between demons and humans.
Whether curiosity-driven or research-led, there will always be a day of contentment.
"I have thought so too," Shan Hui replied.
"Have you figured out anything?"
"No... it is like many questions I think about, there is no answer." Shanhui said without any secret, "So I won't think about it later - Master Wuyue will tell me what to do anyway."
"Sometimes it's easy to be like you."
"But not the boss. After all, no one can tell the leader of demons what to do."
Li couldn't help but paused, then waved his hand as if he wanted to shake it off, "This is a plan, don't mention it again until it is realized."
"Ouch."
"But you are right, nature cannot be taken away. No matter what I think, I can't change this identity. So instead of looking at the sky and sighing, it is better to try other methods to solve it."
"Boss, have you thought of a solution?"
"Not yet, but I can always think of it." Li raised his head and said, "As the smartest demon, as long as you are willing to think, I believe that all problems will be solved."