He opened the food that had been wrapped and brought up from below and spread it out in front of the table one by one.
"You haven't eaten yet, right?"
"Hmm, you still remember this."
Li pulled out his tail from his back, turned over and jumped onto the table, sat down cross-legged, grabbed a meat bun, held it in both hands and started chewing it.
She is less polite now than when we first met.
"You obviously don't have to follow me." Xia Fan moved a chair and sat in front of her. "The perpetrator is a ghost from the abyss. We should solve it tomorrow."
It's not that he has confidence in the strength of the team, but the Privy Council's evil removal process is very reliable - first conduct an investigation to determine what type of evil it is, and then formulate a strangulation plan based on its weaknesses, which is completely in line with the cheap master's often nagging The principle of “be prepared before you start”.
"Who knows - Gulu." In the blink of an eye, Li had already swallowed the third meat bun. "As far as I know, the first three missions of a new alchemist are the most likely to go wrong, and the damage rate is also the highest. Otherwise, Do you think I want to come over?"
Xia Fan thought for a moment, "Wait, are you worried about me?"
"Ah, cough -" Li's fourth bun suddenly got stuck in his mouth, and he patted his chest several times before he could breathe again, "Why should I worry about a human being? Listen up, you saved my life, I I promise to cooperate with you, and there is nothing else but this! Naturally, I came here to prevent the initial investment from being in vain. Otherwise, if you are gone, who should I ask to find out about Master's whereabouts?"
"...That makes sense."
"Hmph, humans just like to be self-righteous."
After Li finished speaking, he turned his attention to a piece of grilled lamb chops and quickly took action.
Xia Fan leaned back on the chair and admired her eating.
She chewed with great concentration, and when she bit into the fatty part, she would close her eyes slightly, as if she was enjoying the feeling of the aroma of meat blooming in her mouth.
The whole sitting posture is completely devoid of etiquette, and even retains a hint of wildness, but it looks particularly pleasing to the eye.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the big fluffy tail that shakes from time to time - when it is closed, it can be stuffed into clothes without leaving any trace, but when it is fully opened, it seems to be able to surround Li completely, which really makes Xia Fan very curious. How soft is it
"Hey, can you stop staring at one place all the time?" Li sighed and moved his tail behind him, "I know it looks weird, but it's uncomfortable to keep it hidden in your clothes all the time."
"No, I didn't mean that." Xia Fan waved his hand, "Actually, I wanted to tell you the last time you used illusions on me."
"tell what?"
"Under the illusion, I still see you with long ears and a tail."
Li was stunned.
"What I said before was not to comfort you, but I think so myself." Xia Fan cleared his throat and said in as serious a tone as possible, "I have been curious from the first time I met you, 'Really 'How does the fox demon's tail feel? So... can you let me touch it?"
The first time Li heard such a request, he felt a little stupid for a moment.
What's happening here? Is there really a human being who would find fur, animal ears, and scales attractive? But since this person is not normal, it seems reasonable.
So, should she say no
Li thought for a while, but couldn't find the answer from existing experience - after all, humans don't have these characteristics. No matter how long she observes humans, she won't encounter similar cases.
The master would sometimes stroke her back and tail, but that was only done after he transformed her into a little fox.
Since you can't find the reference answer, then just ask yourself
Li unexpectedly discovered that there was no resistance in his heart.
After all, the tail is not a vital part, unlike the heart or neck, which are weak points that can only be manipulated once captured. It doesn't hurt to touch it, right
The thoughts in her mind surged like a tide, and a few breaths of time seemed to have passed for a long time. She finally nodded imperceptibly, and the tail that was half hidden behind her also swung out again.
Xia Fan stretched out his hand, and his fingers soon sank into the fluffy hair - it was not simply soft. When moving back and forth, he could still feel the resistance from the hair roots. If he went down a little further, he could touch the warm cartilage. . When he held it in his hand, he could even feel the fox demon's body tense up.
Li was still a little uncomfortable with it at first, but soon she discovered that the other party did not seem to be lying to her. At least at the moment when he was stroking his tail, the other person's expression looked extremely serious, without any feeling of reluctance.
This guy... really wants to study monsters
In this case, let him touch it for a while. From now on, I don't have to hide my tail all the time, at least it can hang freely behind me when I get home.
For some reason, she suddenly felt her appetite improved a lot, so she simply continued eating.
Xia Fan was completely satisfied. It had to be said that the pleasure of stroking a fox demon was a hundred times greater than that of stroking a cat. He even recovered from his previous slightly depressed mood.
He could play with this tail alone for a year.
It's a pity that Li didn't give him this opportunity.
When she finished her dinner, her research on biodiversity ended.
"It's time for you to start practicing." She put away her tail, "Introducing Qi into the body is the foundation of all alchemists, and you should never relax."
"Okay..." Xia Fan shook his hands without saying anything, "I'll do as you're told."
"Let's try a different practice this time."
"It's not an illusion again, is it?"
"No, it's easier than that." Li stood up and jumped easily to the roof beam - which was also a shadow area that could not be illuminated by candles. "After you start breathing, I will attack you from above. In addition to basic training, you must also stay alert. If you are hit twenty times, you will sleep on the floor tonight and I will sleep on the bed."
"Wait, can this be done?" Xia Fan questioned, "Inducing qi requires concentration. Let alone guarding against attacks. Sometimes I can't even hear what others are saying. Your request is too overwhelming."
In comparison, illusion may be better to hold on to...
"If you want to rely on your five senses to perceive it, it is naturally almost impossible." Li's voice came from above his head, "But don't forget that Qi itself is everywhere. If you can notice their subtle changes, you have a chance. Sensing the coming attack in advance. This is why alchemists above the guard level are extremely difficult to deal with - their powerful perception gives them a high level of alertness, making it difficult for ordinary attacks to pose a threat to them."
"Is there such a technique?"
"That's right, so... get ready!"
Just as Xia Fan closed his eyes, he was knocked off the chair by a sudden tail sweep and fell to the ground.
"I haven't felt the anger yet—"
"Quickly entering the state is also one of the practice items, once!"
Xia Fan had no choice but to speed back to the chair.
The room was occupied by slaps and screams for a while, and it could not subside for a long time...