The twilight hung like ink, soaking into the withered branches at the edge of the Mist Forest.
Li Li gripped Shoumanwu’s fingers until her own turned white, her nails digging into her palms. Her dark eyes watched Xuanbing in silence.
Xuanbing’s fox ears were pressed flat against the top of her head, her gaze filled with a desperate intensity. "Mistress, little sister," she suddenly reached out, tugging at Li Li's sleeve, her fox tail wrapping unconsciously around Li Li's wrist. "About what I said earlier regarding the Fox Clan girl..."
Chapter 101