After a night of tangled intimacy, Xiangliu left for the grand hall early the next morning to attend to official business. He crept out of the bedchamber, instructing the maids not to wake his Madam.
When Leng Qingqiu slowly stirred, she found a massive red fox standing by the bed, tears hanging from the corners of its eyes. Upon seeing her wake, it transformed into a cub and burrowed under the covers, its nine tails winding tightly around her limbs. Leng Qingqiu tried to scream, but her mouth had been sealed. Unable to move, she could only shake her head desperately in resistance.
"Qingqiu, stop struggling. I have already sealed your throat; it is best you behave and stop resisting. I was a coward before, afraid of hurting you, but now I realize that being lenient with you is simply hurting myself. I must have you!" With a flash of displacement, Huzhang vanished from the room.
Chapter 135