translator: baumkuchen
The atmosphere inside the house seemed to freeze. Lu Qingjiu and Bai Yuehu just stared at each other. Neither of them spoke.
Liu Qingjiu held the nine soft tails like he was holding a hot potato. After a long period of silence, Lu Qingjiu felt like he should say something, so in a trembling voice, he called out, โYuehu?โ
Bai Yuehuโs gaze moved from Lu Qingjiuโs face to those giant tails. His expression turned serious, as if he was mulling over something.
โYuehu, are you alright?!โ Seeing Bai Yuehuโs dark, heavy expression, Lu Qingjiu started to panic slightly. โAre you hurt? How is the place where your tails connected to your bodyโฆโ As he said this, he put down the tails and reached out a hand towards Bai Yuehu, wanting to check if Bai Yuehuโs body was hurt.
Bai Yuehu avoided Lu Qingjiuโs hand, saying, โEnโฆ They fell off.โ
Lu Qingjiu, โFell off?โ He was a little flabbergasted. He hadnโt thought that Bai Yuehu would have such a blasรฉ attitude about this.
โThen now that they fell off, what do we do? Will they grow back?โ Lu Qingjiu stared at the soft tails still lying in his arms. He kept feeling like he had caused a disaster, so he repeated his words, โWill they grow back? Will they?โ He had heard that geckos could grow back their tails, could it be that fox spiritsโ tails could grow back too??
Bai Yuehu, โ…โ His expression was extremely complicated, so complicated that Lu Qingjiu couldnโt tell what he was feeling.
โOh,โ Bai Yuehu said, โProbably?โ
Lu Qingjiu, โ…โ Bro, can you say this with a little more confidence.
โGo sleep, itโs not a big deal.โ Finally, Bai Yuehu put an end to the matter, โIf they fell off they fell off, and anyways it might even be better that theyโve fallen off, so now when I go out in the future they can accompany you at home.โ
Lu Qingjiuโs head was dizzy, he didnโt know what to say anymore. Bai Yuehu had just brushed it over, as if the big, fluffy tails in front of him were nothing important, and not a part of his bodyโฆ
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Lu Qingjiu said, โIโฆ got it.โ
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โGo sleep,โ Bai Yuehu said, โItโs already so late.โ
Lu Qingjiu said, โThen what about the tailsโฆโ
Bai Yuehu, โPut them somewhere in the house as decoration?โ
Lu Qingjiu, โ???โ
Bai Yuehu obviously found that this way of handling the matter had shocked Lu Qingjiu a little too much, so he hurriedly added, โI was joking, Iโll press them back in a few days.โ
Lu Qingjiu, โ…โ Okay.
Even though those big tails had left Bai Yuehuโs body, they were still incredibly warm. When he hugged them to his chest, it was like he was hugging a self-warming doll. Of course, the quality of the tails were a lot better than an ordinary dollโโ they were basically a high-grade doll now.
Lu Qingjiu, who was already used to sleeping with the tails in his arms, had a nightmare that night. He dreamed that he had strayed into a dense forest and gotten lost inside. The trees were very dense, and the thick canopy blocked out the sun. Lu Qingjiu walked and walked, but no matter how much he walked, he couldnโt find his way out. The sky was about to go dark. After the sun set on the horizon, the forest changed, becoming terrifying.
The surrounding branches began to morph strangely, becoming both long and soft, like many twisted arms. Seeing this, Lu Qingjiu became a little panicked, and turned, wanting to run, but no matter where he ran, there were still branches all around him. Those branches surrounded Lu Qingjiu, finally wrapping around his body. Lu Qingjiu let out a scream, but found like those branches felt likeโฆ they were clearly just like big fluffy tails!
โAh ah ah ah!!โ Shocked awake by his nightmare, Lu Qingjiu let out a scream. With a face full of horror, he sat up from the bed, and saw there was nothing by his side. There was no Bai Yuehu, nor were there any tails.
Upon hearing him cry out, Yin Xun, who had been doing something outside poked his head into the room. โLu Qingjiu, youโre up?โ
Lu Qingjiu, โ…En.โ
โYou had a nightmare?โ Yin Xun was washing the cabbages they were going to eat that afternoon.
โYeah. Whereโs Bai Yuehu?โ Lu Qingjiu asked.
โIn the courtyard feeding the chickens.โ Yin Xun said, โWhatโs wrong? Want me to call him over?โ
Lu Qingjiu shook his head, signalling that there was no need. He looked at Yin Xunโs face. After a moment of hesitation, he said quietly, โYin Xun, come in, I want to ask you something.โ
Yin Xun said, โWhy are you acting so secretive?โ Even though he said this, he still obediently walked into his room, even closing the door behind him.
โI just wanted to ask, that, what do a fox spiritโs tails mean to them?โ Lu Qingjiu asked.
Yin Xun was stunned. โWhy do you suddenly ask this?โ He thought of how before, Lu Qingjiu often hugged Bai Yuehuโs tails to sleep. Thinking that he was worried, he said, โTheir tails? Theyโre an important part of their body, which they only let people who they trust touch.โ
Lu Qingjiu said, โThenโฆ do fox spiritโs tails fall off?โ
Yin Xun thought that Lu Qingjiu had misspoken. He asked blankly, โFall off? Fall off how?โ
Seeing Yin Xun not understand, Lu Qingjiu knew that he definitely didnโt know. He let out a sigh, shook his head and dropped the topic.
On his end, Yin Xun felt like starting from that morning, Lu Qingjiu had become strange. He would often sit off on the side alone in a daze. Him being in a daze was fine, but the problem was that while in his daze, Lu Qingjiu still clearly liked staring at Bai Yuehu. If it was just looking that would also be fine, but the place Lu Qingjiu would stare atโฆ was actually Bai Yuehuโs ass!!
When Yin Xun first noticed this detail, Yin Xun thought that it was his misconception, but after repeated observation and careful study, he became sure that he hadnโt misunderstood Lu Qingjiu. His childhood friend, seemed to have developed some feelings he shouldnโt have towards Bai Yuehuโโ Otherwise, how could he explain him staring at Bai Yuehuโs ass every day!
However, after thinking about it carefully, it didnโt seem impossible for Lu Qingjiu to have developed feelings for Bai Yuehu. After all, Bai Yuehu was so beautiful,ย they were a bunch of men living together, and the only women in the village were little girls and fifty to sixty year old aunties. He had been happy for a while from seeing Jiufeng, so it was no wonder that Lu Qingjiu would become interested in Bai Yuehu, and the main point was that Lu Qingjiu didnโt know anything about Bai Yuehuโs true identity, he probably just thought that Bai Yuehu was a beautiful fox spirit.
Yin Xun had even seen Lu Qingjiu readingใStrange Stories from a Chinese Studioใa few days ago, if he recalled correctly, that pook had a lot of love stories between humans and fox spirits! Even though none of them seemed to have a happy endingโฆ
โWhat are you looking at?โ Just as Yin Xun was getting lost in his thoughts, a cold question sounded from beside him. He shot up, but found that it was Bai Yuehu staring at him with an unfriendly look on his face. Shocked, Yin Xun realised that he had followed Lu Qingjiuโs gaze and had fallen into a daze staring at Bai Yuehuโs ass, and now, he had suffered Bai Yuehuโs notice. Yin Xun hurriedly averted his gaze, and explained, terrified, โNo, nothing.โ
Bai Yuehu glared at him coldly, then got up and left.
Yin Xun stared after Bai Yuehu as he left, feeling like there was something a little strange. Thinking about it carefully, he realised something even more terrifying.
With Bai Yuehuโs sharp sixth sense, how could he not know that there was someone staring at his ass? But currently, Lu Qingjiu had already been staring for so many days, but Bai Yuehu hadnโt had a single reaction, but when he had looked for a while, Bai Yuehu gave him a warning while looking like he wanted to murder himโฆ Couldโฆ could it beโฆ
Yin Xun looked at Lu Qingjiu in shock. Could it be, the two of them were already in a harmonious relationship??
Lu Qingjiu, โ…Whatโs with that dumb look on your face?โ
Yin Xun, โLu Qingjiu, are you looking to get into a relationship?โ
Lu Qingjiu, โIf Iโve never been in a relationship, how did I have you?โ
Yin Xun, โ…โ
Lu Qingjiu let out a faint sigh. โActually, thereโs something thatโs been bothering me for the past few days.โ
The moment Yin Xun heard this, he thought that Lu Qingjiu was looking for romantic advice. He said hurriedly, โSay it, say it.โ
Lu Qingjiu hesitantly said, โItโs just thatโฆ Ai, nevermind, even if I told you you wouldnโt know anything.โ Yin Xun hadnโt heard about Bai Yuehuโs tails falling off. From the looks of it, he didnโt know anything, so even if he asked it would probably be for nothing. Lu Qingjiu left with a melancholic look on his face, leaving behind a Yin Xun who had almost scolded him. What was wrong with this fucking Lu Qingjiu, what did he mean by you wouldnโt know anything, yeah, he indeed hadnโt been in a relationship before, but even if he hadnโt eaten pork before, itโs not like heโd never seen a pig run! Waitโฆ It seemed like he really hadnโt seen a pig run beforeโฆ Wuwuwu his life was too sad.
Yin Xun was also made depressed by Lu Qingjiuโs words, so the atmosphere in the house became even heavier. When they ate, one would see Bai Yuehu eating expressionlessly, while Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun sighed beside him.
These kinds of days lasted until the blizzard ended. Just as Lu Qingjiu was planning on talking about it with Bai Yuehu, another guest came to the house.
I feel like a dog staring at a bone that’s just out of reach…. Bai Yuehu make ur move ๐
(แแขเฅแซโ) Yes, Yuehu make your move already!
It seems like Bai Yuehu lowkey enjoys Lu Qingjiu staring at his ass lol.
Thanks for the chapter and your hard work <3
Thanks for the great translation โฅ๏ธ
Haha little Yin Xun really doesn’t know how to connect the dots haha
Thank you for the chapter~
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Thanks for the chapter!!
tbh I thought LQJ had already figured out that BYH wasnโt actually a fox spirit….
+1 Me also!
Thanks for the update
Hahahahaha xDD
Thx for the ch \(โงโฝโฆ)/
Thanks for the chapter!
Omg, these adorable morons. All three of them.
Many thanks for the update!…Bai Yuehu’s ass… I mean tails XD XD XD
Thank you for the translation! This is currently my favourite No.1 story on this site!๐๐๐
i love this kinda misunderstanding๐
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Thank you so much for the chapter!
Hahahaa