This Humble Girl Has No Face to Show Her Benefactor

She really treasured her tail, okay?

"Then, benefactor~ could you take a look and see what kind of maintenance and care my tail needs?"

As she spoke, Tingyun deliberately turned sideways, raising her fluffy tail and bringing it close to Lin Shuang.

Lin Shuang fell silent as she watched Tingyun turn to the side and slightly lift her hips.

Well, well, well. You actually dared to tempt me?

If you were going to offer yourself up like this, then you really couldn't blame me for not holding back!

Lin Shuang swallowed, then said,

"It's a little complicated to explain in a short time, but... if you don't mind, Tingyun, could I give your tail some basic care?"

"Of course~ If you wish to touch this little lady's tail, you only need say so. This little lady would be more than happy to oblige."

Tingyun intentionally turned her back, her fluffy tail swaying from side to side before Lin Shuang. She propped her chin on her folding fan, tilted her head, and smiled sweetly at Lin Shuang.

Her cheeks were faintly flushed as she stared at Lin Shuang with obvious anticipation.

Tingyun had agreed so readily that Lin Shuang was caught off guard. She had thought they would at least have to go back and forth a few times.

"Th-then, all right. Tingyun, why don't you get ready first? I'll mix up an ointment."

As Lin Shuang spoke, she pulled over a chair and sat down. Yet when Tingyun saw this, she simply moved close and sat right beside her.

"I never expected you to know such a skill, Benefactor. May this little lady watch?"

Tingyun's fragrance gradually drifted over, alluring without being overpowering.

"That's fine."

After saying that, Lin Shuang lowered her head and began mixing the ointment.

Caring for hair and caring for a tail were different, after all.

As her hands continued to work, Lin Shuang wondered whether tail care could really provoke such an intense reaction as it had with Acheron.

Though, judging by the name, this skill should have been intended primarily for races like the Foxfolk.

Hair care and body massages were essentially auxiliary applications.

But!

It was just caring for a tail... surely it wouldn't be that bad.

Surely...

Lin Shuang felt uneasy.

Although she had agreed right away, the thought of Tingyun reacting the way Acheron had made her heart race.

Th-then... just imagining it was pretty exciting.

When Tingyun was too weak to resist, she could take advantage of the situation, hehe, and do whatever she wanted!

In just a brief moment, at least a hundred thousand words' worth of unspeakable scenes had already flashed through Lin Shuang's mind.

Still, if things really got too loud, it would be better to go to Tingyun's room. That way, they would not disturb Acheron.

Although the room's soundproofing was excellent, with only one door between them, Lin Shuang did not feel entirely secure.

There needed to be at least two walls between them for Lin Shuang to gain even a tiny bit more peace of mind.

Compared to Lin Shuang, whose mind was full of little schemes,

Tingyun appeared far calmer.

Especially after she saw how skillfully Lin Shuang mixed the ointment.

She was particularly delighted.

Lin Shuang seemed even more capable than Tingyun had imagined.

That inevitably made her look forward to it.

If the results were truly good, she wondered if she could ask Lin Shuang to make more for her to take back later.

Traveling everywhere for business all day was quite damaging to the quality of one's fur.

Leaning against Lin Shuang with her chin propped up, Tingyun eagerly swayed her tail and inhaled the fragrance wafting from the ointment.

At this moment, she had no idea what kind of "hell" awaited her.

Volume One: This Little Lady Has No Face Left to See Her Benefactor

Once the ointment had been prepared,

Tingyun curiously lifted a lock of hair and lowered her head to smell it.

"This fragrance..."

"I tried to imitate the scent on you, though I could only get it about seventy to eighty percent similar."

Lin Shuang had known Tingyun would ask about it the instant she smelled it, so she gave her the answer before she could finish.

Tingyun sat upright and lightly fanned the air beside her with her folding fan.

"My~ Benefactor, you truly are so considerate. You really know how to win a girl's heart."

As she spoke, Tingyun stood up, bringing her pale, flawless thighs directly before Lin Shuang.

Lin Shuang did not stare. She merely blinked, picked up the ointment, and rose to lead Tingyun to the room where she had slept the previous day.

She closed the door.

Tingyun removed her shoes, revealing smooth legs unwrapped in stockings.

When she stepped onto the bed, her crystal-clear toes and elegant arches were displayed with complete generosity.

After handing a comb to Lin Shuang, Tingyun took the initiative to turn around and lie facedown on the bed.

With her head turned to one side, she seemed a little shy.

"This little lady's tail is very sensitive, Benefactor. Please be gentle."

Lin Shuang pursed her lips, then knelt beside Tingyun and carefully placed a hand on her fluffy tail.

The soft, warm fur felt completely different from hair.

A gentle fragrance spread just right, lightly enveloping Lin Shuang.

She held the comb in her left hand to brush through the tail while her right hand gently smoothed the fur, occasionally pressing and kneading it.

Touching a Foxfolk tail for the first time felt like petting a huge, soft plush toy. Lin Shuang could not help becoming reluctant to let go.

After exploring it for a while, Lin Shuang began to put her skills to work.

She scooped out some ointment with her fingers, worked it deep into the fur, and gently applied it from the roots. Starting at the base of the tail, she began tending to the area near the tailbone.

"Mm~"

The instant Lin Shuang began applying pressure, a soft, breathy sound, like air escaping, drowned out the rustling of the comb through fur and the sheets rubbing together.

It made Lin Shuang shudder all over, and Tingyun's body suddenly tensed as well.

Her fair toes curled tightly together, while the half of her face left exposed turned crimson.

"Benefactor..."

With weak, breathy words, Tingyun seemed to want to say something, but Lin Shuang's fingers had already continued down from the base of her tail.

Accompanied by the ointment's captivating scent and its excellent effects,

A blazing, tingling sensation like an electric shock rapidly spread from Tingyun's tail.

Tingyun only felt her entire body tense instinctively before unconsciously relaxing again. After following Lin Shuang's fingers through several cycles of tension and release,

A sense of relief, as though a great burden had been lifted, arose within her.

At the same time, though, her limbs felt as if they had gone through exhausting labor, utterly devoid of strength.

The ears atop her head trembled faintly and would not stop.

Tingyun had never experienced such a relaxing massage. If she had to evaluate it, Lin Shuang's technique was surely the best of any artisan on the Xianzhou Luofu.

Her fluffy tail had completely lowered its guard, hanging limply over Lin Shuang's hands.

Allowing Lin Shuang to comb the ointment little by little into its fur.

Unlike Acheron, whose emotions were faint, Tingyun understood shame a little better.

Although the technique truly felt wonderful, she was caught off guard by her own loss of composure.

After only a few strokes, Tingyun's face had turned bright red.

This was too embarrassing. Why did she immediately surrender the moment she felt good?

She had experienced plenty of masseurs, but no one had ever possessed skills as good as Lin Shuang's.

Yet the waves of comfort coursing through her body, along with muscles that seemed completely beyond her control, made it difficult for her to even ask Lin Shuang to slow down and let her rest.

Her right hand tightly clenched the folding fan, and sweat from her palm soaked its handle.

A rosy flush spread across her pale thighs, with beads of fragrant sweat already seeping out.

And at this moment,

Lin Shuang had fully focused her attention on the tail.

Unlike massaging a person, tail care required something different.

Lin Shuang's hands danced up and down, and Tingyun's originally nimble tail was manipulated like a fish on a chopping board into all sorts of fluffy shapes.

One weak, breathless sound after another echoed through the room.

They came intermittently, yet the soft rustling of clothing rubbing together always connected them so naturally.

By now, Tingyun's mind had chosen to give up entirely.

One moment, she regretted agreeing so rashly.

The next, she was wondering how she could get her benefactor to care for her tail more often in the future.

One moment, she was still wondering how her benefactor could possess such exquisite and unparalleled care techniques.

The next, she completely gave up thinking and immersed herself in the soothing care that comforted both body and mind.

Tending to a single tail did not take very long.

But even so, by the time Lin Shuang withdrew her hands,

Tingyun's ears had drooped onto the pillow, and she was panting heavily with her face flushed red.

Her entire body was drenched in fragrant sweat, and her limbs occasionally twitched faintly.

Only after Lin Shuang put away the unused ointment did Tingyun finally recover somewhat.

She weakly propped herself up with her arms, her little face crimson as she cast Lin Shuang a resentful glare with those adorable, entirely nonthreatening eyes.

Her sweat-dampened clothes clung to her body, faintly revealing the color of flesh beneath.

"..."

"..."

The two looked at each other in silence, while Tingyun's breathless state left Lin Shuang feeling rather thirsty.

Then Lin Shuang placed a warm, damp towel over Tingyun's head, covering her enticing face.

"Wipe off your sweat first."

"...Mm."

A tiny reply came from beneath the towel. Tingyun's drooping ears still trembled faintly, and she seemed not to have fully recovered.

"If you need to, you can also take a bath here before leaving."

After saying that, Lin Shuang did not linger. She took the initiative to leave the room, allowing Miss Tingyun some time to calm down.

As for Lin Shuang herself,

She wanted to calm down too.