No, it was a monster disguised in an ordinary fox's hide.
If this fox spirit hadn't spoken first, it might even have fooled Rain Master Concubine's senses.
"Rain Master Concubine."
At some point, Plum Blossom Woman had descended from the branches of the Plum Tree and landed in front of Rain Master Concubine.
"Are you all right?"
The worry she had felt for days made Plum Blossom Woman blurt out the question without thinking when she finally saw her.
She wasn't good at being tactful.
Besides, she regretted keeping silent last time.
She knew that if she'd asked outright, Rain Master Concubine would either say nothing or tell her the truth.
There was no need for her to agonize over it herself.
Rain Master Concubine was taken aback.
She pulled her attention away from the fox spirit and looked at Plum Blossom Woman. A barely perceptible softness appeared in her gaze.
"I am fine."
Seeing the smile on Plum Blossom Woman's face, she hesitated before slowly speaking. "However—"
"There is something I wish to ask of you."
Plum Blossom Woman's smile faded slightly, and her expression grew serious. "What is it?"
Her words had unconsciously taken on some of Rain Master Concubine's affected manner of speech.
Rain Master Concubine didn't answer. Instead, she turned her gaze back toward the direction she had been watching earlier.
This time, however, she wasn't looking at the Little White Fox, but at the human holding it.
Her expression was inscrutable.
"Rain Master Concubine?"
Plum Blossom Woman looked from Rain Master Concubine to Lord Xiao Xiao, bewildered. She didn't understand why her friend had suddenly acted this way.
Hadn't her friend said she had something she wanted Plum Blossom Woman to help with?
Why was she looking at Lord Xiao Xiao?
Although