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"Oh, alright." Chen Ce opened the door, his first glance landing on the innkeeper, whose eyes were vacant and lifeless.

His second glance... fell upon an incredibly beautiful Vastaya woman.

As a transmigrator, he recognized her instantly—those fuzzy pointed ears and those nine fluffy, oversized tails were far too iconic to mistake.

Ahri the Nine-Tailed Fox.

A Vastaya who had been wandering in search of the secrets of her own origins.

"This young lady admires you greatly and hopes to make your acquaintance..." the innkeeper continued, his eyes still vacant and his tone weak, like an echo from a dry well. "She is also a member of our village; she went out traveling and only just returned today..."

Hearing this, Chen Ce nodded with a calm expression.

To be honest, he suddenly felt like laughing.

Perhaps others wouldn't notice, but being familiar with Ahri the Nine-Tailed Fox, he saw through the ruse immediately—the innkeeper's consciousness had been manipulated, just like Xirun, the black-market merchant who had once tried to cut off Ahri's tails only to end up controlled by her instead.

Ahri possessed the ability to charm and bewitch others.

If the innkeeper hadn't added that second half, this deception might have had a sliver of a chance at fooling him, but that last part...

Ahri was from this village? Don't make him laugh.

She didn't even know who her own parents were.

"Nice to meet you." Chen Ce smiled and extended his right hand toward Ahri—well, in truth, he was holding back laughter.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, my hero~" The Vastaya girl bowed slightly, her elegant posture and manners only highlighting her stunning, alluring appearance. "My name is Ahri~"

As she shook his hand, she quietly released a wisp of magic.

The innkeeper immediately set down the tray he was holding and walked downstairs with a stiff gait. "Master Chen Ce, I shall take my leave now..."

"Sure." Chen Ce pretended not to notice—he wanted to see what this little fox was planning.

He secretly kept his attention on the innkeeper and, sure enough, before long, he heard a faint, confused muttering from downstairs:

"Huh? Why am I here? What about the master's food... wait, did I deliver it...?"

Clearly, the innkeeper's memories had been "eaten" by Ahri.

This was her second ability—consuming the memories of others.

Suppressing a laugh, Chen Ce asked, "Alright, now that you've met me, could you please leave?"

"Eh...?" Ahri was visibly stunned by the question.

But quickly, she adopted a charming and coquettish pose. "I just want to chat with you~ My dear hero~"

As she spoke, she leaned closer and closer, her faint, natural scent drifting right onto his face.

Combined with the glimpse of snow-white skin at her chest and her incredibly seductive, soft breathing... it was the ultimate temptation.

In an instant, Chen Ce guessed what she wanted—to eat him.

Yes, in the literal, physical sense.

She wanted to devour his life essence—the food the Nine-Tailed Fox loved and relied upon most.

Ordinary food could fill her stomach, but it couldn't suppress that feeling of "power draining away."

If she didn't consume life essence, she would starve to death in a different way.

But... what did that have to do with him?

It wasn't like he was the one starving.

"Sorry, I have some things to attend to, so it's not convenient to chat right now." Chen Ce refused her point-blank and gestured toward the door. "I won't see you out."

"...?" Ahri was stunned again.

This was the first time she had ever been rejected like this—by anyone, regardless of gender.

Even if she hadn't used her magic yet, surely... this shouldn't be happening, right?

Don't humans all love my appearance...?

"Um... I..."

"Alright, alright, see you next time." Before Ahri could finish, Chen Ce pushed against her back to usher her out of the room.

But the moment one of Ahri's feet stepped out the door, the system notification suddenly chimed:

[Random Quest: Rua Ahri's big tails!]

[This little fox is truly too trashy; let's go rua her tails!]

[Objective: Firmly grab [Ahri]'s tails (all nine of them).]

[Reward: Random [Common-grade equipment (Level 1 gear, such as Long Sword, Broken Sword, Doran's Shield, etc.)] *1]

Clang. Chen Ce suddenly used his foot to prop open the door that was about to close.

"Miss Ahri, I suddenly have some free time. Why don't we discuss the true meaning of life?"

Chapter 24: Ahri, Broken and Played With

Chen Ce hadn't expected to run into Ahri here.

This wasn't exactly bad news, but it wasn't good news either—after all, the other party wanted to "consume" him.

Truth be told, he had initially wanted to chase her away and get back to his own business, but... things were different now.

Since a random quest had popped up, he might as well complete it.

It wouldn't take much time, anyway.

If it was just a matter of petting a tail... that should be quick, right?

Should be...?

Chen Ce stared at those nine fluffy, oversized tails for a good while—in Ionia, where Vastaya were everywhere, Ahri didn't bother to hide her bushy tails.

In this wondrous land, the existence of "beast-girls" was nothing out of the ordinary.

"Let's just chat instead, maybe discuss the true meaning of life or something."

"Eh... eh?" Ahri, who had assumed her plan was about to fail, found herself inexplicably back in the room.

She couldn't quite read the human before her, but she was secretly delighted.

For one, she still had a chance to taste that alluring life essence, and for another...

Heh heh, as expected, no one could resist her charm.

"The true meaning of life, sure~" She beamed, her cute little fangs peeking out from between her sexy red lips. "I like you very much, so we can talk about whatever you want~"

"That's wonderful." Chen Ce nodded in satisfaction, feigning complete ignorance. "Then, shall we start with the basics?"

"Sure~ But what would the basics be?"

"It's... the body."

"The body?"

"Yes." Chen Ce gestured to his own torso, then pointed to her exquisite, curvaceous figure. "I've always been curious, what exactly is the difference between us humans and you Vastaya?"

"Well... that's obvious~" Ahri smiled and swayed her nine large tails. "Our bodies are slightly different, but our minds are exactly the same~"

She greeted him with a smile, though she felt nothing but disdain inside.

Discussing life? Wasn't he just trying to get a look at her body? Such a clumsy excuse was truly disgusting.

Hmph, she certainly wouldn't let him see anything.

"Look, I have fluffy tails and long ears, while you don't. That's the difference between us~"

"Oh." Chen Ce nodded thoughtfully and added, "Then, may I touch them? I mean... I want to confirm the differences between us; it's important to me. You see, my side job is as a biologist, and this is for research."

"Eh~~~" Ahri drew out the strange tail-end of her tone, as if to say, I know what you're thinking, you pervert.

Truth be told, she didn't want him touching her body.

But... she couldn't refuse.

On one hand, she wanted to drain his life essence, and if she refused now, it would likely lead to a dead end.

On the other hand...

She didn't dare.

Yes, she was a little afraid of Chen Ce.

She had witnessed with her own eyes his feat of wiping out dozens of people single-handedly, and she had seen him threaten Samira—the latter, in particular, was something she would never forget.

That terrifying, almost twisted expression, that indifferent tone that treated human lives like nothing, that horrific posture as he gripped someone's chin to threaten them...

Even though she despised the Noxian invaders, it didn't change how terrifying Chen Ce was or her fear of him.

She... she was just scared...

If her little schemes were exposed, who knew if he would grab her by the throat and pin her to the ground to threaten her too...

It was just so, so scary...

"The tails... are fine~" Ahri forced herself to stay calm, her seductive smile remaining fixed on her face. "If it's just a touch, that's perfectly fine~"

As she spoke, she turned slightly to the side, bringing her nine fluffy tails closer.

At the same time, she quietly released a faint, invisible wisp of magic.

She wouldn't refuse him, true, but that didn't mean she would let him grope her as he pleased.

The tails... were a sensitive area, after all...

"Thank you for your understanding, Miss Ahri." Chen Ce, looking as if he understood nothing, slowly reached out his hand. "So, I'm going to touch them now?"

"Mm-hmm, you may touch this concubine as you please~" To play the part, Ahri even used a slightly ambiguous self-reference.

It was a term she had "heard" in the memories of a Noxian soldier.

Although she didn't quite understand what it meant, it seemed that a certain type of attractive woman used it to specifically stir up the desires of the opposite sex.

"I am deeply grateful." Chen Ce's hand was already very close.

But just as he was about to make contact with the snow-white fur, he suddenly caught a whiff of a peculiar fragrance—a scent that made one dizzy, soul-stirring, and unable to pull away.

However... this was well within his expectations.

Since he knew the other party wanted to devour him, he could naturally guess that she would try to pull some tricks at certain moments.

The moment the fragrance entered his mind, he held his breath.

At the same time, his thoughts rapidly emptied, and a profound, mysterious sensation replaced the feeling of sinking into depravity.

[Meditation]

Could the guidance of the dignified Spirit of Ionia not suppress the charm of a mere little fox spirit like you?

Do you think this is The Rift?

Hum... In the state of Meditation, Chen Ce successfully absorbed energy from the Spirit Realm, and that feeling of "emptiness of all things" instantly suppressed the wicked thoughts in his heart—the wicked thoughts induced by the magic charm of Ahri the Nine-Tailed Fox.

His hand also unconsciously dropped, landing right on Ahri's tail.

The first one, rua!

The second one, rua again!

The third one, rua it hard!

The ninth one, ruaruarua!

All nine fox tails, completely rua-ed!

[Random quest completed!]

[Reward obtained: Common-grade equipment [Corrupting Potion]*1]

[Corrupting Potion: Continuously restores the user's mana and vitality over 12s. During this period, the user's attacks will deal additional magic burn damage.]

[Note: The Corrupting Potion automatically refills at midnight every day and can be used infinitely.]

The instant the prompt faded, Chen Ce discovered a uniquely shaped, dark green little bottle in his hand, filled with a strange, pink liquid.