Omen of Qiugui's Suffering

The next morning.

Another peaceful, tranquil night had passed in calm. The fox girl stretched beneath the rising sun, her tail straightening as she luxuriated in the warmth that made her whole body feel so comfortable in the morning light.

"Mmnh—!"

"Sunbathing feels so nice!" Su Tianqing declared as she pulled open the curtains to welcome the dawn.

But a cat ear poked around the bedroom door, followed by half a little head. Nan Jiayu curiously looked around the room. Seeing the golden-furred fox girl stretched out beside the balcony, her cat eyes narrowed from the sunlight, and she could not help blinking.

"Tianqing, are you awake? I wrapped some dumplings. Let's have them for breakfast."

"Yay! What filling?"

"Half are pork and chive, and the other half are pork and cabbage. Tianqing, would you rather have them boiled or steamed? If we steam them, I'll make a dipping sauce..."

"I want steamed dumplings—"

Su Tianqing was not especially particular about how dumplings were prepared, but compared to boiled dumplings, steamed ones suited her tastes better—the wrappers had a pleasantly chewy texture, and every bite made even her gums rejoice. It was pure enjoyment.

The fox girl washed up and brushed her teeth in the bathroom, while Nan Jiayu quickly tidied the somewhat messy kitchen, set up the steamer, and neatly arranged a row of dumplings on the steaming rack.

She also boiled two eggs in the pot. By breakfast standards, it was quite a lavish spread—nutritionally balanced and filling. Any leftover dumplings could be frozen for the next meal, and they tasted far better than the noodles and buns from roadside stalls.

During the brief wait for the steamed dumplings, Su Tianqing took the Codex from her Familiar and, after a long time, decided to check whether anything new