Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Fox Consort

Sitting in a rocking chair handcrafted by Bi Ji, Lin Wan'er—who looked to be seven or eight years old now that her age had grown along with her strength—had been lost in thought for quite some time as she watched the Ferocious Beasts bustling around her, preparing dinner with her at the center of it all.

She stared dazedly at the several great Ferocious Beasts she had only ever seen in books, along with Soul Beasts whose names she did not know scurrying back and forth. Some arranged fruit platters, while others stewed meat and made soup with unfamiliar Immortal Herbs.

Smelling the meat soup simmering in Bi Ji's pot, Lin Wan'er swallowed furiously and waited eagerly for dinner to begin.

Bi Ji naturally knew that the owner of that gaze was hungry, but the Magic Wolf Meat she had just put into the pot was not fully cooked yet, and its toxins had not been completely removed. If she let Lin Wan'er have a taste now, something might go wrong.

So, she hardened her heart, ignored Lin Wan'er's gaze, and patiently continued simmering the meat.

However, Lin Wan'er was not the only one eyeing that pot of Magic Wolf Meat. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who had been playing herself silly nearby, wanted it too.

Covered in thick fur and unwilling to take human form, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was only about Lin Wan'er's current age by human standards.

But if they were ranked according to a Soul Beast's lifespan and time of birth, Lin Wan'er should theoretically call the Three-Eyed Golden Lion her older sister.

Yet, as the older sister, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was mentally less mature than Lin Wan'er, who had lived two lives.

With a catlike pounce, she landed beside Lin Wan'er and generously placed a soft paw over the hem of her white dress on her thigh.

"Little sister, I'm hungry! Tell Bi Ji to feed me!"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion had sought Lin Wan'er's help because she had noticed that tonight's feast was being prepared for her.

As long as Lin Wan'er spoke up, Bi Ji, who excelled at herbal dietary supplements, would surely give her a delicacy that no Soul Beast could refuse ahead of time.

"Auspicious Beast, I'm not your little sister. Besides, Bi Ji won't listen to me."

Lin Wan'er shook her head and verbally refused the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's request, but inwardly, she was completely charmed by the Auspicious Beast's adorable appearance.

Who could resist a big golden cat that smelled like warm sunshine?

Especially when that cat, after taking human form, would become Wang Qiu'er—a valiant and dashing beauty.

The contrast! Beast-eared girl! Hehehe...

"Huh? Little sister, are you hungry? Why are you drooling?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion selectively ignored her words. Noticing what seemed to be drool at the corner of Lin Wan'er's mouth, she twisted around and pounced toward Bi Ji, who was tending the huge pot of meat.

"Big Sister Bi Ji! Wan'er is hungry! Just give me a piece of meat!"

"I am not!"

Coming to her senses, Lin Wan'er stretched out a hand, trying to kill the lying Three-Eyed Golden Lion with her glare.

She was mature, steady, and considerate—not some furry fanatic from a cartoon.

Yet Lin Wan'er's cry did not awaken the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's "conscience." She actually managed to get a huge piece of cooked meat from Bi Ji and placed it in a woven bowl.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion carried the bowl in her mouth and happily trotted back toward Lin Wan'er.

Stopping in front of Lin Wan'er, she gently set down the bowl, licked her lips, and said firmly, "Little sister eats first!"

"Oh my, I've never seen a Soul Beast get food from the Auspicious Beast's mouth before. Wan'er, you really are lucky."

A fox woman in a black strapless gown appeared from somewhere behind her, cradling a fox cub in her arms. Her seductive upturned eyes smiled as she looked at Lin Wan'er.

Startled, Lin Wan'er gave up on arguing. She sweetly thanked the Auspicious Beast, then reservedly tore off a piece of Soul Beast meat with her hand and began eating it in small bites.

"So good!"

Lin Wan'er felt that this was the most delicious piece of meat she had ever eaten. Her hunger drove her to speed up, and before long, she had finished the meat in her hand.

Wiping her hands with Blue Silver Grass growing everywhere on the ground, Lin Wan'er first patted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's head. "You can eat the rest. I can't eat much anyway. Thanks, big sister."

Having received Lin Wan'er's answer, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who had long been unable to wait, immediately tore into the remaining meat and crammed it into her mouth ravenously.

After glancing at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who was eating with great relish, Lin Wan'er turned slightly toward the fox beauty, whom she had no recollection of and who did not seem to have appeared in the original story. "You are...?"

Holding the fox cub in one arm and opening a folding fan that had appeared from nowhere with the other, the fox beauty, who carried herself with the charm of a mature woman, joked, "I'm Scarlet King's wife, the Dark Fox Clan's chieftain, who only recently took human form. You may also call me Fox Consort."

"Hello, Sister Fox Consort."

Calling someone sister would not cost her anything. Drawing on her many years of fearless social instincts, Lin Wan'er quickly began chatting enthusiastically with Fox Consort, who had only recently given birth.

Scarlet King isn't home, so Fox Consort is mine now! Hehehe.

With the intention of admiring a beauty, Lin Wan'er made small talk with Fox Consort to learn the basic information and current state of the continent, filling in knowledge that the original novel had never touched upon and broadening her horizons.

Elsewhere, Scarlet King, who was on his usual rotating patrol of the Star Dou Great Forest, let out a resounding sneeze that frightened off two Soul Douluo who had come to the Star Dou Great Forest at night in hopes of picking up easy gains.

"What's going on? Why do I feel like someone is thinking about my wife? Could Bear King be itching for a beating again?"

Muttering to himself, Scarlet King shook his head again and decisively said, "Impossible. That tasteless guy has always liked only Soul Beasts that can fight. My wife must be missing me. I need to hurry up with my patrol."

Back on Lin Wan'er's side, she now roughly understood why Fox Consort had been the first Soul Beast to come chat with her.

It turned out that Lin Wan'er's birth and the appearance of the Emperor Willow had saved Fox Consort from a difficult delivery, forcefully turning the frail little one into a highly talented Soul Beast.

Come to think of it, that made sense. Wouldn't a child born from a fox and a dog be a fox-dog?

Although Douluo Continent did not have the notion that bloodlines could not interconnect, the difference in their strength and status was ultimately enormous, so a difficult birth had been unavoidable.

Now, disaster had turned into fortune. As the one who had set it all in motion behind the scenes, she would indeed earn Fox Consort's affection.

"So, it has been less than two hundred years since Tang San became a god? Does the human world have so-called Ultimate Titled Douluo now? Or any high-tech things?"

Having become a member of the Soul Beast race whose status was second only to Di Tian's, Lin Wan'er no longer bothered with tact and directly asked Fox Consort about the situation.

Hearing the Holy Maiden in front of her directly speak a certain god's name, Fox Consort hurriedly covered her son's ears and whispered, "Don't say his name directly. What if he senses it? Then the Star Dou Great Forest will be scoured by the God Realm's Eye of Investigation again."

"Oh, oh, oh. I was careless."

Nodding to admit her mistake, Lin Wan'er waited expectantly for Fox Consort's answer.

"From what I know, humans have already begun researching some kind of mechanical tools. There are only a few Limit Douluo, though. As for how long it has been since he became a god... probably only a hundred and fifty years."