Poseidon spent most of its time at Qingqiu Mansion now.
When Zheng Qing went to pick up the little fellow, he saw Su Ya busy weeding the watermelons in the garden of Courtyard No. 54 in the West District of Beta Town.
Sunlight, rainwater, and magic nourished the little garden together. The watermelons growing there were each thriving splendidly, scarcely smaller than a Hobbit house. Though she was supposedly weeding, Zheng Qing felt Su Ya was merely looking for an excuse to play. She used colorful yarn and flower petals to tailor an outfit for every grass sprite she caught.
The grass sprites lay in the Little Fox Maid's hands like corpses, allowing her to toy with them.
"You're stifling their nature." The young scholarship student stood outside the fence and kindly offered a word of advice. "The books say grass sprites like clothes woven from cattail grass and paulownia leaves... not flower petals."
Su Ya immediately hid the "little toy" in her hand behind her back, rose to her feet, and eyed the visitor warily. "It's none of your business... Why are you here?"
Because she stood up a little too quickly, her large tail accidentally slipped out from beneath her skirt, revealing a furry tip.
When she noticed the wizard's gaze, the Little Fox Girl screamed, flung the grass sprite at Zheng Qing, and bolted toward the mansion. As she ran, she wailed, "Indecency!!"
Zheng Qing felt black lines fill his forehead.
The tossed grass sprite traced a graceful arc through the air before finally smashing into the young scholarship student.
It extended its long nails, nimbly hooked them into a seam in the wizard's robe, and landed steadily on his shoulder. Before it could even regain its footing, it swiftly tore off the messy flower petals and