After Pei Yubai's consciousness disappeared into his brow, Qiguan Yuan leaned against the stone table and yawned again.
A night breeze swept through the corridors of the Zen temple, carrying the unique coolness of a desert night. He pulled his coat tighter, his silver hair blowing wildly over his shoulders.
Lu Zhao sat cross-legged under the Tree of Fate. The light on the Marriage Register flickered. The Enter Dreams to Inquire about Marriage was proceeding smoothly and he didn't need to intervene for the time being.
I'm a little bored and sleepy.
He closed his eyes, intending to doze off for a while longer.
Just as my consciousness sank halfway down, my body suddenly trembled slightly.
There was a light, brushing sensation on the back of my neck, like being brushed by the fluff of a dandelion.
Then came the fingers; someone was gently scratching his chin.
Qiguan Yuan and subconsciously touched his chin.
There was nothing there.
Pei Yubai sat next to him with his eyes closed, his consciousness still within his mind.
He frowned, about to think it over, when another tingling sensation came from the back of his neck.
This time it wasn't a fleeting glance, but a continuous sensation, as if someone was gently biting his neck.
Immediately afterwards, a warm sensation came from my finger joints.
Qiguan Yuan looked down at his hands.
His right hand rested on his knee, his fingers slightly curled. Nothing was touching his skin, yet the sensations felt so real they didn't seem like a hallucination.
What's going on?
Then he heard a soft moaning sound.
These were two soft, gentle moans, seemingly coming directly from the depths of his consciousness, carrying a hint of coquetry.
Then, an even stronger sensation surged up from all over my body.
The sensation of a cheek brushing against my chest, the feeling of hair gently brushing against my chin, and most importantly, the warm, pressing sensation coming from my stomach.
It felt like someone had buried their entire face in his abdomen, the tip of their nose pressed against the softest patch of skin, their warm breath seeping in, both moist and hot.
Qiguan Yuan's ear tips began to turn red.
He finally realized what had happened.
The true self within the sea of consciousness shares a synesthetic connection with the individual.
No one had ever entered his sea of consciousness before, not even Yun Yin.
During those thousands of years in the Heavenly Realm, his intimacy with Yun Yin was limited to their human forms.
Yun Yin never mentioned entering his sea of consciousness.
Therefore, Qiguan Yuan himself was unaware that someone was touching his physical body within his sea of consciousness, and he would sense it.
Pei Yubai was sucking on his stomach.
Qiguan Yuan sat up straight on the stone bench.
The warm, pressing sensation on his stomach grew stronger and stronger. He could even feel Pei Yubai's nose pressing against the softest part of his abdomen, a touch that carried an indescribable intimacy.
It was more intimate than any intimate contact he had in human form, because that was his true form, his most original and authentic form, the initial appearance he had when he was born into the world.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and his consciousness sank directly into his own sea of consciousness.
The moonlight was as clear as if it had been washed in the sea of consciousness, and the red and silver light under the Tree of Fate intertwined.
Qiguan Yuan landed on the grass, feeling its softness under his bare feet. Nine tails spread out from behind him, and his red robes fluttered gently in the wind from his sea of consciousness.
He looked towards the boulder under the tree and saw the culprit that had kept him from having a peaceful nap.
Pei Yubai sat on the boulder, holding his original form in his arms.
The little white fox lay on its back on Pei Yubai's lap, its belly completely exposed to the air, its milky white fur almost transparent in the moonlight.
The little fox's nine tails completely covered Pei Yubai's neck and head. From Qiguan Yuan's perspective, Pei Yubai was completely wrapped in a fluffy white cocoon, with only his shoulders and two hands showing.
The two hands were cradling the little fox's body, with thumbs gently pressing on the sides of its belly to hold the softest patch of skin in place.
Pei Yubai's face was buried in the little fox's belly, his nose sinking into the milky white fur.
As I watched this scene, I simultaneously felt the same sensation on my own body.
Qiguan Yuan was at a loss for how to react.
The little fox whimpered in his arms, its nine tails wrapped even tighter than before, the tips of which trembled gently against the back of Pei Yubai's head. Its four legs kicked unconsciously a few times, its front paws gripping Pei Yubai's wrists, and its hind legs kicking at the edge of his palms.
Its eyes were narrowed to slits, a thin layer of mist veiling its light-colored pupils, and its mouth was slightly open, revealing a small tip of its pink tongue.
Qiguan Yuan stood under the tree for a few seconds, then walked over.
He sat down next to Pei Yubai, his nine tails spreading out behind him, one of which naturally rested on Pei Yubai's knee.
Pei Yubai raised his head from the fox's belly.
Qiguan Yuan noticed a fine white hair still clinging to the corner of his mouth.
He met Qiguan Yuan's gaze.
Pei Yubai felt unusually guilty.
Qiguan Yuan to look at him, his peach blossom eyes full of laughter, the corners of his mouth curved, and his voice suppressed a laugh.
"So that's why you insisted on entering my sea of consciousness?"
Before Pei Yubai could speak, the little fox in his arms stirred.
It rolled off Pei Yubai's legs and climbed up, its nine tails loosening their grip on Pei Yubai's neck. With a push from Pei Yubai's knees, it leaped onto Qiguan Yuan.
It nestled against Qiguan Yuan's chest, rubbing its cheek against his Qiguan Yuan, making soft purring sounds.
Qiguan Yuan looked down at it, and it looked up at him, its light-colored eyes reflecting Qiguan Yuan's own face.
Then it slowly dissipated like melting snow, turning into a silvery-white light that merged into Qiguan Yuan's body.
The original body and human form cannot coexist in the sea of consciousness for too long. As soon as Qiguan Yuan entered, the little fox naturally returned.
Qiguan Yuan leaned against the boulder, his silver hair scattered across the smooth stone surface, his outer garment gleaming a dark red in the moonlight.
He turned his head to look at Pei Yubai, Pei Yubai still had a white fuzzy hair on the corner of his mouth. He had been so engrossed in sucking the fox that his hair was a little messy from being rubbed by the fox's tail, and his collar was askew.
Qiguan Yuan reached out and plucked a single hair from the corner of his mouth, his fingertips gently tracing his chin.
"Why haven't I seen you so interested in my true form before?" Qiguan Yuan blew away the fluff, her voice laced with lazy teasing. "Wasn't touching her ears and tail outside the realm of consciousness enough? Or is it that Yuanyuan isn't as attractive as the little fox?"
Qiguan Yuan leaned closer to Pei Yubai, their noses touching. "Or is it that my face no longer attracts you, Pei Yubai?"
Pei Yubai looked at him.
She didn't answer his question, but stared intently at Qiguan Yuan.
Qiguan Yuan leaned against a rock, his nine tails spread out at his sides, the moonlight that appeared in his sea of consciousness illuminating his silhouette in a soft light.
His fox-like eyes were half-closed as he spoke, and his whole demeanor was somewhat alluring, a result of the empathy he had just experienced.
When he transformed back into the carefree, seemingly effortless Yue Lao, with that touch of red at the corner of his eye...
And yet, he uses his face, which could easily bewitch anyone, to directly hook your gaze.
Calling her a succubus wouldn't be an exaggeration.
"I didn't know we could empathize before. I like Yuanyuan, and I also like the little fox Yuanyuan, they're all Yuanyuan," Pei Yubai said, his voice still carrying the lingering satisfaction from petting the fox earlier.
Qiguan Yuan raised an eyebrow, a hint of realization flashing in his eyes.
He then narrowed his eyes slightly, his voice rising a few decibels at the end. "So you insisted on coming in because you didn't know you could empathize? You wanted to know what would happen if you touched my true form?"
Pei Yubai did not deny it.
He genuinely didn't know he could empathize; he just wanted to see the prototype of Qiguan Yuan.
But when Qiguan Yuan's body trembled slightly outside, he had a vague idea.
Although he didn't open his eyes to see Qiguan Yuan's reaction outside, he could feel Qiguan Yuan's consciousness trembling slightly while he was holding the little fox in his sea of consciousness.
He guessed it, and then he continued smoking.
I just wanted to see if Qiguan Yuan would react outside.
This was a hint of something Pei Yubai was revealing that didn't quite fit his persona as Yun Yin, and that he was hiding his true intentions because he had no connection with Qiguan Yuan.
He wanted to see Yuanyuan tremble in his hands.
Qiguan Yuan laughed out loud, his shoulders shaking slightly. " Pei Yubai, how come I never realized you were so cunning?"
How could he not see through Pei Yubai's thoughts?
"The fox is the cunning one, Yuanyuan. You always seduce me, but you never take responsibility. I just want some compensation."
Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan looked at each other. "Don't you like it, Yuanyuan? Do you hate this feeling?"
He smiled at Qiguan Yuan, but his gaze was unconsciously drawn to the reddened corners of Qiguan Yuan.
After laughing enough, Qiguan Yuan moved closer to Pei Yubai, his shoulder touching Pei Yubai's, and one of his nine tails wrapped around and rested on the back of Pei Yubai's hand.
The tail patted his hand gently, as if to soothe him.
"Okay, actually, if it were you, I wouldn't feel offended at all, Pei Yubai. I quite like this feeling."
"So what did you sense outside just now?" Pei Yubai asked.
Qiguan Yuan to look at him, a sly glint in his eyes. "Do you think I'd tell you?"
Pei Yubai and grasped the tail that was draped over the back of his hand.
Qiguan Yuan's tail twitched slightly in his palm, but didn't pull away.
Pei Yubai closed his fingers, his fingertips brushing against the small patch of downy fur at the base of the tail, slowly stroking it upwards.
He stroked the tail very gently, his fingers following the direction of the fur's growth, never pushing against it. Each time he stroked the tip of the tail, his thumb and forefinger would gently pinch that tuft of fur at the tip.
Qiguan Yuan's tail trembled slightly in his palm, its downy fur bristling slightly before settling back down.
Qiguan Yuan gave a soft snort.
"What did you sense?" Pei Yubai asked again.
His hands didn't stop; his thumb was circling the tip of his hand.
Qiguan Yuan's tail base was slightly warm, and the fine pulse on that skin was beating faster than before.
He leaned against the boulder, his chin slightly raised, his peach blossom eyes narrowed, his expression somewhere between enjoyment and forbearance.
He maintained that composed demeanor, a smile still playing on his lips, and his voice remained steady.
But his nine tails betrayed him. They spread out and gathered behind him, their fluffy white down puffing up gently in the moonlight, the silver tips shimmering.
"What did you feel? Hmm?" Qiguan Yuan repeated Pei Yubai's words, his voice slow and leisurely, with a slightly lazy nasal tone.
" Yuanyuan, I feel my tail twitching," Pei Yubai answered honestly.
Qiguan Yuan pulled Pei Yubai, which was holding his tail, over, interlocked their fingers, and pressed them against the boulder.
Then he rolled over and sat on Pei Yubai's lap, kneeling on either side of his waist, his silver hair cascading down to Pei Yubai's shoulders and chest.
Pei Yubai looked up at him.
Qiguan Yuan, backlit by the moonlight, her face bathed in a soft, hazy glow, looked down at him, her eyes filled with the pleasure of being aroused.
Nine tails spread out behind them, covering both of them.
" Pei Yubai, do you think I can't do anything with you?" Qiguan Yuan looked down at him, his voice low.
"You really can't do anything about me," Pei Yubai said.
At least in terms of empathy, he was well aware of Yuanyuan's weaknesses.
Moreover, Pei Yubai was well aware of the extent to which Qiguan Yuan indulged him.
Looking at his confident expression, Qiguan Yuan felt a surge of attraction instead of excitement.
He released Pei Yubai's intertwined fingers, cupped Pei Yubai's face in his hands, and gently stroked his face with his thumbs.
Then he leaned down and pressed his lips to Pei Yubai's ear, speaking very softly, his lips almost touching the earlobe.
His breath brushed against Pei Yubai's earlobe, carrying a unique fragrance from his own consciousness.
Very rich
Pei Yubai's apple bobbed up and down.
"You're not allowed to touch that area normally, but you're doing this," Qiguan Yuan's voice grew lower and lower, until it was just a whisper, "Do you know how strong empathy is? Hmm?"
" Pei Yubai, a fox loses its 'jin' (a kind of acupuncture point) if its tail is touched at the base. Are you sure you can resist that image? If you can, then you may take whatever you want, okay?"
Pei Yubai's hand gripped Qiguan Yuan's waist.
Qiguan Yuan's waist was very slender; he could wrap his hand around most of it, with his thumb resting perfectly on the area behind his lower back.
Qiguan Yuan trembled slightly when Qi Guanyuan was pressed against his lower back, but he did not back down; instead, he moved closer.
"Can you resist, Pei Yubai?"
Pei Yubai's voice was low and husky, his lips brushing against his chin, his breath tickling his collarbone as he spoke, " Yuanyuan... I want to see."
Qiguan Yuan asked, "What do you want to see?"
Pei Yubai: "If we touch the tail and it really goes missing, the Yuanyuan that follows will most likely be quite beautiful."
Just thinking about Yuan Yuan's Yuanyuan made Pei Yubai feel like he was about to lose control.
Qiguan Yuan was slightly surprised.
He hadn't expected Pei Yubai to be so direct today. "You're very direct today, Pei Yubai. Why is that?"
Qiguan Yuan pinched his chin and lifted it slightly.
"Because you won't stop me." Pei Yubai's gaze met his. " Yuanyuan, you said I have special privileges. I can't possibly not use these privileges; they belong to me alone."
Qiguan Yuan looked into his eyes, then lowered his head and gently bit Pei Yubai's lower lip.
He held that soft piece of lip flesh in his teeth, rubbed it gently, and then released it.
"You guessed right." Qiguan Yuan rubbed Pei Yubai's bitten lip with his thumb, his voice laced with amusement. "But since you're so clever, your next attempt to enter my sea of consciousness to absorb the fox will depend on my mood."