Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder - Chapter 407 - 407: Ch 407 - A Waterfall Falls

“Achoo…!”

Sitting in the main guest seat at the He mansion, Yino suddenly sneezed while holding his teacup.

Xinyao beside him turned around, stood on her tiptoes, and reached out to feel his forehead.

“I mean, you have sneezed several times now… Do not tell me you caught a cold from those nights a few days ago?”

Xinyao asked with concern.

Two days ago, as cultivators, they could have flown back to Luo City on their swords at top speed. But because of Xinyao’s whims, Yino accompanied her on a three-day carriage ride home instead.

Xinyao had a blast the whole way. They enjoyed the scenery during the day, hunted and grilled food when hungry, and shared stories about their experiences over the past six months when bored…

At night, Xinyao would crawl into Yino’s arms to sleep, borrowing his warmth.

Honestly, Xinyao was never cold. Yino was male and at an age when his yang energy was strongest – his body was like a little furnace that kept Xinyao’s face flushed and made her drowsy every night.

So Xinyao never really worried about Yino. But ever since they entered Luo City yesterday, Yino kept sneezing. If her selfishness had made him catch cold, Xinyao would feel terrible.

“It is nothing. I made quite a few enemies in the Western Region this time. Probably just someone cursing behind my back.”

Yino rubbed his nose and took a light sip of hot tea, speaking casually.

They arrived at the He mansion in the early hours yesterday. Since it was so late, Yino did not want to disturb the family elders, so he and Xinyao rested for the night.

Now at noon the next day, the mansion elders had learned of their return and called them to the living room to talk.

“When those old men get here, you better hide that fox.”

At some point, Xinyao’s eyes narrowed as she directed her hostility toward the little fox that had been lazily stretching and acting cute in Yino’s arms.

By now, though Xinyao hated Jinyue, seeing the spirit pet contract forced her to acknowledge the relationship between Jinyue and Yino.

But as a spirit phenix, she naturally despised two types of creatures: felines and canines. Fox demons unfortunately combined traits of both cats and dogs, making them exactly the kind of creature Xinyao hated most – and yet one had become Yino’s spirit pet.

If you asked Xinyao, this fox was way worse than that silly little deer from before…

[Bah! Yino, did you hear that? This stupid bird just insulted me again!]

In the sea of consciousness, the little deer’s resonance ability sensed the insult and pointed accusingly.

After the battle at the Demon Abyss, all three of Yino’s contracted spirits had been drained and fell into dormancy. After a week of quiet recovery, both Jinyue and Wangxue had returned to their former energetic states.

“You can manage heaven and earth, but can you really control what people think?”

Yino shrugged, too lazy to care. The little deer was left speechless and could only pout and curse back silently.

In the real world, Jinyue seemed to sense Xinyao’s unprovoked dislike. In her fox form, she arched her back to stretch, then stood up and started wagging her tail while pawing at Yino’s collar.

Yino could not resist this kind of cuteness delivered to his doorstep. He reached out and petted the little fox’s fur from head to tail several times.

Taking this chance, Jinyue moved her nose closer and, right in front of Xinyao, stuck out her little tongue to lick Yino’s mouth.

Instantly, Xinyao’s face flushed red.

Jinyue seemed to say nothing, yet somehow did everything…

Damen fox

Xinyao crossed her arms over her chest, getting angrier as she watched, and could not help but curse under her breath.

Seeing his aunt about to crush her teacup, Yino quickly pulled back his hand. He grabbed the little fox’s arms with both hands, then activated the red spirit markings on the back of his hand to store her in his sea of consciousness.

“Do not worry, I know the old men do not like demon spirits. I will put her away beforehand.”

After doing this, Yino straightened his posture and said casually as if nothing had happened.

Hearing this, Xinyao’s grip on her teacup relaxed considerably. But as time passed, she felt more and more like she had been taken advantage of. Annoyed, she lifted her golden-patterned little feet under the table and placed them on Yino’s leg.

“Huh?”

Yino looked down at the pair of pale feet wrapped in flower-embroidered socks under the table, falling into thought.

“My feet are cold. Warm them up!”

When she said this, Xinyao’s cheeks were slightly red, but she seemed to take it for granted.

After all, during their two days and nights together in the carriage, they had almost constant skin contact. Both Xinyao and Yino had long lost their initial awkwardness.

“But the old men are coming soon.”

Yino said helplessly, patting Xinyao’s pale little calf.

Just as the two were whispering, the guest room door was suddenly pushed open.

“I heard from Xinyao that you accomplished quite a lot at the Wuji Sect these past six months!”

At the door, He Chensheng stood with his hands behind his back, one hand in a fist at his lips, speaking with obvious appreciation.

But when He Chensheng turned to look at the two young people already seated inside, his previously appreciative expression twitched slightly with embarrassment.

If He Chensheng was not mistaken, it seemed that just a second before he turned his head, Xinyao had stuffed her feet under Yino’s clothes beneath the table.

Now, staring at their faces, judging from both Yino and Xinyao’s slightly flushed but feigned innocent guilty expressions, He Chensheng probably had not seen wrong.

The atmosphere in the room became awkward.

He Chensheng saw it, but as both father and family head, family scandals should not be aired publicly. He could only pretend not to notice.

On the other side, Xinyao and Yino did not know if He Chensheng had seen anything. They could only keep straight faces and sit properly to hide their entangled legs under the table.

Unable to help it, Yino was not as bold as Xinyao. He finally let go of the hands holding her ankles and held his teacup with both hands above the table to hide the embarrassing movements of Xinyao freely stepping on his crotch with her feet below.

“Cough, cough cough!”

Though He Chensheng could not see their movements under the table, considering their relationship, he coughed twice seriously.

He thought his reminder was obvious enough, but Xinyao and Yino still sat behind the table motionless. They both looked serious on the surface, but privately seemed to be competing over something.

“Yino greets father.”

Unable to withstand Xinyao’s teasing any longer, Yino simply stood up and actively bowed to He Chensheng.

He Chensheng sighed in relief and smiled in acknowledgment.

Just then, several elders who permanently resided at the He mansion also entered one after another.

“Xinyao greets the elders.”

Following Yino, the phoenix spirit girl beside him also stood and bowed.

The elders nodded in acknowledgment, and only then could the two sit down.

But just as Yino was mentally preparing the speech he had organized last night, Xinyao sitting beside him with her hand supporting her cheek pushed her luck again and lifted her phoenix-patterned leg up.

Yino looked back in surprise, but Xinyao just smiled at him, as if years of being together had given her complete understanding of Yino’s preferences.

“…”

Yino’s lips twitched slightly, but he really could not refuse.\\

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