Archwizard K's Journey In The Cultivation World

Case 22: Little fox, big lich.

Case 22: Little fox, big lich.

Unexpectedly, Kierra was a menace when choosing clothes for other people in the sense that she was too meticulous. In the end, it took them the whole morning to finish picking a few outfits for each other. Exhausted, Yu Chen proposed they eat lunch at a famous restaurant in town.

Kierra didn't need to eat as she could absorb enough energy from mana to sustain her body forever, but she was curious about the cuisine of this world. There was just one problem. Looking at the blood-red tofu dish in front of her, the archwizard was unsure of whether this was a dish made for human or vampire consumption.

''It is quite good; try it.'' Yu Chen encouraged Kierra.

''...''

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Never before had Kierra been this intimidated by mere tofu. What a disgrace!

So she bravely grabbed the fork and resolutely stabbed a piece of tofu before tossing it into her mouth. It quickly melted inside, and then came the flavors. The first five seconds were filled with sweet and spicy; the next five? Burning pain.

''Ugh...!''

Kierra's face contorted as she tried to fight the intense heat of the dish. She held her throat lightly, little tears escaping her moist eyes. Regret hit Kierra like a truck. She shouldn't have overestimated herself!

Meanwhile, Yu Chen was strangely mesmerized by this sight. Seeing Kierra in her vulnerable moment was seriously something else. Her instinct was telling her to protect this woman at all costs, even if she was miles weaker than Kierra. In the end, it took a full ten seconds before she snapped out.

''Here, have some water...''

''N-No need...''

Kierra had already been using heal on herself once she judged this would be too painful. It was close to normal now.

''I'm sorry, Kierra.'' Yu Chen said softly before turning to the server nearby. ''Excuse me, could I order something more mild?''

The server quickly took the new order and went back to the kitchen.

''Phew...''

Kierra sighed. So there was indeed something she couldn't handle...

After finishing the meal, they came back to the Crimson Tower, where Kierra's disciples could be seen training rigorously. The mood of this little sect had been through the roof ever since they received the news about Bai Qing's victory. Coupled with the fact that this little champion was trained by Kierra, everyone got even more excited over wizardry.

Kierra nodded in approval. These people, as she had expected, were well disciplined. If only her old disciples were this good...

'...Oh, well. What else... I should probably check on Cosmos soon. But for now,'

Kierra called Tian Yun and Yu Chen over to a corner for a little chat.

So Kierra pulled out the deer skull from her space bag again, startling Yu Chen, who hadn't seen it before. As Ovi began to manifest in front of the little fox's eyes, fear filled its whole body. It went from a proud little fox to a scaredy one in mere seconds.

Kierra nodded and got right to the questioning.

''Name.''

''Shen.''

''Race.''

''Nine-tailed fox.''

''Specialty.''

''...Transformation.''

''Good. From now on, you are my pet.''

''Ah?''

Kierra changed her mind when she heard about its specialty. In practice, the archwizard could alter the light around her and technically transform in others' eyes, but at the end of the day, it was just a mere illusion. This fox claimed to be a nine-tailed one, yet she could only see one, which meant it was currently not in its true form. Kierra hadn't noticed it at all. It was even more subtle than dragons' polymorphism...

It was a valuable opportunity to learn another skillset for Kierra, but Shen was naturally reluctant.

''But... I want to follow my master...''

The little fox said as it stroked the phoenix egg. The previous sassiness was gone, leaving behind just an emotional fox.

''Your master shall also be my pet,'' Kierra replied calmly.

''H-Huh?''

''That phoenix egg was mine in the first place.'' Kierra continues. ''Your master should be grateful I gave her that body.''

Shen thought it was... reasonable. This way, she could still follow her master, while her master could pay back the grace with her body!

That sounded quite wrong for some reason, but Shen didn't care much.

''If my master wants to, then...'' She looked up at Kierra.

Just like that, Kierra suddenly gained two pets.