Chapter 4
After eating and drinking her fill, Bai Tang’s stomach had nearly swollen into a ball.
She lay on the dining table.
Sleepy. Wu wu.
She wanted to sleep right after eating. Could she be a pig?
Xiao Xinyue wiped her lips with a napkin, glanced at her, then stood up and prepared to leave.
Lan Ji asked, “Do you want to bathe?”
Xiao Xinyue nodded. “Please prepare hot water for me.”
Lan Ji held Bai Tang up in front of her. “Aren’t you going to wash her? Her face is dirty.”
Bai Tang blinked her big eyes.
Was it very dirty?
She remembered that Xiao Qi had used water magic to bathe her, but the water had been so cold that it was a miracle she had not caught a cold.
Xiao Xinyue looked at her little dirty face and hesitated. “You won’t wash her?”
Was this disgust? She did not need Xiao Xinyue to help her wash. She could bathe by herself.
Bai Tang cried out twice.
She would wash herself.
Hearing her milky little voice, Lan Ji said, “Miss, look. She wants you to wash her. After all, you are her master.”
Bai Tang: !!
She widened her eyes, hating that she could not speak.
Xiao Xinyue’s eyes showed undisguised disdain. “Troublesome.”
Lan Ji knew she had agreed. “I’ll prepare hot water for you.”
Xiao Xinyue nodded, then said, “Prepare new soap and a towel.”
Lan Ji said, “All right.”
Bai Tang was placed on the floor by Lan Ji.
She tried hard to attune herself to the water elements in the air, wanting to use magic to wash herself. But no matter what she did, she could only spit out a few bubbles. How on earth had she managed to spray the little villain’s face before? Could this magic please stop coming out of her mouth?
Xiao Xinyue glanced at her. “Come here.”
Bai Tang stopped using magic and raised her little head to look at her. The little villain walked away without looking back.
Should she follow or not? She should follow. Otherwise, who knew when she might offend Xiao Xinyue and die without even knowing how.
Bai Tang moved her legs and trotted over in tiny steps, following behind the little villain’s trouser leg. She was a tiny little ball, like a cloud.
She followed Xiao Xinyue to the bathroom.
The door opened, and steam drifted out. The temperature inside was several degrees higher than outside. There was an enormous bathtub inside. It probably felt nice to lie in it.
Lan Ji placed the towel and soap to the side. “You may bathe now.”
Xiao Xinyue sat on a wooden stool. “Come here.”
Bai Tang hurried over and jumped into the bathtub, splashing up quite a bit of water.
Xiao Xinyue was splashed. She gritted her teeth and said, “Get out!”
Bai Tang swam around in the bathtub, confused.
Wasn’t she supposed to wash in here?
Before Bai Tang could get out by herself, Lan Ji fished her out. “Miss, I’ll change the water for you later.”
Bai Tang suddenly understood.
So the little villain was the one who was going to bathe in it.
Xiao Xinyue’s expression eased a little. “Remember to clean it once.”
Lan Ji said, “All right.”
Lan Ji placed Bai Tang into the wooden basin in front of Xiao Xinyue. There was still extra space when Bai Tang went in, but compared with the bathtub, it looked far too shabby.
Xiao Xinyue picked up the soap and rubbed it over Bai Tang’s body. Her fur was soft, and many fine bubbles were quickly worked up.
Bai Tang sat in the wooden basin without making trouble, staring blankly at her.
Xiao Xinyue’s deep eyes were filled with seriousness. She washed Bai Tang very carefully. Her strength was not heavy and did not hurt Bai Tang. She was much gentler than Bai Tang had imagined.
She had clearly been so unwilling, yet unexpectedly, her technique was quite good. Having the little villain bathe her was not that bad.
Bai Tang began happily playing with the bubbles.
Xiao Xinyue looked at her dirty little face and poured water over it. Her originally fluffy and soft fur immediately flattened, turning her into a tiny bald thing.
“So ugly.”
Bai Tang was rubbing her water-filled eyes with her little paws. When she heard those words, she even forgot to wipe her eyes. Her eyes were still wide and round, and her sapphire-blue gaze was full of disbelief.
Only the little villain would say she was ugly.
Her sense of beauty definitely had a problem.
Bai Tang shook her head and let out a soft, milky sound. Her blue eyes looked at Lan Ji beside them, and she blinked her left eye.
Lan Ji remained expressionless.
Was she acting spoiled toward her? She was, right? That wink was too cute!
Lan Ji walked forward two steps, crouched down, and handed Xiao Xinyue a dry towel. But her left hand was stroking Bai Tang’s wet head.
Xiao Xinyue wiped the water from her face and caught sight of Lan Ji’s little movement. She questioned her. “You like her?”
Lan Ji said, “She is your spirit pet, Miss. Naturally, I like her.”
Xiao Xinyue listened and felt an indescribable strangeness, especially since Bai Tang was still wagging her tail at Lan Ji. Looking at Lan Ji again, the face that was usually expressionless all year round now had a doting look.
Bai Tang curved her lips, her little tail practically about to rise to the sky.
Hmph. She had hooked a young lady with just one wink. She was clearly super cute.
Xiao Xinyue understood when she saw Bai Tang’s smug little expression.
She struck without mercy. “Not good-looking. Ugly.”
Bai Tang, who had just started to puff up with pride, instantly deflated.
She splashed around in the basin, venting her dissatisfaction with the water.
This behavior further confirmed Xiao Xinyue’s guess. She calmly wiped her face with the towel, completely unconcerned. What a vain little spirit beast with a bit of cunning. And yet this spirit beast just happened to be her spirit pet.
Xiao Xinyue lifted her out of the wooden basin, rinsed her clean with fresh warm water, then used wind magic to dry her. Her soft fur became fluffy, and she immediately looked brand new, even prettier than before.
Bai Tang hopped twice. After the bath, her body felt much lighter, and she smelled nice too.
She even spun in a circle, moved her little ears, and wagged her short tail back and forth. She was practically a walking bundle of cuteness.
Lan Ji could no longer hold herself back.
She crouched down and directly hugged Bai Tang into her arms.
Bai Tang had still been immersed in the joy of being clean, but in the next second, she was restrained. She was a little dumbfounded as Lan Ji kept rubbing her face against her. She was going crazy.
Xiao Xinyue walked out of the bathroom and looked back at Lan Ji. “Clean this up. I’ll bathe later.”
Lan Ji stopped her frantic face-rubbing. “Miss, won’t you hug her? She’s extremely comfortable.”
Xiao Xinyue’s gaze shifted to Bai Tang.
The fur on Bai Tang’s body was fluffy, and the pale blue fur looked very light. Being stared at by her big eyes made one unable to resist wanting to touch her. Her appearance was far too deceptive.
Xiao Xinyue’s gaze paused slightly before she hurriedly looked away. “No. She’s filthy.”
Bai Tang was angered by the little villain again.
She had just finished bathing. How could she be filthy?
The bathroom was full of water, and the bathtub also needed to be cleaned again. Lan Ji reluctantly put Bai Tang down. “Go sleep.”
Bai Tang moved her short little legs and ran very quickly.
She had finally escaped Lan Ji’s clutches. She really could not understand why these young ladies liked hugging her so much. It could only be blamed on her being too cute.
Bai Tang walked out of the mansion with leisurely steps. A cold wind swept over her, and her fur puffed up in fright again.
Why was it so cold at night?
Bai Tang quickly slipped into the woodshed and lay down in a little corner, curling into a tiny ball.
The woodshed had been built very crudely. It was made of stacked wood, and wind leaked in from all directions. Bai Tang trembled. She had so much fur, so why did it not keep her warm at all?
Bai Tang closed her eyes and forced herself to fall asleep.
She had finally eaten her fill, yet now she was freezing. This so-called transmigration into a book was not that great either. She did not have enough to eat or wear, she was not even human now, and she had to worry about losing her little life at any moment.
Bai Tang shivered and truly could not fall asleep.
Under the dark and windy night, she secretly slipped out of the woodshed again and ran into the mansion. Indoors, the cold wind was blocked out, and it was much warmer.
But one needed a blanket to sleep, right?
Bai Tang wandered here and there, but forget a blanket, she did not even see a small throw.
Her ears twitched. Hearing movement, she immediately hid by the corner of a table.
Xiao Xinyue turned on the light. “I saw you.”
Bai Tang’s ears twitched, but she refused to come out. Who knew whether the little villain would hit her?
Xiao Xinyue’s voice became a little colder, though it still carried a clear childishness. “Still not coming out?”
Bai Tang immediately moved her legs and switched to puppy-dog eyes, looking at her pitifully.
Xiao Xinyue’s cold, dark eyes swept over her, and she took two steps forward.
Bai Tang subconsciously retreated four steps.
Xiao Xinyue: “…”
She had reasonable doubts as to whether the timid spirit beast before her was the same one who had climbed all over her head during dinner.
Xiao Xinyue said, “Come here. Don’t make me say it a second time.”
Bai Tang whimpered a few times.
Was it still too late for her to go sleep in the woodshed now?
She dawdled forward on her short legs until she reached Xiao Xinyue, her little eyes looking as wronged as possible.
Was she going to be scolded again?
As long as she was not hit, anything was better.
Bai Tang closed her eyes, preparing herself to face the storm.
Unexpectedly, she smelled a pleasant scent of soap. It was the same fragrance as the one on her body, but stronger and nicer.
She opened her eyes and saw the little villain’s fair, delicate neck. She had been held in the little villain’s arms, and Xiao Xinyue was gently stroking her head.
Bai Tang: !!
Had the sun risen from the west?
Xiao Xinyue stroked Bai Tang’s soft little head. After the bath, she smelled nice, and her fur was even fluffier. It was indeed as Lan Ji had said. She felt very soft and very comfortable to touch.
In the end, she had still failed to resist this deceptive appearance.
Bai Tang was petted until her eyes narrowed, and she even wanted to expose her belly to Xiao Xinyue. She was startled. She had almost acted according to her instincts. How could she possibly expose her belly to the little villain?
Xiao Xinyue stroked her head, then touched the fur on her back. She was very small and thin. She had too much fur on her body, so she looked soft and fluffy, but in reality, she was as skinny as a twig. Xiao Xinyue then touched her belly…
Xiao Xinyue’s eyes lit slightly.
The belly was soft, and the fur here was even softer.
The little villain was warm, and Bai Tang felt extremely comfortable being stroked. Sleepiness actually began to rise within her.
How could she relax her guard this much in front of the little villain?
But she was really so sleepy.
Xiao Xinyue touched one of her little ears, then curiously touched the small pointed horn on her forehead. When she lowered her eyes and saw Bai Tang’s blissful gaze, she realized she had gone too far and immediately pushed Bai Tang away.
She had no interest in this stupid beast at all.
Xiao Xinyue stood up and walked away without looking back.
Bai Tang had just been immersed in gentle bliss, but in the blink of an eye, the little villain pushed her away. Her bottom hit the cold wooden floor, and all her sleepiness vanished.
Touching her and then leaving.
How was that any different from taking advantage of her for free?
Angrily, Bai Tang rubbed her little bottom with her paws, then continued searching the mansion for the blanket she needed to sleep.
She wandered around inside and out but saw nothing. Lan Ji had cleaned the house far too thoroughly.
Without a blanket, she would not sleep well.
Bai Tang continued wandering around and saw clothes in a basket. Her eyes lit up.
She burrowed into the basket and dragged out a piece of clothing. It smelled nice, so she could have a good sleep now.
With the wind so strong outside, returning to the woodshed was impossible.
Bai Tang casually found a place, lay down on the clothes, and pulled a small piece of fabric over herself. It was warm. She happily closed her eyes.
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Early in the morning, birds were chirping on the branches outside the window.
Xiao Xinyue opened her eyes, then opened the window. Seeing the flowers in the courtyard covered in morning dew, she felt refreshed.
She brushed aside the hair that had slipped into her collar and went to open the door.
When she pulled the door open, Xiao Xinyue froze in place.
A little ball was sleeping in front of her door. More accurately, it was her spirit pet.
Underneath Bai Tang was Xiao Xinyue’s little black dress. A small blue-and-white ball lay on top of it, looking soft and fluffy as she slept very sweetly, making one reluctant to wake her.
Bai Tang rolled over, exposing her snow-white, soft belly.
Xiao Xinyue stared at her for a few seconds. After hesitating and struggling inwardly, she still did not wake her.
She moved her legs and stepped around Bai Tang. But when her gaze dropped, her body stiffened. From her slender white neck to her little face, she instantly turned bright red.
Aside from the black dress, near Bai Tang’s little legs, a corner of white fabric was exposed.
Fire rose in Xiao Xinyue’s eyes.
She endured it, then left proudly and aloofly.
The next second, a basin of water fell directly onto Bai Tang from above.
Bai Tang became a drenched little beast and instantly woke up in shock, her big sapphire-blue eyes full of confusion.
What happened??
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