Su Tianqing woke up very early.
Perhaps it was because she had played so hard yesterday that she went to bed early, saving up her energy for today's activities.
"Fox Fox, revived!"
The Golden-haired Fox Girl emerged from the bathroom after washing up, raising her hands high, full of vigor as she muttered to herself.
Then she put her hands on her hips and glanced at the empty living room.
This was Nan Xiaofeng's home in Huatianli Community, with a room specially reserved for Nan Jiayu.
Su Tianqing herself felt a bit awkward about staying in a separate room, and since Jia Yu's bed could fit two people, she reluctantly decided to share a room!
Absolutely no improper thoughts, strange ideas would lead to world destruction.
"Anyway, let's prepare for tonight's activities first."
Muttering plans and arrangements in her head, the Golden Fox walked over to the living room sofa, sat down, and began to eat a bag of breakfast biscuits from the coffee table, taking small bites.
A carton of milk, a bag of breakfast biscuits, plus the rustling sound of the Cat Girl waking up in the bedroom, constituted all the sensory experiences of the morning.
"Tianqing, good morning…"
The Cat Girl walked into the living room, eyes still narrowed, and seeing the Fox Girl eating breakfast on the sofa, she mumbled a greeting like a sleepy cat.
"Good morning, Jia Yu, did you sleep well? Did you—"
"Plop."
Before Su Tianqing could finish her line, the Cat Girl had already sat down beside her, leaning against the sofa back, hugging the fox tail and narrowing her eyes.
"Oh, are you still not fully awake?"
"Mm-hmm… sleepy…"
The Cat Girl murmured, her self-talk unclear, only the purring sound from her throat audible.
Noticing the Cat Girl's sleepy appearance beside her, Su Tianqing's mind turned, and a joyful smile appeared on her face.
She used her tail to attract Jia Yu's unconscious movements, making her lean forward, and then took the opportunity to gently stroke her back through her pajamas.
The cat tail honestly perked up, lightly hooking her hand, but without force, merely asserting its presence.
Heh heh heh… She said no last night, but her body is very honest.
Su Tianqing showed a pleased smile, reached out to cup the Cat Girl's chin, and gently scratched her cheek, making the Cat Girl purr even more distinctly.
Now it's cat-petting time!
Lure the Cat Girl's attention with the tail, and take the opportunity to give Jia Yu a big cuddle while she's sleepy!
Speaking of which, Jia Yu uses shampoo with a white orchid scent, leaving a faint fragrance that makes one somewhat unable to stop—
"Tap, tap-tap."
Suddenly, the sound of slippers attracted Su Tianqing's attention.
The Cat Girl, dozing while hugging the fox tail, paid no attention to the movement, but the girl standing in the corridor in a nightgown and slippers looked at them with considerable surprise.
Then she saw the Cat Girl and Fox Girl nestled on the sofa, being intimate and affectionate.
"Heh heh… Shh."
Su Tianqing made a shushing gesture.
Nan Xiaofeng nodded, quite shocked, thinking she hadn't fully woken up and was hallucinating. She rubbed her eyes again, then quietly turned around and slipped into the bathroom.
…
The morning cat-cuddling session didn't last long.
Nan Xiaofeng was holed up at home, painfully catching up on homework, while the Cat Girl and Fox Girl left, heading to Rongcheng Medical College to participate in an event held around the campus—
What? You ask Ben Hu why she has no homework?
University has no homework!
"Christmas Eve blessing event, and there are also some limited-edition birthday merchandise!"
Standing at the entrance of the lively campus backstreet, Su Tianqing smiled and said to the surprised Nan Jiayu beside her.
Since the winter break, the lively backstreet of Rongcheng Medical College had become super quiet, and the snack vendors had all gone on holiday.
But who would have thought that on Christmas Eve, before the birthday festival, it would become as lively as usual again.
"Hmm? What's this?"
Passing a small stall, Nan Jiayu curiously looked at the small ornaments displayed on the stall and picked one up.
The ornament looked a bit like a bed, with a blonde girl lying on it, wearing a laurel wreath and white clothes, exquisitely carved.
All the ornaments on the stall had this same design, except for the different styles of beds, but the overall layout and the girl's expression were completely identical.
"Jia Yu, you don't know, do you? This is the famous Christmas Eve amulet."
Su Tianqing leaned close to the Cat Girl, picked one up, and explained to Nan Jiayu beside her:
"Legend has it that after Sister Ye, who saved the world, perished with the powerful Demon Lord, people placed her on this bed, and she was quietly buried in the sarcophagus in this posture."
"Golden hair with a laurel wreath, white clothes, and bare feet. She looked as if she were asleep when she was buried. Look, isn't she beautiful?"
Picking up a slightly larger pendant, Su Tianqing placed it in the Cat Girl's palm.
This time, Nan Jiayu could clearly see the exquisite carving of the girl's expression on the pendant; she was indeed as peaceful as Su Tianqing had described.
After looking for a long time, the two of them, being quite sensible, bought a pair and hung them on each other's shoulder bags, making a matching set.
But just as they turned the corner, a familiar figure not far away caught Su Tianqing's attention:
The Pink-haired Rabbit Girl, bundled up like a zongzi, scavenging the street stalls, and the Gray Wolf following behind her, gnawing on a skewer of lamb.
This combination was simply too striking, so much so that even in the backstreet full of cosplayers, it immediately caught Su Tianqing's eye.
And the Gray Wolf Girl immediately noticed that conspicuous golden figure, tilted her head to look, and almost choked on the lamb in her mouth.
"Cough! Cough cough cough cough! Ugh cough cough cough cough!!"
The Gray Wolf's violent coughing startled the Rabbit Girl. The Gray Wolf, tears streaming down her face from coughing, pointed with all her might in the direction of the street corner, making the Rabbit Girl meet the Golden-haired Fox Girl's gaze.
…
"Good morning, Taotao Tongxue (Taotao classmate)."
Su Tianqing greeted her companion warmly, taking a moment to survey Xia Taotao's usual attire.
An ill-fitting black overcoat bundled her up like a zongzi, a thick mask covered her face, and she wore a hat that had special openings for her Rabbit ears.
Her appearance didn't surprise Su Tianqing at all; this was almost her essential outfit for going out.
"Ah… Good morning…"
Xia Taotao replied, shrinking timidly into a ball, and adjusted the large travel bag on her shoulder.
The bag felt heavy, likely filled with a large collection of limited-edition birthday merchandise, Su Tianqing thought.
"When did you two come back?" Nan Jiayu asked directly.
"Last night," the Gray Wolf Girl, Fei Yelan, answered.
Then she looked deeply at Xia Taotao and said helplessly:
"We used a few small tricks to get on a direct flight to Shuangliu Airport, and then…"
"You weren't discovered en route?"
"No, Xia Taotao's invisibility ability is excellent."
At this, Fei Yelan looked at the Rabbit Girl beside her with considerable admiration.
The Rabbit Girl became even more terrified, even her ears drooped to the top of her head.
The shopping party increased to four.
During their holiday leisure activity of shopping and eating, Su Tianqing asked Fei Yelan a few extra questions about her physical condition.
"Ah, well, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint Fox Fox."
Fei Yelan scratched her wolf ear helplessly, her wolf tail wagging left and right behind her a few times, and said with a wry smile,
"Although Greedy Wolf Star has a magic link with me, besides supplying me with magic, it completely ignores any of my calls."
"…Sorry, I'm too weak, that's why…"
"Nonsense, being able to link with Greedy Wolf Star is already amazing," Su Tianqing said, smiling to comfort her.
Doggy is the first among the four villains to have a magic link with the stars of the astral realm! Even Ben Hu doesn't have a corresponding star!
Perhaps the secret codex bears all of her daily magic consumption? Su Tianqing could only attribute it to the secret codex's grace.
"Since you're here in Rong City to have fun, what are your plans for today?"
"Just mess around, I guess. Anyway, Mountain City isn't far from here, and I've recently learned fixed-point teleportation magic, so I don't need to worry about transportation at all," Fei Yelan said confidently.
"Amazing!"
Su Tianqing genuinely exclaimed.
Indeed, abundant magic and a shortage of magic are completely different concepts. She had never seen Cat Girl and Rabbit use any large-scale magic,
they even fought in close combat, saving magic to the extreme.
"Speaking of which, I heard Qiugui and the others haven't returned to Mountain City yet, is that true?"
"Yes, they were invited to attend the Hero Association's annual event and will likely stay for a while longer."
The four villains exchanged glances, and a knowing smile appeared on each of their faces.
—The Xin Yuehu Villain Group has a new target!
