I reached out a finger and touched the elegant man, naively asking, “Sir, who are you? Hey~ wake up~” I shook his body, and he wrinkled his beautiful eyebrows, then touched his aching head. When he slightly opened his eyes and saw his hand, he was startled.
I kindly reminded him, “Sir, you’ve entered the wrong room. This is my room.” He frowned, his enchanting blue eyes fixed on me, “You don’t remember me?”
I was confused, “-_-! When did I know you?
Xue Hu then stated, “I am a snow fox demon.” I scratched my head, “I know you are Xue Hu!…” Before I could finish, Xue Hu looked at me solemnly again, “I am a snow fox demon,” emphasizing the word ‘demon’.
Damn, so that’s what he wanted to say!
I patted his shoulder, “I know you are a snow fox demon, but can you answer my question first?” Xue Hu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, “I asked if you are male or female, not if you are a man or a woman!”
Xue Hu twisted his fingers, then said: “I am male!” I was instantly struck by lightning and pinched him hard, “Not painful?! I must be dreaming! Great, I’m dreaming~! Haha~^_^”
Xue Hu frowned and said: “Han’er, can you not pinch me so hard next time? I may not feel pain, but I do.” I sprang up, grabbing his neck, “Good. Tell me, what’s your surname, name, how old are you, and where do you live?!”
Xue Hu answered: “No surname, name is Qi Ye, this year… um, just turned one thousand years old, home is in the Xuanbing Cave of the Snow Mountain.” I was overwhelmed, “Great heavens! Can people even live like this?!” I turned over, ready to jump out the window.
Qi Ye quickly flashed over, wrapping one arm around my waist and grabbing my arm, “Han’er, don’t do anything rash. If I did something wrong, you can hit me, right?”
Footsteps of panic came from outside the door, then the door was kicked open.
Xiao Chen Yue rushed in first, followed closely by Ling Yan and Ling Shuang. Qi Ye, in panic, gripped my hand tightly as I fell to the ground. He tried to catch me, but it was another failed attempt at heroics as his entire body ended up on top of mine.
Our cheeks flushed, the temperature around us dropped suddenly, cold like an air conditioner. We turned to see Xiao Chen Yue’s face, dark as ink; clearly, this was not the time to think about this.
Xiao Chen Yue, burning with rage, quickly threw a punch towards Qi Ye. Qi Ye seemed calm, but I was so nervous I wanted to push him away, yet I was powerless. Xiao Chen Yue’s fist was about to hit Qi Ye’s face.
I felt indignant on behalf of Qi Ye; how could someone hit another’s face? Doesn’t he know people live by their looks?! I shook my head; now was not the time for these thoughts! At that moment, Qi Ye gently lifted me up, dodging Xiao Chen Yue’s punch.
Xiao Chen Yue slammed on the brakes and immediately threw three throwing knives at us. My heart tightened; was he going to attack me too? Qi Ye leaped away, the knives embedding deeply into the wall, leaving only the handles visible. I couldn’t imagine what would have happened if those knives had hit me…
Cold sweat ran down my back.
I glanced beside me, seeing Ling Shuang drinking tea and Ling Yan eating a banana. Suddenly feeling confused, I roared, “Damn it! All of you, stop right now!!!”
Qi Ye’s feet gently landed, staring blankly at me. Xiao Chen Yue also froze, the flying dagger stopping mid-air. Ling Yan’s half-eaten banana dropped, and Ling Han stopped drinking tea, the cup suspended in mid-air. I jumped out of Qi Ye’s arms, pointing at them one by one, “You! What do you all think I am?! Huh?”
“We think you’re human!” After a long pause, everyone answered in unison. “Slap!” That was the sound of me collapsing. I struggled to get up, supporting myself against the wall, my mouth and eyebrows twitching, “Why don’t you just say I’m an Earthling?! Line up!”
They immediately stood at attention. “Turn left! March!!” The four of them marched out in perfect formation. Just as Qi Ye was about to leave, I gave him a meaningful look, and he immediately understood.
Soon after, a fluffy blue-eyed snow fox slipped through the slightly open door. I stuck the golden magic seal on Qi Ye’s forehead, “Now you can only maintain this form to go back with me, understand? Good, sleep!”
I had just climbed into bed when Qi Ye brazenly jumped up. I threw him off, “Little Qi Qi, if you don’t want me to shout ‘sexual harassment’, sleep on the floor!” Then I covered myself with a blanket and went to sleep.
Qi Ye drooped his tail, curling up pitifully on the cold floor, closing his beautiful blue eyes…
In the bumpy carriage, it was just me and Qi Ye. I glanced at Qi Ye, who was still asleep, and said with dissatisfaction, “Hey, Little Qi Qi, can’t you stay awake? I went through so much trouble to share a ride with you.”
Qi Ye gave me a helpless look, scratching his forehead with a paw. After the ‘Magic Seal’ fell, Qi Ye shimmered with light, transforming into a silver-haired, blue-eyed, handsome man. The curtain of the carriage was lifted by the wind, and the spring breeze gently played with Qi Ye’s silver hair, making him look very beautiful.
Qi Ye gripped the magic seal tightly, gazing at me with his deep blue eyes, “Han’er, what do you want to say?” “About the Magic Seal! The one on your head that seals your magic power, right? Who did it?” I asked as if it were obvious.
Qi Ye just smiled profoundly, “It seems you’ve not only changed but completely forgotten the past… even about me.” “?” I was puzzled, “What are you talking about, Little Qi? I don’t understand.” “Forget it, it’s better to forget…”
I grabbed Qi Ye by the collar, “What do you mean by ‘better to forget’? Tell me everything you know! I admit I don’t remember, I was hit by some despicable guy and lost my memory, Qi Ye, tell me!”
“Seven Nights gently untangled my hand from his collar and straightened his clothes, ‘This seal was placed by your father.’
‘???’ I was completely confused. When did my father Ling ever seal someone like this? Could it be something that happened before I was resurrected? But wasn’t Father Ling an official? How did he know about sealing?
Seven Nights’ blue eyes looked out the distant window, slowly beginning to speak: ‘Nine years ago…
As a snow fox demon clan member who was ostracized and expelled, I lost my demon power and fell into a trap while descending the mountain, caught by a rope that I couldn’t escape from. A man shouted to a little girl in the distance: “Han’er! Come, daddy has caught a snow fox!”
The cute girl ran over with a happy smile, ‘Daddy! Where? Where’s the snow fox?’ The man grabbed my tail and lifted me up, ‘Look, here it is! Do you want to taste the snow fox, Han’er?’
The girl pouted, ‘Daddy, how can we eat it? Please put it down! Can we take it home and raise it? It must be so cold and hungry alone in the snow mountain.’ ‘Okay! Whatever Han’er wants!’
The man put me down, and the girl held me in her arms, ‘Daddy, look, it’s so obedient and cute!’ The man smiled kindly, watching his daughter’s happy face. The girl took me home and gave me a lovely name, ‘Seven Nights.'”
She cared for me meticulously, and later I learned that she was the only daughter of Lord Ling – Ling Xiaochan.
Gradually, I realized I had fallen in love with her. To stay by her side, I would practice secretly in the bamboo forest of the mansion’s backyard every night after she fell asleep. I watched her grow up, silently protecting her. She was sent to learn martial arts by her father and became a famous constable, one of the four great constables in the land.
During a pursuit last year, I followed her as a thief escaped. While chasing, she unexpectedly encountered a group from the demon cult attempting to assassinate the emperor. Mistaking them for the thief’s accomplices, she engaged them in battle. I knew she couldn’t defeat them, so I transformed into human form to help.
