Chapter 119: Tsundere Yaya?

“Brother Lin, why is this fish meat so black?”

“Maybe it’s because the things this fish eats are quite black.”

“Oh~~” Yaya nodded, “Brother Lin.”

“Hmm?”

“Why is this grass also so black?”

“Maybe it doesn’t like green.”

“Oh oh~”

“Brother Lin, why is that python slithering around in the grass also so black?”

“Because… it was stained black by the grass.”

“Oh~~~ Brother Lin is so smart.”

“Of course. No one in the world understands nature better than I do.”

As he spoke, Lin Xun sprinkled Cumin and fine salt onto the fish on the fire rack, and finally brushed on a layer of honey.

After continuing to bake it for five minutes to let the flavor sink in, Lin Xun handed the pitch-black fish meat to Yaya.

Yaya sat on the ground, stretching out her two short legs. Her small, fair hands gripped both ends of the branch, and she gazed at the black fish meat skewered on it.

The little Eating Fox fell into deep thought.

Is this thing really delicious?

Will it be very bitter?

But since Brother Lin made it, if Yaya doesn’t eat it, will Brother Lin be sad?

Yaya doesn’t want to make Brother Lin sad.

Besides, Big Sister said Yaya shouldn’t be a picky eater.

Finally, Yaya bravely opened her small mouth, and her two little canine teeth bit into it.

When Yaya’s tongue touched the black fish meat, her pair of bright, watery Kasilan eyes suddenly lit up.

The black fish meat possessed a springiness that other fish lacked, and its tender, smooth texture surpassed that of any other fish, even after being roasted.

Coupled with the faint sweetness of the honey, the aroma of Cumin, and the neutralizing effect of the fine salt, the various flavors layered together without any dissonance.

Especially when the fresh juices burst from the fish meat into her mouth, the feeling of satisfaction was just like a Soup Dumpling!

It’s too, too, too delicious~~~~

“Puchi, puchi…”

Yaya happily began eating, transforming into a qualified Eating Fox.

“Eat slower, don’t rush.”

Seeing Yaya satisfied, Lin Xun smiled and hooked his finger to wipe the honey from the corner of her mouth.

This fish had no fine bones, so he didn’t have to worry about Yaya getting a fish bone stuck in her throat.

Yaya smiled at Lin Xun with crescent eyes, then continued happily munching on the ugly black fish.

Big Sister said not to judge a book by its cover. Big Sister was right—the ugly fish is delicious.

Yaya will never dislike food for being ugly again~~~

After finishing sixteen roasted fish one after another, Yaya’s belly was round and plump. She curled up in Lin Xun’s arms to rest, and Lin Xun placed his large hand on her head, regulating her spiritual power.

It was already the second day since they arrived at the Heiwu Secret Realm. Whenever they were alone, Lin Xun would let Yaya out of the Storage Pouch. After all, she couldn’t be a little Shut-in Fox forever; she needed to get out and move around.

As for this fish, Lin Xun didn’t know what was going on with it.

Before feeding it to Yaya, Lin Xun had tried it himself.

Although the fish looked ugly, it wasn’t poisonous at all, tasted excellent, and was even a Medicinal Fish that had the effect of expanding the spiritual power within the body.

Converting from fox age to human age, Yaya was already six years old in her fox life, and she had started cultivating long ago under Chu Yaoyao’s guidance.

The Secret Technique she cultivated was also the fox clan’s innate Divine Ability, but Yaya had been slow to Breakthrough into the second Cultivator Realm.

This couldn’t be due to poor talent on Yaya’s part; no member of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Clan had poor talent.

Lin Xun vaguely guessed that this was the result of the “Heaven Concealment Technique” that Chu Yaoyao had previously used on Yaya.

Although Yaya’s Bloodline, memory, and spiritual power were concealed, almost vanishing so others couldn’t detect them, the side effect was that cultivation required a much greater amount of spiritual power than before.

The spiritual power contained in this fish was very gentle, and after Lin Xun’s conditioning, Yaya would have no problem Breaking through into the second Realm.

Lin Xun also caught a ton of fish, intending to feed them to Qinger after she consumed the rootless fruit, which would help Qinger open her spiritual apertures.

He would just need to put on a bit of an act then, otherwise, if Qinger asked where the fish came from, it would be awkward.

“It’s done.”

An hour later, Yaya was glowing all over, like a Moonlight Fox.

When the light dissipated, the spiritual power within Yaya’s body flowed much more smoothly, and she had officially stepped into the second Cultivator Realm—the Qi Condensation Realm.

Although Lin Xun spends his days fighting Nascent Soul, Jade Purity Realm, and Immortal Realm experts, these are actually all peak combat forces.

Entering the second Realm of a Qi Condensation expert already means having both feet fully stepping onto the path of cultivation, allowing one to be called a Cultivator.

“Hmph, stinky man! You patted my head so many times, but I won’t forgive you just because of this.”

Just as Lin Xun’s Divine Sense was about to leave Yaya’s body, a clear, bell-like voice suddenly entered Lin Xun’s Sea of Consciousness, but it vanished quickly, like an illusion.

But Lin Xun knew this wasn’t an illusion; it was the Sealed consciousness and memories within Yaya’s body.

That is, the former number one beauty under heaven of the Demon Race World, the Eldest Princess of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Clan.

The Eldest Princess is Yaya, and Yaya is the Eldest Princess. It’s just that Yaya is the younger form of the number one beauty under heaven of the Demon Race World.

In other words, when the Eldest Princess was young, she had Yaya’s cute personality, and the Eldest Princess is Yaya’s adult appearance.

“She was clearly cute and innocent when she was little, but why does it feel like she became Tsundere after growing up?”

Lin Xun smiled and rubbed Yaya’s head.

However,

Lin Xun fell into thought.

Yaya’s Sealed consciousness had already emerged, even if only for an instant, which suggested that the Seal had weakened.

Could it be that the Heaven Concealment Technique’s effect weakens as the Realm increases?

If Yaya’s memories are eventually fully restored…

Will Yaya still be Yaya, or will she be the Eldest Princess of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox?

“Forget it. Why think about this?” Lin Xun rubbed Yaya’s head.

Anyway, right now, Yaya is Yaya.

Even if Yaya recovers her memory later, she will still be Yaya to him.

It’s just that…

She’ll become a Tsundere Yaya?

Wait!

Wouldn’t a Tsundere Yaya be good too?

Just as Lin Xun was pondering whether the innocent and naive Yaya was better, or the Tsundere Yaya, or perhaps a Yaya who was both naive and slightly Tsundere, Lin Xun’s mind suddenly focused.

“Boom!”

A loud noise suddenly came from outside. Lin Xun, sitting at the entrance of the cave, saw two people—no, rather, two Yao approaching him step by step.

Yaya, startled awake from her dream, yawned, and upon seeing the two strangers, instinctively shrank into Lin Xun’s arms.

“Brother Lin,” Yaya whispered timidly.

“It’s alright. Big Brother is here,” Lin Xun patted Yaya’s little back.

“Yaya, why don’t you go into the Storage Pouch first?”

“Brother Lin…”

“Don’t worry. Did Yaya forget what Brother Lin said? Brother Lin is invincible.”

“Mm! Yaya believes in Brother Lin.”

Knowing that she would be a burden to Brother Lin, Yaya obediently burrowed into the Storage Pouch.

However, the two Yao had already seen Yaya.

They looked at Lin Xun with some surprise:

“A Cultivator from the Myriad Laws World actually keeps a Yao?”