"So this Talisman contacts the Rune Guy..." i nodded her head before looking at Aiko.
"I'm sorry." Moon Aiko looked away with a mouth that ford an 'x'.
i only sighed softly. Her back was liberated, and even her Qi flow inside her body improved, so it wouldn't be a good idea to get angry so soon.
i lit the Talisman.
"Contacting so soon?" A voice on the other side sounded surprised.
"Not so soon." i pursed her lips.
"Ugh..." Chen Shi already felt a bad premonition. "Just when I finished my work, you will enslave for more work, right?"
"Perceptive." i licked her lips. "I would like you to 'adjust the Fox Village's Protective Array, and make it so that everyone inside is trapped inside, and everyone outside is not allowed to go inside."
"That's quite the request." Chen Shi rubbed his head.
"What did Aiko do this ti that you wanted to trap her inside?" Chen Shi imdiately thought of Aiko when thinking of trapping.
"Nothing this ti." i suddenly felt kinship with this person, since it seed like they suffered too.
"This ti, huh..." Chen Shi nodded his head slowly. Well, the talisman only carried his voice, but it felt like i could actually see him nodding.
"When?" Chen Shi narrowed his eyes. He wanted to enjoy so free ti with Yanqi.
"As soon as possible?" i licked her lips.
"You are seriously dragging around like a rag..." Chen Shi sighed. "The rewards?"
"Part of the riches of the Fox Village." i could give out this much, since they would tear this Fox Village down.
"You are not raiding the Fox Village, right?" Chen Shi couldn't help but shudder when he thought about Aiko raiding sothing.
The other side was silent.
"Seriously?!" Chen Shi almost fell down when nobody answered him for a while.
"You are robbing the Fox Village?" Chen Shi knew where it was located, since he was partly responsible for erecting the Array.
"Well, 'tearing down' would be a more proper term." i nodded her head.
"..." Now it was Chen Shi's turn to be silent.
"What about the wild Foxes?" Chen Shi narrowed his eyes.
"Clans will take turns and do tournants to get the wild Foxes. There is no need for the Fox Sect to interfere." i pondered, but realistically, it was impossible to stop them from getting here.
"Then what about getting the Ancestral Beasts to block the Fox Sect?" Moon Aiko voiced her opinion.
Chen Shi shuddered at that voice. It was almost on an instinctive level.
"You think they will agree?" i raised her eyebrow.
"Aren't you coming with to negotiate?" Moon Aiko tilted her head.
i felt like Aiko was giving her even more work than she already had.
"I'm not sure if I should be coming with you." i sighed.
"But i is more skilled in negotiations, you can do it~" Moon Aiko cheered on her, but i grabbed her cheeks and kneaded them.
"Don't. Give. . More. Work." i's face twitched from the shalessness that Aiko learned while she was gone.
"Yes, ma'am!" Moon Aiko saluted on instinct.
"I'm not ma'am!" i 'glared' at her.
"But you are also not a Miss." Moon Aiko tilted her head.
i felt like she was stabbed. "You are not supposed to say that, you little rascal!" She imdiately kneaded Aiko's cheeks even more until her face and hair were completely ssy.
"The usual stuff, huh?" Chen Shi felt liberated that he was not the only one who had a tough ti with Aiko.
"Shut it." i was on a rampage, so she would snap at anyone.
Chen Shi didn't mind, since he felt great kinship with her.
...
"So what's the real plan?" Chen Shi asked once things cald down.
"Nothing much, just war." Moon Aiko was the one to reply.
"So, a stampede was not enough for you, huh?" Chen Shi sighed.
"Well, this one was orchestrated by ." i defended Aiko this ti.
"Birds of a feather flock together, huh?" Chen Shi felt like this was a milder version of Aiko.
"Hey! I'm not causing widespread disasters!" i imdiately got angry, because it was true that she was mostly silent on most issues and did not do anything about them.
"Eh." Chen Shi shrugged, but it was obvious he was comparing them.
"I will get you one day." i snorted at him.
"Sure, sure. So just change the characteristics of the Protective Array, huh?" Chen Shi slowly nodded his head, but his voice was still amused by this situation.
"Yeah, that's enough, you can just sit outside and protect it so that it doesn't get changed back." i nodded her head.
"Alright..." Chen Shi would just bring a small flying ship with him and rest there while they did the plan they set out to do.
"Good." i was surprised how smoothly this went.
"You can get in touch with Yue later." Moon Aiko humd happily.
'Whom?' i tilted her head.
"I feel like I'm being blackmailed..." Chen Shi frowned, but it was true he was looking forward to that.
"Oh, shush, nobody is blackmailing you." Moon Aiko rolled her eyes. "So just get over here and do your work~"
"Seriously..." Chen Shi felt absurd at being ordered by a lowly Fox.
The Talisman shook gently, and so of it returned to its forr self.
"This is quite the precious Talisman..." i didn't like that this Talisman was better than what she could make.
"How so?" Moon Aiko tilted her head.
"So of this Talisman gets renewed each ti you use it, so you can, in theory, use it more tis without degrading the effects." i nodded her head.
"Yeah, it's pretty precious." Mai popped her head in.
"What are you doing?" i stared at her sister with a blank expression.
"Just making sure you are not bullying Aiko." Mai narrowed her eyes before returning to her room.
"She is quite the free spirit, huh?" Moon Aiko was impressed by how often Mai would pop in.
"She was always like that, sticking her head where it didn't belong." i sighed.
"But she is your sister." The implication that Aiko was making was obvious.
"I'm not like her!" i pouted.
"Yeah, you can't speak your mind." Moon Aiko ruthlessly assessed the situation.
"Aiko!" i glared at her.
"i~" Mai smirked at her.
"Ugh! This is bullying!" i cried out before disappearing.
"Hmmmmm... maybe I overdid it?" Mai tilted her head.
"Don't ask , I don't understand won." Moon Aiko shook her head.
"And what are you?" Mai shook her head while laughing.
"Do I resemble one? I believe you call either odd or chaotic." Moon Aiko narrowed her eyes.
"Well..." Mai scratched her cheek. "I will excuse myself." She nodded her head and disappeared before having to confront this reality.
"Seriously." Moon Aiko placed her hands on her hips. "Maybe it's ti for i to get to that prepared place?" She tilted her head a few tis, but it definitely could be nice.
"I will ask Mai for so nice tea that i will like." Moon Aiko nodded her head.
...
"Why are you here?" Mai was cautious about Aiko because of that conversation.
"What tea does i like?" Moon Aiko asked her softly.
"..." Mai didn't expect that kind of question. "i usually likes more fruity teas than green tea." She pondered about it. "But I'm not sure if anything changed over such a long ti." She shook her head slowly.
"That is fine, this is more than enough to think of sothing." Moon Aiko also had that precious coffee stuff that she could make, just in case i didn't like it.
"Well, here you have it. It might be nostalgic for her." Mai handed over a small pouch with so dried fruits.
"Thank you~" Moon Aiko didn't really like the sll of the blend, but since Mai was saying that, it should be good.
"It's been a long ti since she had it, so she might no longer like it." Mai once again warned Aiko about it.
"Don't worry about it, I will pay close attention." Moon Aiko nodded her head. She would use coffee if anything went wrong.
'I wonder how that strange Foxy, Luna, is doing...' Moon Aiko was curious, but she was more curious about what i might like.
...
"So the Tree is still hanging on, but after a few days those poisonous lea-" Moon Aiko adjusted everything when a sudden realisation struck her.
"System, can I use that to advance my physique?" Moon Aiko suddenly smiled like a devil.
[It's possible, but you would have to sort every leaf by its toxicity before using them, so you wouldn't overwhelm the other poisons and also use them more effectively.]
"So I can use them~" Moon Aiko smiled even more, making the system feel bad about what was about to happen.
"Well, not yet~" Moon Aiko humd, stopping her grubby hands. This place still looked fabulous, and a tree without leaves would look more than just strange.
[...]
The system couldn't believe that she actually stopped herself from taking it, but this was definitely good developnt for everyone!
"So, let's go over this." Moon Aiko nodded her head.
"The lake around the tree is mostly clean. The few leaves give it quite a nice ambience, so let's leave those alone. The table is a low one where we can sit leisurely instead of the normal table." Moon Aiko checked the cushions, which acted as 'chairs'.
"The cushions could use so work, but I don't have enough ti or material to do it, so maybe in the future?" Moon Aiko tilted her head.
Nodding her head slowly, she moved around. "Here is a hidden bed, so i can rest properly. It's also enclosed with a Treasure to keep others from watching and disturbing with noises." i worked hard, so Aiko wanted to let her rest properly.
"There is another Treasure that is shite, but it's perfect for keeping the table and surrounding clean from leaves." That Treasure was pretty much useless since even a sneeze would break it, but since Aiko didn't need robust defence, it was enough.
"Now we will set up the tea set that I borrowed from i back and so snac-" Moon Aiko realised that most of her snacks were gone and only a few of them were still intact.
"I will have to have a word with them." Even Moon Aiko could manifest a beautiful vein on her forehead, make no mistake!
"I think this should be everything?" Moon Aiko tilted her head. It was ti to find i and drag- walk her here!
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