Volume 5 Chapter 76
by Need_More_SleepVolume 5 + Chapter 76: Another Negotiation
“…My destined nemesis.”
“Hm?”
Xia Yi heard the little fox’s voice and turned her head.
Just now she had been resting quietly in her seat, gazing at the scenery passing outside the train carriage. She hadn’t disturbed the little fox, who had been sulking to herself.
It seemed the little fox had finally calmed down. She walked to Xia Yi’s feet and raised her head.
“Sorry… I lost my composure a little just now!”
“It’s a bit inconvenient talking to you down there. Hop up here.” Xia Yi patted the table.
“…Alright.”
The little fox had no choice but to leap onto the table and sit in front of Xia Yi.
Xia Yi looked at the small pink-furred fox. It didn’t look imposing at all, if anything, it resembled a plush toy. She couldn’t help but laugh.
“W-what are you laughing at?!” The little fox became exasperated.
“Nothing. I just think you’re kind of cute.”
“Are you mocking me?!”
“Then why aren’t you using your human form?” Xia Yi asked curiously.
“…I can’t revert to that form for the time being.”
The little fox suddenly became quite dejected.
“Bai Lian cast a spell on me. I’ve been completely suppressed, and my power has been sealed.”
“You can’t change back?”
“Mm. For now, that’s the case. My strength isn’t as great as Bai Lian’s, and even my Fox God Eyes are…”
The little fox lowered her head.
“I simply cannot break through the suppression of the spell right now. I’m no different from an ordinary fox.”
Xia Yi still felt a bit tempted to tease the little fox, but considering her own position, she decided it was time to have a serious conversation.
“That’s right, Fox Radish. Right now you really aren’t any different from an ordinary fox, especially since the royal family of the fox clan has already been controlled by the White Night Cult.”
“…!”
The little fox had no way to refute that.
Since the day she was born, she had never suffered such a drastic upheaval. The blow was simply too great for her to bear.
During this time, she had lost everything, her status, her power, and even her identity…
Now she had been driven into a corner, with no way to turn the situation around.
“Fox Radish, how pitiful. Well, it can’t be helped, let me help you.”
Xia Yi smiled and folded her hands together.
“I can help you right now. Come back with me, return to the royal palace of the Dragon Kingdom. I’ll explain things a little to Xia Lulu, and she’ll definitely accept you.”
“Accept…?”
“There’s still room for a little fox in the palace garden. You could become my pet.”
“What?!” The little fox widened her eyes.
“Just look at you, so dispirited and lacking confidence. You might as well come with me. You can act cute every day, making little ‘ying ying’ sounds. I’ll raise you and feed you every day. Being a cute little pet would at least keep you safe.”
“Stop spouting nonsense! How could I possibly become your pet?!” The little fox was enraged. “I am your destined nemesis! I am meant to fight you for a lifetime!”
“A lifetime of fighting? You’re not even qualified for that right now. You’re just an ordinary fox…”
“I will find my own way! I will never submit to the White Night Cult! As long as there’s even the slightest possibility, I will fight those people! The fox clan will surely perish if they remain in their hands. I will do everything in my power to stop them and fight until the very last moment!” the little fox declared passionately. “I would rather die in battle than become some pampered little pet!”
“Good. That’s the Yue Liu I know.” Xia Yi nodded with satisfaction.
“…My nemesis, were you deliberately provoking me?”
“Of course. You looked completely drained, like you were about to give up. That’s nothing like you before,” Xia Yi said. “You used to be full of energy, always making all sorts of strange remarks.”
“I will not think about giving up again. That would indeed be wrong.”
“Fox Radish, you need help now, don’t you?”
“…Yes.”
“Then the dragon clan will help you restore your kingdom. The support of the dragons is something you surely need.”
Xia Yi made the proposal in a serious tone.
The little fox was extremely shocked when she heard it.
Xia Yi was not speaking as an individual, she was speaking on behalf of the dragon clan.
Restoring a nation could never be considered a private matter. It was a negotiation between two nations.
As the princess of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan, she had always been proud, viewing the dragon clan as rivals and never willing to bow her head.
But reality no longer allowed her to remain stubborn. Her father, her master, the fox royal family, and the fox clan’s common people… all needed to be saved.
“Xia Yi, how much assistance can the dragon clan provide me?” the little fox asked.
“Including me, all the dragons on this train will assist you in restoring your kingdom. The groundwork for what comes afterward has already been prepared. Once you agree, we can gather many fox clan patriots under the banner of restoring the fox royal family and rebuild your forces.”
Xia Yi explained.
“By coincidence, I once helped some fox clans eliminate a stronghold of the White Night Cult. Those fox clans have been asking me to help them defeat the cult and save Fox Hill. I never agreed before, but if you step forward, using your identity as the princess of the fox royal family, then our dragon clan will have legitimate grounds to intervene in the situation at Fox Hill.”
The little fox felt deeply tempted after hearing this.
This was exactly what she needed.
Whatever she lacked, Xia Yi was able to provide. It was like help arriving in the middle of a snowstorm.
However, she also understood one thing clearly.
There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
“Then what condition does the dragon clan want?” the little fox asked. “I know the dragon clan would never help for nothing. That would also be inappropriate for the fox clan. After all, the dragon clan and the fox clan have not even established diplomatic relations.”
“After the restoration succeeds, we require the fox clan to unconditionally establish formal diplomatic relations with the dragon clan, and publicly declare on the international stage that the fox clan will become our ally, forming an alliance centered around the dragon clan together with the vampire clan.”
The demand Xia Yi presented was exactly the same one that had previously been proposed during negotiations with the fox clan.
This was the dragon clan’s objective.
The little fox naturally understood that if the fox clan agreed to this condition, they would from that moment onward stand at the center of political turmoil, no longer able to balance between multiple powers.
Siding with the dragon clan was an extremely dangerous decision.
But without cooperating with the dragon clan, there would be no hope at all.
In that case, the White Night Cult would completely seize control of Fox Hill, and the fox clan would be driven down an even darker path.
Yue Liu had no other choice. She made her decision in her heart.
“Very well. I accept your terms. As long as the restoration succeeds, the fox clan is willing to unconditionally establish diplomatic relations and form an alliance with the dragon clan!”
“Wait, I haven’t finished yet.”
Xia Yi smiled mysteriously and proposed a demand that shocked the little fox even more.
“Yue Liu, after our dragon clan helps you defeat the White Night Cult, you must completely take over the fox clan, seize control of Fox Hill, and become the new Nine-Tailed Fox Emperor.”
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