Cultivation Struggles of a Lowly Fox

Aiko set up her research space and worked on the Massage Chair a bit more. She knew that she had to do other things, but this made her quite happy, and she didn't need to move too much around, which was simply perfect.

She would finish the Massage Chair before leaving and fix the other ones. No, maybe she should throw them away and replace them with new stuff, but she would have to discuss it with Mei later.

Aiko also wanted to touch upon the poisons inside her body and how to deal with them. The [Witch Fox Incarnate] dealt with it for the time being, but Aiko wanted to solve them completely.

There is also work with the Lamp...

Aiko sighed gently. She was tired from the amount of things she had to do, and Moon Aiko was still 'sleeping'.

Her Grandpa Flame was practising control over his flames so that he could help Aiko cleanse her Beast Core carefully.

Feifei and the Demonic Foxes were with the Grandmaster. Dai Lu took care of them and trained them while Aiko was working on things.

Mei was making Pills for the Sect Leader to progress with the purge. There were some hints at their movements, but their main base was still hidden. Until they can root out everyone, it's possible that they would run towards other continents, which would make things even more difficult.

The Blood Fox practised her Divine Sense some more, while Mei taught her about Beast Techniques on the side.

The Twins liked to fool around, but sometimes even the Grandmaster had troubles with their coordination.

They were now skilled enough to win any 1v2 or 2v2.

Mei also came to Aiko about the Beast Techniques, but Aiko had different plans.

[Registered the presence of Special Techniques.]

[Updating Database.]

[Updating Shop.]

[Preparing update to allow conversion of Human Techniques into Beast Techniques.]

"Let's wait what the system does." Aiko nudged Mei outside, since she wanted to continue with her blueprints.

Mei had a strange expression on her face, since she didn't like Aiko relying on it too much.

Unfortunately, there was also no way to convince Aiko about it, since that same system helped her greatly.

...

Days passed, and Aiko worked on her things. Everyone was slowly improving, but the system update still wasn't finished.

...

Weeks passed, and Aiko finished the blueprints. It was a greatly improved version of the Massage Chair, but now she didn't have any more time to build it. She could only repair the Massage Chairs that broke.

Walking towards the business, it was quite lively. Not just because there were rumours that there would be a reopening of the Massage Chairs, but also the fact that Jade Fox stockpiled more Pills than they could buy.

While the Alchemy Peak had a lot of cheap Pills, their quality could not compare to Jade Fox's Pills. As such, if there were an opportunity, Jade Fox's Pills would be sold out in a matter of days.

As such, Aiko had a hard time getting inside the business as it was swarmed by customers.

Fortunately, she could still turn small and just wander between their legs before finally arriving at her destination.

"You are sneaking around again." Mei narrowed her eyes as the Blood Fox greeted and served the customers with 'proper' prices for the Pills.

"It's difficult to get inside." Aiko shrugged.

Just then, a lot of them noticed the tiny Fox and clenched their rear. They didn't notice her until Jade Fox started talking with her.

"I didn't think it would be this busy, so we didn't create another exit, but I'm already making plans about that, since it's quite the pain to leave this place." Mei sighed as she leaned against the counter.

A lot of Foxes gulped and shifted their eyes away from the Jade Fox. They knew she was a beauty, but like her partner, she was quite a vicious one.

"Good." Aiko approved of that plan. "I will go look at the Massage Chairs before leaving."

"Already time, huh?" Mei sighed. There was a subtle understanding between them, as if they were plotting to announce Aiko's departure on purpose.

Aiko didn't really mind pursuers, since if she tried really hard, only someone like Mei would be able to spot her.

And as long as she didn't change her form, she would stay hidden for a long time.

...

Aiko walked into the individual rooms and got a glimpse of the Massage Chairs.

Most of them were easy to fix; the Inscription Ink just burned out and needed to be reapplied, but some of them had strange sticks that were stuck between the 'gears'.

'I will tell Mei to look for them later, since quite a few would be still operational if not for these.' Aiko sighed. She knew that Dai Lu was not versed in these things, so she didn't really dare to touch them, but that was not the case with Mei.

Mei would be able to inspect these and work out what's wrong. Then they will be able to impose limitations on usage and possibly even ban internal factions from using the Massage Chairs.

Walking outside, Aiko met with Mei and explained her reasoning.

"I will watch out for those." Mei nodded gently.

"Cool. I will be going now." Aiko nodded to Mei, and they hugged each other.

Both of them could feel so many eyes on them, but they didn't really care.

Mei was feeling better after this, and that was all that mattered.

...

Aiko sneaked outside and went to the Shadows Peak. She would deal with that mission quickly, so she could continue all of her work that had been stockpiled over time.

'I should've also given some gifts to those girls.' Aiko nodded gently, but smirked right after. 'I wonder what Chen Shi would say if I told him I captured Lady Liu.' She had quite the evil, yet teasing smile.

"I wonder how the bird lady is doing..." Aiko narrowed her eyes. That bird lady was no longer number one when it came to size, and Aiko wondered how she would feel about it.

'Let's sneak upon the Peak Elder.' Aiko chuckled as she bypassed all the guards.

She sneaked through the window into the Peak Elder's room.

"Whoa, I didn't know you had a relationship." Aiko speechlessly stared at them, and they immediately separated.

"W-what are you doing here, Vicious Jade Fox?" The Peak Elder tried to appear dignified, but both of them were flustered.

"I wonder what I should say to the Blood Fox about her brother making out with the Peak Elder." Aiko smirked, and Zhi glared at her.

"What? I'm not lying, and it's not like you are trying to conceal the fact that you are in each other's pants." Aiko shrugged like she didn't care about it.

The Peak Elder blushed even more, but Zhi retorted. "We have not done anything."

"Can you say that once you wipe off that lipstick?" Aiko rolled her eyes, and Zhi coughed awkwardly, discreetly wiping the lipstick on his face.

"You know, there is plenty more on your chest, right? And also, fix your clothing, I'm not interested in seeing your little mouse." Aiko scolded him.

Zhi glared at her, but he couldn't fix his clothing before wiping all the marks.

"And I'm here since you want me to do a solo mission-" Aiko then realised something. "Wait, why are you calling me Vicious Jade Fox now?"

"The Elders decided to give you a new name before you leave this place, and since a lot of them voted on your beauty, we had to compromise." The Peak Elder spoke with a blush, but something was strange.

'Wasn't the Vicious Jade Fox supposed to be grown up now?' The Peak Elder was confused, but didn't question it for the time being.

"Then, how is Jade Fox called?" Aiko blinked.

"White Jade Fox. And your Demonic Servant is Red Lotus Fox." The Peak Elder added.

"Huh? Sis has a new nickname?" Zhi blinked with surprise.

"The Elders were unable to capture your sister, so they are now trying to win her over with little things." The Peak Elder commented on it.

""That won't work on her."" Both Zhi and Aiko said in unison, and their eyes immediately snapped at each other. A spark flew between them like they had some kind of internal fight.

"Don't believe that you know your sister better than I do!" Zhi proclaimed righteously, like a doting brother.

"Don't think you spent as much time with Blood Fox as I do!" Aiko hmpfed back at him.

"You-!" Another spark flew between them, and the Peak Elder giggled.

"Vicious Jade Fox. This mission requires you to visit a certain small village and see if there are any Foxes inside. If not, just report it and come back." The Peak Elder smiled.

"And if they do?" Aiko tilted her head.

"If you report that there will be more missions for you." The Peak Elder smiled, but the Vicious Jade Fox groaned.

"So there are no Foxes, got it." Aiko nodded and left back through the window.

"You can't lie." The Peak Elder shouted out of the window.

"Sure, Sure." Aiko rolled her eyes.

...

Picking the mission out of that mission-plastered place, she embarked outside almost immediately.

"Can I bring the Demonic Foxes with me?" Aiko asked the Grandmaster all of a sudden.

"They are not ready for fights." The Grandmaster retorted.

"But they are easier to hide when they are with me." Aiko would not be outdone, even in her Nightmare Form.

Dai Lu paused. "That is a good idea, actually." She nodded, caressing Aiko's small head.

"Huh?" Aiko was surprised that she agreed.

"If someone found the Demonic Foxes in here, it would derail our plans, but since you can hide them inside your tails... It's the perfect situation for us, as you can also utilise their fighting prowess if someone follows you." Dai Lu nodded for quite some time.

"So I can take them?" Aiko didn't think it would be this easy.

"Yes, but I would prefer if you didn't use them yet, you need to grow first." Dai Lu warned Aiko.

"Of course." Aiko didn't have the intention of using those Foxes for battles. 'Nobody said anything about bringing beds with me~' She hummed happily, startling the Grandmaster.

Dai Lu sighed. "You are the only person who would use Fox tails as beds instead of valuable resources."

"That's me~!" Aiko giggled. "The Fox Tail Bed Connoisseur!"

"Yes, yes." Dai Lu ruffled her hair before calling over the Demonic Foxes.

"You will be coming with her, but whenever you have time, practise what I taught you." Dai Lu explained and gave them homework.

The Demonic Foxes nodded obediently, making Dai Lu once again speechless.

'This is seriously an army.' Dai Lu groaned, incredibly happy that she was not part of Aiko's generation. 'Poor Foxes, that they will have to go against her in order to get a spot for the mainland.' She sighed softly.