"..."

BQ stared at his wife slack-jawed, unable to believe what he was hearing.

Listening to the sound of Li Meirong's joyous laughter at the prospect of betrothing him to another female caused his mood to plummet further still.

Coming out of his shocked state, his small shoulders started trembling from accumulated rage. He was filled with overwhelming fury. He just wanted to grab the foolish girl, take her back to his quarters and indefinitely chain her to the bed. Only after a thorough spanking, would he be able to extinguish the rage inside his heart.

What skills?! What power?! She was stupid, stupid, eternally stupid!

He was now thoroughly convinced that Only when she would be imprisoned by him, would this foolish wife cease to cause a mess!

How dare she think of marrying him off to someone else?!

He didn't even let his mother do it and now his wife "thinks" she can?!

The scores that needed to be settled between the wedded couple only kept growing in number...

Just as the Fox Demoness was about to settle the betrothal, Snowball stormed into the room.

Unable to keep his temper, Bai Qingyue roared at his stupid wife.

"Li Meirong!!!"

Upon hearing Snowball yelling her name, Li Meirong immediately turned around in fright. Her doe-eyes stared in surprise as her obviously irate fox barged through the door in a great fit of anger.

She had never seen her adorable, poofy baby look so mad before!

"W-what's the matter?" She innocently asked.

It couldn't be that he was jealous of her playing with the other fox cubs, could it?

Bai Qingyue slowed down his heavy breathing and attempted to steady his emotions, but seeing her dumbfounded expression only managed to make him more aggravated!

Quickly racking his brains in thought of what he could say to stray Li Meirong from her delusional thoughts, Bai Qingyue proclaimed, "Snowball already has someone he likes!"

As he said the words, Bai Qingyue made his way to Li Meirong, shoved the cubs away and perched his bottom on her lap.

Noticing his actions, Li Meirong figured that he was still too young, perhaps her excitement made her act rashly upon her decisions.

She should have consulted Snowball regarding the matter first...

Slender fingers caressed the cub's beautiful silver fur as Li Meirong placated grumpy Snowball. "Snowball is right and Li Meirong was wrong! I'm sorry I didn't ask your opinion first, you know you're my favourite fox, right?"

Snowball huffed angrily and shut his eyes, trying to ignore the comfortable sensations he felt as her fingers brushed across his back, he looked like a displeased little "emperor".

"Humph!"

Acting cutely now won't help you! Foxes are vindictive animals by nature, your days are numbered!

Li Meirong sighed and rubbed the back of her head in frustration with her unoccupied hand.

Snowball was usually so adorable but sometimes he was a bit of a handful.

"How about this, let me know who it is that you like and we'll see if we can add the little miss to our family as well, how does that sound?" Li Meirong attempted to coax him again.

It was her fault this time for not asking if he already had a little sweetheart but how was she to know there was already someone on his mind? He was so young, when did he even get the chance?

Bai Qingyue's mouth twitched and his paws curled into fists. He really wanted to stuff her mouth shut! The more she spoke, the madder he became!

If you don't speak, nobody would think you're deaf!

"I don't want to stay here anymore!" Snowball announced.

Observing the ongoing family dispute, the Fox Demoness gathered that there were personal matters that needed to be settled between the cultivator lady and her Fox Spirit...

"I shall not bother you any longer." Said the Demoness, "My family hails from the Diqiu tribe and we have guided our descendants to cultivate for many years, protecting the nearby human shrine as familiars to the local god residing in the Island of our birthplace situated near the southernmost part of the sect. Should you ever need my assistance, don't hesitate to call upon me." After offering her alliance, the Fox Demoness grabbed all her four young pups and hurriedly departed her former prison.

Full of undisguised awe, Li Meirong gossiped with her baby pet, "See that Snowball? If you work hard enough, one day you could grow more tails and become a powerful familiar too!"