The morning greeted Bianca with a gentle breeze, the hint of sunlight, and the obvious scent of yesterday’s activities filling her nose. She opened her eyes and was greeted with her darling pet’s sleeping face, a peaceful and beautiful sight.

  ‘She really is wonderful, isn’t she? She didn’t even get a proper meal yesterday… although perhaps it was more protein-filled than anything we ate,’ she found herself smiling as she examined Song Ming’s restful expression, spotting a stray near-white hair stuck to her skin, near her lips, ‘Is that… I guess my pubes don’t disappear if they’re not on me anymore.’

  It was a weird fact about her equally weird technique, although she was most surprised that she hadn’t noticed earlier.

  That meant that as they walked up to their room, anyone that looked in their direction could’ve spotted her pubic hair on her pet’s face, making it rather obvious what they had gotten up to during their dinner… On one hand, it was a little risky, but she loved the notion of marking her girlfriend in a way that others could perceive.

  Her sense of smell seemed vastly stronger than that of most, so it appeared that while she had a trivial time picking up on the scent of cum still on her pet’s breath, there were many that couldn’t. Thus, as much as she loved marking her girlfriend, it appeared that this method was only so effective.

  ‘I mean, if I acted even more like an animal marking its territory, I doubt people would miss it, but that would be a little… eh, uncouth? Gross?’ she pondered it for a moment, then nodded mentally, ‘Yeah, gross. I shouldn’t allow myself to forget that, even if it is really fucking hot…’

  She felt the phantom sensation of her cock hardening, seeming to lift the bedsheets right before her eyes, even though she knew for a fact that the only thing below the sheets was her own wet pussy.

  ‘… It’s way too easy to get horny these days. Maybe I should go out and steal something, just relieve at least one urge…’

  Turning over, she found Xue Yaling and Huang Su both lying on their sides, facing away from one another, with eyes open – spiritual perception assisted her in seeing the other woman, though with the Demonic Tyrant and Weave, it was trivial to use – and obviously awake.

  “… morning,” Bianca muttered, trying not to be too loud.

  “Good morning, honey,” the kitsune replied simirly quietly, “Slept well? Sorted out that mental hangup of yours?”

  “Please… don’t remind me of that. No, I’m still working through it.”

  “Good morning, Mistress,” Huang Su sat up and looked over, covering her body modestly, “I hope the heavens will grant us a peaceful day.”

  “Yeah, so do I…” she sighed, then turned onto her back and looked over at Song Ming’s sweet, sleeping face, “Wake up, sweetie. Rise and shine.”

  Her girlfriend finally stirred, moving a little before her eyes opened, instantly meeting Bianca’s own. A smile graced her face, making her seem to glow.

  “Good morning, Mistress,” Song Ming said, closing her eyes as she moved over to rest her head on Bianca’s thigh instead, “You’re more comfortable than the pillow, and smell better, too…”

  “Thanks, sweetheart,” Bianca naturally started to stroke her hair, finding herself smiling easily, “You’re wonderful too, the best pet a girl could ever ask for.”

  “Aw, Mistress…” her pet nuzzled up to her, rubbing her cheek against Bianca’s thigh, “I wuv you.”

  “Love you too, cutie.”

  “Ahem, you two are cute, but we should get as much done today as possible. Whatever we might need or want, we should get it within the day, so that we may leave Heart’s Core Town before we encounter any… unsavoury elements,” the kitsune interrupted them, having managed to dress herself while Bianca wasn’t looking, “Disappointed you can’t see my boobs? Or my ass, perhaps. Just ask nicely and I’ll-”

  “Shut up already. You’re really not helping anything,” Bianca sighed, trying her hardest not to rub her thighs together as her nether regions yearned for touch, “I don’t disagree on the first part, though. We should really grab as much as possible and get out of here, before some sect decides to show up and fuck with us again…”

  “Then we are in agreement. As everyone will understand their own needs best, I would propose that we split up and handle the shopping separately. Once the others are here, I can provide each one of you with a few pnar shards… although the money I have brought with me will begin to dry up at that point.”

  Bianca shrugged, “Well, this is the st big stop until we reach that pce, right? Once we’ve got a spot to ourselves, we can easily work towards earning as much as we could ever need… theoretically. How does one even earn money around here…”

  “Lots of ways, especially if you’re willing to kill or steal. People love putting out contracts on all kinds of dirty deeds,” the kitsune expined, immediately receiving a look filled with killing intent from the Sect Master, “Of course, there’s more legitimate work out there, if you prefer. Bounties put up by the sects and towns of the area, merchants that put out requests for various resources, and people that wish to buy the products of the great arts.”

  That seemed to reduce the intensity of Huang Su’s gre, although she didn’t look away from the kitsune even as Bianca nodded.

  “That seems roughly in line with what I was thinking. Han Rushu should be able to make stuff for us that could be sold or used by us, then if we have the sect’s defences properly established, we can just head out and do whatever will get us the funds we need… assuming we don’t need funds to establish our defences in the first pce.”

  “No need to worry about that, Mistress,” Huang Su finally turned back to Bianca, “I have enough familiarity with the arrays back at the Phoenix Sect, so I ought to be able to procure all of the necessary supplies today. With that, I should be able to guarantee the function of a few basic defensive arrays at the very least.”

  “Good, good… Could you wake the others up, Huang Su?”

  “Of course, Mistress. I will only need a moment…”

  She shut her eyes, and Bianca could faintly feel the threads of energy she formed to speak to the women in the other room. As they retracted, the door opened nearly right away, and Yu Juan, Jia Bo Xun, and Han Rushu emerged, the bcksmith in particur finally looking somewhat rested.

  “’Sup, sluts. Did I miss anything?”

  “… Your ass is going to get destroyed one of these days, Rushu,” Bianca sighed, “Seriously, you’re really good at provoking people. If there’s a way for you to make money out of that, you really should try it, it would solve all our money issues in a single instant.”

  “As if you don’t have that trait, oh great and powerful Sect Mistress,” the bcksmith said, rolling her eyes, “Come on, most of you have taken Bianca’s cock at one point or another, and I know you lot enjoyed it.”

  “That’s really not needed. Point is, you’re just agitating the situation, when we’re supposed to work together,” she shrugged, “If you’ve got an actual problem, let’s discuss it, but if not, keep that shit to yourself. Then, when we get around to having our sect, you can take out your frustrations with work and – provided you get consent – from willing women there.”

  “Ah, you’ve relented on the subject, good.”

  “Fuck off, I couldn’t stop you from sleeping around if I tried, even if I had a defensive array on my hands,” Bianca forced herself to move along, “Anyway, let’s not obsess over this. Everyone, we’ll be going out shopping, so please make sure to figure out what you want and need. As usual, I haven’t got a clue about most things, so I’ll be searching out for whatever catches my fancy, and something nice for Song Ming, too.”

  “Thank you, Mistress,” her pet rubbed her cheek on Bianca’s thigh and almost purred, “I’m so happy that you’re my owner, and I’m even more happy that you’ll eventually get an even bigger cock…”

  “Uh…”

  “You’ll split me in half and reshape my insides to suit you, so that no other woman could touch me…”

  ‘Okay, this is weird, but… kinda hot. I’m not sure if that’s how human biology works, but if I could permanently make her body mine…’ she had to hold herself back from drooling, although she couldn’t possibly stop her pussy from leaving her inner thighs wet and sticky from arousal.

  The simple image of having a much rger cock, so big that it should never be able to fit, and still spreading out her pet’s tight cunt, remoulding her ass into her perfect hole, making Song Ming choke all over her immense length… Just imagining absurd things like seeing her cock thrust so deep into her pet that it caused a bulge near her pet’s tits was turning her on. She doubted that even a world like this would allow for such a thing to happen, but still…

  ‘I am terrible…’ Bianca thought, but she naturally wasn’t going to voice her thoughts to any of the others… maybe her pet ter, but not right now, as she tried to focus, “Ahem, we’re getting sidetracked. Shopping.”

  “Mhm, how much will we get?” Yu Juan asked first.

  Naturally, Bianca looked to Huang Su, who replied not with her voice, but through a thread of energy.

  ‘Do you have any particur demands or requests, Bianca? I could give you more if you need it, or spend it myself if you do not believe you would be able to get your hands on it…’

  ‘Hm… honestly, I don’t have much,’ Bianca nearly shrugged before remembering that the others would just be confused by it, ‘I think it would be best to leave this to you, and then one of these days, we can sit down and you can expin how everything works so that I’m not completely incompetent in this respect.’

  ‘Sure, Bianca, as long as you are willing to learn, I am willing to teach you. I do not want to leave you unable to fend for yourself when I eventually depart…’ she paused then, looking away with what almost looked like guilt in her eyes, ‘Regardless, for now, I will give every one of you a reasonable amount, while saving more than enough for my own activities. It should also leave us with enough funding once we are at the Reaper Sect’s remains to purchase any necessities, provided we find an opportunity to do so.’

  She broke the thread and returned her attention to the room, soon pulling out a series of pouches that were clearly filled to the brim with coins or shards.

  “Here, each of you will get an equal share of the money we have left,” the Sect Master gave each of them a pouch, with some of them instantly opening it up to inspect the contents, although Bianca was retively certain that the rest used spiritual perception for the same purpose, “Please spend it responsibly and on things that would benefit you most.”

  Han Rushu, who had been the first to pry open the pouch, disregarded that and quickly asked, “Does this pce have whores? How many can I get for this much?”

  “… Do not make me seek out a chastity cage, I would really prefer to avoid teaching you another lesson,” Huang Su sighed, fmes briefly manifesting around the bcksmith and forming into sharp feathers that gleamed like swords, “Those pnar shards are for things you actually need. If you can think of nothing, at the very least use them to cultivate.”

  “Tch… fine, fine… do you actually have a chastity cage on you?”

  “No, I do not carry such things. However, I know that if I truly need such a thing to help you cease your unfortunate tendencies, I will be able to locate it.”

  “Good luck containing me in… ah, at your realm, you’d probably be able to get something unbreakable by the likes of me… ugh,” Han Rushu’s shoulders dropped as she turned away, visibly sulking, “Can’t have any fun around here these days.”

  The Sect Master shook her head, but eventually moved on.

  “As for the rest of you, do you have any questions?”

  “No, I can think of a few things to get for myself… and I think I saw the market street on our way here,” Xue Yaling said, throwing the pouch up into the air before catching it with ease, “And no, it’s neither whores or sex toys.”

  “It’s ingredients to help you experiment with that dick summoning technique, isn’t it?” Bianca asked, and the kitsune looked positively aghast.

  “How did you know?” she asked, returning to a more serious state a moment ter, “Yes, I was pnning to seek out some pills or pnar herbs that might be conducive to allowing my body to transform, or something to help me stabilise any unfortunate conditions that may arise as a result of a mistake in my theory.”

  “While I would question your pursuit of that specific field, I cannot deny that this is a wise approach to it,” Huang Su nodded, pcing her hands behind her back, “If you require assistance in your research, while I may be unable to provide you with divine sense, I should still have a sharper spiritual perception than most. Furthermore, the Phoenix Sect’s expertise is talismans, so if I have some raw materials, I ought to be able to create some.”

  “Very kind of you, I’ll see what I need when I finally get to the practical experiments,” the kitsune nodded.

  The others didn’t appear to have any questions or compints either, so Bianca started to ponder what she wanted to acquire. Another gift for Song Ming could be nice, but she had a feeling that there wasn’t that much she could offer that wasn’t in those boxes she acquired from the mysterious merchant on Li Wusu’s ship.

  That merchant made her rather reluctant to go anywhere near a sex shop again, though. Even if that person was acting without any malice towards her, Song Ming or the rest of her little group – her fledgeling sect – she still presented an unknown property that Bianca would much rather avoid.

  ‘Still, most stores are normal, so… I shouldn’t need anything sex reted, but maybe there’s some nice gift I can get my pet regardless…’ she tried to imagine something, but found herself rather stuck at the moment.

  She knew that she had the ability to come up with a few gifts for her sweetheart regurly, but she could tell exactly what was obstructing her right now – that damned mental struggle of trying to figure out right from wrong, to figure out what she should and should not do. It was a huge pain in the ass, and not even remotely close to being the good kind. Worse yet, she felt as though she had the answer somewhere close by, just waiting to be reached, but she simply couldn’t find it no matter how hard she looked.

  Thus, she could only go on while pondering the matter every now and then.

  “Mistress?” her pet sat up at some unknown point, her head now resting on Bianca’s shoulder, “Do you have anything in mind?”

  “Hm? Ah, for shopping… not much, really. If you’ve got anything you want, sweetie, feel free to grab it.”

  “Mhm, I will, Mistress. Thank you,” Song Ming leaned in and pnted a brief, yet warm kiss on Bianca’s cheek, “I love you.”

  “Love you too, sweetheart.”

  The bcksmith’s gaze on them practically burned, but Bianca made sure to ignore it and focus on the warmth of her darling pet. Regardless of the confusion occurring in her mind, she knew for a fact that she wanted – needed, even – her retionship with Song Ming, strange as it was. She knew that she wanted to carve out her own pce amidst this world, to be able to settle somewhere.

  Therefore, whatever she did, had to be the best for bringing her to that goal.

  While Bianca’s attention was elsewhere, Huang Su also found her spiritual perception wondering. She had felt a prod against her barrier the other day, and now she could once again feel a mind wandering and exploring things. It wasn’t too difficult for her to track down the source, and to examine the pair that were wandering around the establishment.

  ‘They… look like people from Fang Vilge, especially the younger man. Although his own skill is not too great, there are hints of a vast amount of medicinal energy within his body… Probably a young master of sorts. Why does this give me a bad feeling?’