Lilith froze when she heard Shen Xia call her out like that. But at the same time, she should have known her mistress would be able to tell. "Mistress does not need to fear that I will reveal her true appearance."
"Mistress!?" Shen Xia turned and looked at Lilith in confusion.
"Sorry, a slip of the tongue. Xiaxia." Lilith stuck her tongue out to show she was teasing before smiling.
Zi Shu looked at Lilith with a frown. "You're a vampire, are you not?"
"Madame Shen knows much. I am indeed a vampire. But, do not worry, my fangs have been removed." Lilith said as she opened her mouth to show her teeth were all normal.
"Only high born Knights would have their fangs removed in order to serve royalty. From what I know, it is an honor for them. Why are you here? And why did you call my Xiaxia, Mistress? If I am not wrong, you can only call the vampire queen mistress…. It can't be!" Zi Shu suddenly had a bad feeling. But she did not dare say it out loud.
Lilith caught her tongue. She just realized she slipped up. She took a deep breath as she lied: "It's not as you think. The slip of tongue earlier is due to my upbringing of calling those who are worthy of being my master or mistress with the respect they deserve. I find Xiaxia to be one of those who are worthy, which is why I made a small mistake. As for why I am here, it is because I am still young and have not witnessed the world enough."
Zi Shu couldn't tell if Lilith was lying or not since her knowledge of the other races was limited. So she was not sure if the information she had now was correct or not. Because of this, she could only take her word for it. But it was true she did not have fangs, so she did not need to worry about her feeding on her granddaughter. "I see… Well, if you are Xiaxia's friend, you are welcome in this house. If not, I will fight you with everything I have!"
"Grandma!" Shen Xia couldn't believe her grandmother would threaten a vampire! She was also still trying to come to terms with the fact that Lilith was a vampire!
"Humph! I am not so old that I can not protect my granddaughter from a vampire or two! I will go prepare dinner. You girls go mingle." Zi Shu snorted and walked back into the kitchen.
"Xiaxia, your grandmother is so cool!" Quan Xinya said in admiration. She was amazed at how Zi Shu was willing to stand up to a vampire like that without caring about the danger. "Wait… Lilth, now that I am thinking about it, your words do not match up…. When did vampires call those they respected mistress? I remember during my training, the entire hierarchy of vampires and only high born knights had their fangs removed as a sign of loyalty. Their only mistress is the vampire queen, which means…." Quan Xinya's hamsters in her brain were running rapidly around the hamster wheel as an idea came to mind. Her eyes shot wide open as she pointed at Lilith: "Ar-Are you going to recommend Xiaxia to the vampire king!? That demonic evil man!? Do you wish for Xiaxia to suffer!?"
"What!? No!?" Lilith began to secretly sweat as she wondered why Quan Xinya was so damn observant. But she could not deny what was said!
"Why are you getting riled up? It is just a word. Anyway, let's go and relax. I feel so stuffy wearing all of this in the house!" Shen Xia took both girls by the hand and led them to her room. She did not want to dwell on things. the conversation was reminding her of that handsome man from the alley. "It's a bit small, sorry..."
"It's fine…. Oh, My God! You are so cute!" Quan Xinya saw those fluffy ears and tail coming into existence and immediately tackled Shen Xia and began fluffing them. "So soft and fluffy! I am definitely cuddling with this tail tonight!"
"Err… Can you not treat me like a pet!?" Shen Xia pouted. Everyone wanted to touch her tail and ears! Lilith had not said a word but had also moved in to scratch Shen Xia's ears. She couldn't stop the sudden urge that overwhelmed her.
After almost ten minutes of fluffing, Quan Xinya and Lilith finally had their fill. "Xiaxia, it must be uncomfortable to have to do all of this to hide your fox features. It is a shame you can't show everyone. I mean, you're beautiful without them, but with the addition of the ears and tail, for some reason, it makes you look one hundred times more beautiful."
"I can hide them from sight once I become a two tailed fox, but I need to raise my cultivation in order to evolve into one." Shen Xia explained. She hated having to wear a tail harness and covering her head with hats. It was stuffy and hot.
"Oh? How long do you think it will take before you can evolve?" Lilith asked. If Shen Xia could evolve quickly, that would make it less likely for her to be exposed. Then she wouldn't have to worry as much.
"I am not sure. I just started cultivating the other day in order to try to control my natural instincts. All of this is new to me since I have only been like this for a few days." Shen Xia explained.
"Well, do not worry since you have the both of us here to help you out. The school already knows that we need to be together wherever we go, so there is no worry about being split up from me. And it seems we really only need to watch out for Shen Bai." Quan Xinya said reassuringly.
"Hopefully, things go smoothly. I want to grow stronger to deal with those who wish to harm me and protect those who I care about. My uncle and aunts all wanted to harm me, so I will one day take everything they hold so dear. "