When Zhuge Qing first began studying the Wuhou Qimen arts, he went with his fellow clan members to choose a magical artifact.
Then, in a corner of the top floor, he found a jade pendant muttering insults and mocking Zhuge descendants. But the moment it saw him, it fell silent and pretended to be dead.
"I've decided. It will be my protective artifact."
As a sentient Qimen formation with a long history, noble character, and a pursuit of perfection, Yutang feels fully justified in having extremely high standards for its next master's talent and looks.
Unfortunately, its underlings downstairs were too slow to report in, and it failed to hide its outstanding aura. A little boy with a bowl cut and a tiny braid found it instead. The type it likes is an adult man, obviously.
But that's fine. Getting out first is good, too. It can find a chance to sneak away... Except this little brother is kind of adorable. Why do other artifacts only stick to their original preferences? Watching someone grow up is pretty great, too. Sigh, if it leaves him now, he'll surely be sad, so it'll wait a little longer.
After Yutang works tirelessly to raise its young master, it is shocked to discover that the big eyes it likes have turned into narrow eyes, and the soft, cute little bundle has become a scheming fox.
And what's more... why is this stinking fox setting his sights on me!
Content Warnings:
1. The pairing is Zhuge Qing. Happy ending. This breaks up the canon pairing of Qing and Rong, so consider carefully before reading. The author has no objection to the canon pairing.
2. The heroine loves to daydream and is self-absorbed, and sometimes acts silly, but she's not a beautiful idiot! (No baby hiccups or baby talk, doge.)
3. The heroine's outward form is the jade pendant worn around A Qing's neck. At first, she's only about as big as two palms. She becomes human later, and they get together after that. There's a pretty huge age gap: over a thousand years.
4. The timeline follows the main story, but the plot won't be covered in detail. Aside from the fight between Ye Qing and A Qing, and A Qing overcoming his inner demons, she won't take part in most events (there'll be a little in the Beijing arc). The original plot won't change much.
5. The heroine's Qimen abilities are entirely the author's own invention and have no scientific basis, so don't take them seriously.
6. This is a self-indulgent labor of love. There's no need to nitpick. If you can't get into it, just leave.
7. This will be completed, not abandoned, but... the update schedule is uncertain.
Theme: Growth is something you can only achieve on your own.
