Transforming into a stunningly beautiful fox spirit, leaving a scar on the heart of a prodigy.

In the dark cave, the only sound was the dripping of water on the stones.

despair.

despair.

Su Chang'an lay on the cold stone bed, his nine white tails spread out in disarray, covering half of the bed surface.

She has been lying here for a long time.

Since sending her avatar Su Qing to the capital, her true body has been in a semi-dormant state.

Sudden.

Su Chang'an's body trembled violently, and she suddenly opened her eyes.

A strange red light flashed in his pupils, then quickly spread.

My mind went blank.

Countless images flooded in like a tidal wave.

The fireworks along the Luo River in the capital, the aroma of roast chicken in Zuixianju, and the sound of Gu Xiang's clumsy breathing as he drew her eyebrows.

and also.

Inside the ancestral hall of Gujia Village, the scholar's hands were covered in blood.

These images crammed together, rampaging through her mind.

Su Chang'an felt like his head was about to explode.

When Su Qing died, the feeling of her soul being torn apart was clearly transmitted to her body.

She sat up and pressed her hands tightly against her forehead.

She was panting heavily, and cold sweat trickled down her neck and into her red dress.

The feeling of heartache hasn't completely faded yet.

Those were the emotions left behind by Su Qing.

The scholar felt the warm blood splatter on his face as he pulled out his heart.

She still feels her facial skin is burning.

"This is a huge loss."

Su Chang'an muttered something.

The sound echoed through the empty cave, slightly hoarse.

She wiped her face and found her palms were sweaty.

That idiot.

That fool who only knew how to read the classics actually ended up taking his heart out.

Su Chang'an leaned against the stone wall, closed his eyes, and tried to suppress his emotions.

She is Su Chang'an.

She is a nine-tailed fox spirit.

She was a vixen who would stop at nothing to survive.

Su Qing is merely an incarnation of hers.

That relationship should also be an embodiment of that.

but.

My heart is beating fast; it's the merging of two memories.

[Ding! The avatar has returned, and memories have been synchronized.]

The system's voice rang in my mind.

It was still that cold, impersonal voice.

But at this moment, Su Chang'an felt that the voice was particularly warm and familiar.

At least it can pull her out of that suffocating feeling.

[Congratulations, host, you have completed the SSS-level hidden mission: The Redemption of the Confucian Sage.]

[Target person: Gu Xiang, Affection level: 100% (Unwavering until death).]

[Task Evaluation: Perfect. You have successfully saved a saint's life with a lie.]

Su Chang'an pursed his lips and rolled his eyes at the air.

"What do you mean by exchanging his life? I also sacrificed one of my incarnations, okay?"

That was something she had spent a lot of her original spiritual energy to refine.

Even though it was just a clone, it was still one of her lives.

and.

That kind of death is really painful.

[Rewards being processed...]

[Reward received: Cultivation level broke through two stages.]

[Reward received: Three drops of Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Essence Blood]

[Reward: Quasi-Emperor-level Secret Technique "The Great Dream of Spring and Autumn"]

[Reward: Seed of Righteousness and Integrity from Guxiang]

As the system's voice faded.

Su Chang'an felt a surge of scalding heat rising from his dantian.

The meridians, which had been somewhat depleted due to maintaining the avatar, were instantly filled with this power.

Spiritual energy surged wildly within his body.

Her bones made a crisp sound.

The nine tails behind it suddenly stood up, and every hair became crystal clear.

His cultivation, which was originally at the mid-stage of the Great Saint Realm, began to weaken.

The Great Sage's Late Stage!

The feeling of controlling the world was completely different.

Su Chang'an raised his hand, his fingertips lightly tracing the air.

A tiny black crack appeared in the space.

There was no fluctuation of spiritual energy; this was pure suppression of power.

"Is this the late stage of the Great Sage's cultivation?"

Su Chang'an looked at his hands.

Her skin became whiter, with a subtle shimmering light.

got stronger.

And it's ridiculously strong.

But she felt no joy at all.

Her mind was filled with Gu Xiang's last look.

That fool, he knew perfectly well that she was lying to him, he knew perfectly well that she was a vixen.

In the end, he still took out his heart.

"How stupid."

Su Chang'an lay back down on the stone bed, looking at the dark cave ceiling.

"System, how's that idiot doing now?"

Gu Xiang has awakened the Phoenix True Fire and merged with the Exquisite Heart; he is currently heading to Falling Phoenix Slope.

His destiny has changed; from one destined for an early death, he has become the guardian deity of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Su Chang'an sneered.

"Guardian deity? I think it's more like a god of death."

That last letter, besides trying to maximize his favorability, was also genuinely intended to make him forget her.

As a result, this idiot became possessed by a demon.

Confucianism and Taoism have become demonic.

This has never happened in the game before.

"Never mind, we'll never see each other again anyway."

Su Chang'an turned over and buried her face in the pillow.

"I'll never go to the capital again in my life."

"I'm so tired."

She wanted to sleep.

But when I close my eyes, all I see is that heart radiating a seven-colored light.

And then there was Gu Xiang's faint "I believe in you" as he fell into her arms.

"System, are you doing this on purpose?"

"Are you deliberately sending me to seduce this stubborn person?"

The system did not respond, and Su Chang'an sighed.

She took out a jade pendant from the system space.

That was a token of love that Gu Xiang gave to Su Qing.

A crooked "青" character is engraved on it.

That was carved by Gu Xiang himself, after staying up half the night under the lamp.

Su Chang'an gently touched the word with his fingertips, feeling its rough texture.

"No one will buy me roast chicken anymore."

She tossed the jade pendant aside.

Close your eyes.

The cave fell silent again after about half an hour.

Su Chang'an suddenly sat up.

"No, I need to eat something."

She took a roast chicken out of the storage space.

She tore off a chicken leg and took a bite.

It's cold.

It's greasy and doesn't taste good at all.

She threw the chicken leg on the ground.

"It tastes awful."

Her eyes were a little red, but she didn't cry.

She is Su Chang'an.

She's the kind of fox who'd scheme anything to survive.

"Who's the next target?"

She asked the system, her voice calm.

It's like I've never been to the capital city.

[Searching for a new target...]

[Important NPC Chen Xuan has been detected entering the Northern Region.]

Current favorability rating: 85%.

Su Chang'an was stunned for a moment.

Chen Xuan?

The little brat she raised from a baby to adulthood, who was eventually tricked away by her?

He's back?

Su Chang'an sat up straight.

"What's this little brat doing back here?"

"Could it be that his cultivation level has increased and he wants to come back for revenge?"

She actually directed and starred in a whole "cutting her hair as a farewell" scene.

Thinking about it now, I still feel a little guilty.

What if this kid becomes more worldly and realizes he's been fooled?

Su Chang'an gritted his teeth.

She looked at the roast chicken on the ground, then at the jade pendant.

She picked up the jade pendant and put it back into her bosom.

"Come on then."

She stood up.

Nine tails spread out behind it, like a huge barrier.

She stepped off the stone bed and came to the edge of the seal.

Looking at the faint golden light curtain outside.

She may seem fragile, but she herself has absolutely no way of breaking it before the plot officially begins.

Su Chang'an stood in the darkness.

Her eyes were deep.

Nobody knows what she's thinking.

Perhaps she was thinking of the scholar who had dug out his heart for her.

Perhaps she was thinking about the little brat she had tricked away.

Perhaps he was thinking about the little tiger who had become possessed because of her.

Perhaps she was just thinking about what to eat next.

"The most important thing in life is to forget your roots."

She was talking to herself.

Then he laughed, a carefree laugh.

Just like Su Qing, who stirred up trouble in the capital, never existed.

But the heart beating in her chest was telling the story.

Shh, you can't forget.

[Summary at the End of the Volume - Butterfly Loves Flowers]

I met a scholar in Qingniu Town, and he laughed at my journey with a half-finished book.

Her talent was astounding, her words were bold and insightful.

A red silk curtain conceals an exquisite scene, where delicate hands gently clasp a vow of life and death.

On my wedding day, my heart was empty; the fox's shadow vanished, but my heart remained unsettled.

Confucianism and Taoism turned to demonic ways, startling the sun and moon; the phoenix cried out in the nine heavens, its lament echoing endlessly.

In this life, I will only guard this lonely grave in the snow, lest any demon or immortal mislead me.