Becoming a Fox Spirit from Under One Person.

"How creepy, Grandpa Gao."

“Poor girl.” Gao Chengqing pointed at the woman and explained, “Little girl, do you see? If you encounter some wild spirits or demons who try to force you to do something, and you don’t agree to act as a medium or establish a shrine, these wicked beasts will torture and oppress you to death.”

What will happen in the end?

“Draining yang energy depletes one’s life force; at best, it causes mental instability; at worst, it ruptures the orifices and causes the soul to fly away.” Gao Chengqing raised his right hand slightly, and three jet-black crescent blades condensed in his palm.

"You beast, get out here right now!"

Swish!

Wisps of yin energy seeped from the woman's filthy body, condensing into a long shadow in the air, with two vertically striped blue eyes gleaming with a cold, eerie light within the black energy.

"How dare a mere underling speak to this immortal like that?"

Gao Chengqing was an old man who had survived the battles, and he had no time to waste words with this snake spirit. Three "black moons" swiftly slashed into the depths of the cave. The snake spirit twisted and turned its long body, barely managing to avoid the first two, but the last blade cut off the tip of its tail.

"Wait a moment!"

"I am from the Liu family. How dare you lay a hand on me? Aren't you afraid that my ancestors will seek revenge?"

Gao Chengqing gathered his sword energy and charged up again: "Talking nonsense is useless. If your ancestor dares to show his face, then go and talk to the senior behind me. Your ancestor can't afford to offend that person in the Gao family hall."

Swish!

"No... hiss! Ahhh!"

The blade flew, and the snake spirit vanished into nothingness amidst its screams.

After finishing, Gao Chengqing immediately picked up the unconscious woman, sent a breath of life to keep her alive, and then turned to Xia He and said, "Little girl, let's go find the rescue team down below."

"Grandpa Gao," Xia He rubbed her forehead, "my head hurts a little, it hurts so much!"

Chapter 176 Are you two setting a trap for the fox?

Headache?

Gao Chengqing stared at the woman in his arms who was on the verge of death, then looked up at Xia He, who was rubbing her forehead.

Has the little girl been chosen by a deity?

What a coincidence! It just so happens that I need to open my immortal aperture at this very moment!

The cave was dark and gloomy, and it was impossible to detect any movement. Judging from its cultivation level, the spirit that wanted to entangle him was of a much higher generation than the snake spirit that Gao Chengqing had killed.

"I don't care what kind of wandering ghost or immortal you are. If you want to form a bond, follow the rules! If you delay my rescue, this karmic retribution will be on your head!" Gao Chengqing shouted.

The immortals are most wary of unnecessary cause and effect in their actions. Old Master Gao's roar was indeed effective. Light white Qi mist condensed in the cave, and the atmosphere became increasingly cold. A scholar-like fellow holding a white fan slowly stepped out of the mist.

The man opened his fan and gently fanned himself. The spreading Qi mist entered the naked woman's seven orifices, and her injuries showed signs of healing. Her mind, which was on the verge of collapse, stabilized slightly.

"Now can we talk?" After tending to the woman's external injuries, Liu Huajiao examined Xia He and nodded with considerable appreciation. "These past few days, there have been few tourists in Changbai Mountain. I never expected to meet such a woman. In less than three years, the world will probably have another stunning beauty."

"My name is Liu Huajiao. May I ask your name, young lady?"

Xia He pressed her ten fingers tightly against her forehead, her eyes peeking out from between them churning with malice and resentment, as if all the negative emotions in the world were locked away in her eyes.

She suppressed the throbbing headache, her lips slightly cool, and uttered a single word: "Get out."

"Huh?" Liu Huajiao was stunned. In the hundreds of years since he was a snake and cultivated into human form, he had never been rejected so ruthlessly.

“I said, get lost,” Xia He added.

Liu Huajiao closed his folding fan and tapped it lightly in his palm. He stared blankly at Xia He in front of him. Not to mention the future, she was already a little beauty. She was bright and beautiful, like a rose, born to be dazzling, yet covered with thorns.

"Not even a chance? Is she already taken?"

"What a pity, what a pity. Such a clear distinction between love and hate, and such pride hidden in one's bones, is exactly what I like."

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Liu Huajiao kept patting his white fan, glanced at Gao Chengqing, and realized that this Liu Xian was fond of women and paid no attention to men. He had long forgotten who this old guy was.

"Your doll?"

"No."

"It's strange, you were with a shaman, clearly you came to the mountains to seek a chance encounter with the immortals, but now that it's given to you, why don't you want it?" Liu Huajiao shook his head.

Xia He, having recovered from the pain, cautiously watched the willow fairy before her. She had come to the mountains to investigate the environment in which the elves lived and to listen to Gao Chengqing recount Chen Ruoan's early days during the war. She had no desire for any kind of immortal destiny.

She heard Gao Chengqing say that most shamans only cooperate with one spirit in their lifetime. This cooperation is a mutual choice between humans and spirits. In order to achieve this cooperation, it may even take the efforts and lives of several generations.

The young girl was in the prime of her youth, her heart filled with tender fantasies. She loved this pure and solemn romantic contract. Seven years ago, when she made the wish to help Chen Ruoan, the person she made the contract with had already been chosen and was irreplaceable.

"Grandpa Gao, let's go." Xia He completely ignored the man shrouded in mist and walked straight towards the cave entrance.

"girl!"

Liu Huajiao tried to persuade him to stay, but Gao Chengqing, who was holding the woman, turned around and said, "Master Liu, immortals who can take human form have accumulated some good fortune. That's why I'd like to say something."

"You shouldn't get entangled with this, sir. More than a hundred years of cultivation is truly not easy. Don't waste it because of a little lust."

Liu Huajiao narrowed his eyes, seemingly recalling Gao Chengqing's past: "I remember now. Hu Tianbiao's henchmen, are they talking so arrogantly now?"

"Master Liu, you really have a bad memory. Seventy years ago, Grandpa Tianbiao made a cooperation with my descendants. It was at that time that the deities in my shrine were replaced. Spirits are naturally afraid of guns and bullets, but there was one that managed to fight its way through the entire area."

"Seventy years is not a long time for elves, how could you forget that person's name?" Gao Chengqing said, then carried the poor woman out of the cave.

Liu Huajiao stood there dumbfounded for a long time, until a dark and gloomy mist condensed. Before the snake shadow appeared in the mist, a hearty and cheerful laugh rang out: "Hahahaha! You pedantic scholar, putting on such a refined air, do you really think you're a heartthrob!"

"You brute, I don't want to argue with you right now."

Liu Kunsheng raised his arm and dispelled the black energy that was clinging to him, then strode out.

"I'm not as good with words as you, but seeing you get the short end of the stick today makes me feel inexplicably happy."

"The fox is back."

"Hmm? Which one?"

"How many foxes have left a deep impression on you and me over the past few decades?"

Liu Kunsheng pondered for a while, then clapped his hands in sudden realization and laughed, "Chen Ruoan is back! Good! Back then, I was too busy with the war to find an opportunity to spar with him, but now this fox has actually returned!"

Liu Kunsheng, driven by his martial arts obsession, rubbed his hands together, eager to try his skills.

Standing to the side, Liu Huajiao looked melancholy as he gradually recalled a past event. He shook his head and sighed, "Is this fox really bad luck for me? My romantic pursuit with the Tang Clan failed, and today it has failed again."

"I didn't participate in the battle of the Sky Pit back then as a logistics provider." Liu Kunsheng shrugged. "It's one thing for foxes to be sentimental, but you, a cold-blooded animal, are obsessed with love and romance. Everyone says the Liu family is lewd, and it's all because of guys like you who have ruined our reputation."

"Humph."

Liu Kunsheng had been repeating the same sentence over and over for nearly a hundred years. Liu Huajiao was too lazy to argue, so he snorted and dispersed into a light white mist.

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On the other side, Gao Yushan was panting heavily, covered in sweat: "I'm not learning anymore, I'm not learning anymore. I'll come back and compete with you after I study with a professional dance teacher."

"Although her movements are clumsy, the overall coordination is quite good, and there's nothing seriously wrong with her." Chen Ruoan examined Gao Yushan's body and nodded repeatedly.

"You invited me to dance just to test the effectiveness of your magic?" Erzhuang clenched his fist again.

"As a spirit medium, I'm a professional. Over the decades, I've handled a flawless case." Chen Ruoan's words lacked confidence; looking back, there was indeed one case where he had failed.

"You're amazing, I can't take it anymore." Gao Yushan collapsed onto the snow, the damp chill seeping through her clothes and reaching her back. This vivid feeling of being alive was really nice.

A commotion arose in the distance, and Chen Ruoan looked in the direction of the sound.

The snow in Changbai Mountain was still falling gently when a pair of fluffy white fox ears suddenly appeared in the snow, their tips covered with snowflakes, and they twitched softly.

Immediately afterwards, several pairs of fox ears stood up one after another, pink, white, and light brown, which were quite adorable.

A dozen or so little foxes trod over, their paw prints trailing behind them in a series of tiny, plum-blossom-like footprints. They came running happily, their fur glistening with snowflakes.

As soon as they ran to Chen Ruoan's side, the foxes rubbed against him and rolled around in a playful rage.

"Grandma's here! Grandma's here!"

The once quiet and cold mountain scenery suddenly became soft, cute, and lively.

"Why are they calling you 'Grandma'? Are you a female fox?" Gao Yushan squeezed among a group of fluffy balls, gradually losing her place. The texture of the Qi fox's fur far surpassed that of ordinary wild foxes, and she felt as if she had fallen into a cloud.

"It's a long story, so I won't go into it."

Chen Ruoan casually picked up a small white fox, placed it in front of her lap, and stroked its fur: "How are the three older sisters in the mountains?"

"The aunties have been in seclusion for a long time, and the remaining elders of the major families have also gradually stopped showing their faces. And that stupid worm from the Liu family has started calling himself the King of Changbai Mountain," the little white fox said.

puff!

What a cringeworthy term.

"Didn't we bully you?" Chen Ruoan asked.

"No, that serpent is a martial arts fanatic who only wants to fight elves all day long. He doesn't even look at those who are too weak, and most of the seniors who are stronger than him have gone into seclusion."

Chen Ruoan had a pretty good idea of ​​the identity of this stupid snake.

"Has any of you signed a contract with a sorcerer to gain fame throughout the world? Or have you remained within the territory of Changbai Mountain?"

“We’re in the Northeast. The little foxes that go south will get eaten,” the white fox said. It was clearly just a scare tactic for the cubs, but it was extremely intimidating among the fox pack. In recent years, the Hu family has stayed in the mountains, and the furthest the younger generation has ever gone is to Shandong and Jiangxi to find Chen Ruoan.

"Mm." Chen Ruoan nodded.

It seems that Guan Shihua is not the only one who is used to living in seclusion; the elders of the Hu family have also secretly established rules.

As the snowfall subsided, the foxes, who had been chattering away for a long time, finally quieted down.

Between stories, Gao Yushan gazed at the fluffy little fox with its sparkling eyes, her fingertips itching intensely. Several times she secretly reached out to pet it, but the fox nimbly dodged her touch.

The foxes of Changbai Mountain are agile and charming, but also wild and not at all friendly to strangers.

After the foxes who had come to reminisce dispersed, Gao Yushan stared at Chen Ruoan, her tone becoming affected, and said softly with her eyes lowered, "Senior Ruoan, I have a favor to ask."

A sense of foreboding rose in Chen Ruoan's heart, and she replied, "What?"

"Could you turn back into a fox so this humble woman can pet you?" Gao Yushan blinked her starry eyes.

"I was just praising you for being polite and not overstepping the rules, and now you dare to push your luck?"

“Sigh~” Gao Yushan suddenly sighed, her eyes instantly filled with a deep sorrow, and her voice softened: “I’ve been soaking in the nutrient solution in the treatment pod for years, and I can’t feel anything.”

"Sometimes when I close my eyes at night, I feel like I'm falling into the deep sea, surrounded by no colorful corals, no swimming fish, not even a straw to grasp. I feel desperate and powerless. After spending so much time like that, I crave all the real touches in the world. I always think, how wonderful it would be to pet a fluffy fox and feel that warmth and softness again."

Looking at the wistfulness in her eyes, Chen Ruoan didn't refuse anymore: "I really can't do anything with you."