Becoming a Fox Spirit from Under One Person.

At this time, the fox was unaware that the team that had successfully escaped had moved to Longgang East, laying the foundation for the future construction of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces' secret camp, and achieving several good victories in the Mudanjiang and Hailin areas.

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In the spring of 1933, in a major industrial town in eastern Hebei.

A swarm of invading maggots has arrived on this land, and along with it, the weather has turned bad. Although it is spring, the temperature is unbearably hot. If you take a few more steps, it feels like you have fallen into a honey pot. Your clothes are soaked with sweat and stick to your skin, making you feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Oh no, the railway is cut off, the highway is impassable, and we've taken the wrong turn. How are we going to get to Shandong if we keep going like this? If we keep running, we'll end up in the Northeast." Wei Shufen gently stroked the memorial tablet in her arms and murmured softly.

Just then, several deep voices came from behind.

"Sister Wei!"

“I’ve already told you, I’m younger than you, don’t call me big sister!” Wei Shufen protested, turning around. Behind her stood three soldiers in their mid-twenties, who were staring at her with simple, honest smiles.

"Sister Wei, your medical skills are truly amazing! Don't you ever consider coming with us and becoming a military doctor in our unit?"

Battles broke out along the Great Wall. Due to the harsh environment, water pollution, and the recent sharp rise in temperature, many members of the team died from diseases such as malaria and dysentery.

Wei Shufen asked, "Weren't the sick in the team cleared out? Are there new patients?"

"No, this is just precautionary measure!" the man laughed heartily.

"I still need to find someone."

"Oh..." The soldier pursed his lips. Looking at the memorial tablet in the girl's arms, he knew that there were many stories behind her. There were some things that were not easy or convenient to ask.

The younger one had something on her mind, and after thinking about it, she finally spoke up.

"Sister Wei, your methods are not something ordinary people can possess, are they? I want to ask, can I use those things in your jar to make me a little more ruthless? When I'm fighting those Japanese devils, I want to leave a few more cuts on those bastards."

"Have."

Wei Shufen fiddled with the Gu jar, inside which was the Li Gu, a kind of Gu that could greatly stimulate the potential of the human body at the cost of burning one's life. It was a poignant and tragic Gu.

"Could you give us a few?"

“Yes, but it’s best not to use it lightly unless absolutely necessary, as the price of this Gu is very high.” Wei Shufen raised her right hand, and three Gu worms slowly crawled to her palm.

"Give us a few more, we have a bunch of brothers!"

Wei Shufen then took out a few more.

"The Li Gu is a love-following Gu, which originally only takes effect within a certain range around me. However, I combined it with the Sheng Gu, breaking this limitation. You can use it, but once the Gu worm enters your body, you will no longer have control over many things."

"Thank you, Sister Wei!" The three smiled as they accepted the Gu artifact, and then one of them suggested, "Come on, let's salute Sister Wei!"

The three men put their five fingers together and touched their foreheads. Because of their loose organization, the standardization of the hand salute was far from mature, and their awkward movements made them look somewhat clumsy and cute.

"Mm," Wei Shufen nodded in response.

"Hey, Sister Wei, you can reciprocate our greetings too! We're comrades now, aren't we?"

Wei Shufen held up the memorial tablet in her right hand and the gu (a type of ancient Chinese ritual vessel) in her left: "I'm holding something in my hands. Also, don't call me 'elder sister'!"

"Hehe, although we don't know who our eldest sister is looking for, you have a kind heart as a doctor, so good luck will come your way! After the battle at the front is over and we drive out that bunch of Japanese devils, you must come visit Tangshan Street. The three of us will treat you to a meal!"

The three of them, carrying the Gu, hurriedly caught up with the group.

Chapter 119 A token of love, a keepsake? What a heavy gift.

Due to the impact of the war, the Jidong Railway was suspended, and Wei Shufen urged the speeder to rush south.

The scenery along the way was hardly beautiful.

After leaving Qinghe Miao Village, Wei Shufen realized that the so-called beautiful scenery might just be a preference for that remote little village in western Hunan.

She stood on a mountaintop, gazing into the distance.

Mountains upon mountains, one after another, stretch as far as the eye can see, a hazy, desolate gray, as if the world were covered by a dirty, old gray cloth. The vitality of spring has vanished, and the bleakness of winter has long since dissipated. The four seasons, shattered by the chaos of the world, are left with only a desolate emptiness.

She hadn't taken care of her hair in a long time; her long hair hung down to her waist, dry and split, with a few strands sticking up like hardened ox horns. Even when she tried to comb it carefully with a wooden comb, the sharp edges would be blocked by the tangled knots.

Wei Shufen squatted by the muddy river, gazing at the blurry reflection on the water's surface. The figure swayed in the turbid current, floating and indistinct like a wisp of cotton in the wind.

Having endured wind and rain all the way, my skin has changed appearance.

Her skin used to be as white as cream, but now it's dull and withered. This is probably what people mean by "yellow-faced woman".

She's only around twenty years old.

Wei Shufen dipped a wooden comb into the muddy river water and gently combed her tangled hair, a light and lyrical tune escaping her lips as she softly hummed, her gaze quietly fixed on the reflection in the river.

But the woman in the water suddenly turned cold and indifferent, her gentle smile vanishing in an instant.

With a "plop," the wooden comb slipped from his hand and fell into the river, splashing up a circle of fine, muddy waves, the tiny ripples slowly spreading outwards.

In just five days, the connection between her and the three live Gu worms she had sent out was completely severed.

"why?"

"Why did we have to use it so soon? You three idiots, we even cured your malaria, you could have lived a few more years if you had just behaved... But if something happens to you, it means the rest of the team..."

Wei Shufen clenched her teeth. The woman in the river's reflection stared intently at her, her eyes brimming with a chilling resentment.

She stood still with her eyes closed for a long time. When she opened her eyes again, she slowly exhaled a long, stagnant breath, then put the five fingers of her right hand together and, imitating the three people, awkwardly saluted towards the north.

"I've replied to you."

After crossing the river and climbing over an unassuming hill, a vast plain covered with wild grass finally appeared behind the hill. The glimpse of new green that entered my eyes was enough to alleviate my depressed mood.

At the end of the mountain road, several figures flashed by.

A man dressed in black is being chased by four Japanese supernatural beings wearing tengu masks.

Swish!

A kunai flew past and pierced the man's ankle. He screamed and fell to the ground, rolling into the thorny bushes.

The Tengu clan took out the assassination list and lightly traced it on the paper with a black stone. This man's name was in the last column.

At the same time, this man is the last remaining representative of Hebei Eagle Claw Boxing.

"The mission was surprisingly easy." Tengu drew his long sword from behind him, the blade pointing at the wounded man.

Splash, whoosh...

Just as the Tengu were about to make their move, they heard the rustling of grass not far away. They looked up and saw a woman who seemed distracted and had a low aura staggering across the plain.

She had disheveled hair, was clutching a memorial tablet, and looked like a madwoman.

The lone master of Eagle Claw Fist scrambled to his feet, raised his arm to block Wei Shufen, and shouted, "Girl, don't come any closer! The people on the other side are a group of ruthless killers. I can hold them off, but you should run!"

Without replying, Wei Shufen pushed aside the man's protective arm and walked straight ahead without looking to the side until she brushed past the Tengu members wielding knives.

"How interesting." The leader of the Tengu sneered, gripped his long sword, and raised his hand to slash down at Wei Shufen's nape!

"girl!"

The lone master of Eagle Claw Fist shouted loudly, but the expected scene of blood splattering and decapitation did not appear.

The four Tengu who had just been wielding their swords with such imposing manner suddenly collapsed to their knees. At first, they could still let out shrill and ear-piercing howls, but after a short while, all they could manage were painful, labored gasps.

Wei Shufen crossed the grassy plain, and the lone master of Eagle Claw Fist went to check on the situation of the Tengu Clan. All four of them were in a miserable state, clutching their throats and with their faces twisted in a ferocious manner. Thick, black blood was flowing from between their fingers, and they were already dead beyond any doubt.

The girl, burdened with her own worries, continued on her journey.

Along the way, we saw ordinary people fleeing from disaster and soldiers going against the tide.

When she encountered someone who was sick or injured, Wei Shufen would use her skills to help heal them. She didn't know why she was wasting time doing such a thing on the road; she just felt that the fox would do it, so she learned to do it too.

She leaned against the edge of the broken wall, next to a dirty, thin boy with a still-childish face.

"Sister, you're not an ordinary person, are you? Can those strange insects of yours make me stronger? Stronger than those adults, those bad guys who shoot us?"

Wei Shufen stared at the boy, and for a moment, the boy's resolute face seemed to overlap with those three idiots.

"Why do you have to say the same thing just because you're going to fight me?"

"Sister, my parents were killed, my home is gone, I only have one life left, I have nothing left but my life to fight for." The boy smiled faintly, or perhaps he didn't smile at all.

Wei Shufen lowered her head and gave a bitter smile.

I thought I could cross mountains and seas to the fox's side, just like in the book, and have a romantic affair, or move the fox to tears. Now that I think about it, it was all wishful thinking. This trip was not romantic at all.

Splash!

Wei Shufen opened the "backpack her mother had packed" and found a series of silver ornaments and pendants inside.

"Take it."

"I don't want money..."

"You wanted to risk your life, didn't you? I'll make sure you have the chance to do it!" Wei Shufen gently stroked a silver bracelet, glanced at the memorial tablet beside her, and murmured softly, "Speaking of which, this was a gift from him..."

"what?"

Memorial tablets and silver ornaments!

Could it be a keepsake?

The boy felt a deep sense of heaviness in his heart. He felt that he would rather have a few insects than accept something with such special meaning.

"It's alright, don't overthink it. If I had given you silver jewelry in the first place, perhaps none of this would have happened. You don't have Qi, so you can't find the knack to activate the magic weapon, but that's okay. Things that are beyond human capabilities can be left to the living Gu to solve."

Wei Shufen examined the Qinghe Gu Gu and found that there were very few insects left from the ones she had found along the way.

"Does my sister mean I'm not even as good as these little bugs?"

“In a sense, yes. But insects won’t risk their lives for their loved ones, they’re not that brave and fearless.” Wei Shufen smiled. “Insects can be forged again, but this silver ornament was a gift from him. I can’t easily give it to you. One day in the future, you will have to return it to me personally.”

"I'll return it to my sister when I get back from the Great Wall."

"Ah."

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In early June, Wei Shufen arrived in the Tianjin area and finally found a teahouse to rest in. But as soon as she sat down, she heard the heart-wrenching cries of many patriots. They heard that the Nationalist government had signed some kind of agreement with Japan, which tacitly acknowledged the legality of the occupation of land. The three northeastern provinces and Rehe were really going to be lost.

Wei Shufen stared at the tea stems floating in the teacup, watching the steam rise and then cool and dissipate.

Normally, she wouldn't feel bad about using up those living Gu that she had personally manipulated, but now... why?

"fraud."

"They're all liars."