"Fox?" Zhou Jiangheng was stunned for a moment,
He said,
"How do you know there's a fox?
There is indeed,
And it's a Red Fox. There's a record in it,
It was raised by Master Lianyun as a pet,
He hugged it all day long,
It was extremely precious.
However, there was no detailed record of that fox,
There were only one or two sentences.
Because it was protected too well by Lianyun,
He didn't let others see it,
He didn't even know if it was an ordinary fox or a demon.
Maybe it was an ordinary fox,
This was because the fox disappeared after a while.
I guess it was because ordinary foxes had a short lifespan and died of old age. After that, Lianyun didn't show up anymore. "
That was Yin Hua. Naturally, it wasn't an ordinary fox.
Lin Shao thought silently.
That was the strongest of the Nine-tailed Fox clan. Even if it fell into the human world and had a day when it fell, no one would have thought that Yin Hua would really be a pet of someone.
However,
This shouldn't be so difficult for Yin Hua to accept, right?
Otherwise, when The Ghost Of Locust offered to help him leave, he wouldn't have refused like this. During that time, he should have gotten along well with Lianyun.
On the other side,
Zhou Jiangheng seemed to be very confused,
He muttered, "... Fox, Fox,
Why are there always foxes recently?
And they're all Red Foxes.
It's not normal,
I have to do a divination. "
Lin Shao asked him one last time, "Is that all the information?"
"That's about it," Zhou Jiangheng replied, "That's a confidential document. I'm a Taoist, so I can't read it without the authority. This information was relayed to me by others, and then I relayed it to you."
"Maybe there will be more important information, but even if they have a good relationship with me, they won't tell me everything. They must have only mentioned some unimportant things. If it were me, I would only give a rough description of such a key person.
"Anyway, I've told you everything I know. I've also asked someone to inquire about some legends about this person. However, unofficial records and rumors may not be reliable.
If Ripple Clouds appear recently and we discover them at the same time, I will inform you as soon as possible. "
"Thank you," Lin Shuo said. "I'm sorry to trouble you with this matter."
Zhou Jiangheng smiled and said, "There's no need to be polite. When it comes to help, you've helped me more."
After learning about Lianyun from Zhou Jiangheng, Lin Shao was more confident.
He thought for a moment and discussed it with Bai Ze. Then, he took out the ball of light that The Ghost Of Locust had extracted from Zhou Jiangheng's wound.
It was the pure power of Nine-tailed Fox, and anyone familiar with it would know that it belonged to Yin Hua. There was no room for argument.
"I'm going to look for him," Lin Shaodao said. "Even if he can't tell me what's going on with Ripple Clouds, he should know something about the Red Fox that appeared in the Human Realm."
With this goal in mind, Lin Shao soon arrived at Qingqiu Mountain.
However, Yin Hua was not at the pavilion this time. Lin Shao searched for him for a long time before he found him in the bamboo forest on the other side.
The bamboo forest was a light and elegant green. Yin Hua had a bit of charming red in it, but it didn't look out of place. At first glance, there was a very strange sense of harmony.
Lin Shao looked in the middle of the lush bamboo forest. He could only see Yin Hua's back. To be exact, he could only see its eight furry tails.
Why did it feel like Yin Hua's body had shrunk so much?
Lin Shao was puzzled. When he walked closer, Lin Shao realized that Yin Hua had turned into a human, leaving only its tail and ears. It was sitting in the middle of the bamboo forest, roasting meat and drinking wine. No wonder it looked so much smaller from the back.
Yin Hua was still wearing a red robe in its human form. Its long black hair was unbound and casually draped over its shoulders. Corresponding to its reputation in the Mountain and Sea Realm, Yin Hua in its human form was naturally very good-looking.
In terms of appearance, Yin Hua's face was the most beautiful that Lin Shao had ever seen. It was indeed a flawless and perfect face.
Even though his hair was uncombed and there were a few yellow bamboo leaves sticking out of it, his clothes were a mess, and his ears were drooping, he still managed to give off a languid and decadent beauty.
Lin Shao's footsteps were very obvious as he walked in the forest. Yin Hua didn't turn around. When Lin Shao walked over and sat down in front of him, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Shao. After staring blankly for a while, he finally opened his mouth and said, "… You're here."
Meat was roasting on a metal plate beside him. However, Yin Hua probably didn't eat it. The meat had been charred black, and it was impossible to tell what it originally looked like.
He must have been too engrossed in drinking. His face was flushed, and when he opened his mouth, there was a strong smell of alcohol.
"How long have you been drinking?" Lin Shao couldn't help but ask.
Yin Hua tilted his head and thought for a moment. Then, he chuckled and gave Lin Shao an uncertain answer. "… Quite a while."
Could it be that he had been drinking since they left Qingqiu Mountain?
Because of what?
Lin Shao asked tentatively, "Because you saw … that person?"
When he said this, Yin Hua's stunned expression changed. He raised his sleeve to wipe his eyes. His red eyes showed a hint of grievance, as if someone had mentioned something sad.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Shao was also shocked. He didn't expect this fox to show such an expression. He looked like a child who had been wronged.
Yin Hua didn't answer. He seemed to have lost all his strength. His body leaned to one side, where the fire was roasting meat. Lin Shao instinctively reached out to support him. Yin Hua's entire body fell on top of him.
Lin Shao only realized it after he caught him. For a Nine-tailed Fox like Yin Hua, even if it fell into a fire, it wouldn't be burned at all. But since he had caught him, he couldn't leave.
Yin Hua was still very heavy even in his human form. He was definitely not the weight of a normal human. His body was still weak. After he fell on top of Lin Shao, he began to cry under the influence of alcohol.
Lin Shao couldn't push him away at this time. His sobs sounded very pitiful. Lin Shao was shorter than Yin Hua. He could only stretch out his hand stiffly and gently pat his back, like a kindergarten teacher comforting a child. "It's okay. Don't cry …"
Lin Shao sighed in his heart. He came back this time to pry some information out of Yin Hua. Who knew this would happen?
Life was hard to predict.
Smelling the strong smell of alcohol, Lin Ting cried like a drunkard while mumbling something that couldn't be heard clearly. At this time, not to mention asking questions, even if she wanted him to understand what she was saying, he probably wouldn't be able to.
After Yin Hua cried for a while, Bai Ze came out.
Lin Shao looked at Bai Ze with a look of disdain. Then, he lifted Yin Hua from Lin Shao's body with one hand. Lin Shao didn't know what spell he cast on Yin Hua, but Yin Hua seemed to have been splashed with a bucket of cold water. He immediately sobered up.
After he woke up, he was stunned for a while. He probably didn't forget what he had just done. So, he turned around and buried his head in his furry tail. He said to Lin Shao in a muffled voice, "… Forget what you just saw."
Lin Shao: "…"
That might be a little difficult.
Yin Hua hadn't heard Lin Shao's promise for a long time. He raised his head and stared at him. His tone was a little angry. "Hurry up and forget it!"
"Why are you so angry?"
Bai Ze snorted coldly. He raised his hand and slapped him back into his furry tail. "You drank so much that you want to blame others for your stupidity."
Yin Hua knew he was in the wrong. He didn't say anything. He sat there sullenly for a while. Then, he forced himself to change the topic. "I'm hungry."
He picked up a piece of meat on the stove next to him and took a bite. The meat had been roasted into charcoal, so it was naturally inedible. He took a bite and spat it out. He threw the meat aside with an angry look on his face. He probably felt that everything was going wrong today. Even eating a piece of meat made him angry.
Lin Shao couldn't stand it anymore. He took out a lot of snacks from his space and gave them to Yin Hua.
Yin Hua munched on the beef jerky that Lin Shao gave him. He quickly recovered and tried to pretend that nothing had happened. He changed the topic again. "Messenger, is there anything I can help you with today?"
"Uh …" Lin Shao looked at Yin Hua's current state. He felt that he had recovered well. At least he could communicate. Yin Hua had a big reaction when he mentioned the person just now. But this time, he didn't mention the person. He just talked about the little red fox in the human world.
"Here's the thing." Lin Shao took out the thing from the space. "I found something special in the human world."
He told him the things that Zhou Jiangheng had experienced. Yin Hua frowned when Lin Shao took out the power. It was his power. He naturally recognized it.
"… That's impossible." Yin Hua's first reaction was to deny it. "How could I go to the human world? I've been staying in Qingqiu Mountain all this time. The fox in the tribe can be my witness."
Lin Shao also felt that the possibility of the fox being Yin Hua was not high. But it had Yin Hua's pure power. It didn't make sense that Yin Hua didn't know about it.
"The tail you lost …" Lin Shao voiced his guess.
"That's not possible." Yin Hua denied it. "I'm not an earthworm. I can't become a little fox just by pulling out my tail. A tail is a tail. It can't have its own consciousness."
But although Yin Hua denied it, he still looked very hesitant. No one knew what he was thinking.
"You'd better make it clear. You can't get away with it." Bai Ze reminded him. "There's no point in hiding it. We'll find out sooner or later. If we meet someone suspicious, I won't know anything. It's not something I can control."
"Don't touch him." Yin Hua immediately became nervous. "He's … not a bad guy."
"Mage Lianyun?"
Bai Ze added. "Whether he's a bad guy or not, I have the right to attack him for trying to destroy the Realm Wall."
"How do you know his name?"
Yin Hua was shocked. He looked at Lin Shao and smiled bitterly. "Emissary, you're sharper than I thought."
"I asked someone to look into it." Lin Shao told him the truth. "After all, he's not a nobody. I heard that he's appeared in recent years."