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Xuanji only felt a severe pain in her chest and hardly dared to breathe. Seeing that she seemed to be unable to stand, Yu Sifeng hurriedly put his sword into her hand and used it as a crutch, saying softly, “Don’t fight with her. Her figure is so faint and illusory that even a sharp weapon cannot harm her. I guess her real body isn’t here, this is only the illusion.”

If the illusion is so powerful, then finding the real body will be a death sentence, right? Xuanji was disheartened.

The violet-clothed beauty said softly, “In fact, you should not be afraid, I’ve never killed anyone. I just need to borrow some of your essence blood to help me achieve great power.”

Yu Sifeng pondered for a long time and said, “You are a demon who gathers yang to replenish yin, so… you must be either a snake or a fox, am I right?”

She smiled slightly, “This young warrior knows a lot. That’s right, I am Zi Hu[1].”

Purple Fox? The group can’t help but take a second look at her, they just can’t help but notice how beautiful she is, and how graceful and charming she is under that glamorous light. So this is the famous fox demon.

“If you are able to become a human, the process must be very difficult. Why do you want to do evil deeds after becoming a human?”

The Purple Fox only laughed and did not say anything. After a few moments, she seemed to be tired and threw Xuanji’s sword on the ground. “I don’t like to listen to big words, especially when they come from the mouths of such people, how many have you double crossed or back-stabbed to achieve your goals?”

After a while, he asked again, “How did you know we are cultivating disciples?”

They were confident that they hadn’t shown a single flaw since the summoning altar to here, and no one noticed that they weren’t the four named by the purple fox. Yet, they were recognised by her during the ceremony.

Zihu said softly, “Are you asking so many questions to stall for time?”

Yu Sifeng pauses as she reveals what is on his mind. This demon is so powerful that they can’t do a thing in front of her, and I’m afraid they’re going to die here.

“Well, it has been a long time since anyone has spoken to me,” she said. The fox laughed, “Since I’m going to pick the yang to nourish the yin, I’m going to be very choosy about the yang. The most important thing is the birth date…”.

She had only started the conversation, yet he immediately guessed the meaning and said, “The people you have chosen were all born during the day at yang time[2] when the sun is at the highest point, and have fire in their destiny[3]!”

“You’re very clever,” she said, smiling at him. Zihu looked at him with a smiling face, as if she were in love with him. “I don’t want to be the one to make the first move on you, so why don’t you stay in the garden and play with me?”

After saying that she descended from the platform and walked towards him, reaching for his hand. Yu Sifeng retreated a few steps away from her and avoided her hand.

Zihu didn’t force him, but stared at him for a moment before saying, “I’ve seen your mask before, you are a disciple of Li Ze Palace. That bastard palace master of yours is still clinging to these rules, I thought he had already seen through it. Well, wait…”

She looked carefully at the mask on Yu Sifeng’s face, and then she smiled sarcastically and whispered, “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a mask. I can’t believe that…….you are really willing to do this…….”

“Shut up.” He coldly interrupted her, “Since you know the Palace, you should understand that the people of the Palace are not to be offended. You are the ruler of the mountain, and you are causing chaos, so why don’t you take your hands off me and surrender?”

The purple fox seemed a bit afraid, straightened slightly and jumped back onto the platform and laughed, “You’re so lucky, if you’re hit by the Crippling Palm, no matter you’re human or demon, you won’t be able to use qi for at least three days. What can you do? But I can give you some face. Let the little girl go, but you guys have to stay here with me.”

After saying that, she waved her wide sleeve, and Xuanji felt a gust of wild wind overwhelming her, and the evil aura surrounded her, making it impossible for her to move. I don’t know how long it took, but the demonic wind finally dissipated. Xuanji slowly opened her eyes and found that the palace was completely empty, and both Purple Fox and Sifeng had disappeared, leaving her standing alone, holding Yu Sifeng’s sword.

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While Xuanji and the other four were taken up to Gao’s Mountain, leaving Linglong alone to observe the situation. She was able to follow the carriage from a distance, but when they arrived at the summoning platform, she saw them getting dressed in wedding clothes and being carried by a sedan chair, she felt anxious.

There was no cover in the sky, so if she went after them with her sword, she was bound to be discovered, and her efforts would be in vain. But if she didn’t go after them, she would be very unhappy. In the midst of her anxiety, she suddenly heard someone laughing behind her ears, with a low voice, it was a man.

She was shocked, and hurriedly turned around to take out her Golden Sword and set up her stance. But behind her there was only the sound of the wind, nothing else!

Linglong looked around for a long time and thinking that she had just heard wrong, she secretly exhaled a sigh of relief. But she didn’t dare to put away her golden sword, but walked around, thinking about what to do next.

But after a few steps, there was soft laughter from above, the same voice again. Linglong was terrified and said loudly, “Who is it?” Without hesitation she swung her golden sword around. With a flash of golden light, a thick tree across from her immediately broke in two , and fell to the ground with a bang, the branches and leaves shuddering. But there was still no one else in sight.

The moonlight is pale, and occasionally there is a hoot of an owl in the forest. It was quiet around her. So quiet that it makes her hair stand on end.

“Is it…a man or a ghost? Show yourself!” She swung her sword again, and the big tree across from her was affected. If she kept waving her sword in this way, who knew how many more trees would fall.

Linglong swung her sword for a while, but found neither hide nor hair of anyone. She is so tired that she is panting for breath.

“You’re still hot-tempered, and haven’t changed a bit.”

The voice suddenly appeared behind her again. Linglong, without looking behind, turned her body and flung the golden sword with force, only to see a black shadow behind her move like lightning. The golden sword grazed his ribs, and nailed itself to a tree. Linglong was about to pull out her sword when the moonlight darkened and the man flew up as if he was a crow, standing silently on top of the golden sword and looking down at her.

The night in the forest was dark, and she couldn’t see what he looked like, but his eyes were as bright as stars. They seemed familiar, but at the moment she could not remember who it could be.

The man laughed quietly and said, “I didn’t expect you to be so quick. You can come with me.”

Linglong is furious and raises her hand to draw her sword, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not do it. Having lost her golden sword, Linglong is like a bird whose wings have been tied and is now at the mercy of others. She was so furious that she tried to draw her sword with all her might, but the man flew away again as if he had no weight.

Linglong’s force was so great that she pulled out the golden sword, but she couldn’t recover her momentum and ricocheted backwards, almost falling.

Suddenly, someone supported her shoulder, and Linglong instinctively tried to stab him with her sword, but the person struck her with a lightning fast move, and the golden sword fell to the ground.

Linglong cried out in surprise, but the man covered her mouth.

He gently kissed her on the cheek, a cold kiss.

“I’ve got you now,” he said.

Linglong felt a light blow on the back of her neck and blacked out.

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[1]: 紫狐 / zǐhú – 紫 / zǐ meaning purple/violet, and 狐 / hú meaning fox. Her name is literally Purple Fox.

[2]陽 時 陽 刻 / yáng shi yáng kè – literally this is saying they were born at ‘sun time sun moment’. However, according to traditional Chinese division of hours in the day 陽 時/ yáng shi would be between 11 A.M. and 1 P.M. [a shicheng was a unit of time, where a single day is made up of 12 shicheng, so each shicheng marks 2 hours] , and 陽 時 / yáng kè would be the quarter of an hour during this time when the sun was as its highest. [a kè was a unit of time, where a single day was divided into 100 kè, so each kè is approximately 14 minutes 24 seconds, and each shicheng is made up of 8 1⁄3 kè ]. Here is more information on Traditional Chinese Timekeeping. Here is an explanation about the concept of Yin and Yang.

[3]: According to Chinese astrology, a person’s destiny can be determined by the position of the major planets at the person’s birth along with the positions of the sun, moon, comets, the person’s time of birth, and zodiac sign.

The five classical planets (Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn) are associated with Wuxing (usually translated as The Five Phases). Each phase in the Wuxing is associated with an element, i.e, Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, Earth (the phases follow this order in their cycle).

So, they are saying that, the people collected by the Purple Fox were (according to their birth time) heavily influenced by the element of Fire in their lives.

More information on Chinese Astrology and Wuxing can be found here and here, respectively.

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