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Xuanji searched for a long time in the empty palace, but she couldn’t find an exit. She searched almost every room in every corridor, but there wasn’t a single person inside, she didn’t know where the purple fox had taken them.

At that time, they were all led in with their heads covered, so they couldn’t see a thing, and they only felt that the place was extremely spacious. But Xuanji soon found out that even if she wasn’t blindfolded, she wouldn’t be able to tell where they were going. Because all the rooms here were identical. The layout of the corridors, length and width were exactly the same, even more difficult than the most difficult maze.

She was alone, enduring the pain in her chest, and searched for more than half an hour in the palace, but finally she couldn’t bear it any longer, holding onto a bronze candlestick and slowly sliding to sit on the floor. The pain in her chest was so severe that it felt like it was about to explode, and there was a surging tide inside it. If she hadn’t held back, swallowing down the blood, she’s afraid she would not have stopped coughing it out, and died.

She closed her eyes and slowly adjusted her qi to dissolve away the blood that had accumulated in her chest.

Somehow, she remembered that when she first arrived at XiaoYang Peak, winter came early, and every day she wanted to leave the house wrapped in a blanket, sometimes wearing too many clothes, she felt troublesome, so Master taught her a lazy way to get warm in winter and cool in summer.

Now she understands that it is not a way to be lazy, but the most profound internal martial art of the Shaoyang School, the Yang Que Technique. After a year of hard work, she finally improved. When the second winter came, she could easily put on her spring clothes and fly in the snow and wind with her sword, her face unchanged.

When she had learnt the Yang Que Technique, Master was very happy that day. Master was so happy that she drank a lot of wine with her, and probably, because she was drunk, she murmured, “Xuanji, when I saw you, I thought of myself as a child. Many people thought that I was a fool, but only Master was willing to teach me well, and I finally succeeded in my studies. However, unlike you, Aunt Hong did not have many good friends and a good sister in those days. I was a loner at that time. I was known as a lone wolf!”

At that time, she didn’t understand what Master was saying, but just stared at her, and then her master laughed, “I’m flattering you! Fool. It’s actually pitiful to be alone in the world. Therefore, once you have friends, you must cherish them, treat them well and never let them down. It’s a bit late for Aunt Red to understand this when she grows up. So, don’t be like me. It’s very rare to find a friend who is willing to do anything for you,”

After so much time had passed, she had forgotten that day’s conversation. Why does she remember now?

Are Yu Sifung, Zhong Minyan, Ruo’Yu, Linglong, Master and the others… even Lu Yanran, her friends? They have been in trouble together, they have laughed together, they have stood in front of each other in times of danger, and she has relied on them to take care of her without expecting anything in return.

She suddenly understood her master’s words, she had studied for so long and finally learned a skill, it was not for showing off.

Just like her original intention when she went to Xiao Yang Peak, she hoped that everyone could live such a simple and warm life forever, so that she could have the power to protect them and never cause trouble to anyone again.

Now is the time for her to return this friendship.

Xuanji opened her eyes, and the severe pain in her chest seemed to have eased a little. She gritted her teeth and forced herself to stand up, looking around her, the scenery was the same everywhere, and now this candlestick she held in her hand, she remembered that it was the fourth time she had passed by it.

How on earth can she find Si Feng and the others?

Xuanji was walking back and forth in the main hall with his sword, and as she passed by the high platform, she suddenly smelled an unusual smell.

Demon Qi! She was shocked, so she followed the smell and saw a small opening in the screen behind the curtain, where the smell was coming from.

No wonder she’s been searching through a labyrinth for all this time. It turns out that this hall is simply used to trick people. The back has a secret passage, probably leading to a lair. The purple fox has probably taken the people inside. She felt immediately refreshed, and waved the sword to split the huge screen in half, revealing a secret door behind. She was in such a hurry that she only closed the door halfway. She jumped in with her sword and followed the demon qi to catch up.

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Zhong Minyan and the others were taken away by the Purple Fox. When the fox takes them away, they feel like they are drifting along in a dark room,they couldn’t see the path at all. Finally, it seemed they reached a dark room and are placed on a large bed. They were in such a state of fear, their hearts were pounding. The Purple Fox lit a candle.

When they saw her, in the candlelight she looked even more enchanting, they couldn’t help but close their eyes, fearing that they would be confused if they looked any further.

Zi Hu laughed gently and sat down at the edge of the bed. She raised her hand to touch Zhong Min Yan’s cheek and said in a soft voice, “Don’t be afraid, it’s such a beautiful moment, why don’t you let go and let’s be a happy couple?”

What happy couple! Zhong Minyan did not dare to speak, and did not dare to move. Lie straight and pretended to be dead. In his mind, he remembered the story told by Second Brother Chen Minjue. In his mind, he recalls a story about a fox demon that haunts the area of Mount Qing Qiu[1], who often turns into a beautiful woman and tempted lustful men to have intercourse with her. Taking their vitality and blood, turning it onto it’s own power. The men whose Yang energy had been taken would not die, but they would become cripples, skin and bones, dried up like corpses, and would not live longer than a few years.

When he was young, he would get scared when he heard this story. Occasionally, he could not sleep when he thought of the men who became dry corpses. Later, the Master overheard this, and scolded the Second Brother. But he was still scared, so he went to ask his master if it was true, but he didn’t deny it. He only said that in the future, when walking in the world, one should beware of beautiful and foxy women.

He didn’t expect to really come across one today, he was afraid of what would happen. The fox demon’s hand has already touched his chest, and as soon as he saw it, he was so frightened that his body stiffened, in his heart he even screamed that his life was over.

Next to him, Ruo’Yu suddenly said, “Since we want to be husband and wife, we should have some sincerity. What is your reason for putting us here? We’re just going to sit around and stare?”

Zhong Minyan only felt the fox demon’s hand shrank back, and he felt a sigh of relief in her heart. Brother Ruo’yu, what great kindness and virtue!

Zihu smiled softly and said, “This young hero is a very charming man, the couple has not yet formed but knows to be jealous. It is because I have some friendship with the Li Ze Palace, so I won’t touch you yet. But if you say so, then I have nothing to fear.”

After saying so, she pulled down the curtain and placed Zhong Minyan on the outside of the bed, and went in herself. He had no idea what she was poking around in there.

He heard Yu Sifeng say, “Wait a minute, you didn’t answer my question in the main hall. How did you know we were cultivators?”

Zi Hu said in a charming voice, “At this moment, why talk about such things. All right, let’s do as you say. You and your fortune[2] are transparent to my eyes. You are not born at the right time, you have a high amount of Qi, and I saw you at the temple last time…well tell me, is this not fate?”

She knew what they were going to do, but she didn’t reveal it and waited for them to get caught! A few thousand years old demon is really unusual. It seems they can’t avoid being robbed by this beauty today.

Yu Sifeng was trying to stall for time with her, when he was suddenly hit by a nudge at the back of his throat and couldn’t speak. He is so worried that he has to listen to the charming voice of Zi Hu in his ear, which is so soft and sensual that it will make you go soft from the roots of your hair to your toes.

“What a cunning man…my dear husband. Speak a little less.”

He only felt the soft body leaning on him, the sweet smell surrounding him, but his heart is getting colder and colder.

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[1]: 青丘 / Qing Qiu – 青 / Qing = Green or Blue , 丘 / Qiu = Hill, Hillock

[2]: Zi Hu used the term 八字 / bā zì or Eight Characters or Birthdate Characters, which are used in Chinese Astrology to create a chart (or horoscope) of a person’s life. Here is more information about it.

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