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The rain and hail pattered against the cave with a crisp sound. The hem of Ting Nu’s wedding dress had already been wet, revealing a fish tail like white gauze. He stared into the deep night, not knowing what to think.

The fox in his arms also did not know what to think, and her whiskers trembled and scraped against his palms, tickling and numbing.

Is she still crying? The corner of his lips curved up, revealing a lovely and pitiful smile.

But suddenly she began to sing softly: “In the Southern Mountain there is a crow, In the Northern Mountain a net is spread…”

The song was soothing and whimsical, it was actually quite sad. Ting Nu laughed bitterly. “Here we go again. I have heard this song many times before, Purple Fox,”

She ignored him and continued singing, “In the Southern Mountain there is a crow, In the Northern Mountain a net is spread. But the crow soars away, what can the net do? What injustice is there if fate doesn’t bring it about?”

The melancholy tune of the song, though low, is enough to crack gold and stone. At first, Ting Nu was laughing, but then he slowly restrained his gaze, staring out into the rainy night in a daze and stopped speaking.

The fox sighed and said, “If I hadn’t been caught a thousand years ago, I wouldn’t be in such pain today. I’ve always said that I would like to achieve this result, achieve this result, but I have never been able to do so. I think it’s just a lie.”

Ting Nu said softly, “He may not remember you, so why do you still think about it?”

But the purple fox wiggled her ears and her fluffy tail, and pouted, “How could he forget such a beautiful fox like me?”

Ting Nu only laughed.

The fox rubbed her paw on his hand and charmingly asked, “Ting Nu, good Ting Nu, just tell me where he is, will you? For the sake of my injury.”

He shook his head, his voice was low, “I don’t know. Even if I knew, I wouldn’t say anything. A demon like you would only be sent to die.”

Zihu jumped up and shouted, “You won’t let me harvest yang and replenish yin, and you won’t tell me where he is. You want to kill me, don’t you? You’re happy to see me sad, aren’t you?”

Ting Nu said softly, “I don’t want you to be in a anxious, because it’s useless for you to be in a hurry. It was his own destiny, and back then… he wanted to stay there. He has his own ideas, and no one can force him to stay.”

“Then I have a mind too! My thoughts can be coerced at will?!” Zihu is still screaming, “I’m trying to save him! I want him to do me a favor!”

He only shook his head, the purple fox screamed half a day, until finally tired herself out, lying on his lap, the two are quiet.

“That little girl…” Zihu suddenly whispered, “is not an ordinary person, right?”

Ting Nu was startled and nodded hesitantly.

“Is that the reincarnation of Asura Heavenly Star? I’ve never met anyone so horrible.” She was still distressed that her beautiful paws and fur were blackened.

After waiting for a long time, he was still silent, Zihu was even more depressed, and sighed, “Even if you don’t tell me, at least give me some face by saying a few words.”

“I don’t know ,” Ting Nu whispered.

The purple fox froze for a moment, “I don’t know what kind of person she is, whether she’s an immortal or a ghost, a demon or an Ashura… because she never once told me.”

What? What’s all this mystery? The purple fox in his arms lost interest and let out a bog yawn, “You old guys, uh…such a little secret must also be hidden. I hate it…”

Ting Nu laughed bitterly again. Some secrets, not because they were mysterious, but because someone refused to tell them, over time, they truly became secrets.

The rain outside didn’t show any signs of abating, on the contrary, it was getting heavier and heavier, the hailstones were also getting bigger and bigger, and the rain came down with an egg-sized hailstone, if it wasn’t for Ting Nu’s quickness in dodging, he was afraid that the purple fox’s brain would be smashed out of the skull.

“I don’t know how they’re doing, whether they’re safe going down the mountain.” The most important thing is whether or not they met some demons they shouldn’t have.

“Why do you think so much? They are human! They’re not my kind, so why do you care? Even if that little girl had any connection with you in her previous life, she would have forgotten about it in this life, and would be a stranger. What do you care?”

Zihu has always been proud of being a demon, and looks down on mortals.

You shouldn’t say that…Ting Nu stared fixedly at the night sky and had a bad feeling in his heart.

“I’m sleepy, so I’m going to nap for a while. You can watch if you like.” The fox yawned again and burrowed her head into his arms, pressed it against the cold skin of the mermam, and was about to fall asleep.

Suddenly, a sound similar to firecrackers could be heard from down the hill, but it was difficult to hear through the loud rain curtain.

“That’s an early warning signal.” Zihu was awakened, ears fluttering and speaking loudly.

“Xuanji and the others are in danger!”

Ting Nu threw her to the ground and pushed the wheelchair out, while saying, “I’ll go and take a look, you stay here and take care of these people.”

Zihu bit his clothes hard and said urgently, “What can you do, you’ll be killed if you go! There must be other demons coming to destroy the Dinghǎi Iron Chain, so let them destroy it! I’d like nothing better!”

Ting Nu frowned, “Even if the chains are broken, he can’t get out, and those demons only want to use his magic not to save him! If you really cared about him, you should have stopped it!”

Zihu was dumbfounded, slowly opened her mouth and let go of his clothes, only to say urgently, “Don’t go! …or I’ll join you!”

“You stay here and look after these mortals, so that no one else finds them.”

Ting Nu pushed her paws away. Zihu squealed in anxiety and ran out in the rain and jumped onto his lap, shouting, “The fairy goddess let them practice, and they will behave! Just let them be stay like this! I’ll go with you!”

Ting Nu could only sigh, “Forget it, go ahead and undo the magic on those people and instruct them to go home by themselves.”

Zihu could only rush back, rolled on the spot, and the Spirit came out, the purple smoke slowly transformed into a stunning beauty. She tucked her real body into her sleeve and unlocked the spell on those people, not caring if they were ignorant or not, she quickly told them to go home and after three months they would go back to the mountain to continue their immortal training.

After saying this, she ran away and became a little fox again, perched on Ting Nu’s lap and hurried down the mountain.

When they reached the shore of Hongze Lake, there was no one around, but Ting Nu searched around the river bank and found only a jade hoop tied with a ruyi knot[1]. This ornament was worn by Zhong Minyan.

“They really encountered those demons!” Ting Nnu’s face was pale, whethe it was from cold or panic, was unclear.

Zihu is dripping wet and shakes it off before saying, “Why are you so concerned about those mortals? It has nothing to do with us, you or me.”

As if he hadn’t heard her, Ting Nu was just staring at the nighttime Hongze Lake in a daze, mumbling, “I’m afraid they have fallen into the lake… they better not be caught by those demons.”

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard the purple fox scream, “Be careful!”

She jumped up like lightning and opened her mouth to bite into an object that was shot at him, landing on the ground, her teeth knocked painfully. She spat it out, but it was a thistle.

“Get out of there! This is Gao’s mountain, my territory, who are the ungrateful ones who dare to be here?”

Zihu shouted menacingly, a bit like a king of the mountain.

But a laughing sound came from the forest, followed by a moaning sound like a whimper, and a flash of blue light that reached the sky.

Ting Nu’s face changed and said, “They have brought the Bi Fang bird! Let’s go!”

Zihu is a little confused, looked back only to see the dark forest around them suddenly distorted, as if a giant green beast had bitten off the edge. The strange greenish-green fire gradually melted away the edges of the dark forest, and almost instantly it spread before their eyes.

Zihu felt a chill down her bones, and finally remembered what the so-called Bi Fang Bird was. It was an ancient demon bird that could burn the entire mountain and forest with its strange fire, nothing would grow there again.

Ting Nu picked her up, and with one stroke of his body, he flipped over the tall, green coloured veil of fire and plunged into Hongze Lake, splashing into the water and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

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[1]: A Ruyi Knot is a a kind of traditional know design, from China. The knot is auspicious of good luck, good wishes, and peace of mind. Here is a list of various traditional knot designs from China.

[2]: 畢方鳥 (bi fang niǎo) – Bifang Bird is an avian monster from Chinese mythology. It looks like a white crane. It has only one leg, red spots, green body and white beak. Its sound is like calling its name. If it appears, there will be a strange fire related disaster.

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