Chapter 72

Xiaobai, the white fox, sensing the rich spiritual energy outside, jumped directly to the window of the carriage, even forgetting that Zhuling Wu was right beside her.

As its three fox tails swayed, Zhuling Wu's soul quickly sensed the change. This white fox could actually use its tails to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The tails of this nine-tailed fox were indeed quite different. No wonder all their abilities were realized through these tails. Before, it used its tails to exert its powers, and now it could even use them to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

No wonder the more tails a nine-tailed fox had, the stronger it became. Unlike other demons, they didn't need to first condense a demon core, then use the demon core to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and condense the demon power they needed.

"Xiaodaji, it seems you really like it here!"

Zhuling Wu casually picked up the white fox and held it in his arms, then whispered to it, "Xiaodaji, if you dare to reveal my secrets, you know what will happen!"

The white fox turned its head and gave Zhuling Wu a disdainful look, then stretched out its fox paw and wrote on Zhuling Wu's palm, "Two hearts a day, and I won't say anything!"

This made Zhuling Wu look at the white fox, feeling both angry and amused.

Since that night at Yeliu Post, the relationship between Zhuling Wu and the white fox had changed. It was as if they had a little secret between them, each holding a small handle on the other, which instead improved their adversarial relationship and resolved the original barriers.

The white fox knew that Zhuling Wu was actually a soul-snatcher, which naturally aroused some curiosity about him.

Originally, it had always felt wronged for being forcibly taken by Zhuling Wu, and then threatened to become a pet. The white fox, as intelligent as a human, naturally felt very unwilling. Unfortunately, it didn't have much strength, so it could only reluctantly let Zhuling Wu play with it.

But now, it had a sense of retaliatory curiosity. It wanted to dig out all of Zhuling Wu's secrets, just as Zhuling Wu had been probing its background.

Although the white fox didn't know what it really wanted to do, at least it could now threaten Zhuling Wu to satisfy its blood food needs.

The white fox now felt that being by Zhuling Wu's side wasn't so bad. There was food and drink, and someone to serve it, which was much easier than hunting for food in the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been caught by humans while hunting in the wild. If it hadn't met Zhuling Wu, it wouldn't know what would have happened. Thinking of the two clumsy black bears that Zhuling Wu had caught for blood, it felt a bit uneasy inside.

Recalling that day, the white fox felt as if it were in a dream. It didn't know why, but that day, it had been walking with its family when it saw a small spirit rabbit. It hid and prepared to hunt the spirit rabbit, but ended up becoming the prey of humans, and then met Zhuling Wu.

The white fox seemed to sense a predestined fate.

That night at Yeliu Post, the white fox ate the heart of Meng Yishi, a human cultivator. It was the first time it had eaten a human cultivator's heart.

The heart of Meng Yishi indeed contained a strong spiritual energy, completely different from the spirit beasts the white fox had eaten before. Just one human heart made the white fox feel as if it had worked hard for several years, and it felt that its fourth fox tail was about to grow.

If it could eat more human hearts, it might not need a few hundred years to grow nine fox tails and become the legendary nine-tailed fox king of its family.

This was the taste of having tasted the marrow. After eating a human heart, the white fox would look at everyone's heart first, but fortunately, it still had some sense and didn't dare to kill people randomly to eat their hearts.

It also knew that not all human hearts had such effects; only the hearts of cultivators did. But how could it easily eat the hearts of cultivators?

However, the white fox believed that as long as it stayed by Zhuling Wu's side, it could eat more human hearts. So, it felt like it was relying on a rich benefactor when facing Zhuling Wu.

This changed the white fox's attitude toward Zhuling Wu. Before, it only moved when prodded, but now it would take the initiative, like now, stretching out its paw to write on Zhuling Wu's palm and actively communicate with him.

To others, it was clear that the white fox and Zhuling Wu had become closer, but they didn't know that they were still secretly competing with each other.

Now, Zhuling Wu still had the upper hand, so more often, he would threaten the white fox to reveal its hidden secrets.

Feeling the white fox's paw sliding on his palm, Zhuling Wu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. When would this little fox become a fox demon?

Unfortunately, according to its words, it really needed to grow nine fox tails to reach the transformation realm. Hmm, it seemed that at four tails, it could transform into a human form, but it was ultimately fake, only for show, not for anything else.

It was unknown how beautiful a nine-tailed fox demon would be if it truly transformed into a human. Could it really become as beautiful as Daji, capable of toppling a nation?

If so, it would be nice to have it around just to look at!

Zhuling Wu thought about these messy thoughts in his mind but said, "You want to eat hearts, but I can't just give you human hearts. Animal hearts, if you behave, I'll be happy and have someone leave them for you to eat! Hmm, and you're not allowed to eat in front of me; it's too bloody and disgusting!"

Zhuling Wu continued to tease the white fox, giving it a carrot as a temptation, while secretly thinking that he couldn't let it escape his control so easily. Perhaps he should find a way to control beasts, so he could truly control it.

Having a beautiful fox demon by his side would be nice. Cultivating and seeking immortality was tedious, and having a nine-tailed fox demon as a companion would be just as good as being a carefree immortal.

In a place as large as the Zhu family's ancestral land, it would be easy to get fresh animal hearts for the white fox to eat. Unfortunately, he didn't know how to find a way to control beasts.

Why didn't Meng Yishi have any memories in this area?

What a pity!

Seeing Zhuling Wu say this, the white fox's fox eyes flashed, as if thinking about the meaning behind Zhuling Wu's words. Then, it turned its face away, looking unhappy, and began to absorb spiritual energy.

If the white fox really knew what Zhuling Wu was thinking, it wouldn't be so relaxed. It would definitely come up with a plan to retaliate against Zhuling Wu.

After this little interlude, Zhuling Wu's carriage finally arrived at the western side of the Zhu family's Wubao, passing through a gate with a plaque that read "Zhu Family Seventh Branch," and finally stopping in front of a large courtyard.

In front of the courtyard gate, the steward and executives of the Zhu Family Seventh Branch, along with dozens of servants, were already waiting to welcome the Fifth Young Master, Zhuling Wu...