Chapter 51

On this day, Hu Jiujiu was lying flat on the boat. The sun was shining brightly and the warm sunlight fell on her face, setting off her beautiful facial features.

Guang Ling rowed the boat. They were on an ordinary boat that could just barely accommodate two people.

“You seem to be in a much better mood recently. How are you? Is it more fun to be outside?”

“It’s not bad. It’s definitely better than that one acre and three points of land.”

Hu Jiujiu raised her hand to block the sunlight in front of her eyes. She raised her lips slightly and felt something different.

“Come to think of it, why aren’t you going back?” Fox Jiujiu asked, “I feel like the leave your teacher gave you wasn’t long. You’ve already exceeded the time limit, right?”

After saying that, she glanced sideways at Guang Ling who was sitting next to her.

Guang Ling snorted and laughed, “I finally came out for a trip, why would I go back so early? Big brother said that as long as there is nothing important, I can stay out for a while, so you don’t have to worry about me.”

Fox Nine Nine blinked, “Oh? Really?”

She took out a letter from somewhere and opened it in front of Guang Ling.

“The Third Senior seems to be very worried about your safety. I don’t know how many letters he has received. If you don’t go back, he will probably think that I kidnapped you, right?”

Looking at the letter in Hu Jiujiu’s hand, Guang Ling suddenly stretched out his hand and snatched it away, “No, little girl, why are you still peeking at my letter!”

He put the letter away and put it in his arms. If you didn’t know, you would think it was some secret.

But Guang Ling was not angry, he was just saying that.

Hu Jiujiu raised his hand and waved, “How can I peek? I opened it in front of you, openly and aboveboard. Besides, you have already read this letter, right? There is nothing in it that you cannot show me. If there is anything in it that you cannot show me, it should be the concern of the Third Lord for you, the Fifth Lord, right?”

Hu Jiujiu’s words were a little ambiguous, so Guang Ling interrupted her quickly, “What do you mean by caring? What nonsense! This is just a normal greeting, why does it sound so different in your mouth?”

He changed the subject directly, “But you have been talking nonsense all the way, and I don’t understand what you are saying.”

Fox Jiujiu glanced at him and said, “It’s right that you don’t understand. This is all confidential. If you listen to it, wouldn’t I be revealing the secret?”

Guang Ling smiled after hearing this, “It’s still a secret.”

He shook his head. “Although your predictions are sometimes quite accurate, you are just too mystical. You need to change that. Also, don’t just go up to everyone and tell them their fortunes. Most people don’t believe in your predictions.”

On the way out of Tiandou City, Hu Jiujiu did nothing but set up the stall and mutter to himself. Guang Ling sometimes wondered if this little fox had something wrong with his brain, but then he thought about the time he fell into the pit, and it seemed that he should not underestimate Hu Jiujiu.

So, he didn’t talk much about this along the way, and only said a few words when Hu Jiujiu mentioned that he should go back.

This is pure mutual harm, no one lets anyone off easily.

But Hu Jiujiu tells fortunes to everyone because she wants to find out the truth about the disappearance of Fox Village. She never does things without a reason, and setting up a stall to tell fortunes is just one of her hobbies. Speaking of Hu Jiujiu telling fortunes to everyone, Guang Ling remembered something else. He suddenly said, “Oh, my brother said he would help you investigate the Fox Village, so we sent a lot of spies out, but the amazing thing is that even after searching for such a long time, there is still no news. Even if we go to the Holy Soul Village next door to ask, we can’t get any information. Some villagers in the Holy Soul Village also said that the Fox Village was haunted and disappeared overnight.”

Haunted?

When Fox Village was mentioned, Hu Jiujiu’s eyes became a little different. She straightened up and sat up.

Her long white hair slid down her shoulders and hung in front of her chest.

“No news?” Fox Jiujiu asked.
“No.” Guang Ling shook his head. He rowed the boat and said, “But I heard a very interesting rumor. You should know it, little fox.”

Fox Jiujiu was silent for a while before answering: “Are you talking about the curse handed down from Fox Village?”

Guang Ling nodded and smiled, “I didn’t expect you really knew that.”

Fox Jiujiu glanced at him and said calmly, “I’m from Fox Village, of course I know.”

Guang Ling responded, “Yes, so you really awakened the mutated martial spirit at that time?”

“I have heard that in Fox Village, any child who is old enough to awaken a martial soul will awaken a mutated martial soul when their martial soul awakens, which means that there is a very small chance that they will retain the characteristics of a beast.”

“This situation cannot be repaired. When I saw your spirit that day, Old Seven said you were a real fox. Actually, he was wrong. You should be half a fox at most. But I am very curious about how you managed to hide those obvious animal characteristics. It is obvious that you cannot cover them up.”

I don’t know if Guang Ling had nothing to say but was just trying to find a topic to talk about or what, but he started talking about this matter right away.

Hu Jiujiu had explained it to Qian Daoliu before, and now he would explain it again to Guang Ling.

It’s not a secret anyway.

Guang Ling listened and nodded. “So you only completely became like a normal person seven years ago. Before taking that herb, you were still a fox girl and hid in a safe place?”

Fox Jiujiu responded, “That’s right.”

Guang Ling thought for a moment, “I remember when I was investigating the Fox Village, someone said that the Fox Village disappeared overnight seven years ago. Could this be related to the grass you took?”

Fox Jiujiu shook his head and replied: “I don’t know, maybe there is some connection.”

She had guessed this before, but there was no cause and effect that could connect them. However, it did give her a very strange feeling. “They say that a fox spirit is causing trouble and casting a curse. Senior Fifth Worshiper, do you believe this?”

Hu Jiujiu looked at Guang Ling quietly, as if he was going to have a discussion about this matter.

Guang Ling thought for a while and said, “I believe it, but the rumors may not be true.”

“Huh? Why do you say that?” Fox Jiujiu asked curiously.

Guang Ling smiled, “According to the rumors, the fox did nothing wrong. All things have spirits, and it was killed by the villagers, so it took revenge on the fox village after its death. This statement is actually completely reasonable, but who knows how many generations this rumor has been passed down, and who knows if the content is wrong? Who knows if the fox is not really a fox, and the people who did evil are not really evil. It is also possible that the fox is a fox, but human nature is greedy, and maybe those people never had any intention of worshipping the fox. I think this rumor needs to be investigated, but the curse should be true.”