Peerless Heiress - Chapter 132
"Then, scholar..."
"How could that be?! No matter what, my map is definitely not wrong!" The scholar waved his hand hastily before Jin Ling could finish asking.
"Then tell me, what exactly happened?" Jin Ling snapped.
Yuan Yuan squeezed through the crowd, took the map, and started fiddling with it by himself, ignoring the noisy commotion his companions were causing.
"I've got it!" Yuan Yuan suddenly shouted, and the three of them swarmed around him.
"Make way, make way." Yuan Yuan pushed the three aside, walked to the side of the cliff, and dug for a long time on his hands and knees. He dug out a red stone bowl. The four men's eyes lit up. Under Yuan Yuan's command, they worked together to rotate the stone bowl three times to the left. A loud "crack" was heard behind them. The four men were startled and looked back. Suddenly, a small hole about half a person's height appeared on the originally smooth, mirror-like cliff.
The four of them were stunned for a moment, then cheered in unison.
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After passing through a long tunnel, and after an unknown amount of time, they emerged to find the bright daylight blinding them. When they finally opened their eyes, they were all stunned.
After a while, the scholar finally came to his senses and nudged his companion with his elbow, "Hey, are we dreaming?"
"I...I don't know..." Jin Ling stammered.
Before me stretched an endless field of flowers, with all sorts of beautiful blooms vying for attention, their sweet fragrance rich and delightful.
However, what surprised them was not these things, but rather the large herd of various wild animals lined up like an army, coldly staring at them. Quiet and orderly.
A snow-white little squirrel stood at the front of the group, its head tilted to the side, coldly watching them. Despite being such an adorable little animal, the way it stood there casually possessed the nobility and elegance of a king of beasts.
Chapter 300: Senior Brother
While the four were still in shock and uncertainty, the little pine fox suddenly arched its back, its eyes revealing a cold wariness. The beasts behind the pine fox immediately reacted, stirring slightly.
The four of them swallowed hard, huddled together, and were all a little nervous.
"Hehehehe." Yuan Yuan smiled ingratiatingly at Song Hu, secretly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, and desperately tugged at the scholar's sleeve with one hand, signaling him to hurry up and get up.
Jin Ling, who was standing on the other side of the scholar, was also there.
The scholar, trembling, wanted to step forward but dared not. In his haste, the two men pulled him down with a "rip," and both sleeves fell off, revealing his bare arms. A gust of cold wind blew, and the scholar, startled, fell to the ground with a "thud." His face was contorted with grief; he looked like he was about to cry.
"Fox... Brother Fox... You, you don't eat people, do you?" the scholar stammered. "Um, we're on the same side, on the same side..."
"Oneself"? Perhaps it's more accurate to call oneself a "fox"...
The three idiots had black lines hanging down their foreheads.
The scholar's throat tightened, his teeth chattering, as he stared intently at the pine fox. Perhaps it was from staring for so long, but he suddenly saw a hint of amusement and disdain in the little creature's eyes... disdain?!
The scholar almost bit his own tongue.
The pine fox lazily lowered its guard, its indifferent gaze lightly sweeping over its surroundings. Its small red tongue darted out, licking its lips with an elegant and languid air.
The scholar's eyes widened suddenly. This appearance, this appearance... how could it be so much like... like a... person...
"Master...Master..." he stammered.
"Thump!" The three fools all fell to the ground, landing right next to him. No way, the scholar's master is actually this little pine fox?!
Lost in thought, they heard footsteps and two ethereal beauties emerged side-by-side from the peach grove on their left—one in dark ink, the other in green. The two were startled by the sight before them. Little Pine Fox darted into one of their arms in a flash.
"Senior...Senior brother..." the scholar stammered to the other person.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!!" The three fools all fell backward.
Qingyan, holding Songhu in her arms, was both surprised and amused. "Hey, what are you all doing here? What's going on here?"
The three idiots clutched their heads, cried out in pain, and scrambled to their feet.
Jin Ling looked at Mo Yu with pity, then at the scholar, took a few steps forward, pulled Qing Yan aside, covered her mouth with one hand, and whispered in her ear, "Master, let me tell you a secret. It turns out that both the scholar and Minister Mo Yu were taught by this little pine fox in your hands! I heard the scholar call this little pine fox 'Master'!"
Jin Ling thought she was whispering, but how could she hide it from Mo Yu's hearing? Mo Yu's face immediately darkened.
Qingyan burst into laughter.
Jin Ling was puzzled, but then he saw the little pine fox in Qing Yan's arms. It narrowed its eyes, stretched lazily, glanced coldly at Mo Yu, and then smiled, seemingly very proud of itself.
With a "thud!", he fell to the ground again.
Chapter 301: The Storm Is Brewing
The Four Fools actually traveled a long way to find me.
That day outside Gushan City, I parted ways with Sanchi in a hurry. Later, the world turned upside down and a great calamity struck. Sanchi couldn't let go of his worries. When he heard that Moyu and I had disappeared together, he rushed back to Huaicheng to find the scholar. The four of us then went to Moming Valley to search for each other.
The scholar turned out to be a junior disciple whom Master Moyu had taken in during his later years. He had never been to Nameless Valley before and only possessed a map of the valley. This time, the four of them worked together and managed to find it.
I had been in the valley for over a month and was getting quite bored when the Four Fools suddenly arrived. I was overjoyed. Ignoring Mo Yu's dark, angry face, I dragged them away.
Hmph, do you think I don't know? This valley has existed for hundreds of years; there must be countless secret passages and chambers. This young lady can't manage it alone. My demon master's demonic power is currently damaged. He can still sense a few strange places with spiritual energy in the small building, but once he possesses the pine fox, he can't even speak, let alone anything else. Now, suddenly there are four idiots—to be precise, Yuan Yuan and Huang Yan—hehe...
My master and I exchanged glances, and our eyes crinkled with laughter.
Haha, Mysterious Valley, here I come!
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dusk.
The flowers and grasses still grow before the precipice, but the docile deer have long since disappeared.