Little Moon jumped up and down saying: "The chapter is less than 50% complete, just wait until the 12th hour and you can read it!" The mountain of Qingqiu, its sunny side has much jade, its shady side has much green mist. There is a beast here, its shape like a fox with nine tails, its sound like an infant. —— Shan Hai Jing · Nan Ci Yi Jing

  Two thousand three hundred and fifty miles east of Mount Xihai, there is a mountain called Qingqiu. It is the hometown of the nine-tailed fox, where the divine fox lives at the source of the Si River. The area within a radius of one thousand miles is all inhabited by foxes, with red foxes, white foxes and gray foxes living together. They regard the divine fox as their master and have no conflicts with the world. Every day they play and frolic, enjoying themselves to the fullest.

  That day, the news of the fox host's only son being about to ascend to immortality spread like wildfire throughout the mountains and fields overnight.

  "Is the young master of the Fox household an only child? Could it be that rumored young master——"

  In a remote area of the Qingqiu Divine Fox Territory, on a small path, three young foxes who were still unable to transform their shapes were gathered together discussing the news that had come from the Fox Master's Immortal Palace at the source of the Si River.

  They were about thirteen or fourteen years old, and the oldest was not yet fifteen. The fox-like creatures were only the size of a round fan, and they were young people from the Qingqiu Spirit Fox clan. The leader among them was a red fox, while the other two were gray foxes, slightly smaller in build.

  One of the gray foxes smiled and replied, "That's right, it's that young master. I heard he is the son of the divine fox, born with nine tails, no need to worship the moon to cultivate human form, extremely talented, since childhood following his father, Fox Master, learning heart techniques and magic, studying literature and memorizing without forgetting, practicing martial arts with exceptional talent, learning immortal techniques for only a few years, defeating an older senior brother who entered the room many years ago, at this age already entering the spiritual realm of immortals, already having the appearance of breaking through... Even in the vast expanse of thousands of years, among the divine foxes born with such talent are rare. Moreover, Fox Master and his wife have only one child every thousand years, naturally treating the young master as a treasure, teaching him with all their heart and loving him dearly..."

  "However, I've heard that the young master had a serious illness when he was young and has been in poor health ever since... Although he's recovered now, he still rarely comes into contact with outsiders, is calm and self-controlled by nature, and speaks little - is this true?"

  That gray fox smiled and said matter-of-factly: "Born as a divine fox... after all, there's still some pride of being a divine fox in my bones."

  He thought for a moment and said, "Most divine foxes choose an outstanding person from their clan to marry at a young age, engage early, and then select a auspicious day to get married later. But the young master has gone through so many calamities at such a young age, it's unknown how long this mortal tribulation will last. The fox masters are worried that he will miss the traditional engagement year, and when the time comes, there won't be a suitable person to match him with. Therefore, they have been thinking about choosing someone for him recently. The fox masters love the young master dearly, knowing that although he rarely speaks, he is a man of intention. This time, they let him choose someone who suits his heart, and in the future, their husband-wife relationship will be harmonious."

  Another grey fox heard this and chuckled, "No wonder I saw the girls in the mountain village excitedly looking for wild flowers and grasses to decorate themselves this morning. I wonder who will be chosen by Young Master in the end?"

  "If it's an ordinary case, it would probably be a remarkable woman from the Shen Hu tribe who has had contact with him and is of similar age. If they were betrothed before the young master descended to the mortal realm, then after he returns to heaven, things can proceed smoothly."

  The gray fox replied. However, after answering, he paused slightly and added: "However, this time the young master has had little contact with outsiders, and it's not that I've heard him mention having a close relationship with a green plum cousin or something... really can't guess who it will be in the end..."

  That gray fox had not finished speaking, when they saw the big stone beside them, where a clump of grass was swaying, and a small white fox emerged from behind the tall grass. The little fox was all snow-white, about the same size as them, with fluffy hair and a white tail trailing behind her, but on her forehead there was an irregularly-shaped red birthmark that made her look different from others. The Qingqiu spirit foxes liked cleanliness, and this little fox should have been taken care of by her parents to be spotless, but she had no one to take care of her, and her hair was gray in several places. Although it could be seen that she had tried hard to groom her white tail, without anyone to teach her, she still looked a bit disheveled.

  She came back from the direction of the small stream, looking like she had just gone to drink water. She was skipping and jumping with a small fruit in her mouth, heading towards the stone opposite the fox den, seemingly in a good mood.

  As soon as he saw her appear, the gray fox's companion immediately lit up in front of his eyes, hastily interrupting his words and excitedly saying: "Quick! Look! The Eight Clowns have arrived!"

  The one who spoke was the red fox at the head, and when the two gray foxes were chatting, he never made a sound, staring steadily at the entrance of the cave, alert to all sides, but now suddenly excited with a deep voice.

  That little fox heard someone's voice beside him and subconsciously tilted his head in confusion.

  But then the three foxes that were originally lying on the big stone got up at the same time. The red fox licked its lips, used its long tail to casually pick up a small stone, tossed it in the air, and shouted at the little white fox: "Hey! Ugly eight, look here!"

  As he spoke, he swung his tail and sent the small stone that had been tossed up by him flying out.

  That little white fox spirit has not yet opened, still in a state of ignorance, is only a fox that does not understand human affairs in the mountains and fields. Moreover, the three foxes intentionally hid their breath, how could she have expected such malice here? She didn't dare to loosen her grip on the fruit in her mouth, and in her panic, she hurriedly ran towards the direction of the fox den.

  Three foxes saw her about to run and burst out laughing, immediately chasing after her.

  Just then, the three foxes did not notice that in the sky, a jade chariot was galloping across the horizon from the east, heading towards the direction of Si River. The carriage was driven by six five-tailed red foxes, with a moon-colored pattern on the body, a three-colored flowing tassel hanging from the curtain, and a fragrant leather canopy with precious stones on top, extremely beautiful and elegant.

  A pale hand lifted the car curtain, revealing the outside scenery as a noise was heard from outside.

  The person in the carriage was also a young man, with eyes like a quiet pool, a straight nose bridge, and a red lotus born between his eyebrows. He wore a loose-fitting blue robe, with a belt around his waist, his figure tall and slender, his face pale, with a pair of thin eyes, yet he had the demeanor of a noble jade person.

  The young man lifted the curtain of the carriage to look outside, and the young man who was originally standing outside the carriage and following it quietly stopped the horse, bowed respectfully and called out: "Young Master!"

  The young man nodded slightly.

  As soon as the car stopped, the five red foxes in front of it turned their heads and curiously looked back.

  Everyone in this line is dressed similarly, regardless of whether they are male or female foxes, with a red cord tied around their forehead and a golden bead strung in the middle of the red cord, which seems to be an ornament, but it is actually the mark of the Qingqiu Fox Clan.

  The young man asked: "Young master, are there any instructions?"

  The young man looked in the direction of the mountain forest.

  Although they were walking in the clouds, the nine-tailed fox's eyesight was not ordinary. The higher their cultivation, the farther they could see, and naturally, they could see the situation in the mountains.

  He said: "Hú Qī, I heard a noise from the mountain over there, what happened?"

  The young man paused slightly, then looked in the direction of Shaozhu's gaze. He hesitated for a moment before responding: "It seems there are several unformed demons bullying a girl... Young Master, please wait here for a moment, I'll go stop them."

  The young man furrowed his brow and nodded slightly.

  The fox quickly transformed into a seven-tailed celestial fox and stepped on the clouds to leave.

  The young man's clear eyes lightly lifted and continued to gaze in that direction.

  Only three boys didn't notice an adult rushing towards them, excitedly chasing the little white fox. The little white fox was obviously smaller in both body and age, its cultivation seemed to be no match, it ran around frantically, desperately using its fox instincts to swish its tail at them, kicking up sand dust with its hind legs to confuse their eyes, the tree fruit that had been clenched tightly in its mouth fell, it let out a mournful cry, its voice weak like a child's, struggling and trying hard to shake them off.

  Three big foxes were chasing after the little fox, with their backs to him. The white fox was also running away with her back to him, but suddenly she turned around while dodging, probably wanting to see if she had shaken off the three of them, but somehow her direction shifted and she looked towards Yu Bo's direction instead.

  A pair of clear, clean and bright eyes.

  The boy was taken aback.

  He knew that with the cultivation of this little fox, he couldn't see him on this side of the carriage, but for some reason, he felt like they had locked eyes for a moment. He was so focused on her eyes that he didn't notice any other part of her face. However, in the next instant, the little white fox quickly looked away and continued to run forward at high speed. Before Hu Qi could catch up, she had already crouched down and kicked her legs to enter the fox den.