This is a quick article

The wooden pavilion is so old that no one knows who built it. Even the name of the pavilion has been destroyed by wind and snow and is no longer legible.

Li Wenshui lifted up his sleeves and skillfully boiled water to make tea. After the tea was brewed, he placed a cup in front of Chen Ye.

Zhang Zuishan still remembered the "grudge" that Chen had ignored him just now, so he jokingly asked, "Can foxes also taste tea?"

Chen Ye glanced at him sideways and lowered his head to take a sip of tea.

"He has practiced for a hundred years and can understand what you are saying."

Zhang Zuishan's face changed, "Junior brother, you know that Master hates monsters the most. How can you save a monster that has cultivated for a hundred years? It's ok to save it, but how can you keep it alive?"

Li Wenshui didn't care much, "Master hardly ever comes to my place, how could he know. If the raccoon cat hadn't run away to the temple out of play, it wouldn't have been discovered."

Li Wenshui stretched out his hand and scratched Chen Ye's chin a few times, "Don't run around, do you hear me? Otherwise, I will have to work hard to get you back from Master."

Chen also wanted to speak and tell Li Wenshui that he would not run around, but the sound he made was still the shrill cry of a fox, and he didn't know when he would be able to speak.

"Perhaps the reason why Master has not formally accepted you as a disciple is because of your attitude towards monsters." Zhang Zuishan saw that Li Wenshui was still in the mood to tease Chen Ye, and said earnestly: "Your talent in the way of cultivation is beyond the reach of others. For example, monsters, you can tell their cultivation level at a glance, and you can easily deal with small monsters that are hundreds of years old. But why don't you be flexible? At least in front of Master, don't say that there is not much difference between humans and monsters."

Li Wenshui and Zhang Zuishan grew up together, so he naturally knew that he was doing this for his own good. Zhang Zuishan had said the same thing countless times, but Li Wenshui felt that both monsters and humans had good and bad sides, and could not be generalized.

He said gently: "It's not that I don't know how to adapt, but I don't think it's necessary to deceive others. That would also be deceiving my own heart. In this world, just follow your heart."

Chen Ye stared at Li Wenshui blankly, and felt that there seemed to be light on him at this moment, and he would be able to ascend to heaven on the spot in the next moment.

Zhang Zuishan took a sip of tea and said, "You have a point, but this fox demon must not be discovered by Master. The demons you rescued before were only forty or fifty years old at most, but this one is almost transformed. Master knows that he must be killed."

"Senior brother, don't worry, I have my own sense of discretion."

As the sun set in the west and the snow melted, Zhang Zuishan and Li Wenshui had a sword fight and then left the wooden pavilion. Li Wenshui also took Chen Ye back to the wooden house.

After Chen Ye was put on the bed, he looked at him and pointed at his mouth with his paw.

Li Wenshui watched his movements and immediately understood what Chen Ye meant: "Do you want to speak?"

Chen Ye nodded, his shining eyes full of anticipation.

"You have to work hard on your own to cultivate. I can't help you."

A trace of disappointment flashed across Chen Ye's eyes, but the next moment Li Wenshui said, "You spend all day eating and sleeping, so it's naturally difficult to improve your cultivation. Starting tomorrow, you will get up early and meditate with me, and maybe you will be able to speak soon."

After hesitating for a while, Chen Ye nodded and agreed. The poor language communication really affected his mission.

Nowadays, Li Wenshui's favorability towards him has been hovering between 0 and 5. It's not that Li Wenshui doesn't like him, but Li Wenshui's liking for him now is the liking that humans have for pets, without any romantic thoughts.

The next day, Li Wenshui got up early. When he saw Chen Ye who was still sleeping, he woke him up without any sympathy while he was still chatting with Zhou Gong.

Even after becoming a fox demon, Chen Ye's habit of sleeping has not changed.

He opened his eyes dazedly, and when he saw Li Wenshui, who was neatly dressed and holding a sword in his hand, he instantly remembered the agreement he made with Li Wenshui yesterday.

Even though he was extremely reluctant, he still got up and followed Li Wenshui to the yard.

Li Wenshui's sword moves were as smooth as flowing water. The snow on the ground was lifted up by his sword energy and then fell down suddenly. It was as beautiful as a painting.

Chen Ye was sitting on a stone pier in the yard. His posture was similar to that of a human, and his expression also had a human charm.

There was a flash of golden light all around, and the snow fell beside him and quickly disappeared without wetting a single strand of hair.

The man and the fox practiced in harmony.

The weather was getting warmer and it hadn't snowed for a long time. Li Wenshui took a broom and cleared away all the snow in the yard, revealing the blue-gray slate floor.

Magnolia flowers were blooming on the branches of the magnolia tree, which was almost three meters tall. Li Wenshui put away the broom and walked under the tree.

He smiled helplessly, stretched out his hand and said to the top of the magnolia tree: "Jump down, don't climb so high."

A white shadow flew down from the tree, and Li Wenshui felt a weight in his arms and hugged Chen Ye.

He stretched out his hand and rummaged through Chen Ye's fluffy hair, and sure enough, he saw some debris, probably rubbed off on the tree.

"Let me take you to take a bath."

By the stream, the Taoist in green put the white fox in his hand into the water. His hand held the white fox's body steadily, preventing the fox's mouth and nose from entering the water.

Now that spring has arrived, the frozen water surface has thawed and is no longer cold, perfect for bathing.

Li Wenshui actually tried to let Chen Ye take a bath with warm water, but he seemed to prefer the cool and clear stream water to warm water, so Li Wenshui just let him do it.

Dragging Chen Ye with one hand, Li Wenshui used his other hand to scoop stream water and sprinkle it on Chen Ye, then picked out the impurities in his hair.

After taking a shower, Li Wenshui used his spiritual power to dry Chen Ye's hair. The warm spiritual power made Chen Ye squint his eyes, and he looked at Li Wenshui with admiration in his eyes.

"Ah...hungry..."

Two short breaths came out of Chen Ye's throat. He had been able to speak not long ago, but for now he could only say a few short words.

Li Wenshui said, "I'll take you back to have dinner now."

"it is good."

Chen Ye is now very frugal with words, and he feels that he has become much more aloof.

But in Li Wenshui's eyes, the little fox was cute no matter how he looked at it.