The delicate cannon fodder is stunning, saving the male supporting role but getting teased instead

When Chu Mo was practicing sword, he looked like a banished immortal, and each of his moves was filled with a heart-stirring rhythm.

At that time, she often hid in the corner of the martial arts training ground, secretly looking at the cold figure, and even breathed carefully, for fear of disturbing this beauty.

But gradually, she discovered that the senior brother was like an iceberg that had not melted for thousands of years.

Even if she deliberately fell during morning exercise, Chu Mo only glanced at her lightly without even stopping;

The scented sachet she had carefully prepared was eventually returned intact along with the gifts from other disciples;

Even when she had a high fever, Chu Mo only sent someone to deliver a bottle of medicine without even saying a word of greeting.

Gong Sheng suppressed his anger, his voice as cold as ice: "Ying'er, do you know who Chu Mo is? He formed a pill at the age of twenty and reached the Nascent Soul stage at the age of thirty. The Chu family has guarded the northern border for generations and holds three high-grade spiritual veins..."

"But he's not a living spirit stone!" Gong Xueying suddenly looked up, tears in her eyes. "Father, do you know that on my birthday last year, the gift my senior brother sent me wasn't even a letter? And Chen Xuan would remember every snack I liked and would prepare something for me..."

"Ridiculous!" Gong Sheng stood up suddenly, his spiritual power surging, causing the candlelight in the hall to shake violently.

Veins bulged on his forehead, but he forced himself to calm down when he caught a glimpse of his daughter's pale face. "Ying'er, you've disappointed me so much."

The hall fell into a dead silence, save for the faint sound of a burning candle. Gong Sheng slowly turned the cold jade ring on his thumb, the coiled dragon pattern carved on the jade face faintly appearing beneath his fingertips.

"Do you think your father really values Chu Mo's talent?" He suddenly chuckled, but his voice was chillingly cold. "The Chu family controls half of the spiritual mines in the northern border, and his aunt is the current master of the Medicine King Valley. If we can use the opportunity of marriage..." The words stopped abruptly here, and Gong Sheng looked outside the hall vigilantly.

A dark shadow suddenly flashed past the carved window lattice. A murderous intent flashed in Gong Sheng's eyes, and a stream of sword energy shot out from his sleeve, but the moment it pierced the window paper, it was quietly neutralized by some force.

"Remember what your father said today." Gong Sheng retracted his gaze, his tone calm again, but with unquestionable majesty, "In three days' competition, if you dare to interfere..."

Gong Xueying stood there in shock, her father's words like a sharp sword piercing her heart. She finally understood that in her father's eyes, she was nothing more than a delicate chess piece.

Tears slid down silently, leaving dark marks on the expensive silk carpet.

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"Mom! What's wrong with you?"

The little fox was lying at the entrance of the cave basking in the sun, but when he looked up, he saw his mother stumbling in.

Her snow-white fur was stained with dark red blood, her chest heaved violently, and every step she took seemed to use up all her strength.

The little fox was so scared that his fur stood up. He rushed over and used his head to support his mother's shaky body.

"It's okay..." The mother forced a smile, but suddenly she started coughing violently, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth. "It's just... I ran into some trouble..."

The little fox was so anxious that tears welled up in his eyes. His mother had just fought a black bear demon in the mountains and suffered internal injuries. She said she was going to the nearby Tianxuan Gate to steal some elixirs to heal her wounds, but she didn't expect her injuries to be even worse when she returned.

She stretched out her claws to wipe the blood off her mother, but found that she could not reach it at all, and could only whimper helplessly.

The mother struggled to move to the grass nest inside the cave, and took a long time to catch her breath. The little fox clung to her side, afraid that if he let go, she would disappear.

"Silly child..." The mother nuzzled her forehead gently, her voice so weak it was almost inaudible, "I may not be able to stay with you for much longer..."

"No!" The little fox raised his head suddenly, tears finally rolling down his face. "Mom will definitely get better! I will go find the elixir, I will ask those immortals for help..."

The mother shook her head, her eyes filled with pity and reluctance. She raised her front paw with a trembling hand and fished out a sparkling white jade bracelet from the fur at her neck. The jade bracelet was intricately engraved with patterns, casting a faint glow in the dim cave.

"This... is for you..." The mother pushed the jade bracelet in front of the little fox, "Inside... is all the money I've saved over the years..."

The little fox stared at the jade bracelet blankly, tears falling to the ground.

"I heard from mother..." The mother's breath was getting weaker and weaker, "Leave here... go to Qinglan Mountain... find a white fox in white clothes... He is my friend... and will take care of you..."

The little fox nodded desperately, but he was crying so hard that he was out of breath. Everything in front of his eyes was blurry, and he only remembered the two words "white clothes".

"Remember..." the mother warned with her last bit of strength, "whether it's a human or a demon...you must stay away from them...don't trust anyone..."

Before she finished speaking, her mother's paws suddenly dropped and the light in her eyes gradually faded.

"Mom?" The little fox called out tremblingly, gently nudging his mother's body, "Mom... wake up..."

The cave was dead silent, with only her cries echoing.

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After an unknown amount of time, the little fox finally stopped crying. She carefully put the jade bracelet on her front paws and began to dig the soil outside the hole with her paws.

She moved very slowly, and every time she dug a handful of soil, she would look back at her mother, as if she was just asleep and would wake up at any time.

Finally, she buried her mother on the sunny hillside at the entrance of the cave. There was a wide view here, with green mountains and flowing clouds in the distance. Her mother would definitely like it.

The little fox rubbed his mother's grave for the last time, then turned and ran in the direction his mother said.

She didn't know where Qinglan Mountain was, nor did she know who Bai Yi was, but she knew that she had to survive.

The mountain breeze blew through her fur, bringing with it the chill of early spring.

The little fox looked back at the cave where he had lived for many years, gritted his teeth, and disappeared into the depths of the dense forest without looking back.