My lady, don't be angry. I'm letting you touch my big tail.

Who is Hua Ran in Chapter 23?

Qiao Yi peeked inside, and Hua Ran was still holding onto Qiao Yi's arm.

"My lady, darling... don't fall down! Look, this is a slope, going downhill. Who knows where it will eventually lead?"

"rest assured."

Joey picked up two pebbles and threw them into the two fox-eye openings at the same time.

All you can hear is a "da da da" sound.

Finally, there was a crashing sound, as if they had all fallen into something.

"Both entrances lead to the same place, so just go into either one."

At the same time, Joey asked the system to display a map of this area.

Joey's system was already famous in their world because of its powerful location tracking function.

In an instant, the electronic map in the consciousness space showed the entire Fox Palace.

Wow, it's so big inside.

“Yes, Baozi. Before the fox statue’s eyes were open, I couldn’t access the map. It seems that my abilities in this world are limited by the plot.”

But Joey still found the system very useful.

She couldn't help but praise, "System, you are absolutely the most amazing system."

"Baby~ Sending you love~"

In the consciousness space, a heart-shaped halo immediately appeared on the large map screen.

Before going in, Qiao Yi couldn't help but ask again, "Tongtong, aren't you going to come out of the screen?"

"Ah... Actually, I'm quite socially anxious. I feel safe when I'm hiding behind a screen. If I come out, the space is too big, and I'll be a little scared. Entering a strange world, I'm not as adaptable as you, Baozi, so let's wait a bit longer."

Joey decided to ignore the system for now.

She told Hua Ran that she would go first, and if she let Hua Ran run ahead, Hua Ran should not hesitate and must turn around and run.

Hua Ran nodded.

"Ok!"

The voice was joyful.

But that's not what I really think.

You think you can just leave me? Hmph, not a chance! The windows are all closed!

They made it into the inside of the fox statue without any problems.

Joey stomped on the disc on the ground and muttered, "There's still space underneath. This is probably about half the height of the fox statue outside. And if there's a monster under it, there should be even more room to explore."

As she said this, she looked to the side and noticed a small pile of bones.

Hua Ran followed Qiao Yi's gaze, his body trembled, and he immediately grabbed Qiao Yi's hand.

"My lady... please, please don't go there, it's too scary."

"What's the big deal? It's just a pile of bones."

Joey went ahead to explore, allowing the system to input the skeletons and analyze their type.

But after a short while, the system hesitated.

"Baby, can you listen to me calmly instead of getting angry?"

Joey chuckled and reached out to fiddle with the bones.

"What could possibly scare me?"

"This...this small pile of bones, analyzed, indicates it's from a fox. I also extracted some samples from the coffin when you first transmigrated here. In short, it's..."

The system's youthful voice became increasingly muffled.

But it still made its point clear.

“It’s this fox. It should have been lying in the coffin where you woke up for a long time, and there are marks on its limbs that have been nailed down. Hua Ran, Hua Ran… he lied. He’s not the fox that was nailed down and sacrificed by the white-robed priest in the coffin. This one is.”

Joey was taken aback.

The hand that had been manipulating the bones suddenly exerted force, snapping the bones in two.

Hua Ran was startled when she saw her from behind.

"My lady, what's wrong? Is...is there any danger?"

Joey didn't say anything.

Because the system was desperately trying to soothe her mind.

“Baozi, although he lied, he probably only wants your kidney energy, oops, I’ve been misled, he wants your yang energy! Because if he wanted to kill you, he could have done so when you first transmigrated and were still conscious.”

Joey remained silent.

She felt betrayed once again.

But she tried to tell herself that.

I didn't trust him too much.

Besides, the other party is just a spirit or monster, so his words cannot be taken seriously.

But in Qiao Yi's mind, the image of Hua Ran kissing and hugging her, acting coquettishly and angrily, kept replaying itself in her mind.

Hana-ran grew increasingly impatient.

"My lady, my lady! What's wrong...?"

Joey took a deep breath.

He said in a calm voice, "It's nothing."

Just as she was thinking of saying something more, she reached forward and touched a cylindrical object. The stone slab in the middle then retracted, revealing the steps leading down.

"Ah, I touched this thing and didn't know how to turn it, but now I know."

Joey got up and walked downstairs.

Hua Ran stared at the small pile of white bones, her fox-like eyes slightly narrowed.

Once Qiao Yi had reached the bottom, Hua Ran squatted down and looked at the skeleton. She gently parted her thin lips and said, "I've treated you well. You said you were going to stay somewhere else when your time was almost up. Why did you have to stay here?"

Did the wife notice?

I don't think they've noticed.

But... the wife's expression was also a bit strange, a bit out of place.

Hua Ran sighed, and he quickly went downstairs as well.

There was nothing underneath.

"My lady, shouldn't we go up now?"

"No, the distance is still wrong. There's more space below. There should be a mechanism on this level."

Hua Ran wanted to continue holding onto Qiao Yi's arm, but Qiao Yi pulled her arm away, saying she "didn't know what would happen."

Not right.

Something's not right!

The wife felt uneasy after seeing the pile of bones.

Hua Ran angrily kicked a pebble, but somehow the pebble hit something and the top suddenly sealed off again.

At the same time, the walls in front, behind, left, and right begin to squeeze inward.

"What...what's going on?"

Joey didn't know either, and the wall was moving so fast that it felt like the two of them would be turned into meat patties in just two or three minutes.

"Hua Ran, stay there and don't move!"

Joey raised her hand to pat the wall, using yang energy.

Because she thought that if this was all the work of a fox spirit, and fox spirits are yin, then she could easily shatter the spell with her yang energy.

But when she struck it with her yang energy, the wall pressed inward even more violently.

faster!

And spikes suddenly appeared on the wall behind Joey.

The spike was about to pierce Joey's back.

He let out a soft cry.

"Wife master!"

Hua Ran didn't have time to think and rushed behind Qiao Yi to shield her from the sharp spikes.

In an instant, several sharp thorns pierced into Hua Ran's body.

The bright red blood quickly soaked through his clothes.

"Well!"

Joey was startled.

"Flower dyeing!"