Becoming a Fox Spirit from Under One Person

Lu Jin did not accept Chen Ruoan's kindness and obediently slumped in the puddle.

Even though his mouth and nose were covered, a lingering, strange fragrance still lingered, always making him feel suffocated and uneasy. The dampness and coldness of the water, on the contrary, could dispel the inexplicable palpitations in his heart.

"I haven't used any magic right now," Chen Ruoan said matter-of-factly.

Lu Jin wanted to explain, but at this moment his Qi Sea was empty and his mind was out of control. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, something terrible would happen. So he got up in a sorry state and hurriedly ran to the Tianjie Inn east of the South Heavenly Gate.

"Why did Lu Jin run away?"

"Dongtian, it's your turn. Use your supernatural abilities to ram him. You'd better be focused and not embarrass our Quanzhen Sect!"

"Keep it up, you're awesome!"

Undeterred by the instigation from his seniors, Fang Dongtian retorted irritably, "So annoying!"

"You're so easily teased!"

Seeing that Zhenyigang was damp and the grotto was indignant, the Taoist priests lost interest in joining the fun and carried their cushions toward Bixia Temple. The three female Taoist priests nodded, and the handsome young man in the center of Chongping smiled in agreement.

The fox reciprocated with courtesy.

At this moment, Fang Dongtian stepped forward, and Chen Ruoan asked, "Brother Lu, what's wrong?"

"I told you before that you have a pleasant, exotic fragrance. You knew that foxes are skilled in seduction and deliberately concealed your appearance, but this time you've shown your true face. With your looks and scent, who could resist such a test?"

"And who is Lu Jin!?"

The fox's fur stood on end, and it became alert.

He raised his sleeve and smelled it, finding only a faint, pleasant fragrance, not at all pungent, yet also unable to stir his mind.

That's normal.

The saying goes, "One who lives in a room full of orchids will not smell their fragrance, and one who lives in a fish market will not smell their stench." Most people are sensitive to their external environment but lack awareness of their own smells. This is a result of both olfactory adaptation and brain filtering.

"Could it be that the unique fragrance emanating from my body is causing men to be aroused and tempted by desire?"

No wonder people call wicked women who seduce other men "vixens," they reek of a fox's seductive charm...

That said, this strange fragrance is a bit too similar to the scent of Xia He's "Bone-Scraping Knife" skin.

The only thing that Chen Ruoan was thankful for was that the fox's exotic scent could only entice people's minds, but could not lead them to depravity and ruin.

"Master Fang, why are you unharmed?"

Fang Dongtian replied, "Firstly, it's because your paper umbrella magic weapon suppresses the smell; secondly, it's because I practice the Quanzhen School's 'dual cultivation of body and mind,' and what has troubled me has never been any lustful thoughts, but rather my excessive inner fire."

The heart is a fiery affliction; anger and resentment cause the heart fire to rise, disturbing the primordial spirit.

This is also one of the important reasons why Fang Dongtian has been unable to advance to the next level.

"It turns out it was the oil-paper umbrella and Master Fang's own skill."

"But since you know your own shortcomings, why don't you consciously avoid them in your cultivation, calm your mind and temper your anger?" the fox asked.

"I'd like to, but saying it and doing it are two completely different things. Anyone can talk the talk, but putting it into practice is incredibly difficult."

Chen Ruoan nodded in agreement.

It's like a college student who goes wild all day, then lies in bed before sleep, swearing that he'll study hard tomorrow, but in reality, he'll still waste the day doing nothing...

In a sense, actions speak louder than words.

"I'm worried something might have happened, so I'd better go check on the inn where Lu Jin is staying." Fang Dongtian rolled up his wet trousers and ran towards Tianjie, splashing through the puddles.

An Fox had originally planned to go with them, but then she thought that going would only make things worse, so she obediently went to Bixia Temple and asked the youngest Taoist nun for the essentials of the Golden Elixir.

At the Tianjie Inn, Lu Jin paid extra for a basin of cold water and used it to wipe his body with a towel.

"If there were water available on the mountain, I would love to take a refreshing cold shower. Even though I'm far away from the strange fragrance, the images that keep appearing in my mind are still hard to shake off. What terrifying supernatural power."

call--

Lu Jin covered her mouth and nose with a wet towel, her face was cold, and she had a slight feeling of suffocation.

Once he calmed down, he was glad that Anhuli's winning strategy was to shake the upper elixir.

Just like the rumored way the Lu family's birthday banquet was ruined, it actually attracted the attention of the Taoist priests at the Taishan Taoist Temple.

If the Taoist masters knew that his failure was due to insufficient Qi and being distracted by male beauty, it would be a complete disgrace to the Lu family.

"I have absolutely no homosexual inclinations."

Lu Jin loosened the towel, picked up the fox pendant with the character "An" on it, sighed softly, and silently tied the pendant to her waist.

"Dongtian is right, we still need to be cautious."

Even men are so bewitched that they lose their minds. If they become close to Chen Ruoan in the future, and their sisters in the family see this, wouldn't they be labeled as a fox-like brother-in-law or sister's husband?

If a woman of an older or younger generation falls for him, wouldn't the brotherhood he and An Fox have just built up be completely ruined?

To distract himself, Lu Jin actually started thinking about some completely unfounded things. In the end, he decided to keep the story of encountering the fox on Mount Tai a secret and carry the fox pendant with him at all times, treasuring it carefully.

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On the other hand, Chen Ruoan obtained a wonderful method for making golden elixir from a female Taoist priest at Bixia Temple, and brought it back to Yaoyue Tower as if it were a priceless treasure.

Leaning against the railing on the fifth floor, he wasn't in a hurry to cultivate; instead, he began to study the "fox-like odor" emanating from his body.

As a fox who cultivates and forms a bond with the supernatural, it naturally cannot limit its vision to the narrow world of the supernatural. In the future, when setting up the celestial tablets and divine positions, it will come into contact with more ordinary people.

If even Lu Jin, a standout among his peers, could be so disturbed by the strange fragrance, then ordinary people would only go even crazier if they smelled it when they were out and about.

At that point, foxes won't be walking "hormones," but walking "aphrodisiacs."

Chen Ruoan transformed back into a fox, carefully observing the lingering fragrance around him. He then reverted to human form and compared the changes in scent. After this process, he indeed discovered something subtle—

When a person transforms into human form, their body is surrounded by a dense, cold aura, which some supernatural beings call "demonic energy."

Transforming from a fox to a human, the demonic aura transforms into human energy, mixed with the moonlight and radiance. This combination of three elements creates an alluring and seductive scent.

The magical power of the oil-paper umbrella lies in its ability to suppress unusual fragrances; this is the very reason it originated from the wishing tree.

Not only should one conceal their body, but one should also guard against the unwanted entanglements that strange fragrances might attract, lest one unnecessarily increase the karma.

"You even foresaw that, Hagi Tree, you bastard."

Chen Ruoan stroked the umbrella, realizing that she probably wouldn't be able to go out without it for a while.

This is good, firstly to maintain the mystery, and secondly to avoid disrupting the secular order.

Having understood the principles behind the strange fragrance, Chen Ruoan closed his umbrella, climbed the tower, and leaned on the railing to worship the moon.

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The following day, Chen Ruoan, disguised as a fox, visited the Tianjie Inn to inquire about Lu Jin's condition.

Lu Jin stood under the signboard, her fingers gripping her cloth shoes so tightly they almost pulled the insoles out.

"Brother Chen, yesterday I was..."

"Brother Lu, we are both men, there's nothing to explain. It's all this magic that's ruined you. But I now understand the workings of this strange fragrance, so you don't need to worry about losing your composure later."

"That's good." Lu Jin patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, relaxing his toes.

"I heard you only stayed in Mount Tai for two days. Yesterday you had some questions about your spiritual practice that we haven't been able to discuss with each other yet."

When Chen Ruoan mentioned cultivation, Lu Jin's expression immediately changed. He then raised his hand to invite the fox to sit down at the inn for a detailed discussion.

The fox made no attempt to hide his intentions, pointing out the core concept of the "Triple Rebirth" technique and combining it with the Western concept of "perpetual motion machine" to explain some of his ideas.

Lu Jin felt that there were insightful observations in it, and that it could pinpoint the pain point of "reverse birth".

He listened with heartfelt admiration and exclaimed, "Brother Chen's words are exquisite! My esteemed teacher, Zuo Ruotong, has always valued talent and respected tradition. If he knew this, he would surely be willing to befriend you!"

Snapped!

In high spirits, Lu Jin slammed his hand on the table, rose from his seat, his heart surging with passion, and bowed to Chen Ruoan, saying loudly:

"Brother Chen, we've only known each other for a day, yet we feel like we've known each other for ages. Why don't we truly call each other brothers from now on?"

Chen Ruoan blinked her fox-like eyes and scrutinized the person in front of her.

Lu Jin's way of treating people can be summed up in one word: "sincere".

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No matter how subtly it's phrased, it's just the idea of ​​becoming sworn brothers, so how come that damned future ill-fated relationship has deepened again!

What will happen in the future? Did I steal Lu's rice?

"Haven't we always addressed each other as brothers?"

"Hey!" Lu Jin laughed.