Becoming a Fox Spirit from Under One Person

"Why are you crying?"

Chen Ruoan peeked out the door, and Wei Shufen turned around with a smile, explaining, "She accidentally fell. I'll take Shuning back."

After the two sisters left, the fox narrowed its long, narrow eyes to examine the color and direction of the line. It was still a deep black with a hint of gold, and the line fell on the distant northern horizon, or perhaps a little further east.

"The northeast direction is really lively."

Following the map in his memory, Chen Ruoan imagined that northeastward there were Zhangjiajie, Wuhan, or even more distant Zhengzhou and Tai'an.

"My hometown in Mount Tai? Did they dig up my fox den?"

What benefit would demolishing a celestial abode bring to others? There's no scenic area development or demolition involved right now, and even if there were, the demolition compensation would likely end up in the fox's pocket.

Chen Ruoan calculated the time and realized that he had been spending a full month with Wei Shufen.

The fox and the human deepened their friendship, but the fox didn't understand how stubborn and obstinate a person must be to unwaveringly choose the same future.

"Staying any longer won't help. I can only give you another month. Xiao Wu, if we still don't receive any news from the team, we'll continue westward."

"Entering Sichuan".

Zhou Kang remained silent, but finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "If the team is wiped out and Xiao Ming dies on the battlefield, if everything he did was righteous, then he will have died a worthy death."

"Well, but it's best to stay alive," the fox said casually.

Death is common on the battlefield. Compared to the list of the dead sent home or the names of heroes on the monument, family and friends would certainly prefer to see a living, breathing person.

"Wait another month. If you don't receive a reply within a month, and there's no sign of the relationship improving, then you should take the next step."

Make a quick getaway!

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At dawn, a light mist shrouded the Miao village, and the streets were silent. Chen Ruoan, holding an oil-paper umbrella and dressed in black, walked alone, his figure swaying slowly in the quiet alley.

After the fox had done some daily cultivation in the mountains, when it returned home, Wei Shufen used the Gu jar that Xiao Shuning had just given her to cultivate poisonous creatures. Inside the jade-like jar were the "Five Poisons" that people often talked about.

"I've almost mastered the Five Saints Fighting Technique you taught me. Guiding the five poisons to interact with each other will achieve a delicate balance, a balance that can also be achieved within a person's organs. This is the principle behind the Gu body."

"However, humans are mortal beings after all, unlike Gu poison, so they cannot withstand the erosion of Gu poison for a long time. Over time, the owner of the Gu body will suffer immense pain and meet a tragic end."

Chen Ruoan held the umbrella at an angle, watching the snakes, scorpions, centipedes and other creatures inside the Gu jar wrestling with each other.

The research conducted by the Medicine Immortal Society was mentioned by the fox seven days ago, and Wei Shufen is now able to use her imagination to sort out some of the principles and details involved.

The future "Thirty-Six Thieves" will truly be exceptional talents with extraordinary abilities in their respective fields.

Chen Ruoan could understand the attitudes of the various sects towards the sworn brotherhood, as well as their hatred for Wugensheng.

It's like a prestigious government agency painstakingly cultivating an outstanding successor, only to have that guy turn around and become sworn brothers with a mafia boss.

According to Wu Gengsheng, some people liked to follow him to advance their own careers, but the "Thirty-Six Thieves" were almost all elites from prestigious families, and they couldn't have been unaware of the many consequences of forming a sworn brotherhood with Wu Gengsheng...

Could it be that the "Thirty-Six Thieves" were actually all hopeless idiots?

Chen Ruoan was amazed by Wei Shufen's talent, but ultimately came to a completely opposite conclusion.

Why aren't you answering me? And why are you staring at me like that?

Chen Ruoan's human-shaped eyes were not as narrow as a fox's; they were peach blossom eyes that looked at dogs with deep affection. Sometimes, staring at Wei Shufen for a long time would make her feel as if she were poisoned, causing her heart to tremble and her breathing to become disordered.

"It's alright," the fox replied.

This girl, no matter how you look at her, can't possibly have a negative impact on me.

Speaking of which, after I leave, will she still use her body to test the potent poison of Gu?

Chen Ruoan suddenly said, "Human form is rare. We fox spirits have cultivated for decades to be able to imitate a human body through transformation. You were born with a precious body, so you should cherish yourself in the future."

"Um, ah..." Wei Shufen stammered.

"Look at you, your face is flushed, your breathing is disordered and heavy, and your qi circulation is all messed up. What kind of poison did you try this time?" Chen Ruoan opened his mouth and spat out the demon core, a cool sensation enveloping Wei Shufen.

The girl nodded, then ran off with the Gu jar in her arms.

She didn't even have time to test the poison on herself.

"Feeling more energetic?"

See? It'll be fine in no time.

My demon core is really powerful.

Chen Ruoan crossed his arms, full of arrogance, then bit into the demon core and swallowed the pearl as if it were in his belly.

Zhou Kang, who was standing beside him, pondered for a while, then suddenly asked, "Master, does the young lady have feelings for you?"

"No." Chen Ruoan shook her head. "That's where you Qing Dynasty loyalists are wrong. What love at first sight, confessing your feelings to each other after only a few days of getting to know each other? Those are just stories from bookstores."

All love at first sight is lust at first sight.

"As expected of our master." Zhou Kang clapped his hands, suddenly realizing, "Master means that we need to accumulate experience! From getting to know each other to gradually deepening our understanding, some things will naturally fall into place."

Foxes only need to have a mating season, so why is the master's view on love so simple?

Of course, Zhou Kang dared not utter such treasonous words.

"Is that what you mean?" Chen Ruoan didn't understand either.

Even in his previous life, he didn't have much romantic experience.

He might have had feelings for a female senior from his university days, because her family owned a winery and would feed him osmanthus wine and strawberry wine.

But as time went on, he couldn't tell whether he liked the wine or the senior student.

There is no use thinking too much.

"The tribulation of love will come after the tribulation of war and the tribulation of lightning, so it's still a long way off."

Seeing that no one was around, Chen Ruoan put away her umbrella, lay down in the rocking chair in the courtyard, and began to rock comfortably.

Leisurely, time flowed by until noon. Wei Shufen peeked out from behind the door and whispered, "How about I stop researching Gu poison and switch to ordinary Gu?"

Gu is not simply a form of witchcraft that harms people.

Gu is merely a means; it can harm or save people, and good or evil exists only in the mind of the one who uses it.

"Have you decided which category it belongs to?"

Wei Shufen rested her index finger on her chin, looked up, and pondered, "How about the Golden Shadow Gu?"

The fox had heard of the Golden Shadow Gu, one of the highest-grade Gu in legend. Once successfully refined, light accumulates to create shadows, and shadows accumulate to create shapes. The Gu can take on different forms to harm people and can even do unspeakable things.

The book records that a Gu master once used the Golden Shadow Gu to transform into human form and then had sexual intercourse with himself.

"Sexual repression has existed since ancient times, but people cannot, or at least should not..."

Compared to Gu (a type of poison), Fu Rui seems acceptable.

Chen Ruoan nodded. Indeed, the Chinese people have always been inclined to compromise and moderation.

"Refine it, but remember to use it for good."

"Okay," Wei Shufen replied softly. "I also made you a Five Poisons Bracelet. Would you like to try it on?"

In the tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival, some regions will weave five-colored silk threads into ropes and attach jade ornaments in the shapes of small rice dumplings, gourds, centipedes, scorpions, etc., to symbolize "fighting poison with poison and driving away evil spirits and filth".

Chen Ruoan's wrist was idle, so it was good to hang something on it. If he played with the jade for a long time, it might even become a "vessel" and develop some subtle abilities.

"Thank you then."

Chen Ruoan took the bracelet, but after glancing at it, she suddenly felt the atmosphere become a bit heavy.

The bracelet contains no jade, only the remains of poisonous insects that have been processed.