The fox spirit was full of killing intent, not caring about any rules or principles, and I feared that I would not escape this disaster today.
After raising a falcon for a lifetime, only to be blinded by it.
I saw the fox spirit's sharp claws, just a few centimeters away from me, and if she took one more step forward, I would undoubtedly die.
At this critical moment, a white light suddenly appeared in front of me.
A young woman dressed in a white robe appeared in front of me.
"Miss Hu, stop." The woman in the white robe shouted.
I knew she was the spirit fox.
You see, our world is divided into yin and yang.
What we usually see is the yang side, but in our vast world, there is also a yin side.
It's just that normal people can't see the yin side.
In the yin world, there are things that can't be seen in the yang world.
For example, this fox spirit, in the yang world, we can't see her, we can only see her true form as a white fox.
The same goes for this spirit fox, in the yang world, in the eyes of Huang Xin and even Zhu Long, they only see the true form of the spirit fox, but because of my mediumship, I can travel between yin and yang and can see things in the yin world.
I can also see the souls of the spirit fox and the fox spirit.
The spirit fox made a fist towards the fox spirit: "Miss Hu, the injustices have a source, and we in the Hu family have had our rules for many years."
The fox also called herself Miss Hu.
According to what I know about 'Yin' affairs, the Hu family of the fox tribe is divided into the upper, middle, and lower three 'gates' with a very strict hierarchical system.
I don't know if the spirit fox and the fox spirit belong to which 'gate'.
Sure enough, when the fox spirit saw the spirit fox, her attitude was not so arrogant.
She also bowed and introduced herself: "Miss, Xiaocui is from the lower third 'gate' of the Hu Qingfeng family, and our family of seven was killed. Please, Miss, give us justice."
Oh, no wonder the spirit fox is so formidable, it turns out she holds such a high position in the fox family.
Since the fox spirit called her Miss, I guess it's eighty percent certain that she will win this case.
"Yes, I understand your situation, I won't stop you from seeking revenge, but if you want to know who wronged you, you can boldly seek revenge, and if the other party is too strong, you can even call me," the spirit fox's words were firm: "but, you shouldn't seek revenge casually, it's too careless."
At this point, tears welled up in the fox spirit's eyes as she said that all seven members of their family were dead and Xiaocui's 'Yin' spirit is gradually weakening, and in forty-nine days, she will completely vanish, at which point she won't be able to seek revenge.
I wondered why the fox spirit was so full of killing intent, as it turned out she not only has a grudge to bear, but she can only hold on for another forty-nine days at most.
The spirit fox's tone was no longer as strong as before, she fell silent.
After a dozen seconds, she spoke: "The matter of the Hu family should not be interfered with by others, if what you said - forty-nine days later, the 'Yin' spirit vanishes, extinguishing into nothingness, then it's natural to seek revenge at random. How about this, we'll make an agreement."
"What agreement," the fox spirit cried, pleading to the spirit fox.
"In the forty-nine days, the first forty-eight days will be for the 'Yin' people to help you find the real culprit. If they cannot be found, on the forty-ninth day, the 'Yin' people may exterminate the entire 'Yin' family of the summoner and all those who have been possessed!"
What! This agreement is too cruel, I looked at the spirit fox.
A look of killing intent suddenly appeared on the spirit fox's face, and she asked me: "Do you disagree?"
Could I really say no? If I really disagreed, the spirit fox and the fox spirit might have all killed everyone here by now.
Moreover, the spirit fox is the great deity of the fox tribe, and Xiaocui is also a fox spirit, and she even calls the spirit fox "Miss", they are originally one family, so they won't refuse anything Xiaocui wants, and if they directly stopped her, wouldn't they be interfering in the matter of the Hu family?
I turned my brain around - forty-nine days, to find the true murderer who killed Xiao Cui's family. To be honest, I have some confidence, it's just a matter of paying more money to hire a "yin" person.
"Agreed!"
I promised.
Linghu nodded, saying I had some courage.
Then she and the fox fairy Xiao Cui looked at each other: That's settled then, Xiao Cui must not violate the agreement.
"Definitely, find the true murderer in forty-eight days, I will naturally leave this woman's body. If not found, summon the "yin" person, I will kill your entire family!"
After speaking, Linghu and the fox fairy completely disappeared.
And the temperature on my face also quickly increased.
Until the temperature on my face returned to normal, I opened my eyes, the spirit communication was over!
At this point, when I looked around the room again, it was different from before.
Huang Xin was ecstatic, Zhu Long also wore a relieved smile, and on the stove, a very large white fox, was calling out "Qiu Qiu" next to Cheng Yan.
This white fox is Linghu.
"Linghu is so beautiful," Huang Xin said to me, who had woken up.
Indeed, Linghu is two meters long, and has a dignified posture. These are all good, but the most beautiful thing is her tail.
Eight fluffy tails, forming a beautiful cover, indescribably noble.
This is Linghu - the eight-tailed fox!
"Linghu Niangniang has taken action, Cheng Yan is reliable now." Zhu Long leaned towards me, smiling.
Damn, you don't know that Linghu has made an agreement with me, right?
I secretly cursed, but did not reveal the agreement. This agreement is too malicious. If it were spoken, it would greatly increase the psychological pressure on everyone. Since no one knows, I'll just keep it to myself.
I just have to remember, if I can't find out who killed the seven members of the fox fairy Xiao Cui's family within 48 days, it will be over, and the fox fairy will wipe out my entire family.
After the eight-tailed Linghu was next to Cheng Yan, calling out softly "Qiu Qiu" several times, she took big steps, elegantly ran out of the room.
"Linghu has completed the task," Zhu Long reported happily to me.
I nodded with a smile, praised Zhu Long by saying, "No wonder you are the Fox King of the Northeast. With Linghu taking action, all fox fairies in the world would surely submit!"
"Haha!" Zhu Long laughed heartily.
Huang Xin went to ask about Cheng Yan's condition, while Zhu Ying was also happily on the sidelines. In this room, there was an atmosphere of joy, but I alone felt bitter in my heart. Who could I talk to about it?
Things had come to an end here. Cheng Yan would take a bath and it would be almost evening. We definitely couldn't leave at night.
Otherwise, I dare not guarantee if we could get out of the distressing mountain pass.
So after dinner, the three of us stayed overnight at Zhu Long's house.
I, Cheng Yan, and Huang Xin still slept in the same room.
I lay on the floor, humming a tune under the covers, but actually thinking about how to investigate the death of the fox fairy.
Forty-nine days, if I can't investigate it, I'll be in trouble.
By summoning a "yin" person, I've dragged myself into this mess. Who could I reason with?
As I lay pondering, Cheng Yan and Huang Xin kept talking about Linghu.
Huang Xin said she had never seen such a beautiful fox, with eight tails, a majestic figure, absolutely stunning.
Cheng Yan agreed, saying that when Linghu appeared, it was simply breathtaking.
Ah, these women are also members of the looks society! If Linghu was a sickly-looking mutt, maybe you wouldn't be so excited.
The two women kept chatting, and I had no more thoughts. I got up, lit a cigarette, and said to them, "Do you really think the eight-tailed fox is as beautiful as it looks?"
"Isn't it?" both women replied in unison.
I chuckled and said, "Alright, since I can't sleep, let me tell you about the story of the eight-tailed fox."
"Oh? Tell us, tell us."
Cheng Yan and Huang Xin had become fans of Linghu at this point, eagerly leaning towards me to hear the story of the eight-tailed fox.
I had no intention of telling them initially, but because of the agreement with the eight-tailed Linghu today, I was really angry. I had to enlighten these two women about the dark side of the eight-tailed fox.
I'll vent by exposing the facts. I blew a smoke ring and started the story of the eight-tailed fox, beginning with the legend of the eight-tailed fox.
"Is there a legend?"
"Yes! There's a legend, although it can't be fully believed, but there is still some basis. Listen to what I have to say."
I sat in a cross-legged position on the kang, surrounded by the two women, and began to narrate the legend of the eight-tailed Linghu, which once made all fox breeders in Northeast both envious and fearful. Rumor had it that the eight-tailed fox had practiced for thousands of years. In the fox clan, the more tails a fox had, the more powerful it was, with each additional tail increasing its power tenfold. The most powerful fox had nine tails. A fox with nine tails could be ranked among the immortals, not as a semi-evil, semi-righteous wild immortal on the land of the Northeast.
However, no fox can grow nine tails.
Only a genius in the realm of fox spirits practiced to attain eight tails.
One day, this eight-tailed fox went to ask the immortal: How can I grow a ninth tail?
The immortal told the fox: You need to find a person to be your master. After you become familiar with them, ask them for a wish. As long as you can fulfill your master's wish, you will grow the ninth tail.
Hearing this condition, the eight-tailed fox was very excited, thinking it was too simple. It even felt that it would soon be ranked as an immortal, feeling extremely happy.
Unfortunately, can the condition proposed by the immortal be so easily fulfilled?
The first master of the eight-tailed fox was a farmer.
After becoming very close to the farmer, it asked him about his wishes.
The farmer said: I wish to own a thousand good fields.
The eight-tailed fox went through a lot of trouble and made the farmer a magistrate, not only having a thousand good fields but also a great reputation.
After fulfilling the wish of the farmer, the fox grew a tail, but then lost one, remaining as an eight-tailed fox. It didn't understand why and thought about it for a long time without clarity.
It had to find a new master.
The second master was a scholar.
After becoming familiar with the new master, it asked the scholar about his wishes.
The scholar thought for a moment and said he wanted to achieve high honors in the imperial examinations.
At that time, the fox thought that when it fulfilled the wish of the first master, it had given him too much, as the farmer only needed a thousand good fields. Perhaps, this was the reason for growing and then losing a tail.
Thinking about this, the fox decided that it would let the scholar express his specific wish, and then it would help to fulfill it, not a bit more or less.
"And then? Will the eight-tailed fox grow the ninth tail?" Cheng Yan was so impatient, asking me in excitement.