Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

Chapter 221 Can't touch, can only feast my eyes

Such a coincidence?

Jing Shu was somewhat surprised.

Han Luo looked over upon hearing this and asked, "Can I come along?"

Fox Eleven shook his head and refused outright, "No, the clan leader doesn't see outsiders."

Three fox cubs came over, and Fox Xiao Er patted Han Luo's leg, "It's okay, we'll play with you."

Han Luo looked down at the pink paw pads and couldn't look away for a moment.

Can't he really pinch it? Well, Jing Shu didn't...

Perhaps after Jing Shu leaves, I can secretly pinch him.

Just as Han Luo was thinking this, Jing Shu called Hu Xiao Er over, preventing it from getting too close to his master.

If this continued, he felt that his master would lose control.

A dark glint flashed in Jing Shu's eyes as he earnestly addressed the three fox cubs, "Your mother and I are going to see the clan leader. I have a favor to ask of you."

"What's wrong?" the three cubs asked curiously.

"You may not know that once you have a partner, you can't touch other beasts, not even cubs, no matter what kind of beast it is."

However, I need to leave for a moment. I'm worried about leaving my partner alone here. I'm afraid the fox cubs from the other dens might come out and bother her. So, could you please…”

Jing Shu stopped speaking at this point.

Fox Xiao Yi was the first to react, patting his chubby little chest, "Don't worry! Brother Jing Shu! With us here, we won't let the other foxes touch him!"

Fox Xiao Er and Fox Xiao San nodded in agreement.

"We won't touch him either!" Fox Xiao Er added.

Jing Shu's lips curled slightly. "Then thank you all three of you!"

Fox Eleven was suppressing a laugh as she watched Jing Shu brainwash her little one.

Han Luo, standing to the side, looked unusually embarrassed.

Before the plan could be implemented, it was discovered by Jing Shu and nipped in the bud.

After Jing Shu finished explaining, he followed Fox Eleven out.

After Jing Shu left, Han Luo watched Fox Xiao Yi and Fox Xiao Er playing a game of tag, then turned around and sat down next to Fox Xiao San, who was licking his fur.

He did nothing but watch without moving as Fox Sister washed his face.

Fox Little Three's movements gradually slowed down, and finally stopped. She asked in a low voice, "Why are you always staring at me..."

"I can't touch it, I can only feast my eyes on it," Han Luo said bluntly.

Fox Little Third: "Huh???"

On the other side, Jing Shu, after following Fox Eleven through countless fox dens, finally arrived at the place where the clan chief lived.

"We've arrived. The clan chief lives here."

Fox Eleven pushed open the stone door, and a beam of sunlight shone in. Jing Shu looked into the doorway and his eyes widened slightly.

It wasn't a fox den like Fox Eleven's, but a lawn!

The sun was shining brightly, and there were even a few nine-tailed fox cubs playing and frolicking on the lawn.

Looking further in, a charming little house came into view, with a rocking chair in front of it, and it seemed that someone was lying on it.

"Chief, I've brought the cub with me."

After Fox Eleven finished speaking, he nudged Jing Shu forward with his head, then walked out, and the stone door closed behind him.

Jing Shu stepped forward and saw the person on the recliner clearly.

He was dressed in white, as white as snow, with his silver hair flowing freely, occasionally fluttering gently in the wind. The man's features were exquisitely refined, with slightly upturned eyes that formed a perfectly proportioned curve.

As if sensing that Jing Shu was looking at him, the man slowly opened his eyes, his captivating gaze revealing a cool and otherworldly divine quality.

He was more like a god than the human form that Fox Eleven had transformed into. Jing Shu objectively assessed in his heart.

"Senior," Jing Shu bowed and greeted.

"You are not a nine-tailed celestial fox. You are now a human, but you possess a demon core," Fox Yuan said calmly.

"Yes." Jing Shu admitted it directly without any concealment.

He had a gut feeling that this nine-tailed celestial fox could see right through him.

"If you would like to know the origin of this demon core, I can tell you the whole story."

"No need." Fox Yuan got up from the rocking chair, and several cubs ran over and surrounded him.

"The fact that the demon core could remain in your body for so long means that the demon gave it to you willingly."

Fox Yuan picked up a cub and held it in his arms, gently stroking the fur on the cub's back.

“I haven’t gone into seclusion either; I’ve been observing you for many days.”

Upon hearing this, Jing Shu was secretly shocked. He hadn't noticed anything at all!

But Jing Shu's expression remained unchanged. "So what did you observe, senior?"

"I have seen all your secrets."

Hu Yuan's face remained expressionless, but his words completely unsettled Jing Shu.

"A soul split into three, two nascent souls, a strange light spot in the dantian, a small blue flower in the spine, a physique that you forcibly control that can directly absorb all spiritual power... Oh, and your partner is actually your master."

Seeing the wariness in Jing Shu's eyes, Hu Yuan continued, "There's no need to be wary of me. I have no reason to harm you; on the contrary, I will help you."

"Help me? Why?" Jing Shu didn't believe in free lunches, especially since this person already knew all his secrets.

"You came here hoping I would help you purify your bloodline, didn't you?" Fox Yuan asked, tilting his head.

"And I also have my own selfish reasons for helping you. The demon core in your body is the last bloodline of my clan left in the world, and I don't want it to be cut off."

Jing Shu suddenly smiled and then relaxed.

"Since you already know that my master is my Daoist partner, you should understand that I will not have any offspring. Also, all the nine-tailed celestial foxes here should just be remnants of their spirits, right? I'm sorry, what you want is beyond my ability to fulfill."

"Wrong," Hu Yuan said calmly.

"Ok?"

You're wrong about everything.

First, I don't want you to continue your bloodline. As long as you are still alive and your demon core is still intact, Heaven will one day give my clan a hope for survival. This is what Heaven owes me.

Second, Fox Eleven and the others are not lingering remnants; they originate from my memories and were created by me. They perished in the calamity millions of years ago.

A trace of sadness flashed in Hu Yuan's eyes, and the fox cub in his hand turned into a white mist and merged into Hu Yuan's body as he finished speaking.

Jing Shu was shocked once again. He had thought that Fox Eleven and the others were long gone, but he never expected that they were not even a lingering remnant.

Yuan Ying and Xiao Jing Shu simply stopped pretending and both came out of the ancient jade and stood next to Jing Shu.

"Explain yourself clearly, what do you mean by 'Heaven owes you'? And why are Fox Eleven and the others all dead?" Xiao Jingshu asked urgently.