2.3 Spirit Fox Fairy Feather (I)
In the dense jungle, the elegant posture of the five-tailed fox is like a silver-gray light, piercing the jump. He galloped at a speed, leaping dozens of feet away, and in the blink of an eye, he crossed several mountains. However, the arc of the fox's leap was not perfect, and when it reached the highest point, it always fell rapidly; When he looked closer, he found that the five-tailed fox had three people wrapped around its tail, which made the fox gradually run a little hard.
"Can we run away?" Ke Zhenshi wrapped his hands and feet around his tail, but from time to time he turned around and looked behind him.
The five-tailed fox didn't look back, but the voice reached his ears, "Don't worry, there are many obstacles in this forest, and outsiders like Batian can easily get lost." What's more, I've set up more than a dozen phantom arrays before, and although it's useless, at least it can confuse his mind for a short time, and this little time is enough time for us to escape. β
Rui Gong looked at the pointed ears in front of her and the round back of her head, and suddenly felt that this fox was a little cute, and she asked, "But when he comes out of these phantom arrays, won't he trouble you?" β
"I'll be in Linghu Village soon, that's my territory." The five-tailed fox said quite confidently, "It's hard to beat the group of spirit foxes!" β
"Linghu Village? Fox Foxes? Di Qingchuan suddenly raised his face buried in the fox's fur, and looked at the fox's sturdy back with wide eyes, "No...... Spirit Fox Tree House? How did it become a village? How many are there...... Fox? What the hell do you want...... Take us ...... Where to go? β
"The village is full of treehouses! Hold on tight! "There are two cliffs ahead, dozens of feet apart; The five-tailed fox said, leaping sharply.
Rui Gong hugged the round and thick fox tail, and looked down, there was a bottomless abyss below, and there were several snow-white waterfalls hanging on one side of the cliff, and a few strange flowers and plants were blooming beside the waterfalls. For a moment, Rui Gong thought of Qifeng Mountain, and then thought of the little white fox in the mountains, and suddenly had a feeling of being led by the nose by unknown things and teased by fate.
The five-tailed fox landed firmly on the ground and ran all the way down the ravine.
Di Qingchuan came back to his senses from the fright of the jump just now, and wanted to continue to ask about the tree house and the Spirit Fox Village, but the five-tailed fox interrupted a little impatiently, "You'll know when you arrive, but then again, are you really a human race?" How did you get here? Are there any other Terrans besides you? β
"Terran? We are human, human! How did it come about? I don't know, a rumbling fell into a black hole, and then it came. Ke Zhenshi said with a big grin, "Anyway, the three of us have been here for the past two days, and we haven't seen anyone, only some talking animals, such as you." You guys are really, really powerful......" Ke Zhenshi was about to say something, but Rui Gong kicked him hard and made a "shhh".
Seeing that the three of them stopped talking, the five-tailed fox didn't ask again, but ran forward with all his might. The surrounding scenery is becoming more and more precipitous, if it is said that there are still some strange peaks and beautiful stones just now, then it is really a primitive and rugged deep mountain forest.
Even in the steep and rugged mountains, the five-tailed fox walked on the ground. The sound of the wind whirring in their ears made the three of them dare not move in the slightest, and only hugged the fox's tail stubbornly, for fear that one of them would be crushed by accident.
After passing through a long and narrow cave, Rui Gong suddenly felt a ringing in his ears, which became worse and worse, and turned his head to look at the two of them, both of whom were grinning with bared teeth, and seemed to be uncomfortable, while the fox seemed as if nothing had happened.
Suddenly, Reegon felt as if something was coming in front of them, or rather, they were about to hit something. Rui's eyes widened, but she couldn't see anything.
When he was wondering, the sound of zila lala sounded, and white light flashed in front of him; Then, as if she had been electrocuted, her hands and feet were numb and she did not obey the call, and she rolled off the fox with an "oops", and she caught a glimpse of the two boys who also fell.
The five-tailed fox suddenly felt a lightness on his body, quickly stopped his steps, turned to look at the three people who fell to the ground, and walked over with a look of sudden realization. "I forgot," he said, pouting with a frown, his expression identical to that of a human, "are you all right?" I forgot that you don't have any spiritual power, but fortunately I have been protecting it with spiritual power before, otherwise I am afraid that you will all be wiped out at this moment. β
It took the three of them half a day to get up from the ground. Rui Gong asked bluntly, "What was the situation just now?" Where the hell have you taken us? β
The five-tailed fox said, "That was the enchantment of the Spirit Fox Clan just now. After this barrier, you will be considered to have come to the territory of the Spirit Fox Clan. He pointed ahead, "The village is behind this forest of trees, and I'll take you there." So saying, he walked forward.
Ke Zhenshi reached out to grab the fox's tail but pounced, was stunned, and asked, "Aren't you going away with us behind your back?" β
The five-tailed fox head didn't look back and said, "You are too fat, and the three wild boars are just like that, you better walk obediently by yourself." β
Rui Geng's face was red and white for a while, and she couldn't help but feel a little regretful that she had easily believed the fox's words just now, but she didn't even think about why this fox ...... Hey, it's too urgent. It's just that I don't know how far he has taken him and where he has taken him, and there is not even a way to escape from the vast forest sea in front of him. As for returning to Taowu Village, it has almost become a fool's dream.
Raising his head, Ke Zhenshi, the guy who always does things without brains, has already followed the fox into the forest, but the tall man Di Qingchuan should have been injured a lot, his steps were grinding, he was limping, and he kept turning back, as if he was waiting for himself.
"We ...... Are you really going to Linghu Village? As soon as Rui Gong caught up with Di Qingchuan, Di Qingchuan whispered, "Listen to him, that village should have ...... A lot of foxes, foxes are carnivores...... I mean, don't you think it's weird? Why should he...... Want to save us? β
"At least we're safe for now." Rui Gong stared at the back of the five-tailed fox and quickly replied, "If you don't go with him, where can you escape?" And that enchantment from just now, do you want to try again? The worst outcome is just a multiple-choice question - will you be eaten by a fox or a tiger? β
Di Qingchuan was just about to answer, when the five-tailed fox in front of him suddenly twisted, jumped in front of the two, squinted his eyes and said, "What are you talking about?" Why don't you leave? β
"Go, go, go, let's go." The two sweated, looked at each other, and silently followed behind the five-tailed fox and walked together.
This Mengmu forest looks like an ordinary forest, and there are no traces of demons and monsters. Just walking in this forest, the three of them felt a lot clearer, and even the pain of the wounds on their bodies became clearer.
Walking out of the Mengmu Forest, they were quite surprised by the scene in front of them, where the ancient trees were towering and the sun was thickly shaded; The shrubs under the trees are luxuriant, the orchids are fragrant, and the exotic flowers and plants compete for beauty. Listen carefully, and there are bursts of forest Tao, like a fairyland.
When he was immersed in the beautiful scenery in front of him, Ke Zhenshi's excited voice came, "What do you think this is?" β
Rui Gong looked over and saw a small stream flowing under an ancient tree, and above the stream, a stone statue of a fox was half-exposed. The fox statue was quite similar to the tiger they had met before: the body was erect, wearing a hat and a scroll in one hand, a brush in the other, and the appearance of a fairy wind and bones, if they did not look closely, they would definitely take him as a human being.
Rui Gong was surprised, "This ...... Is this a statue? β
"This is the fox fairy feather." The five-tailed fox bowed down to the statue's respectful bent legs, then got up and walked a few steps forward to round a boulder, and said to the three people, "This is the Spirit Fox Village." β
"Linghu Village...... Is it a fox den? Ke Zhenshi muttered quietly.
Everything in front of them made the three of them dumbfounded: more than a hundred or so stout ancient trees were lined up one after another, and in the middle of each trunk there were one or several holes of different sizes, some like doors, some like windows. At this moment, several fox heads poked out of these tree holes, and more than a dozen bright eyes were staring at the three people at the "village entrance".
"Squeak, Squeak, Fox! What did you catch today? A big fiery fox jumped down from the tree and landed in front of the five-tailed fox, and looked at the trio behind him, "Which clan is this?" How come you've never seen it? Is it tasty? β
The five-tailed fox said proudly, "Tsk, this is a treasure, it's a rare thing, but it's not for eating." β
"Baby? A rarity? So you say, what kind of treasure are these? A red and black shaggy fox came over, and saw that she was wearing yellow flowers on her head, her eyes were like silk, and she was dragging three tails behind her buttocks.
Hu Lan smiled, "Then I can't tell you." If I told you, then everyone in our Linghu Village would know. After that, he turned to the three of them and said, "Let's go, go to my house, oh, it's the Spirit Fox Tree House that you have in mind." β
The three of them were already so shocked that they didn't dare to gasp, so they only nodded obediently.
The further you go inside, the more surprising you are, there are so many foxes here that there are so many that there are so many that there are so many foxes here. Even though the trio did not study animals and foxes, they could tell from their size and color that these foxes were of different species. What surprised them even more was that the foxes here had more than one tail.
Their arrival was evidently a great uproar here, and along the way countless foxes looked at them from the hollows of the trees, from the streams, and from the bushes, either wary or full of curiosity. Not only that, but the foxes here seem to be human and can speak human words, and some bold little fox cubs even follow behind them, sniffing left and right, carefully greeting, desperately trying to guess what kind of spirit beast they are.
At this time, the curiosity of the three people had far overcome fear. Rui Gong couldn't help but reach out and touch a little fox cub with two tails who greeted her. The little fox cub stuck out her tongue and licked her fingertips, then squeaked and jumped back into her mother's arms with joy.
Hu Lan said, "How is it?" Our Linghu Village is not bad, right? β
Rui Gong said, "Hmm...... Do all the foxes in this village have the same spiritual power as you? β
Hu Lan said, "Of course, why don't you call it Linghu Village!" Our Spirit Fox clan is not an ordinary fox, we are high-level creatures. Legend has it that soon after Lingwa was founded, our ancestors realized the best way of the Taiyi and thus gained spiritual power, and since then their own race has been separated from all ordinary foxes in the world. β
Ke Zhenshi said, "Don't you have ordinary foxes here?" β
Hu Lan said, "Of course not, only the size of the spiritual power, even the newborn little fox is a descendant of the spirit clan, and it is not an ordinary mortal fox." β
Di Qingchuan said, "One tail? Why is the fox here...... Why are there so many tails? You...... You have five tails. β
Hu Lan waved his tail proudly and said, "We are a fox clan with spiritual power, and the level of spiritual power is directly reflected in the number of tails. The number of tails represents the level of spiritual talent, and the more tails, the stronger the talent. Of course, if you study hard and practice diligently, you can also grow a tail and improve your spiritual power. The number of tails increases with age. β
Ke Zhenshi said enviously, "Wow, then you must be very powerful if you have five tails!" But who do you have the most tails? How powerful is he? β
Hu Lan said triumphantly, "At present, it is known that the Spirit Fox Clan can have up to nine tails, such as Fox Immortal Feather. In our Linghu Village, the most tails are also nine-tails, and he ......" Speaking of this, Hu Lan suddenly paused, and his eyes dimmed.
After a long silence, Hu Lan said, "You will see him." β
Hearing the news, more and more foxes came, and the squeaky excitement and buzzing chatter were endless, and the three of them were soon surrounded by foxes.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" Hu Lan protected the three of them beside him, laboriously pushed away the foxes, and slowly moved forward.
"Hulan, where did you catch these three spirit beasts?" A three-tailed fox with golden fur shouted, "Say it and open everyone's eyes!" β
"Spirit beasts? I don't think it's a spirit animal! An earthy yellow two-tailed fox said, "Why can't I feel their spiritual power?" β
"You know a fart, real masters are able to hide their spiritual power." The three-tailed black-and-white thin fox jumped out and scolded, "You see, these three spirit beasts have an upright body, short forelimbs and long hind limbs, a head, a mouth, a nose, two eyes, two ears, no tail, no hair on the face, hair on the top of the head, and clothes on the body...... Don't you think...... They're like ...... Like ......"
"Terran," said a four-tailed long-haired old fox, "only exists in legends. β
One word exploded a thousand waves, and the discussion became louder. Rui Gong looked around vigilantly, and suddenly felt a hot gaze fall on her. Looking at the crowd of foxes, a small white fox with shiny coat and silver gland was looking at them with bright eyes.
Instead of whispering like the other foxes, he stood upright, trying to stretch his neck, and he didn't dodge his gaze when he met him. Rui Gong looked carefully, and the little fox's eyes were very pure, and they were extremely eye-catching in a group of eyes that looked a little greedy and cunning.
"This little fox is kind of interesting." Rui Gong thought to herself, the corners of her mouth unconsciously pulled out a smile, and in a trance, she seemed to see the little white fox also smiling at her. Soon, more foxes stood up, and the little white fox was submerged in it.
"Terran, really Terran? In that case, the story of the fox fairy feather turned out to be true! β
"So now that we have the Terrans, we can try it too?"
"I don't think so, doesn't it mean that the human race is very powerful? But why do they look like they're afraid of us? β
"Empty heart! I don't think these three guys are Terrans, and I can clearly smell the smell of Qiqi on them, the smallest one, the strongest smell! β
"You don't say I haven't noticed. Also, when things go wrong, there must be demons. They must be the Tyrant's men, using illusion to disguise themselves as Terrans to lure us into the bait. I heard a cow say a few days ago that in order to find the egg, the Batian sent the fox and the badger to disguise themselves as their patriarch, and in the end they almost wiped out the whole clan. β
"yes, we'd better be careful. But they are so bold that they dress themselves up like gods...... Ah no, like people. β
"Why don't we try them? Let's see what the hell it is. A gray-faced, square-faced, five-tailed fox raised its paw and shouted, "Hulan, don't bring anything you shouldn't bring to the village." β
"You don't have to do too much," the five-tailed fox suddenly showed the fangs in his mouth, squinted his eyes and said, "This is my fox thing, whoever dares to touch it, I will fight with whomever I want." β
"Oh? Your stuff? A yin and yang strange voice sounded, and the buzzing discussion suddenly turned into a whisper. The fox group quickly made a way, and a sturdy ice-blue five-tailed fox walked over, "I heard that you caught three rare things, how about lending them to me for a few days?" He deliberately accentuated the words "lend me."
Hu Lan was silent, only staring at him nervously.
Looking at the fox's mouth full of yellow teeth and fat claws, Ke Zhenshi trembled and said, "You...... Don't lend us to him, we're not toys. β
"Cowardly waste, no spiritual power at all. What if it's a Terran? The ice-blue five-tailed fox rolled his eyes and said, "Huh? Could it be that you want to use these three pieces of waste to help your waste son? β
Hearing this, Hu Lan's fur stood up, he hunched his back, his four paws clasped the ground, his five tails spread out, and bared his teeth and grinned, "Who do you say is a waste?" β
"What? You want to play with me too? The ice-blue five-tailed fox said, "Although we are both five-tailed foxes, you are still far from me." Obediently hand over these three Terrans, or I'll let you know what the real Five Tails are today. As he spoke, five thick tails spread out. The surrounding spirit foxes hurriedly retreated to the side. One silver and one ice blue, the two foxes were facing each other, and for a moment there was tension, and the three human teenagers stood behind the fox at a loss.
"Daddy!" A young voice suddenly came out of the fox group. Rui Gong turned his head to see that the little white fox just now staggered out of the fox group. Only then did she see that this little fox had a beautiful body, a snow-white body, without a single miscellaneous hair, and behind his buttocks, there were nine pure white fluffy tails, compared with other foxes, it was really a radiant style.
Rui Gong was shocked in his heart, "No wonder this little fox is different, it turned out to be a nine-tailed fox, I really didn't expect it to be so powerful at such a young age." She looked at the little white fox with nine tails in front of her, and suddenly remembered the mysterious mural in the dark cave. For a moment, it seemed as if something had overlapped.
The nine-tailed little white fox rushed in front of Hu Lan, glared at the ice blue five-tailed fox and said, "What do you want to do to my father?" β
"Daddy?" Rui Gong was surprised, "He called you Dad?" β
"Fox Sang? Why are you here? Hu Lan saw that his son jumped out, and hurriedly said, "Hu Sang, it's none of your business, you quickly take the three Terrans behind you home." β
The ice blue five-tailed fox yin and yang strange qi said, "Yo, the little waste is here." β
Hu Lan gritted his teeth and said, "Don't say that my son is a waste!" β
"What's the matter," the ice blue five-tailed fox said, "Fox Sang, tell me yourself, are you a waste or not?" β
There was a squeaky sound from the onlookers. Rui Gong turned his head, only to see the nine-tailed little white fox's body trembling slightly, the originally erect ears drooped down, the four paws were deeply caught in the soil, the nine tails hung on the ground, silent, only the eyes were still staring at the ice blue five-tailed fox, and it was impossible to tell whether it was anger or unwillingness in that gaze.
"Don't even think about bullying my fox son." The silver light of the fox enveloped the whole body. The three teenagers behind him suddenly felt a strong air pressure rushing towards them, forcing them to retreat again and again.
"You're ready to get serious, aren't you?" A cold breath emerged from the ice blue five-tailed fox, and the feeling of cold made the three of them suddenly stand upside down, and the cold air was indulgent. "But it's okay, a small waste plus an old waste, one is also playing, and two are also playing."
The nine tails of the fox mulberry hanging on the ground spread out at once, like nine flying silver brilliance, eclipsing everything around him. He glared at the ice blue five-tailed fox in front of him, who was several times taller than himself, and said, "Don't say that my dad is a waste!" β
"You're the rubbish!" Ke Zhenshi suddenly shouted, "Husang is a nine-tailed fox, Hulan is a five-tailed fox, a total of fourteen tails, and you only have five tails, so you are a waste." β
There was a puff of laughter from the foxes. The ice blue five-tailed fox was stunned for a moment, and began to laugh wildly, "Fox Xianyu said that the human race is 'deaf and clear', what is 'four-body diligence', and 'clever speech', but now that I look at it, it's nothing more than that!" β
Ke Zhenshi was a little annoyed, his fists clenched and said, "What are you laughing at?" Fox Sang is the nine-tailed, the fox with the highest spiritual power in your Spirit Fox Clan, and Fox Sang alone is ...... A fox can knock you down! β
Di Qingchuan quietly tugged at Ke Zhenshi's sleeve and said, "You...... Don't talk about it yet...... The strong dragon can't fight the snake of the ground......"
The ice blue five-tailed fox smiled even more happily, "Sure enough, like things gather, the old waste gave birth to small waste, and found the waste among the three wastes." β
Hu Lan said, "Don't say it again. Husang, you hurry home and take them away. β
Rui Gong looked up and saw that the nine-tailed little white fox was muttering, "Yes, I'm the nine-tailed fox...... I am the fox with the highest spiritual power in the Spirit Fox Clan...... I'm not afraid of you...... I'm a nine-tailed fox...... I'm not a waste, and my dad is not a waste! β
His eyes suddenly became fierce, and he rushed towards the ice blue five-tailed fox like an arrow.
The ice blue five-tailed fox was not in a hurry, and he refused to even move his footsteps, and saw that the nine-tailed little white fox rushed under his nose, and one tail lazily flicked over, like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, the nine-tailed little white fox flew out at once and fell to the ground fiercely. Rui Gong's heart tugged suddenly.
"Fox San!" Hu Lan screamed and hurriedly ran over to check on his son's injuries.
The nine-tailed little white fox struggled to get up from the ground and said with some embarrassment, "Just now...... It's that I'm not ready, Dad, I can try again...... I ......"
The situation in front of him made Ke Zhenshi dumbfounded, and shouted, "You! You! Don't let him go, do your best! β
Bursts of laughter erupted in the fox pack.
The Ice Blue Five-Tailed Fox Yin Yang Strange Qi said, "Yes, you quickly use all your strength, Nine-Tailed Fox." If you don't defeat me today, those three Terrans will be mine. β
Hu Lan said viciously, "Don't deceive me too much. β
The ice blue five-tailed fox learned Ke Zhenshi's appearance, shook his head, "How much did I deceive you?" You have a five-tailed fox and a nine-tailed fox, adding up to fourteen tails, dealing with me a five-tailed fox, how did it become me bullying you? Or are your nine tails ......?"
"Who is bullying my grandson?" An old, slow voice came, and the laughing foxes stopped. The ice-blue five-tailed fox tensed violently, pricked up its ears, and became alert.
The fox group silently stepped aside, and a gray-white female seven-tailed old fox examined the situation in front of her with a majestic face, her eyes were shrewd, her body was erect, she was sheltered from clothes made of Mengmu leaves, she held a pineapple cane in one paw, and several strings of mother-of-pearl necklaces hung around her neck. Although the seven-tailed old fox looks quite old, he walks step by step, and is very steady.
The seven-tailed old fox walked to the center of the fox group, looked around and said, "What else do you want to see?" Why don't you go your own way? As he spoke, he slammed the pineapple cane to the ground, and the earth shook slightly, and several broken lines cracked out from under the cane. The foxes scattered in a hurry.
The nine-tailed little white fox cried out aggrievedly, "Grandma." β
"Fox Sang, grandma is here," changed the majesty just now, and the seven-tailed old fox responded lovingly, "There is grandma here, don't be afraid." β
Hearing this, Rui Geng's heart ached, and he looked at them silently.
The ice blue five-tailed fox had already jumped onto a big tree at this time, and shouted viciously, "Hmph, Hulan, Husang, if you can't beat me, I'll find this old immortal to help." Before the words fell, a white light shot out, and the ice blue five-tailed fox couldn't dodge, and the white light hit his right foot. I only heard a scream, and when I looked again, the bones of my right foot were broken, hanging softly, and only the fur was connected.
The ice blue five-tailed fox exclaimed, "I won't worry about you today, the future will be long!" So saying, he limped into the woods and disappeared.
"Whewβit scares me so much!" Ke Zhenshi let out a long sigh of relief and sighed, "I thought you were really going to hand us over to him just now!" β
"No, don't worry," Hu Lan turned his head and said sincerely, "You are my friends, and I will take care of you." β
"Friends?" Di Qingchuan hesitated, "You said we are your friends?" β
Hu Lan said, "That's natural, otherwise how could I bring you three foreign spirit beasts back to Spirit Fox Village at such a time." β
"Oh......" Di Qingchuan asked thoughtfully, "At this time...... When is it? β
Hulan said quickly, "Don't forget that I saved your life. That's Qiqi, I saved you from Qiqi's mouth. β
Rui Gong asked, "Then that blue fox just said let's help your son...... Oh, it's the fox mulberry, what does it mean? β
Hu Lan rolled his eyes and said, "This is a long story, why don't you go home with me first, I have delicious chicken at home, let's talk slowly." As he spoke, he looked at the seven-tailed old fox.
The seven-tailed old fox said, "Go back to the tree house first, and then talk about the rest." β
Hu Lan said obediently, "Okay, mother. Then he smiled and said to the trio, "Let's go, you should also have a good rest." With that, he pushed the three of them towards the treehouse.