1.1 Perched on the phoenix and looking for the fox

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Far east, a trace of fish belly white broke through the twilight dust, and then climbed up little by little, and soon captured a small area of the sky, clear and bright. Looking far to the west, it was still in a hazy ink color, and there were a few dimming stars hanging in the middle, like the pupils of the gods peeping into the world, silently calculating the deep heavenly opportunities.

"Boom—"

Thousands of feet in the sky, a silver-like waterfall like a hole in the sky poured straight into the world, and the thunderous loud sound resounded in the mountains in the early morning, gradually awakening the mountain spirit that had slept all night.

Tracing up, the source of the waterfall has long been submerged in the curling clouds, but between the half-cliffs below the clouds, a raised boulder splits the waterfall at the waist, and the water splashes against the boulder and splashes upside down, like scattered pearls and jades flying in all directions, and the smaller water splashes form a thick mist, drifting downstream with the wind, and finally merge with the forest fog in the early morning.

The waterfall is intermittently separated by mountains and rocks, and in this way it turns and turns thousands of times, and all the way down from a monstrous waterfall gradually turns into a gurgling stream; The mountains and fields next to the cliffs are full of purple air, and huge ancient trees with verdant branches and leaves that can almost cover the sky stand in the middle; Under the ancient trees, flowers are unrestrained, and the fragrance of flowers and fruits fills the nose.

Suddenly, a white light swept through the forest at the foot of the mountain with a thunderous momentum, and the staggered trees in front of it seemed to be unobstructed, and the white light was as light as the wind, and the next moment it disappeared into the fog.

In the short time that the vigorous figure passed through the gap in the trees, it was barely possible to distinguish a white fox with fluorescent bodies, the fluffy hair swept in the wind, and each fur was swirled with silver rays, and the faint light reflected the mist drifting in the mountains and forests in the early morning, and the halo was soft and gave people a dreamy look.

After it was gone, the already mellow dew still stood proudly on the green grass tips on the ground, as if the white fox had never passed.

"See? Is it a white fox...... "An excited shout came from not far away, and the voice sounded slightly immature.

A few seconds later, three teenagers chased out of the misty jungle one after another. At first was a girl with a double ponytail, followed by a shorter boy, and behind the boy was a teenager who was a head taller than him.

The ponytail girl was about fourteen or fifteen years old, with willowy eyebrows and a pointed chin, her lips were tightly closed, and she did not respond to the boy's question behind her, but it was clear from her eyes fixed on where the white fox had disappeared that she cared deeply about the white fox in front of her[31].

The tallest young man had delicate facial features, but he didn't seem to be good at words, so he didn't make a sound, and a pair of melancholy eyes looked at the two people running in front of him from time to time, his cheeks were red, and his breathing became more rapid.

"Let one go, let one go, if you block me again, the white fox will be lost." The youngest boy said anxiously, he had a small flat head, and at this time because of running, there was a slight heat on his round head, and he looked very happy, although he was the shortest, but he looked very strong.

"Don't talk!" The girl scolded.

"Hmph-" The boy seemed to be a little afraid of the girl, and snorted and stopped talking, but his eyes were secretly staring at the back of the girl's head in front of him, and the corners of his mouth squirmed, as if he was muttering something quietly.

The girl's sharp eyes stared ahead, and soon frowned slightly, just now in a stunned moment, the little white fox was actually lost by her.

The girl walked forward a few steps quickly, looking intently at the ground, although the ground was covered with weeds, but there was no trace of the white fox walking at all, the girl looked back at the road where everyone came, although the fog was all over the vision, but there was a series of clear footprints on the ground.

"How...... What's wrong? The tall boy saw the girl stop, and said breathlessly.

The girl shook her head and said, "It seems to be lost." ”

The boy who had been following the girl before immediately glared at the girl angrily when he heard it, and at the same time, a trace of joy in his heart couldn't help but rise, "Let you stand in my way, run slowly and don't give way to me, you deserve it." The boy thought it in his heart, but he didn't say it. So what do we do? The boy asked deliberately.

"Or, I'...... Let's go back. The tall boy cautiously looked back behind him, and as far as he could see, a village could be seen in the valley below, hidden in the mist, and a peach blossom forest in full bloom on the side of the mountain.

"If I want to go back to you, I'm going to catch that little white fox as a pet." The boy shook his head suddenly.

"Dream on." The girl glanced at the boy.

"Oops!" Suddenly, the boy covered his forehead and snorted, and a pine cone from nowhere smashed on the boy's head, and the boy wrinkled his nose and stretched his head to look around, and his angry appearance made the girl's cold face smile more.

"There, don't run!" The boy shouted, pulled his legs, and ran to a place.

The girl hurriedly looked, and saw that on the tree not far ahead, the white fox was squatting comfortably on a branch, crossing Erlang's legs, throwing a pine cone in his right hand, and waving to everyone's position with his left hand, with a bored face, like a prodigal son in the world.

"It! Waving to us? The girl said incredulously, and then her body shook as if she had been shocked, and ran after the boy.

"Don't, mountain...... Mountain, dangerous. The tall boy looked in the direction they were running and tried to persuade them, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only slam the air twice in annoyance. He recalled that the old man in the village had said, "It is better for children not to enter Qifeng Mountain, this mountain is very strange, and even if they do, it is best to stay only at the foot of the mountain!" Don't just go up the hill! But the two people in front of him completely ignored it, and now they are in the middle of the mountain.

While talking, the white fox led a few people all the way to the mountains, and looked back from time to time while walking, his smart eyes were full of banter.

"Little fox, don't run away, go back with me." The boy shouted as he ran, his face full of exaggerated smiles, like a bad brother who seduced the three-year-old child next door to eat candy.

"Sneer[32]~" As if a mocking voice came from the mouth of the white fox, he turned his head to look at the two of them, stretched out his left hand again, pointed in the direction of the mountainside, and then quickly disappeared in front of the teenagers.

"What is it doing?" The boy was puzzled, and turned to the girl not far away.

"How do I know, just go over and see if you can understand." The girl walked over first, sweat on her forehead, and wiped it with a wave of her hand.

At this time, a ray of light appeared in the east. The clouds at the foot of the mountain are gradually thinning, but the mountainside is still confused, mixed with the "rumbling" of the waterfall, showing a bit of mystery.

The boy lowered his head and followed, and the higher he went, the more slippery the mountain road became, and the mountain path was full of fallen leaves accumulated over the years, and it could be seen that no one had walked here for a long time.

"Hey, hey, wait...... Wait for me. The voice was that of the tall boy, and he didn't worry about the two, so he chased after them.

The boy didn't look back, he was busy walking, but said, "My name is Ke Zhenshi, what about you?" ”

"I ...... My name is Di ...... Di Qingchuan. The tall boy simply said his name, but there was a sense of nervousness about the class introducing itself after the school started, which made Ke Zhenshi couldn't help but glance back at the tall boy.

"Di Qingchuan." Ke Zhenshi shouted with certainty.

"Well, yes...... It's me," the tall boy named Di Qingchuan blushed and hurriedly replied.

Ke Zhenshi nodded, but he was thinking about the white fox just now, and he didn't have the heart to talk too much. Looking up at the mountain, the girl had gone far away, and he was so anxious that he climbed like a monkey with his hands and feet.

Di Qingchuan saw that the boy in front of him stopped paying attention to himself after asking, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief and a little bit of loss, and followed him up with a muffled voice, but the speed was a little slower.

Ke Zhenshi quickly caught up with the girl in front of him, and wanted to say something, but when he saw the girl turning her head away with a cold face, he instantly dispelled his thoughts.

"I don't owe you any money, as for it." Ke Zhenshi was a little aggrieved [33].

The girl didn't care what the boy behind her thought, she lived under the mountain for a few years when she was a child, and she heard her grandmother talk about all kinds of magical places in the mountains, and she also knew that it was very dangerous; But remembering the silver fox mentioned by her grandmother back then, and the follow-up to that story, she wanted to verify it. But now, the white fox who finally took a picture is gone.

The girl's thoughts were surging, and although the white fox was gone, she still chased after the white fox in the direction she had run before. And the two teenagers in the back didn't know what to do, and they also followed up the mountain.

After everyone left, the mountain fog came suddenly, and soon obscured their figures.

"Whoosh~" The sound of the huge water filled the ears of the teenagers, and they felt that the air here was more humid than elsewhere.

"Huhu~, hey, that, where's the white fox?" At this time, Ke Zhenshi caught up with the girl and asked breathlessly. After walking for so long, he never saw the shadow of the white fox, but the girl kept moving forward, which made him think that the girl had seen the white fox, at this time he almost overtook the girl, but still did not find the white fox, only the sound of running water that was getting louder and louder.

"Probably in front." For some reason, the girl's tone seemed very calm, and her eyes looked at the waterfall in front of her, thoughtful.

"Ahead?" Ke Zhenshi scratched his head, obviously not knowing why the girl guessed so much, "How do you know it's in front?" ”

The girl glanced at the boy in front of her slightly, and suddenly felt that he was very interesting, and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, "Guess." ”

"Guess?" Ke Zhenshi repeated a sentence in a daze, and it took a while to react, and suddenly like a deflated ball, he looked up listlessly at the girl and continued to go up, but he didn't plan to leave.

"Hello?"

"My name is Ke Zhenshi!" Feeling pushed behind him, Ke Zhenshi rolled his eyes weakly, and his words were full of impatience.

"I ...... I know, you, how...... Not leaving? Di Qingchuan came behind Ke Zhenshi at this time.

"The fox is lost, and that girl is taking us around." Ke Zhenshi didn't have a good airway.

"Just throw it away...... Throw it away, let's ...... Keep up with her and ...... with her Let's go down the mountain together, otherwise, it's too dangerous. Di Qingchuan finished his words for a long time.

"If you don't go, you won't go, you'll be angry when you see her." Ke Zhenshi shook like a rattle, his eyes were rolling, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Hey, let's go, let's talk...... Maybe the little fox will ...... To the fore! Di Qingchuan glanced at Ke Zhenshi, and passed by him slowly after speaking.

"Hmph, why don't we help her?" Seeing Di Qingchuan walking away, Ke Zhenshi said to himself, and then seemed to convince himself, throwing his arm and hanging on Di Qingchuan's back, a picture of a hanger.

Di Qingchuan shook his head helplessly, thinking that he didn't know whether it was right or wrong to go up the mountain with them, but at this time, it was too late to go deep into the mountain and say anything.

The sun gradually jumped out of the ground, and although the mountains were filled with fog, there was still a shallow light falling on the ground, but it was only blocked by the trees, which diffused the light and made it more misty.

"Whoa~" The sound of the water flow became clearer and louder, and at the same time, the birds and cicadas also sounded, and the whole mountain seemed to come to life at this time, and unlike before, there were three more ignorant and curious teenagers in the mountain.

"Strange, where can it go?" The girl was standing next to the waterfall at this time, and not far from her was a round and huge mountain rock, and the water falling from the sky smashed on the boulder, splashing in all directions, forming a vague rainbow in the morning light.

The girl looked around, and the village at the foot of the mountain was long gone, and when she looked down, there was only a faint mountain forest nearby, and a white mist in the distance; On the other side are the unchanging mountain ranges.

Looking up, the scenery is completely different, the clouds and mist seem to have suddenly disappeared, and the main peak is revealed. Closer to the cliff is full of strange rocks and moss, and above is a lush pine forest, behind which the brown rocks are exposed to the air, and then up the snow covers, I don't know how high and far away, and the whole mountain peak is like an optimus pillar reaching into the sky. The sky was deep and blue, except for a white cloud like a smoke ring directly above the girl, and nothing else.

"Huhu~, finally looking for ...... Found you. Di Qingchuan felt that he was going fast, and for this unknown girl, he felt that he had really tried his best. Fast...... Come down the hill, you're not...... People in the vicinity, unaware of the dangers in the mountains. ”

"I know." The girl replied.

"You...... You know? Di Qingchuan didn't believe it.

"When I was a child, I lived in Taowu Village down the mountain for a while, but then I ...... Some of the reasons...... Left. The girl explained rarely, and then seemed to remember something, and her mood was slightly low.

"Oh...... What is your name? Di Qingchuan was stunned for a long time, and suddenly said.

"Rui Gong." The girl seemed to have sorted out her mood in a short period of time, and replied indifferently.

"Then ......" Di Qingchuan didn't know what to do next, it seemed that she didn't want to go back yet.

"What about the fox?" Ke Zhenshi sneaked up behind Rui Gong and said loudly.

Rui Gong had actually spotted him a long time ago, but ignored his presence.

Ke Zhenshi saw that he didn't frighten Rui Geng, and glared at Di Qingchuan resentfully, making Di Qingchuan confused.

"Sneer~"

Even as the waterfall rumbled, a strange sound still clearly reached the ears of the teenagers[34], and the three teenagers turned to look at each other at the same time.

I saw a fox lying on the boulder in the middle of the waterfall in front of me, with a verdant grass stalk in its mouth that came out of nowhere, and a pair of dark fox eyes were looking at the three teenagers for a moment, and the water around them was splashing, and none of them could touch its body.

"Good girl, this little fox is a bit of a demon." Ke Zhenshi slammed his mouth, and his eyes shone with excitement.

"Yes...... Could it be, Kitsune? Di Qingchuan also noticed it, his legs trembled, and he didn't know whether he was tired or scared.

Rui Geng's eyes looked directly at the white fox on the boulder, and the white fox stared at her without hesitation, as if there was still inexplicable anticipation in his eyes.

"It didn't come to me, did it?" Rui Gong thought crankily.

The white fox spat out the grass stalk in its mouth, beckoned in the direction of the teenagers, and then leaped forward, spanning more than ten meters, and disappeared on the opposite side of the waterfall.

"It ran away." Ke Zhenshi immediately shouted, calling the distracted Rui Gong back to his senses.

Rui Gong watched the white fox disappear, and hurriedly looked for a mountain road to cross to the opposite side, but there was a waterfall above and a turbulent water below, and he couldn't find a place to stay.

"You...... You see. Di Qingchuan said, and at the same time stretched out his hand and pointed to the boulder in the middle of the waterfall.

Rui Gong turned his head to look, and saw that behind the boulder and under the façade erected by the mountain wall, there was an extra damp passage at some point, although the waterfall rushed straight down, but the passage behind the boulder did not have the slightest water seeping in.

"Was there this road just now?" A trace of doubt rose in Rui Gong's heart.

"Let's go, the fox is gone!" Ke Zhenshi didn't think about it, and ran over in an instant.

Di Qingchuan also came to the passage, stretched out his feet to probe for a while, and then glanced back at Rui Gong, a trace of indescribable light flashed in his eyes, and turned around and walked up slowly.

When Rui Gong looked at Di Qingchuan, she suddenly trembled, and she saw a phantom of light in her eyes. But seeing that both of them were walking slowly, and refuting the speculation, seeing that the two of them were getting farther and farther, I had to carefully step on the wet road with a little unease.

The first foot of Rui Gong felt very steady, and he did not doubt him, and the back foot stepped on it at the same time, but the next moment, the sudden feeling of weightlessness suddenly spread all over the body, Rui Gong thought that he had stepped on the air, and in an instant, his heart jumped to his throat, and he stretched out his hand to grasp something, fluttering; His eyes scanned around as fast as he could, trying to see the environment in front of him.

However, only the strange distorted light floated in front of her, as if she was in a narrow passage, and she could not tell whether it was falling or rising, because there was no contrast, but the weightlessness made her sure that she was falling somewhere.

At this time, there was only one thought in Rui Gong's mind, was he about to die? Her hands and feet spread uncontrollably into large shapes, and she watched as strange light slipped through her fingers, without a hint of touch, as if it didn't exist.

Rui Gong looked up, a white distorted passage was moving away from her, and by chance, in the open gap of the passage, she saw the blue sky, the world she was familiar with, a white cloud like a smoke ring in the sky, slowly coinciding with the white distorted light, and then Rui Gong's eyes went black, and her consciousness fell into darkness[35].

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