It was dusk, and the winter night in the mountains and forests was quiet and cold, without even the sound of insects.

I saw only one person carrying a pole on his shoulder. The basket in front contains braised beef, and a large jar of wine in the back. Even though he was carrying such a heavy thing, his steps were still light, and his speed was not hindered in the slightest.

The man was tall and had a golden belt around his waist. If there is moonlight tonight, you can clearly see that it is not a belt but a tail.

He had walked this road hundreds of times, but today he always felt a little uneasy, always feeling like something was about to happen. He looked around and quickened his pace, thinking that he would feel at ease if he got to a crowded place as soon as possible.

Suddenly, the grass behind him shook. When he heard the noise, he turned around quickly, only to see a black shadow fly past and disappear into the forest.

"Who!" he shouted, his voice as loud as a bell, "If you don't get out, I won't be polite! Do you know who I am?"

On the other side, the Qingqiu Fox who was guarding the mountain forest complained: "Then the tiger went to get wine, why didn't he come back? Let me tell you, he can't run as fast as the rabbit before, you have to replace him."

"He's not the boss yet." One person said, "I accepted his gift and let him be the errand."

"It doesn't matter which monster you are. What can you expect these lowly beasts to do?" The man named "Boss" said, "I see that he is sincere and gave us his wife for this job. Can I not agree? Besides, won’t you also get a share of the benefits?”

"I don't think it's worth it." Another person shook his head, "His wife's magic power is low, she doesn't have much spiritual energy in her body, her meat is old, and her teeth are filled with teeth after eating it. I think he ate him after delivering the food today, so he can be smarter. people come.”

"Why are you so anxious?" The person next to him pushed him, "Give him another chance."

"He's your father. Are you speaking for him like this?"

"He also has a daughter."

The foxes burst into laughter. After laughing, they sighed again.

"What's the point of our king asking us to guard these half-dead monsters here every day?" One person said: "If I die, I won't be able to go back even if I harm my grandpa."

"It's not safe to go back now." Another person said: "If the leader of Lingqing comes back again... we might as well stay in this ravine for safety. I heard that he is a master who does not want to suffer losses."

"What are you afraid of? She can't even protect herself now." The boss took out his sword and wiped it, then put it back into the scabbard and sneered: "Go and fight Qingqiu properly. She doesn't even weigh how much she weighs. Even the Emperor of Heaven dares not touch us, but she dares to call those monsters to her. Our king is just using a small trick to punish her. She is already powerless and still wants to take revenge. !”

As he was talking, a man came up in front of him to bring some wine.

"I asked you to deliver something, why are you so slow!" The boss kicked the man in the leg.

When he fell and knelt down, he did not forget to hold the wine jar steady, "Masters, masters, please forgive me. I encountered something and was delayed on the way here."

"what's up?"

"When I came here today, I always felt like someone was following me, but when I turned around I didn't find anything. You said..." He shrank his neck, "It's not like those monsters came out at night, right?"

"Lend them a hundred courage." The boss hit him hard on the head again. The man covered his head and said yes again and again.

"If those goblins really have the courage to run out, just kill them. We can go back to Qingqiu as soon as possible." He kicked the man again and made him kneel aside. He stepped forward and opened the lid of the wine. .

The air was instantly filled with the sweet aroma of wine, causing the foxes to drool. One by one, they rushed forward and divided up the wine.

The foxes changed cups and ate beef, feeling so uncomfortable that they fell asleep in less than one stick of incense. After they fell asleep, the person who had delivered the wine smiled meaningfully.

Three days later in the early morning, as soon as the city gate opened, vendors and merchants from all over the place carried goods and drove carriages to the market or various shops to do business. The shopkeeper of the largest leather goods shop in the city was ordering goods on time. A clerk came to tell him that someone was looking for him at the counter.

The shopkeeper followed him to the counter and saw a sturdy man carrying a sack behind him and asked him if he would accept the goods.

"Zhang Orion, it's not that I don't want to give you face, but the quality of the furs you bring every time is so poor that I really can't stand it. Why don't you go to another store and ask." The shopkeeper made a gesture of invitation.

"Don't mention it." He took down the sack from behind and said mysteriously: "This time it's definitely a good thing. I think we have a good relationship, so I found you first. I'll sell it to someone else, and I guess you'll spend this winter. not good."

"It's all nonsense, let me see if it can be something good."

Orion opened the sack and placed the eighteen snow-white fox skins in front of the counter. The shopkeeper and the waiter's eyes widened.

"You...where did you get these?"

The shopkeeper couldn't help but touch it, but Orion slapped it open.

"Don't touch it. What will you do if you touch it?" He looked around and lowered his voice and said, "I'm telling you, God is going to starve you to death. A few days ago, I was thinking that I might not be able to survive this year. , and all the pie fell from the sky into my yard two days ago when I opened the door, guess what? "

"What's wrong?"

"There are eighteen white foxes that have fallen asleep in my yard. There is not a single hair on them." The hunter became excited again when he mentioned that. "I have never seen such a good thing in my whole life of hunting. It's really an eye-opener." "

"Hey, you didn't leave two for them to pup?" the man interjected.

"I think so too. But these eighteen are all male foxes. Where can they lay cubs? There's no way I can lay them."

"That's fine by me."

"Go, go. Make trouble!" Orion drove him away and said to the shopkeeper: "Please give me a price. If I take this thing out, you will have no chance."

The shopkeeper was a little hesitant, not because of the price, but because it sounded mysterious, in case it offended the gods...

"I can't even eat anymore, so why bother?" The hunter heard his worry and sneered: "If these eighteen fox skins can make me rich, don't call it a god, you can call it an ancestor." . Otherwise it’s bullshit. Do you want me to find someone else?”

The hunter put away the fox skin and left. The shopkeeper hurriedly stopped him, "I want it! Get the money quickly."

Orion weighed his money bag and left with satisfaction.

The shopkeeper chased him outside and shouted, "If you have any more, bring them to me!"

He went back to look at those leather goods happily, and he was so happy no matter how much he looked at them. At this time, the clerk came up to him and said, "Shopkeeper, is that Orion reliable?"

"What do you mean? You mean he cheated me with fake goods? I have been doing this for decades, can I tell the difference between good and bad?"

"No. I heard what he meant. There are quite a few snow foxes on the mountain. Do you think that if he gets the fox skin again and raises the price, or if someone else sees it and buys it back at a high price, wouldn't we suffer a loss?"

The shopkeeper thought about it and felt that what the clerk said was reasonable.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"We're not far from the mountains, and I can catch foxes." He lowered his voice and said, "How about I take someone to have a look today. If we really find one, we'll bring it back directly. If we can find one, right……"

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