Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

Lin Ze watched all this in amazement.

The big white fox let out a long howl towards the sky, then turned its head, looked at Lin Ze deeply, then jumped high, and soon disappeared into the jungle.

Lin Ze clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and followed behind Bai Tuan, weaving through the jungle, going further and further away, and soon went deep into Nanshan.

Lin Ze was full of curiosity about the white fox, and he wanted to figure out what was going on.

So he followed the direction the white fox left.

Along the way, he encountered a litter of wild boars, two large and three small. Perhaps they were frightened by the white fox, so they were too nervous to move and were easily shot dead by Lin Ze with a gun and put into the space.

Finally, he followed Bai Tuan and came to a mysterious valley.

The valley is surrounded by towering trees.

The valley was filled with a strange mist, and there was not even a trace of snowflakes left. Lin Ze walked into the valley cautiously.

Soon, he found a hot spring in the center of the valley.

Lin Ze walked to the hot spring, squatted down, and tested the water temperature with his hand. It was warm and very comfortable.

As he was wondering, he suddenly heard a sound of water. Looking up, he saw a white fox slowly emerging from the center of the hot spring.

The white fox is one meter long and snow-white all over, without any other colors. It stands there like an elf in the water.

It looked at Lin Ze quietly, with a hint of sadness in its eyes.

Lin Ze was shocked. Could this white fox be the Bai Tuan he rescued before?

Before he could figure it out, the white fox suddenly said, "Thank you for saving me."

Lin Ze was stunned. He never expected that this white fox could actually speak!

He calmed himself down and asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

The white fox sighed and slowly told an ancient story...

It turns out that the white fox is named Xueyao, and is the guardian of this valley and hot springs.

Thousands of years ago, she was seriously injured and was saved by a kind-hearted young man. In order to repay the kindness, Xueyao transformed herself into a young girl and fell in love with the young man.

However, humans and demons have different paths, and this relationship ended in tragedy.

From then on, Xueyao lived in seclusion in this valley and no longer cared about worldly affairs.

After hearing this story, Lin Ze was filled with emotion. He said to the white fox, "Xueyao, don't worry, I will definitely try to help you find the reincarnation of that boy and let you two meet again."

Xue Yao looked at Lin Ze gratefully, shook her head and said nothing, then turned into a white light and disappeared.

Seeing Xueyao leave, Lin Ze took off his coat and went into the hot spring to take a bath.

With this hot spring in sight, it is understandable that there is no snow in the valley.

After Lin Ze finished taking a bath, many impurities came out of his body. This hot spring had the effect of cleansing his bones and marrow.

Lin Ze put on his clothes and looked for an exit in the valley. He found many exotic flowers and plants in the valley, many of which were rare and precious medicinal herbs in the outside world.

Lin Ze thought that if he could take these herbs out, he would be able to sell them for a good price. He collected some herbs, put them in the space, and planted them all together with the wild ginseng.

On the way back home, Lin Ze caught three rabbits, five pheasants, and the family of wild boars he had caught earlier, so he had a great harvest that day.

He returned to the village carrying the backpack, and as soon as he got down the mountain, he was greeted by Lin Wen and Lin Wu, "Brother Ze, Brother Ze, I finally saw you."

"Yes, Brother Ze, you've been waiting for this day for us. We were so anxious." Lin Wu's eyes were full of admiration.

"Brother Ze, will Bai Tuan never come back again?"

Lin Ze shook his head. "I don't know either. Xue... Bai Tuan should appear again."

Lin Ze knew that after Xue Yao appeared, Bai Tuan would probably never appear again. Even if he did appear, it would be hard to tell whether it was Bai Tuan or Xue Yao.

"go home."

Lin Ze led the way and walked towards his grandfather's house.

Lin Wen and Lin Wu felt a little disappointed. They really liked Bai Tuan, the clever little fox.

Lin Ze returned home carrying two pheasants and a wild rabbit. Lin Changgui and Liu Ying were used to it and didn't feel surprised at all.

The eldest grandson never returned empty-handed when he went up the mountain.

There were two pheasants sent by Bai Tuan in the room, plus the ones hunted by Lin Ze, a total of four. Lin Changgui said to Liu Ying, "Old woman, pick up all these chicken offal and give them to me to eat with my wine."

Liu Ying nodded without saying anything.

"Grandpa, why not call Second Uncle over so you can have a drinking companion." Lin Ze said. It's not that he can't drink, but he is young and drinking too much will harm his health.

After taking a hot spring bath today, he felt that most of the foul air in his body had been removed. He will go bathe again tomorrow.

"Okay, we won't give them the chicken. Call your second uncle's family over to eat. It will be more lively when there are more people." Lin Changgui said, and then Lin Ze led Lin Wen and Lin Wu to the village office to call people.

The village office is located at the foot of the West Mountain, a long distance away from Lin Changgui's home. The three of them received many honorific titles along the way.

As usual, Lin Ze gave a piece of pagoda candy to anyone who called him uncle or grandpa.

His move amazed Lin Wen and Lin Wu, and they all looked at Lin Ze's trouser pockets, which were not bulging at all.

"Brother Ze, how many pagoda candies do you have in your pocket?" Lin Wen asked curiously, almost reaching out to touch them.

Lin Ze smiled but didn't answer. Soon, they arrived at the village office. Lin Musheng was weaving bamboo baskets in the yard, while Second Aunt was feeding chickens.

"Uncle, Aunt, Grandpa asked me to call you to his house for dinner." Lin Ze shouted.

During the slack farming season, Lin Musheng and Wang Erni almost lived in the village office. After all, he was the village party secretary, so almost all the work in the village office was done by him and the village chief Lin Fugui.

The second uncle put down the work in his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll be right there."

The group walked towards Lin Changgui's house, talking and laughing. On the way, Lin Wu whispered to Lin Ze, "Brother Ze, can I have another pagoda candy later?"

Lin Ze nodded and thought to himself that he should prepare more pagoda candies, as the children in the village seemed to like them very much.

When we arrived at Lin Changgui's house, the food was already served. We sat around the table and began to enjoy this sumptuous dinner.

During the dinner, Lin Changgui drank too much and got a little drunk, so Liu Ying helped him back to the bedroom to rest. Lin Ze told Lin Musheng and Wang Erni about Xueyao, and they were both amazed.

"There are such magical foxes in this world." Lin Musheng exclaimed.

"Aze, you are so lucky to meet such a special white fox." Wang Erni said with a smile.

Lin Ze nodded, and secretly decided in his heart that he must help Xue Yao find the reincarnation of the boy. After dinner, Lin Ze took Lin Wen and Lin Wu back to his room.

He took out the herbs he had collected in the valley today from his backpack and studied them carefully.

"If I take these herbs to the pharmacy in town and sell them, I will definitely be able to make a lot of money." Lin Wen said to himself.