Honghuang on the tip of the tongue

Rong Ze blinked his eyes. He didn't expect that he just wandered around and ran into the "Second Highness".

He couldn't help but ask, "Who are you, Fox King?"

Xiao Jiuwei was silent for a moment, then whispered: "It's my brother."

Rong Ze raised his eyebrows: From the tone of his voice, isn't the relationship between Little Nine Tails and Fox King very good?

While talking, the older Nine-Tailed Fox female officer hurried over, holding a bowl in her hand, which was filled with dark soup.

Seeing Xiao Jiuwei, she was obviously relieved, and said: "Second Highness, I found you, it's time to take medicine."

She saw Rong Ze just now, she was startled, thought of something, saluted cautiously, and asked: "Your Excellency is a distinguished guest who came with the Yuanshi sage?"

Rong Ze nodded and smiled, caught a glimpse of Xiao Jiuwei's reluctance, and couldn't help asking: "Is the Second Highness sick?"

The female officer sighed softly: "The Second Highness encountered some accidents when he was a child, so his health has not been very good, so he had to use herbs to recuperate."

No wonder Little Nine Tails doesn't look very happy. It's normal for a child not to like taking medicine.

Rong Ze thought for a while, pointed to the remaining Lemon Aiyu Jelly, and said to Xiao Jiuwei: "Second Highness, if you can take all the medicine on time, I will reward you with this."

Xiao Jiuwei blinked his big watery eyes, thinking of the sweet, sour, smooth and delicious taste of lemon aiyu jelly, he couldn't help swallowing.

The female officer took the opportunity to say: "Second Highness, if you don't drink the medicine, the medicine will be cold."

Thinking of the sticky and bitter taste of the medicine after cooling down, Xiao Jiuwei sighed heavily, picked up the medicine bowl resignedly, pinched his nose and poured it down.

"I'm done." Xiao Jiuwei pointedly lit the bottom of the bowl to Rong Ze.

Rong Ze smiled and handed him a bowl of Aiyu jelly, and promised that if Xiao Jiuwei could take medicine obediently in the future, he would teach him to make delicious fruit snacks with various fruits.

He couldn't help feeling: "Your environment in Qingqiu is really good, even the fruits are extraordinarily sweet." The quality is comparable to the fruits produced by Zhui Yufeng.

The female officer hurriedly said: "If the guests like it, just go and pick it. We can never finish eating the fruits here, and they will rot in the ground after a long time. It is quite troublesome to deal with."

Rong Ze wondered, "If that's the case, why do you plant so many fruit trees?"

The female officer said: "Isn't it because I have nothing to do..."

Only then did Rong Ze know that according to the ancestor's instruction, the nine-tailed fox family has lived in Qingqiu for generations, except for some specially trained diplomats like Hu Lingyue brothers and sisters, most of the foxes are not allowed to leave this place.

The Nine-Tailed Fox has a long lifespan, and Qingqiu is always peaceful, with nothing to do all day long, and it is inevitable that he will feel bored after staying for a long time.

In his spare time, Nine-Tailed Fox has developed various hobbies for self-entertainment, especially art.For example, the colorful houses that Rong Ze saw were painted by a group of foxes who like painting for hundreds of years.

There are also some foxes who like to plant, and the fruit trees that Rong Ze saw are their works.Qingqiu is originally a land of beauty and beauty, full of aura, so the plants growing here grow very well.

After hearing the introduction, Rong Ze couldn't help feeling: "This Qingqiu is really a rare paradise."

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, who would have believed that there is such a peaceful place in the prehistoric wilderness?

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jiuwei suddenly said: "It's really boring to stay in the same place and see the same scenery all the time!"

"Second Highness, you can't say such stupid things anymore." The female officer was taken aback and said seriously, "This is a rule set by our ancestors, and it's also for our own good. Don't forget the great battle that year."

"Big war? What big war?" Rong Ze was at a loss.

***

"Tianzun, I have made a major discovery!" Rong Ze rushed into the library, the superior couldn't hold back his breath.

Yuan Shi waved his hand, and the books floating in mid-air returned to their original positions one by one. He frowned slightly: "Why are you panicking?"

"It's like this. I met Fox King's younger brother and the female officer who took care of him... Ah, thank you Tianzun," Rong Ze took the clear spring sent by Yuanshi, gulped it down, and continued, "The female officer said, Thousands of years ago, around the time when the little prince disappeared, Qingqiu almost suffered a catastrophe."

"Is it the case of the beast Qiongqi attacking Qingqiu?"

"Hey, Tianzun, you know too?" Rong Ze was surprised.

Yuan Shi nodded: "It is recorded in Qingqiu's history books."

Rong Ze sighed: "At that time, the current Fox King had just succeeded to the throne. Qiongqi took a fancy to Qingqiu's territory and wanted to seize it. The Nine-tailed Fox fought against it with all the strength of the whole clan, but Qiongqi was an ancient beast. , the cultivation base is astonishing, the Nine-Tailed Fox is difficult to fight, and almost wiped out the whole army. The injury of the Fox King was also left in that battle."

Originally, after the Witch War, the ancient great monsters fell one after another, and their strength was greatly reduced, but that Qiongqi had been sleeping before, and just missed this calamity.The place where it slept was not far from Qingqiu. After waking up, it set its sights on this good place and wanted to use it as its own demon lair.

Since Qiongqi launched an attack suddenly, the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan was caught off guard.The young Fox King organized the clansmen to fight against each other, and sent out a signal for help.

Speaking of which, the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan was unlucky. At that time, most of the elders in the clan practiced in seclusion, leaving only the young and inexperienced members of the clan.Facing fierce beasts from ancient times, the Nine-Tailed Fox, who was used to a peaceful life, was really hard to resist.

There was also trouble in asking for help from the outside world—at the time when the little prince disappeared, the Emperor of Heaven was furious and ordered the Heavenly Court to be sealed off. The signal for help from Qingqiu could not be transmitted, and naturally he could not send troops to rescue in time.

Under Qiongqi's ferocious attack, the nine-tailed fox was defeated steadily, and the fox king's disease of being unable to see the light and wind was left in that battle.

There is also the Second Highness of the Fox Clan, the little Jiuwei that Xuanchu met not long ago, unfortunately, he was captured by Qiongqi at that time, and almost died, and his health has not been very good.

Of course, Qiongqi was a great demon at the same time as the Sanqing, and he had been asleep for tens of thousands of years, and his strength was extraordinary.

Even if the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan revolted, it would be difficult for them to deal with it.

The Fox King knew that if this went on like this, the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan could only be wiped out.

He was ready to sacrifice himself, and he wanted to die with Qiongqi.

At this moment, divine light descended from the sky and hit Qiongqi.

It is rare to see a powerful person who has the ability to defeat Qiongqi with one blow. Coupled with the timing of the opponent's appearance, it is impossible not to remind people of the mysterious person who took the little prince away.

Rong Ze said again, the other party not only subdued the beast Qiongqi, but also rebuilt the barrier of the Qingqiu Fox Country for them, for example, the foggy forest they passed through earlier was created by that person.

He sighed softly: "It's a pity that the female officer said that when that person appeared, his appearance was covered by a cloud of fog, and his appearance could not be seen."

Yuan Shi was not surprised.The description of this mysterious practitioner in the history books is also vague, basically the same as what Rong Ze said.

He half-closed his eyes, showing a thought-provoking expression, and then said after a while: "Go to Qingguang Pavilion."

***

In the inner hall of the Qingguang Pavilion, the light was heavy, and the faint pearl light did not bring any warmth, but made the environment even more deserted.

Hu Ling walked into the inner hall with more strides, saluted to the place surrounded by layers of veils, and said in a respectful and tense tone: "My lord, Miss Cuiwei said that His Highness Second Highness and Fellow Daoist Rong have met."

From the depths of the curtain came the hoarse voice of the Fox King: "What's Chu'er's reaction?"

"The Second Highness seems to like Fellow Daoist Rong very much, and Fellow Daoist Rong is also very kind to His Highness."

The Fox King sighed, "It's good, so I can rest assured."

The more Hu Ling hesitated for a moment, he couldn't help but said: "My lord, are you really planning to send His Highness away?"

After a long silence, the Fox King said quietly: "I, Qingqiu Nine Tails, am not proficient in medical theory. Only sending Chu'er to a place with better conditions will be good for his condition. There are many talents in Kunlun Mountains, Taiyi The Daoist, the Ci Hang Taoist, could it be that he is a famous medical master, and the Yuanshi sage is in charge, with them taking care of me, I can feel at ease."

"But Wang, I heard that Chanjiao has deliberately restrained its edge over the years, and the selection of entry-level disciples has become more and more strict. What if His Highness..." is not accepted?

The Fox King chuckled, and said firmly: "If they have something to ask, they will definitely agree to accept Chu'er."

Hu Ling was more stunned.

No wonder Wang easily agreed to let the Yuanshi sage enter Qingqiu. It turned out that he had expected such an outing for a long time.

However, how did the king know that the Yuanshi sage would definitely come to Qingqiu?

"They are here." Fox King said suddenly.

As soon as the words fell, the voice of the herald sounded outside the hall: "My lord, the sage Yuanshi is asking to see you."

***

Stepping into the Qingguang Pavilion again, Rong Ze's mood changed slightly.

He learned from the female officer that the reason why the Fox King lives in the dark Qingguang Pavilion all the year round is because he suffered heavy injuries in order to protect his clansmen during the battle with Qiongqi.

He admired leaders and warriors like Fox King very much, and even Qingguang Pavilion didn't look so eerie.

Yuanshi didn't intend to make any detours, and asked straight to the point, wanting to know more about the ascetic who defeated Qiongqi in the great battle thousands of years ago.

The fox king's tone was somewhat alienated and polite: "That senior is the great benefactor of my nine-tailed fox clan in Qingqiu. I don't know why Tianzun is looking for him?"

Yuan Shi said indifferently: "This deity is investigating an old matter, which may be related to that ascetic."

The Fox King said calmly: "I'm afraid I will disappoint Tianzun, and I don't know the identity of that senior. Back then, his appearance was always covered by mist, and I asked the elders of the clan, but no one knew his origin. "

Rong Ze was a little disappointed: Even the ancients don't know the origin of the mysterious man, is the clue going to be cut off again?

Yuan Shi suddenly said: "Your Excellency, just ask for conditions, I promise you, as long as I can do it, it will be done."

"What does Tianzun mean?" Fox King's tone became light.

"Tianzun?" From Rong Ze's perspective, Yuan Shi's smoky purple eyes were shining brightly under the candlelight.

The corner of Yuanshi's mouth curled into an imperceptible arc: "I want to see with my own eyes what this person left behind."

***

The steps going down were winding and steep, and at the end of the road was an unknown darkness.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, there would be such a mysterious secret room underground in Qingguang Pavilion.

"Tianzun, how do you know that the mysterious man left something behind?" Rong Ze asked in a low voice, following closely behind Yuan Shi.

Yuan Shi said concisely: "Zangshu Pavilion."

Rong Ze suddenly understood.Since the nine-tailed fox regards that mysterious man as a benefactor, it is not surprising that he has recorded his every move back then, but the problem is——

"Since the other party is the great benefactor of Nine-Tailed Fox, the things he left behind should be well preserved and treasured. How could the Fox King agree to us so easily?" He thought that the Fox King who would rather sacrifice himself to protect his clan should not be that kind of person. A person who betrays his benefactor for profit.

His eyes could not help but fall on the fox king who was leading the way.

The fox king seemed to be particularly afraid of the cold, even in a warm climate like Qingqiu, he wore a thick fur cloak and a black veil to cover his appearance.

But despite being so tightly wrapped from head to toe, judging from his walking posture and the inadvertent figure exposed from under the cloak, it is not difficult to imagine how magnificent he was back then.

Yuan Shi squinted his eyes.

What the fox king was thinking, even he couldn't understand.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, after passing through several trap doors, I finally arrived at the underground secret room.

Compared with the dark secret passage, the secret room is very bright. Several fist-sized night pearls are inlaid on the four walls. Under the reflection of the pearls, the box floating in the center of the secret room is particularly conspicuous.

The box was about the size of a palm, its surface was as black as ink, and it was suspended in the air without any support, which was unusual at first glance.

"This is what the benefactor entrusted to Gu for safekeeping." Fox King glanced at Yuan Shi, "The benefactor said that it contains the most precious things in the whole prehistoric desolation, and told Gu to keep it well."

After thousands of years, he can still clearly remember the scene when the mysterious man handed the box to him.

In order to preserve this object, he specially built this underground secret room.Even the guards outside the Qingguang Pavilion are actually guarding not him, the Fox King, but this secret room.

"The most precious thing in the whole world?" Rong Ze opened his eyes wide, "Then why doesn't he keep it by himself?"

With such a precious thing, isn't he afraid of accidents?

The Fox King snorted, he could understand the implication of Rong Ze's words, and he was not angry.

It is normal to question, and even he once asked his benefactor why he gave the treasure to them for safekeeping.

Fox King recalled the other party's answer back then, and said: "Because the benefactor said that this thing can only be used in the future if it is given to my Nine-Tailed Fox Clan."

"What do you mean?"

The fox king lingered on the two of them, and smiled slightly: "The benefactor also said that after a thousand years, someone will come to my Qingqiu. If the other party asks to see this thing, let Gu Zhao do it."

"What?!" Rong Ze was shocked, and his mind was in chaos, "You, you mean, that mysterious person predicted that we would come thousands of years ago?"

Yuan Shi still had no expression on his face, but his hands that were only hanging by his sides slowly clenched into fists.

"Yes or no, you two will know after a try." Fox King pointed to the mysterious black box, "The benefactor said that only those who are destined can open this box."

"Tianzun, why don't we give him a try?" Rong Ze was excited and nervous.

Yuan Shi frowned slightly, he didn't like this unknown feeling very much, and what happened now was obviously beyond his expectations.

He scanned the box with his divine sense, but couldn't see what was inside.

It seems that if you want to find out the truth, you must do what the other party asks.

Yuan Shi stepped forward and looked at the black box carefully. It was completely black, without any decoration, and the material could not be seen. It was impossible to judge where it was produced from the appearance.

He tried to inject a ray of divine light into the box, but saw that the light flashed slightly, then disappeared into the box in an instant, and could no longer be found.

The box didn't budge.

He raised his eyebrows lightly, took out his long sword, and slashed at the box heavily.

Hearing a loud sound of "铛", he was shocked, and the long sword that killed Fei Yi was forcibly knocked out.Looking at the black box again, the surface is as clean as ever, without even a scratch left.

"Tianzun..." Rong Ze looked at Yuan Shi worriedly.

Yuan Shi pursed his lips tightly, remained silent for a while, then turned to Rong Ze: "Come and try."

Rong Ze nodded solemnly and trotted forward.

The black box seemed to sense someone approaching, and suddenly hummed, the sound went from low to high, and the box body trembled accordingly.

Rong Ze took a tight breath and turned his head to look at Yuan Shi at a loss.

The latter gazed heavily, nodded lightly, and said, "Anxin, the deity is here."

Rong Ze nodded vigorously, his heart sank, and he slowly stretched out his hands, his fingertips touched the surface of the box, and there was a flash of light on the surface of the box, and with a "click", the box was opened from the inside.

In an instant, the light was shining brightly, illuminating the room as if it were daytime, and the surrounding pearls were suddenly overshadowed.

Rong Ze's eyes were sore from the light, and he couldn't help secreting tears, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to cover his eyes.

"Be careful!" Accompanied by this roar, Rong Ze felt his brows go cold, as if something passed through his body.

Then his eyes went dark and he fell unconscious.

***

Rong Ze had a very long dream. In the dream, there was a long, narrow and dirty street. He recognized it at a glance. It was the street in front of his house.

Did he time travel back again?

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a thin cry.

Following the sound, there was actually a swaddling baby under the banyan tree at the street corner, and the crying sound came from here.

He frowned, thinking that whoever left the child here, the parents would be too careless.

He was about to step forward to pick up the baby, when there was a burst of dirty curses in his ears.

That voice, he will never forget.

He stared dumbfounded at his stepfather, who was younger than he remembered, stumbling over from the other side of the road, carrying a wine bottle.

The other party also saw the swaddle, and didn't intend to pay attention to it. He accidentally saw the golden longevity lock on the baby's neck. His eyes lit up, and he immediately dropped the wine bottle and rushed forward...

Rong Ze finally understood that what happened in front of him was exactly what happened when he was a child!

let me go!

He wanted to shout, but found that he couldn't make a sound, and was sweating profusely.

At this time, the picture in front of me changed, and the familiar street disappeared, replaced by an antique and luxuriously decorated room.

On one side of the room is a half-open window, and a half-open rose pokes through the gap of the window, leaving the room full of spring light.

Not far from the window is a bed, not big, but it looks very soft.

Someone was sleeping soundly on the bed, with a small head, black and soft fetal hair...

Wait, that's it? !

A certain thought flashed through Rong Ze's mind, as if struck by lightning.

At this time, the sound of the wind suddenly rose, and the strong wind blew the rose down, and the petals scattered all over the ground.

The woman guarding the bed hurriedly got up and walked to the window, closing the window with difficulty against the wind.

Rong Ze realized something, and fixed his eyes on the baby on the bed.

The child didn't know anything and still slept soundly.

At this moment, a black shadow flashed in front of his eyes, Rong Ze held his breath, and quickly swept towards the opponent's face.

……wake up.

Rong Ze stared blankly at the colorfully painted ceiling, and it took him a long time to realize that he was a guest in Qingqiu Fox Country.

It was in the secret room at that time, and he opened the black box left by the mysterious man...

He sat up suddenly, because he got up too fast, his eyes went dark for a while.

A warm and strong hand stabilized his arm in time, and a reassuring breath broke into his nostrils.

He bent his mouth subconsciously: "Thank you Tianzun."

Yuan Shi's face was serious, his lips were tightly pressed, and his eyes were bottomless.

After a while, he staggered his eyes and said sullenly, "It's fine."

Rong Ze blinked, and was about to say something to ease the embarrassment, when he felt a chill in his palm, as if something had been stuffed into it.

Looking down, it turned out to be a big, round red fruit. He recognized that it was the danmu fruit recorded in "Shan Hai Jing".

"Second Highness." Rong Ze said in surprise, he didn't expect to meet Xiao Jiuwei here.

"You eat." Xuan Chu flapped his big eyes, full of expectation.

"Okay, I'll eat." Who can resist the cute nine-tailed fox cub?

Rong Ze took a bite of the danmu fruit, and the sweet juice exploded in his mouth. He gently stirred the fresh and tender flesh with his tongue, as if performing a sweet feast on the tip of his tongue.

"Delicious!" Rong Ze ate happily and gave Xiao Jiuwei a thumbs up.

The latter smiled happily.

Yuan Shi suddenly coughed heavily, and said, "Rong Ze, I have something to tell you."

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"Shan Hai Jing Bei Shan Jing": "There is a bird Yan, which is shaped like a snake, but has four wings, six eyes, and three legs.

"Shan Hai Jing Xi Shan Jing": "Mt. Mi, there are many dan trees on it, with leaves and red stems, yellow flowers and red fruits. It tastes like sweetmeat, and you will not be hungry if you eat it. Danshui comes out."