Occupational sacrifice

Chapter 83

"Chirp!" The little fox nodded and called.

"How is Xiaobai?"

"Chirp!" the little fox said angrily.

"The little guy?"

"Chirp!"

"Little black?"

"Jiujiu!" The little guy was impatient, and licked Zhang Buyi's neck for a while.

"Haha, okay, okay, you can't do it if you're afraid. Most of the foxes are surnamed Hu, and we're not so popular anymore. You're all white, with no variegated color, so your surname is Bai. As for your name... ·”

"Red Sleeves Add Fragrance, Linghu Nine Tails, Let's call you Bai Xiangling! It sounds nice, but also has the expectation and ambition to become Nine Tails! How about it?"

"Jiujiu!" The little fox finally had a cheerful cry.

"I like it, as long as I like it!" Zhang Buyi smiled happily.

The fox girl watched one person and one fox leave, and looked at the backs of the boy and the young fox laughing and leaving, with a little nostalgia and nostalgia in her eyes, as if thinking of the good old days.

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After Zhang Buyi returned to the inn, he sorted out his harvest carefully, then carefully put away the fox wood carving and took it with him.

After finishing everything, Zhang Buyi counted his money.

36 taels of silver, spent ten taels on the way here, and ten taels at the counter. These days, the city has been building vigorously, which is more than enough for the rich, and the consumption of silver is also exaggerated.

But in a few days, 15 taels were used up, and now only a little more than one tael is left.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, trying to meditate, there was still a little bit of breathlessness, Zhang Buyi frowned.

"Is the money on the counter still considered the money you carry with you? So disgusted with the smell of copper? This week, Tai was really born a poor ghost with a noble life!"

While Zhang Buyi murmured, he shook his head, this little influence was no longer a serious problem, as his thoughts flickered, Taoist Zhuang Zhengsong and healer Chen Lianfang emerged together.

Just like that, the three figures sat cross-legged in a room and started multi-threaded practice!
Early the next morning, Zhang Buyi withdrew seven taels of silver from the shopkeeper, and was enthusiastically given away by the waiter's waiter.

Seeing that the other party is so attentive, and thinking about the past few days, Zhang Buyi rewarded the shop waiter with a tael of silver, which made the other party bow continuously.

Zhang Buyi smiled and didn't care.

That's right, he is such a noble person, he burned eight taels of silver, which hindered him from blending in with the masses.The smell of copper is too unsuitable for him!

He was sent out of the county town by the waiter with great enthusiasm, and then he left under the eager eyes of the other party.

Seeing the other party standing at the gate of the city and unwilling to leave for a long time, it was like sending off an ancestor.

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After Zhang Buyi left Jiangshui Lane, he didn't immediately use the magic amulet to hurry on his way. Instead, he patted the little fox in his arms and said:
"Little guy, you've been using me as a mount for half a month, isn't it time to reciprocate now? Your master, I don't have any horses to go on the road now!"

"Chirp!"

The little guy yelled twice unwillingly between the lapels of Zhang Bu's clothes.It's not that it doesn't want to bend Zhang Buyi, but it doesn't want to leave Zhang Buyi's embrace, the exclusive throne that belongs to it.

"Hehe, you bastard, you really use this seat as a mount!" While laughing and cursing, Zhang Buyi grabbed the fur of the opponent's neck and pulled it out of his pocket like a cat.

"Jiujiu!" The captured fox called out weakly, but did not struggle.

Seeing this, Zhang Buyi threw it on the ground.

Half a foot long, it looked like a fat little ferret fox. After leaving Zhang Buyi's hands, it rose in the wind and turned into a tall white fox when it landed.

The snow-white hair seemed to be polished, shining brightly, and the long and narrow fox face was not vicious, but had a different kind of beauty, with a strong body like a horse.

Seen from a distance, it is very miraculous, and it is not a mortal beast at first glance.

Zhang Buyi sized it up for a moment, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Well, it's not bad. It's worthy of the appearance of the Nine-tailed Fox, but the tail is still a bit short."

"Hey!"

The little fox raised his head and snorted triumphantly.

With a smile on his face, Zhang Buyi floated up and rode directly on the fox's back, saying: "Let's go, the distance shouldn't be far, it's about two or three hundred kilometers."

Following Zhang Buyi's words, the little fox exerted strength on his legs, turned into a white horse, and shot out.After a few ups and downs, he jumped to the top of the tree, and ran quickly between the treetops.

Nimble and elegant, and extremely fast, even if they don't hide their figure, few people will notice something running over their heads.

But Zhang Buyi on the fox's back didn't feel the slightest jolt, and even the fast-running wind was blocked by a layer of aura on the fox's body.

"It's no wonder that so many people want to raise spirit demons, they can be ridden, they can travel, their cultivation base is high, and they can warm their quilts after being transformed..." At this point, the figures of Pu Songling's two beast-eared mothers In a flash, "Such a multi-functional partner is not as fragrant as a car!"

During the ride, Zhang Buyi felt a strange experience for a while, and then began to try various spells.

Gradually, I understood the specific role of Hongxiu Tianxiang.According to Zhang Buyi's understanding, this is a kind of physical illusion, which is more about modeling and summoning.

The power of the little fox can now be fully integrated with Zhang Buyi, just like a blessing of a template identity.

Moreover, in the process of the little fox's blessing, his mana possessed a new characteristic, the magic shape, which is the characteristic of the little fox's solidification.

He can use this to summon some monsters to fight, which is equivalent to a summoned scholar.Using Confucianism and Taoism as the brush, using the magic power of the little fox as the ink, to outline the demon spirit, and summon the spirit demon to fight, it is the red sleeves.

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Zhejiang Prefecture, the surrounding small counties, Shaoxin County.

A month ago, Zhou Boyi, a famous Shaoxin doctor, was imprisoned by Shaoxin county magistrate for offending foreigners because he was not good enough to treat foreigners.The Zhou family refused to accept it and appealed.

After several twists and turns, all those in charge of the Zhou family were folded in and cleaned up.One by one, they either suddenly fell ill in prison, or they suddenly came to their senses and committed suicide to apologize.

There is only one half-child who is still underage, looking after a huge Zhou family.The overwhelming power of the foreigners is fully displayed at this moment.

Some timid and timid servants of the Zhou family left overnight, avoiding everything, fearing that they would be implicated.

Among the servants in their twenties, only one accompanying servant and an old housekeeper remained, and the three depended on each other.

And this is just the beginning of the troubles. First, there are gangs of all kinds in the city, either coveting the Zhou family's property, or coveting the Zhou family's inheritance, or wanting to curry favor with foreigners, flattering them, and embarrassing the Zhou family everywhere.

In order to avoid disaster, the three had to close a series of pharmacies and escape to Zhoujia Village outside the city.

Unexpectedly, the tiger in front of the door has not retreated, and there are wolves in the house.

Zhoujiacun, to be precise, should be called Zhoujiazhuang.Several generations ago, the masters of the Zhou family came to settle here. Because of their excellent medical skills, they earned a lot of money and bought this village and the surrounding land.

However, most of the Zhou family is a single family, and the population is not very prosperous.The first Mr. Zhou was kind-hearted, and he often took in those who were in distress. He not only gave them medical treatment, but also occasionally left them and rented out the land on Zhuangzi so that they could settle down.

Many people were grateful for the kindness of the Zhou family and changed their surname to Zhou.

If things go on like this, Zhoujiazhuang has become a relatively large village. However, in the previous generations, they still collected a little rent, not much, but the masters and servants were orderly.

In the previous generation, Zhou Boyi, the master of the Zhou family, also known as Zhou Tai's elder brother and Zhou Shuren's father, was too lazy to accept him.Although they didn't expressly send it out, they didn't say to take it back, so they just let them plant it.

In more than ten years, Zhoujiazhuang became Zhoujiacun.Master Zhou has also become the head of the Zhou family. He is loved and loved, and seems to be respected by others.

But when the three of Zhou Shuren came here to avoid disaster, they realized what it means to be warm and cold, and people's hearts are fickle.

In Zhoujia Village, the members of the same clan who were in awe of Zhou Shu's family on weekdays, and who were extremely enthusiastic, changed their previous appearances.

Some are slightly reserved, while others are more undisguised, coveting Zhou's family property. In just over a month, 17-year-old Zhou Shuren can see the warmth and coldness of human relationships and understand the true meaning of the world.

On this day, the three of Zhou Shuren were once again called into Zhuangzi to discuss countermeasures.

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Zhoujiazhuang's discussion hall was already full of people, about twenty people.Sitting at the top are two old men and a middle-aged man.

Among them, the old man in the main position is the temporary patriarch Zhou He who just took office. He is considered to be a real Zhou family member, and he didn't change his surname, but he belongs to the side branch outside the third service.

The old man on the left side of Zhou He is about the same age, named Zhou Neng, who belongs to the same branch as Zhou He, and can be regarded as a distant cousin.

The middle-aged man on the right side of Zhou He is called Zhou Xun. Although his surname is also Zhou, strictly speaking, he is not from the Zhou family.His ancestors belonged to the refugees who were rescued by the kind-hearted ancestors of the Zhou family. Later, they changed their surname to Zhou and became the family of Zhuangzi.

However, most of the Zhou family is a single lineage, and there are few house divisions, so most of the so-called clan elders present here are born in this way, and strictly speaking, they can only be regarded as tenants of the Zhou family village.

It's just that the Zhou family has never said that for several generations, and now that there is no rent, no one would think so.

Zhou Neng, who was in the main seat on the left, said at this time: "In the past few days, people from the Black Dog Gang have appeared more and more frequently outside Zhuangzi. How do you all think about this?"

"What are you afraid of? The guards we have raised in our village these years are not easy to provoke."

"That's right, Captain Haizhi has been itching for the past few days, and wants to see how big the gangs in the city really are."

"No, no, this wild dog gang is said to be working for foreigners. If they offend foreigners again, who will bear the blame if the higher-ups are to blame?"

"Second Uncle is right, and I think there are not only one family, but several gangs hanging around outside these days."

"Yes, no matter how strong our Zhuangzi is, we can't fight all of them!"

"Then what do you say?"

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(End of this chapter)