Dressed as the last nine-tailed fox

Chapter 345 Awang
"You three don't look like you're from Jinling City, but you came from far away? If I'm not mistaken, you must have lost your way?"

Just as the group of pale and thin people with fierce looks standing not far from Yi Changle and the other two were about to pounce on them, a pleasant and gentle female voice sounded behind them.

Hearing the voice, Yi Changle and the other two turned around together, and a woman who, although not stunning in appearance but exuding a comfortable temperament, appeared in front of them.

However, the most noteworthy thing is the extremely pale face of this woman. It is obvious from a face that she is seriously ill. If it is serious, she may not live long.

Seeing that Yi Changle and the other two were constantly looking at her, the woman curled her lips in understanding, then took a few steps forward to Yi Changle, who was also a woman, and said sincerely: "Girl, believe me, I have no bad intentions."

As she spoke, the woman's voice became much quieter, and she said in a voice that only she and Yi Changle could hear: "You can see that this place is full of good and bad people. To put it bluntly, there are all kinds of people here."

The woman paused, looked at Kaitian and Pei Enze standing to the left and right of Yi Changle, and then continued to speak to Yi Changle: "Although there are two men traveling with you, with your looks, even men would suffer in this place. To be honest, it is difficult for the three of you to escape from this place unscathed."

Seeing that the group of people not far away had been standing there and had no intention of leaving, the woman said seriously, "This is not a place to chat. How about this, you all come home with me first, and I'll have someone take you away later."

……

Yi Changle and the other two followed the woman into the depths of the slums. Surprisingly, the environment seemed to get much better as they went deeper into the slums. The ground under their feet became concrete instead of mud. Even the houses not far away, although not as magnificent as the ones in Jinling City, were no longer built with thatch. At least they had a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

"This is it, please come in." The woman opened the closed door in front of her and politely made a "please" gesture to Yi Changle and the other two.

As Yi Changle and the other two entered the house, they smelled a scent of jasmine. It was fresh and not too sweet. It was totally out of place in this slum, just like the tidy house.

Inside the house, a man with his back to the door was placing the plates in his hands on the table. There were steaming dishes on the table. Although they were ordinary home-cooked meals, they were presented exquisitely and uniquely, showing the cook's love for life.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the man quickly placed the last dish in his hand on the table, and then adjusted the position of the dishes on the table. After everything was ready, he turned around and said with a smile: "Awang, you're back! Come and sit down. I cooked a lot of dishes today, all of which are your favorites."

The smile on the man's face froze instantly when he saw Yi Changle and the other two. He asked cautiously, "Who are you?"

"Wenfei!" Ah Wang looked at Yi Changle apologetically and quickly walked towards Xu Wenfei, "These three are my guests, please be polite."

"Guests?" Xu Wenfei frowned and asked, "Who else do you know in this slum besides me? Besides..." Xu Wenfei looked at Yi Changle and the other two and said, "It's been a while since we moved to the slum. I have never seen these three people. Besides, they are all dressed in fancy clothes. It's impossible for them to be related to the slum."

Hearing this, Awang clasped his hands and explained with a guilty conscience: "Wenfei, they are definitely not from the slums. I saw the three of them at the entrance..."

"Entrance!" Xu Wenfei's face darkened. "Didn't you say you were just going to walk outside? Why did you run to the entrance? You know your body..."

"Wenfei." Ah Wang hooked Xu Wenfei's arm and said coquettishly, "I didn't think of the entrance. I just wanted to walk around nearby. I don't know how I ended up at the entrance. Don't be angry. There won't be a next time, okay?"

Faced with Awang's coquettish behavior, Xu Wenfei remained unmoved.

Seeing this, Awang changed his words, "Besides, if I hadn't just arrived at the entrance and met them, I'm afraid they would have met with an accident. So I have done a good thing."

Ah Wang's eyes were filled with pride. Suddenly he remembered something and turned to Yi Changle and the other two and asked, "By the way, I still don't know how to address you three?"

"Just call me Yi Chun." Yi Changle paused, then pointed at Kaitian and Pei Enze and said, "These are my younger brothers Yi Xia and Yi Dong."

"Spring, summer, and winter? Doesn't that mean autumn is missing?" Awang asked curiously.

"Qiu... is in the capital." Yi Changle smiled, "I do have a younger sister named Yi Qiu, but she didn't come to Jinling with us this time."

"From the capital?" Xu Wenfei asked tentatively, "Then why did you come to Jinling?"

"Jinling is full of gold, so of course we are looking for gold." From the moment they entered the house, Yi Changle and the other two knew that the man in front of them was the yellow-eyed monster they were looking for.

"Really? Looking for gold..." The vigilance on Xu Wenfei's face did not diminish at all.

"Wenfei..." Ah Wang poked Xu Wenfei and said, "Be more polite to guests who have come from afar."

"Hurry up and sit down." Ah Wang let go of Xu Wenfei's hand, and regardless of Xu Wenfei's reluctance, he enthusiastically greeted Yi Changle and the other two, "It's fate that we met. Come and try Wenfei's cooking. After we finish our meal, I'll let Wenfei take you out."

Yi Changle and the other two did not refuse, but chose to sit down. It was true that Xu Wenfei was a monster with yellow eyes, but this woman named Awang was actually a mortal. Seeing how much Xu Wenfei cared about Awang, the reason why he did not obey Fu Rou's summons to return to Fuxing City was obvious: it was Awang.

There were a lot of dishes on the table, not enough for two people, but there were only two sets of bowls and chopsticks. Seeing that Yi Changle and the other two did not refuse, Awang said to Xu Wenfei happily, "Wenfei, go get three more sets of bowls and chopsticks."

Seeing Awang's cheerful look, Xu Wenfei couldn't say the words to refuse, so he could only resign himself to walking to get the dishes and chopsticks.

……

"Eat quickly, eat quickly." Because they were both women, Awang kept putting food into Yi Changle's bowl. After a while, there was a small mountain in Yi Changle's bowl.

"Looking at Miss Yi's appearance, she usually has no shortage of delicacies from land and sea, but you must try the dishes made by our Wen Fei. They are not precious, but the taste is unique." Awang introduced happily: "Even the most expensive restaurant in Jinling City can't compare to the taste."

Under Awang's gaze, Yi Changle picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of food and put it into his mouth.

As his taste buds felt the surprise, Yi Changle's eyes lit up and he exclaimed, "This is so delicious!"

"You two come and try it." Yi Changle did not forget to greet Kaitian and Pei Enze.

Kaitian and Pei Enze looked at each other strangely, then picked up their chopsticks at the same time and tasted Xu Wenfei's cooking. Then they both widened their eyes and exclaimed the same way as Yi Changle, "This is so delicious!"

"Puchi." Awang couldn't help laughing at Kaitian and Pei Enze's reactions, "You two are indeed siblings. Even your reactions to eating something delicious are exactly the same." Kaitian stuffed a few chopsticks into his mouth and said incoherently, "I've never eaten anything so delicious. It's amazing that such a homely dish can be made to taste this way."

"That's right." Yi Changle was not willing to be outdone and stuffed a few chopsticks into his mouth.

Pei Enze held his forehead helplessly. He didn't understand why things suddenly turned out like this, but he had lived with Yi Changle for a while before, and he understood the truth that 'one more word you say, one less bite you eat'. So Pei Enze let go of his hand that was holding his forehead, said nothing, and buried his head in his food.

Seeing that the dishes on the table were almost wiped out before Xu Wenfei even started eating, and he had only taken a few bites with his chopsticks, Awang's mouth twitched and he asked in a low voice: "Wenfei, they haven't had a full meal for a long time, have they? They look so pitiful. Are there any more dishes in the kitchen? How about you cook a few more for them?"

"No more, I just bought these." Xu Wenfei looked out the window, "Awang, it's time for you to take your medicine, drink it quickly and go to rest."

"Can……"

"Don't worry, I will get them out of the slums safely." Xu Wenfei paused and said in a tone that could not be refused: "Be obedient, your health is important."

"understood."

……

Only after personally supervising Awang to drink the medicine and lie down to rest did Xu Wenfei return to the dining table.

Looking at the plate in front of him that had been cleared out without even a grain of rice left, Yi Changle smiled at Xu Wenfei sheepishly, "You cooked so many dishes, but it seems like you haven't even had a bite. How about letting Awang take a break and we'll treat you to another meal outside?"

Xu Wenfei waved his hand, "No need."

"Once Awang drinks the medicine, he will fall into a deep sleep. Now tell me your purpose." Xu Wenfei said seriously, "Who sent you to use Awang to find me?"

"We did come to look for you, that's right." Yi Changle said truthfully, "But meeting Awang was an accident. We didn't expect to find you by following Awang."

"Meeting you was indeed an accident." Pei Enze added, "Those people at the entrance of the slums had blood on their hands. When the three of us showed up, they wanted to attack us, but when Awang showed up, they stopped. Although they were afraid of Awang, she looked powerless. She saved us, so we naturally had to ensure her safe return home."

"I believe this." Xu Wenfei pointed upwards, "You didn't come from the capital, but from the sky, right? Logically speaking, you really have no need to lie to me."

Xu Wenfei sighed, "In fact, the moment I heard the sound of the conch, I knew that this day was not far away, but I really didn't expect it to come so soon. I thought there would still be time."

"Since you received Fu Rou's call, why didn't you write her back?"

"I..." Xu Wenfei lowered his head.

Seeing Xu Wenfei looking speechless, Yi Changle took the initiative to say, "It's because of Awang. With Awang's current condition, she should have died a long time ago. Did you increase her lifespan?"

Xu Wenfei raised his head and said in disbelief: "You...how could you possibly know? Ah Wang's current appearance is obviously no different from that of an ordinary person...You shouldn't have noticed anything unusual..."

“How can she be the same as ordinary people? She is clearly full of deathly aura.” Kaitian said with disdain.

"If you spent all your family wealth in order to use evil magic to increase her lifespan, then you should let her die." Pei Enze frowned, "You force her to stay in the world like this, which will only make her suffer, and in the end her soul will be scattered."

"You look like a dead person... your soul is scattered... who are you?"

Seeing Xu Wenfei's increasingly frightened eyes, Yi Changle smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, we are not powerful people. We are just ordinary people sent by Lord Furou to take you back."

"Then why have I never heard of you in Fuxing City before?"

"We just do things for money. As long as there is money, we will do things in other places besides Fuxing City."

"I can also give you money. How much do you want to let me go?"

Yi Changle didn't answer, but just raised his eyebrows at Xu Wenfei.

"That's right." Xu Wenfei laughed at himself, "No one in this world can compare to the city lord in terms of money."

"But besides money, we also love food, and you're a good cook." Yi Changle praised Xu Wenfei sincerely, "You know, everyone loves a cook." Hearing this, Xu Wenfei's eyes lit up, "Whatever you want to eat, I can make anything!"

“Not now.” Yi Changle rubbed his stomach and said, “I’m already full, but if you are willing to tell us the story of you and Awang, we may be able to help Awang, at least so that she can be reborn into a good family and not end up with a broken soul.”

Xu Wenfei was silent for a while, then he said, "I used to think that all humans were selfish and greedy, until I met Awang... I have never seen such a beautiful woman. Just like she helped you today, she is always willing to help anyone, and she has always been kind..."

……

Xu Wenfei and Awang met outside the city of Jinling. After Xu Wenfei put on human skin, some things went wrong. He failed to reach the Xu Mansion in time, and failed to knock on the door of the Xu Mansion on time. Instead, he fainted outside the city of Jinling, covered in blood.

Accompanied by the fishy smell, people coming and going chose to avoid Xu Wenfei when entering or leaving the city. Only Awang saved Xu Wenfei, even though he was covered in blood at that time.

Everyone around him advised Awang to send Xu Wenfei to the mass grave. "He can barely breathe, so why waste time saving him?"

But Awang did not abandon Xu Wenfei, nor did he mind the fishy smell on his body, and rescued Xu Wenfei.

"Awang has no parents and grew up in the slums outside Jinling City. She survived in the slums with the black mud on her face and a body so thin that it was hard to tell whether she was a man or a woman." Xu Wenfei raised his lips, "I thought that only thorns would grow out of the mud, but I didn't expect that a holy lotus could really bloom out of the mud."