I searched for corpses in the Wuding River to extract entries

The red fox saw the white fox's six tail feathers, as fluffy as clouds and as white as snow, tightly clustered behind it.

I was extremely surprised and found it hard to believe that there was such a strange fox with six tails in the world.

The white fox seemed unaware of the red fox's astonishment and continued to walk forward slowly and lightly.

In an instant, the pure and flawless fur on its body began to fall off piece by piece, like snowflakes flying in the sky in winter.

Under the cover of the flying snow, the figure of the white fox gradually became vague.

In a moment, the red fox opened its eyes wide with curiosity.
The white fox turned into a human girl in the blink of an eye.

She was dressed simply, with a playful bun on her head and a childish face.

She is like a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, fresh, refined and lively.

There was no trace of the fox-like demeanor he had just shown in his every move.

"Please wait here for a while until I come back."

The girl transformed from the white fox looked back at the red fox, smiling in the corners of her eyes, and said gently, "I will be back soon, and I will let you taste some human delicacies, which is far better than the life of eating raw meat and drinking blood that we used to have!"

After saying that, she turned and left, leaving behind her back.

Looking at the figure of the white fox gradually disappearing in the wind and snow, the red fox's eyes were fixed on the footprints on the snow.

What kind of fox is this…it has six tails and can transform into a human.

Chihu's mind was full of doubts, just like the book in his mind, which made him puzzled and only added to his confusion.

The wind and snow became more and more violent, and the cold wind was biting and unbearable. The red fox could not help but feel the waves of cold coming and corroding his muscles and bones.

He wanted to turn around and leave, looking for a safe haven.

But when he thought of the white fox's instructions before leaving, and the unbearable hunger in his stomach,

The red fox resolutely chose to stay where he was and did not move a step.

The time was long and difficult due to hunger and cold.

The red fox's consciousness began to become blurred, as if it was in chaos.

Just before he was about to fall into coma, a series of rapid shouts brought him back to his senses.

The red fox struggled to raise its head, and in the light of the sky illuminated by the white snow, it vaguely saw a girl.

The girl was holding something wrapped in oil paper in her hand. She walked lightly across the snow.
Every step was taken on the withered and decaying branches and leaves, and there was a burst of rustling sound underfoot.

"Look! This is the human delicacy I brought for you!"

After that, she carefully unpacked the square box.

Suddenly, a rich and tempting aroma wafted into my nose.

The roast chicken was golden in color and steaming hot, as if it still had the residual heat from the stove fire.

The little red fox stared at the delicious food which was only a few inches away from him, and smelled the rich fragrance rushing straight to his nose.

However, he was somewhat hesitant. Although he was extremely hungry, he could not help but look at the girl in front of him again and again.

The girl seemed to have seen through the red fox's doubts, and then she gently took off her robe.
The next moment, the snow-white figure with Vulpix behind him appeared again.

"Come and eat, don't be afraid!" She called gently, "I am a fox from Qingqiu just like you. We are from the same roots."

Seeing this, the red fox finally put aside his hesitation and worries.

Like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, it rushed straight towards the tempting food and started chewing it in big mouthfuls.

While the red fox was enjoying the food, the white fox was squatting gracefully beside him.

Her six tails swayed gently with her movements.

"Thinking back to three hundred years ago when I just returned from traveling in the outside world, my Qingqiu Fox Clan still had more than ten members." The white fox's voice was filled with a hint of sadness as it slowly recounted the past.

"Now I have searched all over Qingqiu, but I never expected that I would only find you, a fox with awakened intelligence. How unpredictable things are..."

"As for the other members of our tribe... Alas, they have all lost the blood of our fox tribe and have become ordinary beasts."

However, the red fox was so hungry at the moment that he did not fully listen to what the white fox said.

All his attention was focused on the food in front of him, and he just wanted to finish it as quickly as possible.

Seeing this, the white fox couldn't help but turn his gaze to the snow beside him and sighed softly.

She chose to wait quietly until the red fox had finished eating the food, then she asked:
"Is this food to your liking?"

The red fox nodded desperately, like a chick pecking at rice.

Not only that, the vast Qi and blood transformed from the food also began to surge in his body at this moment.

The red fox instantly became hot, like a burning flame.

Even the snow around him began to feel the heat and melted quietly.

When the white fox saw this strange scene, it couldn't help but let out a soft "eh", but didn't pay too much attention to it.

She just smiled and then asked:
"Human food is indeed much better than the blood we eat."

"Would you like to be able to eat these more often in the future?"

Upon hearing this, the red fox was stunned for a moment, and then nodded even faster, like pounding garlic.

Seeing this, the white fox finally showed a relieved expression, as if he saw hope for the inheritance of his race.

She said slowly: "In this case, I will teach you the unique skill of my Qingqiu Fox Clan - the Nine Lives Heart Evidence!"

"Ah?" The red fox listened and a look of confusion appeared on his face.

He tried hard to understand the white fox's words, but his brain was not enough and he couldn't understand what the white fox was saying.

The white fox was not surprised when he saw the red fox's confused look.

After all, how could this little guy who accidentally opened his spiritual intelligence in the mountains know what a monster is?
They would not even know how noble and glorious the Qingqiu fox clan represents among the monsters.

But for the white fox, the red fox's innocence and desire are enough.

She knew that the red fox was willing to give everything for food and survival.

And it was because of hunger that she embarked on the path of transformation into a monster.

Now, she is willing to pass on this inheritance to this little guy who has similar experiences as her.

……

Eighty years later, an ancient temple in the wilderness.

This temple has gone through countless storms and erosions, and its dilapidated state makes it difficult to tell its age.

However, it happened to be located on the only way to Beijing for the imperial examination.
Therefore, even in this desolate place, there are often passers-by in a hurry.
People choose to stay here temporarily, either to find a place to rest for the night or to avoid sudden wind and rain. Because of this, although the appearance of the ancient temple is dilapidated, the interior is relatively clean due to the occasional maintenance of passers-by.

A stone Buddha statue stands quietly in the temple, and the ruthless years have caused it to suffer from weathering.
The once clear facial features are now blurred, and no one can recognize the specific identity and origin of this Buddha statue.

The scholar looked up at the Buddha statue that was no longer recognizable. He hesitated for a moment, then knelt down and kowtowed three times devoutly to the statue.

I silently chanted, "May the Bodhisattva bless me, so that I can pass the exam this year and not fail again, to comfort my family..."

After the prayer, the scholar did not leave immediately, but simply cleaned the temple, as if to express his gratitude to the Bodhisattva for taking him in.

Then he lit a dim oil lamp.

The scholar leaned against a corner of the ancient temple, picked up a book and began to read it carefully.

Just as he was immersed in the sea of ​​books, reading with full concentration,
At some point, an octogenarian appeared silently before him.

The old man, holding a gong in one hand and a drumstick in the other, suddenly appeared and made the scholar stagger.

After the scholar took a closer look and recognized that the old man was the elder who was in charge of night watch in the surrounding villages,

He just breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to himself, "Old man, why do you walk so quietly?"

The old man had a serious face and didn't smile. He just said calmly: "Young man, you'd better not stay here tonight."

Hearing this, the scholar showed a trace of embarrassment on his face. He sighed and explained, "The journey is long, and I have very little money left. Even staying in a hotel is not enough."

The old man did not dissuade him too much, as he knew very well that he had seen many stubborn scholars like him.

Moreover, most of the scholars who chose to stay overnight in this temple did not encounter any danger.
At most, he would be frightened to death and suffer from hysteria for a few days.

Thinking of this, the old man simply gave another admonition:
"The Taoist priest from the neighboring village once said that there is some evil spirit in this temple, so you need to be careful. However, I think it should be fine."

The scholar raised his hand impatiently, indicating that he already knew.

When the old man saw this, he said no more. He just struck the gong three times, one slow and two fast, and then turned and left.

"It's midnight, everything is fine~"

Listening to the night watchman's footsteps gradually disappearing into the night, the scholar felt sleepiness creeping into his heart.

He gently put the book in his hand back into the bag, then found a more comfortable position.

I lay my head on the pile of dry straw, ready to fall asleep.

Just as his consciousness began to fade and he was about to fall into a dream,
Suddenly, a clear and pleasant piano sound broke the silence of the night.

"Huh?" The scholar was startled. The night watchman's instructions just now immediately emerged in his mind. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart and shivered all over.

He muttered to himself: Could it be... that there really is something unclean hidden in this temple?
"But...what beautiful piano music." After the scholar listened to the piano music a few more times, he suddenly felt refreshed and forgot all about gods and ghosts.

He seemed to be bewitched by the sound of the piano, and a strong desire to explore surged in his heart. He stood up as if possessed by a ghost and walked out of the temple.

The scholar carefully held the dim oil lamp in his right hand, and gently covered the flame with his left hand to prevent it from being blown out by the wind.

Under the dim light, he walked while constantly looking left and right, trying to find the source of the piano sound in the dark night.

In this way, he walked about a hundred steps.
Suddenly, a pavilion appeared before his eyes.

The scholar couldn't help feeling a little surprised, because he didn't notice there was a pavilion here when he came.

But at this moment, he could only assume that he had remembered it wrong before, and continued walking towards the pavilion.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up and swept over violently.

The fireworks in the scholar's hand were instantly extinguished by the sudden strong wind.

He raised his head suddenly, and at that moment, he caught a glimpse of a graceful figure in the pavilion, playing the piano elegantly.

The sound of the piano is melodious, like the sound of nature.

However, there was a veil in front of the pavilion, hiding the beauty's true appearance.

As a result, the scholar could catch a glimpse of the graceful figure, but could not see her beautiful face.

The figure playing the zither seemed to have noticed the scholar's arrival and immediately stopped what he was doing.

He asked softly, "Who is it?"

This sound is extremely soft and beautiful, just like a yellow oriole singing in a valley, melodious and beautiful.
The scholar suddenly felt relaxed and happy, as if it was numb to the bones.

The scholar calmed himself down, coughed, cleared his throat, and answered respectfully:

"Miss, I am a scholar going to Beijing to take the imperial examination and passing through here. It is windy and cold here and it is very easy to catch a cold. If you want to play the zither, why don't you go to the ancient temple in front to take shelter from the cold?"

After saying this, the scholar carefully lifted the veil in front of him.

However, he never expected that what he saw was a fox face covered with red hair, a sharp mouth and sharp teeth.

This sudden change made the scholar tremble with fear, and fear surged like a tide.
He suddenly felt dizzy, then lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Behind the red fox, the girl transformed by the white fox slowly came into view.
She sighed softly, her tone revealing a bit of helplessness and regret: "Why did you fail again?"

"We are not those crude wild monsters who live in the mountains and only know how to eat raw meat and drink blood."

"We are a species from ancient times, descendants of the Qingqiu Fox Clan. We have noble blood flowing in our veins and carry a long heritage."

"Nine Lives Heart Testimony, this unique skill emphasizes the power of the mind as the foundation. Only when you can confuse his mind and make him be sincere and affectionate to you, can your cultivation be improved."

"Didn't you get a glimpse into his inner thoughts just now?"

A trace of confusion flashed in the red fox's eyes, and he responded in a low voice: "I did read it..."

"However, what I felt...what he expected seemed to be very different from what I had in mind. It was even a little hard to accept."

The red fox's tone revealed some reluctance and confusion: "So I..."

"So you added hair, sharp teeth, and long ears!" The white fox couldn't stand it anymore, so she raised her voice:

"You have to understand that he is a human, not a fox like us."

After that, she sighed softly again, her tone full of helplessness and admonition:
"I have repeatedly reminded you many times that only by putting aside your own preferences and prejudices and complying with his expectations and wishes can you truly win his heart..."

The red fox nodded, and then was a little confused: "But why do we want to get people's hearts and not other things?"

"Tigers and wolves, isn't that possible? They're obviously dumber."

The white fox shook his head: "It is precisely because they are stupid that it is useless to come to them."

"Only humans, they have seven senses and poor perception."

"As long as we meet their expectations, it will be easy to win their hearts..."

"It will also make it easier to produce the next tail!" (End of this chapter)