Hard to smile

Chapter 1 Incense
Hu Chun sat on the altar, stroked his beard with his paws, three on the left, three on the right, changed his paw, and did it again—Master Zhang, who was crying and begging on the tattered grass futon, hadn't finished chanting.

"Grandma Fox Fairy, Grandma Fox Fairy, please save my little son's life! I'm over forty years old, and I'm just such a young son. My wife and I took so much medicine and worshiped so many gods to get it. There is absolutely no way to live without it!" Master Zhang snotted his nose and burst into tears, and couldn't kneel anymore, lying on the ground, the broken brick floor was originally covered with dust, and he cried out a puddle of mud. "I've begged for the nearby City God, Guanyin, Bodhisattva, and Sanqing, but the child hasn't improved, so I'm here to beg you to grow old!"

Hu Chun scratched his back and felt that this sentence was from the heart of Mr. Zhang. As a person from Zhuozhou City, he would go to the barren mountains and wild mountains to pay homage to her, a small ruined temple of a fox fairy. up.

Master Zhang stood up trembling, took out a small gold ingot from the package on his arm, smiled flatteringly, and put it on Grandma Hu Fairy's altar.Of course he couldn't see the real body of Grandma Hu Immortal who was squatting in front of the statue, so the gold bar was directly placed on one of Hu Chun's hind paws.

Hu Chun let out a "hiss", a little pain, it's a bit heavy.

Master Zhang took out another roast chicken from the package and placed it respectfully in front of Hu Chun.

"Grandma Fox Fairy, for the sake of sincerity, please save the child's life!"

Hu Chun's eyes were bright, and his saliva came out. After finally waiting for Master Zhang to leave, he immediately picked it up and gnawed on it. Yes, it's the roast chicken from Zhuozhou Yixiangzhai. Master Zhang is really sincere, and she took care of it. !

Zhuozhou is the largest town in the Jialing area, with a dense population and prosperous commerce. Looking at it from a distance from the mountain at night, it is really a brightly lit crystal city.

Although Hu Chun is the grandmother of the fox fairy in the mountains, she is the most grassroots fox fairy. She has no family, no sect, and no boss to cover her, so she has to abide by the terms of the fairy world. , the point is that she doesn't know how to do it yet.So Grandma Fox Immortal let go of her four paws and ran all the way, her tail stretched out in a straight line, and rushed to the gate of the city before Mr. Zhang who walked on two legs.

The country people love to go to the city to play, and the country fox fairy also loves to come. Looking in from the city gate, it is the time when the night market opens. The streets and alleys are so lively and the food is so delicious!Hu Chun took two steps towards the barbecue stall, then stopped again.Hold back, hold back, it's important to complete the mission, she must be worthy of Master Zhang's incense money.

She is such a reliable fox fairy, as can be seen from the color of her fur.Every time she makes a meritorious deed, she will lose a pinch of gray hair and grow a pinch of white hair. In the past hundred years, she has changed from a dusty fox to an almost snow-white holy fox.

Almost... means she still has two tufts of gray hair on her back.

The hateful thing is that it actually forms a "eight" character.Her dream is to become a beautiful pure white fox, so she named herself Hu Chun, but the two clumps of gray hair that never faded dragged her down. Now no one calls her Hu Chun, they all call her old Eight, her heart is also desperate.

She has tried a lot, helping the old lady in the West Village fetch some water, and helping the little widow in the North Village to attract a husband. This is considered a great merit in the early stage of hair loss, but it can’t work now, the "eight" character hair does not fall off, It seems that two big deals must be done fiercely in order to successfully shed the hair.

I hope keeping Xiao Zhang counts as one.

Finally seeing Mr. Zhang staggering at the gate of the city, Hu Chun patiently slowed down and followed him home. At the gate, he ran into Master Jufeng, the Ding God of Zhuozhou.

In fact, the scope of Ding Shen's work is very wide. The increase and decrease of the population of the people in a city, disasters, illnesses and disabilities are all under his jurisdiction. The image of the mother-in-law is the earth fairy, so there is the term "grandmother-in-law".

Ding Shen of Zhuozhou is an alternative to Ding Shenli, and he is served by a young handsome guy who is always looking like a fairy.Because he is different, he is famous, and all the gods, ghosts and ghosts in Jialing in five hundred miles know him.It is said that he was originally a god in the sky, but he got into some trouble and was demoted to do such a job.

"Hey, isn't this grandma--father-in-law? Uncle?" Hu Chun's original intention was to flatter him. After all, Fang Dingshen can be regarded as a powerful local villain, but this adult is very difficult to flatter, so Hu Chun could only continue talking embarrassingly, "Did you also come to save Young Master Zhang after being incensed by Master Zhang?"

"No." Uncle Ju Feng squinted at her.

Hu Chun has a very beautiful fox face, with crooked eyes, and the corners of his mouth are naturally upward. He is a very standard smiling fox.It is said that the smiling fox will not be too unlucky, which is true. She has three points of flattery, three points of joy, and four points of joy. Anyone who sees her thinks she is very happy.

Originally, Ju Feng didn't want to pay attention to this little grass root in the barren mountains, but seeing that she was happy, he still said: "I'm here to accept Young Master Zhang and hand it over to the underworld."

"Ah?" Hu Chun turned pale with shock, "Could Master Zhang not be able to keep it? But..." She became anxious, "I took a piece of ingot from Master Zhang, and promised to help him keep his son!" She concealed the roast chicken, shameless . "Uncle... Xiaoxian has never been ashamed of entrusting her to her since she accepted the incense. I know this matter is difficult. Please help Hu Chun. Hu Chun will try his best to repay uncle."

Hu Chun is very popular among the ghosts in Wubaili Jialing, and he relies on the kindness to ask for help and actively reciprocate.She went out flattering, and she was outstanding among foxes, no, uncle recognized it.

It was not enough to recognize his uncle, and the four-clawed Xiaodian rubbed around Jufeng's legs. In fact, this is a cat's skill, and the fox is also handy in using it. After all, the appearance is not much worse.

Ju Feng straightened the lock of long hair on his temples, and said slowly: "Actually...it's not impossible to change."

"Say it, say it." Hu Chun squatted up, with his front paws hanging down, very attentive.In fact, this is a dog's skill, and the fox can use it to complement each other, after all, the appearance is not much worse.

"You can exchange Young Master Zhang's ten-year lifespan for him to survive this calamity. It's just...can you make this decision for him?"

Hu Chun hesitated, she naturally knew that she would have to pay a corresponding price for making this decision.In fact, there is no need to choose, if you don’t want to change it, you will die immediately, and you will lose your life. "I'm willing to make the decision for him, but I don't know..." She looked at Ju Feng timidly, worried that his terms of exchange were too harsh and beyond her ability.

"As long as you help me pick the sweetest pears in Mount Tangjia." Ju Feng paused, then added, "The more the better."

Hu Chun's heart thumped back to the original place, the fragrant pears from Mount Tangjia...she can have as many as she wants!She tried her best not to look happy, but she had a natural smile, and when there was a smile in her eyes, she looked very happy.

"Tangjia Mountain...it's the steepest mountain in Jialing...it's not easy to find sweet pears." She also knew to sing a bitter tune to highlight the arduous task.What she said is indeed true, because of the steep terrain, the pear trees are all in the corners of the caves, and nine out of ten bear bitter and shriveled fruits, but as long as one tree bears good fruits, it will be sweet to the heart. .Even at the Hundred Demons Conference, Fragrant Pears can be counted as desserts.

Ju Feng stared, "It's easy to find and you need to go? I picked it myself!"

Hu Chun gritted her teeth and seemed to be smiling more happily. In fact, she was despising this uncle. He was demoted to Zhuozhou because he was greedy, right?

"As long as you speak, Hu Chun will definitely find it for you!" She approached again, "Then you save Young Master Zhang first, and I will send the pear tomorrow. Where will I send it to you?"

"Mother-in-law's Temple in the west of the city." Ju Feng said without embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)