Qilin burst out laughing, and after thinking carefully, he suddenly suggested: "Would you like to go home with me?"

The little fox let out a confused "Ah!", then came to his senses and asked in disbelief, "Is it okay?"

"Yes." Qilin nodded at it and said casually, "I have always lived in the human world. I have been fasting for a long time, so I don't need to eat or drink."

"But cleaning is very laborious, and I really don't like doing it. However, I have a special status and live in the mountains, so asking ordinary people to clean is too troublesome, so..."

He suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his words and gave the little fox a meaningful look.

The little fox immediately understood what he meant and shouted excitedly, "I, I, I! I can do it! Let me go clean up for you!"

Qilin didn't say anything to refuse or agree, but just silently used his magic power to dry its fur, then gently held it in his arms and said lightly: "Let's go home."

The little fox was immediately delighted and kept repeating the word "go home" in his mind.

Great! It has a home again!

Although Qilin didn't look down at it, he still noticed its excitement and couldn't help but secretly curl up the corners of his lips.

Only this naive little fox would believe what he said just now. Cleaning is not a big deal. It is just a matter of waving sleeves.

He has been living alone for so many years. The reason why he chose to bring this masked little fox back was mainly because of the internal strife in Qingqiu.

Although its uncle who is plotting to usurp the throne has not sent anyone to hunt it down now, he may send someone to hunt it down later. After all, he is a ruthless man who can kill his own brother and sister-in-law. What can a niece do to him?

It is very common to eliminate future troubles. Even if it has real feelings for the little fox, there is no guarantee that its subordinates will have other ideas.

This little fox is naive and simple. It has no ability to live alone or protect itself. It can be said that it knows nothing. Once it encounters something, it will be dead.

It's strange to say, although this little fox is innocent and simple, even a little stupid, but there is a hint of intelligence and clarity in his stupidity, and he is lively and cute.

He was so bewitched that he couldn't bear to watch it die, so... he just took it home. It was quite interesting anyway, and it would be nice to have some fun.

Although it may be a bit troublesome, we can talk about it later.

Qilin thought about it and stretched out his hand to make a gesture, then revealed his true form.

His true form has a sheep's head, wolf-like hooves, a round head, a colorful body, and is about 2 meters tall. He looks very majestic.

"Wow! Lord Qilin is so handsome!" The little fox stared with his eyes wide open and couldn't help but praise loudly.

Qilin didn't respond to its words specifically. He just threw it on his back and suddenly flew into the air.

After he flew to a height that no normal person could see, he whispered, "Change your name. Don't call me Qilin anymore. Call me Ziheng."

The little fox uttered an "Ah" in confusion, then asked in confusion, "Why are you calling like that?"

"I will inevitably have to go down the mountain in the future. Your previous name was too eye-catching, and... Qilin is just my race, not my name." Ziheng answered softly.

"Oh!" The little fox nodded in sudden realization, and asked with a smile, "Did Master Ziheng choose his own name?"

"Hmm," Ziheng replied softly, explaining carefully, "The name comes from a line from a poem I really like: 'The spring tide brings rain in the evening, the boat drifts alone at the deserted crossing.'"

"It means the spring tide is rising, bringing with it a dense drizzle. There's no one at the wilderness ferry crossing, only a small boat leisurely lying on the water. I really like this imagery, so I took two characters from it for the name."

"'Ziheng' doesn't look very nice as a name, and it's not easy to write either, so I changed it to 'Ziheng', which has the same pronunciation."

"So that's how it is." The little fox nodded with a smile and joked, "Even though I don't really understand what you're saying, I still think you're amazing!"

She paused for a moment, then suddenly changed the subject: "But... why don't you just call yourself Zhou Ziheng? Wouldn't that make you more like an ordinary person?"

Ziheng answered seriously, "Because I am not an ordinary person after all. People's surnames are given by their parents, and my parents are the heaven and earth, the gods who created me. That's why I don't have a surname for myself."

The little fox finally understood after hearing this. After thinking about it thoughtfully, he playfully suggested, "Since we have to go down the mountain in the future, I think the name 'Master Ziheng' is not very good!"

"After all, ordinary people are particularly afraid of officials. If I call you 'Sir', they will definitely misunderstand. So... from now on, I will just call you Brother Ziheng!"

Ziheng: “…”

The fox is cunning indeed, it is indeed very cunning, from being an adult to being a brother, it has jumped up several levels!

And the change of address was quite thorough, it went straight from "you" to "you", which was really cunning!

He sighed helplessly and asked seriously, "Do you know how old I am this year? Do you know how much older I am than your father?"

"I know!" The little fox nodded without hesitation. "You were born in ancient times. You have existed for as long as the world has existed!"

Ziheng was speechless when he saw how she spoke so clearly, "You know all this and yet... and yet..." you still want to call me brother?

He didn't know what was wrong with him, and suddenly he couldn't bring himself to ask the following questions.

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