Chapter 16 It all happened so suddenly, I didn't have time to react at all. Even now...

It all happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to react at all.

Even now, Alan still feels like she hasn't fully woken up.

Even as his eyes were gouged out, he still felt a sense of unreality.

He felt no pain at all, but found that his vision was gradually getting dark.

It wasn't until he was completely plunged into darkness that he had an epiphany.

The gentle girl who raised him from childhood, the girl with the sweetest smile, only two or three years older than him, smiled and took off his glasses.

He could even sense that the girl was ultimately full of goodwill.

He felt that it wasn't them who were crazy, but he himself who was crazy.

Even though he was blind, he felt that he could see more clearly and transparently than usual.

Even now, my eyes are still in excruciating pain.

——

The ethereal spirit followed the fox woman from afar.

He could sense that this fox woman wasn't a good person.

Although she appears to be a demon, her personality and demeanor are more like a human's.

From any perspective, demons are far more loyal than humans.

They believe in power.

Once he pledges allegiance to you until death, he will follow your soul.

No matter how absurd your suggestion is, he will still do it.

This doesn't mean they think your decision is right; it just means they've completely entrusted themselves to you, regardless of whether it's right or wrong.

But the demons here are not demons, and the people are not people.

The Demon King is the most powerful being, and is recognized as the most powerful person in the entire race.

They are foxes...

Contrary to what is described in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, they do not transform into human form to seduce people's vital energy.

They might be beautiful in human form, but they won't do that.

Most of them stay quietly in their tribe. They are foxes, not humans, so how could they possibly be with humans? Just like a human can't really fall in love with a cat or a dog, right?

There will be a reproductive interval...

That's such an absurd thing, there was a fox.

She fell in love with someone, a despicable human being.

Would a fox with amnesia also believe she is human?

Most likely not, but what if everyone told you that you are human?

What if you had a human shape?

Thus began an elaborate lie.

The fox opened its eyes and the first thing it saw was a handsome man.

"You're awake?" The man smiled at her. His movements were so natural, as if they had spent countless days and months together.

The fox looked at the man with some doubt, but the aura he exuded made her feel very safe and familiar.

"Who am I? What happened to me? Where am I?" Miss Fox asked.

The man seemed a little surprised. He subconsciously touched his ear. Miss Fox later learned that this was not a sign of shyness, but rather an action he would take when he wanted to lie.

Miss Fox noticed a small mole on her ear.

"I don't know either. I don't know who you are, but I thought if you have nowhere to go, you could stay here with me for now," the man said, touching his ear and blushing slightly.

Miss Fox got the mirror; her common sense told her it was a mirror.

When I saw that face, it was an extremely beautiful one.

She possessed captivating charm, a face that could mesmerize many men at first glance, yet she exuded a sense of unfamiliarity.

It's clearly her own face, isn't it?

It seems very peaceful and serene here.

This is just an ordinary little village where people work at sunrise and rest at sunset.

The only thing to be careful of is the wild animals nearby.

There are always wild animals that roam the neighborhood and kill the chickens, ducks, and geese they have worked so hard to raise.

So the man instructed her to say so.

If you encounter weasels or foxes in the future, remember to kill them.

Miss Fox looked a little confused, and she nodded.

She now has another name, a human name, called Bai Hu.

Slightly silly, she chose the second character, while the man chose the first.

But when she asked the man why he chose the surname Bai for her, he said that was the only thought he had when he first saw her.

Was he praising her fair skin? Bai Hu wondered.

What will she do when she gets back? She'll make some of his favorite braised pork.

As time went by, the man and Bai Hu's relationship grew stronger.

She loves the peace and tranquility of the world and hopes to maintain this peaceful life forever.

But on that very day, when Bai Hu stepped through the door...

Upon discovering bloodstains all over the floor, Bai Hu hurriedly dropped the vegetables he was holding.

As I rushed toward the trail of blood, my heart pounded with increasing panic.

Finally, they found the man in a corner; he landed quietly on the ground.

Her breathing was very faint; a gentle breeze blew by, making it seem as if she was about to stop breathing altogether.

There were two foxes beside him.

Two enormous foxes were gnawing at his hands and feet.

In that instant, the white gourd erupted with astonishing fury, and the two foxes vanished in no time.

Bai Hu hugged the man with a somewhat sorrowful expression.

Her life before this was a complete blank; she didn't know what she had been through, but now she only had this man, and now this man was about to leave her.

She has completely integrated into human life, and she has no memory of her past.

Then suddenly a woman wearing a kimono appeared.

Despite the woman's suspicious appearance and the unreliable methods she suggested.

But she was willing to try anything to save him.

The woman asked him if he really wanted to save him.

The white gourd held a taste that was hard to describe or articulate in the heart.

She felt a voice stopping her, telling her not to do it.

But she eventually answered, "I want to save him."

At least right now, I really want to save him.

The woman sighed and suggested a completely unfounded method.

Legend has it that the higher the cultivation level of a fox clan woman, the purer her primordial energy becomes.

However, all the men and women of the fox clan stay away from all love and affection.

Because romantic love can inhibit their growth, once they have identified the person they like, their entire lives will be tied to that person.

If you share half of your true essence with him, it's equivalent to entrusting half of your soul to him.

Under normal circumstances, the fox clan wouldn't be that foolish.

Unfortunately, this fox-woman suffers from amnesia.

The woman sighed. Even though she had made herself so clear, she still wanted to save him.

But it didn't succeed in the end.

She was kidnapped by a fox, but not long after, the fox woman regained her memories.

Despite knowing she was being deceived, despite knowing she had been abducted.

But she still couldn't help but inquire about the man.

Then she found out that the man was dead.

At that moment, everything seemed to collapse for the fox woman. She stared coldly at the man who had captured her.

This person is the leader of the Yuanchen Base, the one who lured him into the trap, an extremely cunning human—Jiao Qianyu.

"You couldn't save him that day. Besides that kind of power, do you think human technology could do that now? How could it be possible to save him? I was willing but powerless."

Jiao Qianyu casually revealed the heartbreaking news that had broken the fox woman's heart.

Those injuries were real, of course; he didn't believe those fake injuries could fool the fox.

"And you can't blame me, those injuries were caused by your fox clan, by your own people."

Jiao Qianyu looked cheerful. Those injuries were real, of course; otherwise, how could he have tricked Bai Hu, who was about to regain his memories? However, he had lured those two foxes.

The two foxes originally only intended to meet the white fox and take her away, but he lured them to that place.

The fox spirit was so distraught that she almost considered going with that person.

Their people are rarely moved, but once they are, it means they will never turn back.

Even if he was scammed, he was very successful at it, making a sure profit.

In the end, the fox woman did not take her own life; she was not the queen of this tribe.

She was just an ordinary person.

The true king was still inside her, not yet born.

The fox spirit stayed because of the child, and every day she would nervously hold the child and talk about the past, very gently, full of maternal love.

It's as if I'm still in that village, still working with that man from sunrise to sunset.

However, as mentioned before, their different races have reproductive intervals.

There's no way they could have children.

Now, a child has been forcibly conceived, but which child is it? It was born and then died.

Oh no, they can't be born at all.

——

"Chief, it seems there's something wrong with the laboratory in that little oasis." A white-haired woman said this. If the fox woman were here, she would recognize this woman as the one who had told her how to save the man.

Jiao Qianyu, sitting behind the chair, rubbed her forehead in discomfort.

He hadn't slept for a week. The environment had become even worse recently, with monsters and other creatures causing uprisings. The situation was becoming increasingly difficult to manage, and as the leader, he had a lot to do.

This is why he is still working overtime.

A little oasis… He thought back for a moment, and realized there seemed to be such a laboratory, but it had probably been abandoned long ago.

If something goes wrong in that lab, if something that shouldn't be leaked is leaked, or if there's a riot, can't we just deal with it all directly? It's just a small matter.

Why is she bringing this up now? He doesn't seem like someone who would bother him over something so trivial, so he just asked directly if there was anything special about it.

The woman hesitated for a moment before answering.

"It's related to the white gourd."

Jiao Qianyu frowned. "Why is it her again? We don't have the energy to deal with them right now, let's just ignore it if nothing serious happens. After all, we suffered a lot last time."

The woman countered with a question. "Is that so?"

“Of course. Recently, the ‘Experimental Institute’ has been putting pressure on us, saying that we’ve captured their people. How could that be? No one has gone out recently, right? So let’s just abandon those people in the Little Oasis and let Bai Hu do whatever he wants.” After saying that, he subconsciously touched his earlobe.

Then, as if remembering something, she put it down again, and the mole near her ear became somewhat reddish.