Chapter 83 Crossing the Tribulation of Grace and Parting

After the group had eaten and drunk their fill, and seeing that the sky was slowly getting brighter, they extinguished the campfire and headed out of the forest.

Shao Yanzhe walked slowly forward, when suddenly he sensed something was wrong, stopped, and turned around to look behind him.

Then they saw Xiaobai and Xiaobai's elders standing outside the woods, and they did not continue to walk forward.

He looked at them with a puzzled expression.

Xiao Bai glanced at the clan leader beside her and saw the rejection in her eyes. She could only walk dejectedly to Shao Yanzhe.

“Brother, I can’t go back with you. I have to go back to the fox clan. The clan chief said that we foxes can’t stay outside for long. Now that I’ve repaid my debt of gratitude, I must return to the fox clan.”

Shao Yanzhe suddenly realized: "Alright, all good things must come to an end. You are ultimately a fox demon, so it's best to stay away from humans. You are too naive. If humans discover your identity, even if you are stronger than them, they will still hurt you."

Xiao Bai nodded: "I understand! Not all humans are as good as my brother!"

Shao Yanzhe smiled, and after thinking for a moment, said, "Wait here in seven days. Before I leave, I want to give you some gifts."

Upon hearing about the gift, Xiao □□'s spirits lifted, her dejection vanished, and she nodded expectantly, "Okay!"

"Little White, let's go." The clan leader's urging voice rang out.

"They're here!"

Xiao Bai responded and then reluctantly said goodbye to Shao Yanzhe: "Goodbye, brother!"

Okay! See you later!

Shao Yanzhe watched the two walk away before turning around and, together with Zhou Jiming, first returned to the village at the foot of Baiyue Peak, picked up their luggage, and then went back to Jiangzhou City.

As for the people of the Heavenly Net Edict?

They were blown to ashes in that explosion, and with the fox clan chief cleaning up the scene, basically no one could find anything.

Even if something is discovered, no one will connect it with Shao Yanzhe.

"Hehe! It's so comfortable staying here!" Zhou Jiming looked relaxed and then let out a big yawn.

"I'm going to rest now. Don't call me if I'm not going out."

"Would you care for something to eat?"

"No need, let me wake up first."

Shao Yanzhe watched Zhou Jiming stagger into his room, smiled, patted Xuan Yao's head, and put the books he had taken back on the bookshelf.

He stood in front of the bookshelf, and after looking at all the books, he began to pull out books one by one from the first row, placing them in the order he wanted to study.

Then, according to each stage, they were categorized one by one and labeled with Xuan paper.

Then I found a box and put all the sorted and labeled books inside.

Xuan Yao, who was basking in the sun by the window, squinted at his actions and wondered if this two-legged creature was planning to give these books to that little fox.

If that little fox received these books, it would surely jump for joy!

hey-hey!

Xuan Yao closed his eyes, feeling fortunate that he hadn't yet transformed into a human and didn't need to read these books.

Shao Yanzhe carefully put the box away, and when he met Xiaobai, he gave it to him.

When Xiaobai was with him, he only learned the Three Character Classic and the Thousand Character Classic; he hadn't read the rest of the books yet.

Even though he's a fox spirit now, he still needs to study.

Having become a fox spirit, he should be able to live for many, many years. Let him use these things to pass the time.

Shao Yanzhe tapped his fingers on the box. These books didn't seem to be enough. Wouldn't it be easier to fool someone if they turned into a bookworm?

After pondering for a long time, he sat down at his desk, picked up his brush, and began to write on the rice paper.

He wrote down one short story after another that he had read in modern times. In the end, he had an inspiration and wrote a storybook himself.

This filled his previously empty body with literary energy, a third of which was restored by the black xiezhi seal at his waist.

After spending three or four days in such a lazy manner, one day, Han Yuzhang took the initiative to come to his door.

Shao Yanzhe glanced at him without showing any emotion, unsure of his purpose in coming to visit.

"Lord Han, what business do you have that requires your personal visit?"

Han Yuzhang sat in his seat, glanced at Shao Yanzhe, and something flashed quickly in his eyes.

He picked up a teacup from the side, gently skimmed off the foam with the lid, and stared at the teacup in front of him with a serious expression, as if the teacup in his hand was something very precious.

After taking a sip of tea, he gently put down the teacup before speaking: "I heard that you will be leaving Jiangzhou City soon to travel and study?"

Shao Yanzhe nodded: "That's right. Our knowledge is limited. We want to visit other teachers to improve our knowledge, and we also want to experience more and see more different landscapes."

“Very well. In that case, I have some travelogues here, which contain my observations and experiences from my travels when I was young. Perhaps they will be of some help to you, so I will give them to you!”

As Han Yuzhang spoke, he picked up a small wooden box from the table next to him and handed it to him.

Shao Yanzhe paused, glanced at the small box, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Han!"

As he spoke, he reached out and took the small box. It wasn't as light as he had imagined; in fact, it was rather heavy, suggesting that it contained quite a lot of things.

"Alright, I still have matters to attend to at the government office, so I'll take my leave now!"

"The students saw Lord Han out."

After seeing Han Yuzhang off, Shao Yanzhe took the small box and returned to his room.

He glanced at Xuan Yao, who was squinting in the sun by the window, and was relieved to find that he did not have any unusual reaction.

Only then did he feel relieved enough to open the small box, where he saw several slightly yellowed books. He took them out one by one and found a brand new book at the bottom with a blank cover. From the outside, it was impossible to tell what was written inside.

He took the brand-new book out of the small box and opened it.

His expression changed slightly as soon as his gaze fell on the first page, his pupils trembled, and he was shocked by the contents.

By the time he finished reading, his emotions had calmed down. He sat in a chair, looking at the book with a complicated expression.

This book doesn't contain much information, but the information it contains is very important.

The contents of the book were written by Han Yuzhang himself. He stated that the disappearance of Zhu Shi'an and six members of the Tianluozhao had attracted the attention of the higher-ups of Tianluozhao, and that they would soon send people down to investigate.

At that time, the entire city of Jiangzhou will be under martial law until the cause and effect are thoroughly investigated.

The Heavenly Net Order possesses extraordinary methods; even without witnesses or physical evidence, they can still find the real culprit.

Han Yuzhang recounted in great detail the atrocities committed by the Heavenly Edict, including the massacre of hundreds of people simply because they had stepped on a few spiders, and the fabrication of charges to frame court officials.

The master of the Heavenly Net Edict was not Emperor Xirui of the Dayong Dynasty, but the current Grand Secretary Gu Huiming.

The Heavenly Decree is a knife in his hand; whoever he wants to kill will not live past dawn.

It can be said that the Heavenly Decree was something that could stop children from crying at night in the Dayong Dynasty.

Shao Yanzhe brought Zhou Jiming over and showed him the contents of the book.

“Everything written here is true, but don’t worry, I’ll have someone burn this whole place down when we leave,” Zhou Jiming said.

"Burned?" Shao Yanzhe looked at him in surprise.

Zhou Jiming nodded: "That's right. It seems that Zhu Shi'an must have stayed here for a long time. Once the Tianluo Zhao people find out, the people here will not have a good ending. I will buy this whole street and burn it down. Then there will be no problem."

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Shao Yanzhe felt a pang of heartache; that would require a lot of money!

Zhu Shi'an!

You're really getting a good deal!

"Alright, how much silver did you spend?" Shao Yanzhe asked, clutching his chest.

"It wasn't much. This street isn't particularly bustling; it only cost 50,000 taels," Zhou Jiming replied nonchalantly.

Shao Yanzhe's breath hitched. He could only earn half a tael of silver a day by copying books. Even with his monthly allowance as a scholar, he only earned eight taels. In other words, he would have to save for 2,714 days, 72 months, and 6 years without eating or drinking!

His heart was bleeding, but he couldn't let Zhou Jiming pay the money.

"Okay, I'll pay you back later."

Heavenly Decree!

He made a note of it!

Zhou Jiming shook his head dismissively and refused: "No need, it's just a little money. I can ask the old man for it. Anyway, he has so much money. When he dies, that money will be mine. What's wrong with me spending it in advance?"

Shao Yanzhe couldn't help but feel sorry for Zhou Jiming's father for three seconds, but the money that was owed still had to be repaid.

With a proper solution in hand, the two immediately began packing their things, and then, under the cover of darkness, they drove off in their carriage.

The place where they originally lived was burned to a crisp by the time it was seen the next day.

Shao Yanzhe and Zhou Jiming arrived at the place they had agreed to meet Xiaobai, and saw her waiting there from afar.

"Here, I'm here!" Little White waved at them, jumping up and down excitedly.

"Ahem!" The clan chief standing behind him coughed lightly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai froze, then lowered his hand and stopped jumping, pretending to be composed.

When Shao Yanzhe saw them, he greeted them and then put the heavy box on the ground. Zhou Jiming did the same. The two of them made three more trips back and forth before they finished moving the box.

"Little Bai, this is the gift I'm giving you."

"Wow! Really? There are so many! What's inside?" Xiao Bai couldn't contain his excitement at all, and even after the clan leader reminded him several times, he still couldn't maintain his composure.

"You'll see when we get back. We're leaving soon, but I'll come back to see you if I have the chance," Shao Yanzhe said.

Upon hearing this, Xiaobai's excitement about receiving the gift instantly cooled down.

"You want to leave? Can't you stay?"

He reached out and grabbed Shao Yanzhe's wrist, shaking his arm reluctantly.

"Of course not, we're going on a study tour. Even if we don't go on the study tour, we'll still have to leave after a while."

"Okay then, remember to come back and visit me!"

"certainly!"

Shao Yanzhe waved goodbye to Xiaobai and slowly drove away in his carriage.

In the boxes he prepared for Xiaobai, besides the books he had prepared for him, he also prepared his own storybooks and short stories, as well as some decent comic books he had collected, and quite a few interesting toys, which should allow him to pass the time in the fox clan's territory.

After returning to the tribe and checking the contents of the box, Xiao Bai felt both pain and joy!