Chapter 124 World Four [10]

However, the feeling of confusion only lasted for a short moment, and then he fell to the ground and fainted.

"Junior brother?" Zhu Qiuyu saw the black energy coming out of her junior brother, but she missed the instantaneous change in Qin Guang's expression.

Fortunately, Jing Ke had been keeping an eye on Qin Guang's condition and hadn't missed the bewildered look he'd shown before he passed out. That was clearly not an expression Qin Guang could display while in a state of madness; there must be something hidden.

Jing Ke, who had returned to his appearance as a little white tiger, walked over and stepped on Qin Guang, then pressed his forehead with his front paws, trying to activate his innate ability to perceive information.

Huh? How could this person possess two completely different auras? Or perhaps, consciousnesses?

Jing Ke felt somewhat familiar with one of the consciousnesses. It was the aura that she hated extremely. It belonged to Qin Guang, who was thinking about her all day long and wanted her to sign a contract with him.

But where did this other breath and consciousness come from? Was it the remnant soul of the ancient tomb that took the opportunity to invade Qin Guang's body? Or was there some other reason?

Jing Ke's strongest talent lies in killing, and he is not proficient in this state of two souls in one body. He can only temporarily pat Qin Guang's forehead with his claws, leaving him with a trace of spiritual power to maintain his consciousness.

"Awoo~" After realizing through the contract that his breeder was injured, Jing Ke shouted to the somewhat confused Zhu Qiuyu.

"Little White Tiger, do you want me to stay here and take good care of my junior brother?" Zhu Qiuyu tried to understand Jing Ke's meaning.

Jing Ke nodded, and after seeing Zhu Qiuyu promise that he would stay where he was, he rushed towards the main tomb chamber.

The roads in the ancient tomb were intricate and even though Jing Ke could ignore most of the sleight of hand and illusions, by the time she successfully reached the main tomb chamber, the two people and the demon had been fighting for almost half an hour.

The red-clothed woman, who originally looked like a human heart, turned into a more powerful form, a seven-tailed fox with a color as intense as fire, and her strength also rose to the late stage of foundation building.

Not only that, there seemed to be a formation in the main tomb chamber that enhanced her power, with a constant supply of spiritual power flowing into her body, allowing her to maintain high-intensity combat.

At the beginning, Jing Ke and Captain Cheng had the absolute upper hand together, but as time went on, the two of them used up more and more spiritual power, and their offensive methods became more conservative, with more passive defense.

On the other hand, the seven-tailed fox that has returned to its original form is different. Not only does it attack with its tail unscrupulously, but it also uses a steady stream of spiritual power to attack. It fights extremely wantonly and happily, and occasionally uses the terrain and mechanisms of the main tomb to inflict wounds on the two people.

Just then, when Jing Ke arrived, she saw that her breeder's combat uniform was ripped and red blood was flowing from her forearm.

Because the injured part was his right hand, even though Jing Ke kept using his hand, the wound showed no signs of healing, and a lot of blood was dripping on the ground.

"Woo-ah--" Although Jing Ke felt that the breeder was injured, she couldn't help but get angry when she actually saw her arm bleeding.

After roaring in a baby voice, Jing Ke used his bloodline to suppress the seven-tailed fox, causing it to hesitate for a moment.

Then Jing Ke took out a piece of top-grade spirit stone from his storage space, crushed it in a few bites and swallowed it, then he pounced directly at the seven-tailed fox whose tail was nearly two meters long.

"Jing Ke, be careful--" Wen Ruyue shouted, and her body rushed out before her head to help.

Then Wen Ruyue saw that the little white tiger that she could originally hold in her arms suddenly increased tenfold in size. Its original length of more than 40 centimeters directly became more than four meters. It easily pressed the majestic seven-tailed fox to the ground with its front paws.

“Woooo ...

A real tiger roar came out of Jing Ke's mouth. After the sound waves carrying spiritual power spread out, they directly shattered the illusions and sleight of hand nearby, and instantly restored the main tomb chamber to its original appearance, revealing the murals whose colors had not completely faded.

The seven-tailed fox, who was originally enjoying the fight, was now stunned. Neither the inherent pressure of her bloodline nor the white tiger stepping firmly on her back made her have the thought of resisting.

"Jing Ke?" Wen Ruyue was also stunned. How could her little white tiger have grown so big in such a short time? Wasn't it still in the growth stage?

"Advisor Wen, is this... the kitten from before?" Captain Cheng opened her mouth slightly. She was indeed not a cultivator with good talent, nor was she accepted as a personal disciple by the leaders and elders of the eight major sects.

But Captain Cheng still has the most basic common sense. He can pin a big demon in the foundation-building stage to the ground with one claw. Coupled with his highly recognizable appearance, this must be the ancient mythical beast White Tiger, right?

"Yes, this is my contracted beast." Wen Ruyue said, looking up at Jing Ke, who was much taller than her.

"Contractor, stop being dazed and quickly catch this fox with a rope." Jing Ke said, his voice cold and magnetic, which was very different from the boy's voice with a hint of childishness when he was the size of a little tiger.

"Okay." Wen Ruyue came back to her senses, took out the demon-binding rope from the storage bag, quickly tied up the seven-tailed fox, and fed her a pill that could restrain her spiritual power.

After seeing that the seven-tailed fox could only express its dissatisfaction with its eyes, Jing Ke quickly transformed into the appearance of a little white tiger, stepped on the fox's furry tail as a springboard, and jumped back into Wen Ruyue's arms.

"I have rescued your junior sister and junior brother. They are in a tomb very close to the exit." Jing Ke said, and couldn't help yawning.

However, Jing Ke did not lie down to rest immediately. Instead, he licked the wound on his contractor's arm and lay down again after completing the treatment.

"You can find it yourself when the time comes. I'm sleepy and need to rest." After saying that, Jing Ke fell asleep in Wen Ruyue's arms.

The tail that liked to swing around was also curled up into a ball by Jing Ke. It looked like it was exhausted, even more tired than the last time when it helped the survivors to treat their wounds.

After sensing Jing Ke's condition through the contract, Wen Ruyue was a little worried that overdrawing spiritual power would cause sequelae to the little white tiger, so she began to try hard to transfer some spiritual power to Jing Ke through the contract.

Good news, Wen Ruyue's attempt was successful. She could feel the spiritual power in her body being slowly transferred through the contract between the two.

The bad news is that Jing Ke doesn't seem to be very willing to accept the spiritual power feeding, and is only absorbing his own spiritual power at a very slow speed.

Forget it, it’s better to have it than not. I’ll give Sister Yu a call and ask for advice when the time comes.

-

The people were rescued, and the seven-tailed fox, who could barely be considered the culprit, was also caught. This mission can be said to be a complete success.

However, Jing Ke did not turn into a mimic kitten while sleeping, but maintained the original appearance of a little white tiger.

After the battle, Wen Ruyue immediately called Yu Sijin and told her about Jing Ke's situation.

"It's nothing serious, it's just that it's overdrawn its spiritual energy. It just needs some rest. The fact that the divine beast can awaken in our time is enough to show that the heavens favor it. As long as it's not fatally injured, it can usually recover through rest."

Yu Sijin quickly gave Wen Ruyue an answer that put her mind at ease. "The way to help the little white tiger recover quickly is very simple. When you get home, use the spirit stones to set up a small spirit gathering array and let the little white tiger lie down on the array to rest."

"Okay, thank you, Senior Sister Yu." Wen Ruyue took note of it carefully and thanked her again and again before hanging up the phone.

In order to prevent too many people from knowing Jing Ke's identity, Wen Ruyue covered her with one of her spare coats when she took the little white tiger out, covering Jing Ke tightly.

It was only after meeting the First Action Team that Wen Ruyue found her junior sister squatting on the ground and her junior brother who was still unconscious at the side entrance.

"What's wrong, little junior brother?" Wen Ruyue asked while hugging Jing Ke.

Zhu Qiuyu did not hide anything and told Qin Guang everything about his and his experiences, including but not limited to the fact that Qin Guang was suspected of being affected by the illusion.

Zhu Qiuyu described their actions as indeed a bit too reckless. They failed to promptly report any leads they found while tracking the female celebrity, and instead acted on their own, overconfidently.

It's easy to guess what happened to the two of them later. Naturally, they were halfway through the tracking when the seven-tailed fox discovered something was wrong, and then they were tied up and trapped in a tomb.

"Senior Sister, according to our investigation, the female star did not borrow other people's luck. Strictly speaking, she just took back the luck that originally belonged to her." Zhu Qiuyu said honestly as he sat next to his senior sister.

"Tell me in detail." Wen Ruyue hugged Jing Ke and gently stroked the soft hair on her abdomen with her fingertips.

"Big Sister, do you know who is buried in this ancient tomb?" Zhu Qiuyu asked, "It's the murals in the main tomb chamber."

"Murals?" Wen Ruyue raised her eyebrows slightly, recalling the main tomb chamber after Jing Ke shattered all the illusions with the tiger roar. "It seems there are, but I didn't notice it."

Wen Ruyue's attention was all on Jing Ke at that time, and she couldn't spare any attention to the murals on the wall.

Zhu Qiuyu said, "Based on the content on the murals, we can infer that the tomb's owner was probably a general who died in battle. During his lifetime, he led his army to defeat the foreign invaders and saved the country from disaster. He was later posthumously awarded the title of Duke of Loyalty and Bravery by the emperor and given the title of Grand Tutor."

"However, at that time, there were many dynasties and it was not a unified country, so it was not mentioned much in history books," Zhu Qiuyu added.

"Is the general who died in battle related to the mission target Cai Meng?" asked Captain Cheng, who was sitting in the driver's seat.

"Yes, the seven-tailed fox has a close relationship with the tomb's owner. She seems to think Cai Meng is the general's reincarnation," Zhu Qiuyu said. "The seven-tailed fox didn't reveal the details, but the fact that she treated the tomb as her own suggests she was most likely the general's wife."

"The Seven-Tailed Fox did not give Cai Meng the luck of others, but instead made an ancient contract with her, allowing her to share his luck."

Zhu Qiuyu paused and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the seven-tailed fox tied me and my junior brother up only to teach us a lesson, and had no intention of killing us."

Captain Cheng frowned. If there was a causal relationship between the seven-tailed fox and Cai Meng, and the so-called luck was provided to Cai Meng by the seven-tailed fox, the Special Management Bureau really had no right to take action against the seven-tailed fox.

"Have you found any other clues?" Wen Ruyue asked.

"It seems that there is no more. The seven-tailed fox had already discovered us at that time..." Zhu Qiuyu said in a low voice. After realizing that his senior sister was staring at him with a frown, he slid down to his knees and admitted his mistake very smoothly.

"I'm sorry, Senior Sister. I was too reckless and overestimated my own strength, and ended up being a prisoner of the Seven-tailed Fox." Zhu Qiuyu said with his head down.

If she wasn't sitting in the back seat with Wen Ruyue, Zhu Qiuyu would have really knelt down and hugged her senior sister's thigh to admit her mistake.

"You..." Wen Ruyue had a lot to say, such as asking her junior sister why she didn't call her earlier, but only gave her a coordinate at the last minute.

After slowly exhaling, Wen Ruyue chose to swallow all the belated sermons back into her stomach. "Write a 10,000-word self-criticism to me within three days. Then, stay in the sect's headquarters and practice diligently. You cannot leave before New Year's Day."

"Senior Sister, does Junior Brother also have to write a self-criticism?" Zhu Qiuyu asked weakly. He had already taken all the responsibilities. Perhaps Senior Sister would show leniency to Junior Brother?

Although the one who came up with the idea was my junior fellow apprentice, I was older and more accomplished after all, so I should take the initiative to shoulder the responsibility.

"The number of words in his self-criticism has doubled. He is only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, but he is so bold. If he breaks through to the Foundation Establishment stage, will he rush to fight against the Golden Core stage monster head-on?" Wen Ruyue said with a cold face.

Wen Ruyue: "All of you reflect on yourselves in the sect's headquarters. If you do it again, I will watch you train for three months and teach you how to withstand longer beatings."

"Okay, senior sister, my junior brother and I will seriously reflect on this." Zhu Qiuyu tried hard to force a smile that was uglier than crying.

After about three minutes of silence, Zhu Qiuyu, feeling somewhat restless, noticed the little white tiger, who was sleeping incredibly soundly. Based on Zhu Qiuyu's impression of the little white tiger, shouldn't the little white tiger be happily wagging its tail while he was being scolded by the senior sister?

"Senior Sister, why is the little white tiger still sleeping? Is it because it doesn't want to pay attention to me?" Zhu Qiuyu asked carefully.

"No, Jing Ke overused his abilities, so he needs some time to recover," Wen Ruyue said.

The guilt and regret in Zhu Qiuyu's eyes grew even stronger. "Big Sister, please tell me what Little White Tiger likes. I want to repay Little White Tiger!"

"As long as you concentrate on your cultivation and don't do anything rash, that will be the greatest reward." Wen Ruyue said bluntly.

Zhu Qiuyu touched his nose and became as quiet as a chicken after realizing that he could not refute what the senior sister said.

-

Forty minutes later, the SUV stopped at the gate of the Dongzhou City Special Management Bureau branch.

Zhu Qiuyu was assigned by Wen Ruyue to go to the hospital to look after Qin Guang. She herself held Jing Ke and went into the interrogation room with Captain Cheng to begin interrogating the seven-tailed fox who had temporarily lost its spiritual power.

If what Zhu Qiuyu said was true, Cai Meng was just borrowing the luck provided willingly by the seven-tailed fox, and it did not involve other people.

Then after completing the fixed process, the Special Management Bureau will not lock up the seven-tailed fox, but will let her go.

This is not because the Special Management Bureau is kind-hearted, but because there are some agreements between the Special Management Bureau and the Jindan stage demons.

The Special Management Bureau cannot forcibly detain monsters if they actively injure or kill people. Correspondingly, the big monsters must also ensure that the registered monsters do not wreak havoc on the world.

The seven-tailed fox in the interrogation room had been freed from the ropes that bound her, and replaced with a rose gold bracelet blessed with a binding rune.

"Name." Captain Cheng pulled out a chair and sat down without saying a word.

The seven-tailed fox leaned back in his chair and glanced at the two people in front of him, his eyes full of disdain.

But after discovering that Wen Ruyue was holding the little white tiger in her arms, the seven-tailed fox subconsciously straightened its back, revealing a bit of fear.

There was no way around it. Jing Ke's transformation into a white tiger left a significant psychological scar on the Seven-Tailed Fox. The moment she was pinned to the ground, the Seven-Tailed Fox even smelled the scent of death, thinking she was about to lose her life there.

Considering Jing Ke's presence, the seven-tailed fox had to frown and say his name reluctantly.

"Gu Qi, the Gu who could captivate the whole city with just one glance, the Qi who was devoted and thoughtful."