"Don't be so heartless, Yi Yi~" Fox Moon leaned closer and put one hand on Shen Zhi Yi's shoulder.

"......"

"Get away from me, this is my star!" Sangsang pushed Hu Yue away, looking like she was protecting Shen Zhiyi.

Fox Moon raised an eyebrow. "A star? Isn't that a coincidence? She's a star, so I'm the moon that guards the stars~"

"?" Sangsang was shocked. She had never seen such a shameless girl!

"Hey, why are you looking at me like that? What's wrong? Are you mesmerized by her beauty?"

Fox Moon suddenly moved closer to Sang Sang and gave her a flirtatious wink.

Sangsang shuddered and immediately let go of Shen Zhiyi's arms. "No need, let's give this good thing to Xingxing."

"?" Shen Zhiyi typed a question mark.

No, how could you say something like that?

Sangsang avoided Shen Zhiyi's gaze, looking at the sky and the ground but refusing to look at Shen Zhiyi.

"..." Shen Zhiyi was speechless, then turned to look at Chen Peng.

But Chen Peng avoided eye contact before Shen Zhiyi could even look at him.

"..." Shen Zhiyi was completely stunned.

“Yiyi~ Look, no one is willing to share your burdens~” Fox Moon leaned closer again, stretching out her slender fingers, wanting to touch Shen Zhiyi’s cheek.

Shen Zhiyi slapped Hu Yue's hand away: "Speak properly and don't lay a hand on me, or I'll beat you up."

Fox Moon's face stiffened for a moment, then she quickly put on a hurt expression: "Yi Yi~ How could you reject me? I'm sad, Yi Yi needs to comfort me~"

Shen Zhiyi saw it all; Sangsang's shoulders were shaking, and so were Chen Peng's!

Not only did they not help themselves, but they were also laughing over there!

Shen Zhiyi couldn't take it anymore, so she pushed Hu Yue away, stood up, and left.

My family can't stand it anymore. If they knew there was a sly fox in this secret realm, they would never have come here, even if you killed them.

Break through the defenses.

Fox Moon wasn't angry when she was pushed away; she dusted herself off and followed.

Sang Sang and Chen Peng had already followed Shen Zhiyi when she left.

"Yiyi, can you take me with you?" Fox Moon clung to her again. "I'm very useful. I'm a really strong fighter."

Sangsang and Chen Peng followed behind the two like quails, looking like they wanted to laugh but dared not.

"I can't take you with me, and I can't think of any other way to get you out of here." Shen Zhiyi was truly terrified of Hu Yue.

Fox Moon flashed in front of Shen Zhiyi, blocking her way. "I have a way. I've found a way."

"As long as you form a contract with me and let me be your battle pet, I can go out."

"How is it? Although my strength has deteriorated quite a bit, I can recover as long as I come into contact with spiritual energy. Moreover, I have collected a lot of good things over the past few hundred years, which I can give to you."

Shen Zhiyi stopped in her tracks. "Are you willing to be someone else's battle pet?"

Shen Zhiyi's emotions were somewhat complicated. In order to leave the secret realm, did she have to sacrifice even her last bit of freedom?

But staying in the secret realm meant certain death, so it was better to take a gamble. Shen Zhiyi seemed to understand this somewhat.

Fox Moon stopped laughing. "I can't say I'm willing, but this is the only way I can find to get out."

"Then why does it have to be me? Can't Sangsang do it? Can't Chen Peng do it?"

Fox Moon glanced past Shen Zhiyi and looked at Sang Sang and Chen Peng.

“Sangsang isn’t as pretty as you, and Chen Peng is a man.”

"What era are we living in? We can't tolerate gender discrimination anymore," Chen Peng couldn't help but defend himself.

It's all that bastard's fault; now he's disliked by everyone.

“Exactly! Attacking someone based on their appearance is unacceptable!” Sangsang nodded vigorously in agreement.

Fox Moon scoffed, "I'm telling the truth. Is Yi Yi not pretty? As for Chen Peng, forget about Chen Peng, I don't want to talk about him."

"?" Chen Peng was speechless.

"..." Sangsang couldn't argue. Indeed, Xingxing was prettier than her.

Shen Zhiyi was also rendered speechless; it turns out she's a sucker for good looks.

"So? Are you tempted?" Fox Moon smiled at Shen Zhiyi.

He flirted with Shen Zhiyi, trying to get her to agree.

"Not very good." Shen Zhiyi walked past Fox Moon and moved forward.

Fox Moon chased after her, "Then what do you want me to do to get you to agree? Tell me, I'll only know if you tell me."

"First of all, try to be normal and speak properly."

"Alright." Fox Moon became obedient, no longer bothering to continue her seductive tone.

"Wow! Star, there are so many herbs here!" Sangsang exclaimed, attracting Shen Zhiyi's attention.

Shen Zhiyi leaned closer.

[Spirit Herb: One of the raw materials for making red potion; it can be cultivated and grows in mountains and forests.]

"It's Spirit-Controlling Grass!" Shen Zhiyi exclaimed in surprise. She hadn't expected to find Spirit-Controlling Grass here. Now she could make red potion. She just didn't know where to find the spirit fire.

Shen Zhiyi thought for a moment. This fox has lived for over a thousand years, it should know something, right?

"Fox Moon, do you know what spirit fire is?"

"Spiritual fire? Will foxfire work?" Fox Moon knew about spiritual fire, but it had long been taken away by those predecessors.

"Foxfire? Is it the same as spirit fire?" Shen Zhiyi was a little curious, as she didn't know much about these things.

Sang Sang and Chen Peng were also drawn to the conversation between Shen Zhiyi and Hu Yue.

"It's similar, but not as powerful as the Heavenly Spirit Fire," Fox Moon explained to the three of them. "Foxfire is a spiritual fire cultivated from certain foxes. Coincidentally, I have a spiritual fire."

"I'm not quite sure what type of spiritual fire you want. As for spiritual fire from heaven and earth, don't even think about it. I've never even seen one."

Shen Zhiyi took a deep breath, knowing that the spiritual fire of heaven and earth was hard to find, but she didn't expect it to be this difficult.

Never mind, this thing isn't absolutely necessary.

"You need spirit fire? Then make a contract with me, and you can use my foxfire." Fox Moon leaned closer again, urging Shen Zhiyi to make a contract with her.

Shen Zhiyi glanced at her, then squatted down to dig up the Spirit-Controlling Grass.

"I'll definitely do it next time."

There were other medicinal herbs near the Spirit-Controlling Grass, and Shen Zhiyi dug them all up without missing a single one.

After working for an hour, the group dug up a considerable amount of Spirit-Controlling Herbs.

At this point, two and a half hours had passed, leaving seventeen hours remaining.

After picking the herbs, Shen Zhiyi checked the route map and thought about her next destination.

"Shall we go to the mine? There's an iron ore mine over there," Shen Zhiyi pointed in a direction.

The other two nodded and set off in the direction Shen Zhiyi had indicated.

"Yiyi~ I'm going to get something, I'll be back to you guys in a bit, remember to wait for me at the mine." Fox Moon blew a kiss to Shen Zhiyi.

Shen Zhiyi turned and left, not wanting to pay any attention to Hu Yue.

"Pfft, Xingxing, Fox Moon has really got your eye on you." After Fox Moon left, Sangsang could finally laugh at Shen Zhiyi.

Shen Zhiyi was speechless: "You two are just pretending to be innocent, aren't you? Just watching like that?"

The two of them fell silent.

Shen Zhiyi snorted and continued walking forward.

They just didn't notice what was following them.

......