Return to the Mountain

"Have you taken everything you need?" Jiang Jingyuan looked at the things in the room in front of him and asked without turning his head.

Behind her, the red-haired fox nodded repeatedly and asked sweetly with anticipation, "Can you ask them to make some clothes for me every month?"

Hearing this, Jiang Jingyuan unconsciously softened his voice and said, "Okay, tell them." He paused, then as if remembering something, he quickly added, "Tell them to make some more clothes for your fox body, too."

The little fox was stunned.

Then, its mouth gradually opened up into a smile, with the corners of its mouth rising wildly.

It just knows!

No one can resist such a cute little fox!

The little fox curled the corners of his mouth, raised a paw and stretched out two fingers in front of his eyes, looking at the back of the girl between his fingers, pinching and rubbing his fingers.

Little human, get it!

The little fox laughed happily, wagged its tail, and turned around to go out to look for someone.

…………

In the magnificent palace.

"You're leaving again..." Jiang Jingjian stared blankly at the girl in front of him.

He had obviously been surprised by her abnormal behavior and wanted to ask her about going up the mountain, but now when it came time to part again, he felt a little reluctant.

Jiang Jingyuan just said "hmm" and looked normal.

"One month, remember." Jiang Jing gradually lost his composure and whispered.

Jiang Jingyuan was about to nod to show his approval when Jiang Weiji, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly raised his sleeve and coughed heavily.

Jiang Jingyuan subconsciously looked over. Jiang Jingjian frowned fiercely and looked over with a bad look.

Jiang Weiji put down his hand and glanced at Jiang Jingjian, "She hasn't even had time to practice yet, why would she reply?" He turned to look at Jiang Jingyuan and said, "Don't listen to his half-hearted attitude. If you don't take it seriously, how long will it take you to become an immortal?"

"Do you have the right to make decisions?"

Jiang Jingjian sneered.

Jiang Jingjian stared at him, and suddenly, his eyes were sincere, but his mouth spoke clearly, word by word -

"Why don't you become an immortal yourself? Don't you want to?"

He had been asking out of pure curiosity, but later on, he could no longer pretend to be gnashing his teeth and speaking in a sarcastic tone!

"!!!" Jiang Weiji suddenly opened his eyes wide, his expression instantly twisted and ferocious, and his mouth opened.

"Oh, I forgot. Someone hasn't succeeded in three hundred years."

Jiang Jingjian looked at him sideways, muttering in a loud voice, "Some people, apart from taking the title of 'ancestors', actually just eat the incense and give orders to their descendants. It's better not to have them!"

Jiang Weiji was furious and turned around to face him: "It's you who's hurting her the most by listening to you! How can Jiang Jingyuan focus on cultivating immortality when she's been entangled in your trivial matters every day? What did I say wrong? If she cultivates immortality and becomes immortal, won't Jiang Jingyuan be the one who benefits the most?!"

"Don't limit her with your own limited vision and ideas!"

Glancing at the figure of the girl next to him, Jiang Weiji suddenly calmed down a bit, but his expression and tone were still bad. He glared at him, "At least I understand more than you!"

Jiang Jingjian's face darkened, but he gritted his teeth and pursed his lips, not saying a word - it was obvious that what Jiang Weiji said made sense.

Jiang Weiji snorted coldly and said nothing more.

"What he said makes sense." Jiang Jingyuan suddenly looked at Jiang Jingjian and said seriously.

Jiang Jingjian subconsciously raised his eyes when he heard the voice, and was caught off guard when he heard her words clearly, and his face turned pale.

It does make sense, but it is very different from Jiang Jingyuan helping others to say that it makes sense.

After a pause, Jiang Jingjian suddenly turned his face away, his pupils trembling slightly, not looking at her, and pursed his lips.

Jiang Weiji couldn't help but be surprised. It wasn't that he was prejudiced, but judging from the attitudes Jiang Jingyuan and Jiang Jingjian had towards each other before, how come Jiang Jingyuan suddenly became so reasonable?

Jiang Weiji couldn't help but glance at Jiang Jingyuan several times.

The next moment, he saw the girl take a step forward, walked in front of Jiang Jingjian, and said softly with a serious and sincere face:

"But I'll be worried about you. I won't be able to concentrate on my training if I'm too worried up there. I want to come down the mountain every month to check on you... okay?"

Jiang Weiji: “???”

Jiang Jingjian was stunned.

Then, the corners of his mouth rose wildly, and he turned back to look at her. He could hardly suppress the corners of his mouth, and could not help but soften his voice and agreed:

"OK."

A smile slowly appeared on Jiang Jingyuan's face, and she looked at him with eyes full of trust and dependence.

The two of them were smiling, and the scene of parting was suddenly filled with joy.

Jiang Weiji next to him: "..."

Jiang Weiji silently put away the surprised look on his face and looked at them expressionlessly.

Oh.

…………

"I'm back!"

“Ah ...

The little red fox ran happily in the snow, leaving a series of delicate and small plum blossom-shaped footprints.

As it ran, the whole fox suddenly fell to one side, rolled in the snow, stood up and ran again, suddenly jumped towards the bare black tree trunk, opened its mouth and bit and gnawed at the trunk affectionately.

A young girl dressed in light gray or white with a light purple or light green dress walked slowly over, without looking around, and passed by the rolling and jumping red-haired fox.

The little fox caught a glimpse of her from the corner of his eye, and suddenly remembered something. His expression turned grim, and he shouted, "Go and put my home back in that pit!"

Jiang Jingyuan said "hmm" without any reaction. She was already on her way there.

The little fox frowned, snorted coldly, and complained, "Really? You've left such a big bare hole in my house. How ugly..."

Jiang Jingyuan didn't respond and had already walked away.

The little fox also stopped playing and slowly went to prepare lunch. Suddenly thinking of this, the expression on the little fox's face instantly fell, and his eyes gradually became numb.

I shouldn’t have come back if I had known... It’s all that troublesome person’s fault for dragging the fox back... It thought numbly.

The man and the fox returned to the mountain late. By the time the little fox finished preparing lunch, it was already afternoon.

The little red-haired fox washed its paws and wiped them with a cloth, then walked heavily into the bamboo house with resentment in his heart.

Seeing the sleeping figure on the couch, the little fox's eyes suddenly spit fire and the whole fox was shaking with anger.

“Bang!”

It didn't hesitate and lashed out with its claws!

Jiang Jingyuan suddenly opened his eyes and saw a huge angry fox head in front of him.

The fox head yelled angrily—

"Get up and eat!!!"

A man slowly sat down beside the familiar boulder.

The little fox had a cold expression on his face. He brought a bowl and placed it slammed on the boulder. With a "bang", the soup stayed steady without spilling. He said coldly, "Eat!"

Jiang Jingyuan ate in silence.

The little fox slowly walked over to her and was about to sit down when he suddenly thought of something. His cold face suddenly twisted into a ferocious look. "You troublesome person, can't you find some medicinal pills to eat?! All you do is torment the foxes every day, and I don't see you achieving anything remarkable with your cultivation!"

It kept chattering and chattering, and it seemed to be getting worse.

Jiang Jingyuan ate in silence the entire time.

Anyway, as long as it can do the things she asked it to do and she benefits from it, she doesn't have the energy to care about anything else.

Too tired, too lazy, and don't even have the energy to care.

What's more... Jiang Jingyuan raised his eyes and looked at the furry red-haired little fox in front of him. The little fox's chattering was also very interesting.

"What are you looking at!" Sheng Liang noticed her gaze, his eyes widened in anger, and he shouted, "Hurry up and eat your meal!"

Jiang Jingyuan: "..."

On this day, two people rested on the mountain at sunset.

Jiang Jingyuan moved the little red-haired fox. She placed the fox on the bedside, looked at it, frowned, and moved the fox to the right side of the bed. After thinking about it again, Jiang Jingyuan silently picked up the fox and placed it at the foot of the bed.

After a few hours of traveling and working, Sheng Liang, already groggy, struggled to open his eyes. He looked around, confused for a moment, and suddenly flew into a rage: "You're going to let me stay at the end of the bed?!"

It doesn't work!

Sheng Liang was both sleepy and angry. He stood up shakily and was about to leave, saying, "You stay here by yourself. Fox doesn't care about you anymore!"

Jiang Jingyuan hurriedly grabbed its tail and said, "Wait, wait, let me think about it."

"No." Sheng Liang suppressed his sleepiness, squinted his eyes unconsciously, and said with difficulty, "I'm very sleepy. I won't wait for you..."

It didn't care that its tail was grabbed, and just staggered forward, saying, "Hurry up and let go. If you disturb my sleepiness, I will make you pay..."

Jiang Jingyuan was silent for a moment, looked at it, and slowly loosened his grip.

It wasn't that she was afraid of it, nor would she care about anything with it, but she subconsciously felt the same way. Thinking of the time when she was drowsy but couldn't sleep, she couldn't help but feel sad. She couldn't bear to let it go, so she let it go.

After all, it was just one night. Even if that situation, which she didn't know whether it was a dream or something else, happened again, she didn't need to panic too much.

Jiang Jingyuan's thoughts were in a whirlwind. Just as he loosened his grip a little, the furry red fox tail was pulled out without hesitation.

The little red-haired fox tried hard to open its eyes, but the scene in front of it was overlapping and blurry. However, it still relied on its habit and instinct to walk towards the bed.

One step, two steps, three steps... Just when one of its feet reached the edge of the bed, there was a dull "bang" sound, and the red-haired fox Sheng Liang could no longer hold on, closed his eyes, and fell on the bedding.

Jiang Jingyuan was startled, and leaned over to take a closer look at its face, then raised his hand to pull its ears and pinch its nose.

The little fox's ears and nose moved rapidly, but it still showed no intention of opening its eyes.

Really fell asleep...? Jiang Jingyuan was a little confused and at a loss for a moment.

After a while, Jiang Jingyuan carefully picked up the sleeping red fox and quietly placed it at the end of the bed. She looked left and right, and immediately felt satisfied, and her satisfaction grew.

Jiang Jingyuan took out a water mirror, put his hands into it, washed his hands, took them out and wiped his hands with a handkerchief.

She waved away the water mirror, turned off the lights in the room, pulled the quilt and fell down, letting the sleepiness come over her.

Jiang Jingyuan fell into a deep sleep.

A dreamless night.

The next morning, the faint light of morning poured in through the window.

Jiang Jingyuan was sleeping soundly.

Suddenly, a shrill scream woke her up——

"Why am I on the ground?!!"

Jiang Jingyuan suddenly opened his eyes, his heart beating rapidly and rapidly, and a trace of coldness spread rapidly from his heart to his limbs and bones.

Jiang Jingyuan frowned uncomfortably, pulled up the quilt to cover his head, and went back to sleep.

"Is it you?"

The little fox suddenly rushed to the bedside, his expression extremely angry, and demanded, "Is it you?"

"What's it to me? How would I know why you're on the floor..." A muffled voice came from under the quilt, "Don't bother me."

Sheng Liang was so angry that he was shaking, but he still had the wit to not touch the bed with his dirty fur. He said:

"Who else could it be but you? Did you put me at the end of the bed yesterday?!"

"It's none of my business..."

Jiang Jingyuan's words suddenly stopped. In an instant, her mind became completely clear and countless broken images flashed through her mind.

Under the quilt, Jiang Jingyuan opened his mouth slightly in a daze.

In the dark night, she turned over while half asleep and half awake, and it seemed that she did touch something furry and warm under her feet...

Wouldn't she have kicked Sheng Liang away at that time?!

Jiang Jingyuan's face froze.