Chapter 268 Agreement with the Fox Fairy

It's fox fire again.

How much evil did the Dog Emperor do by using Hu Shanshan?

However, Hu Da'er is no pushover. Ever since the fox fairy and the mountain merged into one, he has been guarding Fox Mountain, managing the entrances and exits and the wealth of the entire Fox Mountain. His strength should not be underestimated.

He transformed directly into a more comfortable fox form, swung his huge tail, and hit the flame in the gap without hesitation.

Xu Chuchu and Xiao Yu were startled, thinking that his tail was about to catch fire, but they found that the fox fire was directly extinguished and did not hurt Hu Da'er at all.

"Princess, come home with me!" Hu Da'er insisted on taking Hu Shanshan away.

But before his front paws could touch Hu Shanshan, the fox fire on the ground erupted again, condensing directly into the shape of a giant dragon, roaring and attacking Hu Daer!

Hu Da'er rolled over to avoid it, growled, and spewed out fox fire from his mouth, confronting the fire dragon head-on.

Unexpectedly, the fire he spit out was completely absorbed into the dragon's body as soon as it touched the fire dragon. Not only did it not hurt the fire dragon at all, but it also strengthened its body.

Hu Da'er was stunned for a moment. He majored in healing and did not have much combat experience. In addition, the fox tribe's attacks were all related to fire, so he had no idea how to deal with it!

Seeing the fire dragon attacking head-on, Xu Chuchu and Xiao Yu jumped down from the wall and pulled Hu Da'er to a safe area.

"Go, go, go! A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him!" Xu Chuchu persuaded and pulled him to escape.

Although the emperor himself did not show up, they did not dare to stay for a moment, even if they were seen, and rushed out of the palace without stopping.

Hu Da'er's mood sank to the bottom: "Princess Shanshan, young master..."

"What happened just now?" Xiao Yu asked Xu Chuchu.

He had been in and out of the emperor's palace countless times, and never knew that there was such a weird trap hidden inside.

"It's a very advanced magic formation." Xu Chuchu explained, "I've seen that fire dragon before. The Grand Master once summoned an identical one to attack me, but it was just ordinary flames. This formation uses fox fire, so its power is doubled. I think this magic formation was made for the Grand Master when he was still around, and he asked Hu Shanshan to improve it using fox fire."

Xiao Yu frowned. "Based on the situation just now, he has guarded his palace impregnable. Maybe there are more than one place. He himself has no cultivation, so it would be safer if he didn't show up."

"That's right." Xu Chuchu agreed. "The fox clan's attribute is fire. Since I swallowed the fox clan's inner elixir, my attribute is also fire, and yours is wind. Both of us are restrained by fire, so even if we attack together, it will be difficult to break through."

"Do we need to find a water-attribute practitioner?" Hu Da'er asked anxiously.

Xu Chuchu slowly shook her head. "Attribute restraint is a certain degree, not absolute. If the two cultivations are equal, the water attribute can suppress the fire attribute. However, if the fire attribute's cultivation is much higher than the water attribute, the water attribute will not have a restraining effect."

"Water can put out fire, but it can also be evaporated by the fire. Is that what you mean?" Xiao Yu asked.

"Smart." Xu Chuchu rarely gave a compliment.

Xiao Yu couldn't help wanting to laugh again, but seeing that the situation was tense, he quickly retracted his laughter.

The problem is, where can they find a water-attribute practitioner with the same level of cultivation as Hu Shanshan?

Of course, luring the Dog Emperor out and holding him hostage seems to be a simpler way, but correspondingly, Hu Shanshan and Shen Zhaozhi are also in his hands, not to mention that there may be other people protecting him in secret.

Xu Chuchu thought that if she were the emperor himself, she would not expose herself to danger before the five planets aligned.

There are only about ten days left.

"Let's go back to Fox Mountain first. Maybe the fox fairy can help." Xu Chuchu finally made the decision and comforted Hu Da'er, "Hu Shanshan may suffer a little recently, but the Dog Emperor still needs her and will not take her life."

Hu Da'er had no choice but to accept his fate and nod.

But he still couldn't understand how the little princess, who was once so smart and lively, became like this.

The dog emperor was old and ugly, and he locked her up and punished her often. Why should she willingly be his concubine?

"It's called Stockholm syndrome." Xu Chuchu explained to the two on the way, "...well, don't ask me why it's so difficult to pronounce. I didn't choose it."

"This disease refers to the feelings that victims develop towards the perpetrators, and even a complex in which they help the perpetrators in return."

Xiao Yu was also surprised when he heard this: "Why do you have such a complex?"

"Shouldn't the victim hate the criminal?" Hu Da'er echoed viciously.

Xu Chuchu pondered for a moment before saying, "To put it simply, Hu Shanshan's life was initially controlled by the Dog Emperor. The Dog Emperor allowed her to survive, and she felt that this life was given to her by the Dog Emperor, which led to a sense of gratitude and dependence, which then evolved into a good impression."

"I still can't understand." Hu Da'er moved his ears.

"Well, if normal people can understand it, it's not a disease." Xu Chuchu said.

Xiao Yu nodded and said, "So, Princess Hu was at the sixth level of cultivation when she came down the mountain, and was captured by the Grand Master and brought to the palace. Could it be that the Emperor used the Grand Master's power to imprison her, then pretended to rescue her to win her favor, and then instilled all sorts of knowledge about women's virtues in her, training her to become the obedient person she is today?"

"It's all possible." Xu Chuchu said, "Hu Shanshan is simple and has many options. It's just that the dog emperor is too beastly."

"Then what medicine can cure this disease? I'll go find it for her." Hu Da'er really felt sorry for the little princess he had watched grow up.

Xu Chuchu shook her head: "Taking medicine is not the main point. We must first rescue her from the evildoers and let her return to a normal life. Then we can slowly guide her."

The problem is back to the starting point.

The three of them returned to Fox Mountain in depressed mood. This time, with the help of Hu Daer, who was in charge of the entrance to Fox Mountain, they quickly entered the heart of the mountain and no longer had to go through the obstacles like before.

Sensing their arrival, the fox fairy was excited at first, but when he found that not only was Hu Shanshan not among the entourage, but Chen Zhaozhi was also missing, he became so angry that he almost swallowed Xu Chuchu and Xiao Yu.

"Is this how you humans do business? I've been treating your friends well. Where is my daughter? Where is my grandson? Have you harmed them?" The fox fairy roared.

Xu Chuchu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the others were being well taken care of.

"Master Fox Fairy, please listen to me first." Hu Da'er stepped forward and stood between them and the Fox Fairy, telling the Fox Fairy the whole story.

Hu Da'er has been with Fox Mountain for hundreds of years. The fox fairy believes in his words, but also finds it hard to believe.

"Is the other party so powerful that even you can't compete with them?!" he asked Hu Da'er, "Shanshan doesn't want to leave her captors. Why?!"

Hu Da'er shook his head in shame.

He couldn't fight the enemy, nor did he understand Hu Shanshan's thoughts.